Life's Bumps And Bruises

Leave us a Comment or Feedback In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, Luke and Joanne discuss how women can Connect to Their Femininity. This episode is for women who feel disconnected from themselves and can’t find a sustainable way through emotional challenges.   In the Unpack That segment, Luke and Joanne do a recap on the previous episode on how to connect to masculinity and answer quest...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback  In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, Luke and Joanne discuss how men can Connect to Their Masculinity. This episode is for men who feel disconnected from themselves and can’t find a sustainable way through emotional challenges.   In the Unpack That segment, Luke and Joanne discuss the impact that stress is having with financial challenges that are at the roo...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, Luke and Joanne discuss Managing Screen Time on devices. This episode is for managing children’s screen time and the impact of adult screen time for children.  In the Unpack That segment, Luke and Joanne discuss how to work out when the right time is for young people to start working part-time jobs.  🎙 This episode is for...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, Luke and Joanne discuss Why Do Men Think Women Are Nuts? Women and men are so different and see life through different lenses. Joanne and Luke discuss the differences between the two and where communication can breakdown.  In the Unpack That segment, Luke and Joanne discuss how partners can give presents for birthdays that...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, Luke and Joanne discuss Feeling Disconnected From Your Partner. We live very busy lives that can create competing priorities that can lead us away from our significant others. Competing priorities can cause space in our relationship and that allows us to feel disconnected.    In the Unpack That segment, Luke and Joanne dis...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, Luke and Joanne discuss managing mother’s guilt. The feeling that most mother’s have challenges around after birth and the guilt they feel when they feel they are not giving all to their children.   In the Unpack That segment, Luke and Joanne discuss the vulnerability off the back of the feedback they received from their p...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, Luke and Joanne discuss a very personal topic that leads into how to live with difficult decisions. This episode covers a serious and real-life decision that Luke and Joanne had to make that opened to working through how to live with the outcome.  In the Unpack That segment, Luke and Joanne discuss the how overwhelm can tu...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback In this massive episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, Luke and Joanne discuss how to navigate the school system and what the limitations and intentions behind schools requesting assessments of children for diagnoses.  In the Unpack That segment, Luke and Joanne discuss the importance of young children having their favourite toy and what this toy represents for them. ...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback  In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, Luke and Joanne discuss the important subject of why people care about what others think of them and how this can lead to self-judgement.  In the Unpack That segment, Luke and Joanne discuss communicating our needs in relationships and how it differs from men and women.  🎙 This episode is for you if you’re into:  Understa...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback  In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, Luke and Joanne have a special guest in Justin Zelones. Justin who is a leader in his sporting club, discusses how he formed a great team to foster an inclusive environment where people feel they belong.  🎙 This episode is for you if you’re into:  Understanding the power of community How to feel connected to a community w...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, Luke and Joanne discuss whether or not multitasking is effective. So many people have a belief that they are great at multitasking, but are they really?  Is there a better way to ensure we meet deadlines that don’t make us feel overwhelmed? Luke and Joanne also discuss the different approaches that men and women take with...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, we introduce our new presenter, Joanne Lee Tet. Joanne is a HR professional, wife and mother who brings lived experience, insight and lots of probing questions to seek further knowledge. Luke and Joanne Lee Tet head up season 2 of Life’s Bumps andBruises and kick things off with a discussion around – “Why are teenage boys...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback Welcome to season 2 of Life’s Bumps and Bruises. 2026 isshaping up to be a massive year for this podcast with a huge change happening. In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, one of our founding members leave the show. With a successful career ahead of him, one of our loved presenters moves on to bigger and better things. Join Joel Sheldon and Luke Lee Tet as th...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback As the year wraps up, Joel and Luke dive into one of the most complex topics of all —  family during the holidays . From the financial pressure of trying to make Christmas magical, to navigating old family dynamics that resurface the moment you walk through the door, this episode explores how to protect your mental health, set boundaries, and actually find some joy i...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback From burnout to balance — this week’s  Being Human  episode is a story of success, collapse, and rebuilding from the ground up. Joel and Luke sit down with  Andy McCarthy , founder of  Gippsland Solar  and author of  Here Comes the Sun , to explore the toll of chasing perfection and the power of vulnerability in leadership. Andy shares how he went from being labelled...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback Content note: This episode includes discussion of serious illness, kidney failure, and organ transplantation. 🧠 What do you do when life suddenly flips from “I’m fine” to “you might have three days to live”? In this powerful instalment of our  Being Human Series , Joel and Luke sit down with  Andy Bailey  — a sales coach, motivator, and lifelong sportsman — who open...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback 🧠 Trauma doesn’t always look like what you think it does. It’s not just the big, obvious moments — sometimes it’s the quiet experiences that shape how we see ourselves, how we connect, and how we cope. In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises , JoelSheldon and Luke Lee Tet unpack what trauma really is, how it shows up in the body, and why healing isn’t about forg...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback 🧠 How do you show up for your kids when you’re running on empty yourself? In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, Joel and Luke dive into the beautifully chaotic, guilt-ridden, love-filled world of parenting. From the daily juggle of work, boundaries, and tantrums to the pressure of always wanting to “get it right,” this conversation explores what it really mea...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback   Content note: This episode contains discussion of cancer, grief, and the loss of a parent. 🧠 How do you keep moving when life rips away one of the people you love most? In this first episode of our  Being Human Series , Joel and Luke sit down with Mitch Johnstone as he opens up about losing his dad, Michael Johnstone, to pancreatic cancer. With raw honesty, Mitch...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback 🏏 Coaching isn’t just about drills, game plans, or teaching skills — it’s about shaping people, building cultures, and creating environments where individuals can thrive. In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises , Joel Sheldon and Luke Lee Tet dive into the rewarding, and sometimes confronting world of coaching. From junior sport to elite competition, they explor...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback 🧠 Purpose. It’s one of those big words that can feel overwhelming — like you need to have it all figured out before life makes sense. But what if purpose isn’t one grand destination, and instead lives in the small, everyday choices we make? In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises , Joel Sheldon sits down with Luke Lee Tet to unpack the messy, shifting nature of...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback 🧠 Ever felt the Sunday night dread creeping in, your chest tightening at the sight of your inbox, or snapping at home after holding it together all day at work? In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, Joel shares his own experience of sliding from everyday pressure into full-blown burnout — and how stress in the workplace doesn’t just stay at the office, it fol...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback 🧠 Grief isn’t something you “get over.” It’s something you learn to live with — and it changes you along the way. In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises , Joel Sheldon shares the deeply personal story of losing his brother, Kyle Sheldon , and how that loss continues to shape his life. Alongside Luke Lee Tet, they unpack the many layers of grief— from losing lov...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback 🧠 How do you actually show up for someone battling anxiety or depression — without overstepping, fixing, or burning yourself out? In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises , Joel Sheldon and Luke Lee Tet respond to a listener’s question about what it really means to be a better friend. From Joel’s experience of the people who got him through, to Luke’s practical t...

Leave us a Comment or Feedback Ever been blindsided by a week that throws every possiblecurveball at you? In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises , Joel Sheldon and Luke Lee Tet unpack the moments when resilience is tested — from unexpected parenting chaos to the emotional mess that follows. Joel shares a real-life “sticky gecko” moment (yes, straightout of Bluey ) that spirals into a bigger r...