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This episode is for anyone who knows deep down that something in their life is not right - but keeps finding reasons to stay. The relationship. The job. The friendship group. The city. Whatever it is. This one is for you.

My beautiful friend Lily Ritchie - bodybuilder, coach, entrepreneur and one of the best people I know!! sat down with me to talk about the seven year relationship that slowly made her someone she didn't recognise. And the one decision that changed the entire trajectory of her life.

This is not just a breakup story. This is a story about what happens when you finally choose yourself.

We get into:

• Seven years with the wrong person - what it actually looked like behind closed doors
• Why she stayed so long and the moment she finally knew it was over
• Her dad's one question that gave her the answer she already knew
• Why she ended it over FaceTime and why that was the right decision for her
• How the wrong relationship slowly made her someone she didn't recognise
• What it actually feels like to leave everything that is familiar and comfortable
• Going from 12K months solo to $1 million a year with the right person by her side
• Why your environment will make or break you - and how to get out of one that's shrinking you
• Confidence is built through evidence not affirmations - and what that actually means
• Still working through it years later - why that doesn't make you weak
• The panic attacks that came when everything was going right - and what that was really about
• Why feeling comfortable is the most dangerous place you can be
• Failing forward - and why Lily now actively looks for failure
• The worst case scenario is just ending up where you are right now

Lily also shares the advice she gives herself by writing letters to her younger sisters - and why that one reframe changed everything.

If you are in a relationship or a season of life right now that is keeping you small — this episode is your sign.

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This episode is deeply personal and I'm grateful to be able to share it with you. This is not a polished episode. I cried about ten times and I hope it lands in that way you need it to.

I came into this episode with two notes and a full heart and just let it go where it needed to go and I think that is exactly what I needed.

This episode is for anyone who is navigating something really hard right now behind closed doors. Anyone who keeps showing up even on the days where they genuinely don't know if they can. And anyone who has ever wondered how to find meaning in the middle of the most painful chapter of their life.

Today I am talking about something I have kept close to my chest for a long time. I share about my wonderful dad. About pain. About what it actually means to turn the hardest seasons of your life into something that gives you, and other people, a reason to keep going.

We get into:

• What it means to turn your pain into purpose - and why it is one of the most powerful things you will ever do
• You never know when the last time is going to be for anything - and why that changes everything
• The quiet difference between people who have been through something genuinely hard and those who haven't
• Why being strong is beautiful - and why I also wish I didn't have to be
• Sharing your story online with grace - the difference between vulnerability and trauma dumping
• Why authenticity and realness will always create more connection than perfection ever will
• The real types of hard in life - and how to stop avoiding the ones that actually matter
• Why the people who get it just get it - and what that kind of connection feels like

"Whilst I wouldn't wish my family's current season on anyone, I equally feel a sense of gratitude for the depths to which I see life as a result."

You are not alone. And your pain is not wasted. 🤍

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In this episode, I’m breaking down a truth that might feel confronting, but could also completely shift how you see your life right now: most people aren’t actually burnt out from being “too busy”… they’re burnt out from being unfulfilled.

Because there’s a big difference between a full life that energises you… and a life that drains you, even when you’re not doing that much. And once you understand that difference, everything starts to make a lot more sense.

We get into:

• Why burnout isn’t always about being busy
• The real root cause of feeling exhausted and stuck
• Why you can do “less” and still feel completely drained
• The difference between fulfillment vs obligation
• How self-responsibility changes everything
• Why your mindset is shaping your reality more than your workload
• Small shifts that start bringing your energy back online

I also talk about the uncomfortable truth around staying in things that no longer align with you - and how easy it is to normalise feeling flat, unmotivated, or disconnected and call it “just life.”

If you’ve been feeling stuck, heavy, or like something just isn’t clicking anymore… this episode is going to give you a new way to look at what’s actually going on.

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If you've ever felt frustrated by slow growth, wondered why other creators seem to be getting ahead faster than you, or felt tempted to compare your journey to someone else's - this episode is for you.

Today we're diving into the realities of building a creator career beyond the strategy. Because while media kits, outreach and brand deals matter, none of it works if you're not willing to stay in the game long enough to see the results.

We get into:

• Why passion has to come before outcomes if you want long-term success
• The biggest mistake aspiring creators make when starting out
• Why consistency matters more than motivation
• How to approach brand outreach in a way that actually stands out
• Why generic emails don't get results
• The importance of following up and nurturing brand relationships
• Treating UGC like a business instead of a side hustle
• Building systems, forecasting income and thinking like a CEO
• Why anyone can go viral - but not everyone can build a brand
• The difference between taking inspiration and copying other creators
• Why authenticity will always be your biggest advantage online
• How to stop relying on external validation and keep showing up anyway

This is the conversation I wish more creators were having. Whether you're building a personal brand, pursuing UGC, growing a business online or simply chasing a goal that matters to you - this episode is a reminder that success belongs to the people who keep showing up.

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This episode speaks openly about grief, loss and the death of a parent. If today isn't the day for this one, honour that. We are sending you so much love. 🤍

This is one of the most special conversations I have ever had not just on Talk Therapy, but in my life. My beautiful friend Sophie Jayne Miller - full time creator, entrepreneur, cookbook author and one of the most genuinely extraordinary humans I know, sat down with me to talk about something very close to her heart.

Sophie lost her mum Jayne to breast cancer when she was 13. This episode is about what grief actually looks like. Not the version we are told it should look like - but the real, messy, complicated, sometimes wtf?, sometimes devastating truth of living with loss for over a decade.

We get into:

• Only knowing your mum through a 13 year old's eyes - and grieving someone you can barely remember
• The anger that comes with grief and why it is completely valid
• The moments grief sneaks up on you years later - at the supermarket, at your wedding, scrolling social media
• Why the anniversary is never the hardest day - it's always the random Thursday
• The guilt of being happy, successful and thriving after loss
• Why pushing away anything feminine is a response Soph experiences
• What support actually looks like - and why avoiding the topic makes it so much worse
• How to be a friend to someone grieving without making it weird
• Keeping someone's memory alive through the small everyday moments
• "I don't need a solution. I just need you to see me."
• The last thing Jayne ever said to Soph, and how that impacts her today.

This conversation is for anyone navigating grief right now. Anyone who lost someone a long time ago and still feels it in the most unexpected moments. And anyone who has ever wondered how to show up for a friend through loss without saying the wrong thing.

Grief is never just sadness. It is everything, all at once, forever. And that is okay.

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This episode touches on cancer, terminal illness and discussions around mortality. If today isn't the day for this one, honour that. We are sending you so much love. 🤍

This is the most powerful conversations I have ever had on Talk Therapy. My friend of 15 years, Kellie Finlayson - bestselling author, keynote speaker, mum and truly one of the most extraordinary humans I know, sat down with me to share her story.

Kellie was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer just three months postpartum. She has been living with that diagnosis for almost four years. And if you met her on the street, you would never know.

This episode is not about Kellie's diagnosis, it's about how she chooses to show up when life gave her no choice.

We get into:

• Kellie's diagnosis - what led to it, what was missed and the seven years it took to get answers
• Being three months postpartum and receiving a terminal diagnosis
• Why her daughter Sophia is the only reason she gets out of bed on the hardest days
• What support actually looks like - and why the people closest to her forget she has cancer
• Being called Belle Gibson 2.0 and told she should be in jail - and why she finds it hilarious
• The waterfall analogy that will change the way you think about resilience forever
• Why she never plays the cancer card - even when she absolutely could
• Choosing to travel, live and say yes - with stage four cancer and half a lung
• How to advocate for yourself when doctors dismiss you
• What she would say to anyone sitting in a waiting room right now not being taken seriously
• Why the people who have been through the hardest things are always the ones still showing up

Kellie is proof that you can be in the trenches of the hardest thing imaginable and still choose to find the light. Not because it is easy. Because it is the only option worth choosing.

Go follow Kellie and get her book - links below. And if you know someone who needs to hear this today, please share it with them. This one could change someone's life. 🤍

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This is the episode I wish existed when I first started out as a creator. Whether you have been curious about how to make money online, you have heard the term Influencing/UGC thrown around and had no idea what it means, or you are already creating and just not getting paid for it yet - this one is for you.

Today I am breaking down everything. No fluff, no gatekeeping. Just exactly what you need to know to start getting PAID to create content from your phone.

We get into:

• The difference between influencer brand work and UGC - and why it matters
• Exactly how influencers get paid - affiliates, brand posts, gifting and beyond
• What UGC actually is and why brands are willing to pay for it
• Where to start if you have never done this before
• How to build a media kit that actually gets you noticed
• How to find and outreach to brands the right way
• What to say and how to say it - outreach that actually converts
• How to show a brand you genuinely care and can get them a real outcome
• Understanding ROI from a brand's perspective so you can pitch with confidence

This episode is your complete starting point. Whether you want to do this as a side hustle or build it into a full time income - the roadmap is here.

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This episode is for the person who keeps watching other people live the life they want and telling themselves it's just not for them. The one who has the dream, the desire, the knowing - but keeps waiting for permission that is never coming.

Today's conversation is a simple but life changing question.

Why not you?

We get into:

• Why seeing someone else achieve your goal is actually evidence that it's possible for you
• The difference between comparing yourself to someone's step ten when you're at step one
• Why your dreams are absolute - and what that actually means
• Moving with conviction without arrogance - the difference and why it matters
• Why closed mouths don't get fed and asking for what you want is a skill not arrogance
• How to stop apologizing for your ambition to make other people comfortable
• Why the people meant for your journey will never be intimidated by your growth
• Wanting a different life but still seeking approval from people committed to staying the same
• Self belief is built through evidence not intention
• Why most people quit right before the snowball starts rolling
• The biggest risk in your life right now - and it's not what you think

I also get really honest about the seasons where I played small, diluted what I wanted and waited for permission I never needed in the first place.

You can either choose discomfort now or regret later. Either way you are going to feel it. So you may as well feel it moving towards the life you know you are here to live.

This is the episode I want you to relisten to. Write notes. Put them on your wallpaper. Send it to someone who needs it. And if you're ever going to leave a comment on Talk Therapy - make it this one. 💌

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This episode is for the person who has been sitting on their dreams for TOOOO long. The one who knows they are capable of so much more but keeps waiting for the right time, the right feeling, the right moment of confidence (Spoiler - the 'right time' is never coming)

Today I am expanding on the quote that genuinely changed my life and the way I relate to anxiety, overwhelm and fear forever.

Ambition without action equals anxiety.

We get into:

• Why you are not anxious because of what you have to do - but what you are yet to do
• The difference between temporary relief through procrastination and actual relief through action
• Why your brain exaggerates every task and how to stop letting it run the show
• The rubbish bin analogy that will change the way you think about mental load forever
• How open loops are stealing your capacity to go after what actually matters
• Why anticipation is almost always more painful than the reality
• The 15 minute rule that will get you started on anything
• A practical brain dump exercise to clear your mental load today
• Why confidence is just competence - and competence only comes through doing

I also get really honest about my own experience!

This episode is not here to make you feel good for ten minutes and then go back to doing nothing. I want you to leave this one and actually move. So consider this your sign.

If there is someone in your life who needs a loving kick up the bum - share this one with them. And if this lands for you I would love to hear from you. Slide into my DMs and tell me the one thing you are committing to after this episode 💌

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This episode is for anyone who is in a middle ground right now. Anyone who knows they need to make a decision but is terrified of what it means about them. Anyone who feels like they are going backwards. Anyone who is sitting in the shame of feeling like they have failed. This one is for you.

I am sharing the full story of walking away from my business of three and a half years at the height of it, the internal rock bottom that led me there, and the decision that every single part of me did not want to make - going back to a 9 to 5.

We get into:

• Why I walked away from full time self employment after three and a half years
• The ego, the shame and the fear of feeling like I was going backwards

• Walking into Goodlife gym and asking for a job with no plan
• How going backwards became the absolute slingshot to everything
• Growing from 5k to 27k followers while working a 9 to 5
• The power of radical honesty with your community
• Why I asked a simple question at mini golf that changed everything
• If you don't ask, the answer is always no

If you are in a season of feeling lost, defeated, confused or just knowing that there is more for you - I promise you this episode is going to land exactly where it needs to.

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