Claiming Your Confidence

I think hypnosis still has kind of a magical air to it, but Claire Aristides has made it part of her life’s work to get it into the mainstream. And she’s really passionate about using it as a tool to help people with their confidence and overcoming imposter syndrome.  

“So when we don’t feel worthy we don’t love ourselves, then we might smoke, overeat, drink too much.”

Claire has used hypnosis to overcome fertility issues, for business goals and even to help with her daughter’s heart surgeries. 

And she shares a fascinating visualisation technique we can borrow from Elvis. 

“The performer Elvis used that technique as a mindset technique.”

So here’s Claire Aristides on Claiming Her Confidence. 

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I have to confess… I kinda ‘insta-stalked’ today’s guest, Melbourne writer Daniel Chidiac after a quote from one of his books popped on my feed. And then I slid into his DM’s. Creepy, right?!

His books ‘Who Says You Can’t, You Do’ and more recently ‘The Modern Breakup’ have that kind of universal resonance, with life advice that just draws people in. They are now bestsellers in more than eight different countries. 

Success wasn’t always a given for Daniel, though, he had to learn the hard way early on and there were drugs and a business failure. 

“So I lost all that and found myself in debt and crashed really really hard.”

In this episode we chat about navigating modern breakups… and his secrets to manifesting the huge success he now enjoys. Daniel has an incredible technique that just blew my mind. 

Also a quick apology - I didn’t plug my microphone in properly, so sound like I’m down a drain. Please forgive the audio on my end on this one!

So here’s the fascinating Daniel Chidiac, on Claiming His Confidence. 

Follow Daniel on Instagram @Daniel_Chidiac or @TheModernBreakUpBook & @WhoSaysYouCantYOUDO and your host Katrina Blowers @katrinablowers or over at @claimingyourconfidence for more tips and behind-the-scenes.

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I’m really excited to bring you this episode because I am a CLASSIC overthinker… let’s say a ‘recovering’ otherthinker… which we all know is the enemy of confidence.

Dr Ali Walker, who’s a human connection scientist, has written a fascinating book called Get Conscious. She’s done a TED talk about the same thing, she lectures at the UNSW and she has some answers for getting out of your own head. 

Ali started her career as a criminal lawyer, realised it most definitely wasn’t for her, and now coaches and immerses herself into researching why us humans do the things we do. Our personality patterns, why we chase ‘happiness’ to our detriment, and she shares a transformational strategy for fighting the fear of getting out of our comfort zones. 

“And then when you get a feeling, ok, it’s in my stomach, try to get an image for that feeling.” 

So here’s the insightful Dr Ali Walker, on Claiming Her Confidence. 

Thanks to Term Six Podcast Productions for audio production on this episode. For more info, follow Dr Ali Walker on Instagram @draliwalker or your host Katrina Blowers @katrinablowers

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Think of TV personality Liz Cantor and you think of sunshine and beaches. An all Australian girl who, after leaving the professional surfing circuit,  turned actress, reality TV star, radio personality, lifestyle show host and weather presenter. 

But there’s a side to Liz she’s never before spoken about publicly. Until today. 

“And I just closed my eyes. And it was the first time in my life I thought, I just need to check out. I need to check out. I can’t be here.”

The birth of Liz’s second son Fin was hugely traumatic. And the memory of that triggered a panic attack while she was driving 110 kays at night on a busy freeway. 

"The next minute my whole body just flooded with panic and I realised that I couldn’t see”. 

I’m so honoured Liz chose this podcast as the place to tell her story. She wanted to normalise the experience of going on medication and seeking help. 

So here's Liz Cantor on Claiming HER Confidence.

Follow Liz on Instagram @lizcantor or your host @katrinablowers Follow @claimingyourconfidence for more tips and behind-the-scenes.

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Do you sometimes have a drink to get more confidence or get the dutch courage to socialise?

Today it is my great delight to bring you one of Australia’s best comedians Fiona O’Loughlin.

I admire her so, so much - not just because she’s insanely funny… but so beautifully honest about the toxic trap of her battle with alcohol addiction. 

In her book, Truths from an Unreliable Witness, Fiona shares just how bad it really got. 

Passing out on stage. Drinking herself into a coma. Chugging down hand sanitiser while on I’m a Celebrity get me out of here. And living in a drug den with a kooky healer. 

“We’ve got to get really open … really honest about what alcohol is.”

In this episode Fiona shares how she got the confidence to finally go public with ALL of it and advice for anyone else who wants to change their own relationship with drinking. 

So here’s the incredible Fiona O’Loughlin on Claiming Her Confidence. 

Follow Fiona on Instagram @thefionaoloughlin or your host Katrina @katrinablowers

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Ok… so today’s guest has officially blown this podcast’s swearing budget… out of the water!

Lisa Cox is many things. She’s a speaker, an author, a model who’s been on the New York Fashion Week runway, and a consultant in advertising, media and marketing. She also identifies as someone living with a disability. And she’s disrupting the way anyone with a visible difference is represented in the mainstream. 

“People look at me with pity and sorrow and say ‘oh you poor thing’ or they’ll congratulate me and pat me on the back for being out in public and call me an inspiration.”

Lisa’s world changed when she was 24 and had a brain hemorrhage, out of the blue, caused by an infection. She was in a coma and died. Twice. 

In this episode we talk about how to find your fearless, why Lisa loves her wheelchair, what dating was like after her surgeries… and the confidence Lisa’s drawn upon to challenge major brands to rethink what inclusivity REALLY means. 

So here’s Lisa Cox on Claiming Her Confidence. (And there's a few F bombs, so maybe don't listen to this in the car with the littlies!!)

Follow Lisa Cox on Instagram @lisacox.co your host @katrinablowers or @claimingyourconfidence for more tips and behind-the-scenes.

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Tory Archbold is a superstar publicist (think Drew Barrymore, Steve Madden, Zara and Nespresso) and through her Powerful Steps platform, she helps others step into their true power and potential. 

And boy… does this lady have a story. 

We are re-releasing this episode to celebrate a collaboration between Powerful Steps and Claiming Your Confidence. Tory and I love working together and to mark my appearance on HER podcast, Powerful Stories, we thought we'd put Tory's episode out into the world again for those who need to hear it.

We've had a lot of new listeners come on board since this was originally published (welcome!) and many have rated this episode their most loved. I highly recommend you download or re-listen to reset YOUR powerful steps for 2021.

Meanwhile, over on the Powerful Stories Podcast I share my journey of Claiming My Confidence. From panic attack to comeback; overcoming imposter syndrome; to what I tell my kids about how to tell themselves better stories when they're going through hard times. I hope you enjoy it.

In this episode you’ll learn the power of having the confidence to put yourself first and understand where your passion lies. Overcoming the fear to be vulnerable - Tory tells us about her private battle she kept secret for years which has now inspired millions. And how to become a ‘super attractor’ for whatever you want in life, love and your career. Tory even attracted her husband this way!

So here's Tory Archbold on Claiming Her Confidence.

Follow Tory on Instagram @powerfulsteps and your host @katrinablowers. Follow @claimingyourconfidence for more tips and behind-the-scenes.

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Here’s a personal question: How confident are you with your money?

Personally this has been one of the BIGGEST challenges I’ve worked on. Which is why I’m so thrilled for this week’s guest Canna Campbell... known by millions across the globe as the female financial guru 'Sugar Mamma'.  

Canna’s a financial planner who, with her books, her popular youtube channel and her podcast, shows how anyone can build wealth and generate passive income; because she once had to claw her way out of debt too.  

No matter where you are right now, Canna’s here to give you the confidence to reach your big financial dreams. She’s also going to let us in on how she and her partner ‘do’ money. 

So here’s Canna Campbell, on Claiming Her Confidence. 

Follow Canna on instagram @sugarmammatv or Katrina Blowers @katrinablowers. Follow @claimingyourconfidence for more confidence tips and tricks as well as behind-the-scenes.

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Have you ever heard that expression… ‘leap and the net will catch you?’

Australian art-preneur… I’m not sure that’s really a word but let’s go with it… Claire Devine, is living proof that when you go ALL IN on something, life will often conspire to help you on your way. 

This beautiful episode is for anyone who’s wondered: 'what if?'

What if… you followed your passion. Turned that ‘side hustle’ into your main game. Claire, was FORCED to do just that… after her family was hit by a seizure, cancer, and a disability diagnosis. 

This story has a happy and inspiring ending. It’s about courage, hope, grit and finding love in unexpected places. We recorded this at the end of last year. And I’m so pleased to share it with you now. 

So here’s the wonderful artist Claire Devine on Claiming Her Confidence. 

Follow Claire @thenewdevine on Instagram or your host Katrina @katrinablowers or at www.katrinablowers.com

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A best-selling author, an award-winning businesswoman, a mum, a mentor and a coach… Pauline Nguyen is proof you can rewrite your own story, no matter what.

She escaped Vietnam on a boat, survived a Thai refugee camp and transformed the experience of an abusive childhood… into a gift. 

With her brother Luke Nguyen, Pauline owns the iconic Red Lantern restaurant in Sydney. 

In this episode, you’ll learn about 'calm courage', why confidence is a ‘callous’, why Pauline and her partner choose polyamory and how she got over severe stage fright.

So here’s the incredible Pauline Nguyen, on claiming HER confidence. 

Follow Pauline on instagram @paulinenspeaks or Katrina Blowers @katrinablowers and @claimingyourconfidence for more tips and behind-the-scenes.

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