Life After I Left

Content warning: This episode discusses addiction, disordered eating, and past trauma including childhood abuse. Please take care when listening, or skip this episode if it feels triggering. What if addiction was never the problem, but the solution? Ella Hall is an embodied leadership mentor, transformational speaker, and the creator of the Platinum Method, a framework built from her own journey t...

What if everything you thought a badass looked like has been wrong this whole time, and you've actually been one all along? I'm taking you back to age eleven, a VHS tape of Grease, and a lifelong chase to figure out what "badass" actually means. After recently speaking at the Badass Women Networking at LOEV in Moorabbin, I sat down to dismantle this word for good because too many...

What if the lesson you most needed to learn wasn't about achieving more, but about finally allowing others to do life with you? This week on Life After I Left, I'm joined by Jess Mitchell, sales and leadership specialist, speaker, facilitator, and founder of Women Rise. Jess spent decades working in corporate sales and leadership, always achieving, always over-responsible, always moving fa...

What if the thing standing between you and the life you actually want isn't failure, but your fear of it? In this solo episode, I'm getting real about something that happened to me yesterday morning. A small mistake, a live stream, and the wrong backdrop, and what it taught me about the one fear that quietly runs the lives of so many women in business and in life. In this episode, I chat a...

What would you do if your child told you, "You're not the mum I remember"? Content warning: This conversation is confronting, emotional and, at times, difficult to hear. We discuss child sexual abuse, online exploitation, grooming, and the challenges families face when navigating these issues. Today I'm joined by Kristi McVee. Kristi is a former Detective Senior Constable, specia...

What if the thing you didn’t get was actually redirecting you toward something even more aligned? In today’s solo episode, I’m reflecting on something I genuinely didn’t expect to feel grateful for: not being selected for a recent TEDx opportunity. For years, standing on a TEDx stage felt like the pinnacle. The dream. The thing that would finally prove I’d “made it” as a speaker. But after attendi...

How do you rebuild your life when you’ve been conditioned to believe you can’t survive on your own? Today I’m joined by Sally Jayne Eastland. Sally moved to Spain with her husband of almost 20 years in 2020, believing they were starting a new chapter together. But while living in the mountains of Almería, she began experiencing what she describes as divine signs and synchronicities that forced her...

Note: There are brief mentions of domestic violence and suicide. Please take care when listening or skip this episode if this feels triggering. What happens when you stop abandoning yourself and start trusting what you already know? Today I’m joined by Danikah Rose. Danikah is a lifelong psychic and light language channel with over 17 years of experience in business management, sales, and marketin...

One year ago, I launched the Life After I Left podcast. A space for women to share the stories they had spent years hiding. A space to break the silence. And now? 53 episodes, 39 guests, listeners in 45 countries, 6 live events, and a community that continues to grow in ways I never imagined. It’s just me here today, reflecting on the first year of the podcast, the journey that led me here, and th...

What if starting over at 57 was the beginning of something bigger than you imagined? In today’s episode, Brenda Keane joins us. Brenda is an author, an SBS TV star (well, she was in one episode of a series), an entrepreneur, and, at 64, her life journey is nothing short of extraordinary. After facing many personal challenges, Brenda chose to start over at 57, stepping into a completely unfamiliar...

What if talking about death could actually help you live more fully? In today’s episode, Catherine Ashton joins us. Catherine is the founder of Critical Info, a certified social enterprise helping Australians improve death literacy and plan for the end of life with confidence. After surviving a major car accident in 2019 and losing a close friend in 2023, Catherine launched the Critical Info Platf...

What if the answers you’ve been searching for have been within you all along? In today’s episode, Debbie Zita joins us. Debbie is a TEDx speaker, the Business Body Guide, international bestselling author, and creator of the Six Selves Model of Self-Inquiry. With over 25 years of experience in human behaviour, personal development, and business, she supports purpose-driven women to build aligned, p...

Can you really rebuild a business after hitting zero revenue? This week, I’m joined by Evelyn Lopez Delon, co-founder of Sales Command and creator of Speak Studio AI, who helps coaches, consultants, and founders grow their business without losing themselves in the process. You might recognise Evelyn’s name because, yes, she’s been here before. But this conversation is a whole new chapter. Since he...

There’s a side to divorce and family law that no one prepares you for. In today’s episode, Dani Zetzer joins us. Dani is a Melbourne-based principal family lawyer, founder of Respect Legal, and host of Diary of a Divorce Lawyer. With over a decade in family law, she’s known for cutting through fear, jargon, and misinformation to bring clarity to conversations most people avoid. Dani supports indiv...

Host note: I incorrectly state that coercive control is only criminalised in Queensland, Australia. As of the time of recording (March 2026), it is also criminalised in New South Wales and South Australia. Trigger warning: This episode includes discussion of domestic violence, coercive control, and suicidal ideation. Please take care of yourself and skip this one if it feels triggering. What if th...

How many times would you repeat the same relationship pattern before you finally choose yourself? This week, I’m joined by Linda Kaye, a relationship coach who turned the pain of four divorces into a powerful pathway for healing, boundaries, and self-worth. Linda now helps men and women break old patterns, rebuild confidence, and create relationships and lives that feel healthy, honest, and aligne...

Sometimes life asks you to make a decision that feels both terrifying and completely right at the same time. Trigger warning: This episode mentions domestic violence. Please take care of yourself, and skip this one if it feels triggering. In this solo episode, I’m sharing what happened after I spoke at an International Women’s Day event in Melbourne and the realisation that followed. Standing on t...

Could the thing that helps you find yourself again be as simple as putting pen to paper? Trigger warning: This episode includes discussion of self-harm, bulimia, suicide, and substance abuse. Please take care of yourself, and skip this one if it feels triggering. In today’s episode, we're joined by Jenna Little, a romance author, publishing mentor, and visionary behind The Daring Empire, a cre...

What if learning to live alongside anxiety, instead of fighting it, is what truly sets you free? In today’s episode, I’m joined by Natalie Rozen, an entrepreneur, psychotherapist, and coach helping people create meaningful change in their lives. With over a decade of experience supporting clients through trauma and emotional challenges, she combines practical therapy tools with embodiment and nerv...

TW: This episode includes discussion of domestic violence. Please take care of yourself, and skip this one if it feels triggering. Turning 40 can bring up a lot. Reflection, fear, grief, pride, and everything in between. And sometimes, it asks us to really look at the life we’ve lived so far. It’s just me here today, reflecting on the last four decades of my life: the relationships I stayed in, th...

TW: This episode includes discussion of pregnancy loss, grief, and mental health. Please take care of yourself, and skip this one if it feels triggering. How do you take unimaginable loss and transform it into purpose, advocacy, and lasting change? This week, I’m joined by Jacqui Maloney, a speaking and communications coach who loves nothing more than helping people tell their story in a way that...

Trigger warning: This episode includes discussion of domestic violence. Please take care of yourself, and skip this one if it feels triggering. What does rebuilding look like when leaving was only the first step? In today’s episode, I’m joined by Adrienne Donnelly, founder of Organised by Adrienne, co-founder of the Newcastle Virtual Assistants Network, owner of Seed Virtual Assistants, and Presid...

Can work, travel, and self-care really co-exist without burning out? This week, I’m joined by Emma Lovell, Bleisure Coach, speaker, and author, who helps people harmonise business, travel, and self-care in what she calls the ‘bleisure lifestyle’. She shows how a life designed with purpose, joy, and freedom is possible, even while running a thriving business and traveling the world. Before the book...

This week, I’m joined by Jemma Haythorne, body image coach and host of the Finding Freedom podcast. Jemma helps women ditch body shame, rebuild a healthy relationship with food, and embrace their bodies with compassion, confidence, and self-love. Before she was helping women heal their relationship with food, Jemma experienced the very struggles so many of her clients face like confusing diet rule...

What happens when the very thing you’ve spent decades hiding becomes the source of your freedom? In today’s episode, I’m joined by Clare Elizabeth Dea, international performance artist, speaker, author, facilitator, and host of Fuckup Nights Melbourne. Clare shares her deeply personal journey of growing up with Poland Syndrome, the shame she carried around her body for years, and how learning to b...