On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey

I sat down with Ruby Shine — menstrual cycle and mindset coach, and one of my closest friends of 22 years — to chat about stress, somatics and why we can't think our way out of all our problems. Ruby's story is one I've watched unfold in real time. Years of survival mode until her body finally said "enough is enough" through crippling anxiety, insomnia, cystic acne and PCOS (all physical manifesta...

My bladder pain had me spiralling — no clear answers, no quick fixes, just months of relentless discomfort that took a toll on my relationships, my sanity, and my sense of self. But as I’ve started exploring pelvic health, I’m beginning to see female physiology and energy in a whole new way. In this episode, I share where I’m at with healing my pain, what I learned from my first session with a bod...

In this episode Paige journeys solo to deliver you three tips for loving your body that no other sexologists are sharing (it's shocking, really). Plus, she shares a personal story about the time another woman (lovingly) schooled her at a sexuality immersion.   Ep links: She mentions the work of Rachel White in this podcast who you can find here: https://www.rachael-white.com/ @therachael.white   C...

The poddy is back! Paige has taken the project on as her own but fear not, Bestie Ruby will drop in from time to time. In this brand new ep, Paige delves into the complexities of "feeling" shame as she navigates a life decision. After admitting she's not really into the whole solocast thing, she hands the mic over to her new AI friends, Jane & John, who graciously explore how her latest piece...

Paige shares what happened the next time she interacted with her aggrieved (and slightly aggressive) colleague. Ruby muses on conflict in romantic connection, and why it hits different.   Connect with us: @samepaige__ @rubyshine__

Paige shares a story about being unexpectedly (and accusatorially) confronted in the workplace, and how her frazzled nervous system responded. The girls discuss why their individual conflict styles are so different, despite both always wanting the same outcome – to be heard.   Connect with us: @samepaige__ @rubyshine__

Paige and Ruby discuss what it means to be 'legit' at something, in the eyes of other people and from a place of self belief, and question how much of that has to do with assigning a monetary value to it.   Connect with us: @samepaige__ @rubyshine__

Paige and Ruby hit the couch for their first official episode of Little Questions and, fittingly, discuss how imposter syndrome has stopped them from pressing play on their creative projects... until now.   Connect with us: @samepaige__ @rubyshine__

Paige and Ruby introduce Little Questions the podcast, and ask themselves the age old question of 'who am I?', but also, 'who am I, really?'.   Connect with us: @samepaige__ @rubyshine__

In this episode, I get schhhvitzy with Mel, my spirit guide and fellow witch-sista. We (well, mostly me) crank the sauna a little too high, but still manage a fairly robust discussion about being in the sorts of connections where your worlds revolve around completely different things ie. your world around theirs, and theirs around… the surf? We ruminate on the concept of rejection as a symbol, pro...

In this episode, I sweat with Mariama Rose Mansfield-Njie aka Maz, who hails from Brighton England, and is a creator of social justice content as well as the host for a radio show called ‘Babycakes’ which focuses on sex positivity. Maz and I chat shit (as she’d say in her pommy cadence) about the timeless moral dilemma of following your heart versus adopting society’s programming, especially when...

In this episode, I get sweaty with Ruby Shine – the co-owner of Trybe Wellness and my best friend of 18 years. Rubes and I talk through my hysteria and extreme panic following a recent date, we contemplate our voyages moving back to our hometown of Byron Bay after COVID hit and the changes that had occurred in us after spending a decade living away. We examine our relationships with our dads and h...

In this episode I chat to Gemma Clarke – my Bay FM radio co-host slash sometimes-boss slash long-time close friend. We melt in the sauna over a discussion about how we manage (and often mismanage) co-dependency in friendships, striving and struggling to meet the diverse needs of the people we love, and dart between talking about falling in love, sharing financial responsibly in partnership, and Ge...

My guest this sweat sesh is Alice. She is without a doubt one of the most compassionate and emotionally intelligent people I know (and she also happens to be a sex worker). We turn up the heat over a conversation about privacy, power and putting a price on sex. I tell her a story about an ex-boyfriend reaching out to me after reading an essay I penned on having a secret , and we swap notes on what...

My second ever guest is my wonderful friend Bryn Newmann. Bryn is a multi-skilled creative who earns her keep as a marketing consultant and website designer. She also runs freelance art workshops in the Northern Rivers and it’s probably important to note that she is 100% responsible for the sick aesthetic of the @losing.my.cool Instagram. But what makes Bryn an incredible woman outside of her art...

Mardi and I get hot and sweaty as I explain an incident I got myself into defending a girl at a party after she was casually called “dumb” by a guy she’d slept with at that same party. We go deep on toxic patriarchal behaviours, constructive ways to handle gendered insults, that all sexes need to come to the table with more commitment to having peaceful relationships, and we examine how some “bant...

Losing My Cool is a podcast by Paige Leacey about trying to stay warm in a world full of "cool" people.  @losing.my.cool SEASON ONE COMING JULY 1ST. Song: Monarch Photos: Byrn Newmann Audio production: Alain De Carne