Listen if: You’re a true HTL: The Podcast stan. After 2.5 magical years of podcasting and over 120 episodes, How Two Live: The Podcast is coming to a close. Tune into this very special last episode and hear Jess and Stef reflect on the journey of the podcast, sharing everything they’ve learnt along the way, plus recap on some of their favourite podcast moments, including the time they went to Meg Ryan’s house! If you love the podcast and want to hear more from Jess and Stef, don’t fret! They’re ...
Aug 10, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Listen if: You want to learn how to be your best self in relationships. This week on the podcast, Jess and Stef chat all about relationships - the good, the bad, and the messy, questioning society’s idea of what it means to be in a romantic relationship with someone and sharing anecdotes of ways they like to march to their own beat. Hear about: Normalising the idea that relationships aren’t perfect. Redefining the idea of “commitment”, and accepting the constantly shifting nature of relationship...
Jul 26, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 121
Listen if: You’re scared of becoming one of those people who starts sentences with "my therapist says..." This week on the podcast, Jess and Stef discuss therapy, including the stigma surrounding going to therapy and how therapy might be able to benefit you. Hear about: Shame around seeking help for our mental health + how therapy is portrayed in the media. Their own experiences seeking out and participating in therapy. Going to therapy for crisis control vs maintenance. Redefining trauma and ho...
Jul 19, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 120
Listen if: The thought of facing your fears is totally terrifying. This week on the podcast, Jess and Stef discuss fear, including how it keeps us small and stops us from living our best lives. Hear about: How fear holds us back. How releasing fear can bring you closer to your purpose. Some personal fears they’ve faced and what’s shifted after. Having a practice of self love to overcome fear. The stories we tell ourselves and how to detach from them. Motivation to go out and conquer your own fea...
Jul 12, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 119
Listen if: You’re tired of being told you should look like a Kardashian. This week on the podcast, Jess and Stef discuss Jess’s experience cutting off her signature long hair that she’s had for over 10 years, and unpack some of the emotional attachments plus societal expectations around beauty that arose from it. Hear about: Our attachment to the way we look. Societal beauty standards and where we first begin feeling them. The ways we feel we have to look vs want to look. Feminine vs masculine i...
Jul 05, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Listen if: You think sad = bad. This week on the podcast, Jess and Stef discuss the culture of avoiding our feelings that starts in early childhood, and how we can rewire some of the patterns we’re accustomed to when it comes to our emotions. Hear about: Why being with your feelings is a concept that sounds so simple yet is so unheard of for so many people. When avoiding your feelings can have a negative effect. How to meet your emotions head-on and allow them to dissolve. Why distracting yourse...
Jun 28, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Listen if: You want some advice on how to get back to feeling your best. This week on the podcast, Jess and Stef discuss seasonal affective disorder (SAD), and the things we can do to lift our mood in the cooler months (or whenever we find ourselves in a funk). Hear about: Tools and techniques to pull yourself out of a funk. The feeling of stagnation and how to overcome it. Connecting with nature. What to do when resistance kicks in. Listening to your body and what it needs. Singing and dancing ...
Jun 22, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Listen if: A part of you wishes the world would stop every once in a while so you could take a breather. This week on the podcast, Jess and Stef chat about Melbourne being back in lockdown, revisiting some of the learnings that came out of 2020 and things that fell by the wayside. Hear about: The silver lining to lockdown. Why it’s been a welcome reminder to live more slowly. Why we overcommit ourselves. Having a people pleasing mentality. Things Jess and Stef have enjoyed about being in lockdow...
Jun 07, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 115
Listen if: You want to know if social media growth is even possible in 2021. This week on the podcast, Jess and Stef speak about how to grow your brand on social media, offering some perspective that goes against the grain. Hear about: Why you can’t follow someone else’s formula for success. Finding your point of difference. Stepping into the shoes of your customer. Thoughtful content creation. Their journey with TWOOBS Instagram growth. Generating conversation and building a community. Fosterin...
May 31, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Listen if: You wish you could become one of those people who meditates every day. This week on the podcast, Jess and Stef chat about their experience with meditation, including different styles of meditation and recommendations for where to start. Hear about: Jess and Stef’s experience with a twice daily meditation practice to dissolve stress. The transformative qualities you can experience through meditation. Finding the time to commit to a daily meditation practice. How meditation can change y...
May 24, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Listen if: You thought that grinding was the only method to success. This week on the podcast, Jess and Stef chat about the concept of the masculine vs. feminine qualities we can bring to a working environment, including how their relationship to work has shifted throughout the years. Hear about: Jess and Stef’s experience starting a business and being placed within a male dominated space. Why we’re all so obsessed with “hustling”, “grinding” and the “get shit done” attitude. Why we ignore what ...
May 17, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Listen if: You’ve seen an influencer haul lately and wondered how much of it they’ll ACTUALLY wear. This week on the podcast, Jess and Stef have a conversation about a question that has been popping up amongst the TWOOBS team: do influencers encourage a culture of excess consumption? Hear about: Jess and Stef’s experience being influencers themselves, including how brands gift products and the volume of free product influencers receive. Stories and anecdotes from their time as fashion bloggers. ...
May 10, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 111
Listen if: You’re thinking about going vegan but you just LOVE cheese... This week on the podcast, Jess and Stef discuss their personal journeys towards becoming vegan and share tips that have helped them along the way. Hear about: Cognitive dissonance when it comes to eating animals as kids and adults. Methods that have worked for them to cut down their animal product intake to eventually becoming vegans. Their favourite meat alternatives. Tapping into your self compassion. How becoming vegan l...
May 03, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Listen if: Everyone in your life is getting married. And they’re all changing their names... This week on the podcast, Jess and Stef discuss one of their favourite controversial topics, why the woman is expected to take the man’s name after getting married. Hear about: Where the tradition originated from and its historical context. Jess and Stef’s personal feelings around the name change. Anecdotes from their friends and family. What they believe needs to change in order to achieve equality. Why...
Apr 26, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 109
Listen if: You find all the sustainability jargon brands use confusing. This week on the podcast, Jess and Stef discuss “greenwashing”, from both the perspective of being consumers as well as how they’re being conscious of it on their TWOOBS sustainability journey. Hear about: What greenwashing is & how to spot it. Words to look out for that brands might use to confuse you. Some examples of how brands use greenwashing. How to look at a brand’s website and do research before buying. How to ap...
Apr 19, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Listen if: You want to get better at this whole love thing. This week on the podcast, Jess shares more info about the conscious relationship course she undertook with her partner, and Jess and Stef delve deeper into how we can all improve our relationships. Hear about: What being “conscious” means in the context of relationships. Societal expectations around love and relationships. Why it can be scary to question and challenge our relationships. What a relationship “blueprint” is. How your paren...
Apr 12, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Listen if: You missed us! How Two Live: The Podcast is back! Jess and Stef return from their break fresh and energised and ready to take on a new year of podcasting. Tune in to catch up on what’s been happening over the past few months. Hear about: How Stef healed her body. The conscious relationship course Jess and her partner have undertaken. What’s been happening with their footwear label, TWOOBS. How they’re integrating lockdown learnings into their work-lives. What’s been going on in their ...
Apr 05, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Tune into one of our all time favourite episodes with renowned psychic medium, Laura Lynne Jackson. We’re taking a break and will be back March 2021, in the meantime tune in fortnightly to hear some of our best eps from the archives. You can find Jess and Stef on Instagram at @howtwolive and @howtwolivethepodcast . Join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/howtwolivethepodcast To get in touch, email contact@howtwolive.com. CREDITS Music by: Kinkora Coordinated by: Bianca Wittner Hosted on A...
Mar 08, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Tune into one of our all time favourite episodes with Sah D’Simone, the meditation teacher known for his spiritually sassy approach. We’re taking a break and will be back March 2021, in the meantime tune in fortnightly to hear some of our best eps from the archives. You can find Jess and Stef on Instagram at @howtwolive and @howtwolivethepodcast . Join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/howtwolivethepodcast To get in touch, email contact@howtwolive.com. CREDITS Music by: Kinkora Coordinat...
Feb 23, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Tune into one of our all time favourite episodes with founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Ingrid Newkirk. We’re taking a break and will be back March 2021, in the meantime tune in fortnightly to hear some of our best eps from the archives. You can find Jess and Stef on Instagram at @howtwolive and @howtwolivethepodcast . Join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/howtwolivethepodcast To get in touch, email contact@howtwolive.com. CREDITS Music by: Kinkora Coordinat...
Feb 08, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Tune into one of our all time favourite episodes with Hollywood movie star, Meg Ryan. We’re taking a break and will be back March 2021, in the meantime tune in fortnightly to hear some of our best eps from the archives. You can find Jess and Stef on Instagram at @howtwolive and @howtwolivethepodcast . Join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/howtwolivethepodcast To get in touch, email contact@howtwolive.com. CREDITS Music by: Kinkora Coordinated by: Bianca Wittner Hosted on Acast. See acas...
Jan 11, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Tune into one of our all time favourite episodes with yoga teacher, body positivity advocate, and writer, Jessamyn Stanley. We’re taking a break and will be back March 2021, in the meantime tune in fortnightly to hear some of our best eps from the archives. You can find Jess and Stef on Instagram at @howtwolive and @howtwolivethepodcast . Join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/howtwolivethepodcast To get in touch, email contact@howtwolive.com. CREDITS Music by: Kinkora Coordinated by: Bi...
Dec 28, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Listen if: You’re ready to kiss 2020 goodbye! *We’ll be back in March 2021, but tune in fortnightly to hear some of our favourite HTL: The Podcast episodes. In their last episode for 2020, Jess and Stef reflect on the year that has been, sharing the best things they’ve learnt, as well as what they’ll be taking with them into 2021 and what they’ll be leaving behind. Hear about: Why feelings are for feeling. Learning to say no and setting boundaries. New skills Jess and Stef have learnt in iso. Fo...
Dec 14, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 102
In this episode, Jess and Stef sit down to give you a pep talk on why you should take the leap and start that business you’ve always wanted to, sharing tidbits of advice they’ve learnt along the way. Hear about: Self doubt and how to overcome it. Why you are the best person to start the business of your dreams. How COVID might have been a blessing in disguise. Why it’s important to follow your gut above people’s opinions. Why progress is important and you can’t be perfect on your first try. Find...
Dec 07, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Listen if: You’d secretly rather dance than walk. In this episode, Jess and Stef chat about the concept of play, and question at what point when we become adults we stop having true, carefree fun like we did when we were kids. Hear about: When and why we move away from the joyful nature of being a child. At what point we stop doing things society doesn’t deem us to be “good” at. How to reconnect with your inner carefree child. How to release fear of judgement from other people. What “joy-spottin...
Nov 30, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Listen if: You’re wondering why people are going gaga for celery juice all over your IG feed. In this episode, Jess and Stef sit down with Anthony William, also known as the Medical Medium. Anthony is widely known as the father of the celery juice movement, and has healed thousands people worldwide from debilitating illnesses. Hear about: How Anthony came to first communicate with spirit at age 4. Why illness is a money making machine. What the deal is with celery juice and whether you should be...
Nov 23, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Listen if: You want to create change in the world. In this episode, Jess and Stef sit down to discuss how we can change the world by looking within, sharing anecdotes of their own experiences on their healing journeys and how it has affected the way they view the world. Hear about: How spending time with yourself can change the way you experience the world around you. Changing the world through love rather than anger or fear. How doing inner work has changed the way they approach their business....
Nov 16, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Listen if: You’ve heard crystals have magic powers and you wanna learn how to use them. In this episode, Jess and Stef chat to Colleen McCann, fashion stylist turned energy practitioner and world renowned crystal expert. Hear about: Colleen’s journey from fashion to becoming a shaman and how her two worlds collided. What a shaman is, what shaman school is, and whether anyone can go. How crystals work energetically (hint: they even power your watch!). What you can use crystals for and how to work...
Nov 09, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Listen if: You’re not sure how you feel about horse racing. In this episode, Jess and Stef have an open and honest conversation around the Melbourne Cup, questioning why the race that stops the nation continues to go ahead despite a global pandemic and prompting us all to ask the hard questions and look at our choices. Hear about: Why Cup Day is such a big event in the Australian calendar, and why Jess and Stef have participated in it in the past. Why you should do your own research around anyth...
Nov 02, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Listen if: You’re looking for a key to unlock the secrets to building a sustainable brand. In this episode, Jess and Stef discuss everything that’s gone on behind the scenes in order to relaunch their footwear brand, TWOOBS, with a focus on sustainability. Hear about: Why we all need to shift towards a slow fashion model. Easy swaps you can make day-to-day to become more sustainable. How to market your brand & communicate your values. How you can create a brand that pushes the boundaries. Ho...
Oct 26, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 95
