Cuppa with Heather

Over a sticky chai (honey in your tea, anyone?) Emma and I sat down to discuss the life of a photographer, and her personal journey that has lead to where she is now.

Over a coffee I'm joined by one half of the hit dance-pop duo Koo Koo Kanga Roo, Neil Olstad. He joins us for our first episode for the third season all the way from Minnesota to share about himself and his origin story for starting Koo Koo Kanga Roo and why he loves doing what he does.

For this bonus Side Menu episode just for you higher school students, I am joined by high school teacher Brooke Alessi from the South West of Sydney and Aaron Johnston, an AP in the primary school setting on the Central Coast. Together we share our experiences of going through the HSC ourselves, and the level of support we received (and pressures), what little pearls of wisdom we can offer and wishing you all the best for what you're about to go through.

Over a Flat White (pod form) Melissa Walker Horn of Suger Coat It, a blogger, shares with us more about herself and her journey in blogging, her passions and thoughts about being a more confident person.

On this day in Australia is the national R U OK? Day campaign, aimed to connect people with one another and help protect people from suicide by checking on with one another, having conversations that are potentially live saving. In this episode I go through their website as a quick and useful tool to help recognise the signs you might look out for to be ready to have a meaningful conversation, and my two cents around this campaign.

Over a bottle of water, each, Hayley and Kirsty of Rock Solid Resources join us to share how they began their teaching career together, and chose to enter a side hustle together.

We want to give a shout out to all the dads, father figures, step dads, uncles, brothers, grandfathers - men out there! And as a fun little way to do that we've invited our youngest guest back for another quick interview.

We are so thankful and grateful to have beloved Australian children's author Jacqueline Harvey join us on the show, with her classic white tea, to share with us how she became an author after years as an educator. news and events coming up and chatting about self-care and things that bring her joy.

Joining us for our 20th episode, with his milk tea, is Sydney breakfast host Duncan Robinson of Hope 103.2. We go deep this episode to follow his journey from early career days involved in ministry to radio host. He shares with us also a male perspective on self care and living with depression and anxiety.

Joining us with her chamomile tea, Tori Li of Tori Li Tattoo, working out of Thirteen Feet Tattoo, shares her journey into design and tattooing, as well as addressing some possible misconceptions about her role, from her experiences. She shares her passion to give people the best quality, service and experience to her customers.