Claiming Your Confidence

This one’s a solo episode with me, Katrina Blowers, counting down the top ten game-changing books that have helped me with my confidence over the past year. 

The topic for this episode came about after a number of requests from you guys… asking me for book recommendations to help with confidence, putting yourself out there, overcoming imposter syndrome, or just a bit of inspiration to either come up with new goals or rekindle your enthusiasm for achieving the ones you might have written down on a list and never got the motivation or the self belief to tick them off!

Reading is a huge part of my life. And a big part of getting my mindset right for how I tackle hard things. I know a lot of people are probably thinking ‘I don’t have time to read’... or ‘I have kids and a job and a million things to do… I just can’t carve out any space in my life to finish a page, let alone a book!’ so I’m going to share with you how I do it. 

Thanks to Term Six Podcast Productions for audio on this episode. As always, the link is in my bio. 

I’ll be posting the top ten list in full on insta later this week, so stay tuned!

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Rachael Sarra’s art is having a moment. 

You’ll see it on the side of buses, buildings, on the official team uniform of the firebirds, in the packaging of Lush cosmetics, on postage stamps and even at the entrance of more than a dozen KMART stores. 

Her art tells the story of being a proud, modern, indigenous woman. But it’s her story of ‘becoming’ she shares with us today. Of figuring out her place as she straddled two worlds.

In this episode we talk about navigating the pitfalls of social media and processing systemic and casual racism

I had the great pleasure of being on a panel with Rachael recently at a talk we gave to high school students and I was blown away by her wisdom and vulnerability. 

So here’s rising star Rachael Sarra… on claiming HER confidence. 

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After a stellar career as a cricketer both in Australia and India and after appearing as a contestant in TWO seasons of the TV show Survivor, Lee Carseldine has talked publicly about a lot of things.

But never before about confidence. And I’m pretty sure not… about sticking a piece of bread down his pants. 

Lee has ridden the confidence rollercoaster professionally.

And personally. Highly publicised break-ups and losing his mum.

In this episode, we talk about it all. Including, what it’s like to date as a single dad. 

So here’s Lee Carseldine, a true survivor, on Claiming His Confidence. 

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Erika Cramer has literally written the book… she actually has… on transforming trauma into triumph. 

Known as ‘The Queen of Confidence’, Erika’s a confidence coach and her new best-selling book ‘Confidence Feels Like Sh*t’ details how she survived sexual abuse, foster homes, a terrible car accident and the death of her husband.

You’d think all that… would leave her broken. But Erika is SO uplifting, funny and wise. And she wants the world to know… confidence really DOES feel like sh*t. 

If you’ve ever wondered how to get through something really hard, keep listening. Here’s Erika Cramer on Claiming her Confidence. 

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You might think you know Jessica Rowe because of the years she’s been on Australian television or maybe from her many books...  but I bet you probably didn’t know she snorts when she laughs.

Or that because she was brave enough to stand up to TV bosses… news in Australia has fundamentally changed.

She’s raw and real about what it took to get through being quote unquote ‘boned’ on national TV.

And on being a crap housewife.

I first met Jess in the late 90’s when I was on work experience. And what you might think you know about her doesn’t even come close to describing the courage she’s summoned to live life on her terms. So here’s Jessica Rowe on Claiming her Confidence. 

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Hi everyone! On this final episode of Season One I’m sharing with you the story that took me the longest time to publicly tell. There was a lot of shame, fear and worry about what other people would think of me. And that kept me kind of hiding it, almost like a dirty secret, for several years. 

It’s the story of the panic attack I had on television while I was reading the news live on air a few years ago. 

I know many of you may now know about this - I’ve written and spoken about it a little before and the story’s appeared in major newspapers -  but I wanted to specifically share the exact steps (there are five main ones) I took to make a subsequent confidence comeback. 

Part Two of today’s episode is a Q and A! You guys have sent me some brilliant questions (including about my love life, haha… which I answer!!) and I had a lot of fun with these. In fact, there are some things I’ve never shared with ANYONE!

Before we begin, I want to point out I’m not a psychologist or a therapist… and I’m merely offering my tips as an insight of what’s worked for me. If you suffer from panic attack,  and I use the word suffer because they are bloody awful, and none of the methods I suggest are really resonating, I do implore you to seek professional advice so you can get the help you need. 

Please enjoy this episode and share with anyone else who would benefit. Also, I’d really appreciate if you left me a review before I release Season Two of the podcast in a few weeks time. It helps me get even more fabulous guests on the show. 

Thanks so much for all your kind, thoughtful support of this podcast. I’m blown away almost daily by your beautiful messages of how much this has helped you on your own confidence journey. 

Thanks to Term Six Podcast Productions for audio on this episode. 

KB X

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Dr Vanessa Lapointe wants your kids to know that ‘you’ve got this’. 

As one of the world’s most renowned parenting experts, she says there is no magic, way of getting it right for our children. It’s okay if it feels like it’s hard. And we are here to figure it out. Together.

In this uplifting conversation, you’ll learn how to become a more confident parent and raise more confident children; how to ‘discipline without damage’; and how dominant parenting ‘pop culture’ often has us doing exactly the opposite of what we now know is best for not only our children, but for ourselves. 

Vanessa and I also talk about our shared experience of navigating the guilt that goes with divorce and how, contrary to common belief, it doesn’t have to mess your kids up forever. 

Let’s claim our confidence, with Dr Vanessa Lapointe. 

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Vanessa Richardson is a modern-day psychic medium. She is definitely not the stereotype and through her business - The Conscious Collective - uses her gift to help others see their purpose in life and ignite their self-worth. 

In this fascinating chat Vanessa takes us back to, what was for her, the harrowing experience of being a child who could connect with the spirit world and the many difficult years it took for her to claim her confidence and fully embrace her abilities. 

You’ll learn how to tap into your intuition for more confidence; Vanessa shares what she’s been told is the true purpose of living our life here on earth and what happens after we die; and she steps us through how to manifest our dreams.  

Let’s Claim Our Confidence with Vanessa Richardson

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I couldn’t be more excited to bring you this bonus episode with Amy Gerard who has become one of my favourite people to follow on Instagram. 

Amy has attracted a huge community of followers for painting a hilarious and refreshingly honest picture of life as the mother of three young children. She gives us a warts-and-all view into how motherhood changes EVERYTHING from your boobs, to your love life and the gloriously messy chaos of everything in between. 

But I think Amy’s real strength is in making the rest of us feel ok… by letting us have a laugh at her expense and showing us the perfectly imperfect truth of parenthood and marriage . It’s made so many of us feel less alone. 

In this conversation Amy gives us a peek behind the curtain into her life behind the instagram account, where she gets the confidence to create her content and choose what to share; the hard lesson she recently learned when she found the media spotlight on her for all the wrong reasons; and her personal confidence challenge she’s working on right now.

Let’s Claim Our Confidence with Amy Gerard 

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Known as the ‘gang buster’, trailblazing top cop Deb Wallace became renowned as the woman who ‘made bikies cry’. 

Deb’s faced off with murderers, drug manufacturers, dismantled some of Australia’s most feared gangs and put violent criminals behind bars; all while wearing her trademark heels and colourful suits. 

In this episode Deb will share the confidence it took to face off with crime bosses and earn their respect; career advice for anyone looking to smash their own glass ceilings; and how she found the self belief to delve into the dark underbelly of crime… but do it ‘her way’. 

Let’s Claim Our Confidence with the amazing Deb Wallace 

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