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  Current Life Edit: On Energy, Overwhelm and What's Really Taking Up Our Brain Space | Jules & Lisa Johnston 02.10.2026 36分

  Welcome to the first Current Life Edit, a brand new kind of episode where Jules and her manager and friend Lisa Johnston pull back the curtain on exactly what's going on in their lives, in real time. No guest, no script, just a handful of honest questions and wherever the answers take them. It's the kind of unfiltered, feet up chat you have with your best mate, and it might all change by next week.In this first edit, the girls get into what's actually giving them energy right now (sunshine, pools and saunas for Jules, a secret sugar free Red Bull for Lisa), and what's quietly draining them, from the dreaded ten o'clock "what's for dinner" text to a brain that feels like the spinning wheel of death that never lands on anything. They talk about the mental load of scheduling exercise, the chaos of signing the kids up for too many sports, and the generational rabbit hole that ends with Jules realising she's not actually a millennial. There's a lot of laughing, a little existential spiralling, a surprising new love of watching footy ahead of the grand final, and a genuinely lovely thread about wanting more time, more books and more hours to help other people.Pour yourself a cup of tea and settle in.CHAPTERS00:00 — Welcome to Current Life Edit: Life in Real Time 00:54 — What's Giving Us Energy: Sunshine, Pools and Saunas 02:42 — Lisa's Confession: The Secret Sugar Free Red Bull 05:46 — Holding On for Daylight Savings and Longer Days 06:41 — What's Draining Us: The 10am "What's For Dinner" Text 08:02 — The Spinning Wheel of Death: A Brain That Never Stops 09:50 — Are We Millennials? Jules' Generational Identity Crisis 12:57 — What's Taking Up Brain Space: The Battle to Schedule Exercise 13:50 — Too Many Sports: The Chaos We Sign Ourselves Up For 19:12 — What We Want More Of: Time, Books and Helping People 20:30 — Why Reading a Physical Book Still Beats Everything 23:20 — What We're Excited About: Becoming Sporty Gals 24:50 — Grand Final Fever and Childhood Footy Memories 27:00 — What We're Reading: Book Club That Isn't Really About Books 29:40 — What We're Watching: New Girl, Housewives and Sterling Point 35:50 — Wrapping Up the First Current Life EditConnect with JulesGet Jules' NewsletterWatch Tea with Jules on YouTubeFollow Tea with Jules on InstagramFollow Jules on TikTokCreditsProduced by ME EntertainmentProducers: @lisajohnston_, @julessebastian, @EggoauSound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Secret To Backing Yourself, Feeling Good and Building a Life You Love | Sally Obermeder 29.09.2026 1時間 4分

  Television presenter, author, entrepreneur and mum of two Sally Obermeder returns to Tea with Jules, eleven years after her first visit. The day before she welcomed her daughter Annabel, Sally was diagnosed with aggressive stage 3 breast cancer, entering motherhood while facing chemotherapy, surgery and enormous uncertainty. What she built on the other side of that is a story of pure resilience.In this warm, funny and genuinely useful chat, Sally and Jules talk about backing yourself when you feel completely ordinary, taking the leap before you can see the other side, and the quiet belief that if she can do it, you can too. Sally opens up with real honesty about the fear that she had used up all her good luck surviving cancer, running a business through a stressful name change (Swish is now Ziish), why the bigger a business gets the heavier the load, and the pressure social media puts on all of us to do everything at once. Then the girls get practical with Sally's no fuss wellness routine, before finishing on Real Housewives of Sydney, the lesson it unexpectedly taught her, and a beautiful reminder to put yourself back on the list.Connect with Sally Obermeder and Ziish:Website: ziish.comInstagram: @sallyobermederSALLY'S SIMPLE WELLNESS ROUTINESally's "how to start" guide for anyone feeling overwhelmed by where to begin (from around the 33 minute mark):Start simple. Don't buy everything. Pick just one or two areas you struggle with most, usually energy, skin or sleep.Morning: A super greens shot to bridge the gap on the vegetables most of us don't eat, plus an NAD supplement for cellular energy.Through the day: Add collagen to your coffee or tea for skin.Night: Choose one, a sleep support if you need it, or hair and gut health support if you don't.Also worth it in your 40s: Creatine every day (women only need three to five grams, not the 20 grams the gym myths are based on), and getting your protein up, which is where an unflavoured protein you can add to any meal comes in.CHAPTERS00:00 — Welcome Back, Sally Obermeder: Eleven Years On02:14 — The Intention: If She Can Do It, So Can You04:43 — Finding Purpose, and Why Feeling Good Changes Everything06:07 — Life Is a Rollercoaster, Not a Steady Climb07:52 — The Skill of Backing Yourself and Taking the Leap11:02 — Feeling Like She'd Used Up All Her Good Luck14:33 — How Therapy Helped Her Let Go of the Story She Was Carrying16:22 — Ambition, and Why the Goalposts Always Move19:48 — Jumping From Lily Pad to Lily Pad: Running on Gut Instinct22:40 — The Highlight Reel: Why Nobody Is Really "Killing It"24:00 — Running a Business Is Like Being a Firefighter27:40 — The Name Change, the Trademark Battle and the Bonfire of Cash32:36 — Getting Practical: Where to Start With Wellness33:58 — Sally's Simple Morning and Night Routine37:20 — Creatine, Protein and the Myths Worth Debunking42:20 — You Can't Pour From an Empty Cup: Putting Yourself in the Loop45:41 — Real Housewives of Sydney: How It Came About56:41 — On the Personal Brand Pressure and Simpler Social Media Days57:57 — Complete This Sentence: Sally's Rapid Fire Round01:03:58 — Sally's Pearl of Wisdom: You Are Enough01:04:15 — Wrapping Up Tea with JulesConnect with JulesGet Jules' NewsletterWatch Tea with Jules on YouTubeFollow Tea with Jules on InstagramFollow Jules on TikTokCreditsProduced by ME EntertainmentProducers: @lisajohnston_, @julessebastian, @EggoauSound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Getting Older, Losing Your Mind and the Friendship That Gets You Through | Lisa Johnston 15.09.2026 41分

  Strap in for a good old fashioned catch up.In this episode, Jules sits down with her manager, dear friend and fan favourite Lisa Johnston for one of their much loved life chats. No agenda, no big lessons, just two friends, a lot of banter and some very funny stories. Consider this your permission to feel completely normal about all the chaos of everyday life.Spring has sprung, and with it comes the great return of leg shaving, a deep and important debate about waxing versus laser, and an unforgettable confession about the rogue chin hairs that arrive out of nowhere the moment you hit a certain age. It's the kind of honest, nobody says this out loud chat that makes you feel gloriously seen.From there the girls get into Lisa's brave new era on the netball court, the uniform reality nobody warned her about.This is a warm, silly, feel good episode about the small stuff that makes up a real life. Pour yourself a cup of tea and settle in for a laugh.CHAPTERS00:00 — Welcome Back, Lisa Johnston00:40 — Spring Has Sprung, and So Has the Leg Shaving01:18 — The Great Debate: Waxing vs Laser02:33 — Let's Talk About the Rogue Chin Hairs05:46 — Lisa's Brave New Era: Joining a Netball Team08:24 — The Uniform Nobody Warned Her About10:29 — The Marathon, the Runners and a Lot of Admiration12:02 — Could We All Benefit From a Few Gels?14:46 — The Saga Begins: The Case of the Missing Purse18:43 — Then the Keys Went (And They Cost a Fortune)21:02 — And Then the AirPods24:30 — Losing Absolutely Everything: A Very Relatable Spiral27:11 — Lisa Comes Bearing a Gift: The Notebook28:40 — Writing It All Down, Every Single Day32:40 — The Netball Grand Final Heartbreak36:34 — On Sideline Yelling and Being the Scary Coach38:53 — Coach Lisa: Adding It to the Bio39:50 — Words to Live By: Don't Lose Stuff40:34 — The Theme Park and the Car Keys41:09 — Wrapping Up Tea with JulesConnect with JulesGet Jules' NewsletterWatch Tea with Jules on YouTubeFollow Tea with Jules on InstagramFollow Jules on TikTokCreditsProduced by ME EntertainmentProducers: @lisajohnston_, @julessebastian, @EggoauSound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Woman Behind Big Little Lies on Storytelling, Success and Returning to the Book That Changed Everything | Liane Moriarty 08.09.2026 58分

  Liane Moriarty is one of Australia's most loved and successful authors, the brilliant mind behind Big Little Lies, Nine Perfect Strangers and The Husband's Secret, and so many other stories that have captivated millions of readers around the world.Her writing is funny, clever, sometimes dark, and always incredibly observant about the way we live, love and relate to one another. And now she's returning to the world of Big Little Lies with her new novel, Big Little Truths.In this joyful and fascinating conversation, Jules, a self confessed book lover who treats authors like rock stars, sits down with Liane to go behind the curtain of one of the great writing careers. They begin with Liane's origin story, growing up the eldest of six, and the dad who paid her a dollar a book to write stories as a child, giving her her very first publishing deal. She shares the winding road through advertising and marketing, the sisterly rivalry that lit the spark, and how she finally came to write her first novel.Liane is wonderfully candid about the craft itself, why she doesn't read her own genre, how she treats writing like a nine to five job, where her ideas actually come from, and the panic of having an idea that's a little too close to someone else's. Liane tells the story of Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon optioning Big Little Lies, what it was like to live with her characters as they came to life on screen, the strange experience of watching someone else interpret your work, and being bored on a set surrounded by Meryl Streep, Laura Dern and Reese Witherspoon.Warm, funny and full of insight, this is a real treat for book lovers and storytellers alike. Pour yourself a cup of tea and settle in.Connect with Liane Moriarty:Website: https://www.lianemoriarty.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lianemoriartyauthor/CHAPTERS00:00 — Introducing Liane Moriarty00:44 — Like Having Beyoncé in the Chair: Jules the Super Fan01:36 — The Origin Story: Eldest of Six and a Family of Storytellers02:13 — The Dad Who Paid a Dollar a Book: Her First Publishing Deal02:28 — Dead Man's Island and the Enid Blyton Influence03:32 — The Winding Road Through Advertising and Marketing04:14 — The Sister Who Published First, and the Spark It Lit07:05 — Why She Doesn't Read Her Own Genre08:14 — Treating Writing Like a Nine to Five Job10:00 — Where the Ideas Actually Come From12:35 — The Panic of an Idea That's a Little Too Close13:55 — Plotting, Pantsing and Finding the Story17:23 — The Balance of Light and Dark in Life and Fiction19:01 — When Your Books Aren't for Everyone19:39 — Writing So the Reader Feels Okay at the End22:19 — The Introvert Who Observes Everything25:41 — Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and the Call That Changed Everything27:19 — "If We Option It, Get Excited"28:37 — Living With Your Characters as They Come to Life on Screen30:23 — When a Character Is Different on Screen Than on the Page32:03 — Why Everyone Interprets a Book Differently34:57 — Bored on Set With Meryl Streep, Laura Dern and Reese Witherspoon37:02 — Big Little Truths: The Women Are Perimenopausal Now38:03 — The Deeper Themes: Shame, Individuality and More38:37 — So What Are the Truths Now?41:57 — Why the Truth Is Always Changing42:49 — Two Audiences: The Book Readers and the Show Watchers49:04 — The Pressure of Success and the "What Does She Do Next" Feeling51:26 — Why She's Simply Looking Forward to the Next Book53:04 — Her One Profound Answer, and the Birthday Party Wisdom56:19 — If She Could Tell Her Younger Self One Thing: Wear Sunscreen57:32 — Wrapping Up Tea with JulesConnect with JulesGet Jules' NewsletterWatch Tea with Jules on YouTubeFollow Tea with Jules on InstagramFollow Jules on TikTokCreditsProduced by ME EntertainmentProducers: @lisajohnston_, @julessebastian, @EggoauSound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  On Building an Empire, Walking Away, and Finding What Really Matters | Lisa Messenger 01.09.2026 57分

  Lisa Messenger is one of Australia's most recognisable entrepreneurs, best known for building The Collective Hub into a global media brand that inspired millions of people to think differently about business, creativity and taking risks.But Lisa has never been someone to stand still. She has spent her career reinventing herself, and today that reinvention looks a little different. The Collective Hub has evolved into a digital community and app, she's become a passionate advocate for helping people embrace AI in practical ways, and she's continuing to challenge what modern entrepreneurship can look like. She's also, in her own words, living on a farm with 29 chickens, a three-year-old, and another baby on the way.In this warm and wide-ranging conversation, Jules and Lisa talk about reinvention, motherhood, identity, AI and what it really means to build a life that evolves as you do. Lisa opens up with remarkable honesty about the rise and the reality of The Collective Hub, growing too fast, losing control, and the brave decision to let go of the thing everyone knew her for. She and Jules go deep on the identity question that follows, who are you when the thing that defined you falls away, and how you learn to hold your achievements a little more loosely.This is an uplifting, honest and inspiring conversation about the courage to keep becoming who you're meant to be. Pour yourself a cup of tea and settle in.Connect with Lisa Messenger and The Collective Hub:Website: https://collectivehub.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisamessenger/The Collective Hub: https://www.instagram.com/collectivehub/CHAPTERS00:00 — Introducing Lisa Messenger01:14 — Setting the Intention: Anything Is Possible01:33 — The Pinup Girl for Doing It Anyway02:33 — Farm Life, 29 Chickens and a Baby on the Way02:47 — Why She Says No More Than She Says Yes05:15 — The Queen of Reinvention06:22 — Forty Books and a Life of Curiosity07:52 — Writing Fiction: The Story of Jess and Justin08:15 — What's Next: The New Book, Matchstick11:07 — Where It Began: The Collective Hub Magazine14:50 — Growing Too Fast and Losing Control15:21 — The Systems and Processes She Never Had19:27 — The Brave Decision to Let It Go22:13 — Who Am I With All of That Stripped Away?23:05 — Attaching Your Identity to the Thing You Built25:26 — When Fewer People Want a Piece of You27:44 — We Meet People at Different Stages of Their Lives32:43 — The Collective Hub Reborn as a Community and App34:42 — Live Sessions, AI Tools and a New Digital Age37:55 — From Technologically Inept to AI Advocate41:04 — Model the Greats: How She Teaches AI42:53 — Her Simple Secret: Just Keep Asking45:20 — Getting Productive and Protecting Her Time46:41 — The Fertility Journey: Eight Years and 18 Rounds of IVF47:57 — Surrogacy and Welcoming a Second Baby48:55 — The Sweetest Question From Her Son51:57 — Why Success Means Less to Her Now53:45 — What She Wishes More Women Knew Before Chasing Success54:46 — Reinventing Is Fun55:19 — Barefoot, Giggling and Truly Happy56:16 — Wrapping Up Tea with JulesConnect with JulesGet Jules' NewsletterWatch Tea with Jules on YouTubeFollow Tea with Jules on InstagramFollow Jules on TikTokCreditsProduced by ME EntertainmentProducers: @lisajohnston_, @julessebastian, @EggoauSound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Truth About AI, and Why Women Can't Afford to Sit It Out | Dr Nici Sweaney 25.08.2026 1時間 7分

  Dr Nici Sweaney is one of Australia's leading voices on artificial intelligence, but what makes her story so compelling isn't just her credentials. It's her mission to make AI accessible, practical and empowering, especially for women.She understands AI from the inside out: the algorithms, the machine learning, the data, and the biases that shape the technology we're all beginning to rely on. In 2022, as generative AI emerged, Nici had a feeling the world was about to change. She famously woke her partner up in the middle of the night to say, this is going to change everything. She was right.Since launching AI Her Way, she has built a multi-million dollar business while raising four children, working a four day week, and teaching thousands of women how to confidently embrace AI rather than fear it. She was named Australia's Female AI Leader of the Year, featured on the Forbes Women 2025 list, and recognised by Microsoft as one of the top AI entrepreneurs to watch. Earlier this year, when Reese Witherspoon encouraged millions of women to start learning about AI, she pointed people toward just a handful of experts, including Dr Nici Sweaney.She's also refreshingly honest about the risks. Privacy and what you should never share, the emotional attachment trap, why these tools get things wrong, and the powerful conversations she has with her own children about how they use it. If AI has ever made you feel overwhelmed, behind or a little afraid, this is the conversation that changes everything. Pour yourself a cup of tea and settle in.Connect with Dr Nici Sweaney and AI Her Way:Website: https://aiherway.com.au/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ai_herway/CHAPTERS00:00 — Introducing Dr Nici Sweaney01:33 — Setting the Intention: Empowerment, Not Overwhelm02:32 — Let's Talk About the Fear Around AI04:33 — The Real Risk: Losing Our Creativity and Critical Thinking05:13 — Why Fear Isn't an Excuse to Step Away06:48 — Moving Fast: Don't Become an Early Lagger09:29 — Why Women Need to Help Shape AI Right Now13:04 — Bias, and Why These Tools Start to Represent Us14:47 — Privacy: What You Should Never Share15:44 — A Real Example: Using AI to Triage Your Inbox18:53 — The Emotional Attachment Trap19:17 — The Morning Her Five-Year-Old Ran In23:03 — Kids and AI: The Rules She Has at Home23:27 — The Exercise She Set Her Eleven-Year-Old25:24 — Why Our Kids Will Need These Skills29:30 — Think of AI Like an Intern29:46 — Or a Puppy You Have to Train28:37 — Why AI Gets Things Wrong, and How to Handle It32:03 — AI as the Operating System for Your Life37:01 — Where to Start: Just Pick One Task37:30 — The Magic Prompt: Ask AI to Interview You39:38 — Is It Supposed to Be This Hard?40:43 — A Simple Example: Making Time for Lunch43:25 — Custom GPTs and Getting AI to Read and Write for You47:31 — Running a Multi-Million Dollar Business With Two People48:40 — What Actually Is an AI Agent?49:16 — The Difference Between an Assistant and an Agent53:19 — How She Designs an Agent57:40 — Why Creativity Is Becoming Less About Technical Skill59:42 — The Place Only Humans Can Sit01:02:37 — The Gift of Time, and Why She Lies Awake Grateful01:04:23 — Her Biggest Fear if Women Don't Embrace AI01:04:54 — How You Know AI Is Being Used Well01:05:39 — Wrapping Up Tea with JulesConnect with JulesGet Jules' NewsletterWatch Tea with Jules on YouTubeFollow Tea with Jules on InstagramFollow Jules on TikTokCreditsProduced by ME EntertainmentProducers: @lisajohnston_, @julessebastian, @EggoauSound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Story Behind Bachelor Girl and One of Australia's Most Loved Songs | Tania Doko 18.08.2026 1時間 2分

  Tania Doko is the powerhouse voice behind Bachelor Girl, whose music has become part of the soundtrack to Australian life.Tania and James Roche formed Bachelor Girl in 1992, and their debut album Waiting for the Day went double platinum and won the ARIA Award for Producer of the Year. It delivered Buses and Trains, a song that won APRA Song of the Year, sits in Australia's 100 Greatest Songs, and remains one of the most played Australian songs of the past 25 years.Now Bachelor Girl are celebrating that iconic debut with a beautiful reimagined release, featuring Delta Goodrem, Jessica Mauboy, Darren Hayes, Tommy Emmanuel and, in a full circle moment for Jules, her husband Guy Sebastian. But this conversation goes far beyond fame and songwriting.Jules, a self confessed super fan, sits down with Tania to talk about the woman behind the voice. They explore how Tania first discovered she could sing and the natural high she has chased ever since, her Greek heritage and unconventional path into music, and the story of how Buses and Trains, a song she never dreamed would be a hit, came to capture the imagination of a nation.Connect with Tania Doko and Bachelor Girl:Website: https://taniadoko.com/Bachelor Girl: https://bachelorgirl.com/CHAPTERS00:00 — Introducing Tania Doko of Bachelor Girl01:08 — Jules the Super Fan Has Her Moment05:05 — Why Music Takes Us Back Like Nothing Else08:38 — Greek Heritage and an Unconventional Path Into Music12:55 — Discovering She Could Sing14:16 — The Natural High of Singing That's Never Been Replaced18:37 — Getting Signed by Two Major Labels21:04 — Buses and Trains: The Universal Song That Captured a Nation21:50 — Why She Never Thought It Would Be a Hit24:35 — Writing Songs in a Cubby House26:34 — Finding Success in Sweden and Scandinavia28:30 — Protecting the Voice: The Reality of Your Instrument35:56 — The Wedding Ring Story38:49 — Facing Burnout40:51 — The Brave Decision to Bring Bachelor Girl Back42:59 — Getting Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable44:25 — The Prison Gig That Moved Her to Tears45:52 — A Songwriter's Dream: Hearing the Album Reimagined50:06 — Going Into Hiding, and Coming Back Out51:39 — You Are Afraid, Reimagined With Kaylee Bell54:06 — Singing With Guy and the Full Circle Moment55:21 — The Meaning Behind Permission to Shine57:00 — The Most Adventurous Project of Her Career59:43 — A Live Moment: Stare at Real Love01:01:46 — Wrapping Up Tea with JulesConnect with JulesGet Jules' NewsletterWatch Tea with Jules on YouTubeFollow Tea with Jules on InstagramFollow Jules on TikTokCreditsProduced by ME EntertainmentProducers: @lisajohnston_, @julessebastian, @EggoauSound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  How to Reinvent Yourself, Let Go and Find What Really Matters | Pip Edwards 11.08.2026 1時間 9分

  Content note: this episode includes discussion of the Bondi tragedy and its aftermath. Please listen with care. If you need support, Lifeline is available 24/7 on 13 11 14.Pip Edwards is one of Australia's most recognised entrepreneurs and creative leaders. Best known for co-founding P.E Nation, she helped redefine the way women think about activewear, building a global brand that blended fashion, performance and culture. But in this conversation, it is not just about business. It is about everything that happens behind the success.Eleven years after her very first appearance on Tea with Jules, Pip returns for a conversation that goes far deeper than fashion. She and Jules talk about where her unwavering self belief really comes from, the show must go on mentality she inherited, and the years of hard situations the universe kept sending her way.Pip is remarkably open about the identity and purpose crisis that came with stepping away from P.E Nation, the brand that literally carried her initials. She talks about how those initials began to haunt her, the therapy and surrender it took to let go, and why standing down from the thing you built can be the bravest move of all. She shares the story of her new venture, and her powerful decision to put her voice behind breaking the silence on menopause, a topic she has been talking about openly for years before the rest of the world caught up.And she speaks, with extraordinary honesty and grace, about the day of the Bondi tragedy. How a friend rolled her under a van and shielded her. What it does to you to be that close to something so devastating. And the profound clarity that came after, about fear, purpose, her son, and what truly matters.This is an honest conversation about ambition, identity, reinvention and building a life that feels as good on the inside as it looks from the outside. Pour yourself a cup of tea and settle in.Connect with Pip Edwards: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pip_edwards1/ Biolae: https://www.instagram.com/biolaehealth/If this episode raised anything for you:Lifeline — 13 11 14 (24/7) — https://www.lifeline.org.auBeyond Blue — 1300 22 4636 — https://www.beyondblue.org.auCHAPTERS00:00 — Welcome Back, Pip Edwards01:23 — Eleven Years On: The OG Tea with Jules Guest Returns02:14 — What's in a Name: The Meaning Behind Pip09:11 — Clothes as a Second Skin: Style, Confidence and Owning Who You Are12:40 — Where Does the Self Belief Come From?13:27 — The Show Must Go On: High Standards and How She Was Raised15:14 — Through the Hard Years, and What They Taught Her20:00 — Building It Alone: Motherhood and Providing22:40 — When the Initials Started to Haunt Her25:01 — Letting Go of P.E Nation, the Brand That Was Her Baby26:21 — The Yes Girl Who Never Learned Balance31:13 — Add a Little Menopause to the Mix32:33 — The Identity and Purpose Crisis33:52 — Therapy, Surrender and Learning to Let Go36:04 — Why Standing Down Can Be the Bravest Thing37:45 — A New Venture and a New Chapter39:13 — Breaking the Silence on Menopause41:01 — The Symptoms, the Trial and Error, the Truth45:46 — Putting Her Voice Behind the Cause48:18 — The Day of the Bondi Tragedy50:17 — The Friend Who Shielded Her52:13 — Being Able to Talk About It, Through the Work57:04 — Acceptance, and What Really Matters58:15 — Skiing, and Crying Because She Was Alive01:00:32 — When Her Son Came Home01:04:45 — The Biggest Risk She Ever Took01:06:09 — Self-Care Isn't a Joke01:08:38 — Wrapping Up Tea with JulesConnect with JulesGet Jules' NewsletterWatch Tea with Jules on YouTubeFollow Tea with Jules on InstagramFollow Jules on TikTokCreditsProduced by ME EntertainmentProducers: @lisajohnston_, @julessebastian, @EggoauSound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Truth About Real Confidence, Body Image and Showing Up For Yourself | Emily Skye 04.08.2026 1時間 2分

  Emily Skye is one of Australia's most recognisable voices in fitness and wellbeing, but her story is about so much more than exercise.In this warm and honest conversation, Jules sits down with Emily to talk about what really sits beneath a life that looks strong from the outside. Emily opens up about growing up as an insecure, shy girl who couldn't cope with the everyday, her later ADHD and autism diagnoses, and the years she spent chasing love and acceptance in all the wrong places before discovering that movement made her feel, in her words, like a superhero.Emily is refreshingly real about the thing so many of us get stuck on: seeking validation from other people. Her message is simple and hard won. You cannot get worth from outside yourself. It doesn't work. Take it from her.Together, Jules and Emily explore why feeling good matters more than looking good, how to build movement into a busy life without the guilt, and why you have to put yourself first before you can show up for everyone else. They talk about the pressure women carry, navigating hormones and menopause, the power of strength training as we age, gut health, and learning to speak to yourself the way you'd speak to your own child.This is a conversation about confidence, self-worth and being kind to yourself in a world that constantly tells you you're not doing enough. You are. Pour yourself a cup of tea and settle in.Connect with Emily Skye:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilyskyefit/Website: https://emilyskyefit.com/CHAPTERS00:00 — Welcome, Emily Skye01:21 — Her Intention: You're Not Alone, and You're Not Failing02:03 — The Shy, Insecure Girl Who Couldn't Cope02:52 — Understanding It Now: ADHD and Autism05:37 — Finding Fitness and Feeling Like a Superhero07:12 — Sharing It With the World, and Chasing the Wrong Things12:56 — The Hard Truth: Validation From Others Doesn't Work16:05 — Why How You Feel Inside Has to Come First17:39 — Don't Overthink It, Just Move19:54 — You Never Regret Exercising21:22 — Building the Habit and Setting Yourself Up to Win22:02 — Put Your Own Oxygen Mask on First25:09 — Feeling Good Beats Looking Good27:06 — Hormones, Menopause and a Changing Body29:52 — Releasing the Pressure: Why Do I Need To?32:47 — The Postpartum Moment That Changed Everything33:37 — Protect Your Peace: Removing the Triggers36:26 — Am I a Good Mum? The Questions We All Ask38:30 — Why Strength Training Is Gold as We Age43:30 — Gut Health and the Food That Fuels You50:52 — Back to Basics: Keep It Simple54:09 — Talk to Yourself the Way You'd Talk to Your Child55:48 — Letting Go of People Pleasing57:17 — Feeling Strongest When You Show Up for Yourself01:00:04 — The Never-Ending To-Do List01:00:38 — Wrapping Up Tea with JulesConnect with JulesGet Jules' NewsletterWatch Tea with Jules on YouTubeFollow Tea with Jules on InstagramFollow Jules on TikTokCreditsProduced by ME EntertainmentProducers: @lisajohnston_, @julessebastian, @EggoauSound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Secret to Real Happiness, From the Man They Call Dr Happy | Dr Tim Sharp 28.07.2026 48分

  Content warning: This episode includes an honest discussion of depression and suicidal thoughts. Please listen with care. If you or someone you know needs support, Lifeline is available 24/7 on 13 11 14.He's called Dr Happy. And he's lived with depression for most of his adult life.In this genuinely profound conversation, Jules sits down with Dr Tim Sharp, clinical and coaching psychologist, founder of The Happiness Institute, best selling author and one of Australia's leading voices in positive psychology. But as Jules discovers, the power of Tim's story isn't the title. It's everything sitting behind it.Tim built an entire career around happiness while privately battling severe depression and suicidal thoughts, and spending years believing he wasn't good enough, smart enough or worthy enough. His honesty about that gap between the public persona and the private reality is what makes this episode land so deeply.Together, Jules and Tim unpack what happiness actually is, and why most of us have been chasing the wrong version of it. Tim explains why you're not supposed to feel good all the time, why negative emotions aren't the enemy, and why the pressure to be happy every minute of every day is quietly making us miserable. He shares the simple daily practices that genuinely move the needle, the beauty of finding joy in the mundane school run and the everyday moments, and a powerful approach to sitting with difficult feelings instead of running from them.His final pearl of wisdom is simple, and Jules says she's printing it out for every wall in her house. Love yourself. Love others. Love the world.This is one of those conversations that might just change what you're really searching for. Pour yourself a cup of tea, and settle in.Connect with Dr Tim Sharp (Dr Happy):Website: https://drhappy.com.au/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehappinessinstitute/If this episode raised anything for you:Lifeline — 13 11 14 (24/7) — https://www.lifeline.org.auBeyond Blue — 1300 22 4636 — https://www.beyondblue.org.auCHAPTERS00:00 — Introducing Dr Tim Sharp, Australia's Dr Happy02:27 — Setting the Intention: If This Helps Just One Person03:20 — What Is Happiness, Really? Why We've Got It Wrong04:32 — Positive and Negative Emotions: Why None of Them Are Bad08:47 — The Three to One Ratio, and Why It's Not About the Numbers09:46 — The Power of Gratitude: Noticing What We Overlook10:45 — Finding Joy in the Mundane: The School Run and the Everyday13:14 — Why Do We Feel We Need to Be Excited All the Time?14:33 — Learning to Sit With Your Own Thoughts15:22 — Lost and Found: The Story Behind Tim's Latest Book17:46 — The Beauty of Getting Lost, and Why Failure Is Part of the Path21:52 — Don't Think About White Polar Bears: Why Fighting Thoughts Fails24:34 — The RAIN Method: A Practical Way to Handle Hard Emotions29:21 — The Hardest Part: Tim on Living With Depression32:04 — The Turning Point That Changed Everything35:22 — Why We Hit Our Forties and Realise We Need to Reassess38:07 — Chasing Success, Nice Things, and What Actually Fulfils Us40:27 — Fifty Years of Research, One Answer: Other People Matter42:30 — A Practical Happiness Check-In You Can Do Today43:17 — Are You Choosing Happiness? The Daily Question That Matters47:20 — Dr Tim's Pearl of Wisdom: Love Yourself, Love Others, Love the World47:46 — Wrapping Up Tea with JulesConnect with JulesGet Jules' Newsletter – a letter each week with personal anecdotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails and podcast episodesWatch Tea with Jules on YouTubeFollow Tea with Jules on InstagramFollow Jules on TikTokCreditsProduced by ME EntertainmentProducers: @lisajohnston_, @julessebastian, @EggoauSound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  What "Having It All" Really Means & Letting Go of the Stories That Define Us! 21.07.2026 16分

  A proper heart-to-heart.In this solo episode, Jules goes deep on something she's been thinking about a lot lately: letting go of the things that define us. The stories we carry, the pressure we put on ourselves, and whether the version of success we're chasing was even ours to begin with.Jules opens up about a belief she carried for almost her whole life, that she wasn't smart, formed in year four over a struggle with fractions, and how that single story quietly shaped her decisions, her confidence and the way she walked into rooms for decades. It's a powerful reminder of how the labels we accept about ourselves can become an identity we never actually chose.From there, Jules explores the beliefs so many of us carry without questioning. I'm too emotional. I'm bad with money. I'm behind in life. I'm only valuable when I'm productive. She talks about where these stories come from, how repetition turns them into truth, and the gentle, everyday ways we can start creating evidence against the lie.Asking if whether "having it all" is really the goal, or whether we've confused having it all with doing it all. Because a life that looks full from the outside can still feel empty inside. Success, she reminds us, looks different in every season. Sometimes it's ambition. Sometimes it's healing. Sometimes it's simply resting.This is a warm, gentle, permission-giving episode. Put the phone down, take a breath, and let yourself just be for a little while.CHAPTERS00:00 — Welcome In: Wherever You Are, This Moment Is Guilt-Free01:32 — Today's Heart-to-Heart: Letting Go of the Things That Define Us02:09 — The Question That Changes Everything: What Beliefs Am I Carrying That Aren't True?03:41 — Smartness Comes in All Kinds of Ways: Rewriting the Story05:41 — Healing Starts With Awareness: Creating Evidence Against the Lie06:37 — Jules Gets Honest: The Instagram Scroll That Took Her Out for a Day08:12 — Spotting the Pattern Behind Anxiety and Sadness10:21 — Just Because Something Is Normal Doesn't Mean It's Healthy11:41 — Why Women Are Conditioned to Seek Approval, and the Cost of It12:44 — Is Having It All Really the Goal?14:09 — Define Success for Yourself, or the World Will Do It for You15:09 — Share, Subscribe & Come Say HiConnect with JulesGet Jules' Newsletter – a letter each week with personal anecdotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails and podcast episodesWatch Tea with Jules on YouTubeFollow Tea with Jules on InstagramFollow Jules on TikTokCreditsProduced by ME EntertainmentProducers: @lisajohnston_, @julessebastian, @EggoauSound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Phone Call Every Parent Fears, and What She Built From It | Leah Ashton - Hand in Hand 14.07.2026 45分

  Content note: This episode includes discussion of suicide and mental health. Please listen with care. If you need support, Lifeline is available 24/7 on 13 11 14.Some conversations change the way you see everything.In this episode, Jules sits down with Leah Ashton, the founder of Hand in Hand in Ballarat, an organisation dedicated to supporting people experiencing mental health challenges and social isolation. The story behind Hand in Hand is one Leah tells here with extraordinary honesty and courage. It began with a chance conversation on a flight. Then, at the end of 2023, Leah's world fell apart. A phone call in the early hours of the morning. Her 21-year-old son, seven hours away in South Australia. Her husband overseas. What was first thought to be a car accident turned out to be something else entirely, and it was her son's best friend who finally told her the truth.Out of that came a truth she now shares with every parent who will listen. You cannot fix your child. They do not want to be fixed. They want you to be present. Just sit with them, in it.Jules and Leah talk about why mental health does not discriminate, why the conversations we are most afraid to have with our kids are the ones they most want to have, how loneliness and disconnection are quietly hurting communities, and the simple, small ways any of us can reach out to someone who might need it. Connect with Leah Ashton and Hand in Hand:Hand in Hand: https://www.handinhand.org.au/Sebastian Foundation: https://www.sebastianfoundation.org/If this episode raised anything for you:Lifeline — 13 11 14 (24/7) — https://www.lifeline.org.auBeyond Blue — 1300 22 4636 — https://www.beyondblue.org.auKids Helpline — 1800 55 1800 — https://kidshelpline.com.auCHAPTERS00:00 — Introducing Leah Ashton and the Work of Hand in Hand01:16 — All the Way From Ballarat: A Community That Rallied03:16 — A Chance Conversation on a Flight That Started Everything04:43 — Hand in Hand Begins, and Then the World Falls Apart05:15 — The Phone Call in the Early Hours of the Morning06:20 — Forty-Eight Hours in a Hospital, and the Truth From a Best Friend07:48 — "He Had a Loving Family, a Job, Friends. It Doesn't Discriminate."10:52 — The Voicemail, and the Longest Twenty Minutes of Her Eldest Son's Life12:08 — The Ripple Effect: How It Moves Through an Entire Family14:55 — The Questions That Haunt a Parent: Was There a Reason? Did I Miss Something?17:44 — "You Can't Fix Everything. Your Child Doesn't Want to Be Fixed."19:19 — Letting the Whole Family In, and the Phone That Stays on Override20:32 — The Burning Building: Understanding What That Moment Feels Like21:42 — Living With the Demons: Why Mental Health Isn't Ever Simply Fixed23:53 — Turning Pain Into Purpose, and the Cost of Reliving It26:40 — Putting the Smile Back on the Dial29:33 — The Talk at the School and the Student Who Ran Across the Room31:49 — It's Not About Saying the Right Thing. Just Be There.32:39 — The Stories People Carry, and Why Sharing the Load Matters34:19 — Feeling Alone? Practical Ways to Build a Community From Nothing36:03 — The Friday Night Cocktail Hour That Sparked Its Own Communities37:21 — Why the Person You'd Least Expect Might Be the One Struggling38:40 — Why a Generation That Can Handle Their Emotions Changes Everything41:07 — One Thing For Yourself: Forgive Yourself43:09 — One Thing For Someone Else: Never Assume43:57 — Leah's Pearl of Wisdom: "Life Doesn't Get Easier, But We Can Be More Honest About It"45:25 — Wrapping Up Tea with JulesCreditsProduced by ME EntertainmentProducers: @lisajohnston_, @julessebastian, @EggoauSound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Feng Shui Secrets That Could Change Your Health, Money & Relationships | Kelly McCloskey 07.07.2026 42分

  What if your home already knew things about your life that you have never told anyone?In this fascinating episode, Jules sits down with Feng Shui master Kelly McCloskey, one of Australia's leading voices in the ancient art and science of Feng Shui. Kelly left a dream job selling real estate in Melbourne to study this 2,000-year-old practice, a decision so unexpected her own father asked her mother if she had joined a cult. Fifteen years later, she has guided thousands of people to transform their homes, their health, their wealth and their relationships, simply by understanding the energy of the spaces they live in.Jules and Kelly deep dive into what Feng Shui actually is, and what it is not. This is not lucky cats and red ribbons around your taps. Kelly explains the real thing: how the front door, the bedroom, the fridge and even a single open window can be quietly shaping your life, and how one client's jaw hit the floor when Kelly predicted a serious health issue just by reading the energy of his home. His response, how did you know that, might be the most chilling moment of the episode.Along the way you will learn why the artwork behind your bed matters more than you think, how Kelly has manifested everything from a husband to a beach house to an actual kitten, why decluttering is one of the most powerful things you can do for your energy, what to look for when buying a home, and the simple, practical changes any of us can make this week to invite more calm, clarity and abundance into our lives.Connect with Kelly McCloskey:Website: https://kellymccloskey.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellymccloskey_fengshui/Link to "Decluttering Episode" with Anita Birgeshttps://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-secret-to-a-calm-house-anita-birges/id1468288374?i=1000738117133CHAPTERS00:00 — Introducing Feng Shui Master Kelly McCloskey01:01 — "Is She Going to Know Everything About Me?": Jules' Feng Shui Nerves02:07 — Why Your Feng Shui Is Different to Your Neighbour's02:36 — What Feng Shui Actually Is: Wind, Water and the 24 Sectors03:32 — "How Did You Know That?": The Health Prediction That Stunned a Client04:26 — What It Means to Be Out of Luck, and Your Power Sector Explained05:20 — Leaving Real Estate for Feng Shui: "My Dad Asked If I'd Joined a Cult"06:54 — The Three Lucks: Earth, Heaven and Human08:18 — Why Some Restaurants Thrive and Others Fail09:50 — The Houses That Made Her a Believer: Cancer, Separation and Forced Sales10:33 — Her Own Home: Why Even a Master Lives in a Work in Progress12:36 — Order and Clutter: Why a Messy Home Blocks Clear Thinking13:27 — Broken Things and Great Aunt Mary's Artwork: What to Get Rid Of14:01 — Behind the Bed: The Manifesting Spot That Brought a Husband, Kids and a Kitten15:17 — Jules Confesses What Is Actually Behind Her Bed17:31 — Light Up Your Front Door: The Simplest Energy Fix19:01 — Water, Wealth and Activating the Right Sectors20:31 — How Everyday Taps, Basins and Toilets Activate Energy25:08 — Reading a Home Before You Buy: Feng Shui and Property26:13 — Trusting Your Instinct: Why Some Spaces Just Feel Wrong30:11 — The Fridge: A Surprising Big Activator in Your Home31:00 — Red Ribbons in Bali: Why Feng Shui Gets a Bad Rap32:23 — Classical Feng Shui vs the Western Version33:19 — You Don't Need to Bulldoze: Small Tweaks, Big Shifts34:55 — How to Get a Reading With Kelly39:08 — Cactuses, Pointy Plants and What Not to Put at Your Front Door40:04 — Guy Takes the Floor: "Be Brutal"41:23 — Declutter Time: The Final Word42:04 — Wrapping Up Tea with JulesConnect with JulesGet Jules' Newsletter – a letter each week with personal anecdotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails and podcast episodesWatch Tea with Jules on YouTubeFollow Tea with Jules on InstagramFollow Jules on TikTokCreditsProduced by ME EntertainmentProducers: @lisajohnston_, @julessebastian, @EggoauSound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Kate Reeves: "Every Seven Years You're a Whole New Person" - Divorce, Reinvention and the Power of Feeling Known 30.06.2026 59分

  Kate Reeves and We Don't Have Time For This:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katerevz/Know Thyself Live Show: https://www.wedonthavetimeforthis.com/knowthyselfPodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/we-dont-have-time-for-this/id1544178687In this episode, Jules sits down with Kate Reeves, co-founder and co-host of the wildly successful podcast We Don't Have Time For This. Alongside her best friend of more than thirty years, Gemma Peanut, Kate has built one of Australia's most loved podcast communities, turning honest conversations about modern womanhood into sold-out live shows and a thriving business. But behind the laughs is a woman who has navigated real and significant change, including divorce, co-parenting, and rebuilding her life in ways she never expected.Jules and Kate go deep on what it really takes to keep showing up when life does not go to plan. They talk about the vulnerability hangover that comes from sharing your life publicly. Kate opens up honestly about her divorce, the word she made peace with, and the enormous decision to step outside the lines of the life everyone expected her to live. She shares what co-parenting has taught her, the things our children pick up whether we like it or not, and the hope she carries for the kind of relationships they will one day build.There is a beautiful theme running through this conversation about getting quiet in a noisy world, why silence has become the new luxury, and how life speaks to us first in whispers and then in shouts until we finally listen. Kate and Jules also explore the magic of building something with a best friend, the cruelty women can show one another online, why no woman is confident as a baseline, and the single most powerful feeling of all, which is not simply being seen but being truly known.Wise, warm, hilarious and deeply moving, this is a conversation about reinvention, friendship, and giving yourself permission to change.CHAPTERS00:00 — Intro Kate Reeves of "We Don't Have Time For This"03:50 — Best Friends Since Eleven: The Origin of Kate and Gemma06:21 — How the Podcast Was Born Out of Covid and United Mothers09:34 — The Vulnerability Hangover and Why 40 Means Giving Fewer F*^%$15:34 — When the Dads on the Sports Field Have Heard Everything20:09 — "You Were Married to One": Talking Openly About Her Divorce22:12 — Finding the Word She Felt Comfy With and the Mountain of the Decision25:27 — What You Resist Persists: Life Speaks in Whispers Then Shouts26:53 — Silence Is the New Luxury: Where a Mum Finds Space to Think29:23 — Co-Parenting, What Kids Witness and What They Pick Up33:52 — Building a Business With Your Best Friend on a Very Small Team36:29 — Love What You Do: The Hours, the Hustle and the Why40:55 — Is It the Truth? The Only Guiding Light Behind Every Episode41:46 — "This Feels Like Church": The Live Shows and Feeling Known42:51 — Know Thyself: The Meaning Behind This Year's Show46:05 — The Mean Instagram DM and How Kate Handled It49:36 — No Woman Is Confident as a Baseline53:35 — Stronger as a Duo: Why You Don't Have to Do It Alone55:02 — Every Seven Years You Become a Whole New Person56:11 — Goals Are Allowed to Change: Permission to Evolve58:25 — The Know Thyself Live Show and Wrapping UpConnect with JulesGet Jules' Newsletter – a letter each week with personal anecdotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails and podcast episodesWatch Tea with Jules on YouTubeFollow Tea with Jules on InstagramFollow Jules on TikTokCreditsProduced by ME EntertainmentProducers: @lisajohnston_, @julessebastian, @EggoauSound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @EggoauWelcome to Tea with Jules hosted by Jules Sebastian. Here we spill the tea and learn life lessons from honest conversations with experts, celebrities and friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Kylie Jones: How Hitting Rock Bottom at 50 Sparked a Movement for Fearless Women | Fifty & Fearless 23.06.2026 48分

  What do you do when your whole life falls apart at 50?In this deeply moving and genuinely uplifting episode, Jules sits down with Kylie Jones, the founder of Fifty & Fearless, a platform and movement helping women over 50 rediscover their confidence, identity and purpose. But Kylie's story did not begin with inspiration. It began at rock bottom.In the space of just twelve to fifteen months, Kylie lost both of her parents and was suddenly retrenched from the 30-year career that had defined her. Completely broken and unsure how to even get out of bed each day, she opened her laptop one night and started an anonymous Instagram page. She didn't show her face. She simply began writing the words she needed to hear. Slowly, other women started to find her, and a movement was born.Jules and Kylie talk about what it really means to come home to yourself in midlife, why so many women wear busy as a badge of honour, and how to release the guilt that comes with choosing yourself. They explore why society teaches us to fear ageing, and why Kylie believes the opposite is true, that women become more powerful, clearer and more qualified for life with every passing year. They also dig into the small, doable changes that reconnect you with the things you used to love, the importance of sitting quietly with your own thoughts, and why your next chapter might just be your best one yet.Whether you are approaching 50, already there, or simply navigating a season of change, this conversation is a permission slip to stop shrinking and start living.Connect with Kylie Jones and Fifty & Fearless:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fiftyandfearless/Website: https://www.fiftyandfearless.com.au/Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/fifty-and-fearless-with-kylie-jones/id1829344250CHAPTERS00:00 — Introducing Kylie Jones and the Fifty & Fearless Movement01:38 — "Maybe Midlife Isn't About Starting Over": The Instagram Post That Started It All03:06 — Rock Bottom: Losing Both Parents and a 30-Year Career in Months03:41 — The Night She Opened Her Laptop and Started an Anonymous Page05:15 — When Friends and Family Realised the Page Was Hers06:43 — Coming Home to Yourself: What It Actually Means08:11 — The Wheel of Life and Why Women Put Themselves Last19:42 — Wearing Busy as a Badge of Honour20:09 — Choosing Me: Releasing the Guilt of Putting Yourself First24:36 — Why Brands Still Aren't Speaking to Women Over 5029:33 — Why Are We Taught to Fear Ageing?33:21 — The Fifty & Fearless Community and the Women Inspiring Each Other35:53 — It Doesn't Have to Be a Grand Gesture: Start Small41:11 — Sitting With Your Own Thoughts in a World That Never Stops44:28 — Overwhelmed by Information: Why We Need to Switch Off45:36 — Kylie's Advice: Don't Be Scared of What's Next47:32 — You Are the Most Qualified You Have Ever Been47:44 — "You Want to Turn 50 Now, Don't You?"48:06 — Wrapping Up Tea with Jules Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  "It's Not a Broken Family" - What a Divorce Lawyer Who's Been Through It Wants You to Know | Gabriella Pomare 10.06.2026 44分

  Disclaimer: This episode is for general information only and is not intended as legal advice. Please seek independent legal advice for your individual circumstances.Separation and divorce are topics most of us only talk about in hushed tones, or not at all. But what if the conversation could actually help? Whether you're happily married, quietly struggling, or somewhere in the middle of the hardest decision of your life, this episode is for you.Jules sits down with Gabriella Pomare, a Sydney-based family lawyer, author, and founder of The Collaborative Co-Parent, a platform dedicated to helping separated families move through co-parenting with more compassion, clarity and grace. What makes Gabriella different from most lawyers? She's been through it herself. With a one-year-old at home and a career built on guiding others through divorce, she navigated her own separation and came out the other side with a perspective that is equal parts honest, practical and deeply human.In this conversation, Jules and Gabriella talk about why marriages quietly unravel long before anyone says a word, the dangerous idea of staying for the kids, how to protect your children through the hardest kind of change, what to do when your ex simply won't cooperate, and why in Gabriella's words, it's not a broken family.This is not a conversation about failure. It's a conversation about rebuilding.Connect with Gabriella: 🌐 Website: https://gabriellapomare.com 🎙 Podcast "Before It Break with Gabriella Pomare" https://gabriellapomare.com/podcast 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegabriellapomare/CHAPTERS00:00 — Introduction & Disclaimer01:00 — Welcome: What Gabriella Wants You to Take From Today02:50 — Why She Chose Family Law - and What Changed When It Got Personal06:10 — Why Every Marriage and Divorce is Different: No Cookie-Cutter Answers07:00 — The Silent Divorce: When Couples Stop Fighting and What That Really Means08:30 — Communication is Everything - How to Have the Conversations You're Avoiding14:00 — Is Divorce Failure? Reframing the Stigma16:00 — "It's Not a Broken Family" - How You Do the Divorce Changes Everything18:20 — Do You Need a Lawyer? The Practical First Steps After the Decision is Made20:10 — The Danger of Suffering in Silence - and What Good Friends Can Do25:00 — Putting Your Kids First: What That Actually Means in Practice27:30 — Children Didn't Choose This: How to Help Them Feel Safe and Loved29:00 — One Thing You Can Do This Week for Your Kids31:30 — Staying for the Kids: When It Helps and When It Harms32:50 — When Your Ex Won't Play Nice: Setting Limits with a High-Conflict Co-Parent36:00 — The Path Through the Mud: Healing, Grief and Getting Unstuck37:00 — Silver Linings: The Unexpected Positives for Kids and Parents After Separation40:00 — What to Do If You're Feeling Lost Right Now42:30 — Final Words: You Are Not a Failure. You Get a Do-Over.HASHTAGS#TeaWithJules #JulesSebastian #GabriellaPomare #DivorceAdvice #SeparationSupport #CoParenting #TheCollaborativeCoParent #BeforeItBreaks #FamilyLaw #MarriageAdvice #DivorceIsNotFailure #HealthyDivorce #CoParentingTips #SingleMum #BlendedFamily #RelationshipAdvice #WomensPodcast #AustralianPodcast #MumPodcast #HealingJourney #Rebuilding #MentalHealthMatters #LifeAfterDivorce #FamilyFirst #KidsAndDivorce #PodcastForWomen #Empowerment #NewChapter #TeaWithJulesPodcast #AusPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  From "Hard No" to Standing Ovation: Archie Sebastian's Journey to the Stage with Guy 26.05.2026 39分

  Jules Sebastian is back! A new room, new era, and the story she's been waiting to tell.In this first episode of a brand new chapter of Tea with Jules, Jules sits down with her manager and friend Lisa Johnson to finally speak openly and honestly about one of the biggest moments of her family's year: her son Archie joining his father Guy Sebastian on tour and the extraordinary journey that led to a standing ovation in a packed arena. Jules shares what it felt like to watch Archie's talent quietly develop over years. The emotional weight of playing that unfinished song to her father in hospital. The conversations that convinced Archie to say yes. The moment she came outside herself, watching him on the big screen. And the pride in Archie, in Hudson, in Guy, and in this season of life as a family.This is also an episode about what tour life really looks like from the inside: the unseen stamina of an artist like Guy, the joy of bringing kids to the Brisbane Children's Hospital. Jules also reflects on what this podcast means to her personally, why she made it, what it's given her, and where it's going next.Pour yourself some tea, let's begin!CHAPTERS00:00 — Welcome to the New Era: A New Room, A New Chapter 01:19 — What This Podcast Has Meant: Jules Reflects on Personal Growth 05:51 — Archie's Origin Story: No Lessons, Just a Gift 06:52 — The Mother's Day Song, the Studio Sessions & Hearing the Talent Grow 11:03 — Musical Theatre, the Stage Bug & Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 11:45 — The Song Written for Grandpa - Played in Hospital, Performed at the Wake 16:07 — A Standing Ovation for 'Go the Distance' - the Bug Bites Harder 17:09 — Guy Watches the Show and Says 'He's Ready' 17:37 — The Big Ask - and Archie's Very Firm 'No' 19:42 — The Conversation That Changed His Mind 20:27 — Newcastle: The Sound Check, the In-Ears & First Look at the Stage 21:07 — The Performance: Singing Whitney Houston with Guy on Stage 21:49 — Not a Dry Eye in the House - the First Standing Ovation 22:15 — How Guy Supported Archie on Stage and Let Him Have His Moment 25:32 — Hudson's Moment: The Brother Who Handled It Like a Boss 28:29 — Kids on the Road: What Tour Teaches That School Can't 31:46 — The Unseen Stamina of a Performer - What We Don't See 34:16 — Guy in the Crowd & Daryl Braithwaite 35:13 — The Girl Whose Hair Had Grown Back 36:07 — Brisbane Children's Hospital: The Moment That Put Everything in Perspective 38:17 — Tour Comedown, Reflections & What's Coming Next on Tea with Jules Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  5 Small Practical Resets You Can Do Anytime to Feel a Little Bit Better (Solo Episode) 24.03.2026 19分

  In this solo episode, Jules brings it back to basics.Instead of chasing big routines or life reinventions, she shares five small, practical resets you can do at any point in your day to feel just a little bit better, because sometimes something small is all you need to shift everything.This episode is a reminder that you don’t need to change your whole life to change your state of mind.In This Episode, We Cover:Why overcorrecting when you feel off can actually make things worseThe power of small, immediate actions vs. big life changesHow your environment, body, and decisions impact your moodConnect with JulesGet Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails, podcast episodesJules Best Selling Book – Tea & HonestlyWatch Tea with Jules on YouTubeFollow Jules on InstagramFollow Tea with Jules on InstagramFollow Jules on TikTokSubscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunesCredits:Sound Engineer & Music: @kailesh_reitmansVideographer & Editor: @nathan_niguidulaProducer: @lisajohnston_ @julessebastianWelcome to Tea with Jules hosted by Jules Sebastian. Here we spill the tea and learn life lessons from honest conversations with experts, celebrities and friends.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Part 2: Understanding What Young People Are Really Going Through - Dr Hayley Watson (Clinical Psychologist) 17.03.2026 32分

  In Part 2 with Dr Haley Watson, we dive deeper into the emotional world of teenagers - covering loneliness, low motivation, depression, and body image.We unpack why loneliness can feel so intense, how to support teens who seem flat or withdrawn, and why motivation often isn’t about “laziness” at all. Dr Haley shares practical tools to help both parents and teens navigate these challenges with more understanding and less pressure.We also explore body image, perfectionism, and the powerful reminder that howwe feel about ourselves isn’t fixed by how we look.This episode is honest, practical, and full of perspective for anyone supporting a teen or remembering what it felt like to be one.What we cover:Loneliness and feeling excludedLow motivation vs depression“Do better to feel better”Small, practical ways to support teensBody image and redefining beautyKey Takeaway - You are not the problem - the measurement is.Connect with Dr Hayley and Open ParachuteOpen Parachute – in-school youth mental health programFollow Open Parachute on InstagramFollow Dr Hayley on InstagramConnect with JulesGet Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails, podcast episodesJules Best Selling Book – Tea & HonestlyWatch Tea with Jules on YouTubeFollow Jules on InstagramFollow Tea with Jules on InstagramFollow Jules on TikTokSubscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunesCredits:Sound Engineer & Music: @kailesh_reitmansVideographer & Editor: @nathan_niguidulaProducer: @lisajohnston_ @julessebastianWelcome to Tea with Jules hosted by Jules Sebastian. Here we spill the tea and learn life lessons from honest conversations with experts, celebrities and friends.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Part 1: Understanding What Young People Are Really Going Through - Dr Hayley Watson (Clinical Psychologist) 10.03.2026 55分

  In this episode of Tea with Jules, Jules sits down with clinical psychologist Dr Hayley Watson, founder of Open Parachute - an in-school mental health program helping young= people build the skills they need to navigate emotions, anxiety and pressure. Through the partnership with The Sebastian Foundation, Open Parachute has currently reached over 240,000 students across 340 schools.To listen to a previous episode of Tea with Jules with Dr Hayley, click here.Dr Hayley spends her days speaking directly with teenagers, educators and parents to understand what young people are really going through. In this conversation, she shares practical tools for families navigating stress, school avoidance, perfectionism and the everyday challenges of raising teens.This episode is designed for both parents and teenagers - offering simple language, honest conversations and strategies that can actually be used in real life.Together, Jules and Dr Hayley explore how anxiety really works in the brain, why avoidance can make problems feel bigger, and how small steps can help teens build confidence and resilience.This is part 1 of a 2-part conversation; more to come next week.Connect with Dr Hayley and Open ParachuteOpen Parachute – in-school youth mental health programFollow Open Parachute on InstagramFollow Dr Hayley on InstagramConnect with JulesGet Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails, podcast episodesJules Best Selling Book – Tea & HonestlyWatch Tea with Jules on YouTubeFollow Jules on InstagramFollow Tea with Jules on InstagramFollow Jules on TikTokSubscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunesCredits:Sound Engineer & Music: @kailesh_reitmansVideographer & Editor: @nathan_niguidulaProducer: @lisajohnston_ @julessebastianWelcome to Tea with Jules hosted by Jules Sebastian. Here we spill the tea and learn life lessons from honest conversations with experts, celebrities and friends.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.