in between

Claire Markwick (Real-Life Business podcast) and I met through the Wit & Wire podcast host mastermind, and we hit it off immediately. We both LOVE to talk (good thing we both host podcasts!), we’re both transplants to Australia making this beautiful country our home, and we both love to have real, vulnerable conversations about life’s in between moments. So we decided to sit down for a conversation about our nitty-gritty real-life in between moments, hit record, and share it with all of you! We recorded this episode at the very end of 2021, and in it we share about navigating relationship breakdowns, dealing with imposter syndrome while running a business, and how life teaches advanced lessons in the same topics. Enjoy this special feature-length bonus episode of IN BETWEEN.

Show notes: heatherashleybaker.com/podcast/claire-heather

Connect with Claire
Website: reallifebusiness.com.au
Podcast: reallifebusiness.com.au/podcasts/real-life-business
Instagram: @clairemarkwick.reignite

Connect with Heather
Website: heatherashleybaker.com
Instagram: @helloheatherashley

Melissa Guller, podcast host extraordinaire and a brilliant teacher of all things podcasting, joins me to discuss discovering a career path (and a life) you love, finding your way in a new city, the art of asking, what she’s learned from taking chances, and the best way to start any new creative project or career. Melissa is a fitting final guest as I wrap up my first season — she’s the one who helped me launch this podcast through her courses and her own podcast (which I can’t recommend enough!)

To learn more about Melissa and join her upcoming masterclass on launching a podcast in 2021, visit the show notes: heatherashleybaker.com/podcast/melissa

Listen to Wit & Wire podcast: witandwire.com/podcast

Be the first to know  when IN BETWEEN returns for season 2: heatherashleybaker.com/email

Connect with Heather on Instagram: @helloheatherashley

Two self-professed Gilmore Girls fanatics and Brené Brown fangirls discuss what it means to be ready for anything, feeling difficult emotions, teaching kids about diversity, managing expectations in relationships, and of course, Gilmore Girls. My guest Jae is the cohost of the In Omnia Paratus podcast, and is in the middle of a quarter life crisis. To calm her anxiety she rewatches Gilmore Girls, reads a self-help book (typically Brené Brown) and bakes. In this current stage of life she’s  working on learning and unlearning societal norms and hurtful self-talk in hopes of being a happier and healthier human for the world.

To learn more about Jae, view the show notes at heatherashleybaker.com/podcast/jae

Listen to Jae's podcast, In Omnia Paratus

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Connect with Heather on Instagram: @helloheatherashley

In this episode, I talk to resiliency coach Kimberly Smith about surviving divorce, leading with desire over fear, practicing self-compassion, and practical ways to become more resilient in your everyday life. Kimberly is the founder of Encompass Coaching. Through her coaching services, she helps ambitious and overworked people suffering from chronic stress and exhaustion build mental stamina, increase energy and resilience, excel personally and professionally, and move confidently through life’s challenges and transitions.

To learn more about Kimberly, visit the show notes: heatherashleybaker.com/podcast/kimberly

Connect with Kimberly on Instagram: @kimberly.brooke.smith

Subscribe to updates about IN BETWEEN: heatherashleybaker.com/email

Connect with Heather on Instagram: @helloheatherashley

I’m setting out to places and spaces unknown, on a new adventure that is unmapped and open to possibility.

To find out more about what I’m doing, check out this week’s episode.

I also share a few words of encouragement, if you’re pondering paths unknown and unexplored in your own life.

Download my free audio guide to help you embrace your everyday constraints and start creating right now at heatherashleybaker.com/create

Connect with me on Instagram: @helloheatherashley

Today I’m talking to Sarah Jensen, a heart healer who helps big-hearted humans connect with their inner wisdom and magic through energy healing, intuitive coaching and soul-fuelled journaling. She's also the creator of the Pay It Forward Program, and she’s on a mission to positively empower a million people around the globe through journaling and kindness. This episode is for you if you need an extra dose of self-compassion and gentleness right now, as I certainly have this week. It’s also for you if you’re considering a new direction in your life, desire to show up in the world as your true self, or aren’t sure how to deal with your emotions in a loving, kind way. Sarah Jensen is a true heart healer, and in this episode, we discuss the key stories and emotions each of us carries, how we can sit with them as our whole selves, and how to gather information from those stories and emotions we hold.

Learn more about Sarah in the show notes: heatherashleybaker.com/podcast/sarah

Sarah's website: sarahjensen.com.au

Connect with Sarah on Instagram: @misssarahjensen

Get my free creative living audio guide: heatherashleybaker.com/create

Connect with me on Instagram: @helloheatherashley

I’ve wanted to bring a guest on the show to talk about the environment since before I even launched this podcast, and today I’m thrilled to talk to Brandy Heyde Montague, founder For Animals. For Earth., a resource hub of simple ideas that anyone can try in their daily life to make a difference. Brandy has been passionate about helping animals since she declared herself a vegetarian at three years old. She’s taken part in various animal welfare projects as an industrial engineer, a graphic designer, and a community advocate. She started an eco conscious clothing line in 2016 to help animal interest groups, and through that discovered a second passion: saving the Earth, which led her to start For Animals. For Earth. She hand paints the clothing sold in their Etsy shop and hosts a podcast called For Animals. For Earth., where she interviews creators and activists all over the world who are making a difference.  In this episode, Brandy and I discuss her path to environmental activism, simple things we can all do on a daily basis to make a difference, teaching kids about saving the environment, and finding creative ways to help the earth.

Check out all the resources mentioned in today's episode in the show notes: heatherashleybaker.com/podcast/brandy

For Animals. For Earth: foranimalsforearth.com

For Animals. For Earth. Podcast: foranimalsforearth.com/podcast

Connect with Brandy and myself on Instagram: @ForAnimalsForEarth & @helloheatherashley

Get my free creative living audio guide here:  heatherashleybaker.com/start-here

Learn more about my one day intensive: heatherashleybaker.com/intensive

In this episode I'm in the hot seat, interviewed by my dear friend and coach, Nicola Newman, for her podcast The Art of Creative Living.

Together we explore my personal creative living story, my experience working as the manager of the design team for Cricket Australia, four ways to talk back to your inner critic, building self-trust through the creative process, my journey to finding creative purpose, and launching my business amidst a global pandemic.

So fun to switch roles and be the interviewee!

Learn more about Nicola and her work: nicolanewman.com

Check out The Art of Creative Living podcast: nicolanewman.com/podcast

Book a chat with me to learn how you can go from dreaming to doing in your own life: heatherashleybaker.com/intensive

Connect with Nicola and I on Instagram: @nicolanewman_ & @helloheatherashley

In this episode (part 2 of 2), I share specific details about how I started doing: how I designed my vision for my creative business, what I learned once I started taking tangible action on my dreams, and the thing that keeps me moving forward in the times when I feel discouraged or struggle with self-doubt.

Download my free creative living audio guide to help you start creating your dream: heatherashleybaker.com/start-here

Learn more about my 1  day intensive to help you go from dreaming to doing: heatherashleybaker.com/intensive

Connect with me on Instagram: @helloheatherashley

In this episode (part 1 of a 2 part series), I reflect on the path I’ve followed chasing my dream of starting my own business and expressing my creativity outside the traditional box of a 9-5 job. I share about the various milestones and moments along the way that led me to where I am in my life and my business today.

Download my free creative living audio guide to help you start creating your dream: heatherashleybaker.com/start-here

Learn more about my 1  day intensive to help you go from dreaming to doing: heatherashleybaker.com/intensive

Connect with me on Instagram: @helloheatherashley