Mama Joy

Liz Spears is someone who oozes joy from the moment you meet her. Caring, attentive and completely committed to supporting others to shine - you can see why I wanted to have her on the show to share her story and wisdom. She spent years ""feeling miserable, undervalued, and unfilled working in the fashion industry, I started working for a well-known women's activewear brand where I found the caree...

Britny Jelacic had always done the ‘good girl thing’ until a series of back to back traumatic events had her questioning how she was showing up in the world. She says it took her “getting majorly burnt out and diagnosed with two autoimmune conditions and being almost bedridden” to realise how much things needed to change. Through her business, Britny helps women in business do less and thrive by a...

Were you someone who grew up ‘holding it all together’ and not necessarily expressing your emotions? Maybe you thought that it wasn’t okay to cry, or to be angry, and instead you had to show your strong, happy self all the time. The confusion we have over our sense of ‘busyness’ is that we feel that the busier we become the more in control we’ll be. And if we’re more in control, then surely we can...

Milena Regos grew up in Bulgaria, playing in nature under the stars. Moving to the U.S. she then spent 24 years in a very successful marketing career—working with “a Rolodex of clients that would make most marketer’s jaws drop” as she describes it. However, despite her thriving career, nice house, and loving husband—she felt more like she was living a “nightmare”. She’s since switched her life to...

If you’re someone who LOVES being busy – it gives you that sense of satisfaction, productivity and achievement – then this episode is for you! We can be quick to lump everything into one category, and our definitions of what ‘busyness’ really means to us can keep us stuck in patterns that aren’t really serving us. However, when we can get clear on the parts of busy we love, and the parts that weig...

In Season 5 of the podcast I shared parts of my personal story – how I reached a burn out point, had to get comfy with ‘alone time’ and slowing down, and ultimately the seeds that were planted to shift my career direction entirely. There were twists and turns and everything I learnt along the way I still practice to this very day to stay free from busy and instead full of calm, ease and joy. In th...

Ann Moller spent years feeling like she didn’t quite fit in. As a deeply sensitive soul she says it felt like a film of cellophane was separating her from others and she longed for it to disappear so she could connect from her heart. She knew she’d found one of her places to do that when stepping into a theatre setting felt effortless. Since then she’s gone on to explore decades of experience and...

Ever felt so stuck that you just keep repeating what you’ve been doing? The confusion about what the ‘next steps’ are gets the better of you and it’s easier to return to how things are—busy. It took me a long time to truly get how caught up in the busy cycle I was, and how interrelated it was to many other symptoms that were showing up in my life—physically, mentally and emotionally. In this episo...

A sneak preview into Season 6 – we’ll be talking a lot about the power of our emotions, how to use yours to make decisions that fill you with joy, and why your relationship with your feelings will unlock you from busy for good. We have an incredible mix of guests coming on to share their stories of navigating life’s ups and downs—from artists through to scientists, corporate executives and human b...

Finding yourself with competing priorities right now? Working from home, trying to maintain a healthy exercise routine, kids, friends, parents, business goals and dreams. It can all get overwhelming very quickly—and often it’s at that point that we choose to do even more thinking it might make us feel better. Yet it leaves us exhausted. There is a better way. One that guarantees you can still achi...

I noticed some hesitancy to record this episode. As Part 5 in my personal Freedom from Busy journey, it was the point at which I really started to tune into what I really wanted. Made decisions that felt good to me. And trusted in the process to unfold. And, sharing this whole series with you all has felt even more vulnerable—as it didn’t all come smoothly. However I trust that by sharing this wit...

This is the one where I started dating myself. The next segment of my personal “freedom from busy” journey starts in a doctor’s room, balling my eyes out. After a big realisation in a coaching session, there was no going back, I had to follow through. Sometimes making the changes that we know are right for us, doesn’t always feel easy or comfortable. It was terrifying to take those next few steps—...

I have a confession to make. I’ve been hiding. Well, kind of. I made a commitment to you all a few months ago, promised podcast episodes and to finish my personal story of “freeing myself from busy”. But, I stalled. And then I stalled again. In this episode I’m coming to you open hearted about all the fumbles, failings and fears that come up along the pathway to truly letting our light shine. How...

I found myself on a weekend away, feeling so inspired and held, yet in tears. I signed up for 6 free coaching sessions and walked away with what would change my life. Part 3 of my “Freedom From Busy” journey, in this episode I share more about how I started to explore the next steps in my career path, to try and soften some of the stress and anxiousness I’d been feeling. Little did I know, I’d wal...

Got a lot of pent up emotion and not sure where it’s coming from? You’re getting snappy with your partner constantly, finding your siblings frustrating and can’t understand why every time you messaged your bestie you want to burst into tears. What is going on?! When I started to come home crying every single day, it prompted me to stop putting everything down to “stress” at work. Our emotions give...

I get asked lots of questions about why I do what I do. Or how I “got here”. To be honest, they’re my favourite kind of questions because I just love hearing people’s stories myself. I love hearing how the dots all make sense looking backwards. I love hearing the different “choose your own adventure” pathways that people take and the mix of life that comes together to bring them to this moment rig...

Are you someone who chooses to do all the things? You make sure you are taking care of all the people in your life, saying yes to all the activities and also balancing growing in your profession? When we want to grow, learn, love, and achieve it can be easy to get caught in the trap of believing we have to do it all – to achieve it all. Yet “busy” becomes a behaviour that actually keeps us more st...

When was the last time you stopped to celebrate your progress? To take in everything you have achieved – regardless of how you feel right now, I promise you, you have achieved plenty! What gets in the way of us celebrating and acknowledging ourselves? Busyness. Last month, the Let It Shine podcast celebrated it’s 1st Birthday! That’s a big deal and something to feel proud and excited about. While...

This season is all about freeing yourself from busy. Tune in for a sneak preview of what's to come, including a special BONUS episode to celebrate Let It Shine's 1st birthday and a behind-the-scenes journey through my freedom from busy story.

Today we’re joined by three of my mastermind buddies and we’re talking about a topic that means a lot to us all – community. From Genevieve Parker Hill having moved countries every 6-12months, to Ruth Poundwhite running her own business straight out of uni (on her own), to Willemijn Maas making a career move from working in psychiatry to the online business world—their experiences of the need for...

Have you got shiny object syndrome? Or maybe you feel like you need to be always-on to get ahead in your business and life? There is another way. One that allows you to optimise your energy, make better decisions, and increase your capacity for joy. Today’s guest has had a profound impact on how I show up for myself and my business. Integrating her cyclical tracking and #doless systems took me fro...

I had tears pricking my eyes and my heart was swollen after this recording this conversation. The three women you will hear from today have had varied experiences of change this year. From adjustments in running their own business, to managing experiments in a lab through lockdown restrictions, being furloughed from work, and reconsidering if now really is the best time to resign. Dima Mekdad, Dan...

After a false start when I forgot to hit record on a 40min episode, I was at a crossroads. I could stomp my feet and cry. Or I could make another choice. This episode will inspire you to choose joy, even when you’d really rather have a tantrum instead. 😉 I share the importance of welcoming in all your emotions, why joy is not just a “nice to have”, and why when you’re starting out choosing joy co...

For someone who has built a highly successful business into the definitive voice for the business of wellness, you might expect today’s guest to have always known what she wanted, or at least have had an elaborate plan to create it. Yet Lauren Armes, founder of Welltodo, is quick to share that getting to a place of doing her heart’s work didn’t come quickly. Lauren spent the early part of her care...

Despite it being something we all want, most of us are not prioritising feeling good in our lives. Instead we’re choosing to worry about what others think of us, making sure we’re spinning plates for others first, and doing all the “right” things we think we “should” be doing. There’s a natural tendency to feel like feeling good is a nice to have, instead of an essential need. In today’s conversat...