The Lorraine Murphy Show

This week’s Dear Lorraine question is: “I’m looking to step out of corporate and I’m pondering my next steps.  What would your advice be to me?” I love this question as I’ve worked with many mentees on exactly this challenge!  While I did answer my listener’s question, this will be a super helpful episode for anyone who’s currently at a crossroads in their life or career, or is feeling that flicke...

One of my goals this year is to move more… especially during my work days of extended sitting on my ass!   So I was thrilled to have this chat I’m sharing with you this week, with the effervescent Lizzie Williamson.  Lizzie is an author, TEDx speaker, certified personal trainer and a regular fitness presenter on morning TV with her work featured on Good Morning America and the Today Show.  In our...

It’s a Dear Lorraine episode for you this week! This week I’m responding to this listener’s problem: “I’m really struggling with self-doubt… how do I block it out?” Listen in to hear my response, including: The various ways that self-doubt manifests in our lives The confronting question that underlies all self-doubt An evidence journal and how to create one  The file I keep handy on my desktop to...

I’ve got a Dear Lorraine episode for you this week!  I’m responding to a reader who reached out asking: “How do I navigate my own career when my husband is content and not as ambitious as me?” This question comes my way a LOT, so I’m thrilled to get to address it on the show for a wider audience.  Listen in to hear: The concept of “oxygen” in a relationship A time when Wade and I really struggled...

BB EB reminder and TY for Playbooks  Well this week is juicy!!  To celebrate my 200th episode, I’m throwing myself into an intimate Ask Me Anything episode.  I invited listener questions… and they came in thick and fast. Join me for this chat as I answer your questions on:  Our re-entry this week to Australia - aka reverse culture shock! Whether or not I’ll miss life in Spain What’s on my current...

Ok, major public accountability time…   I’m sharing a sneak peek of my goals - one sure way to keep myself on track this year, ha!   I love asking others their goals for the year, so this week I’m taking you on a tour of what’s made the cut for my intentions for 2024.  From family to business, from wellbeing to friendships, it’s all covered in there. I hope you enjoy the episode, and that it gives...

It’s time to share my personal highs and lows on the show, after the business shares of yesterday. My intent with this episode is to pass back the personal lessons I’ve had this year, and hopefully provide some inspo for you as you plan your 2024. Stand by for a super-transparent account of the year that we lived in Spain - the highlights, the tough gritty bits, the opportunities and maybe some su...

Whattttt?!  It’s that time of the year again - where I share my business highs and lows on the show. My intent with this episode is to pass back the entrepreneurial lessons I’ve had this year, and hopefully provide some inspo for you as you plan your 2024 in business.  Stand by for a super-transparent account of my business year: the curveballs, the wins, and the lessons.  I hope you enjoy this to...

*Trigger warning: Please note this episode discusses sexual and physical abuse.* This week on the show, I’m sharing the third and final part of my Bali retreat debrief.  I’m delighted that Jimmy Doyle, our healer-in-residence on the retreat (and one of my most popular past guests!) is returning to share the healing side of the experience.  Our intention with this conversation is to pass on some of...

This week on the show, I’m sharing the second part of my Bali retreat debrief.  I’m thrilled to have the brilliant Claire Obeid, our spiritual guide joining me for a debrief on the spiritual and energetic side of the experience.  Our intention with this conversation is to pass on some of the greatest lessons and insights from the retreat, so that you get to learn from it too… and hopefully help yo...

Recently I hosted a retreat in Bali… which was magical!   I’ve had a tonne of questions and interest in what ACTUALLY happens on retreat, so I’m kicking off a cute little 3-part series today taking you behind the scenes of the experience. First up this week, you’ve got me stepping through the retreat experience - where we stayed, what we ate and drank, what we workshopped… and the greatest insight...

Yay!  A Dear Lorraine episode this week! This week’s question comes from Tracey: “How does a regular girl like me glow up? You seem to have a fab life, and live life well.” I LOVED answering this question - in my response I share the 7 steps to creating a glow up, including:  The source problem that often pulls us towards a glow up  My own glow up last year, and the one incoming for 2024! How to g...

In the spirit of this season’s theme of “Reflect & Restore”, this week I’m sharing the three most powerful pieces of business advice I’ve received this year. These three nuggets have changed the game for me in my business - I’m more excited than I’ve ever been about my work, and happily, revenue reflects that! As always on the show, I want to pass those learnings on to you - and share them wit...

I’ve long been a fan of the benefits of magnesium, so I was super keen to meet someone who’s built an entire multi-million dollar business on this miracle mineral! Cassie Sanghvi is the founder of Australia's leading magnesium skincare company, The Base Collective. With her background as a pharmacist, she always read the ingredients list on labels, but having children really sparked her interest i...

Welcome to a new season of the show!  This season’s theme is “Restore & Reflect” - a slower pace after the growth of the last season.  I thought it would be fitting given we’re approaching the end of the year and maybe energy tanks might be flagging… I’m kicking this season off with this episode that starts with an insight from a mentoring session this week, then I share a life update and a sn...

One of the saddest things I see in my community is women living a life that is out of alignment with what would truly make them happy ( and I’ve experienced this myself).   My guest this week is on a mission to help as many women as possible create what she calls their “lifestyle by design”. Tracy Harris is the founder and CEO of Mums With Hustle, a podcaster, speaker and coach.  She transitioned...

Time is THE most precious commodity we have as business owners… yet so many don’t manage their time effectively.   In this week’s bonus episode, I’m sharing The Time Breakthrough Masterclass I hosted this week.  I’ll take you behind the scenes of what it TRULY takes to be the queen of your calendar.... so you can create and achieve your business goals with ease and flow.    I share: The two critic...

Starting and running a business can be really tough - both when external situations, people or events impact us, and when things on the outside appear to be going well and we’re consumed with mindset gremlins. Having run my own businesses for 11 years, I’ve ridden that rollercoaster… and built up a bank of lessons, reframes and tools that I lean heavily on - and that I teach my one-on-one mentees!...

Preparing a business baby for a human baby coming along is no mean feat, and it can be even trickier when you’re trying to figure it all out yourself.  I know as I wrote a book about everything I experienced as I navigated that journey!   I’m thrilled to bring you this conversation with two women who have very recently traversed the same path.  Anna-Louise Moule is the founder of Balanced Bodies L...

Probably the biggest problem that business owners face is finding the time to work ON their businesses, rather than IN them… not an easy thing to do.   That’s why I’ve just announced a new FREE training that will help you work ON your business… in the same time it takes to drink a cup of coffee.   The Bold Breakthrough will run for five days from Monday 18th-Friday 22nd September, and each day I’l...

This thing called adulting requires us to care for ourselves, show up for work, and generally be a responsible citizen… however one area that many women neglect is their financial adulting.  My guest this week is on a mission to change that! Mel Browne is an ex-accountant, ex-financial advisor and entrepreneur.  She’s a financial wellness advocate and financial coach, as well as an educator, speak...

This week’s Dear Lorraine episode is in response to a listener request, who shared: “Decision making - I struggle with this massively.  There are things I can easily and confidently make decisions about.  But the ones I can’t really hold me back.  It’s exhausting!”   It’s honestly not something I had considered before - how do we make effective decisions that move us forward, and give us peace of...

This week on the show, I've got a powerhouse guest from the US for you...   JJ DiGeronimo is a three-time award-winning author, speaker, and former leading woman in the tech industry.  After 25 years in that industry, she hit a wall from over-producing, over-delivering, and over-committing. She was questioning all aspects of her life and felt like she was her own worst enemy.    Eventually, JJ rea...

Creating - and maintaining - effective boundaries is one of the cornerstones to scaling a business.  And as my guests this week prove, sometimes the simplest boundaries can have the greatest impact. Ness Hartge and Laura Press are two Bold Darling members, who have each made giant strides in setting their businesses up to support themselves, and their clients, better in recent months. Ness is the...

This week on the show, I’m sharing the juicy behind-the-scenes deets on two exciting developments in my life and business…   First up, the rebrand I unveiled for my business this week.  I talk about why now for this step, what’s been involved in making it happen, and the unexpected extra upsides I’ve already experienced as a result.   Secondly, I share my recent Ibiza retreat experience - includin...