Shedding Skins in the Year of the Snake 🐍

In 2013, my first real job ended abruptly, a redundancy that forced me to start over and build a new life. What I didn’t realise then was that it was a Year of the Snake, a cycle all about transformation, letting go, and stepping into a new version of yourself.

Now, 2025 brings another Snake year, and with it, an invitation to reflect, release, and renew. In this episode, I share my own story of shedding old skins and explore what this powerful year means in Chinese astrology and numerology and how you can use its energy to evolve too.

From MX newspaper love notes on Sydney trains to playground chats in 2024, this episode is a celebration of serendipity, presence, and the magic of noticing the people around us. Small moments, fleeting connections, and unexpected conversations, sometimes life’s most beautiful stories happen when we simply look up.

Featuring this week’s Serenaid: Idea 10 by Gibran Alcocer.

Episode Title: Holding Space

In this episode, I share what it really means to hold space for our past and our emotions. I open up about the complexity of childhood experiences, the love I have for my parents, and also the pain that came from unspoken truths. Growing up, I learned to hide my pain to protect others, but as an adult, a mother, and through my health journey, I’ve realised the importance of honouring my feelings fully.

I share how I’ve learned that:

• Why acknowledging your emotions is the first step to true healing
• Holding space for yourself is an act of self-love and courage.
• How to honour your past while still loving those who shaped it

This conversation is for anyone who has ever struggled to balance love, loyalty, and truth. My hope is that it encourages you to reflect on your own story and allow yourself to feel, fully and unapologetically.

If this resonates with you, follow the podcast to journey with me through more stories of healing and self-discovery.

In Part 2 of “The Road to Serenaid,” I take you back to late-night love songs, teenage dedications, and the radio voice that shaped a generation, Richard Mercer of Mix 106.5's Love Song Dedications. From the innocence of believing love always wins to facing the moments that tested my voice, this episode is about nostalgia, resilience, and finding beauty in the breakdown.

Featuring the song that says it best: “Let Go” by Frou Frou.

The first Serenaid Session is an unscripted conversation about creativity, storytelling, and the role music plays in shaping our lives. It is raw, reflective, and personal, setting the tone for the conversations to come.

This episode is the beginning of Serenaid. I share the story behind the name, how music has been a constant in my life, and why I believe it has the power to heal. From heartbreak to motivation to grounding myself, music has always been my medicine, and this is where that journey turns into a space for you too.