Life Unfiltered with The Crivello's

In this episode, I sit down with my husband Simone for a deeply honest conversation about what it means to rebuild your life and start again at 52. After decades in Australia, running businesses, building a life, raising a family and following a path that looked successful from the outside, Simone made the bold decision to leave it all behind and return to his homeland of Sicily with me and our da...

For our 10 year anniversary, we decided to sit down and tell the story of how it all began. In this episode we go right back to the start, how we met, our first impressions of each other, the early days of our relationship and some of the moments that shaped the life we’ve built together over the last decade. There’s a lot of laughter in this one, a few stories we haven’t spoken about in years, it...

This episode continues the conversation we began in Episode 8 because, truthfully, this is still our current reality. We speak more openly about mental health, emotional exhaustion, grief, instability and the challenges we’re navigating while trying to settle into life in Sicily. We also talk about the ongoing search for a place to finally call home and how unsettling it can feel living in such an...

After almost a month away from the podcast, we’re back with a very real and honest update on where we’re currently at in Sicily. Truthfully, the last few weeks have been heavy. We’ve been navigating grief, instability, emotional overwhelm and the reality of trying to build a new life while not fully feeling grounded yet ourselves. In this episode we speak openly about what’s been going on behind t...

Friendship is something we don’t talk about enough. In this episode we reflect on how friendships can slowly fade when life becomes full, and how important it is to consciously nurture and prioritise the people around us. We speak about building a village, the effort real connection requires, and the cultural differences we’ve experienced between Australia and Italy when it comes to community. It’...

We’ve officially arrived in Sicily. This week we share what the first few days have really looked like not just the beauty of being here, but the reality of stepping into a completely new life. It’s been amazing, but it hasn’t been without its challenges. We speak honestly about not having everything figured out, and what it feels like to juggle building new businesses, navigating parenthood, sett...

We finally made it to Italy. In this episode we’re just sitting down and sharing what the journey actually looked like, travelling with a 1-year-old, the flight over, arriving, and everything in between. There were moments that were chaotic, moments that were beautiful, and a few that we can laugh about now. This is a real, in-the-moment update as we step into this new chapter.

In this episode we talk about the uncomfortable side of building an online business. After years running a restaurant, putting ourselves out there online and asking for support has felt vulnerable, awkward and yes a little cringe. But if we want to change our lives and build something meaningful, we have to move through that discomfort. We speak openly about finances, sacrifice, the transition awa...

A gentle note before listening: In this episode we speak openly about death and grief. I share the story of my dad’s passing, including the hours leading up to it and the moment he took his final breath. If you are currently navigating loss, please take care while listening and only tune in if it feels right for you. For us, this conversation was deeply emotional but also strangely beautiful, and...

In this episode we talk about something that’s been sitting quietly underneath this move to Sicily... FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN. The excitement is real, but so is the apprehension. We speak honestly about what it feels like to leave the familiar, to step into Simone’s homeland as a couple and family, and the invisible pressure that can build in a relationship when one person is returning home and the ot...

In this first episode of LIFE UNFILTERED , we sit down in Bali and share exactly where we are in this moment, on the edge of a new chapter and just before our move to Sicily. This is a rough, real introduction to who we are, what we’ve lived, and the season we’re standing in now: growing, grieving, evolving, and learning to surrender to a path we’re still finding. No scripts, no polish just us, as...