Conversations with Lisa: This Moment in Time

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. It's always such a joy to check in with Mim! She's such a bright spark and breath of fresh air. She lives in Newcastle and experienced a long stretch of lockdown but has a completely different experience to many others - she enjoyed it! She found the slower pace, the reduced amount of decision making, really nice...

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. Lisa Carpenter is a dear friend who lives in Canada and has experienced this crazy time in another hemisphere. We talk: •Frustration and despair and the path to acceptance. •Freedom and that what it means to her at the end of 2021 is completely different to what it ever has been. •Being ok with not being ok. •Big wins this...

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. In part two of their check-in, Lisa and Sam discuss what Sam is doing to move through the anxiety she's been feeling lately. They discuss how so many women don't know how to access joy in their lives because they've lost connection with what made them happy. Lisa gave Sam a simple exercise one night when Sam...

Back by popular demand is Lisa's friend and all 'round superstar Sam Sutherland! In this catch-up Lisa and Sam discuss how Sam is feeling after 107 days in lockdown in Sydney. Sam shares the things that have been triggering an anxiety that is unusual for her and what helps in these situations. Lisa and Sam talk honestly about not feeling at the top of their game and the importance of &ap...

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. Lisa's life has been a roller-coaster of uncertainty, addiction and grief the past five years. And she's needed to cultivate a state of peace amongst it all. She's distilled three essential (and super practical) ways to facilitate more peace in your life, no matter the circumstances happening around you. If...

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. What has REALLY happens when we say we've had a bad day? I'm sure you've said it before... "what a shocking day" and yep, there are truly some shocking days. But you know what's often happened? We've allowed a frustrating morning or a small event to trigger us and we carry that through th...

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. Lisa has just celebrated her 42nd birthday and shares some views on ageing in this episode. In her work helping women reprogram the stories and beliefs that keep them stuck - there's always so much to uncover when it comes to ageing. Our subconscious collects everything we've ever experienced, and woah the world...

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. Have you ever laid in bed at night thinking "I'm not doing ANYTHING well right now!"And there's a knot in your tummy that you're letting people down, that you're 'behind', that you're failing - not just in one area but ALL the areas!?*Not in the least dramatic*So has Lisa - and...

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. In this episode Lisa shares the small tweak she made at the start of Lockdown 6 in Melbourne that has change the experience for herself and her kids. This episode is a brilliant reminder that what you focus on grows. We have so little control over much in the world that it's important during these times to double down...

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. Over the past few years, many people have told Lisa she's strong. And for sure, there's strength in continuing to get up and out of bed every day whilst grieving. Strength in showing up for work and for children - in whichever way is possible. But it's somewhere completely different than Lisa found her stren...

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. When we are too attached to things being a certain way it can cause unnecessary suffering. But don't take it from Lisa - take it from Buddha! In this episode, Lisa explores her big lessons on Attachment. She shares where she held on to particular attachments in her marriage and family and how ultimately she had to lea...

There's never a perfect time! An unexpected benefit of running a business during lockdowns and home-learnings is that there's a radical 'humanising' of our brands. This is also occurring in a corporate setting where our leaders, experts and coaches are sitting in their homes dealing with the same challenges. This Purpose Friday podcast we celebrate the benefits of connecting wi...

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. Who knew there was such a thing as OVER functioning? I mean - isn't it 'normal for life to feel all go-go-go and our role amongst that is to take care of all the things, all the people, all the time!?It seems not. Listen to this episode and get a new perspective. Lisa shares all the ways that she began recognisin...

As business women, entrepreneurs, coaches, creatives - choosing where we focus our attention is always so important. But amongst a week of terrible news, amongst lockdowns and restrictions - it's even more important AND it can feel even harder. In this short Purpose Friday episode I pose a simple but powerful question that you can ask yourself any time of the day to feel more connected, more...

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. Lisa used to believe that she needed to be responsible for everyone and everything around her. She was a chronic 'fixer' and believed she had to carry the weight of the world on her shoulders. When she shares what she's learnt about codependency it's a huge a-ha moment for lots of women, whether they&ap...

Welcome to a special podcast series for women running their business online. 2021 has thrown us all a few major curveballs. It might feel hard to create and maintain momentum and stay deeply connected to our purpose amongst snap lockdowns, extended lockdowns, global, local and familial uncertainty - but it is possible. This series will give you a burst of motivation, a place to focus your energy a...

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. In Part Two of The Story So Far Lisa shares more about the year that was 2019.She went from married, to separated, to widow in nine months - all while parenting her three amazing kids solo and keeping a business afloat. The worst case scenario eventuated, with addiction taking the life of Nick. In this episode Lisa talks a...

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. The journey that Lisa has lived behind the scenes of running her business is shared in this very personal and vulnerable episode covering the years 2015 - early 2019.It's a high-level overview of the realisation of her former husband's addiction to alcohol to their marriage separation. She recalls specific moment...

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. Women everywhere are getting impatient. Impatient with the stories in their heads keeping them from pursuing what feels good, expansive and true. In this episode Lisa encourages you to write your own Permission Slip. She encourages you to stop waiting for everything around you to be perfect before you give yourself permiss...

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. The poet, Bruce Springsteen, put words to what Lisa believes leadership looks like right now. Or at least, her style of leadership. In this full length episode Lisa is starting the conversation around what it looks like to lead in times like these, as women. In truth, it's a jumble of thoughts that have been flying ar...

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. For years Lisa imagined that buying a diary/planner at the start of the year was going to turn her into a calm and organised person. By the end of January she'd be back in her chaotic habits and the planner was nowhere to be found. Only when she realised that DOING things different, whilst maintaining the same identit...

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. Humans are wired for connection but a few years ago, in the throes of feeling completely 'touched out' by her children, Lisa started to seek out opportunities for meaningful connection. The juicy kind! Listen to this Tiny Training taken from the archives where she offers you a little challenge for the week. A cha...

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. It's so completely normal for our healthy habits to disappear when stressed or holidaying or dealing with big things. Even if we've been really committed to them in the past. It's normal and it's easier than you think to get back into what feels good but BOY do we overcomplicate doing this. We make it f...

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. Oprah was a champion of using 'I am' to shift her state of being. Most of us are completely unaware of the power of those two words at shaping our identity AND how they can be used to spark massive change. Tell yourself you're disorganised? You'll be disorganised. Tell yourself you are organised (even t...

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. In today's Tiny Training Lisa shares how a quote from a mentor really triggered her but ultimately led to her experiencing way more PEACE in her life. Not everything in life feels good. We experience events and situations that spur all sorts of angst and despair. Lisa has certainly experienced her fair share! And what...