Make More Money without Selling Your Soul

In this episode, I’m talking about how I take the whole of August off, and no, it is not because I have magically become a zen goddess with a colour-coded calendar and zero inbox drama.
It is because I have built my business to support the life I actually want.
I share the real reasons this matters to me, from burnout and long Covid to grief, parenting and finally deciding that rest is not a reward for good behaviour. It is part of the strategy.
We talk boundaries, clients, systems, VA support, and why your business should not need you switched on every minute to keep working.
Highlights:
(04:56) - Why freedom means nothing until you define it for yourself
(08:45) - The hidden cost of building a business on shaky foundations
(12:50) - When burnout, long Covid and grief changed everything
(18:56) - Why I refuse to save my life for “one day”
(21:18) - How I set client expectations before taking August off
(24:26) - The systems and support that keep the business moving

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In this episode, I’m joined by Nicola Humber, author of Heal Your Inner Good Girl, UNBOUND, Unbound Writing and The Abundant Author Playbook.
Nicola is also the founder of The Unbound Press, a soul-led publishing imprint for unbound women, and host of The Unbound Writer’s Club podcast.
We talk about what it means to stop living by other people’s rules and start creating from a place that feels true. Nicola shares how leaving her ‘proper’ job in finance led her to retrain as a coach and hypnotherapist, and how that leap of faith shaped the work she now does helping women write the book their Unbound Self is calling them to write.
This is such a thoughtful conversation about creativity, identity and why writing a book can change far more than your business.
Highlights:
(02:09) - Nicola shares how The Unbound Press was born and what makes it different
(04:15) - What being unbound really means, and how writing can change your life
(09:57) - The moment Nicola realised publishing was part of her bigger path
(13:23) - Why rushing a book, or outsourcing it to AI, can miss the whole point
(22:03) - How becoming an abundant author changes the way you share your work
(37:11) - Why that nudge to write a book might be there for a reason
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What if loads more people suddenly found you, would your business actually be ready for them? In this episode, I'm getting honest about why visibility is not the magic fix people think it is.
More eyes on your work can absolutely create momentum, but only when your foundations are doing their job and making it obvious how you help.
I talk about the difference between being interesting and being the clear choice. From podcast guesting to social media growth, I share why positioning, methodology and a simple offer journey matter so much more than chasing attention for attention's sake.
Highlights:
(01:31) - Going viral sounds fabulous, but it can expose the cracks fast
(04:18) - Why brilliant people still get ignored when their foundations are fuzzy
(07:09) - The big mistake experts make when they sound clever but lose the listener
(12:54) - How the right podcast guest turns attention into real demand
(16:16) - Visibility amplifies what is already there, it does not fix what is missing
(19:07) - The real growth order, foundations first, then visibility, then scale
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In this episode, I’m sharing a very honest look at what this winter was really like for me, mentally, physically and emotionally.
I talk about the season I was in, the ways I let myself retreat too far, and the moment I realised that being gentle with myself had quietly tipped into something that was no longer serving me.
I also get into the wake-up calls that pushed me to make a change, from my daughter’s birthday card to my own health, energy and habits.
This one is personal, reflective and full of small but powerful reminders that looking after yourself does not have to be extreme to matter, but it does have to be honest.
Highlights:
(05:40) - The birthday card that made me see how far I had drifted
(08:03) - Why my body felt like it had become unfamiliar territory
(11:27) - The hard truth, I was pushing myself like I was still in my twenties
(14:04) - Why doing nothing was not the kindness I thought it was
(16:23) - The small changes I’m making to feel stronger again
(21:07) - Why I’m sharing this redemption arc out loud

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In this episode, I’m joined by Shelly Sharon for a deeply honest conversation about the mother wound, and the way our earliest relationships can quietly shape how we show up in business.
Shelly helps women who have already done a lot of healing work unpack the way a complex relationship with their mother still holds them back, so they can blossom in their relationship with themselves, others, their career and life itself.
After a childhood marked by neglect and abandonment, she turned her story on its head and built a life rooted in purpose, healing and helping other women do the same.
We talk about high achievement, perfectionism, visibility, burnout, boundaries and the exhausting habit of trying to earn love, safety or approval through effort. Shelly is a trauma-informed, certified Hakomi therapist who believes that dreams come true, and she brings such depth and compassion to this conversation.
There is so much here for anyone who has ever looked successful on the outside but felt heavy on the inside.
Highlights:
(03:09) - Why high achievement can become a way of trying to feel safe and accepted
(08:41) - What feeling safe enough to be visible actually looks like
(15:41) - Why we still chase validation, even when we know better
(21:33) - How the mother wound shapes our relationship with clients and business
(35:11) - Why healing does not have to mean losing the relationship
(45:11) - The somatic moment that changed what a boundary felt like
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