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Back in the days of chronic pain and taking pain medication on the daily after brain surgery, I got a lot of sympathy from people. My family and friends would often ask me how I'm doing, what can they do for me, and if I was okay. The frustrating part was that they couldn't do much, but it was nice to know they cared. After hitting rockbottom and wanting out, I met my Professor of Neurology who gave me an alternative approach (listen here to the podcast I did with him) which eventually led to being pain free, happy and reclaiming myself. But during that process from pain to freedom, there was a deep fear of getting better, followed by thoughts like, "no one will care about you, no one will ask you how are you, no one will offer their time". I began to notice a pattern across my life, that part of me was conditioned to get love from being unwell or something being wrong. In today's episode I share how I let go of the belief that held me in the identity of a suffering victim and what was waiting for me as a result.LIVE EVENTS COMING UP!Sunday March 20th 2022 - Gather & Grow in Bendigohttps://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/kat-john-shine-rise-tickets-163318286391Sunday April 3rd 2022 - Sunday Meds IN REAL LIFE Melbournehttps://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sunday-meds-in-real-life-tickets-275462424527Follow me on insta:https://www.instagram.com/kat.john/Support the show

I've learned this lesson the hard way many times. Over the past two weeks with the intensity of the world, I could feel the guilt of getting on with my life, business and responsibilities kicking in. All I wanted to do was more and more for the NSW/QLD floods, and my batteries were running low.After a huge few days of helping organising Melbourne's mass donation drop for the floods, I looked at my week and it was full! My step daughters were coming back, coaching clients and guest speaking gigs for International Women's Day were ahead of me, and I thought, "if I don't pull back on the need to give out of guilt, I'll fry myself". Today's episode goes into how the guilt of being safe in a world where others are suffering can cause over giving for fear of being selfish or insensitive. There's a balance between giving and ensuring that you're filling yourself up. Have a listen to today's episode and lemme know your insights.LIVE EVENTS COMING UP!Sunday March 20th 2022 - Gather & Grow in Bendigohttps://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/kat-john-shine-rise-tickets-163318286391Sunday April 3rd 2022 - Sunday Meds IN REAL LIFE Melbournehttps://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sunday-meds-in-real-life-tickets-275462424527Follow me on insta:https://www.instagram.com/kat.john/Support the show

I was a YES gal! My immediate response was, "yeah sure, no worries", or, "yes of course, I'd be happy to", when in actual truth, I was not happy to. The immediate yes came from a people pleasing, validation seeking and "please see me as an awesome human" place that led me to go against my deep down values. This further led to burnout due to giving out my energy without replenishing it. Over the years I have learned to say no, which really messes with the people pleasing part of me. In today's episode I share with you one powerful and simple way that with practice, allows you to know if you truly want to say yes, or deeply want to say no. Enjoy xLIVE EVENTS COMING UP!Sunday March 20th 2022 - Gather & Grow in Bendigohttps://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/kat-john-shine-rise-tickets-163318286391Sunday April 3rd 2022 - Sunday Meds IN REAL LIFE Melbournehttps://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sunday-meds-in-real-life-tickets-275462424527Follow me on insta:https://www.instagram.com/kat.john/Support the show

Sometimes it's easy to forget how far you've come and be constantly looking forward to be your best self! I do that too as I use it as a way to step into who I choose to be, but there's a time and place to remember where you are now and where you have been in relation to that.Recently, I was doing a meditation when I was feeling doubtful about trusting the future I was moving towards. I imagined my future self came and took a seat next to me and gave me tender loving care, and a, "shhh, it's okay girl, everything is a-okay". It was mega comforting, and then something very special took place. All my previous selves appeared in my imagination and took a seat next to me too, reminding me that where I am NOW is where my previous selves have wanted to be. It was a humbling moment that took me out of stressing about the future, and being totally proud of where I'm at now.Listen to today's episode for juicy deets and golden nuggets.LIVE EVENTS COMING UP! Sunday March 20th 2022 - Gather & Grow in Bendigohttps://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/kat-john-shine-rise-tickets-163318286391Sunday April 3rd 2022 - Sunday Meds IN REAL LIFE Melbournehttps://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sunday-meds-in-real-life-tickets-275462424527Follow me on insta:https://www.instagram.com/kat.john/FLOOD APPEALI’ve donated to: @happilyheiferafter to help these legends rebuild their animal sanctuary for reduced animals@vinniesnsw via https://donate.vinnies.org.au/appeals-nsw/vinnies-nsw-flood-appeal@vinniesqld via https://donate.vinnies.org.au/appeals-qld/vinnies-disaster-appeal-qld-2022Both Vinnies sites show you what you will be contributing with your donation.Support the show

My youngest step daughter said to me, "Kitty, when will the world get a break?" My heart, oh my heart. She's at that age now where she's aware and also bombarded with information about the world and can't un-see or un-hear what she's taken in.I get that there's always things going on in the world that are less than ideal, even cruel. It pains me to see people treating one another poorly, animals being seen as waste products or food, and the planet being stripped of its natural beauty.When I get like this, I know I need to shift my head, because I'm heading into dooms day mentality. I do truly believe to my core that if we humans took greater responsibility of ourselves, knew ego from Truth, head from heart and acted in alignment with our values, the shit that we do to each other, sentient beings and our home would would reduce.Today's episode is a raw one from my heart.  LINKSWhere to find me ...Are you ready to do the work with me? Checkout The Legends:https://katjohn.com.au/the-legends/Take your meds with me through my meditation platform. 3 day FREE trial:https://katjohn.com.au/meds/Follow me on insta:https://www.instagram.com/kat.john/FLOOD APPEALI’ve donated to: @happilyheiferafter to help these legends rebuild their animal sanctuary for reduced animals@vinniesnsw via https://donate.vinnies.org.au/appeals-nsw/vinnies-nsw-flood-appeal@vinniesqld via https://donate.vinnies.org.au/appeals-qld/vinnies-disaster-appeal-qld-2022Both Vinnies sites show you what you will be contributing with your donation.Support the show

I had one of those epic mornings recently, where I got to do all the things I love without time pressure and I friggen loved it! I call these kinds of mornings my "top shelf" self care moments.I have three levels of self care - top shelf level, first shelf level and bench top level. Bench top level self care is where I do the non negotiables, no matter how full my schedule is. This includes moving my body, journalling or meditation.First shelf level is where I take a little more time with the non negotiables. I'm not as rushed and I might take my meditation and journalling into nature with my decaf soy latte. I walk a little longer or hang back after boxing to chat with my coach. I'll add in a coffee catch up during the week.Top shelf level self care is where time is not a thing and I milk the shit outta what I'm doing, who I'm with and fall into the things that bring me joy.Have a listen and I'd love to hear what your top shelf level of self care is. Please also reach out if you struggle to put into place bench top level self care. Lotsa love xSupport the show

I've judged the feminine hard. For a long time I've viewed being "feminine" as being weak and offering no value to the world. This judgement stemmed from how I viewed my mum.She stopped nursing when my brother and I were born, to be there for us whilst my Dad worked. In my little head, I made up the belief that women have nothing much to give, whilst men go out there and get shit done. As a result, I hyper-idealised the masculine, putting all my eggs in doing, pushing, proving and working hard. Giving myself a break, time, the luxury of space to be, wander, feel and do as I please has been hard for me. My egoic beliefs flare up when I want to rest and my thoughts hammer me, saying. "you're lazy, you're a loser, you're a nobody".Over the last two years a new way forward has been calling me, and I've been listening. The resistance to balancing out the masculine and feminine in me has been real, but, worth it. Have a listen to today's episode and lemme know your insights and takeaways.LINKSWhere to find me ...Are you ready to do the work with me? Checkout The Legends:https://katjohn.com.au/the-legends/Take your meds with me through my meditation platform. 3 day FREE trial:https://katjohn.com.au/meds/Follow me on insta:https://www.instagram.com/kat.john/Support the show

My boxing coach, Roger and Tania from Fit2Box, threw me into the ring and my ego shat itself. I've been happy training on the pads, on the bags and in the ring with them doing drills. So when they said, "hey, jump in the ring with Mikayla" (who by the way is a boxing beast and has been training for one year), all my shit came up!"No I'm not ready! I'll look like a dick in front of her and them. I'm amateur and will make a fool of myself", plus SO MUCH MORE. These barrage of thoughts came in hot and strong within seconds and I was thinking how the fuck to get out of it. Instead, I chose to focus on learning and growing from this and steer my fks away from the thoughts in my head.Today's episode is a goodie if your head and limiting stories are currently messing with you, and stopping you from trying something new. LINKSWhere to find me ...Are you ready to do the work with me? Checkout The Legends:https://katjohn.com.au/the-legends/Take your meds with me through my meditation platform. 3 day FREE trial:https://katjohn.com.au/meds/Follow me on insta:https://www.instagram.com/kat.john/Support the show

When people say, "just be yourself", that can be uber confusing to decide which "self" to be.There's a self in all of us that has an agenda and guideline for how you HAVE to be in order to be loved, accepted, valued or the most powerful. This is the self that you'll put forward on dates, job interviews, around friends or new people without even thinking. It's an automatic patterned response directed from your ego to act and behave in a certain way to get an unmet need validated. Then there is another Self. This part of you has no agenda - it only wants what's best for your deepest and highest good. This Self watches, observes and notices how you think, act and behave and asks, "does this feel true to you?" It's the Self that is here to help you be You without the need to impress, adapt yourself, be a chameleon, be the class clown, be the most powerful. It has no agenda. Today's episode is a goodie to buckle up and listen in. Lemme know your takeaways. LINKSWhere to find me ...Are you ready to do the work with me? Checkout The Legends:https://katjohn.com.au/the-legends/Take your meds with me through my meditation platform. 3 day FREE trial:https://katjohn.com.au/meds/Follow me on insta:https://www.instagram.com/kat.john/Support the show

In the last two years I have leaned in on knowing how I act, behave, think and feel pre period, during period and post period. Prior to that, I just thought I was nuts and coo-coo and tried to push through however I was feeling. These days, my body ain't having it.I've learned about the four phases of menstruation - summer, autumn, winter and spring. I've listened more to what my body needs and what's going on, noticing when I have more energy, creative juices, low vibes and nothing to give. It's been really cool to honour this layer of being a woman.In today's episode I share what I'm like during the different phases and let you in on the weird and wonderful behaviours I get up to. It feels nice not to suppress how I am for how I think I have to be. Support the show