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FAQs about Less Surface Level:How many episodes does Less Surface Level have?The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.
December 31, 2020How to Create your 2021Who were you before the world hurt you?I asked and you delivered - you guys told me about the things holding you back from creating your life, and I’m going to riff on them today. Funnily enough all of them linked to the three main pillars of this podcast, authenticity, bravery and intentionality. Today I’ll be addressing:Expectations, societies expectations and conditioningFeeling like shame and fear takes over. Imposter syndrome, not feeling worthy of taking up space in the area that you want to take up space in.Not feeling like I have the time or money to show up.P.s. Here are the journal prompts mentioned as we close off 2020 today.What habits, behaviours, people and places do you want to leave behind in 2020?What do you want to call into 2021?What is one way you want to be more authentic, more of the real you?What is one way that you want to bravely show up?What is one way that you can be more intentional about your life?What do you want to create for yourself and your life in 2021?Love you ALL. Thank you for a wonderful first season of Create Your Life. See you next year!T x...more57minPlay
December 14, 2020Georgia Wall from Motea Pleasure discusses the S word, P word and M wordWelcome to episode 09, my loves. Today we’re talking to Georgia Wall from @motea.pleasure.Georgia is an Occupational Therapist working within a Melbourne hospital, and is also the founder of Motea.Motea is a platform that promotes equality, diversity, confidence, self esteem, body awareness and positivity, sexual and sensual experiences for all, and personal power through pleasure.Today we’re going to be talking about:What led Georgia to walking the path that she is now.Some of the reasons are alot of us still not talking about sex.The shame that can surround things that bring us joy and pleasure.The differences in the way males and females are taught about sex at a young age, and if as a society we still want our girls to be “good girls.”The ways that we can support ourselves when we have a low lobido, and the ways that we can transition from work mode, to sex mode, to sleep mode.Masturbation and self pleasure.The importance of being aware of, acknowledging, and promoting the inclusivity of sex and pleasure amongst ALL groups of people, such as older adults, people with a disability, and the LGBTQIA+ community.Body positivity, hygiene and sexual healthMotea: Georgia’s wonderful wonderful platform of story sharing, pleasure products, education and community energy.This conversation turned out to be huge growth for me, I hope you can grow with us during this conversation too. x...more1h 31minPlay
November 30, 2020S1 - E05 Ego talk with Kat John (audio only)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 lifethe nine common limiting beliefs and the ways that these show up in our liveshow these limiting beliefs create enneagrams (identities) that shape the way we show up in the worldthe 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 livespractical ways of staying true to yourself rather than acting from stress and egoEnjoy x...more1h 12minPlay
November 16, 2020S01 - E04 Men's mental health with Gabe McClelland (audio only)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 relationshipsa sense of controla sense of purposefamily harmonyeffective help-seekingpositive 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...more1h 13minPlay
October 26, 2020Co-existing with an eating disordered voiceToday we’re going to be talking about body image and eating disorders in 2020.This conversation is with your host Tessa Lloyd and her inner critic body image voice, “Sassy Saskia”. Saskia is a guest star on today’s show and has been a supporting actress in my life for a long time now. A few years ago I named my inner critic voice as a way of objectively viewing this voice of fear and ego, and this has ultimately stopped me from letting Saskia’s words buckle me at the knees and instead let me co exist with her.The first time I acknowledged I had an “it’s complicated” relationship with staying small, was when I was 11 years old. When I was fifteen it began again, and again at seventeen. Not feeling good enough, literally wanting to shrink away. Thinking if I can just be SMALL, the rest will fall into place. Skipping meals, exercising compulsively. Light headed, cranky, anxious, self conscious. I was so young, and you’d think I would have learnt from that right? But this voice that encourages you to be small in every single aspect of your life is so strong. Stay quiet. Stay sweet. Stay settled. Stay small. Saskia tells me that when I am smaller, I am easier to love. Easier to care for. In every aspect; my voice, my thoughts, the way I show up at work, my opinions, my body. Can anyone else relate? Can anyone else hear that little voice on a low day that says, “Just be quiet. Just be good. Just stay small.” It’s a load of horse shit but it can seem so very real. And the thing is; no matter how small you make yourself, you don’t stay safe from the world. You aren’t sweet, you aren't quiet, you aren’t settled. This anxious pathetic voice will cause ripple effects throughout your life. Staying small and being your best self, are two concepts that can’t coexist. Today we’re going to be discussing:The sort of things our inner body image voice can say to us on the daily and what they make this mean about our self worth and place in the worldThe influences we’re surrounded by in 2020 that contribute to this voice What I’ve learnt to say my inner critic voice “Sassy Saskia” when she’s had a few champagnes and is ready to pour salt on my wounds The tools that I implement daily to co-exist with Saskia and not let her reduce me to a very unhealthy way of living life Here’s to more growing together and discovering ways to become more of ourselves. Thank you for tuning into today’s episode, I hope you can take something from it that supports your feelings of self worth x...more42minPlay
October 12, 2020S01 - E03 Stereotypes and stigma with Madison Hewitt (audio only)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 yourselfDiscovering and exploring your sexuality, whilst finding your communityLiving as a hopeless romanticGender stereotypes and oppression, and how they can be so harmful to someone’s sense of selfManaging mental health during COVID-19 and isolationRemoving your self worth attachment to the job that you haveLiving with Borderline Personality disorder and the stigma surrounding thisLearning to implement boundaries...more47minPlay
September 28, 2020S01 - E02 Women loving women with Sophie Cachia (audio only)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 asHow 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...more59minPlay
September 21, 2020My mental health real talkToday we’re going to dive in and get real.We’re talking about our Mental Health Game. There’s a reason I’m so passionate about talking about this, and there’s a reason I think it’s so important for us to tell our stories.Getting to where I am today wasn’t some spiritual highway. I didn’t sage my surroundings and sit with my crystal ball and manifest it. I was broken over and over, which led to the opening. This opening led to my healing. And my healing gave me a foundation to work from, a grounded self love that I had never known. A strong base to stand on as I strived for something more. Life can be hard, and it’s even harder when we don’t have any idea where we’re going wrong, or tools to work with. So let's learn some, togetherMy story is why I’m so passionate about kindness, compassion, and understanding. It’s why I harp on about starting with small steps and looking after your mind in a gentle way. It’s why I know with every cell of my being that taking care of your mental health is crucial. Sometimes life saving. Take it from me, change is possible and the feeling that you crave is possible too. The life that you deserve is out here, and so are your people.Be patient, be kind with yourself, and be gentle as you get to know yourself. You are loved and you are worthy, too.Today I'm going to tell you about my mental health experiences and share some of the support tools that have helped along the way....more53minPlay
September 20, 2020My mental health real talkToday we’re going to dive in and get real. We’re talking about our Mental Health Game. There’s a reason I’m so passionate about talking about this, and there’s a reason I think it’s so important for us to tell our stories. Getting to where I am today wasn’t some spiritual highway. I didn’t sage my surroundings and sit with my crystal ball and manifest it. I was broken over and over, which led to the opening. This opening led to my healing. And my healing gave me a foundation to work from, a grounded self love that I had never known. A strong base to stand on as I strived for something more. Life can be hard, and it’s even harder when we don’t have any idea where we’re going wrong, or tools to work with. So let's learn some, togetherMy story is why I’m so passionate about kindness, compassion, and understanding. It’s why I harp on about starting with small steps and looking after your mind in a gentle way. It’s why I know with every cell of my being that taking care of your mental health is crucial. Sometimes life saving. Take it from me, change is possible and the feeling that you crave is possible too. The life that you deserve is out here, and so are your people. Be patient, be kind with yourself, and be gentle as you get to know yourself. You are loved and you are worthy, too.Today I'm going to tell you about my mental health experiences and share some of the support tools that have helped along the way....more53minPlay
September 07, 2020Changing your path and staying on it with Allira PotterWelcome to Create Your Life, episode number 02. Today our conversation is with Allira Potter, and boy have I got a doozy for you guys.There is a reason that my first guest on my podcast is Allira. I am super intentional with who will be arriving here at CYL, after all this is your precious time and energy that you are using to listen in. Allira is no exception to that, and talking with her is as wholesome as pulling a freshly baked loaf of bread out of the oven, smearing a layer of butter on it and eating it in the sunshine. She shows up in the world very bravely, very unapologetically and very transparently.During this episode we discuss:Allira’s work decolonising the wellness space and providing accessible services to those who need themNavigating conversations and actions surrounding diversity, with understandingSaying enough is enough when you’re pissing your life away, and taking actionFighting fear and shame with empathy and compassionSupporting your mental health and making life changesExploring our sexuality and standing firm in our right to navigate this in any way that we feel called toI hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Please feel free to share this with a friend who you think might need to hear it, or I’d be so grateful if you could leave a rating or comment on this episode if you enjoy it. Thank you everyone!...more56minPlay
FAQs about Less Surface Level:How many episodes does Less Surface Level have?The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.