Steve and I talk about the season we’re in as his girls turn 16 and almost 19, a chapter we used to ache for when they were little and life was full-on. They're more independent, seeking their own adventures and opportunities, and the this time of life we never thought could come fast enough, is here. Back then, we dreamed about what freedom would look like. We talked about moving to Europe the minute they turned 18, chasing adventure, and living this big, wide-open life. But now that we’re actually here, something’s shifted.We’ve changed. We love adventure and I've no doubt we'll pave our own path once they fly the soup. But we've also found contentment and peace in our reality and have realised more and more that we love the lives we lead. And what we once pined for doesn’t have the same pull it used to.Enjoy this episode of us discovering our new phase of life.Buy my book, Authentic - coming home to your true self - AUS, EUR, USACoach with me 1:1 - Book a 20-minute call nowThe Good Life - sign up nowOne day retreat - check it outWrite into us - let us know what you want to hearWelleCo - welleco.com.auwww.katjohn.com.auSupport the show
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Can I be loved?
How do you let go of the old way when it’s the very thing that built you? How do you trust a new rhythm when the old one got you here?Today, I share ...The 'doing' voice that tells me stay on it, stay in it, don’t you dare let goThe fears that if I slow down I’ll disappear, become invisible, waste my potentialThe soul voice that whispers, there’s another wayWhat it feels like to be wedged between don’t-let-go and surrender-darlingThis is the work of the soul. To risk being smaller in the eyes of my own ego so I can be bigger where it actually counts, inside my own life.If you’re terrified of letting go, yet aching for something softer, truer, and more sustainable… you’ll feel this one.Buy my book, Authentic - coming home to your true self - AUS, EUR, USACoach with me 1:1 - Book a 20-minute call nowThe Good Life - sign up nowOne day retreat - check it outWrite into us - let us know what you want to hearWelleCo - welleco.com.auwww.katjohn.com.auSupport the show
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Kat & Steve - Using Esther Perel's cards for deeper conversation
After eight years together it’s easy for Steve and me to fall into the rhythm of everyday questions like what’s for dinner? how was your day? and forget to ask the kind of questions that keep curiosity and intimacy alive.Recently, we’ve been using Esther Perel’s Where Should We Begin? cards as a way to speak more deeply about topics and explore conversations we wouldn’t usually tap into. In this episode, we pulled a card that asked:What is one thing you wish you had been told as a child?We each share our answers, the reflections that came with them, and what this kind of intentional curiosity does for our relationship.This episode is an invitation to remember that love doesn’t just grow on autopilot. It grows when we keep showing up with openness, playfulness, and a willingness to learn about each other, even and especially, years in.Buy my book, Authentic - coming home to your true self - AUS, EUR, USACoach with me 1:1 - Book a 20-minute call nowThe Good Life - sign up nowFree Wheel of Life Assessment - take the test nowWrite into us - let us know what you want to hearWelleCo - welleco.com.auwww.katjohn.com.auSupport the show
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Love after loss
I sit with Ashley Hayball-Heald, a previous client of mine, who is a widowed, brave woman, who let love in again after her husband died. She tells the story of how she navigated grief, kids, other people’s opinions, signs from her husband who died, and what it looks like to say yes again to love. Ashley is the founder of Team Hayball and Find Your HOPE. She coaches widows to find their hope again amidst tough times. She’s remarried now, but that didn’t come easily. She’s been through the dark nights, the silence, the judgments, the doubts. She knows what it looks like when life breaks you, and what it takes to slowly piece your heart back together. If you’ve lost someone, or you’re holding space for someone who has, or you’re just someone who believes love always has the capacity to show up again, this one’s for you. Check out Ashley here:Love after lossSubstackSupport the show
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Kat & Steve - We're not good at pretending everything's 'fine'
Steve and I talk about something we both know all too well: that awkward, subtle distance that can build up in a relationship when you’re not saying what you’re really feeling.We recently found ourselves in a place of disconnection, nothing dramatic, no big argument, just a series of micro misunderstandings, missed cues, and moments where we assumed instead of asked. Steve played the, 'everything is fine' card. I kept going into the, 'ah, no it's not'. We talk about:The quiet buildup that leads to emotional distanceHow easy it is to misread or misinterpret each other when we’re not fully presentWhy the “I’m fine” act only works for so long before resentment starts to settle inAnd what it took to finally come back into honest connectionThis episode is for anyone who’s ever felt a disconnect but didn’t quite know how to name it. For anyone who’s ever gone through the motions while something unspoken sits between you. Buy my book, Authentic - coming home to your true self - AUS, EUR, USACoach with me 1:1 - Book a 20-minute call nowThe Good Life - sign up nowFree Wheel of Life Assessment - take the test nowWrite into us - let us know what you want to hearWelleCo - welleco.com.auwww.katjohn.com.auSupport the show
G'day, I'm Kat John, Authenticity Coach, Author and Keynote Speaker. Only real talk lives here - no highlight reels. Through sharing real guidance, raw truths and relatable stories, this podcast is here to help you navigate the ongoing dance between your real and true selves, one step at a time. New episodes are released fortnightly Monday's. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and please rate and review the podcast if you enjoy it.
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