Whenever I catch myself in ‘overwhelm’ mode and can see it’s not temporary (i.e. isn’t the kind brought on by an expected short-term project, …
Straight and Curly 66: Travel
Carly and I have both travelled quite extensively within Australia and overseas (for me – much more extensively than I’d realised!). In this episode we discuss: Where …
Why we make bad decisions in our 30s and 40s
Every single decision we make – big or small – has a cost. Getting up early costs us morning cuddles with our partner. Staying …
Straight and Curly 65: Lucky Dip (Listener Questions)
This episode is like one of those sit-com crossover episodes. About a month ago I asked you guys what topics you wanted me to write about. …
Let It Be 61: Embracing ‘mediocrity’
So, the first thing we have to highlight is we’re taking a little break from recording Let It Be – just to freshen up …
The secret shame of my obsession with decluttering
If you’re currently drowning in clutter at home, you’re not alone. A recent UCLA study showed it’s a huge problem for middle-class families. “Managing …
Straight and Curly 64: Decision fatigue
Decision fatigue refers to the deteriorating quality of decisions made by an individual after a long session of decision making. It’s now understood as …
Let it Be 60 – Responsibility
In this episode, Brooke and I look at the idea of responsibility and why, at times, it feels so incredibly, exhaustingly heavy. We discuss what those …
4 things you might not know about running a live event
So here we are – Brooke, Alexx and I – 10 days out from A Simpler Way Sydney. If ticket sales stay where they …
Straight and Curly 63: Striving vs Life
Josie has a conundrum – after spending most of her life striving relentlessly, she’s come to a place where she’s … satisfied. And it’s …
Let it Be 59 – What we’re reading
Every so often Brooke and I like to give listeners a little reprieve from deep, existential conversations. Given we’re both avid readers and massive …
How to prioritise when you want to do everything
You can do anything, but you can’t do everything. I’ve always known this, but for the longest time, it didn’t stop me. Trying to …
Straight and Curly 62: We recommend …
This was a fun episode to record. One of our listeners asked for our recommendations on: Books TV Foods to try Places to visit People …
Let it Be 58 – Acceptance
As a life concept, I’m a relatively new convert to the idea of acceptance. (i.e. Accepting life for how it is, as opposed to …
Straight and Curly 61: Managing an existential crisis
Listener Saskia asked: What do you do when you’ve achieved your goals? How do you deal with the existential dread of “is this is …
Let it Be 57 – Recalibration
Change is a topic that comes up a lot on Let It Be. Naturally, both Brooke and I are advocates for embracing change, but what …
Don’t be afraid to …
Often we know exactly what we need to do, we just need someone to give us permission. Well, here it is. Don’t be afraid …
Straight and Curly Ep 60: Is messiness really that bad?
Spoiler alert: in Kelly’s world, the answer is ‘Yes’. A neat freak from way back (like waaaaay back), Kelly doesn’t care that messiness is …
Let it Be Episode 56 – Why we struggle to give up stuff that doesn’t work for us
I thought Brooke had been a bit slack on the whole ‘providing me with free therapy even though she’s not actually a therapist’ front …
Why you’re more disciplined than you think
In this week’s episode of Let It Be, Brooke and I explored the concept of ‘discipline’. It was an interesting conversation because I’m someone …
Straight and Curly Ep 59: Tracking diet and exercise
Carly is a committed tracker when it comes to diet and exercise. I actually hate tracking for two reasons: I hate the idea of trackers …