Courageous Me

What happens when you've built a successful career, everything looks great from the outside, but something inside tells you there's more? In this episode, I sit down with mindset and leadership speaker  Lucy Allen  for a conversation full of hilarious stories, unexpected twists, and deeply personal moments about making the most of this one precious life. From winning a TV game show to fund...

What if midlife was something to look forward to knowing your best years are yet to come.  In this episode, I sit down with physiotherapist and pelvic and sexual health educator and author Lisa Fitzpatrick for a refreshingly open conversation about midlife, our bodies, intimacy, ageing, and what happens when we start paying attention to what our bodies might be telling us. We explore why midlife c...

What happens after you finally do the thing you’ve dreamed about, worked towards, and poured everything you have into? In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of what happened after one of my biggest dreams, my Someday to TODAY event, became real, and what I discovered when I finally came back down to earth. Because there’s a side to doing big things we don’t talk about nearly enough. I walk...

How much of who you are today has been shaped by things that happened years, or even decades, ago? A throwaway comment from childhood.  Years of being criticised or second-guessed.  A relationship where you gradually became less of yourself.  Or an experience that left you afraid to go after what you want. In this episode, I chat with life and leadership coach and Author of Life After Divorce, Cla...

What happens when you stop saying you’ll do something someday… and finally do it? Recorded just two days before my first Someday to Today event, this episode is a very real look at what it feels like to be in the messy middle of bringing a big idea to life, before I know how the story ends. I share the nerves and excitement, the mistakes and unexpected wins, and the lessons I didn’t see coming.  F...

Have you ever wished someone in your life would change, only to be disappointed when they don't?  Or held on to a relationship, a version of yourself, or something from your past, even when you know it's time to move on? In this episode, I sit down with psychotherapist, relationship coach, and entrepreneur Jo Woods for a conversation that takes us into some personal territory.  We cover di...

What would you do if you knew you  could  fail? If you knew there was a chance it might not work, you might not be brilliant at it, or things might turn out completely differently than you hoped, would you still want to do it? In this episode, I explore how that one question has changed my relationship with failure, risk, and courage, particularly after spending much of my life as a high-achieving...

What if the parts of yourself you’ve spent years being told to tone down are exactly the parts you’re meant to turn up?   At 53, Danni Novytarger, aka The Hormonal Queen, is finding that out. Behind the outrageous humour, straight-faced reels, and unapologetic personality is a story of courage that most people following Danni would never know. In this episode, Danni opens up about IVF, losing her...

What if the parts of yourself you’ve spent years trying to hide are the very things that make you who you are? In this episode, I chat with Helen Pollard, creative director of the ARTea Group, about what happens when we stop hiding those parts of ourselves and start seeing them as superpowers. Growing up with dyslexia, navigating a turbulent home life, and financial hardship, Helen learned early w...

What if the choice that feels safest is actually the one keeping you stuck?   In this episode, I speak with Venessa Astbury, Success Mindset Coach and former corporate sales professional, about what happens when you know something in your life needs to change… but you have no idea what’s waiting on the other side. From moving from South Africa to Australia with a four-month-old baby, to leaving he...

When did we become so good at doing reality…that we forgot how to dream? Somewhere between being an imaginative kid and the realities of adult life, many of us stopped dreaming.  And even when a dream does appear, we're often incredibly quick to tell ourselves why it’s unrealistic, impractical, or just plain ridiculous. In this episode, I explore what happens when we give ourselves permission...

In this episode, I talk to Melissa Gough, a storyteller, educator, and stroke survivor whose life changed unexpectedly at 48 when she suffered a brain haemorrhage. Melissa takes us inside what happens when you believe you may be taking your last breath and find yourself reflecting on the life you've already lived. We explore what happens when the crisis is over, but life doesn't simply ret...

What happens when the life that’s expected of you isn’t the life you want for yourself? In this episode, we hear from clinical nutritionist, dermal clinician, menopause coach, and researcher Chiza Westcarr, whose life has been shaped by a series of courageous decisions to choose the path less travelled. Growing up in a high-achieving family, the expectations were clear: law or medicine. Her siblin...

We spend so much time focusing on where we haven't arrived yet that we rarely stop to recognise just how far we've come. In this episode, I share a powerful exercise I’ve been using in recent workshops with people of all ages, industries, and backgrounds.  The results were extraordinary.  As people reflected on the past five years of their lives, many reflected on their achievements, chall...

What if the voice you've been trusting is your conditioned mind... repeating everything it's ever known?  This conversation with holistic coach and leadership mentor Linda Stocco explores the kind of courage needed to trust yourself when the answers don't come from your head, but from somewhere much deeper. Linda shares the deeply personal experiences that shaped the way she now works...

What happens when your gut knows the answer... but your head hasn't caught up yet?  In this deeply honest conversation, I sit down with financial planner, university lecturer, podcaster, and ultramarathon runner  Jane Lim  to explore what courage really looks like when life asks you to make some of its biggest decisions. Jane shares her journey of rebuilding her life after leaving her marriage...

Have you ever had a feeling you couldn't explain... but knew you needed to follow it?   In this conversation, I talk with  Michelle Gardner , founder of The Aspire Series, about finding the courage to follow your calling, even when the next step makes no logical sense. What began as a short trip to Bali unexpectedly became a life-changing journey that took Michelle around the world, challenged...

We've heard the advice: Do the hard thing first. But what if that isn't always the best approach? In this episode, I question the popular mantra that urges us to tackle the hardest task first and explain how, for many, this can hinder momentum, self-trust, and our ability to take action. Through personal examples, I share how small acts of follow-through can create the self-trust you need...

Have you ever looked back at your life and realised there were a handful of moments that changed everything? Not because your circumstances changed, but because you made a different decision. In this episode, I explore turning points… those moments where something shifts inside us, long before the outside world begins to change. Through recent conversations,  a beautiful message from a reader of C...

What if fear isn't the thing holding you back? What if it's actually guiding you towards the next step you're meant to take? In this conversation, I chat with Cat Dunn, who shares her extraordinary story of leaving an unhealthy relationship, rebuilding her life from scratch, and discovering that the courage required to leave was only the beginning. We talk about the ripple effect of co...

What if reinvention isn't about blowing up your life and starting over? What if it's simply about becoming more of who you already know you're capable of being? In this personal episode, I explore why so many women find themselves at a crossroads where life looks good on paper, yet something feels missing underneath. Inspired by a series of conversations with women navigating career ch...

How much of your life has been shaped by trying to fit in? In this thought-provoking conversation, I chat with Anna Osherov—marketer, educator, and communication expert about the courage it takes to be seen, heard, and chosen in a world where so many of us fear being judged. From arriving in Australia as a young girl unable to speak English, to building a successful marketing agency, finding her v...

What if the thing holding you back isn't a lack of talent, experience, or expertise... but your willingness to let people see and hear you? In this episode, I sit down with Christine Blosdale, The Expert Authority Coach®, bestselling author, and podcasting pioneer to explore the courage it takes to step out from behind the scenes and share your gifts with the world. From an unexpected moment t...

What if the way you’re showing up in the world no longer reflects who you really are? In this episode, I explore the surprising connection between identity, visibility, self-expression, and personal branding—and why so many women, particularly in midlife, begin to feel disconnected from the version of themselves they’ve been presenting to the world. From the meaning behind my love of pink, to the...

What if the reason you’ve been feeling stuck isn’t that you’re doing too little… but because you’ve been trying to do things someone else’s way? In this episode, I explore a liberating truth that has transformed both my business and my life: there is rarely only one “right” way to achieve the result you want. For years, I invested heavily in courses, coaches, and programs that promised success if...