um...life

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie! This week, I am hitting you with some pearls of wisdom, some Motherly advice for you. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. Please note from this week, the um.life blog is no longer operational - I am focussing on producing amazing podcast episodes rather than spread myself too thin...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie! This week, we are healing the relationship we have with ourselves. After all, it is the most important relationships we will ever have! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. Please note from this week, the um.life blog is no longer operational - I am focussing on producing amazing p...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie! This week, we are exploring how we can parent without the playbook and trust our intuition. Look, we don't and won't always get it 'right' as a parent but it can at least be on our own terms. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. Please note from this week, the um.life blog is no lo...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie! This week, we are unpacking why play is not just for kids! We explore why it is amazing for adults but also how we can integrate more play into our lives. Here is the link to the National Institute for Play - https://nifplay.org/ - where you can find some great information about the benefits of play as well as practical ideas. Remember...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie! This week, I give a rundown of my recent trip to China, travelling with TripADeal. I unpack the highlights of the tour as well as breakdown the realities of group travel. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if y...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie! This week we are NOT trying to keep up with the Joneses - we are shedding the idea that our babies need petting zoos and circus acts for their birthdays, or that we need to be hosting events like we are Hollywood royalty. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie! This week we are becoming comfortable with not knowing. This could be not knowing a specific stat, or how to did a specific thing, but we are going to cut ourselves some slack and acknowledge that we do not need to know all things at all times - we just have to know how to figure it out. Remember you can find me on social media at @um__...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie! This week we are unpacking the grief that comes with growth. All of this is temporary - sometimes we need to leave the people, please, things, we once loved, behind. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you ar...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie! This week we are letting our kids struggle (without saving them). This episode is also going to show us how important it is to let our partners, friends, family, and colleagues do the same. This is another bit of a sweary episode, so select your listening environment accordingly. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie! This week we are learning how to tell our inner critic how to STFU - and when we maybe should listen to it. This is a sweary ep straight off the bat - so maybe listen with your headphones on, rather than in the car with the kids. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying rea...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie! This week we dive into all things IWD (International Women's Day) 2026. The official United Nations website for IWD is: https://www.iwd.net.au/ Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave. Kriss...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie! This week we unpack why female mentorship is so important. I share some of my stories in how a female mentor has elevated me and allowed me to achieve some of my wildest dreams. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at th...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie! This week we explore the myth of balance, how we have become trapped in thinking we can have and need to have balance - and what to aim for instead. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave....

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie! This week we are exploring all of the ways we can find the magic in everyday life. From Angel Numbers, to random songs, to beautiful sunsets. Magic is all around us, we just need to have our eyes open to it! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie! This week we are asking, what happens when you stop being 'nice'? Hot tip - the sky does not fall in! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave. Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie! Welcome back for our 2026 season of the um life podcast - this week we are exploring the theme - the empty space after they leave (and how to fill it). This episode is intended to be of assistance to both those navigating shared care responsibilities meaning the kids aren't home, and those who may have older kids flying the coup. Rememb...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie! This week I am explaining why you need to check out Qigong and why you need to start going with the flow. Shout out to Mel at In Harmony Qigong. Find her on Facebook and Instagram. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. Less active on the blog at um.life so feel free to have a look b...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie! This week we are living our most audacious life! We are chucking out the rule book. We are throwing out our self-limiting beliefs. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so check that out too. Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie! Welcome back for our 2026 season of the um life podcast - we are kicking off with all of the reasons why mums / women over 40 must watch KPop DemonHunters. Do yourself a favour and check out the episode (and KPop DemonHunters)! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying reall...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we say goodbye to 2025 and explore why it is important for us to shed all of the stuff that we don't need as we head into 2026. As always, thank you and Happy New Year to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am try...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we cover off on all things Christmas! There are bon-bon jokes, there is trivia, there are some harsh truths - and a few laughs along the way. As always, thank you and Merry Christmas to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! Grazie e Buon Natale! go rabid math agar ages nollaig shona duit! bedankt en prettige...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we alarmingly learn that midlife is not in our 50s....it is way younger than you may care to think! And because this is truly shocking, this is a bit of a swearier episode than others - so think of the children! As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! Remember you can find me on social m...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we explore, "online dating and Facebook marketplace - same same but different?" As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if yo...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week I declare, "the mental load is real - and exhausting AF!" As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! As discussed in the show, here is the link to the Relationships Victoria - Mental Load page Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week I screech - "ignoring problems is not mindfulness, it's dissociation*!" *I am not a mental health professional and do not profess to be. I always encourage listeners to speak with their Doctor and/or mental health professional if there is anything you might be needing to discuss. The reference to dissociation is not in any way...