The Soul Stories Podcast

Michelle Anne Soul Healer
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Ordinary People. Extraordinary Stories. Website: https://www.those2sisters.com/ Say Hi to me on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.saunderson/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelleannesoulhealer/ Website: www.those2sisters.com Feel free to join my Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/t2sredefiningrich

  1. Oct 23

    Episode 81 - Beyond the Book: Alfina Lofaro on Overgiving, Self-Respect and Real Sisterhood

    What happens when you spend a decade helping other women step into their power while quietly abandoning your own? Diane is away with the family for the Queensland school holidays, so co-author and long-time ThoseSisters community member Suzanne Read takes the host's chair. She kicks off our Beyond the Book series, where we sit down with the 10 co-authors of Diane's sixth book, The Rich Lady Revolution: The Embodied Era. Our first guest is Alfina Lofaro, author of Chapter 9 (page 130). Alfina is a relationship expert, kinesiologist, speaker and author of Love Deliberately: How to Be Less Shit at Relationships. She is also one of Diane's very first coaches, 13 years before ThoseSisters existed. In this raw and generous conversation, Alfina shares: The full-circle moment when Diane brought her on stage and called her "the reason I wanted to do this", and how it healed years of hidden shameThe exhaustion of being one of the hardest-working and lowest-paid coaches in a company she gave 10 years toWhat it cost her: two best friends walking away in the same week, 40 kilograms regained and not recognising the woman in the mirrorWhy the muscle test said "it's not the money, it's your relationship with yourself"How she became someone she enjoys spending time with, and the simple rule that changed everything: never break a promise to yourselfGrowing up as one of four competitive sisters, and the anonymous gift at a ThoseSisters retreat that redefined sisterhood for herWhy the richest person in the room might not have the most money, but the richest relationships Memorable lines: "I had spent 10 years helping other people step into their power while quietly abandoning my own." "If I chose that, then I could choose something else." "I don't break promises to me anymore." "When you get good at relationships, you get a rich life." 📖 Rich Lady Revolution: The Embodied Era - Order it here: ⁠www.those2sisters.com/product-page/the-rich-lady-revolution-the-embodied-era⁠ Connect with Suzanne Read, Owner of Coolabine Retreat and Life Beyond the Grief: 🌐Website: ⁠suzannegomes.com.au/⁠ 📲 Facebook: ⁠www.facebook.com/sread.btw⁠ 📲 Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/suzanne.e.read/⁠ Connect with Alfina Lofaro, Kinesiology and Coaching: 🌐Website: ⁠www.alfinalofaro.com/⁠ 📲 Facebook: ⁠www.facebook.com/alfina.lofaro⁠ 📲 Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/alfinalofaro/⁠ Connect with Diane and Michelle Anne, thosesisters: 🌐 Website: ⁠www.those2sisters.com/⁠ 🔗 Join the Rich Lady Membership: ⁠www.those2sisters.au/membership⁠ 🔗 All the links: ⁠www.those2sisters.au/t2s-quick-links⁠

    Episode 81 - Beyond the Book: Alfina Lofaro on Overgiving, Self-Respect and Real Sisterhood

  2. Oct 6

    Episode 80 - From Badge to Barbells, Evie King on Anxiety, Motherhood and Rebuilding Strength After Policing

    I have an amazing guest for you today, and if you were with me for the last episode, you'll know it was a big one too, One Kilogram of Cocaine for Two Months. This one connects in a way I didn't expect, because my guest today, Evie King, was a police officer as well, same as me.Evie is the author of a chapter in our latest book, The Rich Lady Revolution: The Embodied Era, but these days she's known as Evie K Fit, helping professional women over 40 rebuild strength, metabolic health and body shape. Badge to barbells, as she puts it, and I love that.I get her to take me back to how she met Diane, and then into what happened at our book launch. Evie was meant to read one section of her chapter, and halfway through realised she was reading a completely different, far more raw passage about anxiety, motherhood and feeling disconnected from her own kids. She couldn't get the words out, and Diane had to step in and finish reading it for her. Afterwards, two women she'd never met came up to her in tears telling her how much those words had hit them. That's exactly why she said yes to writing her chapter in the first place.We talk about what it actually took for her to leave a 16 year policing career, the mental grind that slowly pulled her away from herself, and how she rebuilt her life around her own Lotus Effect framework, de-patterning, boundaries, energetic control and recalibration. She also opens up, for the first time publicly, about performing CPR for 45 minutes on an 18 year old motorcycle rider while off duty with her husband, and what it's like to carry that.This is Self Belief, Support and Spirituality in action. If what you're doing is leaving you exhausted and disconnected from what matters most to you, it's not working, and it's robbing you of your peace. Connect with us: Website: ⁠www.those2sisters.com⁠The Embodied Era book launch: ⁠www.those2sisters.au/the-embodied-era-book-launch⁠Queens Club: ⁠www.those2sisters.au/queens-club⁠Retreats: ⁠www.those2sisters.com/retreats⁠ Connect with Evie King, MJ Communications: Instagram: ⁠@mjcomms.media⁠ Website: ⁠https://mjcommunications.com.au/⁠ Email: ⁠morgan@mjcommunications.com.au

    Episode 80 - From Badge to Barbells, Evie King on Anxiety, Motherhood and Rebuilding Strength After Policing

  3. Sep 24

    Episode 79 - "I was using 1kg of cocaine for 2 months" Austin Rampt on severe addiction, the Mexican cartel and recovery though vulnerability.

    This is one of the most confronting conversations we've ever put on Soul Stories.In this episode, Michelle Anne sits down with American author Austin Rampt, whose memoir One Last Hit lays out a life that went from a Tampa childhood, to nine years of hard won sobriety, to a relapse that ended with him living inside the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico. Austin talks openly about the neurological tics and family trauma that shaped him as a kid, the addiction that followed him from age 12, the overdoses, the eight rehabs, and the renal failure that nearly took his life. He also talks about what came after Mexico. Coming home with nothing left, and the slow, uncomfortable work of learning that he was worthy of love without having to achieve anything to earn it.What makes this one land isn't the chaos, even though there's plenty of it. It's what Austin learned about vulnerability on the other side. He talks candidly about rebuilding his marriage, parenting two teenagers who mirror parts of himself back at him, and staying honest about his sobriety date even when the honest answer is complicated. This is Self Belief, Support and Spirituality in action, a reminder that the mask we think keeps us safe is usually the very thing keeping us from the connection we're starving for.Connect with us:Those Sisters, website https://www.those2sisters.comJoin the thosesisters retreat: https://www.those2sisters.com/retreatsJoin the Membership: https://www.those2sisters.au/membershipConnect with  Austin Rampt, One Last Hit Website: https://onelasthitbook.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/OneLastHitBookInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onelasthitbook/

    Episode 79 - "I was using 1kg of cocaine for 2 months" Austin Rampt on severe addiction, the Mexican cartel and recovery though vulnerability.

  4. Sep 18

    Episode 78 - When a deadly siege nearly broke me (and how this changed the trajectory of my life). Story Telling, PTSD and a life after journalism with Morgan Jannusch

    Feeling everything deeply was never Morgan Jannusch's weakness, it turned out to be the thing that built her. In this episode of Soul Stories, Michelle Anne sits down with Morgan, founder of MJ Communications and creator of The Story Lounge, and a co-author in our sixth book, The Rich Lady Revolution: The Embodied Era.Morgan takes us back to her decade as a journalist, including the eleven days she spent covering the Wieambilla siege, and the PTSD like symptoms that eventually led her to hand in her notice and start again. She opens up about the guilt that came with the job, the fear of writing her chapter for the book, and how she learned the difference between moving on and moving forward, with grief beside her rather than behind her.We also talk about imposter syndrome, pricing yourself for who you are becoming rather than who you used to be, and a recent collective photoshoot that reminded a room full of women what their own confidence actually looks like. Morgan closes out with our rapid fire spiritual questions, and her answer on intuition is one worth sitting with.This is Self Belief and Spirituality in action, because your story was never something to apologise for.Connect with us: Website: www.those2sisters.comThe Embodied Era book launch: www.those2sisters.au/the-embodied-era-book-launchQueens Club: www.those2sisters.au/queens-clubRetreats: www.those2sisters.com/retreats Connect with Morgan Jannusch, MJ Communications: Instagram: @mjcomms.media Website: https://mjcommunications.com.au/ Email: morgan@mjcommunications.com.au

    Episode 78 - When a deadly siege nearly broke me (and how this changed the trajectory of my life). Story Telling, PTSD and a life after journalism with Morgan Jannusch

  5. Sep 12

    Eposie 77 - Seize the 12 minutes - Stop Waiting for more Time with Michelle Anne

    What could you do with 5, 8 or 12 unexpected minutes?Instead of waiting for a big block of uninterrupted time, what if you started making the most of the little pockets that appear throughout your day?In this short and sweet episode, Michelle shares a real-life example from waiting for her daughter’s school interview - 25 minutes that could easily have been spent scrolling or simply waiting. Instead, she walked around the oval, got her steps in and recorded this podcast.Because sometimes the moments that seem too small to matter are exactly where we can create momentum.This episode is a little invitation to pause and ask yourself: What could I do with the time I have, instead of wishing I had more?12 minutes. A few questions to ponder. And maybe a whole new way of looking at your day.

    Eposie 77 - Seize the 12 minutes - Stop Waiting for more Time with Michelle Anne

  6. Aug 20

    Episode 76 - Chaos Kick up the Ass with Michelle Anne

    This one's just me. No guest, no plan, no idea what's about to come out of my mouth, and honestly, that's exactly the point. I'm talking structure. The thing everyone thinks they need more of, and the thing most of us are avoiding because our brains are too busy throwing spaghetti at the wall to sit still long enough to build it. Creative, ADHD, chaos brain, whatever you call yours, this episode is for the version of you who's tired of the mess and ready for a container that's organised, safe and steady. Fair warning, there are some hard truths in here. Delivered with a laugh, but they'll land. And yes, the irony is not lost on me that an episode about structure has none. It's raw, it's spur of the moment, it's real. Enjoy the chaos.

    Episode 76 - Chaos Kick up the Ass with Michelle Anne

  7. Aug 11

    Episode 75 - Love at First Sip: Coffee, Connection and Community with Bree Puttick

    What happens when two women meet and instantly feel like they’ve known each other forever?In this beautiful conversation, I sit down with Bree Puttick, the young and inspiring local owner of the brand-new coffee shop at Forest Lake. From the moment we met, there was an undeniable connection - the kind that feels a little like love at first sight. ❤️We talk about so much more than coffee. We dive into the courage it takes to follow a dream, the power of spirituality and intuition, what it means to be a go-getter, and why creating genuine connection and community matters so much.Bree is a beautiful reminder that you don’t have to wait until you’re older, more experienced or have everything figured out to go after the thing that lights you up.Sometimes you just have to trust the nudge, back yourself, and take the leap.A conversation about dreams, courage, connection, community - and the magic that happens when kindred spirits collide. ✨

    Episode 75 - Love at First Sip: Coffee, Connection and Community with Bree Puttick

  8. Jun 26

    Episode 74 - Chasing the Dream: Shane DeSousa on how finding his purpose changed his life.

    Michelle Anne welcomes Shane DeSousa to Soul Stories episode 74, reflecting on their deep first conversation at a Gold Coast Lux networking event. Shane, a business development manager and broker at Super Car Insurance Australia and founder of Next Step Football Pathways, shares his passion for helping young people through youth work and disability support, shaped by his parents’ divorce, financial struggles, and work with students with autism. He describes rebuilding himself through therapy, reading, and exercise, and pursuing a late return to soccer, securing a professional trial in Georgia and seeking one in Malta. Shane discusses managing anger, the importance of support systems, a Type 1 diabetes diagnosis, his grandmother’s death and signs of connection, and his long-term vision for a soccer academy integrating education and therapy.

    Episode 74 - Chasing the Dream: Shane DeSousa on how finding his purpose changed his life.
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Ordinary People. Extraordinary Stories. Website: https://www.those2sisters.com/ Say Hi to me on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.saunderson/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelleannesoulhealer/ Website: www.those2sisters.com Feel free to join my Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/t2sredefiningrich

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  • Creator
    Michelle Anne Soul Healer
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    78
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Michelle Anne Soul Healer
  • Show Website
    The Soul Stories Podcast