Live Differently

Do you feel like your life or work lacks meaning? In this episode, I explore a little-known type of burnout called 'boreout'. Boreout is a syndrome of experiences that can leave us feeling that the work we do has little meaning.   What You'll Learn: the difference between burnout and boreout what boreout feels like the two main types of boreout 5 ways to bring meaning back into our...

In this episode, Rory Kilmartin, a global thought leader and expert in human relationships, demystifies why relationships can feel so confusing — even with people we love most. Rory has spent over 30 years exploring one of the biggest questions we carry: why we relate to each other the way we do. What started as a childhood curiosity has become a lifelong body of work — bringing clarity to pattern...

In this episode, I talk to Holly about the spiritual journey. Holly is the creator and producer of the docuseries "Steps to the Soul - A Camino de Santiago Journey."  In this episode, Holly shares the lessons she learned from walking the Camino de Santiago and silent meditative practice.  Through these lessons, she provides us with some tools for living a spiritual life and spiritual pra...

In this episode, I discuss the energy of this time (Easter) and how we can access the deeper meaning of symbolic endings, beginnings, renewal, and regeneration.  What You'll Learn: The symbolic significance of 'Easter' in collective consciousness The energy of this time as a transition How the energy of this period can help us transform challenges into soul-alignment How ritual, sil...

Sam Vivers has over 25 years of experience building natural homes.  In 2000, Sam built one of Australia’s first strawbale homes and has since delivered more than 50 strawbale and earth homes, and a further 40 homes using prefabricated straw panels. He is the Director of Viva Living Homes, an environmental building company specialising in prefabricated wall, floor & roof systems for high-perfor...

In this episode, I talk with Glynis Bretherton about clinical hypnotherapy and how it can help us achieve our health and life goals. Glynis is the founder and Director of Hypnotherapy Training College Australia.  She is a highly respected clinical hypnotherapist, counsellor, educator, and mentor with training colleges in Australia and internationally.  In this episode, Glynis helps us understand h...

Jan Booth is a global leader in conscious dying.  In this episode, Jan brings her experience as an end-of-life educator, coach, and death doula, and decades of experience as a former hospice/palliative care nurse,  to an open and honest conversation about dying. Whether you are approaching end-of-life, caring for someone at end-of-life, or want to learn how to live life more fully, this conversati...

In this episode, I acknowledge the challenges of our times and provide you with practical tools to help you move through your stress response. I talk about what nervous system activation feels like in the body.  I talk you through different ways you can calm your nervous system down, to bring yourself into a state of relaxation. What you'll learn: What the stress response is, How to regulate...

This episode raises a conversation around conscious leadership.  Whether you are leading an organisation, a smaller business, or wanting to raise the consciousness of the society you live in, this episode will help guide you. We talk about the leadership journey, and I help you identify if you are knocking on the door of this beautiful path.   This conversation will help you see yourself as a chan...

In this episode, we're having a midlife conversation with a brain researcher about life. Associate Professor Andrea Bugarcic is a PhD molecular virologist specialising in understanding disease pathways, particularly of the brain.  This is a powerful conversation about life, and navigating life's challenges and transitions. Andrea shares how growing up in a country that no longer exists h...

Sue McSweeney, Family Nurse Practitioner and Eastern Energy Practitioner, expands on our conversation in Part 1 (Episode 5).  In this episode, Sue talks about kundalini energy and integrative approaches to bridging Eastern and Western Medicine.  She discusses: what a kundalini opening, or kundalini awakening is how to ground kundalini energy breath work bridging Eastern and Western medical paradig...

In this episode, Dr Kate Broderick speaks about embodiment and wholism in a time when many of us feel the world is shifting. Speaking from the perspectives of naturopathic philosophy and the elemental systems of five-element acupuncture and druidic spirituality, Dr Kate helps us understand how to bring the mind, body, spirit, and emotions together in an authentic way that honours our own authority...

In this episode, I am hosting a mini-workshop! So, grab a pen and a notepad or journal, or pull out your phone, because we are getting busy! Today, we will workshop how to set goals that reflect who you really are. Why?  To put you in the center of your life and help you design a life that actually aligns with your authentic self. So, pour yourself a cup of tea, get something to write with, and le...

Sue McSweeney is a family nurse practitioner and an experienced Eastern medicine practitioner. This interview is separated into 2 parts.  In this episode (Part 1), Sue discusses the benefits of working remotely and how location independence frees her to pursue her passion for travel.  She discusses key considerations for solo female travellers and offers tips on saving money while travelling alone...

Have you ever wondered how to know when you're living a soul-aligned life? If so, then this episode is for you! In this episode, Karen Seinor brings decades of experience working in counselling, hypnotherapy, tarot, and spiritual healing to a dynamic conversation about the soulful self.  Karen describes how being aligned with our soul is different from our purpose, and how to know when you ar...

Do you want to change your life or your health, but don't know where to start?  I invite you to start here.  In this episode, Lifestyle Medicine Family Nurse Practitioner and Health and Wellness Coach, Linnea Baker, FNP, shares how stress, the pain of her son's cancer diagnosis, and the loss of her job helped her reclaim her health and transform her life into one of passion and purpose. ...

Transformational Life Coach, Kathy Biggs, brings her experience as a Minister into a powerful conversation about the soul and spirit to help us Live Differently and live in alignment with our souls.  In this episode, Kathy talks about the relationship between our emotions and the body to build resilience, and she shares guidance to help us create a more balanced life.  You won't want to miss...

Do you feel like you're on the treadmill of life, and you want to hit 'stop' so you can pause and catch your breath ... and catch up with yourself? Do you want to learn how to live an authentic, soul-aligned life?  Welcome to the Live Differently podcast. With weekly episodes, this podcast will cover topics such as aligning work with who you feel you are becoming, sustainable living...

If you want to learn how to live a Soul Aligned Life, tune in on 26 December 2025.  I'll see you then! Coach with Melisa: Email - 7genproject@gmail.com Follow the show: Instagram - @live.differently.podcast ********************************************** Music attribution:  "Wallpaper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License  http:...