The Barbara Thompson Podcast

This episode is about Narcissists and the holiday season. I sat down and had a great chat with Kate Deighton - a Narcissistic Abuse Therapist. I also share my own personal experiences with you about being with a narc during the holiday season and what this looked and felt like for me. I want to normalise what this looks like, so you can keep an eye out for this behaviour. Kate and I chat about the...

Jessica is back for another episode! She also joined me on The Studio Chat Podcast for episode 7. Go and check it out if you have not downloaded it yet. Jessica is a qualified Master Clinical Aromatherapist with specialisations in Aromatherapy for Ante and PostNatal Care and Aromatherapy for Menopausal Women; and the creator behind Aromathérapie Co, a devoted instagram sharing all things aromather...

We head to Minnesota for a chat with Val Kleinhans. Val is a broadcaster and a podcast superstar. She currently has 4 podcasts: @veryvogueval (fashion, pop culture & social media) @onemorelightval (mental health) @alloctavesval (musicians & music fans) @chillingchatterval (paranormal & anything horror) **This episode mentions suicide** Lifeline Ph 13 11 14 - if you or someone you know...

I chat with Nova Gibson, an expert on narcissistic abuse, the founder of Brighter Outlook Narcissistic Abuse Counselling Service and the author of Fake Love - understanding and healing from narcissistic abuse. Nova Gibson has helped thousands of people in their struggle to understand, extricate themselves and heal from toxic relationships and narcissistic abuse. Drawing on the expertise gained fro...

In this episode I share my personal experience with talk therapy and how it has helped me. It helped me so much that I left my marketing career of over 20 years to help others. An honest, vulnerable, raw chat about my journey with talk therapy as a client and now as a therapist. I hope this episode sheds some light on the incredible power of talking therapy and its potential to transform lives. If...

For this episode we head over to Florida to have a chat with Laura. Laura's personal journey, marked by surviving domestic violence and enduring challenging relationships, sparked an unyielding curiosity to uncover the secrets of thriving relationships.  Laura has gone on to help hundreds of high-performing women around the globe to transform their relationships with themselves which revoluti...

An episode we all need to listen to for women's health & pelvic floor health. Kayla Morosin is the founder of Evolving Bellies and is a mum to Leo and Lily.  Kayla has 10 years in private practice as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist. Evolving Bellies is now offering physiotherapy based prenatal and post pregnancy care packages in the comfort of your own home (online or face to face) in t...

For this episode we head across the Tasman to the town of Whangamatā  on the southeast coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. I chat with Kate Jackson. She is an incredible human and I  would love you to all know about her. This is Kate's second time on the podcast. Her first episode #15 was in May last year. Since I last caught up with Kate, she has started an...

You do not want to miss this episode. If you love music and/or you are a lover of George Michael, this is for you!! We head over to Memphis on a Friday afternoon and chat with Matt Cook. Matt created Spinning the Wheel Podcast. The first and only podcast to analyse and celebrate the catalogue of George Michael - one song at a time with Shirley Lewis. Shirley Lewis was a friend of George's and...

In this episode I will be taking you back to 1995. I was 15 years old living in Tahiti.  I share with you the good, the bad and the ugly about my student exchange trip.   I hope you enjoyed this episode. Please feel free to send me a DM on Instagram @self_care_ studio, visit my website www.selfcarebybarbarathompson.com.au or email me hello@barbarathompson.com.au. I would love to hear what you thou...

What an episode! If you head back to Episode #43, this is when Ash first joined us on this poddy. This episode (#43) is the second most downloaded episode to date, so I just had to have her back on for another chat. Ash and I continue our conversation about Kinesiology. We recorded our first episode together on the 11th of the 11th (11 November) and today's date is 8/8. We are both Leos and e...

I am so grateful Beth joined me for a third podcast episode we recorded together about pet loss grief. In this episode we talk about euthanasia, anticipatory grief and spirituality.  Euthanasia = The root word of this means a good death.  We talk about this in detail. When is the 'right' time. It is such a personal decision for you and your beloved pet. What is your personal risk toleran...

Creating a library with Beth about Pet loss is in Mazey's memory. We have created a library of episodes to be right here waiting for you if you need to hear them if you are experiencing pet loss grief or in the future this is something you may experience. We both  want to normalise pet loss grief. Please share this episode with anyone who you think may need this. This is the second full episo...

This was such an interesting, insightful episode. I really enjoyed it. On Saturday morning I had a chat with Dr Kelly Thornbury about what life looks like as a plastic surgeon.  It was a real, honest conversation. We get to know more about Kelly, her story and why she does what she does and how she got to where she is today, recently opening her dreamy private practice in Double Bay. Our conversat...

Celine Kheir is the founder of Celine Kheir Life Coaching, the author of How to Calm Your Mind, Declutter Your Home Declutter Your Life and an advocate of female empowerment through self care.  Some years ago, Celine was trapped in a cycle of overthinking, procrastination, and anxiety. As an overthinker, she was obsessed with planning every detail of her life. Procrastination prevented her from ca...

* TW this episode talks about suicide and self harm* (From 17 mins) I would love to introduce you to one of my besties Melissa Espinasse. Not only is she a friend of mine she is also a mum of 3, an International Medium and Spiritual Mentor helping people to bridge the gap with life beyond this earth. We talk about the hard times and deep pain we have experienced in our lives. When we think we can&...

"Sleep well, be well - this simple truth has the power to change lives for the better and our goal is to find the pathway to make this happen for you!" - Credit The Goodnight Co. In this episode I chat with Shea Morrison, a sleep expert and the Co-founder of The Goodnight Co. Passionate about all things sleep, Shea is helping people around the world to sleep well, be well through her sle...

In this episode we talk about binge eating. It is super common and can come with blame, shame, uncomfortable feelings, secrecy, silence and judgment. It can really rob us from life and can make us  feel very alone. Most binge eating happens still in secret and behind closed doors. Maddi & I both share our own personal stories with binge eating. We also chat about: - What is binge eating/binge...

Lisa is a period coach and the founder of The Red Rebel Collective. She is on a mission to help as many women as she can showing them the incredible powers of their menstrual cycle. She also helps women with severe PMS treat their symptoms naturally. For over a decade Lisa suffered with PMDD and the only solution she got from doctors was medication. Menstrual Cycle Awareness is a way of gaining co...

A trailblazer in the medical travel and overseas plastic surgery world - Dani Pratico, the Director of Medi Makeovers has been doing this work for over 20 years helping people with plastic surgery and dental getaways experience 5 star luxury treatment and care in Bangkok Thailand. This episode is about having an open and honest conversation about plastic surgery, raising the awareness of what is a...

Part 2 of 2 (Following on from Episode 58) We talk about: - when a beloved pet passes the links a pet can have for us - pets all have different personalities - when is the right time to introduce a new pet into the family when a beloved pet has passed - others peoples words can hurt - grieve on your terms -alot of people just 'don't get it' - grief is different for every loss - euth...

We love our animals so much. When we lose them or face that possibility, it can be one of the hardest things we’ve ever gone through. Beth Bigler was a writer and producer in Hollywood and was very happy in her career and in the middle of this her 11yo soul mate cat Arnie got a very bad prognosis -  cancer.  The anticipated and eventual loss of her Arnie, led her to seek out her own pet loss grief...

Join me in this episode as I have a chat with Amanda Hogg. She has been doing this work for 39 years. For 25 years of this she has been living in Crystal Waters a Permaculture EcoVillage in Conondale, Queensland. If you are interested in anything to do with psychic readings, tarot, singing yoga,  body work and expanding your knowledge in what tools are available for self care in this area, this ep...

Guys, I am super grateful Nicole reached out to me to share her story with us on my podcast. I love that my listeners and my podcast is a safe space for my guests to speak their truth and share their gifts with us. In this episode we talk about spirituality , trusting your intuition and mums know best.  Nicole is super vulnerable and honest in this chat as she shares her experiences with ghosts -...

In this episode I  chat with Josephine Sartor - A psychic/medium from Wollongong, NSW Australia. She shares with me what life looks and feels like as a psychic medium, what her journey has looked like  and how she has got to where she is today through hard work, dedication and believing in herself.   I asked Josephine: - How did you get into what you are doing now - Do you see your abilities as a...