SEASON 2, EP 4 - I Just Don’t Feel Like Myself: Recognising Burnout

In this episode, Gayle explores the subtle signs of burnout and offers simple practices to reconnect with your inner peace. Whether it’s immersing yourself in nature or finding your “natural medicines,” this episode is your reminder to pause and reset so you can find your stamina - naturally."

In This Episode, We Cover:

• Recognising the signs of burnout and overwhelm, even when they manifest in unexpected ways.

• The importance of self-awareness and understanding your unique emotional landscape.

• How a simple act of immersing yourself in nature can be a powerful circuit breaker.

• The power of connection—both with yourself and with supportive friends or family.

• Finding and incorporating your “natural medicines” into your daily life, even if you can’t physically be in your favorite place.

• The importance of seeking professional help when needed, and recognizing that you’re not alone in your struggles.

 

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Timestamps / Chapter Markers

00:12   The Overwhelming Heaviness

01:45   A Trapped Bird in My Chest

02:42   Claustrophobia in the Car

03:24   Out of Body Experience

04:06   A Birthday at the Beach

05:25   A Cleansing Baptism

06:34   A Circuit Breaker

07:02   Remembering to Ground

07:42   Unraveling and Coming Back to Centre

08:30   Coming Back to the Why

09:04   You Don’t Have to Stay There

09:30   Finding Your Natural Medicines

10:44   Bringing Nature to You

11:27   Understanding Yourself

12:13   Show That You Care

12:29   The Rest Is on You

Resources & Links:

• Soul Care Healing Website: http://soulcarehealing.com.au/

• Soul Care Healing Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulcarehealing_

• Soul Care Healing Facebook: http://facebook.com/soulcarehealing

• Email us at: [email protected]

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SEASON 2, EP 3 - Giving Gratitude: When You Know It’s Time to Share Your Appreciation

Gratitude isn’t just a feel-good practice—it’s a powerful way to deepen connections, build resilience, and create positivity. How declaring gratitude - above and beyond our usual language can exemplify connection, expand your perspective and cement healthy relationships bonds. In this episode, I share personal stories and tips on how expressing appreciation can shift your perspective and strengthen relationships, from reconnecting with a mentor to saying the things we often leave unsaid.

 

In This Episode, We Cover:

• The importance of giving love and appreciation, not just receiving it.

• How expressing gratitude can create a positive ripple effect in your life and the lives of others.

• A personal story of reconnecting with a mentor who provided invaluable support during a challenging time.

• The power of vulnerability and expressing your true feelings to those who have impacted you.

• Recognising that everyone has a story and carries their own burdens, and how we can support each other through kindness and understanding.

 

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Timestamps / Chapter Markers

00:32   Are You Giving as Much as You're Receiving?

01:04   God Sent Me Mentors

01:27   Everyone Has a Story

03:15   I Had My First Panic Attack

04:12   He Created Light and Laughter

04:49   It's Your Journey to Faith

06:24   Don't Wait to Show Gratitude

07:06   The Gift of Time and Attention

07:43   I'm No Longer Scared of My Emotions

08:30   What a Special Thing to Receive

08:40   There Is Never a Bad Time to Say "I Love You"

08:56   We Shared the Last 15 Years

09:42   You Did Exactly the Right Thing

10:08   I Double Dare You to Be Brave

10:24   Reach Out and Let Them Know

10:36   Your Contribution Is Valuable

 

Resources & Links:

• Soul Care Healing Website: http://soulcarehealing.com.au/

• Soul Care Healing Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulcarehealing_

• Soul Care Healing Facebook: http://facebook.com/soulcarehealing

• Email us at: [email protected]

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SEASON 2, EP 2 - Let’s Talk: Honouring Your Energy

This episode delves into Gayle's personal journey of writing her memoir, revealing her struggles with finishing projects and how she's learning to overcome them. It's a heartfelt exploration of self-awareness, motivation, and the surprising power of discomfort, perfect for anyone who starts everything but feels like they struggle to finish anything.

In This Episode, We Cover:

• The surprising challenges that can arise when revisiting past traumas, even when you think you've healed.

• How a "relationship with not finishing" can manifest in various areas of life, from creative projects to personal goals.

• The intriguing connection between discomfort and motivation, and why "nice" sometimes fails to inspire us.

• Practical strategies for staying motivated when the initial excitement fades, including setting meaningful rewards and building accountability.

• The importance of honoring your commitments to yourself and finding joy in the journey, not just the destination.

 

If today’s episode resonated with you, take the next step and join The Toolkit – a free resource to help you deepen your self-discovery: https://courses.soulcarehealing.com.au/thetoolkit

 

 

Timestamps / Chapter Markers

00:13   My Relationship With Not Finishing

01:21   Reenacting Trauma

02:24   Getting Through It

03:07   Why is "Nice" So Unattractive For Me?

03:43   How Many Times Have I Done This In Life?

04:24   Can You Recognise This In Your Life?

06:34   Flipping The Script

07:03   3% Finish Their Book

09:56   Why Do I Thrive In The Uncomfortable?

 

Resources & Links:

• Soul Care Healing Website: http://soulcarehealing.com.au/

• Soul Care Healing Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulcarehealing_

• Soul Care Healing Facebook: http://facebook.com/soulcarehealing

• Email us at: [email protected]

 

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SEASON 2, EP1 - Uncomfortable Conversations: The Power of Raw Truths

 

In this episode of The Podcast, I share a deeply personal story about navigating loss, family struggles, and finding forgiveness in the most unexpected ways. Through a reflection on life’s challenges—including a moving meditation experience—I explore how we can uncover gratitude, purpose, and love, even in the hardest moments.

Join me as I take you on this raw and real journey, offering a fresh perspective on connection, resilience, and what truly matters.

 

In This Episode, We Cover:

• The experience of delivering a TEDx talk on the theme of “uncomfortable conversations.”

• The challenges and complexities of growing up with a parent who suffered from bipolar disorder.

• The impact of a sibling’s struggle with addiction on the family dynamic.

• A detailed, emotional account of a father’s sudden passing and the events leading up to it.

• A profound spiritual experience during a meditation retreat in Bali.

• A guided meditation designed to help listeners connect with gratitude and the essence of what truly matters in life.

 

If today’s episode resonated with you, take the next step and join The Toolkit – a free resource to help you deepen your self-discovery: https://courses.soulcarehealing.com.au/thetoolkit

 

Timestamps / Chapter Markers:

01:00 The TEDx Talk Experience

07:17 My Beautiful Bipolar Father

09:23 My Sister's Addiction Battle

15:51 My Dad’s Struggle

17:51 The Day My Father Died

24:09 A Spiritual Awakening

34:01 Guided Meditation

38:20 Life's Gold Nuggets and Silver Linings

Resources & Links:

• Soul Care Healing Website: http://soulcarehealing.com.au/

• Soul Care Healing Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulcarehealing_

• Soul Care Healing Facebook: http://facebook.com/soulcarehealing

• Email us at: [email protected]

 

If you enjoyed this episode, SUBSCRIBE or FOLLOW. We’d be so grateful if you’d leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify—it helps more people find the show and join our Soul Care Healing community. Be curious, be brave, be you. And thank you for being part of something bigger with us.

 

What does it mean to contribute to your family wealth? How does that look and feel for you?

 

In the final episode of Season 1 we look at equality within my household and how one side of me keeps telling stories I need to catch out. Join me as we chat about ego, ways to talk to your inner child, plus my plans for 2024.

 

In this episode we cover:

●        Not feeling like being enough

●        Not bringing in an income to the family wealth

●        Other ways women contribute to wealth

●        Family expectations for my role in the home

●        Catching out my thoughts

●        Calling BS on negative thoughts

●        Ego playing the game

●        Dollar values versus heart values

●        Letters to your inner child

●        Reading what you need to hear

●        Creating reflection and conversations.

 

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

●        Show notes: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast

●        Episode 14: Who the f*ck does she think she is?! https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast/episode-6-rctm5-fwchh-wf2wm-k6bef-g3xyn-a8jtz-7rbck-etw4p-txk8j

●        Soul Care Bendigo website: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au

●        Soul Care Bendigo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulcarebendigo/

●        Soul Care Bendigo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090347516510

●        Email: [email protected]

 

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This week we chat to Kate DeAraugo, Australian Idol winner, podcast creator and also former drug addict.

 

We get her perspective on dealing with an addiction in the public eye, and what she needed to hear from family to overcome her past and begin to heal.

 

In this episode we cover:

●        Being in the spotlight

●        Dealing with body image in the public eye

●        How women need touch and can learn to self soothe

●        Self-sabotaging and changing those patterns

●        Showing up for yourself every day

●        The slippery slope into drug use

●        Having to fall on your face to learn

●        Enabling drug addiction and the ultimatums that helped

●        Drug addiction and intense relationships

●        Taking time to heal

●        Becoming a mum after drug addiction

●        Recovery doesn’t work until you are ready.

 

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

●        Show notes: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast

●        Soul Care Bendigo website: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au

●        Soul Care Bendigo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulcarebendigo/

●        Soul Care Bendigo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090347516510

●        Email: [email protected]

●        Kate’s podcast: Why do I feel this way?

 

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Lightness always brightens the darkness and when we talk about drug abuse, there is always some light to be found amongst the illness.

 

Compassion and love are what drives recovery, for everyone involved. Today we reflect on my sister’s story in the past two episodes and what we can all learn from it.

 

In this episode we cover:

●        Bringing down brick walls

●        Seeing the person beyond the addiction

●        All the feelings around addiction

●        Generational abuse

●        How significant life events split spirit

●        We need people to give us a chance

●        Researching drug use to allow compassion in

●        Lonely children are dangerous children

●        When the bad feels good

●        Going beyond judgement and pain

●        Self-forgiveness

●        Social media boundaries for children

●        The power of hugs and expressing feelings

●        Getting back to the spirit of positivity and love.

 

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

●        Show notes: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast

●        Soul Care Bendigo website: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au

●        Soul Care Bendigo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulcarebendigo/

●        Soul Care Bendigo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090347516510

●        Email: [email protected]

 

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We’re back in part two of speaking with my sister Krystle about turning her life around after spiralling down the deep hole of drug use.

 

We look at the non-linear process of recovery, how recovery really is possible for anyone and how to support someone through the process without judgement.

 

Please note: this episode does discuss childhood trauma, sexual assault, drug use, eating disorders, criminal activity and domestic violence and is not suitable for children.

 

In this episode we cover:

●        Life after domestic violence

●        A surprise pregnancy throwing a curveball

●        Accessing detox programs

●        Recovery is not linear and can take years

●        Awakening a spiritual journey

●        Coping as a new mother with addictions

●        Family reconnections and healing

●        Saying no to drugs after being a user

●        Relearning life skills like cooking and paying bills

●        Getting life financially back on track after a decade of drug use

●        Having your tribe around you to help in hard times

●        Recovery is possible

●        If you want to get clean, there is a way to do it

●        How to support someone through recovery with compassion.

 

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

●        Show notes: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast

●        Soul Care Bendigo website: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au

●        Soul Care Bendigo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulcarebendigo/

●        Soul Care Bendigo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090347516510

●        Email: [email protected]

●        Salvation Army Australia: https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/

●        Bendigo Community Health Service: https://www.bchs.com.au/alcohol-and-other-drugs

●        Alcoholics Anonymous Australia: https://meetings.aa.org.au/near/

●        Drug Rehab Bendigo: https://habitattherapeutics.com.au/rehab-bendigo/

 

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Drug addiction can impact so many people around the drug user, as well as the user themselves. In the first part of a two-part series, I am joined by my sister Krystal as we chat about growing up in the same family yet having wildly different experiences as children.

 

We go deep and vulnerable today as Krystal bravely shares her spiral into drug addiction and how it began.

 

Please note: this episode has trigger warnings for multiple topics. We discuss sexual abuse, drug use, prostitution, coercion, and criminal activity.

 

In this episode we cover:

●        How siblings can have vastly different experiences of their childhoods

●        Defence mechanisms

●        Drug use starting small and building up

●        Falling into the wrong crowd

●        Living a double life

●        Falling into ice and heroin addictions

●        Turning to criminal activity

●        Temptations from old ways

●        Stories of hope from part two.

 

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

●        Show notes: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast

●        Soul Care Bendigo website: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au

●        Soul Care Bendigo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulcarebendigo/

●        Soul Care Bendigo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090347516510

●        Email: [email protected]

 

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Smiles are contagious - and when we share these it can help give us a lift. But how do we navigate helping our children connect with others, particularly when their relationships can be so dependent on who is in their class this year?

 

Join me as I chat about the importance of connection, happy hormones and warding off loneliness.

 

In this episode we cover:

●        The power of a smile

●        Challenging yourself to say hello to everyone you meet

●        Overcoming fear of rejection and being worthy

●        Yearning to be part of something bigger

●        Avoiding people burnout

●        How to manage different personalities that come up

●        Modelling behaviour for children

●        Our responsibility to teach children about connection

●        Teaching children to get happy hormones, rather than synthetic ones later

●        Small talk is a fundamental part of connection

●        Conversation starter ideas.

 

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

●        Show notes: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast

●        Soul Care Bendigo website: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au

●        Soul Care Bendigo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulcarebendigo/

●        Soul Care Bendigo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090347516510

●        Email: [email protected]

 

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