In Her Steps Podcast

Linh Podetti & Jennifer Cao

In Her Steps is a podcast and community for single mums who want to rebuild, thrive, and create the life they deserve. Hosted by Linh Podetti and Jennifer Cao, both of whom have lived the journey of single motherhood, this podcast offers real stories, practical wisdom, and empowering conversations. Linh, in her early forties, and Jen, in her fifties, know the courage it takes to raise children alone, navigate divorce, co-parent, and find resilience after hardship. Today they are living the lives they once dreamed of and are passionate about helping other mums do the same. Each episode blends honest conversations, expert advice, and practical steps on financial independence, parenting support, healing, self-worth, and empowerment. This is not about perfection, it’s about progress. 🎙️ New episodes fortnightly every Sunday. Join our supportive sisterhood on Instagram and remember: you are not alone. One step at a time, you can thrive.

Episodes

  1. Jun 21

    Broke, Scared & Starting Over: Money Mindset for Single Mums

    Are you a single mum feeling scared about money, starting over, or supporting your children on your own? In this powerful episode of In Her Steps Podcast, Linh and Jennifer open up about the real money fears many single mums face when leaving a relationship, rebuilding after separation, or trying to create a more stable future for themselves and their children. They share honest stories about being in survival mode, walking to a women’s refuge, finding support, using Centrelink/social security, managing money with very little, moving back in with family, budgeting carefully, and learning how to become financially independent one step at a time. This episode is not about pretending life is easy. It is about showing single mums that they are not alone, they do have choices, and they can begin rebuilding their confidence, mindset, and financial future. Linh and Jennifer also discuss powerful money mindset lessons from personal development, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Rich Woman, Beautiful Money, the Be Do Have principle, and the importance of learning how to manage money instead of letting money manage you. If you are a single mum, separated mum, divorced mum, or woman starting over financially, this conversation will remind you that your story is not over. You can rebuild. You can become resourceful. You can create financial independence. You can take one step at a time towards the life you deserve. In this episode, we talk about: – Money fears single mums face when starting over – How to leave survival mode and rebuild confidence – Finding support through women’s refuge and community resources – Budgeting when you have very little money – Why financial independence matters for women – How money mindset affects your choices – Personal development books that changed Linh and Jennifer’s lives – The importance of learning, growing, and asking for help – How to use money without letting money use you – Why single mums are stronger and more resourceful than they realise If this episode speaks to you, please like, comment, subscribe, and share it with another mum who needs encouragement today. In Her Steps Podcast Real stories. Practical steps. Hope you can hold onto. ABOUT THE HOSTS: 🌸 LINH PODETTI is a business leader, entrepreneur, and mother who has turned her challenges as a single mum into a mission to empower others. Known for her authenticity and warmth, Linh shares practical wisdom from her own journey of rebuilding life, business, and confidence while raising her children. Today, she inspires women around the world to take one step at a time toward the life they deserve. 👉 Connect with Linh: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linh.podetti/ Website: https://linhpodetti.com/ 🌸 JENNIFER CAO is a woman shaped by resilience and authentic transformation. Born in Saigon and raised in a strict, traditional home, she endured emotional hardship, an arranged marriage, and the challenges of single motherhood. Her journey from surviving abuse to rebuilding her mindset, health, and identity became the foundation of her purpose. After overcoming diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and fatty liver disease through intentional lifestyle and nutrition choices, Jen now lives with vitality and clarity. A mentor and co-host of In Her Steps Podcast, she focuses on mindset, courage, and authentic living to help women, especially single mums, rediscover their strength, care for their wellbeing, and believe it’s never too late to create the life they deserve. 👉Connect with Jen: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennifer.cao888/ Website: https://jencao.com/ Together, Linh and Jen host In Her Steps Podcast—a space where real stories meet practical wisdom, reminding single mums everywhere that progress is possible, one step at a time. #InHerStepsPodcast #womenempowerment #singlemum #personalgrowth #healingjourney #LinhPodetti #JenniferCao

  2. Jun 20

    Toxic People, Boundaries & Learning to Choose Yourself

    Sometimes toxic relationships don’t look toxic at the beginning. In this episode of **In Her Steps**, Linh and Jennifer talk honestly about toxic people, unhealthy relationships, family negativity, boundaries, and learning to protect your peace. They explore how toxic relationships can start with love and excitement, but slowly turn into control, jealousy, emotional manipulation, or walking on eggshells. Linh also shares her personal experience of losing herself in a toxic relationship and the healing journey that helped her choose self-worth and peace. This episode is a reminder that love should feel safe, not controlling — and you are allowed to choose relationships that help you grow. **One step at a time, towards the life you deserve.** ABOUT THE HOSTS: 🌸 LINH PODETTI is a business leader, entrepreneur, and mother who has turned her challenges as a single mum into a mission to empower others. Known for her authenticity and warmth, Linh shares practical wisdom from her own journey of rebuilding life, business, and confidence while raising her children. Today, she inspires women around the world to take one step at a time toward the life they deserve.👉 Connect with Linh:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linh.podetti/Website: https://linhpodetti.com/🌸 JENNIFER CAO is a woman shaped by resilience and authentic transformation. Born in Saigon and raised in a strict, traditional home, she endured emotional hardship, an arranged marriage, and the challenges of single motherhood. Her journey from surviving abuse to rebuilding her mindset, health, and identity became the foundation of her purpose. After overcoming diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and fatty liver disease through intentional lifestyle and nutrition choices, Jen now lives with vitality and clarity. A mentor and co-host of In Her Steps Podcast, she focuses on mindset, courage, and authentic living to help women, especially single mums, rediscover their strength, care for their wellbeing, and believe it’s never too late to create the life they deserve.👉Connect with Jen: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennifer.cao888/Website: https://jencao.com/Together, Linh and Jen host In Her Steps Podcast—a space where real stories meet practical wisdom, reminding single mums everywhere that progress is possible, one step at a time.#InHerStepsPodcast #womenempowerment #singlemum #personalgrowth #healingjourney #LinhPodetti #JenniferCao

  3. Jun 19

    How This Single Mum Built Freedom After Divorce | Rian Janan

    What does it look like to build a life that honours both your ambition and your children? In this powerful episode of **In Her Steps Podcast**, Linh and Jennifer sit down with **Rian Janan**, a single mum of three, strategic advisor, entrepreneur, and lifelong student of growth. Rian shares her journey from growing up with a single mum in Melbourne’s west, starting her first business at 17, becoming a young mother, navigating the end of her marriage, and rebuilding her career and lifestyle in a way that gives her both freedom and presence. With Linh, Rian opens up about business, ambition, motherhood, time, identity, divorce, multiple income streams, personal growth, and the power of designing a life that works for you. With Jennifer, the conversation goes deeper into parenting, raising children in a fast-changing world, allowing kids to make mistakes, teaching critical thinking, relationships after divorce, and living every day with vitality. This episode is for the single mum, ambitious mum, or woman rebuilding her life who needs to hear: **you don’t have to do it all alone** ABOUT RIAN Rian Janan is the Founder and Private Advisor of The Gunn Group, a multi-disciplinary private collective working across strategic growth, brand expansion, luxury travel, and curated experiences for female founders, executives, and family offices. Through Gunn PR + Media, Gunn Experiences, and Powerhouse Wellness, she partners with high-performing founders and private clients to elevate their visibility, influence, commercial opportunities, and lifestyle positioning. Her work blends strategic advisory, founder-led brand growth, wellness, leadership, and experiential engagement, while also supporting and selectively investing in female-led brands with long-term global potential. CONNECT WITH RIAN LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rianjanan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rian.janan/ ABOUT THE HOSTS: 🌸 LINH PODETTI is a business leader, entrepreneur, and mother who has turned her challenges as a single mum into a mission to empower others. Known for her authenticity and warmth, Linh shares practical wisdom from her own journey of rebuilding life, business, and confidence while raising her children. Today, she inspires women around the world to take one step at a time toward the life they deserve. 👉 Connect with Linh: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linh.podetti/ Website: https://linhpodetti.com/ 🌸 JENNIFER CAO is a woman shaped by resilience and authentic transformation. Born in Saigon and raised in a strict, traditional home, she endured emotional hardship, an arranged marriage, and the challenges of single motherhood. Her journey from surviving abuse to rebuilding her mindset, health, and identity became the foundation of her purpose. After overcoming diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and fatty liver disease through intentional lifestyle and nutrition choices, Jen now lives with vitality and clarity. A mentor and co-host of In Her Steps Podcast, she focuses on mindset, courage, and authentic living to help women, especially single mums, rediscover their strength, care for their wellbeing, and believe it’s never too late to create the life they deserve. 👉Connect with Jen: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennifer.cao888/ Website: https://jencao.com/ Together, Linh and Jen host In Her Steps Podcast—a space where real stories meet practical wisdom, reminding single mums everywhere that progress is possible, one step at a time. #InHerStepsPodcast #womenempowerment #singlemum #personalgrowth #healingjourney #LinhPodetti #JenniferCao

  4. Feb 4

    From Abuse to Hope: When Enough Is Enough.

    Content note: mentions of abuse and suicidal thoughts. Please take care while watching. In this powerful first episode of In Her Shoes Podcast, Linh Podetti and Jennifer Cao open their hearts like never before — sharing the raw truth behind their biggest life turning points. Both women faced heartbreak, abuse, and moments of deep despair as young single mums. From Jen’s story of walking for hours to a women’s refuge with two children, to Linh’s struggle to break free from an abusive relationship while battling loneliness and suicidal thoughts — this episode reveals the courage it takes to start over when you have nothing left but faith. Through tears, laughter, and honesty, Linh and Jen explore how pain became their greatest teacher — and how self-love, courage, and divine timing led them to rebuild a life filled with strength, freedom, and purpose. 🌸 If you’ve ever felt broken, unseen, or stuck in a dark chapter — this conversation will remind you that you are not alone, and your story is not over. 👉 Subscribe for more real stories of healing and hope. 💬 Share this episode with a woman who needs to hear she’s stronger than she thinks. ✨ Follow us on Instagram: @inhershoespodcast ABOUT THE HOSTS: 🌸 LINH PODETTI is a business leader, entrepreneur, and mother who has turned her challenges as a single mum into a mission to empower others. Known for her authenticity and warmth, Linh shares practical wisdom from her own journey of rebuilding life, business, and confidence while raising her children. Today, she inspires women around the world to take one step at a time toward the life they deserve. 👉 Connect with Linh: Instagram:   / linh.podetti   Website: https://linhpodetti.com/ 🌸 JENNIFER CAO is a woman shaped by resilience and authentic transformation. Born in Saigon and raised in a strict, traditional home, she endured emotional hardship, an arranged marriage, and the challenges of single motherhood. Her journey from surviving abuse to rebuilding her mindset, health, and identity became the foundation of her purpose. 👉Connect with Jen: Instagram:   / jennifer.cao888   Website: https://jencao.com/ Together, Linh and Jen host In Her Steps Podcast—a space where real stories meet practical wisdom, reminding single mums everywhere that progress is possible, one step at a time.

    From Abuse to Hope: When Enough Is Enough.

About

In Her Steps is a podcast and community for single mums who want to rebuild, thrive, and create the life they deserve. Hosted by Linh Podetti and Jennifer Cao, both of whom have lived the journey of single motherhood, this podcast offers real stories, practical wisdom, and empowering conversations. Linh, in her early forties, and Jen, in her fifties, know the courage it takes to raise children alone, navigate divorce, co-parent, and find resilience after hardship. Today they are living the lives they once dreamed of and are passionate about helping other mums do the same. Each episode blends honest conversations, expert advice, and practical steps on financial independence, parenting support, healing, self-worth, and empowerment. This is not about perfection, it’s about progress. 🎙️ New episodes fortnightly every Sunday. Join our supportive sisterhood on Instagram and remember: you are not alone. One step at a time, you can thrive.