The Powerhouse Diaries

When a Sunshine Girl Learns to Glow in the Dark
In this electric and deeply human episode of The Powerhouse Diaries, Yaela Raber sits down with Kimberley Crossman, an actor, comedian, producer, creator of Pretty Depressed, grief survivor, mental health advocate, marine biology nerd, and the woman who somehow lives ten lives at once without losing the plot or her light.
For years, the world saw Kimberley as the sunshine girl. Cheerful. Bubbly. Always on. But what most people never saw was the grief she was carrying through auditions, deadlines, miscarriages, and the pressure to stay “fine” on screen and online. This episode opens the curtain on that truth but not in a tragic way rather in a way that shows how softness and strength can co-exist in one woman who absolutely refuses a small life.
We explore the wildly parallel worlds she moves through. Los Angeles sets. New Zealand bush walks. Comedy stages. Shark tagging adventures. Solo healing. Creative entrepreneurship. And a career built on resilience that would break most people long before the ten thousandth no.
This conversation is bright, funny, disruptive, emotional, and full of moments that make you feel like you are sitting with a woman who has lived enough for three seasons of her own show. Kimberley brings receipts on what it means to keep going after loss, to redefine resilience, to stop performing for approval, and to let your messy and magnificent parts all have space at the table.
If you’ve ever felt split between who the world sees and who you actually are or ever carried grief while still building a big life this episode feels like oxygen.

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In This Episode We Explore
00:00 Episode trailer
02:10 The duality of being Kimberley in Hollywood and Kimberley at home
07:40 How 10,000 rejections shaped her optimism without hardening her
12:15 The quiet heartbreak of miscarriage and the identity rebuild that followed
18:20 Why joy became her compass and not a personality trait
23:50 The moment she stopped performing for approval and started choosing truth
28:30 Finding purpose beyond visibility and the story behind Pretty Depressed
35:10 The sunshine reputation and the shadows people never see
41:20 Bees, sharks and the passions that keep her grounded and alive
48:00 Living parallel lives and the freedom of being multidimensional
55:40 Letting herself be loved in the mess instead of the performance
01:03:00 Boundaries that saved her from burnout and performative wellness
01:08:45 What resilience and delusion really look like behind the scenes
01:15:00 How she chooses a big life without apology
01:21:30 What she hopes her audience feels, not just sees
01:24:00 Closing reflections

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Episode Links
Kimberley Crossman on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/kimcrossman
Pretty Depressed Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/show/04dZVSSbP7A3hQAyHx4s2B

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She Built a Fashion Legacy by Choosing Joy Over the Grind

There is ambition that burns people out.
And then there is ambition that makes you lighter.
Kathryn Wilson chose the second path.

In this episode of The Powerhouse Diaries, Kathryn strips back the fashion gloss and talks about what really built her twenty four year career. Not hustle. Not ego. Not a five year plan. Joy. The kind that feels almost rebellious in a world obsessed with productivity and proof.

But this conversation is not the surface level self care Instagram loves. It is for the woman who knows success can feel heavy even when it looks perfect. The woman who needs a reminder that her intuition is a strategy. And the woman who secretly wants permission to enjoy her life more without losing her edge.

Kathryn reveals just enough to pull you in. The moment she realised she wanted her business decisions to feel like fun again. Why she would rather talk to five year olds about optimism than sit in a board meeting. How she leads her team by asking what lights them up instead of what boxes they have ticked. And how a pair of shoes can shift your whole posture and your whole life.

What she does not do is give you a formula.

She gives you something better.

A lens. A way of choosing. A way of staying human in the climb.
We talk about what it really takes to put your name out there and keep your soul in the process. We peek behind the glamor into the grind, the resets, the pivots, and the moments where her body whispered stop long before her calendar did. We explore how joy has quietly been her compass through every unexpected chapter.

This episode will not tell you to slow down. It will remind you to tune in.

Because sometimes the bravest thing a woman can do in business is choose what feels good and trust that it counts.

In This Episode We Discuss

00:00 Kathryn on what joy really means in business
04:20 The childhood spark and discovering her love for shoes 08:55 Falling into business by following what felt fun
14:20 The real grind behind the glamor
20:10 Why she would rather mentor five year olds about optimism
26:40 How she leads her team through care instead of KPIs 31:55 Creating confidence through design
38:45 The emotional power of shoes and why women stand taller in them
45:20 Reinventing constantly in a fast changing industry
52:15 Protecting her energy without losing her magic
58:40 Knowing when to pivot versus when to push
01:04:30 Building a brand that reflects who you are
01:10:20 Choosing what feels good at forty five
01:17:55 Building a life she actually wants to wake up to
01:24:00 Closing reflections

Episode Resources
Guest Website
https://www.kathrynwilson.com
Guest Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/kwfootwear/
Guest LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryn-wilson-373b361a7/

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Designing the Dream, Then Dismantling It
This is what happens when ambition meets awakening.
Yaela Raber sits down with Mia Feasey, founder of Siren Design Group, to talk about what success really costs when you’ve spent your life chasing it.
Mia built one of the most celebrated design studios in Asia Pacific, leading teams, winning awards, and creating spaces that shaped culture. From the outside it looked perfect. Inside, it was a slow collapse of identity, ego, and exhaustion.
In this raw and unguarded conversation, Mia opens up about the reckoning that followed the burnout that forced her to rebuild from soul instead of status. She shares how she learned to lead without losing herself, why she dismantled the version of success she once worshipped, and what happens when you finally stop performing and start becoming.
This episode isn’t about walking away. It’s about walking home.
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In This Episode We Discuss
00:00 Episode trailer
01:10 The rise of Siren Design and the architecture of ambition
06:00 When achievement becomes addiction
12:30 Burnout, identity, and the ego that built the empire
18:45 The power and pain of letting go
25:00 Motherhood, leadership, and the cost of proving yourself
31:15 Rebuilding from alignment instead of exhaustion
37:20 What success looks like when peace becomes the goal
43:40 Creativity after collapse
48:00 How to design a life that finally fits
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Episode Resources
Guest Website: https://sirendesigngroup.com
Guest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Mia_Feasey
Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miafeasey
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She Cracked the CFO Code: Candice Tait on Money Mastery, Mindset & Freedom
In this episode of The Powerhouse Diaries, Yaela Raber sits down with Candice Tait a seasoned Chief Financial Officer turned founder, investor, and financial empowerment mentor who’s on a mission to help women reclaim their power through financial fluency.
From working in London’s high-stakes tech scene as a CFO surrounded by men to building a purpose-driven career in New Zealand, Candice opens up about breaking glass ceilings, redefining safety, and creating what she calls the “F*** You Fund” a savings system designed to give women true freedom of choice.
This conversation dismantles money myths, explores how trauma and safety shape our financial behaviors, and reveals why understanding your numbers is the most radical act of empowerment a woman can take.

We Discuss:
In This Episode
00:00 - Episode Trailer
02:10 - From London finance executive to female founder in New Zealand
05:45 - Cracking the code of the male-dominated world of tech and private equity
09:00 - Sexism in the boardroom and learning to play the game differently
13:20 - The pivotal lessons from 14 company exits and multi-million-dollar acquisitions
17:00 - The “F*** You Fund”: what it is and why every woman needs one
20:30 - Turning scarcity into empowerment through intentional money management
23:10 - Rewriting your attachment style to money
27:00 - Why financial literacy is the second language every founder must speak
30:20 - How to pay yourself properly as a founder (and when to start)
33:50 - Why numbers tell your story and how to make them work for you
38:10 - Overcoming shame and rewriting your financial narrative
42:00 - Using business strategy and profit & loss as your power tools
46:10 - How to bridge feminine intuition with financial confidence
50:00 - The money myths that need to die and how to build true wealth on your terms

Episode Resources:
Guest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/candice_tait/
Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candice-tait-38602226/

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From Breaking Point to Breakthrough: Jody Boshoff on Reinventing Success and Building a Business With Integrity
In this episode of The Powerhouse Diaries, Yaela Raber sits down with Jody Boshoff founder of Launch PR, communications strategist, and storyteller to unpack the raw truth behind starting over when life and business fall apart.
From navigating motherhood and burnout to rebuilding her life from scratch after losing everything, Jody’s story is one of courage, reinvention, and radical self-belief. She shares how she turned crisis into creativity, walked away from corporate PR, and built an agency that thrives on transparency, results, and human connection.
This episode is for every woman who’s ever hit rock bottom and wondered if she could start again. Jody proves you can and come back stronger than ever.
In This Episode We Discuss:
00:00 - Episode Trailer
01:15 - From corporate comms to chaos: when everything collapsed at once
05:20 - Bathing the kids in a bucket and the moment everything changed
09:00 - Rebuilding from the ground up and redefining success
12:45 - Why “having it all” nearly broke her
16:10 - Building Launch PR: doing business differently
20:30 - The ethics of storytelling and getting results with integrity
24:00 - From invisibility to leadership: reclaiming her voice
28:45 - The truth about burnout and balance
33:20 - Using failure as fuel for reinvention
36:40 - What it really means to be a powerhouse woman
Episode Resources:
Guest Website: https://launchpr.co.nz/
Guest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jodyboshoff/
Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodyboshoff/
Uri Hasson TED Talk:
https://www.ted.com/talks/uri_hasson_this_is_your_brain_on_communication
Uri Hasson TED Talk Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDhlOovaGrI
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