Simplify With Kate

A follow on practice from our previous episode on thriving during Vata season - the shift from Autumn -> Winter in Ayurveda. This time of year has us predisposed to anxiety, and we naturally crave grounding & downregulating. Settle in with Sama Vritti pranayama, even breath, before moving to a grounding meditation. I hope it leaves you feeling more grounded & centred ♡ You can connect with Kate at...

Here in the Southern Hemisphere, it's well and truly happening: the mornings are cold, the afternoons and early evenings are dark, the air is crisp and, whether we like it or not, autumn is well on it's way with winter not far off. It's a time of year that can come with a lot of resistance and trepidation - but, what if instead of fighting it, we tapped into the science of Ayurveda to...

An 8 minute meditation to help create some space - to notice the pattern happening in the moment, and encourage responsiveness rather than reactivity. Based on the STOP technique from Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, this is a simple, contemplative style meditation that is best practiced in a quiet space, seated, with time for introspection. So, take a few minutes to reflect and redirect. You are...

How often have you found yourself repeating the same patterns, behaving in the same way, even though you logically know what you want to do different - and even how to do it. Worse still, how often do you find yourself repeating behaviour when you know better, and then chastise yourself for it - feeling like you've failed, or there's something wrong with you. Struggling with the gap between knowin...

Coming to you with a short, simple meditation & pranayama (breath) practice today to support overwhelm. Body based mindfulness cues ground you back into the body, and 4/6/8 breath's elongated exhale helps shift you from fight/flight/freeze into parasympathetic nervous system (rest & digest mode). This practice is best for when seated, but you can still follow along standing or lying do...

We're back with Season 2! In this episode, I'm chatting through my focuses for resetting my health (nutrition, hydration, sleep & nervous system, plus some others!) after a really hectic 2025. I've set some sustainable, realistic goals to really rebuild my wellness foundations and have me back to feeling energetic and glowy for the year to come. Feeling inspired to reset with me? I...

It's been a little while! 2025 was my year of discipline: finishing my Bachelors, completing over 400 hours of clinical placement, and really honing my practice as a counsellor. As I step into the next chapter in my career as a registered, degree qualified counsellor: come with me. Let's cut through the non stop online noise to simplify our mental health and wellness. Evidence based, real...

In this episode, I’m joined by Sarina, a qualified nutritionist and clinical EFT tapping practitioner, to explore the incredible connection between women's minds, bodies, and cycles. Sarina shares her inspiring journey into this work and her passion for helping women reconnect with their inner wisdom. We dive into: - Cycle syncing – What it really means and how to work with your body - Fertility &...

New Holistic Counselling Containers Live Now - Designed to facilitate women through transition & simplify their healing journey. Explore working with me here. Feeling the inkling that something needs to change, but don't know what, or don't know how? How do we know when we're ready to take a leap, or whether we should? In this episode, we chat through - My recent experience with change and tak...

I'm 30! Happy Libra Season, and Happy Birthday to me. In today's episode, I'm sharing the 30 important lessons I've learned in life so far. Think of this as an intimate hour of big sis advice - from relationships and mindset to family dynamics and cooking, I truly cover it all. I won't say learn from my mistakes, because mistakes are just lessons, and there's also so much goodness in my journey yo...

“ Until you make the unconscious conscious,   it will rule your life and you will call it Fate. ” - Carl Jung Feeling stuck? Feeling like you're repeating patterns you're desperate to break, but no idea why? Think the world just is how it is, and you just have to roll with it? That's conditioning baby - and most often, limiting beliefs that are keeping you stuck. In today's episode, we take a deep...

Hey Simplicity Seekers - it's been a while! In our return episode, we chat through managing impending burnout. How do we balance competing priorities in this busy world we're in, and how do we know when it's too much? Can we do it all, or is that a pipe dream? Where do we turn in times of overwhelm? And why do we repeat the same patterns, even if logically we want to do different? Let&...

Welcome back Simplicity Seekers! Today's episode is really your guide to exploring spirituality - it's not scary, I promise. In fact, it's one of the most profound and empowering things you can do for your health and self development. So drop the ego, and let's get the F into it! Show Notes: Clear energetic blockages & subconscious limitations through energy work - available in...

Often find yourself laughing when you're uncomfortable? Crying when you're angry? Struggling with resentment? Sounds like you could be stuck in the fawn response. In today's episode, we unpack what the fawn response actually is, and 10 signs it's a survival & trauma response that you're stuck in. So grab a tea, get comfy, be brave enough to be honest and vulnerable with you...

This week we are joined by Simplify's first ever guest: Carney from Ritu Ayurveda & Yoga. We deep dive into all things Ayurveda, the world's oldest medical system. Holistic, empowering and nature based, Ayurveda translates to the Science of Life. We cover: Carney's journey of discovering yoga & Ayurveda, and how profound this was to her health & wellness What the heck Ayurv...

Feeling fatigued & unmotivated? Struggling with procrastination? Can't get out of bed and keep falling into doom scrolling? This is the episode for YOU. I share my tried and tested ways of breaking out of a rut and returning to the best version of myself - because I have been there , more than once! So stop shaming yourself, put the TV remote down, and tune in. Let's get you out of a r...

I would LOVE for you to rate the podcast if you've been enjoying it! Help others find our holistic wellness community ♡ Welcome back to the Podcast, Simplicity Seekers! I have got a certified HOT TAKE for y'all today. This sh*t keeps popping up EVERYWHERE and bothering me - so let's talk about it. The it in question? Yin/Yang or Feminine/Masculine energies in healing - or, more accurately, the mis...

SBK Simplicity Guide launching Feb - your blueprint to starting the journey of simplifying your life. Join our Simplicity Club to be the first to know when it's ready, and to find out the best ways to work with me. Happy Tuesday Simplicity Seekers - I'm coming in HOT today with one of my favourite topics: relationships. We chat: How the quality of our relationships is a key predictor of ou...

Happy Tuesday Simplicity Seekers! This episode goes out to anyone who has told themselves time and time again that they are going to get up earlier - you set the alarm, lay out your activewear, feel so excited to change your life with a new routine... aaaaaand then you sleep through your alarm, and decide to try again tomorrow. And then tomorrow again. And tomorrow again And tomo- ENOUGH! I've...

Welcome to 2024, Simplicity Seekers! Our 2024 INS: Presence, mindfulness and self-regulation Our 2024 OUTS: Hustle culture, false urgency culture and making 'busy' your whole identity In our first episode of the year, we dive into: - New Years Resolutions VS Intentions - Just how detrimental false urgency & busy culture is to our mental, physical and emotional health - The correlation...

I am back with a vulnerable & juicy one after a week off sick (thanks for waiting!) - we talk the feeling of disillusion, and how this can affect our mental health. We cover: - The aftermath of Covid on our working lives, timelines, goals and economic realities - Mourning 'lost time' and grappling with feelings of being behind or running out of time - Dealing with biological clocks - T...

Your FREE Rediscovering Simplicity Guide - a workbook full of all the best ways to simplify your life will be available on December 18th! Free only for December before it becomes a paid offer - so head to www.simplifybykate.com and join our Simplicity Club to be the first to know when you can nab your free copy. Welcome to December, Simplicity Club! I can't believe it's here, but I LOVE th...

What we say matters - more than we know. Scientifically, we speak our reality into being. What kind of life are you creating for yourself through your words, intentionally or unintentionally? This episode, we dive into: - Subconscious, shadow & core beliefs - How we create self-fulfilling prophecies, and how these can limit us - Empowering and disempowering labels - How societal labels impact...

How often do you agree to things you don't actually want to do? How often do you laugh when you're uncomfortable? How often are you the go-to person for any emergencies or crisis? Uhoh - looks like you could be a people pleaser. Bonus points if you've been good girl conditioned, too! Today we dive into: - The big B - BOUNDARIES. What are they? How do we set them? What if it makes peopl...

So you want to live a more values aligned, embodied life - but are you ready? We dive into everything to expect, the pros of course, but also some of the more difficult hurdles. The juicy spots: - How living as your true self may cause your relationships to suffer - The importance of boundaries (and what they actually ARE) - Calling OUT some of the toxic BS a lot of manifestation coaches spill - H...