Today’s podcast is all about something society has seen us rarely talking about in the past, periods. We're going to be looking into menstrual cycles and the “seasons” within these cycles, and how these impact SO many components of our life.

This episode is dedicated to anyone who identifies as a cyclical being. We acknowledge that not all those who menstruate identify as female (for example, transgender men), and not all female identifying people menstruate (for example, those experiencing menopause or Amenorrhea).

We'll be exploring the following questions sent in by our podcast instagram family:

- What are the different stages / seasons of the menstruation cycle?

- What changes can a person that menstruates expect to experience in different stages?

- What hormonal changes can be experienced?

- How can the menstrual cycle impact mental health?

- What self care practices would you recommend for the different stages of the cycle?

- How can a person that menstruates begin to track their cycle?

- How can someone track their cycle if they're no longer menstruating?

Enjoy x

Today we’re chatting love and relating with Tully O'Connor.

Here’s a quick peak at what we touch on today:

• Attachment styles, including the anxious, avoidant and secure attachment style

• What it looks like when we lean towards a particular style and how to support ourselves during these times

• How the relationship we had with our parents affects how we show up in relationships as adolescents and adults

• How to show up for a healthy relationship

• How to self soothe and change patterns of self-sabotage

• How to take responsibility for yourself in a relationship

• Non-negotiables in relationships and when you’ve crossed from healthy but needing to support, to a toxic / dangerous relationship

• The different relationship stages, including the honeymoon phase and the shadow phase

Enjoy x

Today I'm talking to my life coach. She's someone who is influencing my life in the most powerful way at the moment; Kat John. Kat runs a movement called the Zero Fks movement, where she encourages her clients and wider community to save their fucks for the things that matter.

Kat has SO much knowledge about the ego, the limiting beliefs that we can have about ourselves which serve to hold us back in the world, staying in our personal power, living with intentional, intuition, meditation - the list goes on. Kat has supported me to understand my limiting beliefs and how to co-exist with these and heal the patterns these can create. I hope to share with you Kat’s magnificence in today’s podcast. We will be chatting on:

• the ego and the sneaky way that this can influence our life
• the nine common limiting beliefs and the ways that these show up in our lives
• how these limiting beliefs create enneagrams (identities) that shape the way we show up in the world
• the limiting beliefs that Kat and I both lived into prior to doing “the work”, and the ways that this can still show up in our lives
• practical ways of staying true to yourself rather than acting from stress and ego

Enjoy x

Today I’m talking to Gabe McClelland from the men's mental health movement, Hey Mate.

This absolute legend supports men to firstly open up about what’s going on for them, and secondly to live a life that feels true for them. I believe that he is quite literally saving lives, at a time where male suicide rates are higher than ever. Hey Mate is one of many emerging beautiful movements that provide a bridge for men who know they need to talk about something and figure things out, but don’t know where to start. Currently eight Australians die each day by suicide, and 75% of those who take their own life are male. 1 in 4 Australians report feeling lonely and unable to seek support for the stress that life brings. And this data doesn’t even look at the amount of men who feel lost, disconnected, misunderstood or pressured to live a life that they don’t want to live. Research shows us that the following protective factors are the leading support systems for men in managing mental health:

• supportive social relationships

• a sense of control

• a sense of purpose

• family harmony

• effective help-seeking

• positive connections to good health services available,

all of which I believe Gabe and his amazing Hey Mate team are promoting.

Here’s to humans doing brilliant work and inspiring others to do the same. It was an honour to chat about this with Gabe, and we all thank you for showing up how you do. Enjoy x

Today we’re getting straight to the real stuff. Maddison Hewitt shares their truth surrounding gender, sexuality, trauma, mental health and living with Borderline Personality Disorder. This episode comes with a trigger warning my loves, as sexual assault is discussed. You may want to have your support system with you before tuning in, or you may want to skip this episode altogether.

Tune in to hear about:

• Growing up being told what your sexuality is, instead of feeling free to make the decision yourself
• Discovering and exploring your sexuality, whilst finding your community
• Living as a hopeless romantic
• Gender stereotypes and oppression, and how they can be so harmful to someone’s sense of self
• Managing mental health during COVID-19 and isolation
• Removing your self worth attachment to the job that you have
• Living with Borderline Personality disorder and the stigma surrounding this
• Learning to implement boundaries

Today I’m having a big, heartfelt chat with Sophie Cachia. Like myself, Soph realised in her 20s that she was attracted to women, and bravely let this truth change her life accordingly. I can wholeheartedly say that the approach she takes towards letting the truth change and enrich her life, is inspiring others to stand taller and change theirs, too.

Today we are talking about our “coming out” experiences, navigating other’s opinions and beliefs about the LGBTQIA+ community, the freedom of being with a woman, and dealing with judgement surrounding someone standing up and being completely and authentically themselves.

During this episode, we answer questions such as

• How old were you both when you came out? What made you realise your sexuality?

• How did you announce your truth when coming out; just to your close people or to the digisphere?

• What are some tips for speaking to family members / relatives who lack understanding?

• How did you cope with the fear of losing relationships and previously valued connections?

Enjoy x