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Why Smart Women PodcastAnnie, David and the Chicken FenceWhat's the secret to staying happily married for over three decades? According to Annie McCubbin and her husband David, it's certainly not perfection. In this refreshingly honest bonus episode, they pull back the curtain on their 30+ year relationship to reveal what actually keeps couples together when life gets messy.Join Annie and her husband David for a more relaxed, behind-the-scenes chat. It’s the stuff that doesn’t always make it into the main pod — candid convos, sharp takes, a few laughs, and plenty of honest thinking. Think less structured, more real. If you enjoy the main show...2025-05-0733 min
The Light Seekers' LoungeFinding Love After Loss: a Journey through Grief & Dating, with Jen RichardsonSend us a textJenny Richardson didn't expect to be diving back into the dating scene in her 40s. Or ever, really. Jen met her husband Will back in university at 20, and they built a pretty great life with two awesome kids and a couple of cats. Until Will passed away unexpectedly at 46, and the future they'd planned vanished in an instant.Jen spent a few years healing, raising her girls, and retraining in a new career. Then, at around the 4-year mark, she started wondering what "moving forward" looked like and nervously a...2024-11-131h 17
The Light Seekers' LoungeNavigating Change & Uncertainty {& a little Love fam update}Send us a textIn this week's conversation, I share a little life update from the Love household. From the chaos of welcoming an unexpected new furry family member to the transformative decision around schooling for my eldest son Sam, it's been a whirlwind of changes and adjustments. But it’s not all about the changes; it's also about how we handle them. We'll explore strategies for managing uncertainty and share insights I picked up from Ali Hill's keynote speech at The Future of Leadership conference earlier this year.Also mentioned in thi...2024-11-0619 min
The Light Seekers' LoungeHow to Set Up Your Bank Accounts for More Profit {Profit First 101}Send us a textI have recently re-certified as a Profit First Professional (which we have to do each year to ensure our skills are current and up to scratch!) and realised that means I've been certified for a whole year and STILL haven't shared with you exactly how Profit First works. Sorry for holding out on you!So here's an overview of Profit First, the basic principles and how it works with habits you probably already have - no accounting degree required. I'll also share how you can set up your bank accounts to...2024-06-1216 min
The Light Seekers' LoungeMy New Approach to Goal Setting & PlanningSend us a textConfession: I don't think I've ever been great at goal setting. So I'm trying something new this year - starting with deciding on one 12 month goal and breaking it down into strategies, projects and actions. Let me share this 10 point framework and set of questions with you in case it helps you plan for the year as well. You're welcome to download the worksheet as a guide to as you're mapping out your goal.Have you set big goals for 2024? I'd love to know what yours are too! Send m...2024-02-2019 min
The Light Seekers' LoungeMy Word of the Year and How It's Shaping 2024Send us a textWelcome to episode 111 of The Light Seekers Lounge podcast! Today, we're kicking off season six with a deep dive into choosing a word of the year. If you haven't heard of this concept, it's all about setting an intention (as opposed to New Years' resolutions) for the year ahead - and it's a practice I've been doing since 2013! I'm going to share with you what my chosen word is for 2024, what it means to me and how it's shaping my year so far. I'd love to know what yours is...2024-01-3115 min
The Light Seekers' LoungeRecovering Out Loud & Restoring Hope, with Karen Marie JohnstonSend us a textKaren Marie Johnston is an award-winning social worker, coach and retreat facilitator for brilliant women who want to fall in love with themselves.Karen has dedicated her life to supporting women in the sex industry, doing outreach in red light districts and empowering women to overcome self-harm and self-neglect. She is a role model and mentor specialising in self-compassion, trauma, addiction and mental health recovery, and also works as a consultant and supervisor for heart-centred teams and space holders doing life changing work with their clients.In this...2023-09-201h 00
The Light Seekers' LoungeKeeping Calm in the Year's HomestretchSend us a textAs we are now in the final four months of 2023, I can feel a slight rise of panic knowing that we're approaching the busiest time of the year! In this short solo episode, I share three strategies I use to help feel calmer and stay organized during this busy time. PS. I'd love you to join me for my Time Mastery Masterclass on Thursday 14 September at 10am to help you ditch overwhelm and procrastination and give you strategies so you can get more intentional with your time...2023-09-0510 min
The Light Seekers' LoungeCelebrating Milestones & How to Hold It All, with Ben & Annie LoveSend us a textWelcome to Episode #100! 🥳It's been a while since my husband, Ben Love, was on the podcast, so I invited him back to celebrate our 100th episode of The Light Seekers' Lounge.A lot has changed for us as a family (and the world!) since we last recorded an episode together (episode #4, back in May 2020). We have celebrated a number of milestones this year, but celebrating the exciting, shiny moments doesn't mean there isn't also hard stuff that happens alongside it - so we had a real, raw and honest con...2023-08-0953 min
The Light Seekers' LoungeHow to Elevate Your Brand and Shine Online, with Fi MimsSend us a textRenowned as one of Australia’s leading personal brand photographers, Fi is passionate about working with female thought-leaders, entrepreneurs and business owners to help elevate their brand and amplify their message in an authentic way, inspiring others to work with them.I'm a big believer in the power of having beautiful brand photos created, especially as a business owner. I often encourage my clients to invest in branding photography and have personally had three branding shoots, so I really wanted to bring Fi on the podcast to talk about why it's im...2023-07-2647 min
The Light Seekers' LoungeSeasons, Cycles and Raising Up Moments, with Rowena HobbinsSend us a textRowena is a Qualified Intuitive Life coach, empowering women to reconnect with their bodies, navigate motherhood, and overcome perfectionism. Through embodiment and cycle coaching, Rowena helps women embrace their authenticity, find balance and cultivate self-love. With a Bachelor in Psychology and Masters in Education, Rowena draws on her education and her experience working with women for over the last ten years to honour and connect tweens to mothers in all parts of life through learning about the significance of rites of passage and their family lineage. Rowena is also Mu...2023-06-121h 03
The Light Seekers' LoungeCo-Creating Your Dream Life, with Bec CuzzilloSend us a textBec Cuzzillo is a Spiritual Business Coach for spiritual women who want to build abundant, heart-led, sustainable businesses – businesses that truly set their souls on fire.In this conversation, Bec and I discussed:Bec's journey to becoming a business coach, and why she decided to work with spiritual business ownersHow she manages business ownership alongside raising two small boys and what support she needs in this phase of businessWhy Bec says she's living her 'vision board life' and what steps she took to manifesting the life of her dr...2023-05-311h 04
The Light Seekers' LoungeLove Stories {Celebrating 20 Years}Send us a textAlternative title: How I met my husband 😉This month, my husband Ben and I are celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary.Inspired by the book Love Stories, by Trent Dalton, I wanted to share with you a love story of my very own. In this episode, I share some behind-the-scenes goss on how I met and later (lovingly) stalked my now-husband Ben. I'd love you to join The Light Seekers' Lounge Facebook group and continue the conversation! Click on this link to join: https://facebook.com/groups/mummalovelounge 2023-05-2515 min
The Light Seekers' LoungePlanning for the Year Ahead, with Mel DanielsSend us a textMel Daniels is a Content Strategist, Coach and Speaker who loves to understand ‘why’. Her curiosity has lead her on an interesting life journey from academic achiever to corporate leader, mum extraordinaire and now business owner.Mel Daniels is a Content Strategist, Coach and Speaker who loves to understand ‘why’. Her curiosity has lead her on an interesting life journey from academic achiever to corporate leader, mum extraordinaire and now business owner.Mel’s purpose is to teach and empower women who want more from their business, on how to use con...2023-02-2848 min
The Light Seekers' LoungePre-Christmas Adventures with the LovesSend us a textThe lead up to Christmas wasn't exactly what we had envisioned! For our last episode in 2022, here's a little recap on what's been happening in the Love household over the past couple of months and some unexpected adventures we've been having.More reflection and dreaming will come in a future episode after we take a short break. See you in 2023!I'd love you to join The Light Seekers' Lounge Facebook group and continue the conversation! Click on this link to join: https://facebook.com/groups/mummalovelounge Listen...2022-12-2816 min
The Light Seekers' LoungeStories from Under the Boab Tree, with Franceska JordanSend us a textFranceska Jordan is an internationally recognised counsellor, speaker, author and healer, as well as a mother and grandmother. In her life, she has worked extensively in Africa, Europe, Latin America, Asia and India and was awarded the Australian Medal (AM) in the Order of Australia Day Award for her work with the aged, community care, disability and mental health. After retiring from her life’s work in the health industry, Franceksa completed her memoir, Under The Boab Tree, which has recently been released. This is a story of love, abuse, loss and...2022-12-0540 min
The Light Seekers' LoungeCultivating Community in a Home Away from Home, with Fionnuala DohertySend us a textFionnuala Doherty is a life coach, reiki master, international retreat space holder and yoga teacher who supports young women to de-stress and connect to their purpose. As an Irish woman who has been living in Australia for more than five years, Fionnuala is well placed to support other ex-pats and she has cultivated an incredible community in Sydney through her yoga classes. She is passionate about helping her clients to lead a life they love. In this conversation, Fionn and I discussed:What led her...2022-11-2239 min
The Light Seekers' LoungeBig, Bold Midlife, with Jolinda JohnsonSend us a textJolinda Johnson is an award-winning Certified Life Coach, Wellness Mentor and Priestess who specializes in burnout and perimenopause. She’s obsessed with helping changemakers and revolutionaries get their spark back so they can go set the world on fire. She wants to change the narrative around perimenopause and give attention to the voices that are typically left out of the conversation, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and people under 45.After originally hearing Jolinda on a podcast a few years ago and then following her on social media, I’ve learned so much from her...2022-11-081h 00