Small Steps Living: The Podcast

If you need a little inspirational pep talk, Lisa is coming in hot with the goods.Sparked by seeing two elderly women on the plane, living their best lives, Lisa explores the idea that our lives can be an act in creativity... Reminding us of the freedom and joy that can come from living our very best lives, making choices that feel playful and expansive.Continue your conversation with Lisa: Instagram | Facebook| Substack Know someone who would love this episode? Share it with them here (um, and a hefty handful of stars would be greatly appreciated!)

Lisa pops in to reflect on her time in Greece. It was not necessarily the summer holiday she had envisaged when she booked the tickets, but after a little healing physically (and perhaps spiritually), it turns out (as it often does) that this mini break was exactly what she needed.Continue your conversation with Lisa: Instagram | Facebook| Substack Know someone who would love this episode? Share it with them here (um, and a hefty handful of stars would be greatly appreciated!)

After taking some time to process her recent stay in Ireland, Lisa drops in to share the experience... from the people, to the places, to the life altering conversations... grab a box of tissues for this one.Continue your conversation with Lisa: Instagram | Facebook| Substack Know someone who would love this episode? Share it with them here (um, and a hefty handful of stars would be greatly appreciated!)

Whilst in the shower, after a few quiet days of rest and reflection, Lisa hears a familiar voice in her head. 'C'mon. Get moving! You're wasting time'. Do you hear this voice?So many of us are on the hamster wheel of life, and have great difficulty slowing down to a stop. Even though we know we 'should', for some reason we just keep going around and around... almost afraid to stop because, well, what would happen?Well, we know what happens when you don’t right? We burn out. So why persist with the constant doing?This is the question Lisa is battling with as she rests and recuperates from a busy couple of months.Continue your conversation with Lisa: Instagram | Facebook| Substack Know someone who would love this episode? Share it with them here (um, and a hefty handful of stars would be greatly appreciated!)

One of the most common questions Lisa gets around this epic once-in-a-lifetime European adventure is...Are you doing this on a budget?And the answer is ABSOLUTELY yes. So, in this ep, Lisa breaks down how she is galivanting around Europe, with 3 kids in tow, and not breaking the bank.Is it possible to travel the world and not break the bank? You're about to find out.Continue your conversation with Lisa: Instagram | Facebook| Substack Know someone who would love this episode? Share it with them here (um, and a hefty handful of stars would be greatly appreciated!)

After traveling the globe as solo Mum, with three active kids in tow, Lisa gets a profound reminder from her daughter that shakes her up. It seems no matter where in the world you go, you can’t outrun Mum guilt.Continue your conversation with Lisa: Instagram | Facebook| Substack Know someone who would love this episode? Share it with them here (um, and a hefty handful of stars would be greatly appreciated!)

One of the most asked questions Lisa has gotten whilst travelling is 'why did you chose these destinations?', so today she digs into her decision making process and what was most important to her while setting her itinerary. Continue your conversation with Lisa: Instagram | Facebook| Substack Know someone who would love this episode? Share it with them here (um, and a hefty handful of stars would be greatly appreciated!)

Travelling with 3 kids is not all sunshine and lollipops. And not just for the parent. There are times when decision fatigue is high and stomachs are aching with hunger, and this was one of those days.Continue your conversation with Lisa: Instagram | Facebook| Substack Know someone who would love this episode? Share it with them here (um, and a hefty handful of stars would be greatly appreciated!)

Norway is known for its breathtaking fjords, Northern Lights, and... a tendency towards socialism. But is life greener, where it's (pretty much literally) greener? Lisa dials in long time friend, Maria Doyle, who lives her life (and work) divided between her home on the West Coast of Australia, and with her long term partner in Oslo. And gets the low down on life differs in Norway.Continue your conversation with Lisa: Instagram | Facebook| Substack Know someone who would love this episode? Share it with them here (um, and a hefty handful of stars would be greatly appreciated!)

In a country where there seems to be loads of support for families (universal healthcare, great parental leave options, heavily subsidised childcare and free education) do the mothers feel less overwhelmed?Lisa sits down with her long time friend, and Swede, Anna to find out first hand whether or not life in progressive Sweden is all it's cracked up to be.Continue your conversation with Lisa: Instagram | Facebook| Substack Know someone who would love this episode? Share it with them here (um, and a hefty handful of stars would be greatly appreciated!)

Sweden is often painted as this idyllic progressive planet and people friendly utopia, but is that the reality?In this episode, Lisa shares her observations of life in Sweden... and whilst it is a kind of progressive wonderland it's certainly not all riding bikes and universal healthcare.Stay tuned for part 2 of Swedish observations, where Lisa chats to her dear friend Anna about how life really is in the land of the midnight sun.Continue your conversation with Lisa: Instagram | Facebook| Substack Know someone who would love this episode? Share it with them here (um, and a hefty handful of stars would be greatly appreciated!)

On a very hot day in Japan, Lisa and the kids escape to Lake Biwa for some respite from the heat. She reflects on how it's in the moments of simple perfection that the loss of Nick is most present.Continue your conversation with Lisa: Instagram | Facebook| Substack Know someone who would love this episode? Share it with them here (um, and a hefty handful of stars would be greatly appreciated!)

Lisa drops in from Osaka (four days into her trip) to give us her first impressions of Japan (beyond the frightful excess of single use plastics). One of the key drivers for this trip of a lifetime with the kids, was for Lisa to find her creative spark again. But is that even going to be possible while travelling with three children? You'll have to listen to find out.Continue your conversation with Lisa: Instagram | Facebook| Substack Know someone who would love this episode? Share it with them here (um, and a hefty handful of stars would be greatly appreciated!)

In 2017, the unthinkable happened to Julie Zarifeh. Not only did she lose her husband to pancreatic cancer, but 16 days later her oldest son Sam (aged 27), died tragically on a rafting trip.Whilst she’d had three years to prepare for her husband John’s death, the sudden expected loss of her son hit hard. Julie knew what she had to do. Get out into the world and live. And so she did.This is a powerful story of finding joy and continuing to function alongside moving through unimaginable grief. Continue your conversation with Lisa: Instagram | Facebook| Substack Know someone who would love this episode? Share it with them here (um, and a hefty handful of stars would be greatly appreciated!)

After an exhausting final run to the finish line, Lisa checks in from Brissie where she decompresses and reflects on the effects of last minute prep, pack and planning on her emotional, physical and mental state.Continue your conversation with Lisa: Instagram | Facebook| Substack Know someone who would love this episode? Share it with them here (um, and a hefty handful of stars would be greatly appreciated!)

Making a big decision like 'packing up your lives to go travelling for 5 months with 3 kids' is not something that most (or any) of us can do without our minds coming up with all the reasons why this might not be possible.Let's be real. Most of us entertain thoughts like these but they don't go much further than the daydreaming.In this episode, Lisa shares the three sayings that have helped her move from idea, to bags packed.Continue your conversation with Lisa: Instagram | Facebook| Substack Know someone who would love this episode? Share it with them here (um, and a hefty handful of stars would be greatly appreciated!)

It's no secret that Lisa is not a details person. I mean, her nickname used to be Lisa 'Chaos' Corduff. But she's taken the tools she teaches and done her best to embrace systems over the last few years.In this episode, Lisa talks us through how she, as a person usually not at all into details, has managed to pack up her life and get ready to travel O/S for five months, in just a few short weeks... with relatively little stress.Continue your conversation with Lisa: Instagram | Facebook| Substack Know someone who would love this episode? Share it with them here (um, and a hefty handful of stars would be greatly appreciated!)

It's coming to crunch time, and Lisa (like so many of us) is not known as a 'light packer'. But this trip is different. It's not just a 10 day holiday somewhere nice. It's five months with three kids in tow... and these kids need to be able to carry their own bags.After much trial and error, Lisa's vision has been slightly amended and today she shares her vision for travelling light.Continue your conversation with Lisa: Instagram | Facebook| Substack Know someone who would love this episode? Share it with them here (um, and a hefty handful of stars would be greatly appreciated!)

After losing her husband in 2019, then navigating her own grief (and that of her three young children) through Melbourne's endless lockdowns, Lisa was certain 2023 would be her year. But life had other plans... some health issues with complications, business burn out and a freshly broken heart, Lisa started questioning 'Is this really it?'And, of course, it's not. So Lisa is doing something radical. She's packing up her life, and her three kids, and heading on an overseas adventure to find her spark again.In this episode, you'll hear more about what lead her to this place. Why this trip? And why now?Harvest is coming to Brisbane on the 12th of July and Sydney on the 13th of July! Get your tickets here! Continue your conversation with Lisa: Instagram | Facebook| Substack Know someone who would love this episode? Share it with them here (um, and a hefty handful of stars would be greatly appreciated!)

In this episode, Lisa shares how she is processing the breakup from her partner of four years. She talks to:  The importance of creating space for grief The new family ‘breakup tradition’ that she began The value of female friendships And the importance of choosing the meaning of the events in your life. In a vulnerable and heartfelt episode, Lisa reveals that grief is never the whole story but it can be a powerful transformer and change agent. The window is closing to join the last Live Round of The Change Method in 2023! Secure your spot at lisacorduff.com/tcmHarvest is coming to Brisbane and Sydney this July! Join the waitlist for first dibs on tickets! Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify.Links: Join the waitlist for the next intake of  The Change RoomContinue your conversation with Lisa:Instagram | FacebookKnow someone who would love this episode? Share it with them here (um, and a hefty handful of stars would be greatly appreciated!) Prefer to read? Access the tra