Best Steph Claire Smith Podcasts (2024)

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There’s no perfect in parenting - KICBUMP with Lael Stone 47:42

1d ago47:42

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You can’t be what you can’t see and for most of us (for better or worse) our only parental role models will be the people that raised us. So are we destined to raise our children in the same way that our parents raised us? And if you want to parent differently…how can you unlearn the way you were brought up? Lael Stone is a speaker, educator and au…

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In Conversation with Kirsty Bryant - Australia's first Uterus Transplant Recipient. 47:42

1d ago47:42

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Send us a Text Message. Kirsty Bryant, Australia's first uterus transplant recipient, shares her incredible journey of fertility, childbirth, and life-threatening complications. From her brother's battle with cancer to her own near-death experience during childbirth, Kirsty's story is one of resilience, hope, and the pursuit of motherhood. Kirsty B…

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Paul Blackburne: Why cars, boats and houses won’t make you happy 44:26

4d ago44:26

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Paul Blackburne built a property company that in 2016 land him on the Financial Review Rich List with an estimated $536 million fortune. He’s also seen other people make lots of money and says there’s a success trap entrepreneurs need to be mindful of. This podcast is sponsored by Commonwealth Private To find out more about Commonwealth Private cli…

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Which household item have you used to…y’know 😉 33:44

4d ago33:44

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This week it’s Laura’s turn to be thrown under the bus! We searched far and wide for someone in Laura’s life who could tell an embarrassing story about her and this week we finally got one - her oldest friend Bec, who shared a story of the time Laura revealed what she household item she used to get…intimate with. Plus we listened to an episode of S…

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A how-to guide for making friends as an adult - Two Broke Chicks/besties Sal + Al 49:24

9d ago49:24

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Sal & Al met in their office kitchen, fell in friendship love, and six months later they had matching tattoos. In the 7 years that have followed, they’ve gone through romantic and friendship break ups, work, travel, starting a podcast, building a business and writing a book together, so they’re pretty much experts on friendship at this point. One o…

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In Conversation with Fiona - Davaa House 46:26

9d ago46:26

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Send us a Text Message. In today's episode, Kell & Soph catch up briefly about their health, discuss the updates they've received, and talk about the next steps. We engage in a wonderful conversation with Fiona, the founder, and owner of the remarkable Davaar House. We're incredibly lucky to have this amazing place that instantly evokes feelings of…

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Do you wax your butt? 36:26

11d ago36:26

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It’s an intimate one today! In a recent episode of The Kardashians, Khloe made a comment about people having hair down there and Laura wants to talk about it. Does laser hurt more than waxing? Do you remove hair from your butt? And Steph shares the time she tried out her waxing skills on Josh. Then we check in on the goals we set ourselves at the s…

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She Built an AI Product Manager Bringing in Six Figures—As A Side Hustle - Ep. 24 with Claire Vo 1:04:48

14d ago1:04:48

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Claire Vo built ChatPRD—an on-demand chief product officer powered by AI. It’s now used by over 10,000 product managers and is pulling in six figures in revenue. The best part? Claire has a demanding day job as the CPO at LaunchDarkly. So she built all of ChatPRD herself—over the weekend—with AI. I sat down with Claire to talk about how ChatPRD wor…

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Parenting with a prosthetic leg - KICBUMP with Jess Quinn 42:39

16d ago42:39

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Jess Quinn was one of our very first KICPOD guests way back in 2019. This week Jess returns, but this time for KICBUMP, after welcoming her first daughter Marla into the world last November. In our first conversation with Jess she shared her story of childhood cancer and having one of her legs amputated when she was nine years old. In this episode,…

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In Conversation with Chloe Geeves 42:09

16d ago42:09

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Send us a Text Message. Chloe Geeves shares her experience with bowel cancer and the challenges she has faced over the past four years. She discusses her diagnosis, treatment, and the impact it has had on her everyday life. Chloe also talks about the importance of sharing her story to raise awareness and help others. She opens up about the emotiona…

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REAL TALK – A day in the life + Parenthood is going global 32:46

17d ago32:46

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Brought to you by @bambimini.co This is our final episode before our mini break. We are answering our audience’s top question; how is everyone juggling it all? We certainly are no experts and we drop balls all the time, but in this Real Talk episode we discuss: 🎙 Leonie’s solo trip to the US, preparing the kids and taking her mic with her 🎙 What ou…

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How Richard White went from AC/DC luthier to Australia's 11th richest person 1:00:25

18d ago1:00:25

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Richard White wanted to be a rock and roll star. He ended up developing software for companies in the logistics industry. In 1994 he founded Wise Tech Global and is now the 11th wealthiest person in Australia. To ask a question, email howimadeit@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Commonwealth Private To find out more about Commonwealth Private cl…

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Who gets to take the family toothpaste on holiday? 40:11

18d ago40:11

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If you’re going away by yourself, do you take the family toothpaste or do you buy a spare toothpaste and leave the family toothpaste at home? Steph and Laura have been doing a lot of traveling recently and this week we find out who buys a spare and who takes the family toothpaste (leaving their partner without). Plus we always suggest calling 1800 …

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What Do LLMs Tell Us About the Nature of Language—And Ourselves? - Ep. 23 with Robin Sloan 53:49

22d ago53:49

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An interview with best-selling sci-fi novelist Robin Sloan One of my favorite fiction writers, New York Times best-selling author Robin Sloan, just wrote the first novel I’ve seen that’s inspired by LLMs. The book is called Moonbound, and Robin originally wanted to write it with language models. He tried doing this in 2016 with a rudimentary model …

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Confidence, limiting beliefs & the stories we tell ourselves - Ashani Dante & Fi Sanford from The Flourish Journey 58:25

23d ago58:25

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Ashani Dante and Fi Sanford are the Founder and CEO of The Flourish Journey, an organisation committed to supporting teenage girls to become empowered, resilient and connected adults. They help young girls to cultivate their own self-awareness and self-confidence, but this doesn’t mean that Ashani & Fi feel confident at all times. In this episode A…

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It's not Kate's time 54:33

23d ago54:33

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Send us a Text Message. Kate shares her experience of dealing with personal and technical challenges during the recording. The conversation then transitions to discussing Kate's journey as a mother and her battle with cancer. She talks about leaving her drug-addicted husband and the difficulties of being a single mother. Kate then reveals her stage…

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REAL TALK – Our 20 yr high school reunion + reflections from our teens 30:03

24d ago30:03

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Want to know what we were like in high school? Well Liv and I just had our 20 year reunion and are sharing all the tee, including: 🎙 Our high school personalities and yes we were as cool as you think… 🎙 What we’ve learnt from our parents way of parenting 🎙 Msn messenger, Linx Africa, passion pop reflections 🎙 Debating meetings sponsored by Woodstoc…

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Steph’s therapy update 26:53

25d ago26:53

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Steph’s been seeing a therapist for the past few months and in today’s episode she shares how it’s been going, what she’s learned from it, and she and Laura reflect on how valuable it’s been for both of them to speak to someone unbiased who you can be totally truthful with. Then Laura reflects on completing the Kic Run 10 - 21km program and complet…

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Is NotebookLM—Google's Research Assistant—the Ultimate Tool For Thought? - Ep.22 with Steven Johnson 56:16

28d ago56:16

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We use it to find bestselling author Steven Berlin Johnson’s next project. I sat down with bestselling author Steven Johnson to see if we could come up with a concept for his next project—using AI. The results were amazing. We loaded 200,000 words of NASA transcripts and all of Steven’s reading notes since 1999 into NotebookLM, Google’s personalize…

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So…Do I Want Kids? - with Laura Henshaw & Dalton Henshaw 47:41

30d ago47:41

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For the final episode of the miniseries Laura sits down with her husband Dalton. How does he feel about Laura doing this miniseries? What are his own fears around having children? Is it selfish if they never have children? And finally…do Laura & Dalton want kids? Then we hear from you about what the series has taught you. And Laura reflects on what…

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In Conversation with Steph Claire Smith 37:57

30d ago37:57

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Send us a Text Message. In this conversation, Kellie and Steph discuss various topics related to parenting, mental health, and work-life balance. They share their experiences as mothers and the challenges they face in finding the right balance between work and family. They also touch on the concept of mom guilt and the pressure to have it all figur…

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Q&A with Dr Golly; fussy eaters, screen time, relationship challenges, welcoming a second child (part 2) 27:54

1M ago27:54

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Brought to you by Bambi Mini Co. This week I’m chatting with Dr Golly and he is answering your burning questions including: 🎙 Why the early years of parenting can be tough on relationships 🎙 How to navigate fussy eaters 🎙 Why screen time isn’t all that bad 🎙 How to empower toddlers when baby number 2 arrives And so much more… For more on our episod…

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Steph Claire Smith’s top tips to building a social media empire 57:47

1M ago57:47

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How a back of the napkin plan put fitness star Steph Claire Smith on the Young Rich List. To ask a question, email howimadeit@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Commonwealth Private To find out more about Commonwealth Private click here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Australian Financial Review

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Our thoughts on Sydney vs Melbourne Fashion Week 29:18

1M ago29:18

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Sydney Fashion Week was a few weeks ago and it raised important conversations about who gets invited, who gets photographed, and how the event leaves people feeling afterwards, so this week we reflect on our own experiences of attending Melbourne and Sydney Fashion Weeks both as guests and walking in shows. Then we take a trip down memory lane to r…

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"My partner wants kids and I don’t. Should we break up?" - with Laura Henshaw 54:04

1M ago54:04

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The decision to have children is a personal one but if you’re in a relationship, the decision is one that you can’t make on your own. So what do you do if you find yourself in a situation where your partner wants kids but you’re not ready…or you want kids and your partner isn’t ready? Or what if you want children…but you don’t have anyone to have t…

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Trailer: What is AI & I? 1:45

1M ago1:45

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Learn how the smartest people in the world are using AI to think, create, and relate. Each week I interview founders, filmmakers, writers, investors, and others about how they use AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Midjourney in their work and in their lives. We screen-share through their historical chats and then experiment with AI live on the sho…

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Does our fertility really fall off a cliff at 35? - with Laura Henshaw 50:40

1M ago50:40

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For many women in their 20’s and 30’s, the tick of the biological clock can be deafening. We’re told our fertility falls off a cliff at 35 years old, so if we want children, we’d better get moving. When you add on messaging around the desire to be a “young” mum to keep up with your children, this only adds to the pressure that many women feel to ma…

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The Challenges and Rewards of Nursing - In Conversation with Nurse Ellie 51:27

1M ago51:27

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Send us a Text Message. The conversation between Kellie and Ellie covers various topics related to nursing and healthcare. Ellie shares her experiences as a nurse and the challenges she faces, including the emotional toll of the job and the lack of adequate pay. They also discuss the impact of COVID-19 on nursing and the healthcare system. Ellie ta…

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Q&A with Dr Golly; preparing for kids, overcoming mental health challenges, tantrums (part 1) 31:00

1M ago31:00

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Brought to you by Bambi Mini Co. This week I’m chatting with Dr Golly and he is answering your burning questions including: 🎙 How we can best plan for kids 🎙 Overcoming mental health challenges as parents 🎙 Why my 4 year old’s tantrums were worse than the terrible 2’s and 3’s 🎙 How Dr Golly felt when he first became a dad And so much more… For more…

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IUD or I-U-Don’t? Steph’s big decision 34:43

1M ago34:43

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It’s a mixed bag this week! Steph has a raspy voice (the sick kind…not the sexy kind) and Laura has a story about a dryer gone wrong and she wants to know what you would do if you were in the same situation. Then Steph shares the decision she recently made to get her IUD removed. And we call relationship coach (and friend of the podcast) Megan Lusc…

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Career + children. Can I have both? - with Laura Henshaw 55:02

1M ago55:02

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The most common fear we heard from you while planning this series, was what children would do to your career. Progression, relevancy, loss of superannuation, loss of identity, and comments like "why would you have kids if you're going to go back to work," all contribute to women making the decision to have children. And with increased rates of home…

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Do I need to be 100% sure I want kids? - with Laura Henshaw 44:43

1M ago44:43

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If you're talking to people about the decision to have children it’s likely you’ve heard a version of this - “parenting is really hard so if you’re not 100% sure that you want children…don’t do it”. This episode is here to challenge that idea. The reasons people say not to have children are very convincing - you’ll never sleep again, your relations…

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In Conversation with Teish & Georgia Ward 54:22

1M ago54:22

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Send us a Text Message. Teish and Georgia share their joint life experience, from a severe motorbike accident to a cancer diagnosis. Teish recounts the accident, where she was a passenger on a motorbike and crashed into a brick fence, resulting in severe injuries and multiple surgeries. The accident left Teish with lasting scars and physical limita…

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REAL TALK – Our thoughts on female violence and gender inequality 27:07

1M ago27:07

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Brought to you by @elan.houseofwellness. This week we lend our voices to the many people who are speaking up about female violence. We discuss: 🎙 Our thoughts on media reports re female violence 🎙 What more we think needs to be done and 🎙 How gender inequality as playing out in organisations 🎙 What we can do to shift the needle, as mother’s to boys…

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Mark Woodland: From Maccas to building a $100m company with zero qualifications 54:19

2M ago54:19

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Mark Woodland was expanding his education start-up before realising he’d overlooked a critical component for its success. He had to fix it, even if it meant a bunch of staff walked out the door. To ask a question, email howimadeit@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Commonwealth Private To find out more about Commonwealth Private click here See om…

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We hate when people say “stay in your lane”. Get out of your lane!! 34:02

2M ago34:02

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Laura came in with a rant this week! So the next time you think about commenting “stay in your lane”...think again. And one of you asked a tricky question about splitting the bill when you go out for dinner. You asked: “Is it stingy to ask to not to pay for alcohol I haven’t drunk it? So Laura & Steph take it to the Kic Court to decide! Do you agre…

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Can I be childfree and still feel fulfilled? - with Laura Henshaw 48:57

2M ago48:57

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Whether it’s biological, circumstantial, financial, environmental, a result of trauma, or simply because you don’t want to, the reasons why people decide to be childfree are as diverse as the reasons why people decide to be parents. For many people, the decision to be childfree is met with comments like “you’ll change your mind,” or “you won’t know…

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Kevin Roose Has 18 New Best Friends—And They're All AIs - Ep. 21 49:38

2M ago49:38

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New York Times journalist Kevin Roose has 18 new friends—none of whom are human. Kevin formed a collection of “friends”—AI personas with distinct personalities and backstories—using apps like Kindroid and Nomi. Among these were fitness guru Jared, San Francisco-based therapist Peter, and pragmatic trial lawyer Anna. He talked to them every day for …

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Do I want children or does society want me to have children? with Laura Henshaw 39:10

2M ago39:10

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You meet someone, you get married, you have children. Right? That’s been the status quo for so long that it can be hard to imagine an alternative. For so many people who don’t feel called to be a parent, that path doesn’t feel right. But if you’ve grown up in a world where everyone you know, and everyone you follow, and every character in every mov…

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Finding Strength in the Darkest Moments 47:29

2M ago47:29

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Send us a Text Message. In this conversation, Sophie and Kellie have a casual catch-up and discuss various health updates. Sophie talks about her recent discovery that eggs are a trigger for her and her struggles with hormonal imbalances and migraines. Kellie shares her positive outlook and the progress she's made in her career with the help of her…

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MOTHERS DAY w Steph Claire Smith – How I get my sexy back as a mum, handling conflict & rejection (part 2) 23:30

2M ago23:30

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Brought to you by Elan House of Wellness. Back by popular demand, this week it’s part 2 of our conversation with Melbourne mum and Kic co-founder Steph Claire Smith. We answer your questions including: 🎙 Low sex drive since becoming a parent 🎙 Inequality when it comes to the household 🎙 Handling endless business rejection 🎙 Hustle vs rest And so mu…

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Do I Want Kids? a miniseries with Laura 6:13

2M ago6:13

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Having children is one of the biggest decisions we'll ever make. And for many people between the ages of 20 - 40, who don't feel called to be a parent, this question can be all-consuming. It was for Laura. Last year Laura opened up on the podcast for the first time about her anxieties about having children. Your messages of support, encouragement, …

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When old exercise patterns trigger us 27:45

2M ago27:45

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We talk a lot about rebuilding our relationship to food but we don’t talk as much about our relationship to exercise. Off the back of Laura’s HIIT classes in the Kic app, and the D&M we responded to last week about listening to your body, we wanted to talk about it. And just like our relationship to food - even when you’re in a good spot with exerc…

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Letting kids fail & encouraging a growth mindset - KICBUMP with Jess Sanders 29:37

2M ago29:37

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Jess Sanders is a social worker and children’s author. Her latest book ‘You Can Do Hard Things - A Little One’s Guide For Not Giving Up’ helps children see disappointments as opportunities. A growth mindset empowers children to believe in themselves and reach their full potential. From building blocks, to learning times tables, children are constan…

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In Conversation with Rhiannon Edwards 45:11

2M ago45:11

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Send us a Text Message. This week, Rhiannon Edwards will share her personal journey with stage 3 bowel cancer. She will discuss the anxious period of awaiting results, the onset of her cancer and her chemotherapy experience. Rhiannon will open up about the initial shock of being diagnosed with cancer, the array of emotions she has gone through and …

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MOTHERS DAY w Steph Claire Smith – Regaining my sense of self, violence against women, business (part 1) 30:19

2M ago30:19

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Parenthood Mother's Day Special - Brought to you by Elan House of Wellness. Back by popular demand, this week to celebrate Mother’s Day we are chatting with Melbourne mum and Kic co-founder Steph Claire Smith. We go deep and discuss: 🎙 Steph’s current focus on inner work, authenticity and blocking out other’s expectations 🎙 Thoughts on violence aga…

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Nick Bell's first business flopped, his next made him millions 56:00

2M ago56:00

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Serial entrepreneur Nick Bell sits down with Julie-anne Sprague to chat about his latest business venture, which aims to help people live longer. He also details his recent trip to Mexico, where he spent $700,000 on injections to alter his genes. To ask a question, email howimadeit@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Commonwealth Private To find o…

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Are you an overthinker? Welcome to the club 31:12

2M ago31:12

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Our stories of overthinking and overexplaining! Laura shares what happened when she spent the day rubbing her eyes and tried to buy three bottles of wine on a Friday night (without looking in the mirror) and Steph reveals a recent email fail. Then we hear your stories of overthinking. Overthinkers, hypochondriacs, anxious girlies…you’re all welcome…

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Is Prompting the Future of Coding? - Ep. 20 with Nick Dobos 57:25

2M ago57:25

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Nick Dobos, maker of the #1 programming GPT, on prompt-gramming with AI You can go from having an idea to deploying a live website in minutes. All you have to do is prompt Grimoire, the number-one custom GPT for programming, with an image or even a single word about your idea. As you watch the LLM process your request, Grimoire works with a web hos…

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How Ash Paraskevas built her self-confidence back from rock bottom 35:42

2M ago35:42

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When Ash Paraskevas was in her early 20’s she was in a longterm relationship, studying law (as the first person in her family to attend uni) and competing in Miss World. From the outside - it looked like she had it all. But inside she was struggling with severe anxiety, depression, domestic abuse and changing everything about herself to try and fit…

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