Small Steps Living: The Podcast

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify.Exploring the idea of feeling turned on...Bringing your sexy back shouldn't be a thing only reserved for single women. It's a conversation for everyone. For all of us! Is there a general level of turn-onness in your life that goes beyond the amount of sex you're having or how attractive you are feeling? Or are you just feeling a lack of? Hey, everything you need to live a turned on life is already in front of you!So what is this episode REALLY about: •We get to talk about YOU

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify.#March4justice - Lisa's story from a workplace...Something a little different on the podcast this week. After attending the March 4 Justice in Melbourne, Lisa felt called to share her story of inappropriate workplace behaviour from her boss. In sharing her story she is hoping that women hear how we have normalised and played down this kind of behaviour from men. And it's time more of us talked about it.If you need support with gendered violence in the workplace or beyond, reach out to 1800RESPECT in Australia for support 24/7.Continue this important conversation with Lisa:Instagram | FacebookKnow someone who needs to hear this episode? Share it with them herePrefer to read? Transcript is available over on the websiteContinue 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!)

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify.What do you need to ask for... and let go of...So many women often fall into the space of feeling a general lack of support. But this story is not one that you need to have. Support is all around you - IF you open up to it. It begins with you really getting clear on what that means to you.So what is this episode REALLY about: •Why supporting yourself and opening yourself up to receive support goes hand in hand •The importance of asking yourself 'What do I need today to feel okay? (plus a few other bigger questions to sink into!) •What can happen when you look at things through a different lens •Letting go of the story that you're 'self-sufficient' and independent - hint: you do need people around you!Links:Do you need support because of the many balls that you're trying to juggle? Watch this video!Continue your conversation with Lisa:Instagram | FacebookKnow someone who would love this episode? Share it with th

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify.You don't have to stay muddled and unclear...There is a way, a simple framework to start you moving towards better outcomes. So don't trap yourself in the same way of being when the situation is calling you to be different!What is this episode REALLY about: •Why sometimes we just have to ask ourselves 'is what I'm telling myself and believing an absolute truth?' •A snippet of Lisa's systematic 'Get Unstuck Method', as taught inside Ready for Change (hint - you're never actually stuck!) •How Lisa moved from scrambled to clear, one issue at a time.Links:If you're not on the waitlist for Ready for Change - get on it! I'd hate for you to miss when the doors open.Continue 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? Click here for the trans

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify.Talk yourself back to health - EVERYTHING is connected...Stress. What an impact it can have on your body! Yet the power of your words and your subconscious beliefs on your health can be so outrageously powerful. Especially when it comes to your body working its way back to wellness. Hey, it may not be everything you need - but it can be something.So what is this episode REALLY about: •Creating a life conducive to good health •The 'outside-the-box' things Lisa does when she feels a cold coming on •The magic around the stories, the words we tell our children •Power of subconscious beliefs •The guided self-hypnosis Lisa loves!Links:Regain your energy and live a life conducive to good health! Get your free workbook here.Nat Kringoudis - https://www.natkringoudis.com/Continue your conversation with Lisa:Instagram | FacebookKnow someone who often gets a cold? Share this with them here. And if you enjoyed this episode, show the love

Never miss an episode! Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify.Things can be different - YOU can be different...We're all too familiar with the vibe. You know, the weight of the world on your shoulders kind-of-vibe that all too often leads to a bad mood. And we all know what can happen from there! Hey, it's common, it's real. And it's not always easy to pull yourself out of it straight away. But the growth that comes when you take personal responsibility for how you feel and you make the shift... It is nothing short of powerful.So what's this conversation REALLY about: •What happens when you take yourself out of the present moment (not recommended) •That Sunday afternoon when Lisa put on a bit of 'The Rhythm of the Night' •How others feed off your shifted mood and energy •Just how good life can feel when you know how to access the extra set of toolsLinks:The Conversations With Lisa playlistGain back control of your mood! Access The Mood Shift hereContinue your co

"The women I love and admire for their strength and grace did not get that way because shit worked out. They got that way because shit went wrong and they handled it. They handled it a thousand different ways on a thousand different days, but they handled it. Those women are my superheroes." - Elizabeth GilbertListen in on a conversation I have with my superhero Sam Sutherland - just two friends having an open, honest, JUICY chat on what we learned about marriage, things we'd do differently and the lessons we're taking into our new relationships.What is our conversation REALLY about? •Sam's two biggest lessons about making marriage work •We talk sexual freedom •Why the act of being able to receive and allowing to be led is a massive gift •How and why you should state your needs and the conversations you must try to have •Bringing back the balance in your feminine and masculine energyPlus so much more!Links:Find out more about Samantha Sutherland hereThe Conversations With Lisa playlis

Trust enough to take your foot off the peddle for a bit...As you know from my previous episode, I experienced all the feels last year. I was without energy, disconnected from my purpose, from myself. But I kept trying to "Keep going." It became obvious that trying to force things just wasn't working. I knew I needed a break.So here I am. Sharing with you what I learned having been on this intentional, scary yet hugely liberating break where I decided to really just check out. And so many good things came from it.So what's this conversation REALLY about: •What to do when you lose that spark •Experiencing a whole new level of spaciousness; of being present •Why allowing nothingness is such a gift that only YOU can gift yourself •To embrace the liberating art of letting go especially if you're running your own show (warning - it is uncomfortable!).Links:Previous episode 38: Lessons From A Dark YearThe Conversations With Lisa playlistRunning and growing your own business? Click here if yo

It's IMPOSSIBLE to bloom without the rain...2020. What a year it was for all of us! A year where collectively experienced new and bizarre things, but also a year that was filled with our own stories, moments... our personal memoirs. I had wanted it to be the year I bloomed. Little did I know, I had to feel the rain first.In this episode I share some of the key lessons that I learned from my year that was. •Why I needed to acknowledge and embody the hard things last year •The importance of finding your support when you are in those heavy spaces •What happened that time I just couldn't get out of bed •The gift for my children in learning language around emotions •Why it's OK to be done with the darkness, for now •How I am - we all are - richer now... our fabric will be forever stitched a little differently.Links:The Conversations With Lisa playlistReady for Change is back early 2021! Click here to join the waitlist.Continue your conversation with Lisa:Instagram | FacebookContinue your conversatio

In this episode we've put together the best bits of a recent series I did on Facebook to Reset. I share 5 tools that will help you draw a line in the sand on the stress and overwhelm of the past few months, start reclaiming your headspace, and (dare I say it)... even start feeling good again.They're all super simple and achievable. Most importantly of all, they WORK. They're the exact tools that got me through last year, when I went through a marriage separation, becoming a solo-parent, and then the shocking death of my husband, all in the space of eight months.Put simple, they're what saved my butt when I thought I was DONE.And they're what have been getting me through the rollercoaster of 2020 (and the 7 million days of lockdown, but who's counting?!)This audio is a shortened version. For instant access to the full video's and all the resources I gathered, head here.LINKS:The full Reset ResourcesReady for Change WaitlistContinue the Conversation with Lisa on Instagram |Fac

Over the weekend something happened that put me in a total spin. Well, for about fifteen minutes...You see, I'd planned a weekend away. A weekend without children, without agenda. Just for me.As a solo-parent I don't get a lot of that. Though let's face it, even parenting with someone, these moments of solitude are often few and far between for many.But I had a plan. My parents were taking the kids for two nights and I was giddy with excitement.In fact, I don't think I even realised how giddy I was until Mum called the day before with the news that she and Dad were really unwell and they wouldn't be able to look after the kids. The poor things were heartbroken not to be able to help and of course see their beloved grandkids.Tears started silently falling down my face as I felt my precious weekend escape slip away. And then I spiralled into all the stories that are so easy to spiral into....... I never get any time for me..... No one understands how much I needed this..... The school h

Self-deception is a thing!Many of us are champions at it. We can fool ourselves so well.I thought I was connected to my kids because I spent time with them...I thought I was reflective and considered...I thought I had an intimate relationship...I thought I was on the path to success...And it was only when things really began to unravel that I had to get radically honest with myself.I was sleepwalking through my life, not willing to go deeper or scratch beneath the surface because I was so scared at what I might find.That was until I did two things that started me on the path of my own awakening. And it's been a remarkable journey of self-discovery.On this week's podcast episode I share what they were (hint - I didn't have DO anything different - I just needed to start SEEING differently).Links:The Conversations With Lisa playlistContinue the conversation with Lisa:Instagram | FacebookContinue your conversation with Lisa: Instagram | Facebook| Substack Know someone who would love this episode?

I'm done with the story that it's selfish to take care of ourselves - to be the priority in our lives. I'm done with women feeling shame and guilt for resting when the house is untidy or there's work to be done. I'm done with the idea that we must sacrifice all for the people around us, at a massive cost to our health and wellbeing.In this episode I share why I hate the word 'selfish' and why you should banish it from your vocabulary!Links:The Conversations With Lisa playlistContinue the conversation with Lisa:Instagram | FacebookWant to help me out?Leave a review (um, and a hefty handful of stars!) 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 special episode we're revisiting a chat I had earlier this year with two women - Janine and Alecia - who have both created major shifts in their life using tools they learned in Ready For Change.In this conversation, we talk about: •Why letting go of 'mum guilt' is essential (and the crazy stuff that happens when you decide to prioritise your own needs) •How Ready For Change was the catalyst that saw Alecia lose 20 kilos, lower her cholesterol, and start doing outdoor activities with her kids that she never thought she'd be able to do •Why it's so damn easy for women to postpone their own happiness, put everyone else first, and feel like "this is all there is" (and why that does NOT have to be your end game) •What happens to your family and your relationship when YOU change? (Both women have epic stories about the "spillover effect" of the program, and how the people around them - their kids! partners! mums! - began adopting new behaviours and communication

It's often in times of crisis that we discover new truths about ourselves...So what have these past few months of #craziness revealed about YOU? What have you learned about yourself, what you need, and how you function best? And most importantly of all, how are you going to create space for those needs, moving forward?In this episode, I reveal the 3 biggest things I've learned about myself during the covid shutdown. (#1 was a gimme, but #2 took me by surprise!)So what's this conversation REALLY about? •Why I need time away from my kids... and why I don't feel guilty about it •Who'd have thought I'd be doing more of THIS healthy habit during lockdown?! •Why it's CRUCIAL that we reframe our need for rest (and why you deserve it, right now, no caveats) •How I find time for rest, even with 3 kids around •My current formula for deep relaxation (hint: there's no Netflix, no phone, and no guilt!) •What do you want your 'new normal' to be, when this is all over? •How

Have you ever tried to practice mindfulness at home... and gotten crazy frustrated when your kids suddenly found every excuse under the sun to push your buttons?!Or maybe you've sat down to meditate, and 3 seconds later been bombarded with snack requests and phone pings... then completely lost your cool?!Can you relate? Me too. Mindfulness can feel out of reach when you've got a to-do list as long as your arm and kids pulling you in all directions...But today's guest, Fleur Chambers, is here to show us how a few simple reframes can help you find more moments of peace and zen in amongst the crazy.Fleur is a mindfulness and meditation teacher and creator of The Happy Habit app, who has supported over 600,000 people in 30 different countries to feel happier from the inside out.Her insights and realistic, real-mum strategies will inspire you to take action and prioritise your self-care - even if you're used to putting yourself last, and even if you're a recovering perfectionist.So what&ap

Do you ever tell yourself stories about why you can't do something?... "It's too late for me to go back to uni."... "I'm not cut out for the business world."... "I can never seem to lose weight."... "I can't be a good mum if I'm working 40 hours a week."In this short, punchy episode, I'm sharing a story that I used to tell myself about running a business while being a mother. (Spoiler alert: it involves me ugly crying in front of a room full of colleagues. Fun.)I'm sharing this personal anecdote because it's SO easy to sabotage ourselves. We so often cut ourselves off from the things we truly long for, and build a whole identity about why we can't do things...... and enough is enough.So what's this conversation REALLY about? •"Is it too late for me to do X?" ← What to do if you're asking yourself this question •The real reason we cut ourselves off from the stuff that we want •What I made "being a good

We're still knee-deep in shutdown mode, so the kids and I have been shaking things up to inject some fun into our evenings... and absolutely loving the switch-up.Which got me thinking:... Why have we all bought into the idea that bath / dinner / bed is the "right" way to do night times (especially if it's not working for you and your family)?... Who wrote the rules about what our lives are "supposed" to look like?... And what other areas of our lives are we subconsciously following these "rules" when there might be a better (and more fun) alternative?This episode is a short one, but it's a biggie. When the shutdown ends, we'll have a one-of-a-kind opportunity to draw a line in the sand and choose which routines and habits we want to take forward with us, and which ones we want to leave behind. So NOW's the time to start getting intentional, and thinking about what you want your "new normal" to be...So what's this conversation REALLY about?

Why is it so hard for us women to ask for help? And why do we feel bad admitting that we can't do everything by ourselves?In today's podcast, I'm peeling back the curtains on a big decision I made recently to call in help at home to get our family through this shutdown period with our mental health intact.I also wanted to get really honest with you about how worried I was about sharing that I had help, because I didn't want to offend anyone or make anyone feel bad. (See how deep our social conditioning is, around getting help? Whew!) There's clearly a lot to unpack in this hot button topic, so pop in those earbuds and let's start a conversation...So what's this conversation REALLY about? •Why it's crucial to lower your standards for yourself sometimes •What constitutes a 'win' for me and the kids during the COVID-19 shutdown •Finding homeschooling tough? You are NOT alone. •Why are we so uncomfortable with calling in help? •The truth about how much help I&apos

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting everyone right now, including our kids. Their eyes are trained on us - the 'grown ups' - as they try to navigate this strange terrain. And as a parent or family member, YOU get to help set the tone for them during this unusual time...So what do you want for your family during this period?And how can you be a leader for your kids during a crisis?This week, I uncovered some lessons on leadership from a most unexpected place... Winston Churchill. (Ha! Bet you weren't expecting that!) As leader of his country during most of World War II, Churchill rallied the British people and led the country from the brink of defeat to victory...... and though it might not seem like a stuffy old British guy would have much to teach us about modern motherhood, you might just be surprised by the insights he can offer!So what's this conversation REALLY about? •How to frame a crisis - like the coronavirus shutdown - in a way that your kids can understand •Why evoking a sense of