She's Honestly Mental

Ever snapped at your kids and then drowned in guilt? What if it's not about anger at all, but your nervous system waving a red flag?

In this episode, I talk about the messy middle of motherhood, rage, and real-life capacity. From the chaos of raising two kids under two, to sleep deprivation, sensory overload, and the guilt storms that follow rage episodes. This is a raw, honest look at what it means to parent when you're already at breaking point.

I share how rage isn’t always about anger. It's often what happens when your system runs out of room. We talk about how trauma, mental load, and emotional dysregulation all play a part in those moments you wish you could take back. But most importantly, I talk about repair. How to come back from the edge, own it with your kids, and start rewriting those stories.

If you’ve ever looked back at a moment and thought, "that wasn't me," this one’s for you. You're not broken. You're maxed out. And you’re definitely not alone.

Have you ever felt the kind of rage that scared you? Come chat with me about it on Instagram @sheshonestlymental I want to hear your story.

In this episode we cover:

• Intro and 2026 reflections
• Christmas without chaos and the first kid-free trip in years
• The early days of parenting two under two
• Motherhood rage: what it really looks like
• Why rage is a capacity issue, not a character flaw
• Sensory overload and how it shows up in motherhood
• The invisible mental load and PTSD impacts
• Repairing the rupture after rage
• Grounding in the science: one in three mums experience this
• Book recommendations and tools that helped
• Final thoughts and real talk wrap-up

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• The Body Keeps the Score – Bessel van der Kolk
• Because I Am Not Myself, You See – Ariane Beeston
• The Silence Between Us – Ocean and Cecile Campbell
• The Gifts of Imperfection – Brené Brown
• The Five Love Languages – Gary Chapman
• The Rosie Project – Graeme Simsion
• Dear Village bookshop

• Invictus Apothecary (discount code: SHMFAM)
• Connect with Corrina on Instagram at @sheshonestlymental
• sheshonestlymental.com.au
• The Messy Middle – free community for offloading
• The Chaos Letters – sign up for raw mental health reflections
• Instagram (co-working): @hausofcollab
• Lifeline: 13 11 14
• Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636

Ever feel like you’re one bad decision away from everything falling apart financially?

In this episode, I’m recording on Christmas Eve, cacao in hand, exhausted and honest as hell. I’m sharing what it’s really been like hosting our first Christmas at home in a decade, trying to keep my brain regulated in the chaos, and why committing to this podcast weekly has forced me to finally take my own voice seriously.

I talk openly about ADHD, money shame, and the unglamorous rebuild my husband and I have been deep in this year. From not paying ourselves, borrowing money from family, and the heavy guilt that comes with that, through to hiring the wrong support, finding the right experts, and learning the hard way that avoidance always costs more in the end.

This episode is about structure over shame. Outsourcing instead of burning out. And building a business and a life that works with your brain. If you’ve ever felt embarrassed about money, terrified of opening emails, or stuck in the loop of “I’ll deal with it later”, this one’s for you.

If this episode hit close to home, I’d love to hear from you. What part of money or business are you avoiding right now? Come and tell me over on Instagram and let’s talk about it honestly. You can find me at @sheshonestlymental you’re not alone in this.

In this episode we cover:

• Hosting Christmas at home for the first time in 10 years and why it feels weird as hell
• Why committing to a weekly podcast cadence changed everything for me
• ADHD, money avoidance and the shame spiral that comes with it
• What it was really like not paying ourselves and borrowing from family
• How money guilt shows up even when you’re “doing the right thing”
• The difference between bro coaching and real structural support
• Defining clear roles in our business and why it saved our sanity
• Why quick fixes cost more long-term, especially with an ADHD brain
• ATO payment plans, panic calls and learning to face the numbers
• Cash flow forecasting and why structure finally gave me breathing room
• Building a business that supports our family and our life, not the other way around

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• Vicki Wren cash flow forecasting
• Laura at Podcast Support Services website
• Instagram: @podcast.support.services

• Invictus Apothecary (discount code: SHMFAM)
• Connect with Corrina on Instagram at @sheshonestlymental
• sheshonestlymental.com.au
• The Messy Middle – free community for offloading
• The Chaos Letters – sign up for raw mental health reflections
• Instagram (co-working): @hausofcollab
• Lifeline: 13 11 14
• Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636

What if medication isn’t a weakness, a shortcut, or a failure… but the scaffolding that holds you while you rebuild your life?

In this episode, I talk honestly about medication, ADHD, antidepressants, and the quiet shame that still sits around needing help. I share what medication did for me. It didn’t fix my life. It didn’t erase trauma. But it lowered the noise, slowed the spirals, and gave me enough capacity to start caring for my body, my mind, and my nervous system.

I also share real life updates. Cancelling things because they feel too big. Harvest chaos. Weight tracking without punishment. Protein, routines, migraines, and why mental health isn’t one thing to “fix” but something to support from every angle. This is a conversation about survival, support, and why white knuckling your way through life is not the badge of honour we were taught it was.

If you’ve ever felt embarrassed about taking meds, scared to advocate for yourself with doctors, or judged for doing what you need to stay alive, you’re not alone. And you’re not broken.

If this episode cracked something open for you, come and connect with me on Instagram @sheshonestlymental I’d love to know. What has been your scaffolding when things felt like too much?

In this episode we cover:

• Why medication is scaffolding, not a failure
• The shame that still exists around mental health support
• ADHD medication, antidepressants, and adjusting doses
• Why there is no one size fits all approach to meds
• Treating mental health as whole body care, not just mindset
• White knuckling life vs being properly supported
• Weight, food, protein, and routine without punishment
• Learning to listen to your body instead of fighting it

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• Train with Ash

• Invictus Apothecary (discount code: SHMFAM)
• Connect with Corrina on Instagram at @sheshonestlymental
• sheshonestlymental.com.au
• The Messy Middle – free community for offloading
• The Chaos Letters – sign up for raw mental health reflections
• Instagram (co-working): @hausofcollab
• Lifeline: 13 11 14
• Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636

What if the hardest part of healing starts after hospital?

In this episode, I’m sharing what no one tells you about the messy, raw, and painfully real parts of life after a mental health hospital stay. It’s not a smooth re-entry, it’s a faceplant into life admin, school lunches, bills, and grief over everything you missed while surviving. I talk through the structure I lost, the guilt I carried, and the scaffolding I had to build just to make it through each day.

You’ll hear about the emotional whiplash of returning to “normal”, why Christmas nearly broke me, and what rebuilding looks like when your nervous system is still fried. I also explain what a “scaffolding session” is, because yes, I had to fight to make that make sense too.

This isn’t a guide or a blueprint. It’s my real story. Messy, honest, and still unfolding. If you've ever wondered why healing doesn't feel like a neat finish line, this one’s for you.

Have you felt that weird limbo after something huge. Like the world kept turning and you didn’t? I want to hear your story. DM me on Instagram @sheshonestlymental, let's talk.

In this episode we cover:

• Corrina records from her new home podcast studio
• Shares fears about releasing her first hospital episode
• Reflects on post-hospital return during Christmas in 2019
• Discusses emotional and cognitive challenges of re-entry
• Describes the missing structure and pressure to “perform”
• Explains what a scaffolding session is
• Talks about her son’s mental health and parenting guilt
• Shares daily tools and systems that help her function
• Offers personal reflections on healing and quality of life

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• Laura at Podcast Support Services website
• Instagram: @podcast.support.services
• Naturally Esperance (Jody and Ben aka The Captain and the Crew)
• Socially Sands (Hannah)
• We Are Creator Academy

• Invictus Apothecary (discount code: SHMFAM)
• Connect with Corrina on Instagram at @sheshonestlymental
• sheshonestlymental.com.au
• The Messy Middle – free community for offloading
• The Chaos Letters – sign up for raw mental health reflections
• Instagram (co-working): @hausofcollab
• Lifeline: 13 11 14
• Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636

What if chasing "ease" is the very thing making your life harder?

In this episode, I crack open the mental loops I've been stuck in lately. From overcomplicating everything in the name of productivity to questioning my worth in a room full of entrepreneurs.

It's raw, chaotic, and weirdly reassuring if your brain also has 40,000 tabs open. I share what led me to declare 2026 the "Year of Ease," how ADHD fuels my obsession with systems, and why sometimes the pursuit of ease creates more noise.

You'll hear the real-time journalling epiphany that helped me reset, how I'm building rhythm into my workdays, and the tiny but powerful change in how I'm communicating with Jared. Plus, a reminder that even when you're doubting everything, you're still allowed to take up space.

If you need a laugh-cry episode that validates the chaos in your brain and helps you feel a little less alone in it, this one is for you.

Come say hey and tell me what landed for you over on Instagram @sheshonestlymental, I love hearing from you.

In this episode we cover:

• Reflecting on last week’s heavy episode and why I keep sharing the hard stuff
• Coaching basketball for Year 5 & 6 boys in Esperance (even though I know nothing about it)
• My ceremonial cacao ritual and shoutout to Invictus Apothecary (discount code: SHMFAM)
• A weekend of surf club and beach vibes in Bremer Bay
• Driving solo to Perth and the emotional spiral that came with it
• The "Year of Ease" journalling download
• ADHD, overcomplicating, and productivity illusions
• Communication gaps with Jared and how I’m working on it
• Building routine and scaffolding into my week
• Why the podcast isn’t going anywhere, it’s part of my survival system

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• Laura at Podcast Support Services website
• Instagram: @podcast.support.services

• Invictus Apothecary (discount code: SHMFAM)
• Connect with Corrina on Instagram at @sheshonestlymental
• sheshonestlymental.com.au
• The Messy Middle – free community for offloading
• The Chaos Letters – sign up for raw mental health reflections
• Instagram (co-working): @hausofcollab
• Lifeline: 13 11 14
• Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636

What if the signs that you needed help were hiding in your camera roll?

This episode is the audio version of going back through the photos and finally seeing the truth.

This one’s raw. I open up about the lead-up to my first mental health admission in 2019. Not from a perfect, polished hindsight place, but straight from the heart, scrolling through the chaos on my phone.

You’ll hear about the photo that broke me, the letter from the neighbour that crushed me, and the moment I realised I didn’t want to be here anymore. I talk about being medicated, misdiagnosed, and massively disconnected from myself, and what finally cracked open the truth I’d been hiding from everyone, including me.

If you’ve ever wondered how someone ends up in hospital, or what it feels like to be at breaking point, this episode tells the story no one else sees. The one behind the social media smiles and the perfectly manicured garden. It’s not easy to listen to. But it might be exactly what you need to hear.

If this one cracked something open for you, DM me on Instagram @sheshonestlymental, you’re not alone.

In this episode we cover:

• Why Corrina almost didn’t record this episode
• Scrolling through her photos from October 2019
• Realising how bad things had gotten (even while appearing "fine")
• Unregulated nervous system and parenting through burnout
• Selling essential oils while secretly falling apart
• Coaching programmes that didn’t understand her reality
• Losing her dog Lola and dealing with grief
• A hate letter from a neighbour that tipped her over the edge
• Jarrod’s grief and support
• Hiding suicidal thoughts from everyone
• What finally led her to hospital
• A rainbow, a quote, and the hope that kept her going
• Getting diagnosed with postnatal depression, PTSD, anxiety and depression
• The difference between someone who tries to fix you vs sit with you
• Choosing to share it all in the hope it helps someone else

• Invictus Apothecary (discount code: SHMFAM)
• Connect with Corrina on Instagram at @sheshonestlymental
• sheshonestlymental.com.au
• The Messy Middle – free community for offloading
• The Chaos Letters – sign up for raw mental health reflections
• Instagram (co-working): @hausofcollab
• Lifeline: 13 11 14
• Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636

Have you ever built something that looked great on the outside, but didn’t feel right inside?

This episode is about the uncomfortable magic of accidentally pivoting, and finally doing business in a way that feels like you.

This one’s part confession, part clarity bomb. I recorded from a Surf Club storage room, sipping cacao, processing the chaos of scaling back my meds, and admitting something out loud, I’ve accidentally rebranded my business.

You'll hear how a single client session opened the floodgates for doing business differently. Not the shiny, perfectly packaged way… but the messy, deeply human, wildly aligned way. I talk about the pressure to “do all the things”, the cost of leading with people-pleasing, and what it’s looked like to choose my zone of genius over obligation.

If you’re navigating change, burnout, or wondering if you’re allowed to shift gears without burning it all down, this one’s for you. I’m talking scaffolding sessions, real mental health maintenance, and the joy of being seen for your actual self.

Are you listening to your body or just following the plan? DM me on Instagram @sheshonestlymental, I’d love to hear how this one landed for you.

In this episode we cover:

• Recording from the Surf Club Storage Room with actual cacao
• Reducing meds and the messy middle of it
• Laughing more, crying more, and riding the emotional wave
• A big realisation from a conversation with her financial strategist
• Stepping back from a leadership role to protect mental health
• Starting to follow joy, not just responsibility
• Accidentally rebranding the business by helping a friend (now client)
• The shift from coaching to strategic scaffolding sessions
• Doing business differently as a neurodivergent woman
• Wanting to outsource life admin during harvest season
• Dreaming about Haus of Collab and the $400k building
• Realising that seeing people clearly is the real magic

• Invictus Apothecary (discount code: SHMFAM)
• Connect with Corrina on Instagram at @sheshonestlymental
• sheshonestlymental.com.au
• The Messy Middle – free community for offloading
• The Chaos Letters – sign up for raw mental health reflections
• Instagram (co-working): @hausofcollab
• Lifeline: 13 11 14
• Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636

What if the reason you're stuck… is because you're building something that isn’t even you?

This episode is a full-throttle brain dump from my bedroom floor. I talk through the mess of launching something that doesn’t feel aligned, and what happens when you stop forcing what’s not working. You’ll hear about my decision to open House of Collab, the flopped launch of my Permission to be Human program, and how using human design helped me make peace with the pivot.

I also unpack why women are burning out from trying to be everything at once: the fixer, the feeler, the leader, and how that’s not a personality, it’s a survival strategy. If you've been stuck in overfunctioning mode or second-guessing whether you're "doing it wrong", this is for you.

You'll leave this episode with full permission to do business and life your way, plus some seriously honest truths about leadership, nervous system safety, and why toxic workplaces are killing more than just motivation.

Let’s make this a two-way conversation, come tell me what landed for you over on Instagram @sheshonestlymental

In this episode we cover:

• Recap of Episode 10 and the guilt of choosing yourself
• Announcing House of Collab and how it came to life
• Why Permission to be Human didn’t feel right
• Discovering alignment through human design
• How Corrina helps other women untangle their businesses
• Using AI and ChatGPT to support overwhelmed founders
• Rant on toxic leadership and emotional unsafety at work
• The importance of nervous system-friendly environments
• Realising work-life blend is more real than balance
• A heartfelt reminder: you’re not broken, just overwhelmed

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• Becca Francis – Human Design courses
• Dent
• Diary of a CEO episode on women’s health

• Invictus Apothecary (discount code: SHMFAM)
• Connect with Corrina on Instagram at @sheshonestlymental
• sheshonestlymental.com.au
• The Messy Middle – free community for offloading
• The Chaos Letters – sign up for raw mental health reflections
• Instagram (co-working): @hausofcollab
• Lifeline: 13 11 14
• Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636

Ever felt like life’s falling apart but somehow, you’re still the one holding everyone together?

This week, I take you inside the chaos of our busiest season yet. Business stress, basketball coaching, stomach dramas and a moment of real clarity. You’ll hear about the week I ended up in hospital, the unexpected lessons it brought me, and how slowing down didn’t derail me like it used to. We talk business, mental health, parenting pressure, and why having a fridge full of protein is basically my new love language.

This episode isn’t about having it together, it’s about what happens when you don’t, and why that might be the win. If you’re someone who pushes through overwhelm but craves permission to pause, this one’s for you.

Come join me in the mess. I promise it’s relatable as hell.

What’s one thing you’ve done lately that made you proud? DM me or come find me on Instagram @sheshonestlymental let’s talk about it

In this episode we cover:

• Corrina opens with what’s been going on in their mechanical business during harvest season
• Balancing business stress with parenting and coaching basketball
• Christian White book recommendation and reading ritual
• Shoutout to Invictus Apothecary ceremonial cacao and discount code SHMFAM
• Late-night reading, early morning work, and missing her husband
• Win: two Woollies visits with no panic attacks
• ADHD and the reality of trying to fix everything at once
• Hilarious story about her mum folding towels mid-medical emergency
• Introducing Permission to be Human, her new beta offer
• Hospital visit and suspected appendix issue
• Recovery and realisation about GLP-1 meds and ADHD meds
• Surf Club swim and personal fitness progress
• How being sick didn’t derail her work due to better systems
• A reflection on parental load and mental health
• Embracing cyclical energy, hormones, and not expecting consistency
• A powerful moment of self-validation
• Ending with celebration and pride for surviving a hard week

• Invictus Apothecary (discount code: SHMFAM)
• Connect with Corrina on Instagram at @sheshonestlymental
• sheshonestlymental.com.au
• The Messy Middle – free community for offloading
• The Chaos Letters – sign up for raw mental health reflections
• Instagram (co-working): @hausofcollab
• Lifeline: 13 11 14
• Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636

What if putting yourself first didn’t mean letting everyone else down?

In this unfiltered 6am episode recorded from a surf club storage room (yes, really), I crack open the emotional weight of what it looks like to start choosing yourself after a lifetime of over functioning for everyone else. I talk about the tension between building something that’s “just yours” and the guilt that sneaks in when you do.

You'll hear how brand strategy became a catalyst for self-worth, what it’s like trying to carve out space for your own dreams, and the messy truth about monetising your story while still living inside it. From self-sabotage to slow breakthroughs, this episode is part confession, part permission slip.

If you've ever felt like peace was just out of reach, or like you needed to shrink so others could shine, this one’s for you.

Want more honest chaos? Come say hey on Instagram @sheshonestlymental and tell me what’s one thing you’re finally choosing for you?

In this episode we cover:

• Recording from surf club and why the ocean is her grounding place
• Relationship pressures and emotional burnout from carrying too much
• The struggle with monetising creative work and feeling “legit”
• The decision to go all-in on her own dream (and the tears that came with it)
• Brand strategy with Cass from Emmersyn and what it cracked open
• The human design dynamic in her marriage
• Dreaming of a co-working space that feels like hers
• Support systems she’s building with Vicky (finance) and Chrissy (HR)
• Redefining what peace and happiness look like in real life
• The moment she realised, this is her phoenix moment

• Invictus Apothecary (discount code: SHMFAM)
• Connect with Corrina on Instagram at @sheshonestlymental
• sheshonestlymental.com.au
• The Messy Middle – free community for offloading
• The Chaos Letters – sign up for raw mental health reflections
• Instagram (co-working): @hausofcollab
• Lifeline: 13 11 14
• Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636