Inner Self-Confidence

Ever wondered why you keep repeating the same patterns—even when you know exactly what you should do? In this episode, I'm joined by hypnotherapist and RTT Practitioner  Madison  to explore the incredible power of the subconscious mind and why confidence isn't just built through positive thinking. We dive into why so many high-achieving women still struggle with self-doubt, people-pleasing...

Today marks a special milestone—this podcast turns  one year old . ❤️ In many ways, this podcast has become one of my babies. My book, my business, this community... they are all things I've intentionally created and deeply nurtured. So it felt fitting to finally record an episode I've wanted to make for a very long time. Why I'm childfree by choice. This isn't an episode about con...

Do you actually regret speaking up... or do you regret what happened after? For years, I believed speaking up made my life worse. I lost friendships, created conflict, and even spent months not speaking to my mother after a confrontation weeks before she was diagnosed with cancer. In this episode, I share the powerful realization that changed everything: Speaking up wasn't the problem. It was...

What if healing mattered more than punishment? In this powerful episode, I sit down with  Marlee Liss — author, speaker, survivor advocate, and founder of Survivors 4 Justice Reform  — to discuss trauma, healing, and her groundbreaking experience with restorative justice following sexual assault. Restorative justice is an alternative approach that brings together those harmed and those responsible...

Time does not always move in straight lines. Sometimes memories return in loops. Sometimes the body remembers what the mind is not yet ready to hold. In this personal essay, Katie Delimon explores trauma, nonlinear memory, nervous-system protection, family secrets, and the strange way certain truths keep returning over a lifetime until we are finally ready to face them. From a childhood moment in...

In this deeply powerful conversation, I sit down with women’s healing expert, and creator of Aaruka Therapy, Jessica Ella — a woman whose story will leave you speechless. After surviving horrific childhood abuse, being diagnosed with anxiety, depression, dissociative disorders, Stockholm Syndrome, and Lyme disease, Jessica could have stayed trapped in survival mode forever. Instead… she healed. No...

10 Days of Silence Changed Nothing — And Everything No phone. No talking. No eye contact. No distractions. Just you, your breath, and every part of yourself you've been avoiding. I just got back from my seventh Vipassana meditation retreat. My first in six years. And I want to tell you everything. Vipassana means insight meditation — it's the exact technique the Buddha practiced under the...

This bonus episode is a personal reading of my recent essay  How I Learned to Leave , written for  An Anthology of Departures, Goodbyes, and Becoming. Leaving is rarely about simply walking away. Sometimes it’s leaving relationships, places, old identities, family patterns, or versions of ourselves that no longer fit. In this deeply personal piece, I share my journey of leaving America for Austral...

In today’s episode, I’m diving into something I believe we are deeply deprived of as a society… REST . Not just sleep. Real rest. Because you can sleep 8 hours and still wake up exhausted. In this episode I break down: ✨ The 7 types of rest your nervous system actually needs ✨ Why so many high-performing people still feel depleted ✨ The difference between rest and escape ✨ Emotional suppressio...

“The greatest burden a child must bear… is the unlived life of the parents. ” — Carl Jung What if the pressure you feel as a parent isn’t actually about your child… but about you? In this powerful conversation, I sit down with empowerment coach and “More Than a Mum” mentor Jody Ruston to explore the concept of the  unlived life —and how the parts of ourselves we suppress don’t disappear… they get...

What if the anxiety you feel… the patterns you repeat… the silence you carry… didn’t start with you? In this episode, I’m unpacking  generational trauma —how experiences that were never spoken about can still live in your body, shape your nervous system, and influence your relationships today. Because here’s the truth: What we don’t speak… we store. We dive into: • The  4 ways trauma gets passed d...

What if confidence isn’t what you think it is? In this episode, I break down the truth about inner self-confidence—and why so many women are chasing something that will never actually give them what they’re looking for. You can be successful, admired, and “confident” on the outside…and still struggle to speak up, set boundaries, or trust yourself when it matters most. This episode dives into the g...

In this powerful episode, I sit down with  Human Behaviour Expert & Coach Anita Tomecki  to unpack one of the most misunderstood — and transformational — concepts in personal growth:  the shadow self . We go beyond the surface and break down what shadow work  actually  is (without the fluff), how it shows up in everyday life, and why the parts of you you’ve been trying to hide… might be the ve...

What if the most powerful tool for clarity, confidence, and calm… has been with you your entire life? In this episode, I sit down with Anthony Abbagnano—author of  Outer Chaos, Inner Calm  and founder of Alchemy of Breath—who has trained thousands of facilitators worldwide and spent over 40 years in the wellness space. We dive into something deeper than the “breathwork” you might be thinking of. T...

This might be a controversial episode, but everything I do is deeply rooted in compassion. This episode is no different. We need to talk about something nobody in the wellness space is saying out loud. We have more licensed psychologists than ever before in history. More therapy apps, more mental health awareness, more diagnoses, more labels, more validation than any generation before us. And yet...

She talks to dead people… but what does that actually mean? In this fascinating episode, I sit down with  Jessica Lynne , one of Australia’s most in-demand psychic mediums, known for her extraordinary ability to — in her own words —  “talk to dead people.” Jess shares how she went from working in the fast-paced corporate world as an Executive Assistant to answering her spiritual calling and becomi...

"Sorry I Haven't Texted You Back" isn't about being flaky—it's a nervous system snapshot. In this powerful conversation, Katie sits down with poet Alicia Cook, bestselling author of  Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately  and the viral poem  Sorry I Haven't Texted You Back , to unpack why so many women go silent when life gets overwhelming. This isn't about avoidance or...

What We Don't Speak, We Store In this powerful episode, Katie Delimon reveals the profound truth that silence doesn't protect us—it destroys us from the inside out. Born out of infidelity and kept a secret for 38 years, Katie shares her deeply personal journey of discovering her biological father's identity and the generational trauma of emotional suppression that nearly cost her every...

Trust the Flames – Chapters 1–3 (3 Year Anniversary Celebration) Three years ago,  Trust the Flames  was released into the world — a raw, honest memoir about unraveling, rebuilding, and remembering who I truly was. In this special anniversary episode, I revisit Chapters 1–3 — the beginning of the fire. This is where the story starts: The anxiety. The chaos. The patterns I couldn’t yet see. The wom...

Self-love gets all the hype. Bubble baths. Affirmations. “Accept yourself as you are.” But what if self-love is keeping you stuck? In this bold Valentine’s Day episode, Katie breaks down the uncomfortable truth: loving yourself isn’t enough. You can love yourself and still tolerate disrespect. You can love yourself and still abandon your goals. You can love yourself and still poison your body, ove...

What if intuition isn’t a feeling… but a form of deep inner knowing? In this episode, I’m joined by  Dr. Brandon Nappi , a teacher at  Yale Divinity School , for a grounded, refreshing conversation that bridges spirituality, mysticism, psychology, and self-trust—without bypassing reality or common sense. In this episode, we talk about: Dr. Nappi’s journey and what led him to teaching at Yale Divin...

The Father Wound isn’t just about your relationship with your dad — it’s about how you learned to navigate the world. In this deeply personal episode, I share a truth I only discovered later in life: the man who raised me is not my biological father. From that revelation, we explore what the Father Wound really is, how it forms, and how it quietly shapes your career, money patterns, relationships,...

So many high-achieving women are praised for being capable, reliable, and strong — yet quietly feel exhausted, disconnected, or on the edge of burnout. In this episode, I’m joined by  Sarah Robb, Mindset Coach & Speaker  , for a conversation about high-functioning as a survival strategy, not a personality trait. Together, we explore why so many women don’t realise they’re struggling until they...

There’s a kind of heartbreak we rarely talk about. No funeral. No closure. No clear ending. Just the quiet grief of losing someone who is still alive but unaligned. In this solo episode, I explore why friendship breakups can be just as painful—if not more—than romantic ones. Why they feel so confusing when “nothing bad happened.” And why grief isn’t only about death, but about the loss of what  wa...

What happens in the body when truth is buried? In this deeply personal episode of  Honest Healing , Katie Delimon shares her story of discovering, at age 39, that the man who raised her is not her biological father — and the lineage of unspoken trauma that surrounded it. This conversation explores a family system shaped by silence, including the murder of Katie’s aunt, the secret adoption of her b...