TEA WITH JULES

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

Connect with Jules

• Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails, podcast episodes
• Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly
• Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube
• Follow Jules on Instagram
• Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram
• Follow Jules on TikTok
• Subscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunes

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. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s episode is a real-time life update.

School term is back, routines are out the window, the gym schedule has collapsed, the Coke Zero is flowing and the lawyer in Jules head has taken up permanent residence.

If you’ve ever gone from “I am thriving” to “I am unravelling” in the space of two weeks - this one’s for you. 

Lisa and I talk honestly about what happens when your carefully built habits get disrupted, how hormonal weeks can make everything feel heavier than it actually is, and why sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is surrender instead of spiral.

There’s crying.
There’s chips.
There’s Beyoncé.
There’s a saxophone wedding story that will wreck you in the best way.

If you’ve been feeling off-kilter, emotional, stretched or like you’ve let yourself down you haven’t. You’re human. And you’re not alone.

Hit follow if you’re loving Tea with Jules - your support means the world.

Let’s keep trying to life together.

Connect with Jules

• Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails, podcast episodes
• Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly
• Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube
• Follow Jules on Instagram
• Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram
• Follow Jules on TikTok
• Subscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunes

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. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this powerful and deeply practical episode of Tea with Jules, I’m joined by one of Australia’s most trusted parenting voices, Maggie Dent - educator, bestselling author, and fierce advocate for raising emotionally healthy kids.

We talk about the realities of parenting tweens and teens today - the phones, the parties, the pornography, the pressure - and how to stay grounded when everything feels overwhelming.

This conversation is honest. It’s confronting at times. It’s also incredibly reassuring.
If you’re in the trenches of parenting adolescents (or heading there soon), this one is for you.

In This Episode, We Cover:

• Phones & Social Media
• Pornography & Sexual Development
• Alcohol & Parties
• Grief, Loss & Emotional Depth
• Consequences vs Punishment
• Body Image & Self-Worth

If it resonated, share it with a friend who’s navigating the teenage years too. 

And as always, teammates - we’ve got this.

Content Note: This episode discusses sensitive topics including pornography, alcohol, grief and teen mental health. The information shared is general in nature and not a substitute for medical, psychological or legal advice. Please seek support from a qualified professional if needed.

Connect with Maggie

• Maggie’s Website
• Follow Maggie on Instagram
• Watch Maggie on YouTube

Connect with Jules

• Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails, podcast episodes
• Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly
• Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube
• Follow Jules on Instagram
• Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram
• Follow Jules on TikTok
• Subscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunes

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. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever waited to feel ready and realised that feeling never actually comes?
In this solo episode, Jules explores why readiness isn’t a feeling it’s a decision. If you’re waiting for more confidence, more clarity, or more permission, this conversation is your gentle nudge forward.

In this episode

• Why “I’m not ready” is often just fear in a respectable outfit
• How to start as the version of you that exists today
• The difference between failing and quitting too early
• Why discomfort isn’t danger it’s expansion
• How to trust yourself without needing to trust the outcome

You don’t need to be more anything. You just need to be willing to try, to learn, to look silly, and to take one step.

Maybe this episode is your sign.

Connect with Jules

• Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails, podcast episodes
• Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly
• Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube
• Follow Jules on Instagram
• Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram
• Follow Jules on TikTok
• Subscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunes

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. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Tea with Jules, Jules is joined by Lisa Johnston for a very honest, very relatable conversation about the emotional whiplash of school returning. Routines, exhaustion, expectations, and the quiet pressure parents put on themselves (and their kids) without even realising it.

There’s laughter, vulnerability, a few parenting confessions that may sting a little, and plenty of moments where you’ll think, oh wow.. that’s me. 

This episode is for anyone who’s navigating school drop-offs, parenting guilt, changing seasons of family life, or trying to learn how to guide their kids without controlling them. Because sometimes the hardest part of parenting is learning when to hold on and when to let go.

Enjoy x

Connect with Jules

• Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails, podcast episodes
• Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly
• Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube
• Follow Jules on Instagram
• Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram
• Follow Jules on TikTok
• Subscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunes

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. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Tea with Jules, Jules sits down with one of Australia’s leading
neuroscientists, Dr Lila Landowski, for a fascinating, eye-opening conversation about what’s really going on inside our brains - and how modern life, social media, habits, multitasking, and AI are quietly reshaping the way we think, feel, focus, and connect.

If you’ve ever wondered why your attention feels scattered, why habits are so hard to stick to, or why scrolling leaves you exhausted but oddly unsatisfied - this episode will make you feel deeply seen (and a lot more informed).

Together, Jules and Lila break down complex brain science into practical, relatable moments.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Why your brain craves shortcuts and how habits are actually formed at  neurological level
• The real reason motivation drops off when there’s no immediate reward
• How dopamine works as both a reward and a habit-builder
• Why multitasking feels productive but is actually draining your brain’s energy
• How social media is designed to fragment attention and keep you scrolling
• Why face-to-face connection gives us brain chemicals that texting never can
• What boredom actually does for creativity (and why kids need it)
• How exercise, silence, and green space physically improve brain health
• Why AI worries neuroscientists and how to use it without outsourcing your thinking
• What happens to the brain as we age (and how to protect it)
• The powerful science of belief effects and how mindset literally changes physiology

Disclaimer:
This podcast episode is intended for general information and personal reflection only. The content shared is not a substitute for professional medical, psychological, or mental health advice. If you are experiencing ongoing distress or mental health concerns, please seek support from a qualified healthcare professional.

Connect with Dr Lila Landowski

• Dr Lila's Instagram

Connect with Jules

• Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails, podcast episodes
• Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly
• Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube
• Follow Jules on Instagram
• Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram
• Follow Jules on TikTok
• Subscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunes

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. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this solo episode, Jules explores the 7 Signs you’re ready for a new chapter of life. It’s not the drastic or dramatic changes but a subtle shift inward that is pulling us towards change. From craving solitude and decluttering everything, to feeling exhausted in a way rest can’t fix, Jules unpacks 7 powerful signs that something new is emerging. Grounded in psychology, neuroscience, and lived experience, this episode is a reassuring reminder that you’re not lost - you’re evolving.

In This Episode, We Explore:

• Why the “in-between” phase of life often feels confusing but is deeply meaningful
• How exhaustion can be feedback, not failure
• Why craving solitude isn’t antisocial - it’s neurological
• The psychology behind decluttering during times of transition
• Why old goals can lose their spark (and why that’s okay)
• Learning to say no without over-explaining
• Trusting yourself without needing clarity first

Disclaimer:
This podcast episode is intended for general information and personal reflection only. The content shared is not a substitute for professional medical, psychological, or mental health advice. If you are experiencing ongoing distress or mental health concerns, please seek support from a qualified healthcare professional.

Connect with Jules

• Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails, podcast episodes
• Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly
• Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube
• Follow Jules on Instagram
• Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram
• Follow Jules on TikTok
• Subscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunes

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. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back, Tea-mates and welcome to the very first episode of Tea with Jules for 2026! This one is less “new year, new me” and more “this new year isn’t starting till February.”

Jules is joined on the couch by the always-brilliant Lisa Johnston for a free-flowing, hilariously honest catch-up covering everything from mum-life realities and habit building, to manifesting, journaling, Taylor Swift, playdate pressure, and why January absolutely does not count as a fresh start for parents.

This episode is pure banter, comic relief, and gentle reflection - the kind you listen to while driving, folding laundry, getting your steps or hiding in the pantry with a protein bar.

☕In This Episode, We Chat About:

• Why January isn’t the real New Year for mums (February starters only, thanks)
• School holidays, survival mode, and the chaos of the last two weeks
• Taylor Swift, the Eras Tour documentary, and behind-the-scenes tour life
• Guy Sebastian’s upcoming tour - huddles, fairy lights, and hosting anxiety
• Manifesting vs “setting intentions” (and why the word makes some of us twitch)
• Journals, habit trackers, affirmation cards and the fear of being judged for all of them
• Remembering who you were before life got loud
• Protein peer pressure, fitness habits, and why it actually works (even when you’re sick of eggs)
• Play dates, snack pressure, being the “fun mum,” and ordering Uber Eats instead
• Christmas trees, Easter in January, and Bunnings trips
• That feeling of coming out of the mud and sensing something good is coming

Connect with Jules

• Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails, podcast episodes
• Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly
• Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube
• Follow Jules on Instagram
• Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram
• Follow Jules on TikTok
• Subscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunes

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. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this deeply moving and powerfully honest episode of Tea with Jules, Jules sits down with writer, speaker, content creator, podcast host, and fierce LGBTQIA+ advocate Sean Szeps. 

What begins as a conversation about parenting quickly expands into something much bigger: identity, belonging, empathy, religion, raising kind humans, finding love, rewriting the script of your life, and the courage it takes to live as your truest self.

Sean shares his extraordinary journey - from growing up in a deeply religious community in the U.S., to navigating his sexuality alone as a child, to eventually coming out and finding acceptance, love, marriage, and fatherhood. He opens up about internalised shame, choosing between two impossible futures, the moment the world shifted and parenthood became a real possibility, and the emotional rollercoaster of raising twins through surrogacy.

Jules and Sean dive into otherness - the feeling of being different and how every one of us, regardless of sexuality, gender, or background, has experienced moments of being the “only one in the room.” Together they explore how parents can prepare children to meet difference with empathy, curiosity, and compassion.

This episode is emotional, uplifting, raw, hilarious, and full of wisdom, the kind that deepens your understanding of yourself and the world around you. 

Tea-mates buckle up. We go there.

Connect with Sean

• Instagram
• Not Like Other Dad’s - Book

Connect with Jules

• Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails podcast episodes
• Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly
• Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube
• Follow Jules on Instagram
• Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram
• Follow Jules on TikTok
• Subscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunes

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. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this solo episode of Tea with Jules, Jules gets real about the chaos of modern life, 35-page to-do lists, and why multitasking is quietly frying our brains. She shares the small, science-backed habits that have completely reshaped her days – from becoming a 5:30 am morning person (yes, really) to breaking the chips-and-Netflix cycle at night.

This is a gentle, practical pep talk for anyone who feels busy, scattered, time-poor, and wants to feel calmer, clearer, and more on top of life without doing a full personality transplant overnight.

In This Episode, We Chat About

• Why up to 40% of your day runs on autopilot – and how to make that work for you, not against you
• The difference between “good” and “bad” habits (and why your brain doesn’t know the difference)
• How Jules accidentally trained herself to wake up naturally at 5:35 am
• The chips-and-Netflix habit she had to lovingly retire
• Why our to-do lists are actually wish lists and why we only ever tick off a few things
• What “attention residue” is and how multitasking makes us feel more stressed and less productive 
• How to start designing your environment so it quietly supports the life you actually want
• The simple mindset shift that can turn mornings from frantic to doable

How to Put This Episode Into Action

• Choose one habit from the seven to start with this week
• Tell Jules which one you’re trying and how it’s going – tag her or send a message
• Try the “one thing rule” for just one focused block in your day and notice how it feels

Connect with Jules

• Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails podcast episodes
• Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly
• Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube
• Follow Jules on Instagram
• Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram
• Follow Jules on TikTok
• Subscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunes

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. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.