Alcohol seems to walk hand in hand for the modern experience as a woman - I’ve experienced this myself, with my friends, and with my mentees.  Alcohol in our society is seen as the cure-all: it helps relieve stress, is a way to celebrate, and helps us connect with others.  But what about the downsides?

Sarah Rusbatch is an accredited Grey Area Drinking Coach, Menopause Coach, Author, Motivational Speaker and host of a community of over 20,000 women. She has been featured in publications such as ABC News, MamaMia, Body & Soul, Women’s Health, The Sunday Times and is a regular media commentator on Channel 9. Sarah has supported thousands to change their relationship with alcohol, and recently published her first book, Beyond Booze: How To Create A Life You Love Alcohol-Free. 

In our conversation, she shares her story with alcohol and what she has learned about it in the process, including:

• What Grey Area Drinking is, and how someone knows if they fall into this category
• Why she believes Alcohol Use Disorder in women has increased over 80% in the last 30 years
• Why women are more vulnerable than men to the health risks of alcohol
• The greatest benefits and the biggest changes for her and the women she works with in choosing to go alcohol free
• Why alcohol is “the only drug we have to justify not taking"
• Her advice on navigating socialising and friendships without alcohol 
• Her biggest tips for anyone wanting to change their own relationship with alcohol

To find out more about Sarah’s work, visit her website at sarahrusbatch.com or find her on Instagram - @sarahrusbatch.  You can find her book, Beyond Booze, in all good bookstores and as an ebook. 

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Every time I do a shout-out for Dear Lorraine requests, I get this question several times: “How do I blend work and family thing?”

This week on the show, I answer it!

You might be expecting a step-by-step guide… which this episode isn’t.

I start by sharing some raw moments from my own recent experiences, then I identify the specific areas that I find most challenging when it comes to blending my business and family….

And THEN I get into the things that help me in this area. 

If you’d like to dive deeper into this space with me, you’ll love my third book Baby, You’re Remarkable. 

And staying on books, for the month of May I’m giving away FREE signed copies of my fourth book, Step Into You.  You just need to pay for postage!  Get your copy here and I’ll pop it in the mail for you: lorrainemurphy.com.au/siy-book.

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I’ve gotten to walk alongside several mentees as they started their first business, and I’ve never seen someone’s first year be so stupendously successful and textbook as the one Kat Wellum-Kent just had.

Kat had been in my world for several years when we embarked on mentoring as she was deciding whether or not to leave her corporate accountancy career to start her own business.  

Spoiler alert: she did, and it was awesome!  And she did this with pretty challenging personal circumstances. 

In our conversation, we unpack her Year 1 experience - what worked, what could have gone better… and whether the reality of having her own business marries up to the vision she had for it.

She also shares:

• The moment she knew she was going to go for it 
• What most excited her about the prospect of having her own biz
• …And what terrified her!
• The very first 3 steps she took in starting
• How she navigated a start-up and solo parenting for 6 months 
• Why sales isn’t sales to her
• Her support team and how she decided who to hire and when
• What she did to conquer self-doubt and all the other start-up mindset blocks
• One thing she’d say to someone working in corporate who's thinking about starting their own business

You can find out more about Kat’s business at fractionalfinance.co.uk or on Instagram - @fractionalfinance. 

Resources Kat mentions are:

• Michelle Kvello’s Corporate To Consultant program: michellekvello.com
• Jacqui Prydie kinesiology: jacquiprydiemethod.com/
• Rapid Transformation Therapy: rtt.com 

And if you’d like to join my Bali retreat, you can still squeeze in! lorrainemurphy.com.au/retreat-2024

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It surprises me how many questions I get about the tech I use - so in this week’s episode I’m sharing the full round-up: what devices change my world in my business, at home… and those that help in both spheres.

Listen in to hear about the gadgets that save me time, make me more efficient, and even boost my energy!

For ease I’ve shared links to each device at this link: lorrainemurphy.com.au/tech

As I mention in this episode…

There are just TWO spots left for my Bali retreat in May - find out more here: lorrainemurphy.com.au/retreat-2024

I’m coming to Brisbane!  My Bold Brilliance Strategy Retreat is happening on Friday 10th May: lorrainemurphy.com.au/bold-brilliance-brisbane

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I’ve got a whole raft of new listener challenges to respond to in Dear Lorraine episodes, hooray!  

Today I’m addressing this problem: “I really want to take the next step and grow my business, but I’m already overwhelmed.  How can I possibly take this next step?!”

I LOVE this question, as I’ve experienced this myself many times… and mentoring many a  mentee through it too.

Listen in to hear my response, including:

• The simple reason we get scared about growth
• The reframe on risk that has served me well over the years 
• Busting the myth that a bigger business = bigger stress

I hope this episode helps you next time you’re struck with growth overwhelm.

As I mention in this episode…

There are just TWO spots left for my Bali retreat in May - find out more here: lorrainemurphy.com.au/retreat-2024

I’m coming to Brisbane!  My Bold Brilliance Strategy Retreat is happening on Friday 10th May: lorrainemurphy.com.au/bold-brilliance-brisbane

I have a couple of spots for one-on-one mentoring opening from June.  Find out more here: lorrainemurphy.com.au/mentoring

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I just wrapped the launch for my Bold Darling Mastermind…. And the experience changed my life.  

For the first time, it was easeful!  And fun!

This was my fifth time launching Bold Darling, and probably my fifteenth launch overall.  So I’ve learned a lot by now.

In this week’s episode, I share a debrief of this most recent launch - what worked, what could have gone better… and the specific results we got.

Listen to find out about:

• The new approach that gamechanged our team dynamic during launch
• How we gave the Bold Darling branding a zhoosh 
• The epic bonus that hugely increased upfront payments
• The personal steps I took to keep my mindset and energy sky-high for the launch
• The exact tech I used during the launch
• The one area that fared dismally… and how we’re going to improve on it next time!

I so hope you enjoy this debrief - whether you’re actively launching in your business right now, it’s something you’re planning… or if you’re just curious to know how these things work.

As I mention in the episode:

My Bold Brilliance Strategy Retreat is happening in Brisbane on 10th May.  Book your spot here: lorrainemurphy.com.au/bold-brilliance-brisbane

There are just TWO SPOTS left for my Bali retreat in May.  Find out more here: lorrainemurphy.com.au/retreat-2024

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This episode is brought to you by my Bold Darling Mastermind, which is two years old now!  Doors only open twice a year and they’re open right now… until Wednesday 27th March.  Find out more and join here: bolddarling.com 

I’ve gotten to mentor thousands of entrepreneurs now, and what I wanted to do for this week’s episode is to distil what the most successful of those mentees are doing to achieve whatever their version of success is.  

Whether success for you is dramatically increased revenue, more time freedom in your business, or having more impact, I promise the secrets I share today will help you get there!

I discuss:

• The absolute prerequisite for success 
• The most important system to consider in any business (it might surprise you)
• A nugget from one of our Bold Darling experts that I wish every woman in business could know
• How I fell in love with sales
• The message I received recently from a mentee’s husband
• Why outsourcing is easier now than ever before

Some resources I mention in the episode are:

• My first book Remarkability
• My second book Get Remarkably Organised (it’s also an audio book that you can listen to for free if you’re a Spotify Premium subscriber!)
• Abbie White and her business Sales Redefined

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This episode is brought to you by my Bold Darling Mastermind, which is two years old now!  Doors only open twice a year and they’re open right now… until Wednesday 27th March.  Find out more and join at bolddarling.com.

Each month in my Bold Darling Mastermind, we host an expert in their space.   In this week’s episode, I’m sharing the most potent nuggets from five different experts in recent months. 

This is your opportunity to be a fly on the wall for these Bold Darling sessions, and glean some of their wisdom for your own life and business!

As is the Bold Darling philosophy, we focus on a holistic annual curriculum.  You’ll hear:

• Why founder of Millionaire Girl’s Club, Jill Stanton, believes “expanders” are the key to success (our SCALING UP month speaker) 
• The simple communication framework that Lucy Beytagh, founder of The LKB Agency and Calm Communication, recommends (our COMMUNICATION month speaker) 
• Dr. Gina Cleo on why instead of focusing on reducing self-sabotage, we should focus instead on self-efficacy  (our GOALSETTING & HABITS month speaker) 
• The key step in unlocking our own inner resilience, with Dr. Sascha Kowalenko (our MINDSET month expert)
• The three nutrients naturopath Emma Sutherland says every female entrepreneur should be taking - for hormonal balance and to reduce anxiety (our WELLBEING & STRESS MANAGEMENT month speaker) 

You can hear from experts like this every single month!  Sign up to be a Bold Darling member before Wednesday 27th March.

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Ooh this is a juicy episode this week!  

Laura Press is an online, results-orientated marriage and relationship counsellor, who has recently featured on Channel 7’s The Morning Show and is a regular guest on ABC Sunshine Coast radio. Her professional and tailored approach has successfully helped hundreds of clients resolve relationship issues.  She’s also a longtime Bold Darling member! 

A core tenet of Bold Darling is holistic success in life - there’s no point in having a successful business if your health, home or relationships with loved ones are in the toilet…

Laura and I discuss:

• What percentage of her clients on average have their own businesses - this surprised me
• The impact on women (and their businesses) when a relationship isn’t fulfilling 
• Her simple tip to help her husband feel seen - I don’t know why I didn’t think of this before!
• Her mini script to help reassure your partner when work gets busy 
• Depolarisation and how it affects relationships  
• The difficult discussions around money and risk that businesses can require for a couple 
• How sex impacts connection (and my experiment from the night before - ha!)
• Her non-negotiables for a happy relationship 
• What phubbing is and how to deal with it 
• The importance of curiosity in relationships

To find out more about Laura’s work, visit her website - laurapresscounselling.com.au - and find her on Instagram - @laurapresscounselling.  You can listen to her Relationships Turned On podcast wherever you get your podcasts.  She’s also just announced couples’ retreats - I’ve seen what she’s planning, and wow…

In this episode I also invite you to join my Bold Breakthrough training.  Having mentored thousands of female entrepreneurs now, I’ve got a very clear picture on what the most common - and frustrating - blocks are that hold them back.  

In this FREE Masterclass, I’ll be identifying those blocks, and how you can move past them to the business of your dreams.   Save your spot right here: lorrainemurphy.com.au/tbb.

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There are obviously lots of “hard” skills we talk about when it comes to growing a business: sales, marketing, operations, admin… It’s a pretty long list!  

But there are also several “soft” skills that are essential in entrepreneurship; many of which are often overlooked.

In this week’s episode, I identify the three skills that are absolutely critical to help you achieve your business goals - in a sustainable way for you as the founder.

I cover:

• The factors influencing the need for more of these soft skills in business
• The feminine quality that’s an absolute business superpower
• The practice I’m currently using to help me tap into my intuition (It’s so simple!  Yet powerful!)
• The negative impact of putting off key decisions
• Tools that can help you make faster and more effective decisions
• A “resilience tank”... and why you need to be prioritising yours 

In this episode I also invite you to join my Bold Breakthrough training.  Having mentored thousands of female entrepreneurs now, I’ve got a very clear picture on what the most common - and frustrating - blocks are that hold them back.  

In this FREE Masterclass, I’ll be identifying those blocks, and how you can move past them to the business of your dreams.   Save your spot right here: lorrainemurphy.com.au/tbb.

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