Amanda Hampson was 50 when her debut novel was published, after her ideas of a career as a writer were derailed by a teenage pregnancy. Her latest novel - her 6th - has just been released, and she joins the show for a conversation about her life, achieving dreams and the wisdom of midlife women. 

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80: Achieving your dreams and the wisdom of older women

Stress - the ongoing, relentless everyday kind - is something most of us could do with less of, and so I asked former Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat boss Sharon Kolkka to the come on the show for a conversation on about how we can be more stress resilient.

79: How to be more stress resilient and why it's important you do

Neuroscientist Dr Sarah McKay joins the show for a conversation that unpacks the brain-hormone connection in women's brains during perimenopause and menopause. 

78: Your brain in perimenopause and how to age well

Life coach Kate James joins the show for a conversation about the power of thoughts, finding your authentic character, making life choices that mean something to you, and making your life beautiful. 

77: Change your thinking to change your life with Kate James

Many of the necessities of motherhood are boring and it's OK to admit that. In this episode I whisper in your ear about why this is so, why it's OK, and how you balance it out - the answer is small champagne bubbles of excitement (but not actual champagne).

76: When motherhood is boring and doesn't make you happy

These two concepts might be costing you not just your time and energy, but also your health. Falling in to the trap of doing too much, too often, can come from our desire to look after loved ones, and prove our value and worth.   

75: The trap of over-achieving and over-functioning

Jas Kechel returns to the podcast for a soulful conversation about reiki, energy, healing and the gift of quiet presence.

74: Reiki, energy and quiet presence

If there's one thing that can make all the difference to your health and wellbeing in your 40s, it's understanding hormone repair in perimenopause. When I came across the book Hormone Repair Manual by Lara Briden, I immediately emailed an invitation to the podcast to her to talk about it, as the book is one of the best I've read so far on hormones in perimenopause.

73: Hormone repair for perimenopause and beyond with Lara Briden

Feeling negative about your body or how you look consumes a lot of women often for a long time, even from childhood. Learning self-acceptance helped Emma and Carla Papas not only overcome body image issues, but they also discovered the power of yoga and movement to develop inner strength as much as the physical.

72: Body image, self-acceptance and the power of yoga

The mental load is a huge issue for busy women, and in this episode, Rachael shares three tips to help you carry the mental load you currently have, and one idea on how to reduce it moving ahead.

71: Easing the mental load

Reducing stress and the stress response in your body is one of the most important and effective things you can do for your health and wellbeing, and tapping has been scientifically proven to do this really quickly and easily. Dr Peta Stapleton is a world leader in the research into tapping, and she shares with us what that research shows, and what we can use tapping for.

70: Tap into tapping to reduce stress

Come on now, be honest: do you need to think about taming tech and being less digitally connected? No judgement – it’s an issue I am constantly grappling with, especially post-Covid when I really spent way too much time every day keeping track of the news. Good news though! Dr Kristy Goodwin joined the show to take us through the major issues tech presents for us, the impact it’s having, and how we can best navigate it.

69: Taming tech, yours and your teens

When you don't have a lot of time to spare, you can feel a pressure to create 'quality time' which can simply create new stress for you. Whether it be quality time with the kids, or quality time for yourself, it shouldn't be stressful. Quality time can simply mean - awareness and attention. 

68: The stress of creating quality time

A show for women who want it all - a complete life - but without the overwhelm. It's another way of looking at balance - how do we successfully juggle all the elements of a complete life? Combine a career or business with family, and stay healthy and sane? Journalist Rachael Jansen brings you interviews and ideas to help you have a Complete Life.

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