TEA WITH JULES

Television presenter, author, entrepreneur and mum of two Sally Obermeder returns to Tea with Jules, eleven years after her first visit. The day before she welcomed her daughter Annabel, Sally was diagnosed with aggressive stage 3 breast cancer, entering motherhood while facing chemotherapy, surgery and enormous uncertainty. What she built on the other side of that is a story of pure resilience. I...

Strap in for a good old fashioned catch up. In this episode, Jules sits down with her manager, dear friend and fan favourite Lisa Johnston for one of their much loved life chats. No agenda, no big lessons, just two friends, a lot of banter and some very funny stories. Consider this your permission to feel completely normal about all the chaos of everyday life. Spring has sprung, and with it comes...

Liane Moriarty is one of Australia's most loved and successful authors, the brilliant mind behind Big Little Lies, Nine Perfect Strangers and The Husband's Secret, and so many other stories that have captivated millions of readers around the world. Her writing is funny, clever, sometimes dark, and always incredibly observant about the way we live, love and relate to one another. And now she's retu...

Lisa Messenger is one of Australia's most recognisable entrepreneurs, best known for building The Collective Hub into a global media brand that inspired millions of people to think differently about business, creativity and taking risks. But Lisa has never been someone to stand still. She has spent her career reinventing herself, and today that reinvention looks a little different. The Collective...

Dr Nici Sweaney is one of Australia's leading voices on artificial intelligence, but what makes her story so compelling isn't just her credentials. It's her mission to make AI accessible, practical and empowering, especially for women. She understands AI from the inside out: the algorithms, the machine learning, the data, and the biases that shape the technology we're all beginning to rely on. In...

Tania Doko is the powerhouse voice behind Bachelor Girl, whose music has become part of the soundtrack to Australian life. Tania and James Roche formed Bachelor Girl in 1992, and their debut album Waiting for the Day went double platinum and won the ARIA Award for Producer of the Year. It delivered Buses and Trains, a song that won APRA Song of the Year, sits in Australia's 100 Greatest Songs, and...

Content note: this episode includes discussion of the Bondi tragedy and its aftermath. Please listen with care. If you need support, Lifeline is available 24/7 on 13 11 14. Pip Edwards is one of Australia's most recognised entrepreneurs and creative leaders. Best known for co-founding P.E Nation, she helped redefine the way women think about activewear, building a global brand that blended fashion...

Emily Skye is one of Australia's most recognisable voices in fitness and wellbeing, but her story is about so much more than exercise. In this warm and honest conversation, Jules sits down with Emily to talk about what really sits beneath a life that looks strong from the outside. Emily opens up about growing up as an insecure, shy girl who couldn't cope with the everyday, her later ADHD and autis...

Content warning: This episode includes an honest discussion of depression and suicidal thoughts. Please listen with care. If you or someone you know needs support, Lifeline is available 24/7 on 13 11 14. He's called Dr Happy. And he's lived with depression for most of his adult life. In this genuinely profound conversation, Jules sits down with Dr Tim Sharp, clinical and coaching psychologist, fou...

A proper heart-to-heart. In this solo episode, Jules goes deep on something she's been thinking about a lot lately: letting go of the things that define us. The stories we carry, the pressure we put on ourselves, and whether the version of success we're chasing was even ours to begin with. Jules opens up about a belief she carried for almost her whole life, that she wasn't smart, formed in year fo...

Content note: This episode includes discussion of suicide and mental health. Please listen with care. If you need support, Lifeline is available 24/7 on 13 11 14. Some conversations change the way you see everything. In this episode, Jules sits down with Leah Ashton, the founder of Hand in Hand in Ballarat, an organisation dedicated to supporting people experiencing mental health challenges and so...

What if your home already knew things about your life that you have never told anyone? In this fascinating episode, Jules sits down with Feng Shui master Kelly McCloskey, one of Australia's leading voices in the ancient art and science of Feng Shui. Kelly left a dream job selling real estate in Melbourne to study this 2,000-year-old practice, a decision so unexpected her own father asked her mothe...

Kate Reeves and We Don't Have Time For This: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katerevz/ Know Thyself Live Show: https://www.wedonthavetimeforthis.com/knowthyself Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/we-dont-have-time-for-this/id1544178687 In this episode, Jules sits down with Kate Reeves, co-founder and co-host of the wildly successful podcast We Don't Have Time For This. Alongside h...

What do you do when your whole life falls apart at 50? In this deeply moving and genuinely uplifting episode, Jules sits down with Kylie Jones, the founder of Fifty & Fearless, a platform and movement helping women over 50 rediscover their confidence, identity and purpose. But Kylie's story did not begin with inspiration. It began at rock bottom. In the space of just twelve to fifteen months,...

Ten years is a long time. The last time Sam Wood sat down with Jules on Tea with Jules, he was fresh off The Bachelor, newly in love with Snezana, and just beginning to figure out what came next. A lot has happened since then. In this episode, Jules reunites with one of Australia's most trusted voices in health and fitness, Sam Wood, founder of 28 by Sam Wood but before we get to dumbbells and dis...

Disclaimer: This episode is for general information only and is not intended as legal advice. Please seek independent legal advice for your individual circumstances. Separation and divorce are topics most of us only talk about in hushed tones, or not at all. But what if the conversation could actually help? Whether you're happily married, quietly struggling, or somewhere in the middle of the harde...

Jules Sebastian is back! A new room, new era, and the story she's been waiting to tell. In this first episode of a brand new chapter of Tea with Jules, Jules sits down with her manager and friend Lisa Johnson to finally speak openly and honestly about one of the biggest moments of her family's year: her son Archie joining his father Guy Sebastian on tour and the extraordinary journey that led to a...

In this solo episode, Jules brings it back to basics. Instead of chasing big routines or life reinventions, she shares five small, practical resets you can do at any point in your day to feel just a little bit better, because sometimes something small is all you need to shift everything. This episode is a reminder that you don’t need to change your whole life to change your state of mind. In This...

In Part 2 with Dr Haley Watson, we dive deeper into the emotional world of teenagers - covering loneliness, low motivation, depression, and body image. We unpack why loneliness can feel so intense, how to support teens who seem flat or withdrawn, and why motivation often isn’t about “laziness” at all. Dr Haley shares practical tools to help both parents and teens navigate these challenges with mor...

In this episode of Tea with Jules, Jules sits down with clinical psychologist Dr Hayley Watson, founder of Open Parachute - an in-school mental health program helping young= people build the skills they need to navigate emotions, anxiety and pressure. Through the partnership with The Sebastian Foundation, Open Parachute has currently reached over 240,000 students across 340 schools. To listen to a...

This week’s episode is a real-time life update. School term is back, routines are out the window, the gym schedule has collapsed, the Coke Zero is flowing and the lawyer in Jules head has taken up permanent residence. If you’ve ever gone from “I am thriving” to “I am unravelling” in the space of two weeks - this one’s for you.  Lisa and I talk honestly about what happens when your carefully built...

In this powerful and deeply practical episode of Tea with Jules, I’m joined by one of Australia’s most trusted parenting voices, Maggie Dent - educator, bestselling author, and fierce advocate for raising emotionally healthy kids. We talk about the realities of parenting tweens and teens today - the phones, the parties, the pornography, the pressure - and how to stay grounded when everything feels...

Have you ever waited to feel ready and realised that feeling never actually comes? In this solo episode, Jules explores why readiness isn’t a feeling it’s a decision. If you’re waiting for more confidence, more clarity, or more permission, this conversation is your gentle nudge forward. In this episode Why “I’m not ready” is often just fear in a respectable outfit How to start as the version of yo...

In this episode of Tea with Jules, Jules is joined by Lisa Johnston for a very honest, very relatable conversation about the emotional whiplash of school returning. Routines, exhaustion, expectations, and the quiet pressure parents put on themselves (and their kids) without even realising it. There’s laughter, vulnerability, a few parenting confessions that may sting a little, and plenty of moment...

In this episode of Tea with Jules, Jules sits down with one of Australia’s leading neuroscientists, Dr Lila Landowski, for a fascinating, eye-opening conversation about what’s really going on inside our brains - and how modern life, social media, habits, multitasking, and AI are quietly reshaping the way we think, feel, focus, and connect. If you’ve ever wondered why your attention feels scattered...