This Messy, Beautiful Life

By Erin O'DonoghueEducation Self-Improvement

This Messy, Beautiful Life episodes

October 26, 2022Life Isn't Complicated; We Are! with Ambila Nath
This week’s guest episode is another wonderful conversation about uncomplicating our life through healing and following our passion with Ambila Nath, a serial entrepreneur, certified coach, spiritual teacher, international speaker and an avid follower of her passions.
In this episode, we chat about:
Ambila’s philosophy that life isn't complicated, we are! And what happens when we work on ourself…the external world begins to look different.

Making the transition from the corporate world to following her passion and purpose, alongside managing pressure from a family who had different views on her role and purpose in life.

Creating a community of our own and finding somewhere we belong.

Creating harmony between strategy and spirituality in life and business.

Levelling up and developing a greater skillset to manage ourself, our healing and any resistance that comes up

How small daily habits can change your whole life; the importance of small, consistent changes to support our bigger goals.

How Ambila supports her clients, combining spirituality and strategy and the power of her 8-step Elevation process
With a corporate background in management consulting, Ambila is far from your stereotypical Spiritual Coach. She went from a 6-figure corporate job to having a spiritual business. She has worked with clients spanning 4 Continents and she knows that the greatest journey you can take is the one to build a relationship with yourself.
Ambila helps her clients to fall in love with their business again by aligning their energy, shifting their mindset and creating positive daily habits to grow their business using her 8-step Elevation process.
Connect with Ambila here
i: www.instagram.com/ambila_nath
l: www.linkedin.com/in/ambila-nath
f: www.facebook.com/ambilanathcom
y: www.youtube.com/channel/UCklDoQnpTWHjCxgE7K4OQ7g
Connect with Erin here
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/erin_hivecollective/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-o-donoghue/
Website www.hivecollective.com.au
Email [email protected]
45 min
October 19, 2022Living Life Your Way with Candice Smiley
You probably know by now how passionate I am about living an intentional life and doing things your own way, and I think it’s fair to say that my guest today is equally as passionate about it! Candice Smiley is a mama, speaker, writer, blogger, social marketer, host of Create the Ripple Podcast and essentialist who loves to engage in interesting conversations. And this chat we had was definitely one of those!
This episode is also going to appear on Candice’s podcast, Create the Ripple (go check it out!) and we dive into some deep conversations about what it means to live life our own way including:
Trusting the niggle (which Candice says is always an inconvenient truth!)

The journey of healing from trauma, including holding ourselves during healing and emerging on the other side.

Radical forgiveness, acceptance, grace, self-compassion and self-love

Embracing the dark days.

How we’re (literally) putting ourselves in boxes.

How Candice embraces essentialism (having what you want, but having less of it, so you can have better) including living in a tiny home and the importance of who and what you surround yourself with.

The anxiety of things (possessions).

Doing things that don’t make sense to other people, but knowing it’s right for you, by tuning into what we want and what makes us happy. Setting boundaries with people when they express their “concern” because your choices make them uncomfortable.

The lie we’ve been told about how we’re "supposed to be" living our life

Embracing the duality and contradictions of life (eg. The masculine and feminine, the yin and yang that we all have within us).

Why we both think it’s important to share our stories, especially the messy, beautiful bits.

Not being modelled healthy intimate relationships when we’re growing up, including the different types of love, how to love, what “good” love looks like and the work it can take to make a relationship work.
Candice Smiley has learned the power of saying no, listening to your own heart and speaks openly about subtle abuse as it occurs in relationships - personally and professionally. She’s become a voice for listening to your own truth and speaking it clearly, powerfully - at home, at work and in your life. Candice’s favourite conversations are the ones that take courage to engage in.
Candice spends her time living in a tiny home (250 sq ft) with her family, traveling, speaking and sharing candidly with others how to live life after betrayal, to trust themselves, to speak up for themselves and set powerful boundaries.
Connect with Candice here
Website: https://www.candicesmiley.com/
Podcast: https://www.candicesmiley.com/podcast-archive
Blog: https://www.candicesmiley.com/blog
Contact: [email protected]
Social Links: https://www.tiktok.com/@candicesmiley.com?
LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/candicesmiley
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/candicecreation/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CandiceSmiley/videos
Connect with Erin here
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/erin_hivecollective/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-o-donoghue/
Website www.hivecollective.com.au
Email [email protected]
55 min
October 11, 2022 Happy Birthday to ME! Healing Lessons From The Past Year
Oh how I love a birthday! It's a day of the year that legitimately gets to be all about you and your joy (if you allow it ;) ). I believe we should all be celebrated on the regular, but what better day than the day you entered the world (in this life!)?!
As I head into the week of my 42nd Birthday (shhh!!) I take the time to stop and reflect on what's happened in the past year and how I've healed, grown and explored joy throughout. From the last two birthday's spent in lockdown, it almost feels like a dream to be celebrating our birthday's (all 3 of us are Librans with birthdays within 10 days of each other) here in tropical paradise, on the beach with our new Bali friends.
Is this a little self indulgent? Hmmmm, I get why it might seem like that...I do enjoy a moment to stop and reflect, but as always I share these things in the hope it inspires, empowers and/or gives others permission to acknowledge we're all a work in progress and we get to make mistakes and learn as we figure out this thing called life!
Come join me as I share how far I've come physically, emotionally and spiritually...from lockdown in Melbourne to packing up our home and travelling in Asia, following my intuition, the importance of our environment, facing our shadow no matter where we're located and taking a moment of pride for what we've done alongside immense gratitude for where we are and all the things that have happened along the way.
I hope you enjoy this personal episode. If you have a moment, a beautiful birthday gift would be to give the podcast a review ***** and share with your networks so we can spread the word far and wide xx
18 min
October 05, 2022Unlocking the Power of Highly Sensitive Extroverts (HSP-Es) with Jenn Turnham
This week we’re talking all about Highly Sensitive People (HSP), and more specifically HSP-Extroverts (HSP-Es) with Jenn Turnham who specialises in helping HSP-Extrovert Women, encouraging them to see that they matter, have a powerful voice that needs to be heard, and possess unique gifts that are in short supply in today’s world.
HSPs make up 15-20% of the population, with on 4-6% being HSPEs, so whether you’re just hearing this terminology for the first time and are curious about whether this might apply to you (or someone you love), or if you’d like to learn more about it, come join Jenn and I as we chat about;
When Jenn first discovered the concept of Highly Sensitive People (HSP), realising that she was one before going on to support other HSPs.

Supporting her family through multiple cancer diagnoses, the loss of her mum and what it led her to realise about how she wanted to live her life.

Giving up a “regular job” to pursue her dream as a singer, becoming part of a rock band in her home town of Perth Western Australia, before becoming chronically ill and transitioning across to coaching and supporting HSP-E women.

The current adventure Jenn and her fiancé are on, travelling Australia in their caravan, following their bliss and chasing the warmer weather.

The “DOES” definition of what defines a HSP; Depth of processing, Over stimulation, Emotional reactivity, Sensitive to subtlety.

The contradiction of HSPs with two distinct parts of their personality that are often in direct conflict, and we often grow up thinking something is wrong with us because we sense from a young age that we are ‘different’.

The impact of childhood trauma on HSPs; both the additional challenges they face and the advantage they have in healing from trauma

My own reflections upon discovering I’m a HSPE, how it shows up for me and how I feel about it!

The power of Brain Working Recursive Therapy (BWRT), particularly with HSPs
Jenn Turnham specialises in helping HSP-Extrovert Women - who often have childhood trauma to overcome as well as the other challenges of being a minority within a minority (most HSPs are introverts). With a strong background in applied psychology (B.Psych, MIBWRT (Adv.), Jenn has been using her knowledge, training and experience in helping people use the power of their minds to overcome challenges since 2008. Jenn is also a Registered Advanced BWRT Practitioner which is getting amazing results with trauma, anxiety and a whole host of other challenges.
Jenn is on a mission to educate the world about the unique, brilliant, often misunderstood, very tiny sub-section of the population. She is also determined to unite all HSP-E Women out there and encourage them to see that they matter, they have a powerful voice that needs to be heard, and possess unique gifts that are in short supply in today’s world. Jenn shares her passionate, quirky, eclectic personality through her blog, and in her Facebook Group for HSP-E women, Highly Sensitive Extroverts: Bright Sparks.
Connect with Jenn here
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/highlysensitiveextrovertswithjennt
Website: https://jennturnham.com/
Connect with Erin here
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/erin_hivecollective/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-o-donoghue/
Website www.hivecollective.com.au
Email [email protected]
49 min
September 06, 2022 Our Messy, Beautiful Philippines Experience with Rob Ruben
This week’s episode is another guest episode with my partner, Rob talking all about our experience visiting family in his birth place of the Philippines.
I feel like I need to include a bit of a disclaimer here. Our chat is a reflection of our lived experience and observations of being in the Philippines for the past month+, and of Rob’s experience growing up here before migrating to Australia (on his own) in 2015. We’re not experts in all of the topics we’re discussing, nor do we intend to speak on behalf of, or about an entire country based on our experience. I am particularly aware that I’m a guest here and this is not my culture, and I’m also coming from a place of privilege. I’m also aware that some of my views are influenced/ supported by Rob’s lived experience as Filipino born and raised.
But actually, in many ways, I think our chat beautifully reflects some of the messy, beautiful mixed feelings and emotions that migrants have relating to their home country, particularly when they’ve left seeking a different life.
We kick off with a (messy!) history of the Philippines (please note we’re definitely no historians!) to provide some context for our chat and some background as to how we’ve experienced the Philippines, including what we see as the effects of the extensive colonisation that’s occurred here over the years and the adopted (from the Spaniards) religion of Catholicism.
We speak about how we’ve felt during our time here, including our own personal perspectives on what we’ve learnt individually and together, how Rob has felt returning “home”, including some of his reasons for moving to Australia in the first place.
We specifically talk about some of the challenges we’ve experienced in the culture and how we want to balance these things with all of the positive parts of Filipino culture, raising our daughter to be a proud Australian x Filipina.
We also answer some questions people asked us via Instagram including where we’re off to next, how long we’re planning to continue travelling for and if our future plans include the US.
We hope you enjoy this very real, raw and in the moment chat!
* One thing we haven't spoken about in this episode is the current political climate here in the Philippines. As you may know, in May 2022 Bong Bong Marcos, son of the previous President Ferdinand Marcos was elected President of the Philippines. This election result was in many ways quite shocking and at the very least divisive given the history of the family and their impact on the people and the country. If you'd like to find out more about the history of the Marcos family and their rule here from the 1960's - 1980's, I'd highly recommend checking out "The Kingmaker" documentary. This is very recent history, and one which the filipino people rose up to protect themselves and their country less than 40 years ago. Only time will tell what this next iteration of Marcos leadership looks like for the filipino people.
Topics include: culture, history, trauma, family, poverty, feeling safe to speak up, judgement, boundaries, growth, food, Asian culture, Catholicism, migration, energy, environment.
Connect with Rob here:
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rob.ruben/
Email [email protected]
Connect with Erin here:
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/erin_hivecollective/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-o-donoghue/
Website www.hivecollective.com.au
Email [email protected]
48 min
August 31, 2022The Burnout Witch's Guide to Recovery with Eliza Collins
This week we’re talking all things burnout and recovery with Burnout Witch, Eliza Collins; coach, holistic medicine practitioner and owner of the East West Company.
Burnout is becoming increasingly common in our busy lives and this episode is perfect for anyone who suspects they may be burnt out or for those wanting to avoid it. I really loved this chat with Eliza and in the usual flowy conversational style of the podcast we don’t just cover burnout, but a range of some of my favourite topics!
Come join Eliza and I as we chat about;
Eliza’s own experience of burnout, how she recovered and now helps others to do the same

The value of holistic medicine and proactive healthcare as opposed to our traditional industrialised/western medicine approach

How burnout can show up for us, including the signs to look out for both physically and mentally. This may include difficulty with boundaries, brain fog, short fuse, insomnia, gastrointestinal issues, depressive feelings.

The powerful combination of personal values and setting boundaries in support of burnout recovery

Taking a different approach to burnout prevention and recovery

Acknowledging that while we’re not responsible for our burnout, we are responsible for our recovery

How hypnotherapy and meditation can support growth and healing

Eliza’s love of tarot and how she uses it to support her in life and business
Eliza Collins is the owner and director of The East West Company, an integrative wellness practice specializing in burnout recovery coaching, functional medicine, acupuncture, and more. She uses her combined backgrounds in both Eastern and biomedicines, as well as her training in hypnosis, to approach healing from a perspective that seeks to fully integrate the mind, body, and spirit.
After experiencing and recovering from burnout, Eliza made it her mission to help others identify their values, explore their boundaries, and bring a sense of balance to both their body and brain. When she’s not working with clients, Eliza’s voraciously consuming all forms of music, reading, sharpening her tarot card skills, and crafting custom cocktails from random ingredients in her pantry
Connect with Eliza here
Instagram: @theeastwestco and @theburnoutwitch
TikTok: @theeastwestco and @theburnoutwitch
Connect with Erin here
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/erin_hivecollective/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-o-donoghue/
Website www.hivecollective.com.au
Email [email protected]
45 min
August 24, 2022The Chiron Effect; Astrology, Empathy and Self-Forgiveness with Lisa Tahir
This week we’re talking all things therapy, astrology, empathy and self-forgiveness and the power of understanding where Chiron sits in our astrological chart, with therapist and author Lisa Tahir.
With something for everyone, this wonderful chat is all about the blending of therapy and astrology for healing and growth.
Come join Lisa and I as we chat about;
Lisa’s Psychoastrology framework and her book The Chiron Effect: Healing Our Core Wounds through Astrology, Empathy, and Self-Forgiveness which helps people identify their patterns and decode them.

How our childhood shapes our lives and forms our beliefs, often without us even noticing it; until we become conscious of it and able to make change.

How our behavioural patterns provide clues as to where attention and healing is needed.

Taking responsibility for our own healing and the importance of learning to self soothe in our healing journey

Trying things out and experimenting with what works for us as the unique humans we are!

Healing from trauma; both as perpetrator and/or victim

The critical role of self-compassion, empathy and forgiveness in our healing journey, particularly in our self-talk.

Understanding where Chiron is in your chart and how to access more information, as well as practical tips for growth and healing.

Lisa’s philosophy of “changing consciousness one conversation at a time” and her tips for those beginning their healing journey.
Lisa is a licensed therapist utilising psychology, spirituality, and taking personal responsibility for one’s healing. Lisa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) for over 20 years certified in EMDR level I, Reiki level II, and as a Thought Coach through the Institute for Transformational Thinking. She resides in Los Angeles, CA and New Orleans, LA.
Lisa is the founder of Psychoastrology® and the author of The Chiron Effect: Healing Our Core Wounds through Astrology, Empathy, and Self-Forgiveness, which has been endorsed by His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama who says, “As a student of Buddhist Science, I have great confidence in the role empathy and forgiveness play in human development. The Chiron Effect, will be of interest to many and will greatly benefit readers."
You can find out more about Chiron and where it appears in your chart via Lisa’s website here https://www.nolatherapy.com/chiron/
Connect with Lisa here
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nolatherapy/
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/nolatherapy
Twitter https://www.instagram.com/nolatherapy/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisatahir/
Connect with Erin here
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/erin_hivecollective/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-o-donoghue/
Website www.hivecollective.com.au
Email [email protected]
41 min
August 17, 2022Designing a Life You Love with Feng Shui with Krystal Holm
Welcome to the next guest episode, talking all things Feng Shui, clutter & designing a life you love with Design and Clutter Expert, Krystal Holm.
Perfect for anyone who wants to learn more about the power of FengShui, the psychology behind clutter and the importance of the flow of energy in our personal space, come join Krystal and I as we chat about;
How the trauma of Krystal’s childhood has shaped her life and life’s work and her healing journey over time
How she “stumbled” upon Feng Shui in her studies, including the multiple amounts of contradictory information that exists about Feng Shui and the history behind Feng Shui

Being thrown into the deep end in her first designer job, where she fell in love with the process of not only making things aesthetically pleasing but getting the client in energetic alignment with their space…hello Feng Shui!

Using Feng Shui for calling love into our life

The psychology of clutter, and how our home reflects our inner world (not the other way around)

How a workplace injury caused her to question everything and resurfaced old childhood traumas, resulting in clutter in her own home and leading her to where her business is today

How finding your purpose and passion can take time, and that it’s absolutely ok to experiment and try things on, knowing that you may end up somewhere else

How it’s ok to live in the question mark, being comfortable with the unknown and allowing things to flow and for us to go with it as life changes and evolves

Krystal’s Designed Life Method and how she applies with her clients to support them to design a life they love
Krystal is a Feng Shui Designer & Clutter Expert who helps work from home entrepreneurs declutter and design a workspace that empowers them to create the life & business that they want.
Using her proprietary framework The Designed Life Method℠ Mind, Body, Soul, Home, she helps her clients design spaces & lives they love. Krystal shows women how to use their workspace as a 3D vision board to help them design who they are becoming & the life they want with it, right into their space.
Connect with Krystal here
Get your free gift declutteryourmindset.com
Website krystalholm.com
YouTube bit.ly/WatchKrystalTV
Facebook facebook.com/FengShuiKrystal/
Instagram instagram.com/krystal.holm/
Connect with Erin here
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/erin_hivecollective/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-o-donoghue/
Website www.hivecollective.com.au
Email [email protected]
49 min
August 10, 2022Living an Intentional AF Life!
Y’all seem to love the solo episodes, and here’s another one coming at you from the Philippines where I’m living my most intentional and authentic life!
The feedback I get most often is that people love how I do things my way. That I follow my heart and my intuition and do what’s right for me. Even when it’s scary. Or might not make sense to other people. And I want that for you too!
So, in this episode I’m sharing all things living an intentional AF life, including the framework I’ve used personally and with my clients to help us live a life where we follow our heart and our intuition. To know that we don’t have to live an ordinary life or live by someone else’s version of success. Because we get to pave our own path and make our own rules!
Come join me as I share;
My four step framework for living an intentional life;
Connection to yourself and knowing who you really are

Understanding the role of mindset and limiting beliefs

Leveraging your energy and showing up your way

Redefining what success really looks like to you
Some of the outcomes of doing this work and living an intentional AF life including;
Doing more things that light your soul on fire

Feeling the fear and doing it anyway!

Making aligned decisions based on this work

Speaking your truth

How some relationships end, other relationships get stronger and new relationships open up for you
My new 4 week program Reset, is focused on reconnecting to yourself, uncovering what's holding you back from living your best life and hitting the reset button so you can move forward with clarity and live an intentional AF life!
The program is a combination of self-discovery, mindset, guided visualisation, group sharing and deep reflection work, and has been designed to provide a deep dive, transformative experience in a relatively short amount of time.
If you would like to find out more about Reset, check out the information and sign up via my website https://www.hivecollective.com.au/group-programs
If you would like to learn more about your own personal values, you can purchase my Values Workbook in my store https://www.hivecollective.com.au/store
Connect with Erin:
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/erin_hivecollective/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-o-donoghue/
Website www.hivecollective.com.au
Email [email protected]
39 min
August 02, 2022An Open and Expansive Conversation with Dr Candice Staniek
Welcome to another delightful guest episode talking all things finding our own path, personal development and complementary medicine with Dr Candice Staniek.
In this beautifully expansive and exploratory conversation, Candice speaks openly and vulnerably about her own path of healing and growth as we explore a broad range of topics including;
How she found her way “back” to Naturopathic medicine after starting her career in a corporate environment around the time of her saturn return.

The importance of following the clues and queues throughout life to follow our own path especially when we want something different than the “usual”.

Relationship challenges and what happens when our life and vibration/frequency changes and people in our life are no longer aligned or don’t believe in what we believe in (anymore). How important it is to acknowledge these friendships for what they were and to grieve when these relationships end.

How Candice overcame a number of challenges throughout medical school including discovering a learning disability, developing viral fatigue, conquering self-doubt and low confidence all while surviving a narcissistic relationship and successfully completing her qualification.

How emotions and memories get stored in the body when we don’t process them in a healthy way.

The art and science of medicine and opportunities for a more integrated and holistic health system that brings together “traditional” medicine with more “alternative/complementary” medicines and treats people as the individual and complex humans that we are.

Living life outside the box, experimentation, judgement and honouring our own individual and unique views and experiences.

A concept that Candice is currently exploring, about how cowardice is comforting and why people choose not to do things or make change.
Dr. Candice Staniek is a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, Spiritual Yogi, Speaker, Author, Social Marketer, and a huge advocate for people having the ability to reach their spiritual potential. She understands the trials and tribulations related to the struggle of choosing and gaining freedom from the ego (mind, body, pain body, and collective unconscious).
Candice loves having deep conversations and contemplating the bigger questions such as life and death and overcoming illusions. She also loves helping those who are lost and those who are seeking to find their way. She is a co-author of Business, Life and Universe Vol. 2 and has launched a successful 6 week online “Energized You” program, that helps people gain energy and detox. Dr. Candice is also the creator of the Whole Body Visionaries Facebook Group, creating a community for people that value Holistic Care. She knows that health is wealth, and when health suffers so do many other areas of life.
Connect with Candice here:
FB: www.facebook.com/drcandicestaniek
LI: www.linkedin.com/in/dr-candice-staniek
IG: www.instagram.com/drcandicestaniek
W: "Energize You" Program: www.thrivingandvibrant.com
W: fatiguerelief.carrd.co
Connect with Erin here:
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/erin_hivecollective/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-o-donoghue/
Website www.hivecollective.com.au
Email [email protected]
45 min

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