Content note: This episode includes discussion of suicide and mental health. Please listen with care. If you need support, Lifeline is available 24/7 on 13 11 14.

Some conversations change the way you see everything.

In this episode, Jules sits down with Leah Ashton, the founder of Hand in Hand in Ballarat, an organisation dedicated to supporting people experiencing mental health challenges and social isolation. The story behind Hand in Hand is one Leah tells here with extraordinary honesty and courage. It began with a chance conversation on a flight. Then, at the end of 2023, Leah's world fell apart. A phone call in the early hours of the morning. Her 21-year-old son, seven hours away in South Australia. Her husband overseas. What was first thought to be a car accident turned out to be something else entirely, and it was her son's best friend who finally told her the truth.

Out of that came a truth she now shares with every parent who will listen. You cannot fix your child. They do not want to be fixed. They want you to be present. Just sit with them, in it.

Jules and Leah talk about why mental health does not discriminate, why the conversations we are most afraid to have with our kids are the ones they most want to have, how loneliness and disconnection are quietly hurting communities, and the simple, small ways any of us can reach out to someone who might need it.

Connect with Leah Ashton and Hand in Hand:

Hand in Hand: https://www.handinhand.org.au/

Sebastian Foundation: https://www.sebastianfoundation.org/

If this episode raised anything for you:

Lifeline — 13 11 14 (24/7) — https://www.lifeline.org.au

Beyond Blue — 1300 22 4636 — https://www.beyondblue.org.au

Kids Helpline — 1800 55 1800 — https://kidshelpline.com.au

00:00 — Introducing Leah Ashton and the Work of Hand in Hand

01:16 — All the Way From Ballarat: A Community That Rallied

03:16 — A Chance Conversation on a Flight That Started Everything

04:43 — Hand in Hand Begins, and Then the World Falls Apart

05:15 — The Phone Call in the Early Hours of the Morning

06:20 — Forty-Eight Hours in a Hospital, and the Truth From a Best Friend

07:48 — "He Had a Loving Family, a Job, Friends. It Doesn't Discriminate."

10:52 — The Voicemail, and the Longest Twenty Minutes of Her Eldest Son's Life

12:08 — The Ripple Effect: How It Moves Through an Entire Family

14:55 — The Questions That Haunt a Parent: Was There a Reason? Did I Miss Something?

17:44 — "You Can't Fix Everything. Your Child Doesn't Want to Be Fixed."

19:19 — Letting the Whole Family In, and the Phone That Stays on Override

20:32 — The Burning Building: Understanding What That Moment Feels Like

21:42 — Living With the Demons: Why Mental Health Isn't Ever Simply Fixed

23:53 — Turning Pain Into Purpose, and the Cost of Reliving It

26:40 — Putting the Smile Back on the Dial

29:33 — The Talk at the School and the Student Who Ran Across the Room

31:49 — It's Not About Saying the Right Thing. Just Be There.

32:39 — The Stories People Carry, and Why Sharing the Load Matters

34:19 — Feeling Alone? Practical Ways to Build a Community From Nothing

36:03 — The Friday Night Cocktail Hour That Sparked Its Own Communities

37:21 — Why the Person You'd Least Expect Might Be the One Struggling

38:40 — Why a Generation That Can Handle Their Emotions Changes Everything

41:07 — One Thing For Yourself: Forgive Yourself

43:09 — One Thing For Someone Else: Never Assume

43:57 — Leah's Pearl of Wisdom: "Life Doesn't Get Easier, But We Can Be More Honest About It"

45:25 — Wrapping Up Tea with Jules

Credits

Produced by ME Entertainment

Producers: @lisajohnston_, @julessebastian, @Eggoau

Sound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau

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What if your home already knew things about your life that you have never told anyone?

In this fascinating episode, Jules sits down with Feng Shui master Kelly McCloskey, one of Australia's leading voices in the ancient art and science of Feng Shui. Kelly left a dream job selling real estate in Melbourne to study this 2,000-year-old practice, a decision so unexpected her own father asked her mother if she had joined a cult. Fifteen years later, she has guided thousands of people to transform their homes, their health, their wealth and their relationships, simply by understanding the energy of the spaces they live in.

Jules and Kelly deep dive into what Feng Shui actually is, and what it is not. This is not lucky cats and red ribbons around your taps. Kelly explains the real thing: how the front door, the bedroom, the fridge and even a single open window can be quietly shaping your life, and how one client's jaw hit the floor when Kelly predicted a serious health issue just by reading the energy of his home. His response, how did you know that, might be the most chilling moment of the episode.

Along the way you will learn why the artwork behind your bed matters more than you think, how Kelly has manifested everything from a husband to a beach house to an actual kitten, why decluttering is one of the most powerful things you can do for your energy, what to look for when buying a home, and the simple, practical changes any of us can make this week to invite more calm, clarity and abundance into our lives.

Connect with Kelly McCloskey:

Website: https://kellymccloskey.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellymccloskey_fengshui/

Link to "Decluttering Episode" with Anita Birges

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-secret-to-a-calm-house-anita-birges/id1468288374?i=1000738117133

CHAPTERS

00:00 — Introducing Feng Shui Master Kelly McCloskey

01:01 — "Is She Going to Know Everything About Me?": Jules' Feng Shui Nerves

02:07 — Why Your Feng Shui Is Different to Your Neighbour's

02:36 — What Feng Shui Actually Is: Wind, Water and the 24 Sectors

03:32 — "How Did You Know That?": The Health Prediction That Stunned a Client

04:26 — What It Means to Be Out of Luck, and Your Power Sector Explained

05:20 — Leaving Real Estate for Feng Shui: "My Dad Asked If I'd Joined a Cult"

06:54 — The Three Lucks: Earth, Heaven and Human

08:18 — Why Some Restaurants Thrive and Others Fail

09:50 — The Houses That Made Her a Believer: Cancer, Separation and Forced Sales

10:33 — Her Own Home: Why Even a Master Lives in a Work in Progress

12:36 — Order and Clutter: Why a Messy Home Blocks Clear Thinking

13:27 — Broken Things and Great Aunt Mary's Artwork: What to Get Rid Of

14:01 — Behind the Bed: The Manifesting Spot That Brought a Husband, Kids and a Kitten

15:17 — Jules Confesses What Is Actually Behind Her Bed

17:31 — Light Up Your Front Door: The Simplest Energy Fix

19:01 — Water, Wealth and Activating the Right Sectors

20:31 — How Everyday Taps, Basins and Toilets Activate Energy

25:08 — Reading a Home Before You Buy: Feng Shui and Property

26:13 — Trusting Your Instinct: Why Some Spaces Just Feel Wrong

30:11 — The Fridge: A Surprising Big Activator in Your Home

31:00 — Red Ribbons in Bali: Why Feng Shui Gets a Bad Rap

32:23 — Classical Feng Shui vs the Western Version

33:19 — You Don't Need to Bulldoze: Small Tweaks, Big Shifts

34:55 — How to Get a Reading With Kelly

39:08 — Cactuses, Pointy Plants and What Not to Put at Your Front Door

40:04 — Guy Takes the Floor: "Be Brutal"

41:23 — Declutter Time: The Final Word

42:04 — Wrapping Up Tea with Jules

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Credits

Produced by ME Entertainment

Producers: @lisajohnston_, @julessebastian, @Eggoau

Sound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau

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Kate Reeves and We Don't Have Time For This:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katerevz/

Know Thyself Live Show: https://www.wedonthavetimeforthis.com/knowthyself

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/we-dont-have-time-for-this/id1544178687

In this episode, Jules sits down with Kate Reeves, co-founder and co-host of the wildly successful podcast We Don't Have Time For This. Alongside her best friend of more than thirty years, Gemma Peanut, Kate has built one of Australia's most loved podcast communities, turning honest conversations about modern womanhood into sold-out live shows and a thriving business. But behind the laughs is a woman who has navigated real and significant change, including divorce, co-parenting, and rebuilding her life in ways she never expected.

Jules and Kate go deep on what it really takes to keep showing up when life does not go to plan. They talk about the vulnerability hangover that comes from sharing your life publicly. Kate opens up honestly about her divorce, the word she made peace with, and the enormous decision to step outside the lines of the life everyone expected her to live. She shares what co-parenting has taught her, the things our children pick up whether we like it or not, and the hope she carries for the kind of relationships they will one day build.

There is a beautiful theme running through this conversation about getting quiet in a noisy world, why silence has become the new luxury, and how life speaks to us first in whispers and then in shouts until we finally listen. Kate and Jules also explore the magic of building something with a best friend, the cruelty women can show one another online, why no woman is confident as a baseline, and the single most powerful feeling of all, which is not simply being seen but being truly known.

Wise, warm, hilarious and deeply moving, this is a conversation about reinvention, friendship, and giving yourself permission to change.

CHAPTERS

00:00 — Intro Kate Reeves of "We Don't Have Time For This"

03:50 — Best Friends Since Eleven: The Origin of Kate and Gemma

06:21 — How the Podcast Was Born Out of Covid and United Mothers

09:34 — The Vulnerability Hangover and Why 40 Means Giving Fewer F*^%$

15:34 — When the Dads on the Sports Field Have Heard Everything

20:09 — "You Were Married to One": Talking Openly About Her Divorce

22:12 — Finding the Word She Felt Comfy With and the Mountain of the Decision

25:27 — What You Resist Persists: Life Speaks in Whispers Then Shouts

26:53 — Silence Is the New Luxury: Where a Mum Finds Space to Think

29:23 — Co-Parenting, What Kids Witness and What They Pick Up

33:52 — Building a Business With Your Best Friend on a Very Small Team

36:29 — Love What You Do: The Hours, the Hustle and the Why

40:55 — Is It the Truth? The Only Guiding Light Behind Every Episode

41:46 — "This Feels Like Church": The Live Shows and Feeling Known

42:51 — Know Thyself: The Meaning Behind This Year's Show

46:05 — The Mean Instagram DM and How Kate Handled It

49:36 — No Woman Is Confident as a Baseline

53:35 — Stronger as a Duo: Why You Don't Have to Do It Alone

55:02 — Every Seven Years You Become a Whole New Person

56:11 — Goals Are Allowed to Change: Permission to Evolve

58:25 — The Know Thyself Live Show and Wrapping Up

Connect with Jules

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Credits

Produced by ME Entertainment

Producers: @lisajohnston_, @julessebastian, @Eggoau

Sound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau

Welcome to Tea with Jules hosted by Jules Sebastian. Here we spill the tea and learn life lessons from honest conversations with experts, celebrities and friends.

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What do you do when your whole life falls apart at 50?

In this deeply moving and genuinely uplifting episode, Jules sits down with Kylie Jones, the founder of Fifty & Fearless, a platform and movement helping women over 50 rediscover their confidence, identity and purpose. But Kylie's story did not begin with inspiration. It began at rock bottom.

In the space of just twelve to fifteen months, Kylie lost both of her parents and was suddenly retrenched from the 30-year career that had defined her. Completely broken and unsure how to even get out of bed each day, she opened her laptop one night and started an anonymous Instagram page. She didn't show her face. She simply began writing the words she needed to hear. Slowly, other women started to find her, and a movement was born.

Jules and Kylie talk about what it really means to come home to yourself in midlife, why so many women wear busy as a badge of honour, and how to release the guilt that comes with choosing yourself. They explore why society teaches us to fear ageing, and why Kylie believes the opposite is true, that women become more powerful, clearer and more qualified for life with every passing year. They also dig into the small, doable changes that reconnect you with the things you used to love, the importance of sitting quietly with your own thoughts, and why your next chapter might just be your best one yet.

Whether you are approaching 50, already there, or simply navigating a season of change, this conversation is a permission slip to stop shrinking and start living.

Connect with Kylie Jones and Fifty & Fearless:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fiftyandfearless/

Website: https://www.fiftyandfearless.com.au/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/fifty-and-fearless-with-kylie-jones/id1829344250

CHAPTERS

00:00 — Introducing Kylie Jones and the Fifty & Fearless Movement

01:38 — "Maybe Midlife Isn't About Starting Over": The Instagram Post That Started It All

03:06 — Rock Bottom: Losing Both Parents and a 30-Year Career in Months

03:41 — The Night She Opened Her Laptop and Started an Anonymous Page

05:15 — When Friends and Family Realised the Page Was Hers

06:43 — Coming Home to Yourself: What It Actually Means

08:11 — The Wheel of Life and Why Women Put Themselves Last

19:42 — Wearing Busy as a Badge of Honour

20:09 — Choosing Me: Releasing the Guilt of Putting Yourself First

24:36 — Why Brands Still Aren't Speaking to Women Over 50

29:33 — Why Are We Taught to Fear Ageing?

33:21 — The Fifty & Fearless Community and the Women Inspiring Each Other

35:53 — It Doesn't Have to Be a Grand Gesture: Start Small

41:11 — Sitting With Your Own Thoughts in a World That Never Stops

44:28 — Overwhelmed by Information: Why We Need to Switch Off

45:36 — Kylie's Advice: Don't Be Scared of What's Next

47:32 — You Are the Most Qualified You Have Ever Been

47:44 — "You Want to Turn 50 Now, Don't You?"

48:06 — Wrapping Up Tea with Jules

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Ten years is a long time. The last time Sam Wood sat down with Jules on Tea with Jules, he was fresh off The Bachelor, newly in love with Snezana, and just beginning to figure out what came next. A lot has happened since then.

In this episode, Jules reunites with one of Australia's most trusted voices in health and fitness, Sam Wood, founder of 28 by Sam Wood but before we get to dumbbells and discipline, Sam takes Jules behind the scenes of The Bachelor in a way he admits he has never quite done before. The story of how a gym client wouldn't take no for an answer. The moment he knew it was Snezana, weeks before the show would let him say so. The uncomfortable reality of dating other women on camera when your heart had already decided and what it was really like to go from a kids fitness trainer nobody knew to the most talked-about man in Australia, almost overnight.

Then the conversation turns to where Sam is most passionate: your health. He delivers some of the most direct, useful fitness advice Jules has had on the podcast. Why strength training is non-negotiable for women over 40. Why you will not get bulky. Why the goal of how you look eventually gives way to something far more powerful. And why, if you are going through perimenopause or menopause and you are not strength training, you are doing yourself the biggest disservice of your life, his words.

Connect with Sam Wood and 28:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samjameswood/

28 by Sam Wood: https://28bysamwood.com/

28 Menopause Program: https://28bysamwood.com/menopause/

CHAPTERS

00:06 — Introducing Sam Wood: One of Australia's Most Trusted Voices in Health and Fitness

01:08 — Welcome Back: Ten Years Since Sam Was Last on Tea with Jules

02:00 — Where It All Started: Gecko Kids and Australia's First Kids Gym

04:50 — How a Gym Client Refused to Take No for an Answer and Changed Everything

07:40 — The Boardroom Audition: Thongs, Jeans and the Head of Channel 10

09:30 — "If You Want It, You're It": The Phone Call That Launched Everything

12:00 — The Untold Story: Knowing It Was Snezana Early and Having to Keep Going Anyway

15:00 — The Producers, the Jeopardy and the Pressure to Keep It Interesting

16:00 — Blake's Situation vs Sam's: Why Sam Was Different from Day One

17:44 — The Moment Snezana Could Tell It Was Real

18:26 — Life After the Finale: The First Night Alone in a Cabin in the Blue Mountains

24:15 — "If You Didn't Pick That Single Mum, You Would Have Been the Most Hated Man in Australia"

28:00 — From the Bachelor to Building 28: The First 12 Months and 5,000 Members in 30 Days

32:00 — Progress Not Perfection: The Philosophy Behind 28 and Why It Actually Works

37:15 — Keeping It Real: Why Showing the Messy Side of Life Builds the Deepest Community

41:00 — What It Feels Like When Your Body Stops Responding the Way It Always Has

42:37 — Why Health and Fitness Is the Greatest Gift You Can Give Yourself

44:20 — Why Your Reason to Train Changes As You Get Older and Why That Matters

45:30 — The Non-Negotiable for Women Over 40: Strength Training, Full Stop

47:00 — You Will Not Get Bulky: Setting the Record Straight Once and for All

50:38 — Thank You Sam Wood and Wrapping Up Tea with Jules

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Disclaimer: This episode is for general information only and is not intended as legal advice. Please seek independent legal advice for your individual circumstances.

Separation and divorce are topics most of us only talk about in hushed tones, or not at all. But what if the conversation could actually help? Whether you're happily married, quietly struggling, or somewhere in the middle of the hardest decision of your life, this episode is for you.

Jules sits down with Gabriella Pomare, a Sydney-based family lawyer, author, and founder of The Collaborative Co-Parent, a platform dedicated to helping separated families move through co-parenting with more compassion, clarity and grace. What makes Gabriella different from most lawyers? She's been through it herself. With a one-year-old at home and a career built on guiding others through divorce, she navigated her own separation and came out the other side with a perspective that is equal parts honest, practical and deeply human.

In this conversation, Jules and Gabriella talk about why marriages quietly unravel long before anyone says a word, the dangerous idea of staying for the kids, how to protect your children through the hardest kind of change, what to do when your ex simply won't cooperate, and why in Gabriella's words, it's not a broken family.

This is not a conversation about failure. It's a conversation about rebuilding.

Connect with Gabriella:

🌐 Website: https://gabriellapomare.com

🎙 Podcast "Before It Break with Gabriella Pomare" https://gabriellapomare.com/podcast

📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegabriellapomare/

CHAPTERS

00:00 — Introduction & Disclaimer

01:00 — Welcome: What Gabriella Wants You to Take From Today

02:50 — Why She Chose Family Law - and What Changed When It Got Personal

06:10 — Why Every Marriage and Divorce is Different: No Cookie-Cutter Answers

07:00 — The Silent Divorce: When Couples Stop Fighting and What That Really Means

08:30 — Communication is Everything - How to Have the Conversations You're Avoiding

14:00 — Is Divorce Failure? Reframing the Stigma

16:00 — "It's Not a Broken Family" - How You Do the Divorce Changes Everything

18:20 — Do You Need a Lawyer? The Practical First Steps After the Decision is Made

20:10 — The Danger of Suffering in Silence - and What Good Friends Can Do

25:00 — Putting Your Kids First: What That Actually Means in Practice

27:30 — Children Didn't Choose This: How to Help Them Feel Safe and Loved

29:00 — One Thing You Can Do This Week for Your Kids

31:30 — Staying for the Kids: When It Helps and When It Harms

32:50 — When Your Ex Won't Play Nice: Setting Limits with a High-Conflict Co-Parent

36:00 — The Path Through the Mud: Healing, Grief and Getting Unstuck

37:00 — Silver Linings: The Unexpected Positives for Kids and Parents After Separation

40:00 — What to Do If You're Feeling Lost Right Now

42:30 — Final Words: You Are Not a Failure. You Get a Do-Over.

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Jules Sebastian is back! A new room, new era, and the story she's been waiting to tell.

In this first episode of a brand new chapter of Tea with Jules, Jules sits down with her manager and friend Lisa Johnson to finally speak openly and honestly about one of the biggest moments of her family's year: her son Archie joining his father Guy Sebastian on tour and the extraordinary journey that led to a standing ovation in a packed arena.

Jules shares what it felt like to watch Archie's talent quietly develop over years. The emotional weight of playing that unfinished song to her father in hospital. The conversations that convinced Archie to say yes. The moment she came outside herself, watching him on the big screen. And the pride in Archie, in Hudson, in Guy, and in this season of life as a family.

This is also an episode about what tour life really looks like from the inside: the unseen stamina of an artist like Guy, the joy of bringing kids to the Brisbane Children's Hospital. Jules also reflects on what this podcast means to her personally, why she made it, what it's given her, and where it's going next.

Pour yourself some tea, let's begin!

CHAPTERS

00:00 — Welcome to the New Era: A New Room, A New Chapter

01:19 — What This Podcast Has Meant: Jules Reflects on Personal Growth

05:51 — Archie's Origin Story: No Lessons, Just a Gift

06:52 — The Mother's Day Song, the Studio Sessions & Hearing the Talent Grow

11:03 — Musical Theatre, the Stage Bug & Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

11:45 — The Song Written for Grandpa - Played in Hospital, Performed at the Wake

16:07 — A Standing Ovation for 'Go the Distance' - the Bug Bites Harder

17:09 — Guy Watches the Show and Says 'He's Ready'

17:37 — The Big Ask - and Archie's Very Firm 'No'

19:42 — The Conversation That Changed His Mind

20:27 — Newcastle: The Sound Check, the In-Ears & First Look at the Stage

21:07 — The Performance: Singing Whitney Houston with Guy on Stage

21:49 — Not a Dry Eye in the House - the First Standing Ovation

22:15 — How Guy Supported Archie on Stage and Let Him Have His Moment

25:32 — Hudson's Moment: The Brother Who Handled It Like a Boss

28:29 — Kids on the Road: What Tour Teaches That School Can't

31:46 — The Unseen Stamina of a Performer - What We Don't See

34:16 — Guy in the Crowd & Daryl Braithwaite

35:13 — The Girl Whose Hair Had Grown Back

36:07 — Brisbane Children's Hospital: The Moment That Put Everything in Perspective

38:17 — Tour Comedown, Reflections & What's Coming Next on Tea with Jules

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In this solo episode, Jules brings it back to basics.

Instead of chasing big routines or life reinventions, she shares five small, practical resets you can do at any point in your day to feel just a little bit better, because sometimes something small is all you need to shift everything.

This episode is a reminder that you don’t need to change your whole life to change your state of mind.

In This Episode, We Cover:

• Why overcorrecting when you feel off can actually make things worse
• The power of small, immediate actions vs. big life changes
• How your environment, body, and decisions impact your mood

Connect with Jules

• Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails, podcast episodes
• Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly
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Credits:
Sound Engineer & Music: @kailesh_reitmans
Videographer & Editor: @nathan_niguidula
Producer: @lisajohnston_ @julessebastian

Welcome to Tea with Jules hosted by Jules Sebastian. Here we spill the tea and learn life lessons from honest conversations with experts, celebrities and friends. 

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In Part 2 with Dr Haley Watson, we dive deeper into the emotional world of teenagers - covering loneliness, low motivation, depression, and body image.

We unpack why loneliness can feel so intense, how to support teens who seem flat or withdrawn, and why motivation often isn’t about “laziness” at all. Dr Haley shares practical tools to help both parents and teens navigate these challenges with more understanding and less pressure.

We also explore body image, perfectionism, and the powerful reminder that how
we feel about ourselves isn’t fixed by how we look.

This episode is honest, practical, and full of perspective for anyone supporting a teen or remembering what it felt like to be one.

What we cover:

• Loneliness and feeling excluded
• Low motivation vs depression
• “Do better to feel better”
• Small, practical ways to support teens
• Body image and redefining beauty

Key Takeaway - You are not the problem - the measurement is.

Connect with Dr Hayley and Open Parachute

• Open Parachute – in-school youth mental health program
• Follow Open Parachute on Instagram
• Follow Dr Hayley on Instagram

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Videographer & Editor: @nathan_niguidula
Producer: @lisajohnston_ @julessebastian

Welcome to Tea with Jules hosted by Jules Sebastian. Here we spill the tea and learn life lessons from honest conversations with experts, celebrities and friends. 

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In this episode of Tea with Jules, Jules sits down with clinical psychologist Dr Hayley Watson, founder of Open Parachute - an in-school mental health program helping young= people build the skills they need to navigate emotions, anxiety and pressure. Through the partnership with The Sebastian Foundation, Open Parachute has currently reached over 240,000 students across 340 schools.

To listen to a previous episode of Tea with Jules with Dr Hayley, click here.

Dr Hayley spends her days speaking directly with teenagers, educators and parents to understand what young people are really going through. In this conversation, she shares practical tools for families navigating stress, school avoidance, perfectionism and the everyday challenges of raising teens.

This episode is designed for both parents and teenagers - offering simple language, honest conversations and strategies that can actually be used in real life.

Together, Jules and Dr Hayley explore how anxiety really works in the brain, why avoidance can make problems feel bigger, and how small steps can help teens build confidence and resilience.

This is part 1 of a 2-part conversation; more to come next week.

Connect with Dr Hayley and Open Parachute

• Open Parachute – in-school youth mental health program
• Follow Open Parachute on Instagram
• Follow Dr Hayley on Instagram

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Credits:
Sound Engineer & Music: @kailesh_reitmans
Videographer & Editor: @nathan_niguidula
Producer: @lisajohnston_ @julessebastian

Welcome to Tea with Jules hosted by Jules Sebastian. Here we spill the tea and learn life lessons from honest conversations with experts, celebrities and friends. 

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