Just a warning this episode is a touch on the heavy side. It’s about death, a subject we don’t often give much space too, particularly in Western Cultures. This week I have guest Jackey Coyle, author of In The End, A Practical Guide to Dying o

Let's Talk About Sex with Isiah McKimmie

Jul 19th, 2022 32m 45s

One thing I don’t talk about much in my work is sex. Not for any particular reason, it’s just not something that’s high on my list of priorities to research and form opinions on. However, I have lots of listeners who have asked about sex therap

Ultimate Time Saving Tips from Amantha Imber

Jul 12th, 2022 26m 49s

I’m a sucker for time-saving tips. If there’s someone on Instagram who’s like ‘Oh here’s a hack that will save you time!’ I’m like ‘Go on. I’m listening.’I am absolutely delighted to have Amantha Imber of Inventium and How I Work podcast. If y

Self Improvement Bookclub - The 48 Laws of Power

Jul 5th, 2022 25m 25s

We chose this book because it has a weird controversial reputation. It's kind of a guide for manipulating people but the author Robert Greene seems really legit and actually very smart so we are deeply confused. Join us as we dissect this tho

Why We Need To Stop Ignoring Quiet Resilience

Jun 28th, 2022 10m 35s

The inspiration for this episode came from a newsletter I sent a few weeks ago about quiet resilience. I had so much feedback for an expansion of my thoughts so I put it all in a podcast for you! I see you, I know this is hard. You're brillia

4 Fiction Books You Need To Read Immediately

May 24th, 2022 40m 31s

Olly is back (with better audio!) and we're giving our top 4 fiction book recommendations this season. In this episode we talk about The Maid, Cutter's End, The Wife and The Widow and The Drover's Wife. Let us know what awesome books you've r

How To Cope When You're Freaking Out

May 17th, 2022 11m 54s

Today's episode is a solo pep talk on how to cope when you're freaking out.Here's the 5 step plan I outline in the podcast. 1. Drop your bundle 2. Write yucky pages 3. Seek out the positive 4. Remember that perception isn't reality 5. Kill you

There are 3 Types of Perfectionists - Which One Are You?

May 10th, 2022 47m 10s

Today's episode is with Nicole Baker who is a life coach for perfectionists. In this episode, Nicole talks us through perfectionism, what it means, what it's not, the different types of perfectionism and how you can work WITH your type to achi

Changes, Fear and Coping with Loss of Control

May 3rd, 2022 35m 34s

This week I have my psychologist mate Fliss back on the show to talk about uncertainty, fear, boundaries around your own safety and dealing with loss of control. In this episode, we talk about... What's happening in our brains since we've be

Your Hormones with Ebony Crameri

Apr 26th, 2022 1h 2m

This episode has been a long, long time coming. It’s all about hormones - not just for fertility but for everything. PCOS, endometriosis, and general thyroid issues. Women’s hormones are ridiculously overlooked and can be the answer to many di

Overcoming Overwhelm, Delegating and Outsourcing with Michelle Broadbent

Apr 19th, 2022 51m 35s

So recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about the mental load.The whole thing. It unfairly targets women, and how no matter how hard we try to have equal partnerships, it never seems to work out that way. It’s that ever-illusive work/life balanc

23 More Very Excellent Recommendations with Chrissy

Apr 12th, 2022 43m 51s

Recommendation episodes with Chrissy get so much love I decided to make them a regular series. Here's a random selection of our favourite things. Dopesick (TV show)Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (movie) Dr Bronner's peppermint lip balm Devi

How To Be Productive Even When You Feel Like Garbage with Kate Litterer

Apr 5th, 2022 54m 5s

Operating on the assumption that we have the ability to function at 100% at all times is so unbelievably dangerous. That kind of all or nothing, smash-yourself-for-success trope is very prevalent but there are more holistic and gentle approache

The Pressure Cooker

Mar 8th, 2022 15m 47s

This is the last episode of this season and I’ll be back on April 7th with season 2 for 2022. So this is just a fun little episode all about all about pressure cookers/Instant Pots. In Australia at least they seem to be the weird cousin of t

Everything is Terrible. However...

Mar 1st, 2022 14m 9s

This episode is just a little rescue remedy for the week. The world is a hard place to navigate but there’s also so much good. Rest when you can, keep caring when you can, fight when you can and rejoice when you can. Take care of yourself thi

The Best Fiction Books We've Recently Read - #1

Feb 22nd, 2022 34m 29s

I've had some feedback that some listeners would love more fiction book recommendations and as Olly and I each read at least a book a week, we're going to do a fiction book episode each season. We'll each recommend 2 books (4 in total) of fabu

Self Improvement Bookclub - Care by Brooke McAlary

Feb 15th, 2022 36m 5s

Self Improvement Book Club is back and this time we’re looking at the beautiful book Care by Brooke McAlary. Featuring my mate Olivia Jacobs (yes we have the same surname but are not related), self-improvement book club is where we pick a self

Millennial Money and Why We're Broke with Emma Edwards

Feb 8th, 2022 1h 4m

Money is one topic that comes up again and again so this week I have Emma Edwards from The Broke Generation Podcast. It’s a genius podcast aimed at Millennials (people born between 1981 and 1996) and looking at how we can make the most of our m

23 Very Excellent Recommendations with Chrissy

Feb 1st, 2022 55m 12s

This episode inspiration comes from an old friend who listens to the show and asked for me more recommendations. So I’ve roped in Chrissy from Hair Romance and this episode we’re going to talk about our favourite things.In this episode, we tal

The One Question That Will Save Your Sanity These Holidays

Dec 14th, 2021 10m 18s

This week’s episode randomly came from an episode New Amsterdam. Season 18 of Grey’s Anatomy is coming out waaaaay too slowly for my liking so I needed a new medical drama and honestly it’s not bad. There’s psychologist character who asked one

21 Very Excellent Recommendations

Dec 6th, 2021 45m 32s

Sleep

Nov 30th, 2021 17m 2s

This week’s episode inspiration comes from my mate Chrissie from Hair Romance. She wanted me to do another episode on sleep and it’s been a while so I thought I would do a deep dive into sleep today. This episode will be less about sleep fixes

S02E41 The No List

Nov 23rd, 2021 13m 3s

This episode is a listener request episode from Steph who wanted to know what was on my No List. The original idea of the No List came from @wainwrightholly @miafreedman and @jessiestephens90 of Mamamia who wrote their own lists a couple of ye

Whipping Your Digital Admin Into Shape with Dinah Rowe-Roberts

Nov 16th, 2021 34m 26s

Okay so I had to get an expert in here because I’m actually not that amazing at digital admin. I have high functioning anxiety which means that my brain never lets me forget a single thing. I still write things down in my calendar app but I’m n

Minimalism with Kids - False News?

Nov 9th, 2021 21m 46s

This episode is listener Laura who asked me to expand on my minimalism, particularly when it comes to kids. I have one kid and she’s nearly three (that's just for context) but we've successfully lived a relatively minimalist life with her so fa