Back with another instalment of #yaysofourlives and since you loved her so much of you weeks ago, the legendary Ang Foot is back again this week. And that was just as much for my benefit as it was for yours – I'm sure everyone's been feeling that the last few weeks have been even more intense in the news cycle than things already were and I was just feeling a bit flat and exhausted so I called in the big guns to bring the yay back to your ears. Just like last time, this is another very unplanned...
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 164
RE-RELEASE - We had a freshy ready for this week, but it's been one year exactly since one of our most popular episodes ever so it felt like a good time to bump it back into your ears. Especially with so many of us still in lockdown, I personally loved the escapism of this one so hope you do too! Please ignore any time specific references, although most of our yay is evergreen so hopefully you enjoy as much as I did! +++++++++++++++ Sometimes, I choose our guests out of purely selfish curiosity ...
Aug 26, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 102
When I say #yaysofourlives has a looser structure than our OG interviews, I took it to all new levels today chatting for probably half an hour before I asked the first question. But, with the inimitable Emma Isaacs jumping back on the show who I haven’t seen forever AND who has written her second, brand new book with SO MUCH painfully relevant content to cover, I’m surprised I even got to my questions at all! If you haven’t heard Emma’s backstory yet, head back to episode 11 to hear how she has ...
Aug 23, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 163
I only met today’s guest in person recently, but we happen to share the same management which basically makes us family (big shout out to Gen and her team at Day Management ) and I’d separately been a great admirer of her work since long before then. Rachael Sarra is a contemporary Aboriginal artist and designer from Goreng Goreng country whose work is a powerful tool for storytelling, change making and spreading the yay. Crashing right through the dot painting stereotype and challenging society...
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 162
It wouldn’t truly be #yaysofourlives if I didn’t get our little yaymaker Angelena Roan to jump on for an episode. I’ve been getting so many lovely messages about how these tangential banter sessions have been helping you guys keep smiling, but honestly it’s more therapy for me that I just happen to record, so the fact that you’re enjoying too is a bonus. You may remember Ang from the VERY first episode of the podcast, her own interview in episode 33 or all over my socials - I’ve had three messag...
Aug 16, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 161
I’ve been feeling this a lot lately and was wondering if it was just me until I started getting quite a few messages from you guys remarking that our guests lately seem to have been just who we needed to hear from to get through the tumultuous past few weeks with the nation in and out of lockdown. This week, the universe has delivered yet again with the delightful Sophie Cachia on the very day she announced her brand new book sparking an incredible conversation about navigating life’s unexpected...
Aug 10, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 160
Today’s is a guest who I count as one of my favourite speakers of all time who I was lucky enough to hear from on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island during our incredible trip with Business Chicks . I have been hoping to share her infectious enthusiasm, energetic storytelling and MIND-BLOWING story since that moment two years ago and am SO excited to finally share her with you now. It's probably no surprise that Diana Nyad ended up as a marathon swimmer given that her surname means water nymph ...
Aug 05, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 159
A very short, very rambly solo #yaysofourlives episode for you this week with lots of heart-warming moments from the Tokyo Olympics. Here's an article on the shared gold medal in the high jump finals. Here's an article on Emma McKeon's medals and you can catch up on her Seize the Yay episode here. Here's a link to Ariarne Titmus' coach losing his bananas with joy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 03, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 158
Well, we know that big life pivots and sliding doors moments are one of my favourite things to talk about here and they’ve come in the form of reality TV shows before but never quite in the manner experienced by the ubiquitous Abbie Chatfield . You’ve seen her on Bachelor, you’ve seen her win I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here but you may not have heard her quite like this… You’ll very soon hear from the hysterical laughter how much I enjoyed sitting down with this force to be reckoned with and ...
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 157
Welcome to a new week, lovely yayborhood. If you‘re looking for some motivation for a fresh start, our guest for this episode is your woman. If you haven’t heard of Tory Archbold , you’ve probably encountered her work in some form or another – she is the superstar publicist whose first business, Torstar, brought Zara to Australia, took Seafolly and Sukin overseas and included Nespresso, Victoria’s Secret and Adidas in its booming portofolio. That was, however, before the universe took her throug...
Jul 26, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 156
You know I’m no stranger to a fangirl moment, but this one is really up there. Having followed her journey for over a decade and pored over her fabulous new book, Of Gold and Dust , our guest this week is none other than Samantha Wills . You may have heard parts of how she grew her multimillion-dollar global eponymous jewellery label from her kitchen table and the Bondi markets at just 21 years old to a string of stores from Singapore to New York and the likes of J.Lo, Eva Mendes and Katy Perry ...
Jul 22, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 155
You'll probably notice that this isn't actually the quote of the yay we talk about in the episode, but Khanh's was a little too dark (and a little too Latin) for the title even though it does have a strong underlying reminder that life is too short not to seize your yay. Although sometimes confronting our mortality can be the kick up the butt you need to remember that life is too precious and fleeting to let a day go by where you sacrifice who you are or what you love because of what some else e...
Jul 19, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 154
Skipped #yaysofourlives this week as we’ve had some builders at home which don’t create the loveliest background noises for podcasting, but today’s guest well and truly makes up for the gap. It’s been probably nearly eight years since I first heard of Holly Ransom and started closely following her journey but today was the very first time I’ve had the privilege of chatting with her directly. If she’d been inspiring and influencing me from afar with her intellect, drive and leadership, her impact...
Jul 15, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 153
As you can probably tell since I ramble on about it all the time, one of my favourite parts of creating this show is hearing not only so many fascinating and unique stories I might not otherwise have come across, but even within those stories, getting to actually sit down with the protagonist to unearth the parts that shorter interviews or written pieces might skate over. Today’s guest is the perfect example of that whose incredible success has gained her worldwide recognition but whose earlier ...
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 152
Welcome back to # yaysofourlives beautiful people - I hope you’re being gentle on yourselves during another crazy year. I really notice what a rollercoaster it is when I sit down to record these and see how drastically things change week to week - it’s a lot to take in so sending everyone lots of love. Perfect time to send some more random, joyful banter into your ears - after I went into Dr Kieran Kennedy’s episode a few weeks ago without ANY notes or plans and had such a blast, I decided to th...
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 151
It’s always such a pleasure to join podcast forces and after having an absolute blast on Tropeaka ’s podcast a couple of weeks ago, this week we’ve turned the tables on CEO and co-founder, Caleb Marshall . Leading one of Australia’s fastest growing and largest health food companies with 14,000 5-star reviews and an ever-growing range of amazing products, Caleb is well and truly seizing his yay. As we so often reiterate on the show, you could easily assume it’s been smooth sailing if you’d been o...
Jul 01, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 150
Sometimes I regret using certain phrases so much because when I really want to hammer something home I’ve usually already overdone it. So, for example, I really want to emphasise what an incredible breath of fresh air today’s guest is but I’ve probably said that many times before so thank goodness you’re about to hear from her yourself as I know you’ll agree she’s truly one in a billion. If anyone’s pathYAY could be said to truly veer off in totally unexpected directions at every new chapter, it...
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 149
Welcome back to #yaysofourlives everyone, this one’s a bit of a cracker. In a Seize the Yay first, I didn’t write any notes to prepare for this episode OR edit any of it at all which is both terrifying and liberating as well a testament to what a great conversationalist our guest for the episode truly is. I’m joined by absolute legend Dr Kieran Kennedy , a medical doctor, psychiatrist and mental health advocate who first appeared on the show back in episode 92 (which I highly recommend you go an...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 148
I feel like a big part of the yayborhood will already know today’s guest quite well, but in case you don’t, Victoria Devine is someone you MUST get acquainted with if you’re interested in financial freedom without skimping on the fun stuff (so basically everyone ever). Victoria is a multi-award-winning financial adviser and creator of She’s on the Money , Australia’s #1 finance podcast (and 7th biggest of all podcasts in the country) who is revolutionising the way millennials think about money. ...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 147
2021 RE-RELEASE To celebrate the launch of Flex's new book, The Success Experiment. BUY YOUR COPY HERE ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The way that 2020 has unfolded has had a lot of us reflecting in ways we haven’t in years, but self-awareness, existential reflection and critical thinking about values, behaviours and perceptions has been this week’s guest jam since long before the pandemic. Few people get my brain gymnastics going like the inimitable Lillian Ahenkan , who you may know ...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 96
I don’t know if you guys experience this the same way I do, but I walk away from some episodes wanting to make lifelong friends with our guest just to spend more time around their energy and ideas. Morgan Mitchell is absolutely one of those people who is both everything you’d expect of an Olympic athlete and nothing you’d expect of an Olympic athlete all at once. Once you hear Morgan’s incredible self-awareness, determination, and lifelong passion for sport, her success on the track makes so muc...
Jun 10, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 146
You may have heard me speak about Joshua Coombes in #yaysofourlives a few days ago and I’m so thrilled to say not only has his book Do Something for Nothing launched in Australia this week, he’s also joined us on the show for today’s episode. If you missed my intro on Monday, Joshua is a British hairdresser who took his skill onto the streets to give free haircuts to the homeless and, together with his passion and skill for storytelling, has created a global movement of kindness, connection and ...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 144
This #yaysofourlives episode coming to you from lockdown for the FOURTH time. To my fellow Victorians, sending you ALL my love and if you’ve been reading my dear diary reflections on socials you’ll know that I as much as anyone need the reminder to be gentle on yourselves with your response to this round. Whether you’re swinging between productivity pressure or beating yourselves up for being the opposite of productive or between sadness or frustration and guilt for enjoying parts of it or even ...
May 31, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 143
So excited to finally have our #yaysofourlives recap for you from our incredible trip to the Northern Territory a few weeks back. You’ll hear all about it in the episode, but to quickly give you some background – eight amazing women (and two fabulous men to capture photos and video) spent three days hiking 55km with 2200m of elevation across three of the twelve parts of the Larapinta Trail led by Larapinta Culture , the only Aboriginal owned and operated touring company in the area. Jungala, the...
May 24, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 141
So excited about our guest for this episode, you all know I love finding different and heart warming stories from around the world and this was one I found randomly on Instagram. I’m so thrilled that Rob Kenney kindly agreed to join us from Seattle to share his fascinating journey from college football to salesman to YouTube influencer extraordinaire! You may know him simply as "Dad" from the wildly popular Dad How Do I ? YouTube channel teaching you how to do everyday things you may have missed...
May 20, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 140
Today’s guest is a little ray of sunshine – I can almost hear her smile coming through my headphones. Georgie Mankey is our first nurse on the show who absolutely dispels the misconception that nursing is just where you end up if you didn’t become a doctor sharing her long-time dream of nursing in ICU and how she worked her way up there. We also cover her little hiatus from nursing to complete her yoga teacher training leading to several stints in India and even a period juggling both full time ...
May 17, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 139
Back after a short break while we were out in the Northern Territory hiking on country along the Larapinta Trail. Soooo much to share from our transformative week without signal or devices, but I probably need a bit longer to be able to find the right words, so I’ll kick off this week with a bit of a hybrid #yaysofourlives episode that we recorded before I left. While I know I just set you up with the three sections for this segment, this week’s guest is so fascinating that our interview was alm...
May 10, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 138
What a treat we have this week with the melodious voice of Julia Stone coming to your ears – even just her speaking is one of the most beautiful sounds. Unless you’ve literally been living under a rock, you will have definitely heard some of her work (even if you didn’t realise it) including, at the very least, the ubiquitous and ARIA award-winning single, Big Jet Plane, released with her brother Angus in the same year that they won five ARIA awards from nine nominations for their incredible wor...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 137
I’m thrilled to be joined by my dear friend, Melissa Ambrosini , to celebrate the launch of her FOURTH and very much needed book, Comparisonitis . In a time where the minute details of everyone else’s lives are more visible than ever, this book is MUST-have guide to arming yourself against the dangers of continual social comparison and self-doubt. Melissa is one of the absolute OG leaders in self-development and wellbeing growing from a Blogspot newbie over a decade ago to multiple bestselling a...
Apr 22, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 136
Our first co-hosted Yays of our Lives episode with two absolute legends Abbey Gelmi (ep 81) and Gemma Watts (ep 85) squeezed in during a girls night catch up that was filled with yay (so how could we NOT record all our musings?) Even in the time that has passed since their respective episodes of the show, many subsequent seeds have come to fruition in their lives so these two made the perfect guests to join us for a chat on patience, hard work and trusting the process. I initially thought this n...
Apr 20, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 135
