There are women who are brilliant at what they do and completely invisible because of how they communicate. And then there are women who walk into a room and own it before they say a single word.

The difference isn't talent. It's not qualifications. It's not even confidence.

It's your voice. And most of us were never taught how to use it.

Sarah Ruby Leffley is a communication educator, law & politics graduate, and one of the most honest people I've had on this show.

We talk about why women water themselves down, why being "good at communicating" is probably not what you think it is, and the patterns in your voice that are making you less successful than you think you are.

In this episode we cover:

• Why you can be a 10 out of 10 at what you do but speak at a 3, and that’s how people will perceive you.
• The patterns in your voice that signal you don't trust yourself and how to identify yours
• How perfectionism, people pleasing and the fear of being wrong are controlling how you show up in every room.
• Why saying no is a complete sentence in theory but completely falls apart in practice, and what to do instead
• How to have hard conversations without erupting or shutting down, Sarah's two step framework that actually works
• The one question to ask the people closest to you that will give you more self awareness than any personality test ever could

You didn't lose your voice in one moment. You lost it in every small moment you abandoned yourself just to be liked.

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Sarah Ruby Leffley

Instagram: @sarahrubyleffleyFree Masterclass "The Composed Communicator"

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You didn't lose your voice in one moment. You lost it in every small moment you abandoned yourself just to be liked.

You're still showing up. Still getting things done. Still performing at a high level.

But something feels quietly off. You're tired in a way that sleep doesn't fix. Your brain feels like it's working harder than it should for the same output. You're snapping at people you love over nothing. And every time you think about addressing it you tell yourself, I'll sort it out when things are less busy.

This episode is about something I call high functioning health decline, the stage of health that happens before burnout, before the dramatic crash, before your body forces you to stop.

It's the stage most high achieving women are living in right now without realising it. I know because this is what I experienced (until my body completely collapsed).

In this episode we cover:

• What high functioning health decline actually is
• The allostatic load: what's actually happening inside your biology when you keep pushing through
• The three reasons high achieving women are dangerously good at ignoring their symptoms
• Why "just regulate your nervous system" is the wellness industry's laziest advice
• Three strategies to integrate into your life now that work with your ambition, not against it

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Let's be honest, nobody taught us this stuff. Not in school, not at the doctor, not anywhere.

I'm joined by Sarah Galloy, founder of Pinc Wellness, and we are going there. All of it. BV, yeast infections, your vaginal microbiome, why antibiotics keep failing you, why your partner might actually be reinfecting you, and why so many women have been quietly suffering and blaming themselves for something that was never their fault to begin with.

I never want any woman to feel embarrased about her body and topics that have been considered “taboo”, so we made this conversational as real, vulnerable and pretty candid as possible- nothig was off the table.

This is the vaginal health conversation your GP never had with you. And the one you absolutely needed.

🤝 CONNECT

Sarah Galloy & Pinc Wellness

Pinc Wellness (Products): https://pincwellness.com/

Pinc Bloom: https://www.pincbloom.com/

Instagram: @pincwellness

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A hundred years of missed diagnoses, dismissed symptoms, and women being told their ultrasound was normal so they don't have it. PMOS, formerly PCOS, just got officially renamed and while the internet is calling it a win, the full story is more complicated than a new acronym.

What We Cover:

• The cost of the original PCOS name
• What PMOS actually is at a root-cause level: and why up to 70% of cases remain undiagnosed
• The cortisol-driven type of PMOS that high-achieving women are most at risk of
• What practitioners are missing when managing PMOS
• The 6 Strategies for women who have PMOS, similar symptoms: Exactly what to test, what to ask for, whatlifestyle strategies really work, and which evidence-backed supplements have the greatest results.

🤝 CONNECT

Follow Monique at ⁠⁠@itsmoniquetook⁠⁠

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We all walked out of our early 20s carrying a checklist we never agreed to.

What your body count should be. Your friend group size. Whether you were hitting the timeline. Whether enough people liked you. Whether you were busy enough, cool enough, on track enough.

And we were deciding it all when our brains weren't even finished yet.

In this episode I'm getting into the things women are still quietly measuring themselves against that were never worth the weight in the first place. The friendships we're forcing. The timelines we're white-knuckling. The opinions of people who were never going where we're going.

This isn't a listicle. It's a conversation about the rules we inherited, and why you're allowed to put them down now.

Even if you're already in your 30s. Especially if you're already in your 30s.

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If you've ever searched "why am I so tired" or "why do I feelinflamed" and found yourself adding turmeric to your cart and moving on — this episode is for you.

Because inflammation is real, it's measurable, and forhigh-performing women it is often quietly running in the background for years before it becomes a crisis.

Today I'm breaking down exactly what it is, what'sactually driving it (and it goes way deeper than your diet), and what you can do about it at a root-cause level.

Key takeaway:

Most women are treating the smoke alarm and ignoring the fire. Inflammation has specific, measurable root causes and until you identify *your* driver, you are guessing. The goal isn't to eat more anti-inflammatory foods. The goal is to find out what is activating your immune system and address it directly.

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Ameera spent 20 years running global events, hosting Oprah, Tony Robbins, Maya Angelou and Ellen DeGeneres on stages before she'd even hit her 30s. She's now a life and business coach helping high-achieving women stop building a life they don't actually get to live.

This one is for the woman who is doing everything - building something big, showing up for everyone - and quietly wondering why it still doesn't feel like enough. We talk about the myth of work-life balance, what it actually means to design your life instead of just survive it, and why the women most likely to burn out are the ones who are best at pushing through.

You don't need permission to build a life you actually enjoy. But this episode might be the nudge you didn't know you needed.

I can’t wait for you to listen.

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Instagram: @ameera.viraniPodcast: The Designed LifeWebsite: ameeravirani.com

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This episode is for you if you've ever had a shelf full of gut powders, hormone capsules, and debloating pills and still felt bloated, exhausted, and hormonally all over the place...When I walk through Chemist Warehouse, I scroll through wellness TikTok, I watch what women are buying, and I am genuinely frustrated. Not just they're selling products that are a waste of money. But because some of what's sitting in your supplement cabinet is actually making your symptoms worse.

We go through what to bin, what I actually recommend for everyday health, and - most importantly - why supplementing without knowing what's happening in your body is one of the most expensive mistakes women make.WE COVER:

• Why those "gut reset" supplements are making your gut worse
• The hormone detox supplement that works against you
• Why Ashwagandha should be avoided if you're a high achieving women (it's opposite to what you've been told)
• What actually happens when you start a fibre supplement
• The supplements I genuinely recommend

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Beauty Chef - Gut Primer

Body Bio (can get from Iherb in AUS)

Nordic Arctic Cod Liver Oil (can get from multiple sites and health food stores in AUS or through your practitioner )

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In this episode, I’m breaking down the 8 pieces of brutally honest health advice that would have changed everything for me in my 20s, and will help you cut through the noise, misinformation, and TikTok “wellness” trends.

And I do not hold back.

We cover:

• Why counting calories isn’t the same as being healthy
• The real reason your acne isn’t going away
• Why being skinny ≠ healthy, and what to focus on instead
• The truth about the pill & hormonal contraception (and what no one tells you)
• Why gut health is everything (even if you don’t have symptoms)
• The one investment that will fast-track your health results

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Pore Clogging Ingredient Checker (not perfect but a great starting point)

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I wish more women were having conversations like this, especially as someone who struggled with pain with sex for years.

In this episode, we go deep into pain with sex and ANY pelvic floor pain, and why so many women are dealing with symptoms they think are “normal” or have been told it’s “their fault”.

We talk about:

• why sex can become painful (and the real reasons behind it)
• the connection between your emotions and pelvic pain
• endometriosis pain and period cramping - could this also be causing it?
• why “just doing kegels” isn’t the answer for most women and the tangiable strategies if you’re experiencing symptoms
• pregnancy + postpartum pelvic floor support (what actually matters and when)

We also get into the things that aren’t spoken about enough, the shame, the relationship dynamics, and how much that actually affects your body and your pelvic floor (and it’s way more than you think)

This episode is for you if: you’ve ever felt like something is “off”… you’ve felt ashamed that you experience pain with sex, or have any type of pain in your pelvic region. This episode is part tangiable strategy part honest vulnerability but will probably make you feel a lot less alone in your body.

🤝 CONNECT

Emily Abbot - Women's Health Physiotherapist

Instagram: @emilyjane_unspoken

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