MindKind: The Podcast

The One Where You Block Out the Noise and Come Back to Your Truth In this episode, Liz reflects on the closing of a fifteen-year chapter in education and the emotional complexity of endings, identity shifts and stepping into the unknown. After a conversation with her principal about evidence-based practice in schools, a bigger question surfaced. Where do tools like Human Design and Astrology fit i...

The one where we talk about what happens when the thing that shaped your identity no longer exists. In this conversation, Liz sits down with Morgan, former competitive dancer, friend and coaching client, to explore what it means to rebuild yourself when the version of you that once felt certain begins to shift. For years, Morgan’s world was built around performance, discipline, achievement and ext...

How much of who you think you are is actually true? And how much of it has been shaped by the words, expectations, and projections of other people? In this episode of MindKind: The Podcast, I explore the labels we collect throughout life and the powerful ways they shape identity, influence the nervous system, and quietly guide the stories we continue to live by. This conversation was sparked by a...

This week on MindKind, Liz explores  The Art of Allowing . After waking up feeling flat, low in energy and disconnected, Liz found herself doing what many of us do, trying to analyse, solve and make sense of it. Was it hormones? Overwhelm? Tiredness? The mental load? Or something deeper? Instead of forcing herself out of it, she chose something different. She allowed it. In this episode, Liz unpac...

The one about self-leadership, discernment and learning to trust yourself. In a world full of opinions, information, algorithms and AI, how do we know what is actually right for us? In this solo episode, Liz explores why self-leadership may be one of the most important skills of our time and why it starts with understanding yourself. She unpacks the relationship between self-awareness, discernment...

The one about Human Design, alignment, intuition, expansion and trusting who you truly are. In this episode of  MindKind: The Podcast , Liz sits down with Human Design expert and founder of Designed As You, Hillary McVeigh, for a conversation that explores self awareness, personal growth and the power of understanding your unique design. Together, they dive into the world of Human Design through a...

The one about reimagining the schooling system. In this episode, Liz sits down with Kristian, co-founder of KIN College, an innovative new K–13 school in Sydney designed to support neurodivergent young people through a more integrated, human-centred approach to learning. Together, they explore the gaps within the current education system, the emotional reality many families and young people are na...

The one where we unpack the pressure to always be doing. In this episode, Liz explores masculine and feminine energies, not as male versus female, but as the energetic patterns and archetypes we all hold within us. Through personal stories, reflections from education and business, and conversations around burnout, rest, self worth and nervous system awareness, this episode invites you to reconside...

The one where I share the story behind The YOU Movement, and the truth about what it really takes to trust yourself and follow what you feel called toward. In this episode, I take you through the journey from my 15 years in education into building my own business, and the internal shifts that came with stepping out of a system and into self leadership. I share how it began with a quiet inner pull,...

The one that changes the way we see food, children, and ourselves. In this episode, I sit down with Dr Kyla Ringrose, paediatric dietitian and founder of Baby, Toddler and Family Mealtimes, to explore a more connected, pressure-free approach to food. Kyla shares her Mealtime Method, a philosophy that supports children to build trust in their bodies, develop autonomy, and form a positive relationsh...

The one where emotional regulation becomes the turning point. In this episode of  MindKind: The Podcast , I sit down with Elizabeth from Vibrant Self Co for a deeply honest and grounding conversation about what it really looks like to move through emotional overwhelm and come back to yourself. Elizabeth shares her experience of working in a high-pressure graphic design environment where everything...

The one where we explore what it really looks like to come home to yourself. What happens when the life you’ve built looks good on the outside, but doesn’t feel right on the inside? In this conversation, Nicole shares her journey from studying law and following a path that made sense, to completely redefining how she lives, works, and understands herself. Her early years were shaped by expectation...

The one where we talk about manifestation… but make it sciencey, grounded, and a little bit magical. In this episode of  MindKind , I’m exploring manifestation through the lens of neuroscience, identity, habits, gratitude, energy, nervous system safety, and self-belief. We talk about how visualisation works, why your brain filters for evidence, how rewiring old patterns helps you move toward what...

The one where I share how understanding my children’s charts has helped me parent them differently. My children are born from the same parents, in the same home, and are completely different. In this episode, I’m unpacking how learning some of the foundational layers of their  Human Design and Astrology  has given me more awareness, more compassion, and more practical tools to support them in a wa...

The one where we explore the difference between overthinking, body wisdom, fear, and intuition. If you’ve ever felt stuck in your head, replaying conversations, overanalysing decisions, struggling to switch off, or not knowing whether what you’re feeling is fear or your intuition… this episode is for you. In this conversation, I’m unpacking what it really means to live in your head versus being co...

The one where we explore whether the new year might actually be beginning now. What if the real reset isn’t January… but this moment? As the Sun moves into Aries, we enter the astrological new year. A new cycle in the sky that invites us into beginnings, courage and forward movement. In this episode of  MindKind: The Podcast , Liz explores the deeper meaning of Aries season and why this time of ye...

The one where Fabiana Higa shares how purpose is not always something we plan, but something we meet along the way. In this deeply moving conversation, Fabiana opens up about a life shaped by change, trust, and transformation. From moving across Brazil with her husband and two daughters, to beginning again in Australia, her story is a powerful reminder that even when life feels uncertain, there ca...

The one where two things can be true. In this episode, Liz explores the polarities of life and the permission we can give ourselves to hold more than one truth at the same time. You can be grateful and overwhelmed. You can love deeply and still feel exhausted. You can have the tools and still find yourself struggling. Through a deeply honest reflection on a moment of guilt as a parent, Liz shares...

The one where we explore what International Women’s Day really asks of us. This episode is a reflection on the responsibility and opportunity we each hold in raising, leading and loving women, and how the way we show up every day shapes the culture the next generation will inherit. Rather than focusing only on celebration, this conversation explores the everyday actions that create real change. Th...

The one where we explore the power of language and the ripple effect of our words. In this episode of  MindKind , I sit down with my beautiful friend Aphrodite Kapeleris, an Early Childhood specialist with over 20 years of experience dedicated to nurturing children, families and educators. Aphrodite is a speaker, writer and lifelong lover of words. She is known for bringing depth, warmth and insig...

The one where.. I share a secret that I've been holding onto for a long time. For a while, I have felt like I have been hiding a part of myself, especially as someone working within education. In this episode, I open up about the spiritual layer of my journey and why I can no longer separate it from the transformation I have experienced over the past few years. As a PE teacher, we speak about...

The one where we talk about your intuition. That quiet inner knowing. The gut feeling you couldn’t explain. The moment you knew something didn’t feel right, even when it looked good on paper. In this episode, Liz explores what intuition really is, why it lives in the body not just the mind, and how learning to trust it can deepen self-awareness, confidence, and self-trust. Drawing on neuroscience,...

The one where style becomes a doorway to identity, confidence, and self-expression. In this episode of  MindKind , Liz is joined by stylist and educator  Tina Abeysekara , founder of  Style on Purpose , for a deeply thoughtful conversation about how what we wear is so much more than just clothes. Together, Liz and Tina explore how personal style evolves as we grow and move through different season...

The one where we rethink the pressure of a new year and choose what you actually need. The start of a new year often comes with expectations to set goals, change habits, and get it right straight away. But what if January is not the time to push or reinvent yourself? In this first episode of Season 2, Liz explores why New Year’s resolutions so often fail and what neuroscience and behaviour change...

(Best of 2025 – Revisited) If this is your first time listening, welcome. And if you’re returning, you may notice something new landing this time. In this episode, we dive deep into gratitude, not as a fluffy idea, but as one of the simplest and most powerful tools for shaping mindset and perspective. You’ll learn the science behind gratitude, how it rewires the brain, lowers stress, strengthens r...