Playing The Fool

For so long, I thought I was just tired. I convinced myself I needed more sleep, more water, more vegetables, or that this was simply what getting older felt like. I had no idea I was experiencing perimenopause. In this episode, I sit down with Naturopath and Women's health coach Melissa Hohaia to have an incredible raw conversation about hormones. We dive into what perimenopause actually is...

There was a time when I thought nutrition was simply about eating the "right" foods and it was never about how I wanted to FEEL but it was so tied into how I wanted to LOOK.But the more I've grown, healed, and had conversations with incredible women like Beth, the more I've realized that true nourishment goes so much deeper than what's on my plate. In this episode, I sit d...

One Year ago I hit publish on my very first podcast episode. Today I am celebrating 44 Episodes, over 50 hours of content, and a version of myself that wouldn't exist if I hadn't been willing to "Play the Fool" and have a crack. In this episode, I reflect on what podcasting has actually taught me: not just how to speak, coach, and share more confidently, but how to trust myself...

 In this episode, I share a concept that has completely shifted my perspective lately: being "insufferable." After buying a new microphone and joking that I was about to become insufferable, I started reflecting on what that word really means. While the dictionary paints it as something negative, I've come to see it very differently. To me, being insufferable means being unapologeti...

So a guy said "nice slut shorts" and I blocked him and went on with my day. I can do that now because I am so clear on who I am and who I am  it from the mountain of evidence that I have created for myself. I believe confidence isn't something you wake up with one day. It's something you create, it's a muscle you choose to work. In this episode, I'm talking about what...

This week, I'm recording the podcast from my new studio for the very first time, and honestly, it feels like the perfect setting for the conversation I want to have with you today. It's been one of the biggest weeks I've had in a long time. We opened The Arena, I had the opportunity to speak to a room full of incredible women inside the Academy of the Gentle Sleep Specialist, and th...

In this episode of Playing The Fool, I’m reflecting on turning 45, entering the next season of life, and the emotional shifts that have come with it. My eldest son has officially moved out of home, and while I’m incredibly happy for him, it’s also brought up so many feelings and new beginnings. I feel like for a while I have been holding my breathe but between turning 45, being five years away fro...

In today’s episode, I’m sharing something really personal. The story of how I met my husband, Shane, 16 years ago. Honestly, I felt nervous recording this because our story is messy, emotional, chaotic, funny, and so deeply special to me. Since starting this podcast, I’ve shared so much teaching and coaching, but I also want this space to hold real storytelling, the moments that shaped me, my life...

In this episode, I open up about my journey through motherhood - the highs, the heartbreak, the healing, and everything in between. With Mother’s Day just passing, I found myself reflecting deeply on what it really means to be a mother, the emotional weight many women carry around this day, and how profoundly motherhood has shaped who I am. I share honestly about becoming a mum at 23, hitting rock...

I’m back babe and what a surprise this break has being, why, because I didn’t feel like I really needed it. If anything, it reminded me how I am already taking such deep care of myself that I went away with my cup already full. Because this version of me? She’s very different to who I used to be. Years ago, I was the woman who couldn’t switch off.  Who was constantly producing, thinking, doing.  E...

What if, instead of waiting for things to feel certain… you just started with what you have? In this episode, I come back to a simple but powerful reminder: start where you are, use what you have, do what you can. Not perfectly. Not all at once. Just one small step at a time with as much intention and space as you possibly can. I share a real and honest look at where I’ve been at lately, and the s...

For the last 10 days I just hadn’t felt like myself. I felt disconnected, judgmental, and honestly just… off. I could feel my ego getting louder, my heart getting quieter, and everything around me starting to trigger something that didn’t feel like me. And then I was faced with something from my past, something I said and did that completely broke me open. Because this time, it wasn’t something th...

In this episode, I dive into a topic that sparked a powerful conversation inside my community this week: integrity. I share my honest reflections on what it means to truly live in integrity, how easy it is to slip out of it, and why building trust with yourself is one of the most important things you can do in life. For me, integrity is about being of my word to myself. It’s about honoring the pro...

In this episode of Playing The Fool , I try something new and answer relationship questions sent in by my incredible community.   I start by talking about the “accountability gap” a dynamic where one partner is expressing the emotional impact of something while the other is focused on defending their intention. When this happens, couples often end up having two completely different conversations,...

In this episode, I’m talking about the real work of relationships. The beautiful parts, the messy middle, and the growth that’s required when two people choose each other long term. Shane and I recently celebrated 13 years of marriage, and it had me reflecting, not just on us, but on what LOVE actually is and what it isn’t and the courage it takes to be in the work together. It’s not perfection.  ...

When my dishes are done, I wake up calmer, more regulated, and proud of myself. It's like this warm hug to go to bed too. Why, because the dishes SUX to do at the end of the day when you just want to stop. This is an invitation to notice what comes up for you and become the woman who follows through. ✨ Start tonight. ✨ Commit to all 7 days — not just when it feels easy. ✨ Post the photo wi...

This drop-in meditation is a space to pause, soften, and come home to yourself. It’s not about clearing your mind or getting it right, it’s about reconnecting.  Whether you’re feeling scattered, stuck, or just need to catch your breath, this is your invitation to land gently in your body, to listen in, and to return to the part of you that’s always been steady beneath the noise.  Come back to cent...

Recognising your growth, honouring your story, and who you’re becoming. In this episode, I take a moment to slow down and reflect on the journey that has brought me here. This is the 61st Call of The Hardest of Bar, and that alone is something worth having a moment with. So often we rush straight onto the next thing without ever truly recognising what we’ve created and how far we have come. I open...

The Heart Is the Bar is an invitation into this work. A 12-week container where trust, courage, and self-love stop being concepts and start becoming lived experiences. If this episode stirred something in you, if these questions are already whispering (or shouting), this is your sign. You don’t have to do this alone. Join the incredible community of women and start now. DOORS CLOSE SUNDAY THE 8TH...

The Heart is The Bar, Doors Close Sunday the 8th. 12 weeks of radical Responsibility, Action and Alignment. For the woman who is sick and tired of her own bullshit stories of "why not now" and is ready to let herself truly feel happy and peace from the inside out. If you’re done surviving and ready to start living, this is the place babe. We begin Monday, 9th of February . In this episod...

In this episode of Playing The Fool , I talk about ego, what it actually is, why it exists, and how it’s been quietly running so many of our lives without us even realising it. I share honestly about my own ego, the parts of me that were controlling, reactive, angry, people-pleasing, perfectionistic, and deeply afraid. Not to shame those parts, but to finally understand them and the fact that they...

Welcome back to Season Two of the Playing The Fool Podcast! This episode that almost didn’t happen. Between crackly audio, tech doing its own thing, school holidays, solo parenting, and trying to carve out space to record, I came right up against a question I don’t usually have to ask myself: Do I force this… or do I trust what’s unfolding? I always trust. I am so excited to be back with you again...

This drop-in meditation is a space to pause, soften, and come home to yourself. It’s not about clearing your mind or getting it right, it’s about reconnecting.  Whether you’re feeling scattered, stuck, or just need to catch your breath, this is your invitation to land gently in your body, to listen in, and to return to the part of you that’s always been steady beneath the noise.  Come back to cent...

Hey babe can you believe we have made it here. The final episode of 2025.  I honestly cannot believe how fast this 6 months has gone or how much I’ve loved being here with you. Before anything else… thank you. The support, the messages, the listens, the feedback, it has all felt like the warmest, most generous hug, and I am so frikin grateful. I cannot wait to come back in 2026 a little more organ...

In this episode of Playing the Fool , I’m diving into the real work behind living an intentional life - capacity, values, priorities, standards, boundaries, needs… and yes, the one I don’t stop talking about: radical responsibility. This year I’ve been practicing exactly what I teach. I’m clearer on my Capacity, what I want to hold, and what I’m simply not available for, guilt free, and let me tel...