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Want to thrive? Want to feel true joy and contentment? Want to live a life in alignment with your potential and purpose? You're in the right place. This podcast exists to empower you with the tools and wisdom to live a life of true alignment, ease, authenticity and contentment. It's time to expand, to grow, TO THRIVE.

  1. 1d ago

    Rewriting Your Money Story: Financial Abundance, Money Mindset & Wealth Creation for Women with Hayley Carr

    Rewriting Your Money Story: Financial Abundance, UPGRADING Your Money Mindset & Wealth Creation for women with Hayley Carr How do you change your relationship with money, overcome limiting money beliefs, and create greater financial abundance without sacrificing your wellbeing in the process? In this empowering and insightful conversation, I'm joined by the incredible Hayley Carr — NLP trainer, mentor, holistic high-performance coach, and my own business coach and dear friend. Together, we explore the psychology of money, subconscious money beliefs, women's financial empowerment, and what it truly means to create a life of abundance, financial security, and personal freedom. For so many women, money can feel overwhelming. We avoid looking at our finances, second-guess our decisions, undercharge for our work, or carry subconscious beliefs about what we're capable of earning and receiving. Often, these patterns have been shaped by our upbringing, past experiences, cultural conditioning, and generations of inherited beliefs about money. But what if we could change our money mindset and create an entirely different relationship with wealth? Hayley shares her perspective on subconscious reprogramming, generational money patterns, financial sovereignty, and the habits that support sustainable wealth creation. We explore why financial abundance isn't simply about making more money, but about developing the confidence, practical skills, financial structures, and internal capacity to manage, hold, and grow it. We also explore the relationship between feminine energy and business success, and why so many women are trying to create wealth through constant pressure, overworking, and urgency. Hayley shares why integrating structure and strategy with intuition, pleasure, safety, and receptivity can support a more sustainable approach to personal growth and business development. From developing healthier money habits and building an emergency fund to expanding your capacity to receive and creating a business that aligns with your values, this conversation brings together the practical and psychological sides of financial empowerment. I also share my own experience of working with Hayley inside her Bloom Business Incubator over the past 18 months, including tripling my income, developing greater financial confidence, and building a more sustainable business while being a full-time stay-at-home mum. Because creating financial abundance isn't just about how much money you earn. It's about changing the way you think about money, building the skills to manage it, and creating the financial freedom to live a life that feels aligned, secure, and fulfilling. In This Episode, We Explore:Money mindset and limiting beliefs: How subconscious programming, past experiences, and inherited beliefs influence your relationship with money.Women's financial empowerment: Why so many women experience shame, avoidance, and self-doubt around finances, and how to develop greater financial confidence.Generational money patterns: How to recognise inherited beliefs about wealth, earning, and security, and create a new relationship with money for future generations.Subconscious money reprogramming: Practical starting points for changing unhelpful money beliefs and developing more empowering financial behaviours.Wealth creation and money habits: The everyday habits and structures that support financial wellbeing and long-term wealth building.Financial sovereignty: Why understanding your finances and taking ownership of your financial future are important parts of personal empowerment.Money stewardship: What it means to manage, direct, and grow money responsibly, rather than focusing solely on earning more.Feminine energy and business success: How intuition, creativity, pleasure, and receptivity can complement discipline, strategy, and structure.Nervous system safety and abundance: Why creating a sense of safety can support our capacity to make decisions, receive support, and pursue new opportunities.Expanding your capacity to receive: How your internal standards influence what feels possible, comfortable, and safe to receive.Financial security and emergency savings: Why an emergency fund matters, how financial buffers can reduce the impact of unexpected expenses, and practical ways to start saving when money is tight.Moving beyond financial survival mode: How greater financial awareness and practical resources can help you approach money with more confidence and choice.Sustainable business growth: Building a profitable, values-aligned business that supports your life rather than consuming it.Bloom Business Incubator: Hayley's approach to business coaching, financial confidence, and sustainable growth for women entrepreneurs.SUPERABUNDANT: Exploring subconscious money beliefs and developing a more empowered relationship with wealth. Key Takeaways✔ Your money mindset can change. Many beliefs about money are learned through experience and conditioning. Recognising these patterns is the first step towards changing them. ✔ Financial empowerment starts with ownership. Understanding your finances, improving your financial literacy, and making informed decisions can help you build greater independence and choice. ✔ Money is neutral; our beliefs shape our experience of it. Becoming aware of the meaning and emotion we attach to money can help us respond more consciously. ✔ Wealth creation requires more than earning more. Money habits, financial planning, saving, and the ability to manage resources all contribute to building and sustaining wealth. ✔ Financial abundance and financial security work together. Creating an emergency fund and building a financial buffer can help you feel more prepared for life's unexpected expenses. ✔ Structure and flow are not opposites. Strategy, consistency, and discipline can create the foundation for creativity, intuition, pleasure, and sustainable success. ✔ Your capacity to receive can grow. You can gradually challenge old standards and become more comfortable with support, opportunity, and greater financial possibilities. ✔ You don't have to build wealth through burnout. Financial and business growth can be approached in ways that honour your values, responsibilities, wellbeing, and season of life. ✔ Small financial actions matter. Understanding your numbers, reviewing your spending, and consistently setting money aside can help you build confidence and greater financial stability over time. ✔ Financial empowerment can change future generations. The way we teach, model, and talk about money can help create healthier financial beliefs for the women and families who come after us. Topics DiscussedMoney mindset and subconscious money beliefs Women's financial literacy and empowerment Generational conditioning and inherited money patterns NLP and subconscious reprogramming Wealth creation and financial abundance Building healthy money habits Financial planning, saving, and emergency funds Financial sovereignty and money stewardship Feminine energy, masculine structure, and business success Nervous system safety and the capacity to receive Personal growth, self-trust, and abundance Sustainable entrepreneurship and slow business Bloom Business Incubator SUPERABUNDANT wealth immersion If This Episode Speaks To You…If you've ever felt overwhelmed by money or avoided looking at your finances… If you've struggled with limiting money beliefs, undercharging, or feeling confident in your ability to create wealth… If you're a woman in business who wants to grow your income without sacrificing your wellbeing… If you're ready to develop healthier money habits, build financial security, and create a more empowered relationship with wealth… This conversation is your invitation to explore what's shaping your relationship with money. To question the beliefs you've inherited. To take ownership of your financial future. To build the practical habits and structures that create greater security. To expand your understanding of what's possible for you. Because financial abundance isn't just about earning more money. It's about developing the confidence to manage it, the wisdom to grow it, and the freedom to use it in ways that genuinely support the life you want to live. You can be financially empowered and deeply connected to your feminine energy. You can value both structure and ease, strategy and intuition, ambition and presence. You don't have to choose between building wealth and creating a life that feels good to live. You can learn to build both. A Final ReflectionOur relationship with money is shaped by so much more than numbers. It's shaped by what we witnessed growing up, what we were taught to believe, the experiences we've lived through, and what we've come to associate with security, success, and worthiness. But those beliefs don't have to determine our future. We can learn to understand our finances. We can develop healthier money habits, build financial safety, and make conscious decisions about the wealth we want to create. We can honour the women who came before us by embracing opportunities they may never have had, while becoming examples of financial confidence and self-sovereignty for the generations who follow. And we can create success without abandoning ourselves in the process. Because true abundance isn't simply about having more. It's about having the confidence to manage what you have, the capacity to receive new opportunities, and the freedom to build a life that reflects what matters most to you. I'm so honoured you're here. Katie x About Hayley CarrHayley Carr is an NLP trainer, mentor, and holistic high-performance coach who supports business owners, leaders, and high achievers to develop their potential and create sustainable success. With over 18 years of experience supporting women across more than 20 countries, Hayley combines NLP methodology, performance principles, and a slow bus

    Rewriting Your Money Story: Financial Abundance, Money Mindset & Wealth Creation for Women with Hayley Carr

  2. Aug 5

    Heal the People Pleasing Pattern: Why you people please, how childhood shaped it, and how to stop abandoning yourself.

    People Pleasing Isn't Kindness—It's a Survival ResponseWhy you people please, how childhood shaped it, and how to stop abandoning yourself. In this deeply empowering solo episode of The Thrive with Katie Show, we're exploring one of the most common patterns keeping women exhausted, burnt out and disconnected from themselves... People pleasing. We often wear it like a badge of honour. Being the nice one. The helper. The fixer. The woman who always says yes. Who keeps the peace. Who carries everyone else's emotions while quietly abandoning her own. But what if people pleasing isn't actually kindness? What if it's something much deeper? In this episode, I unpack the neuroscience, psychology and nervous system patterns behind people pleasing, and explain why it isn't a personality trait—it is an intelligent survival strategy your nervous system developed to keep you safe. Together we'll explore how childhood experiences shape our need for approval, why authenticity often gets sacrificed in favour of attachment, and how to gently teach your nervous system that it is finally safe to be fully yourself. Because healing isn't about becoming someone different. It's about remembering who you were before survival taught you to shrink. In This Episode, We Explore• Why people pleasing is a survival response—not your personality • The connection between childhood experiences, attachment and people pleasing • How your nervous system learns to prioritise belonging over authenticity • Why people pleasing is driven by fear rather than genuine kindness • The hidden cost of self-abandonment and why it leads to burnout, resentment and disconnection • Why boundaries aren't selfish—they're an act of self-respect • How to stop over-apologising, over-explaining and seeking external validation • Five powerful permission slips to help you reclaim your voice, your peace and your authenticity • A simple three-step framework for transforming survival patterns into empowered strengths • How to evolve people pleasing without losing your kindness, compassion or generosity Key Takeaways✔ People pleasing is a learned survival strategy—which means it can be unlearned. ✔ Your nervous system adapted to protect you, not to limit you forever. ✔ Boundaries don't push people away—they teach people how to love and respect you. ✔ Approval is not the same as love. ✔ You don't need to stop being kind—you simply need to stop abandoning yourself. ✔ Authenticity becomes possible when your body feels safe. ✔ Healing isn't about becoming someone new—it's about coming home to yourself. The Five Permission Slips Every People Pleaser Needs1. Permission to Stop Fixing Everyone ElseSometimes rescuing people keeps them from discovering their own strength. Support people. Believe in them. Empower them. But don't carry responsibilities that were never yours. 2. Permission to Set BoundariesBoundaries aren't walls. They're clear, loving standards that protect your time, energy, health and peace. They aren't about controlling others. They're about honouring yourself. 3. Permission to Prioritise Your Own Health & HappinessYou cannot sustainably pour into everyone else while continually abandoning yourself. Choosing yourself isn't selfish. It's what allows you to show up as your most generous, present and joyful self. 4. Permission to Honour Your TruthBefore saying yes, ask yourself: • If I wasn't afraid of disappointing anyone, what would I choose? • Am I acting from love or fear? • What would honouring myself look like right now? 5. Permission to Not Be LikedYou are not here to be everyone's favourite. You are here to be fully yourself. The right people will never require you to shrink in order to belong. The Three-Step Framework to Break Free From People Pleasing1. Keep the Gold Identify the beautiful strengths your survival pattern created—your empathy, intuition, awareness, generosity and integrity. These are gifts. Keep them. 2. Release the Shadow Let go of the self-abandonment. The over-giving. The guilt. The perfectionism. The fear of disappointing others. The belief that your worth depends on everyone else's approval. 3. Build the Upgrade Replace survival with self-leadership. Cultivate self-compassion. Strengthen your boundaries. Regulate your nervous system. Trust your intuition. Speak your truth. Become the woman your younger self always needed. A Final ReflectionPeople pleasing isn't proof that you're broken. It's proof that your nervous system learned how to survive. But survival was never meant to become your permanent way of living. The same adaptability that once helped you fit into everyone else's expectations can now help you build a life that fits you. One where your kindness doesn't come at the expense of yourself. One where your boundaries feel safe. One where your relationships are built on authenticity instead of performance. One where you no longer abandon yourself in order to belong. Because the world doesn't need a smaller version of you. It needs the real you. Loved This Episode?♡ Follow The Thrive with Katie Show ♡ Leave a review to help more women discover these conversations ♡ Share this episode with a woman who constantly puts everyone else first Because when women stop abandoning themselves... Everything changes. Forever in your corner, Katie x IF YOU'RE A WOMAN WHO WOULD LOVE SOME EXTRA SUPPORT TO CLEAR THE SUBCONSCIOUS BLOCKS KEEPING YOU IN THE PATTERN OF PEOPLE PLEASING, YOU'LL WANT TO CHECK OUT MY 1:1 DEEP DIVE HEALING SESSIONS. https://www.thrivewithkatie.com/coaching

  3. Jun 12

    Emotional Fitness, Equanimity & Living From the Inside Out with Michael King

    Emotional Fitness, Equanimity & Living From the Inside Out with Michael King In this powerful and deeply transformative conversation, I'm joined once again by the incredible Michael King—meditation teacher, mentor, and founder of Kings Meditation & Mentoring. Together, we explore one of the most important skills we can develop as human beings: emotional fitness. While many of us have learned how to think, achieve, perform and push through, very few of us have been taught how to understand our emotions, process them in healthy ways, and consciously cultivate the emotional states we want to live from. Michael shares his perspective on living from the inside out—understanding that our inner world shapes how we experience the outer world—and why reclaiming responsibility for our emotional wellbeing is one of the most empowering things we can do. We dive into resilience, nervous system capacity, self-awareness, meditation, subconscious reprogramming, and the profound difference between simply understanding our emotions and actively training them. This conversation is a reminder that emotional freedom isn't found by controlling life. It's built by learning how to meet life differently. In This Episode, We Explore:What it means to live from the inside outWhy your inner world shapes your experience of realityThe difference between emotional intelligence and emotional fitnessTaking radical responsibility for your emotional stateHow unprocessed emotions keep us repeating old patternsWhy triggers can become powerful opportunities for growth and healingBuilding resilience and expanding your emotional capacityUnderstanding your emotional tendencies and conditioningThe impact childhood experiences have on our relationship with emotionsLearning to feel difficult emotions without shutting down or becoming overwhelmedThe importance of creating spaciousness in the mind, body and nervous systemWhy awareness alone is not enough for transformationThe two wings of meditation: awareness and equanimityHow meditation can help reshape subconscious patterns and beliefsDeveloping emotional stability, compassion and self-trustThe power of letting people off the hook so you can healHow to consciously cultivate more empowering emotional statesWhy resistance and avoidance create sufferingExpanding your capacity to feel deeply and live fully Key Takeaways:✔ You don't see the world as it is—you see the world as you are. ✔ Emotional fitness is not just understanding your emotions; it's actively training the emotional states you want to live from. ✔ The more responsibility you take for your inner world, the more personal power you reclaim. ✔ Triggers are often invitations to heal parts of ourselves that still need attention. ✔ Emotions are temporary; our resistance to them is often what prolongs suffering. ✔ Awareness without compassion, equanimity and emotional resources can create overwhelm rather than growth. ✔ Building resilience means increasing your capacity to feel without collapsing into survival mode. ✔ What we repeatedly act upon becomes who we are. ✔ Healing isn't about controlling life—it's about expanding our ability to meet life. ✔ Our capacity to feel determines our capacity to feel alive. Topics Discussed:Emotional fitness vs emotional intelligenceMeditation and subconscious reprogrammingPersonal responsibility and self-sovereigntyResilience and nervous system regulationEmotional healing and trauma-informed growthSelf-awareness and behavioural changeEmotional triggers and shadow workMindfulness, equanimity and compassionBuilding emotional capacityCreating inner safety and stabilityLetting go of resentment and emotional baggageConscious emotional state creationPersonal growth and human potential If This Episode Speaks To You...If you've ever felt controlled by your emotions... If you've found yourself repeating the same patterns despite knowing better... If you've been searching for greater resilience, inner peace, and emotional freedom... This conversation is your invitation to look inward. To stop outsourcing your emotional wellbeing to circumstances, people, or outcomes. To build trust in yourself. To develop the capacity to feel deeply without becoming consumed by what you feel. And to remember that your greatest power has never been in controlling life— It's in choosing how you meet it. A Final ReflectionLife will always present challenges. People will disappoint us. Plans will change. Triggers will arise. But our freedom is found in recognising that while we can't always choose what happens, we can choose how we relate and respond to it. When we cultivate emotional fitness, we stop living at the mercy of our circumstances and begin participating consciously in our lives. Because healing isn't about becoming someone different. It's about becoming more available to who you've always been beneath the noise. I'm so honoured you're here. Katie x CONNECT WITH MICHAEL Website: https://kingsmeditationandmentoring.com.au/ Instagram: @kingsmeditationandmentoring Fire & Water Meditation Teacher Training: https://kingsmeditationandmentoring.com.au/mtt

    Emotional Fitness, Equanimity & Living From the Inside Out with Michael King

  4. May 12

    The Death & Rebirth of a Relationship After Children. How to stay deeply connected, in love and on the same team after becoming parents.

    The Death & Rebirth of a Relationship After Children How to stay deeply connected, in love and on the same team after becoming parents. In this deeply personal solo episode of The Thrive with Katie Show, we're diving into one of the most important conversations that almost nobody prepares us for… What happens to your relationship after having children. Everyone talks about birth. Breastfeeding. Sleep deprivation. Starting solids. But very few people talk about what parenthood asks of a relationship. The exhaustion. The disconnection. The unmet needs. The old wounds that suddenly surface. The way becoming parents changes not only who we are individually—but who we are together. In this episode, I share the four biggest shifts that have transformed my own relationship with DJ after twenty years together. We've grown up together. Navigated heartbreak. Miscarriage. Career loss. Parenthood. Life transitions. And seasons that stretched us in ways we never expected. We're far from perfect. But today, I can honestly say I've never felt more loved, supported, connected or deeply devoted to our relationship. This episode is a reflection on the practices that helped us find our way back to each other—and continue choosing each other, again and again. Because parenthood doesn't have to be the beginning of the end of your relationship. With intention... It can become the beginning of something even stronger. In This Episode, We Explore:• Why nobody prepares us for the death and rebirth of a relationship after children • How becoming parents exposes our nervous system patterns, attachment styles and unconscious coping mechanisms • Why curiosity creates connection—and criticism creates distance • The powerful mindset shift from "me versus you" to "us versus the problem." • Why keeping score quietly erodes relationships • How communicating your emotional capacity creates more teamwork, compassion and support • The vulnerable conversation with DJ that completely changed the way I think about physical touch after becoming a mother • Why intimacy isn't just about sex—it's one of the most powerful ways we regulate, reconnect and rebuild emotional safety • The difference between connection and enmeshment • How to stop losing yourself in motherhood without disconnecting from your family • Why thriving relationships are built by two people who keep growing—individually and together Key Takeaways✔ Healthy relationships begin with self-awareness. ✔ Your partner isn't the problem—the challenge is the challenge. ✔ Curiosity creates compassion. Compassion creates connection. ✔ Physical affection is one of the simplest ways to nurture emotional safety after children. ✔ Strong relationships aren't built by keeping score—they're built by supporting one another through different seasons. ✔ You can be deeply devoted to your family without abandoning yourself. ✔ The healthiest relationships are built by two people who continue becoming healthier within themselves. The Four Shifts That Changed Our Relationship1. Self-Awareness & Curiosity Your relationship will reveal the parts of you that are still asking to be healed. Learn how curiosity can replace blame and become the foundation of deeper connection. 2. Remember You're On The Same Team Move from "me versus you" to "us versus the problem." Discover why communicating your capacity instead of keeping score transformed our partnership. 3. Protect Your Intimacy The honest conversation with DJ that completely shifted how I think about affection after becoming a mum. Why physical touch isn't just nice to have— it's essential. 4. Individuation How to stay deeply connected to your partner without losing yourself in motherhood. Because thriving relationships aren't built through self-sacrifice. They're built through two people continuing to grow. Ready to Go Deeper?If this episode resonated with you and you're craving more than just surviving motherhood... If you're longing to feel more connected to yourself... More present with your children... And more deeply connected within your relationships... I'd love to invite you into Liberated Mumma. Over 10 transformative weeks, we'll explore: • Nervous system regulation • Matrescence & identity • Emotional wellbeing • Relationships & communication • Self-leadership • Creating a motherhood experience that feels grounded, joyful and deeply fulfilling Because thriving relationships begin with thriving women. Women who know themselves. Trust themselves. Honour themselves. And continue becoming the women they want to be. ✨ You can learn more about Liberated Mumma via the link below. https://www.thrivewithkatie.com/rediscover-you Loved This Episode?♡ Follow The Thrive with Katie Show ♡ Leave a review to help more women discover these conversations ♡ Share this episode with someone you love—a partner, friend or fellow mum Because healthier relationships create healthier families. A Final ReflectionMaybe the hard season you're in isn't the end of your relationship. Maybe it's an invitation. An invitation to grow. To soften. To become more curious. To choose each other again. Because thriving relationships aren't built by finding the perfect person. They're built by two imperfect people... Who keep choosing each other. Again and again. Forever in your corner, Katie x BRENE BROWN TALK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYbfylV43tU&t=301s

    The Death & Rebirth of a Relationship After Children. How to stay deeply connected, in love and on the same team after becoming parents.

  5. Apr 25

    Courage, Creativity & Answering the Call of Your Soul with Brittany Eastman (B.J. Wilde Writes)

    Courage, Creativity & Answering the Call of Your Soul with Brittany Eastman (B.J. Wilde Writes)In this deeply expansive and soul-stirring conversation, I’m joined by the incredible Britt — writer, mother of three, creative visionary, and the voice behind B.J. Wilde Writes. This episode is a powerful exploration of courage, creativity, and what it truly means to honour the call of your heart — even when it makes no logical sense. Britt shares her journey of walking away from a successful, established coaching business to pursue her creative calling: writing her Song of Stars romantasy trilogy. We dive into the reality of that decision: the fear, the uncertainty, the identity shifts — and the profound self-trust required to bring a creative vision to life. Together, we explore creativity not as something to force or manufacture, but as a living, intelligent force that wants to move through us, if we’re willing to listen. This conversation is an invitation to stop outsourcing your truth, to trust your inner voice, and to create a life (and body of work) that is deeply, unapologetically your own. It is grounding. It is activating. It is liberating. In This Episode, We Explore:The courage to answer your soul’s calling, and the real cost of not doing soWalking away from stability to pursue a creative dreamWhy fear is not a stop sign, but a signal for expansionCreativity as a channel vs. something we force or manufactureThe importance of trusting your unique creative processDiscovering your “energetic trademark” your authentic creative fingerprintCreating from internal truth vs. external validation or expectationThe dangers of overconsumption and the importance of protecting your creative channelHow to discern between aligned ideas and forced creationsThe power of pausing. And why creativity requires space, not pressureBuilding unwavering self-trust through daily action and devotion to your craftThe balance of Yin (surrender, receptivity) and Yang (discipline, structure) in creativityWhy action creates momentum — not the other way aroundUnderstanding your unique creative archetype (Gardener vs Architect)The role of play, imagination, and beauty in healing the nervous systemWhy art and fiction are not indulgent, but essential medicineThe “load vs unload” theory, and how modern life blocks creativityReconnecting to your body, feelings, and emotional depth through artLetting go of the status quo to live a life that is truly aligned Key Takeaways:✔ The opposite of depression isn’t joy — it’s expression ✔ Your creativity is your life force — suppressing it comes at a cost ✔ Fear often means you’re doing something meaningful ✔ You don’t find your voice — you uncover it by honouring what moves through you ✔ Overconsumption blocks creation — space is required for clarity ✔ Discipline builds self-trust, confidence, and identity ✔ Alignment is not always comfortable — but it is always truthful ✔ Beauty, art, and imagination are essential for emotional and nervous system health ✔ Purpose is not what you do — it’s the energy you bring to what you do ✔ Momentum is created through action, not motivation Topics Discussed:Courage & creative risk-takingLeaving a successful career to follow a callingCreative identity & self-expressionNervous system regulation through art & beautyDiscipline, self-leadership & consistencyOvercoming fear, doubt & resistanceFeminine (yin) & masculine (yang) dynamics in creationBurnout, overconsumption & creative blocksThe healing power of fiction & storytellingLiving in alignment vs. following societal expectations If This Episode Speaks To You…If you’ve been feeling the pull toward something more… If there’s a creative idea, vision, or desire that won’t leave you alone… If you’ve been stuck in overthinking, overconsuming, or waiting for the “right time”… This is your reminder: Your calling isn’t random. Your voice isn’t accidental. And your creativity isn’t optional — it’s essential. This conversation is your invitation to trust it. To honour it. And to act on it. Because this one precious life isn’t meant to be lived on autopilot. It’s meant to be created. About Britt (B.J. Wilde Writes)Britt is a writer, creative coach, and storyteller devoted to helping women reconnect with their voice, their creativity, and their truth. She is the author of the Song of Stars romantasy series, including: Book #1: The Sky Called Her Home Book #2: The Darkness Remembered Her Name  Book #3: The Stars Kissed Her Feet (Coming out June 2026) Through her work, she invites us back into imagination, beauty, emotional depth, and the kind of storytelling that awakens something within. Check out her amazing books here: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0G33MNPQW?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tkin Connect with Britt: Website: https://www.bjwildewrites.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bjwildewrites/ Loved this episode?Subscribe to The Thrive with Katie ShowLeave a review to help more women discover this workShare this episode with someone who’s ready to honour their creative callingA Final Reflection:Creativity is not something you chase. It’s something you allow. Courage is not the absence of fear. It’s devotion in the presence of it. And the life you’re meant to live… Requires you to say yes — before you feel ready. I’m so honoured you’re here. Katie x

    Courage, Creativity & Answering the Call of Your Soul with Brittany Eastman (B.J. Wilde Writes)

  6. Apr 8

    From Survival Mode to Safety: Rewire Your Nervous System for Healing, Energy, Emotional Stability & Lasting Joy

    🎧 From Survival Mode to Safety: Rewire Your Nervous System for Healing, Energy, Emotional Stability & Lasting Joy In this solo episode of The Thrive with Katie Show, we’re diving into one of the most overlooked yet powerful foundations of your health, happiness, and overall wellbeing… Your nervous system. This is not just another wellness trend or “nice to have” self-care practice. This is the foundation your entire life is built on. Because so many of the symptoms women are experiencing today… Anxiety. Hormonal imbalances. Low libido. Insomnia. Digestive issues. Burnout. People-pleasing. Emotional overwhelm. …are not random. They are the result of a nervous system that is stuck in survival mode. If you’ve been doing all the “right things”—eating well, exercising, journaling, meditating—but still feel dysregulated, disconnected, or not quite yourself… This episode will help you understand why. And more importantly—what to do about it. In This Episode, We Explore:What the nervous system actually is and how it influences every function in your body The role of the autonomic nervous system in stress, healing, and emotional regulation The difference between: Fight or flight (sympathetic state)Freeze and fawn (dorsal vagal shutdown)Rest and digest (ventral vagal regulation)How chronic stress and nervous system dysregulation impact: Hormones, libido, and reproductive healthGut health and digestionSleep quality and energy levelsWeight retention and inflammation Why you feel anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, or emotionally flat The science behind why you can’t access joy, calm, or presence in survival mode How modern life keeps you stuck in chronic stress and overstimulation Why nervous system regulation is the missing piece for lasting healing 🧠 Key Takeaways:✔ Your nervous system is the foundation of your mental, physical, and emotional health ✔ If your body doesn’t feel safe, it will prioritise survival over healing ✔ Chronic stress suppresses digestion, hormones, immunity, and emotional wellbeing ✔ You cannot access true joy, connection, or presence from a dysregulated state ✔ Nervous system regulation is not a luxury—it’s a daily practice ✔ The way you breathe directly impacts your emotional state and nervous system The 3 Nervous System States Explained:Sympathetic (Fight or Flight) High alert, anxiety, overthinking, hypervigilance, stress hormones activated Dorsal Vagal (Freeze or Fawn) Shutdown, fatigue, numbness, disconnection, people-pleasing, avoidance Ventral Vagal (Rest, Digest & Regulate) Calm, grounded, present, connected, emotionally regulated, open to joy A Simple Tool to Regulate Your Nervous SystemOne of the fastest and most effective ways to shift your state is through breathwork. Try this: Nose → Belly → Extended Exhale Breathe in through your noseExpand your bellySlowly extend your exhaleThis signals safety to your body, activates the parasympathetic nervous system, and helps you move out of stress and into calm. Here is a breathwork practice to help tend to your nervous system- I'd suggest doing it daily EXTENDED EXHALES- anytime the exhale is longer than the inhale it transports us into the ventral vagal branch of the parasympathetic nervous system. Making us feel calm, grounded and relaxed. An incredible tool for quick down regulation, it will also help you sleep like a baby if done just before bed. There are three versions, pick the one that best suits your needs and skills.  Beginner Practice: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yzvVGCVlOV494WeiL41UdjnWYS74MGZu/view?usp=share_link Intermediate Practice: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yzvVGCVlOV494WeiL41UdjnWYS74MGZu/view?usp=share_link Advanced Practice: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19Zc3u1NxHtnW07VEMXtKugHpu2LFbga6/view?usp=share_link Building a Regulated Nervous SystemNervous system regulation isn’t something you do once. It’s something you practice daily. Just like brushing your teeth—it needs to become a non-negotiable. Because when your body feels safe, everything changes: You think more clearlyYou respond instead of reactYou feel more present and connectedYour body can heal, restore, and rebalance If You’re Craving…Less anxiety and overwhelm Better sleep, digestion, and hormone balance A deeper sense of calm, safety, and emotional stability To feel more present, connected, and like yourself again A sustainable way to support your mental and physical health …this episode is your starting point. Explore Deeper:If you’re ready to take this work further, check out the Nourished, Regulated & Robust Nervous System Masterclass Series Inside, you’ll learn: A deeper breakdown of stress responsesPractical tools for real-time regulationBreathwork techniques for calm and clarityThe CAALM methodology for navigating stressHow to build a resilient, regulated nervous system To check out the Nervous System Masterclass Series click here: https://www.thrivewithkatie.com/nourished-regulated-robust-nervous-system-masterclass To Check out Liberated Woman my 10 week Heal Anxiety, Stress & Overwhelm Program Click here: https://www.thrivewithkatie.com/liberated-woman I am also going to be a facilitator inside of an amazing 14 week embodiment container called 'Step Into Her' from May-August 2026-- where I'll be deep diving into all things Nervous System, you can check it out here: stepintoher Loved This Episode?Subscribe to The Thrive with Katie Show Leave a review to help more women discover this work Share this episode with someone who’s ready to feel calm, grounded, and supported A Final Reflection:Maybe there’s nothing wrong with you. Maybe your body has just been doing its job… trying to protect you. And when you learn to work with your nervous system instead of against it… You unlock your capacity for calm. For connection. For healing. For joy. This is where it begins. Forever in your corner, Katie x

    From Survival Mode to Safety: Rewire Your Nervous System for Healing, Energy, Emotional Stability & Lasting Joy

  7. Feb 26

    From Martyrdom to Magnetism: Empowered Motherhood, Grief & Sovereignty with Stevie Nupier

    🎧 From Martyrdom to Magnetism: Empowered Motherhood, Grief & Sovereignty with Stevie Nupier In this expansive, deeply honest conversation, I’m joined by the powerful Stevie Nupier — devoted wife and mother, founder of Mothering Me, mentor to mothers, and practitioner in specialised kinesiology. This episode is a masterclass in self-sovereignty, emotional responsibility, empowered motherhood, and navigating grief with depth and courage. Together, we explore what it truly means to be a self-sovereign, emotionally safe, spiritually well woman — especially within modern motherhood, where burnout, depletion, resentment and martyrdom are often normalised. We speak about identity after motherhood, personal integrity in relationships, sacred rage, nervous system resilience, discipline as self-trust, and the often-unspoken gifts of grief. If you’ve ever felt stretched thin, quietly resentful, lost in matrescence, grieving a version of yourself — or grieving someone you love — this conversation will meet you in truth. It is grounding. It is confronting. It is liberating. ✨ In This Episode, We Explore:What it means to be a self-sovereign woman — and how personal responsibility creates emotional safety How true self-care for mothers protects the integrity of relationships and prevents resentment Breaking free from the narratives of motherhood burnout, martyrdom & chronic depletion The importance of individuation after children — maintaining identity, creativity & purpose beyond being “just a mum” How fear, comfort & convenience keep women playing small Building strength, confidence & the unwavering belief: “I can come back from anything.” The art of fully living your life — not just coping with it Why avoiding hard emotions weakens us & how reclaiming sacred rage can be profoundly liberating Discipline as integrity — being a woman of your word Magnetism through congruency — when who you are aligns with who you say you are Women as creative vessels — and what happens when that creative life force is suppressed Navigating grief — how loss holds up a mirror and asks: Am I truly living? Honouring your unique grief journey without comparison The gifts of grief & keeping deceased loved ones alive through memory and conversation How to support someone who is grieving Spaciousness as a true metric of success The pillars of an empowered, conscious relationship 🧠 Key Takeaways:✔ Self-care is not indulgent — it protects your integrity. ✔ You cannot support others more deeply than you have met yourself. ✔ Complacency shrinks your life. Courage expands it. ✔ Sacred rage can be a portal to clarity and personal power. ✔ Grief is not just pain — it is perspective. ✔ Sovereignty is built through discipline, congruency & emotional maturity. ✔ Empowered mothers raise empowered humans. 📌 Topics Discussed:Motherhood empowerment & identity after motherhood Nervous system regulation for overwhelmed mothers Personal accountability in relationships Boundaries, discipline & self-trust Grief support & navigating loss Emotional resilience & sacred rage Creative expression & feminine energy Conscious partnership dynamics Living beyond survival mode 🔥 If you are ready to stop settling for “it’s fine” and start living a life that feels rich, true and fully alive… If you’re ready to meet your grief, your fear, your rage and your softness — and let them shape you into something stronger… This conversation is your invitation. Because motherhood doesn’t diminish you. It initiates you. 📲 Connect with Stevie Nupier Mothering Me → @motheringme Instagram → @stevienupier Connect with Katie → www.ThriveWithKatie.com | @katiepitsis 🎉 Loved this episode? Subscribe to The Thrive with Katie Show Leave a review to help more mothers discover this work Share this episode with a woman who’s ready to reclaim her power 🙏 A Final Reflection: Grief refines us. Discipline strengthens us. Integrity magnetises us. And sovereignty is not about control — It is about living in alignment with who you truly are. I’m so honoured you’re here. Katie x

    From Martyrdom to Magnetism: Empowered Motherhood, Grief & Sovereignty with Stevie Nupier

  8. Feb 7

    Why “Love Yourself as You Are” Isn’t Enough: The Missing Piece of True Self Love

    🎧 Self Love, Body Acceptance & the Yin + Yang of Devotional Self-Care In this solo episode of The Thrive with Katie Show, we’re diving into a deeply honest, embodied, and expansive conversation about self love, body image, and what it truly means to feel at home in your body. This isn’t surface-level self-love or “just accept yourself” rhetoric. It’s a grounded, nuanced exploration of the full spectrum of self love — the softness and the discipline, the compassion and the responsibility, the Yin and the Yang. Your body is not a problem to solve. It’s not something to control, shame, or override. Your body is your home — your most loyal ally — and when you learn how to listen to it, work with it, and honour it through aligned action, your relationship with yourself begins to fundamentally shift. This episode is an invitation to move beyond performative self-care and into devotional self love — the kind that builds trust, confidence, vitality, and deep self-respect over time. If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body, stuck in cycles of self-criticism, or confused about why your self-love efforts haven’t “stuck,” this conversation will meet you right where you are. In This Episode, We Explore: Why your body is deeply intelligent — and how it’s constantly working to protect, regulate, and support youHealing your relationship with your body without bypassing growth or self-responsibilityThe difference between true self-acceptance and subtle self-avoidanceWhy affirmations, mindset work, and body positivity don’t always create lasting changeHow self-sovereignty and self-leadership transform confidence and embodimentThe role of discipline, commitment, and follow-through as acts of self loveHow to consciously choose the version of yourself you’re becomingAccessing your future self through curiosity, integrity, and aligned habitsThe Yin & Yang of self love — and why balance is essential for feeling grounded and empoweredWhen your body is asking for rest, compassion, and nervous system regulationWhen your body is asking for structure, movement, nourishment, and accountabilityTurning self-care from obligation into devotionHow to build trust with yourself through consistent, loving action Key Takeaways: ✔ Self love is not just a feeling — it’s a practice rooted in integrity and action ✔ Growth and acceptance are not opposites — they are partners ✔ Your body responds to what you do, not just what you say ✔ Confidence is built through self-trust and follow-through ✔ True self care balances softness with responsibility ✔ When your actions align with your values, your body feels safe and supported Topics Discussed: Self love & self acceptance Body image healing Embodiment & nervous system regulation Self sovereignty & personal responsibility Discipline without punishment Feminine and masculine energy (Yin & Yang) Devotional self care Confidence after motherhood Healing disconnection from the body Mindset shifts for lasting change If you’re craving… A healthier, more empowered relationship with your bodyConfidence that comes from self-trust (not force or perfection)A self-love practice that actually lastsMore energy, vitality, and alignment in your day-to-day life …this episode is your invitation to come home to yourself. 🎓 FREE MASTERCLASS: Homecoming If this conversation resonated, you’re invited to download the replay of my high value, FREE Homecoming Masterclass — a deep dive into revolutionising your relationship with your body. We explore: Self-sovereignty & embodied leadershipCultivating safety in the bodyEmbodiment & nervous system regulationRewiring toxic thought patternsBuilding discipline, commitment & self-accountabilityThe foundations of true, lasting confidence GRAB THE REPLAY HERE: https://www.thrivewithkatie.com/homecoming-masterclass1 Loved this episode? Subscribe to The Thrive with Katie Show Leave a review to help more listeners find the podcast Share this episode with someone who’s ready to deepen their relationship with themselves A Final Reflection: Self love isn’t about being perfect or never wanting more. It’s about meeting yourself with honesty, reverence, and responsibility — and choosing, again and again, to show up in ways that honour the body that carries you through this life. Thanks for being here, in my little corner of the internet. I’m so honoured to walk this path with you. x

    Why “Love Yourself as You Are” Isn’t Enough: The Missing Piece of True Self Love
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  • Creator
    Katie Pitsis
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    16
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    Explicit
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