FIFO Support I Soft Reset

R&R is supposed to be the best part of FIFO life… so why can it sometimes leave you feeling flat, emotional or completely exhausted once it’s over? In this episode, I talk about the emotional hangover that can follow R&R—the constant transitions, shifting routines, emotional highs and lows, and why this experience is far more common than most people realise. If you’ve ever wondered why you feel “o...

Have you ever found yourself thinking… “I organised the holiday.” “I planned the date night.” “I was the first one to apologise… again.” Without even realising it, many of us keep a silent scorecard in our heads. We collect disappointments, store them away, and before we know it, we’ve built a prosecution case against the person we love. In this episode, I share a random epiphany that hit me and w...

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you stopped organising the dates… stopped initiating the deeper conversations… or stopped being the one who always keeps the relationship moving forward? In this first episode of Season 2, we dive into a conversation that many FIFO wives and long-term couples quietly wrestle with but rarely talk about. Is “chasing” really the right word… or are we actual...

Have you ever wondered why your FIFO partner reads your message but doesn’t reply? Why communication can suddenly stop during the day? Or what actually happens on site that keeps them so busy? In this episode of the Soft Reset Studio Podcast, I sit down with answers from my husband, a FIFO Site Manager, who shares what a typical day really looks like—from the responsibilities of keeping a crew saf...

A couple of days before fly out, something shifts. I get quieter. More emotional. More reflective. After 16 years of FIFO, I’ve learned that sometimes we start saying goodbye before our partner has even left. In this episode, I talk about the emotional lead-up to fly out, the pressure we put on ourselves to make every moment count, and why being present matters more than creating the perfect goodb...

Hey WAGS, If you’ve ever felt like every swing follows the same emotional pattern, you’re not imagining it. In this episode, Tamara and I unpack the three stages many FIFO partners experience after their loved one leaves for site. 💔 The Adjustment Stage – when everything feels off and you’re finding your feet again. ☀️ The Routine Stage – when you stop counting days and start focusing on your own...

Is wanting more connection controlling? Or are you simply trying to feel chosen in your relationship? In this episode we’re talking about the difference between healthy connection, unmet needs, anxiety, trust, reassurance, and when a request for closeness crosses the line into control.

Every FIFO swing requires adjustment. One minute you’re sharing life together in person, the next you’re trying to maintain connection through phone calls and messages. In this episode, I’m talking about the emotional side of FIFO life, the constant transition between togetherness and distance, trust, overthinking, social media triggers, and what I’ve learned about looking for reassurance in techn...

In this episode we’re talking about relationship loneliness, emotional unavailability, emotional burnout and what happens when you love someone deeply but still feel emotionally disconnected from them. We dive into why emotional distance hurts so much, how FIFO life and stress can affect connection, the male side of emotional shutdown, and how anxiety and overthinking can start growing when emotio...

In this episode we’re talking about the emotional load many women silently carry in relationships and FIFO life — feeling unseen, overstimulated, emotionally exhausted and struggling with anxiety or overthinking while still trying to hold everything together. A raw and honest conversation about nervous systems, communication, resentment, emotional safety and learning how to regulate yourself witho...

this episode, I talk about what happens after your partner actually leaves for FIFO work and how anxiety can start turning normal situations into perceived threats. From delayed replies and social media horror stories to overthinking, emotional spirals, and learning to separate fear from reality — this episode is an honest conversation about the mental side of FIFO life that many women quietly str...

In this episode, I talk about something I see happen all the time when a partner starts FIFO for the first time — the fear spiral starts before they’ve even left. Women join FIFO pages looking for support, but instead end up consuming endless stories about cheating, lying, failed marriages, hidden phones, escorts, and betrayal. Before their husband has even boarded the plane, anxiety has already c...