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Talking is Therapy, and Listening is Power. Sharing real, vulnerable, and empowering conversations about life, growth and the human experience, to inspire you to lead with courage, embrace the chaos, and stop letting fear get in the way of living your dream life. The less alone we realise we are in the hard times, the more we see how capable we are of going after what we want, not when we’re ready or perfect, but right now. Listening shows us that the people living their dreams are human too: they have their own doubts, struggles, and setbacks, but keep moving anyway. IG @christinapengilly

  1. 1d ago

    #29 | Becoming a Mum in My 30's: My Honest Thoughts..

    Thank you for being here! 🤍 Disclaimer: If motherhood, fertility, loss or TTC is something that feels tender or difficult for you right now, please know there is absolutely no pressure to listen to this episode. Please take care of yourself first and if you are navigating something difficult in this space, I’m sending you so much love. 🤍 This episode is a really personal chat about becoming a mum in my 30s, why I’ve never questioned whether I want to be a mum, but why getting older has completely changed the way I think about when and how I enter motherhood. With three of my close friends becoming mums recently, motherhood has suddenly felt a lot closer and more tangible, and it’s had me thinking about what I want to experience, build and prioritise before I step into that season of my life. We get into: Why I’ve always known I want to be a mum How getting older has made me feel LESS rushed, not less certain Why I believe in “selfishly first, then selflessly” The foundations I’m intentionally trying to build before motherhood The things I want to experience with Cruise before we have kids Why I want to romanticise this current season of my life instead of constantly rushing towards the next one What I think motherhood will ask of me and why I want to be ready for it to be hard The kind of mum I want to be and the kind of woman I want to become The pressure around age, timelines and what the internet tells us about fertility The fears and “what ifs” I sometimes have about becoming a mum Why I’m learning to focus on what I can control now and surrender the rest Creating a life that gives me the freedom to choose what motherhood looks like for me This is obviously just my own experience and perspective, and I’m not here to tell anyone what they should or shouldn’t be doing before becoming a mum. Everyone’s journey is so different. 🤍 If you’re in your 20s or 30s and thinking about motherhood, I hope this conversation makes you feel a little less rushed and a little more grounded in your own timeline. Tag me in your stories (@christinapengilly) & share this with someone who needs to hear that there’s no one “right” way to prepare for motherhood 💌 ⁠⁠⁠📲 Instagram⁠⁠💌 ⁠⁠⁠Personal YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠❤️ Talk Therapy YouTube⁠⁠ Episodes drop weekly on Wednesdays. See you next week! xx

  2. Sep 8

    #28 | 'Lifemaxxing' is a Lie.

    Thank you for being here! This episode is for anyone who feels like they should be optimising every single part of their life right now and is quietly burning out trying to do it. The biggest performance on your FYP "lifemaxxing" aka the trend of trying to optimise your health, your career, your relationship, your body, your morning routine, all at once, all the time, and why it's one of the most unproductive things you can chase.. We get into: Why maxing everything at once is actually working against the outcome you wantWhy a regulated nervous system will always outperform an overwhelmed oneThe "balls in the air" analogy and why something always has to giveWhy intention, not maxing, is what actually gets you resultsThe season I intentionally pulled back so I could come back strongerWhy comparing your season to someone else's highlight reel is keeping you stuckDefining your own version of success and defending it, even when it looks different to everyone else'sWhy leaving space in your life gets you further than filling every second of itThe questions to ask yourself every few months to figure out what deserves your energy right now If you've ever felt like you're not doing enough because you're not doing all of it, this one's for you. Tag me in your stories (@christinapengilly) & share this with someone who needs to hear it's okay to not be maxing everything right now 💌 ⁠⁠📲 Instagram⁠ ⁠ 🤳🏼 Personal YouTube⁠ ⁠ ❤️ Talk Therapy YouTube⁠ Episodes drop weekly on Wednesdays. See you next week! xx

  3. Sep 1

    #27 | 5 Sentences That Re-Wired My Brain

    Thank you for being here! This episode is a bit different instead of one topic, I'm sharing the one liners and quotes I have collected over the years that have HUGELY shifted the way I see and move through life. These are the sentences I come back to when I'm doubting myself, when something falls apart, or when I need to remember why I keep going.some are mine, some are borrowed and given my own spin, but all of them live rent free in my head :))) We get into: Why your life isn't a result of what happens to you, it's a result of how you respondThe two-people-same-job story that changed how I see every hard thing that's ever happened to me"Why blame gives your power awayYou will either fail through action or fail through inaction, so choose wiselyWhy action (not time, not thinking) is what actually cures anxietyKnowing who you are removes the need to prove it - and what it means when you're still trying to prove somethingThe season of my life where I needed everyone to know how hard I was working, and what that was really aboutLife shrinks or expands in proportion to your courageMore is lost by indecision than by a wrong decisionWhy I believe even the detours are alignment, and how to actually trust thatRelax, nothing is under control (and why that's a relief, not a threat)Success without fulfillment is the ultimate failure - and what fulfillment actually looks like for me If you've ever needed a reminder mid-scroll, mid-spiral or mid-hard-day, this episode is basically my personal notes app read out loud. Tag me in your stories (@christinapengilly) & share this with someone who needs one of these today 💌 ⁠⁠📲 Instagram⁠ ⁠ 🤳🏼 Personal YouTube⁠ ⁠ ❤️ Talk Therapy YouTube⁠ Episodes drop weekly on Wednesdays. See you next week! xx

  4. Aug 25

    #26 | How to Keep Going When Life Feels Heavy

    Thank you for being here!This episode was actually prompted by a question a friend asked me recently: how do you keep showing up when you’re navigating something really hard behind the scenes? For a long time, I really struggled with that.I felt guilty sharing the good when something so hard was happening behind the scenes. I felt like posting my life without sharing the entire reality somehow made me dishonest. And at the same time, I knew I didn’t want to give the internet access to parts of my life, my family or my grief that I deeply wanted to protect.Over time, I’ve realised that both things are allowed to be true and one does not invalidate the other.We get into:* Navigating something incredibly difficult behind the scenes while still showing up for your life* Why you don’t owe the internet every detail of what you’re going through* The difference between being authentic and giving everyone access to your private life* Learning to protect your privacy without feeling like you’re hiding something* Why I struggled for years to share the good parts of my life without feeling guilty* The moment I finally opened up about struggling and why it changed the way I showed up completely* Allowing yourself to be seen without having to share every detail* How grief, happiness, gratitude and ambition can all exist at exactly the same time* Feeling guilty for having an amazing life while someone you love is struggling* Why your hardest seasons don’t have to become the reason you stop pursuing your dreams* Turning pain into purpose and using the things you cannot control to put the rest of your life into perspective* Why I now feel even more determined to take every opportunity I have* The mindset shift that helped me stop caring so much about the things that genuinely don’t matter* Giving yourself grace on the days where showing up simply isn’t possible* Knowing the difference between pushing yourself and actually needing to stop* Why some of the most sacred parts of your life should never make it to social media* Letting yourself experience the absolute depths of your pain AND the absolute heights of your joy* And of course sooo much more!!!There is a moment in this episode where I get emotional talking about my dad and something I’ve had to remind myself throughout this season: who am I to not go after every single dream I have when I know that’s exactly what he would want for me?Life gets to be really hard and really beautiful at the same time.On the days where you need to be in the hard, let yourself be there. But when you can get back up, keep moving forward, keep chasing the things that matter to you and keep creating a life that makes you proud.You are so much more capable of holding both than you probably give yourself credit for 🤍Tag me in your stories (@christinapengilly) & share this with someone who needs it 💌📲 Instagram - @christinapengilly🤳🏼 Personal YouTube - @christina.pengilly❤️ Talk Therapy YouTube - @TalkTherapy.PodcastEpisodes drop weekly on Wednesdays. See you next week! xx

  5. Aug 18

    #25 | Husband Q&A: Our Honest Views on Marriage, Money, Conflict & Roles

    Thank you for being here! This week’s guest is officially my most requested guest EVER! My husband, Cruise 🤍 We asked you guys what you wanted to know and ended up chatting for an hour and a half of us talking about marriage, relationships, money, FIFO, family, roles within our marriage and pretty much everything in between. You guys see Cruise online, but you don’t often get to hear this side of him. He is genuinely one of the most grounded, hardworking and intentional people I know, and sitting down together like this brought out the best conversations. This episode isn’t us telling you how to have the perfect relationship, it’s just an honest conversation about what has worked for us, what we’ve had to learn along the way and what seven years together has taught us about choosing each other and continuing to grow together. We get into: How we navigated five years of FIFO and why we actually think it helped our relationship in the beginning How we divide responsibilities in our relationship without subscribing to strict “50/50” rules Combining finances, having different incomes and finding a system that actually works for your relationship Our approach to money, property and delaying gratification for the life we want later The sacrifices behind building a life that might look very different from the outside Why making big life decisions doesn’t have to feel so permanent and how we’ve approached moving, work and taking risks together How our values changed after meeting each other and growing together Why we don’t believe you need to have everything perfectly aligned from day one Getting engaged young and why that level of commitment changed the way we approached hard seasons Conflict, communication and learning to actually listen instead of immediately defending yourself Why the repair after an argument matters more than never arguing in the first place The conversations we think couples should have before marriage, especially around kids and what life looks like when things get hard Maintaining independence in a relationship and why your partner doesn’t need to be your entire world Making time for your own hobbies without making your partner feel like they come second Being a united front And of course sooo much more!!! I am very grateful to call this man my husband and very excited for you guys to get to know him a little better through this one 🤍 Go find Cruise over on IG & YouTube at @cruisetubegolf and @cruise_pengilly on IG! Tag me in your stories (@christinapengilly) & share this with someone who needs it 💌 ⁠⁠📲 Instagram⁠ ⁠🤳🏼 Personal YouTube⁠ ⁠❤️ Talk Therapy YouTube⁠ Episodes drop weekly on Wednesdays. See you next week! xx

  6. Aug 11

    #24 | Shellee Rose - Breaking Generational Trauma & Building the Life She Was Never Given

    Thank you for being here! This episode touches on addiction, trauma, grief and loss. If today isn't the day for this one, honour that. We are sending you so much love. 🤍 This is one of those episodes that I genuinely cannot put into words. My best friend Shellee joined me and what followed was just over an hour of the most raw, real and honest conversation I have ever had on Talk Therapy. Shellee grew up surrounded by heavy addiction, became the black sheep who got out, raised her brother, navigated Crohn's disease, went through things that would break most people and somehow built what she describes as her absolute dream life. Not despite all of it. Because of it. This episode is not about having it all figured out. It is about choosing to show up anyway. We get into: Growing up surrounded by addiction and becoming the one who got outBeing the only person in your family who escapes that cycle and the guilt that comes with itWhy Shellee believes her family's purpose was to give her her purposeCrohn's disease and how her body finally forced her to stop burying everythingThe difference between being a victim and staying a victimBuilding an image of success to avoid being seen as broken and when that stopped workingSecondary gain what you are actually getting from the pain you say you don't wantWhy fulfillment comes from the inside first and the things secondThe duality of carrying grief every day while still building a beautiful lifeAcceptance and forgiveness and why they are the keys to everythingThe part no one talks about the guilt of thriving when the people you love aren'tWhy both truths get to exist at the same timeWhat it means to give life a red hot crack and get to 85 with no regretYou will overcome the things you never thought you would and that becomes your evidence If you don't already follow Shellee go find her @shelleerose🤍 Tag me in your stories (@christinapengilly) & share this with someone who needs it 💌 ⁠📲 Instagram  🤳🏼 Personal YouTube  ❤️ Talk Therapy YouTube Episodes drop weekly on Wednesdays. See you next week! xx

  7. Aug 4

    #23 | The Real Reason You Never Follow Through

    Thank you for being here! This episode is for anyone who has talked themselves out of something before they even tried, because someone else told them it was too hard, too risky or just not possible. Today I am going fully off the riff on something that I think about constantly and that I believe is one of the biggest things holding people back from the life they actually want. Other people's limitations are not your limitations. And the sooner you stop treating them like they are, the sooner everything changes. We get into: Why we blindly adopt other people's beliefs as our own - and how to stopThe podcast example - how I almost talked myself out of the best thing I've ever doneWhy someone else's truth is never the universal truthSecondary gain - what you are actually getting from the limitations you say you don't wantHow 90% of your decisions are made from your subconscious mind without you even knowingThe neck video that almost gave me an insecurity I never hadWhy your brain will always look for evidence to confirm what you already believeHow your actions (not other people's experiences) determine your realityReal examples of limitations people project onto you and what the actual truth isWhy hard things are not a sign to stop - they're a sign you're growingPoint the finger at yourself and why that actually gives you all the powerWhen someone says you can't, ask yourself "is this a fact or just their limitation?" I also get really honest about a season of my life where I adopted a belief that was never mine - and what it cost me until I figured out why I was holding onto it. This episode will make you want to go and do the thing you have been putting off. So consider this your sign. Tag me in your stories (@christinapengilly) & share this with someone who needs the kick up the bum today 💌 ⁠📲 Instagram 🤳🏼 Personal YouTube ❤️ Talk Therapy YouTube Episodes drop weekly on Wednesdays. See you next week! xx

  8. Jul 28

    #22 | Riley May - Pain is Inevitable, Suffering is Optional.

    Thank you for being here!This episode is for anyone who has ever looked at someone else's life and thought "they're so lucky" (Spoiler: they're not. They're just choosing differently than you are.)My gorg friend Riley May Dixon. one of the most quietly elite humans I know, joined me for what ended up being one of my favourite conversations on Talk Therapy yet. Riley is a brand new mum to the most beautiful little boy Mana, and this episode covers everything from eleven years of love, to cancer at seventeen, stepping away from business to fully becoming a mum, and why every single one of those decisions came from the same place.We get into:- Eleven years together - what it actually takes to love someone through every season- T being diagnosed with cancer six months into their relationship at fifteen and seventeen, and what that taught them about what a real problem actually is- Removing ego from every decision and following the path of least resistance- Stepping away from business in motherhood and why that was the most intentional thing she has ever done- Masculine and feminine energy in relationship, and why polarity changed everything for them- Why they have never been happier than they are right now with a newborn- Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional, and how Riley actually lives by this- The difference between luck and choices, and why what you see online is never the full story- How to contribute to your own suffering without even realising it- You sacrifice for the project, not for each other- The question everyone should ask themselves, if you couldn't post about it, would you have done it?- Trust is built through repetition and showing up when you don't want toThis episode will make you want to call your person, put your phone down and just be in your life.Go follow Riley @therileymay 🤍Tag me in your stories (@christinapengilly) & share this with someone who needs it!! 💌⁠📲 Instagram🤳🏼 Personal YouTube❤️ Talk Therapy YouTubeEpisodes drop weekly on Wednesdays. See you next week! xx

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Talking is Therapy, and Listening is Power. Sharing real, vulnerable, and empowering conversations about life, growth and the human experience, to inspire you to lead with courage, embrace the chaos, and stop letting fear get in the way of living your dream life. The less alone we realise we are in the hard times, the more we see how capable we are of going after what we want, not when we’re ready or perfect, but right now. Listening shows us that the people living their dreams are human too: they have their own doubts, struggles, and setbacks, but keep moving anyway. IG @christinapengilly

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    @christinapengilly
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    2026
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