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In this episode, Steve and I sit down to share a conversation we’ve been having privately for a while now — about the importance of true support in a relationship, especially when one person is going through a season of deep inner change.Right now, Steve is in the thick of that kind of season. He’s been in deep contemplation about his life, his family, and what’s shaped him without even realising it. A huge part of that has been facing the generational impact of his family being murdered in Auschwitz. For so long, without even connecting the dots, he’s been carrying this invisible weight — the need to accumulate, achieve, control, and “secure” everything in his life as a way of trying to feel safe. But no matter how much he had… the safety never fully landed.And that’s what’s starting to unravel now.What we speak to in this episode is what it takes to hold space for each other when one of you is falling apart in the best possible way. Not fixing. Not rescuing. Not getting impatient or making it mean something about you. Just staying soft, curious, steady.Steve shares how much it’s meant to him to feel met in this space — to not be rushed, or judged, or told how to move through it. And I speak honestly about what it’s like on the other side — to stay grounded in love and let someone evolve in front of you without needing to shape the outcome.This one’s tender. Real. And a reminder that love doesn’t always look like doing something big — sometimes it’s in the quiet, consistent choice to just be there.Buy my book, Authentic - coming home to your true self - AUS, EUR, USACoach with me 1:1 - Book a 20-minute call nowThe Good Life - be the first to know hereSunday Meds - live event by the beach, June 22nd Write into us - let us know what you want to hearwww.katjohn.com.auSupport the show

In this episode, I’m talking about something that’s been landing deeply for me lately… the shift into midlife — and more importantly, the shift into living the life I’ve worked so bloody hard to create.Over the last 17 years, I’ve poured energy, time, tears, grit, therapy, growth, healing, coaching, and a whole lot of “let’s go again” into building a life that’s actually in good knick. My relationships are honest, my work is aligned, my body is cared for, my mind is steady(ish), and my heart is full.The wheel of life — that tool I teach, coach from, and reflect on often — is feeling juicy across the board. Not perfect, but solid. Lived in. Deepened.And now I’m asking myself… What is this chapter about?Carl Jung speaks of the “morning of life” and the “afternoon of life.” How the things that served us in the morning — chasing, striving, collecting — must be let go of in the afternoon to make room for new meaning. That’s what I feel unfolding now. The afternoon of life isn’t emptier, it’s just different. It’s more still. More honest. Less proving, more being.So today I’m riffing on that. On letting myself enjoy my life without guilt. On not needing to earn joy or rest or a Wednesday spent in the garden. On trusting that this slower, steadier pace is not a backslide — it’s the reward. It’s the good life, lived.🎧 Tune in, reflect, and if it resonates, share it with someone who's also entering the afternoon of their life — or maybe just starting to live like they’ve finally arrived.Kat xBuy my book - AUS, EUR, USACoach with me - Book a 20-minute call nowThe Good Life - be the first to know hereWrite into us - let us know what you want to hearwww.katjohn.com.auSupport the show

Steve and I were out on a hike recently, one of those soul-clearing walks where the body moves and the heart starts to open. We asked each other a simple but big question: “If you died tomorrow, would there be anything you’d regret? Anything you wish you’d done, experienced, or seen?”It hit us both, deeper than we expected.And you know what surprised us? It wasn’t about all the things we hadn’t done yet. Not the trips we hadn’t taken, or the projects we hadn’t started, or some massive milestone we missed. It was this: we wish we had allowed ourselves to actually enjoy the life we already have—more.Like, properly soak it in. Let it land. Not rush through it or stress over what’s next or what still needs fixing… but actually be in it.It was such a wake-up call. Because we’ve worked hard to create a life we love. We’ve made big changes, taken risks, healed a lot. We’ve built something beautiful together—and yet, even with all of that, there’s still this pull toward the next thing, the improvement, the fixing, the striving. And in that striving, we realised: we’ve been skimming past the gold that’s already here.This conversation cracked us open. We spoke about how hard it is sometimes to actually let ourselves enjoy what we’ve created. How uncomfortable it can feel to pause and receive. Because there’s a part of us, like many of us, that still carries the old programming—“you’ve got to earn your joy,” “you’ve got to keep pushing,” “don’t get too comfortable.”But what if this—this right here—is already enough? What if joy isn’t something we have to chase or achieve, but something we’re allowed to feel now, exactly as things are?That question on the hike reminded us: we don’t want to get to the end of our lives having missed it. Missed the softness of the morning light, or the way our daughter laughs, or the quiet moments where everything’s okay and nothing needs to be fixed.So this episode is us going there. Raw, reflective, and real. We’re sharing the stuff that stirred in us, and what we’re choosing to do differently now—not later, now—so we can actually live the life we’ve got.We hope it gets you thinking. Maybe even helps you pause. Because it’s so easy to forget—but this moment? It’s the one we’ve got. Let’s not miss it.Buy my book - AUS, EUR, USACoach with me - Book a 20-minute call nowWrite into us - let us know what you want to hearwww.katjohn.com.auSupport the show

I’m in a season of patience right now. Not the soft, gentle kind that feels like a warm hug—but the gritty, uncomfortable kind that stretches you in all directions while whispering, “You asked for this.”Because I did. I asked for a soul level-up. I said yes to deeper alignment, more truth, more clarity. And now I’m in the thick of it. Not doing the work—being worked on.There’s a quietness to this chapter. A stillness. And to be honest? I don’t love it. I feel tired. Lethargic. Foggy. Like I’m in some kind of energetic surgery and all I can do is lay still and let the reshaping happen. Meanwhile, my mind is doing cartwheels. “Why is this taking so long?” “Am I going backwards?” “Shouldn’t I be more productive?” “How long will this take?”And yet… the part of me that knows—the one not caught up in fear or timeline obsession—keeps reminding me: This is the work. This, right here. The waiting. The resting. The allowing. Letting go of needing to understand it all while I’m still inside it.So if you’re here too—suspended between who you’ve been and who you’re becoming—I see you. This space is sacred, even if it feels messy and slow. Patience isn’t passive. It’s powerful. And sometimes, the biggest transformation doesn’t come from what we do—but from what we’re willing to let be done to us.So I’m here. In it. Not rushing. Not resisting (well, trying not to).Just holding myself gently in the becoming.Buy my book - AUS, EUR, USACoach with me - Book a 20-minute call nowWrite into us - let us know what you want to hearwww.katjohn.com.auSupport the show

I found something the other day—a letter buried in the pages of my 2020 journal. A letter from my future self—2023 Kat—written to 2020 Kat. And reading it now, with the perspective I have today, it hit me in a way I didn’t expect.At the time, I was deep in my own push-and-pull with faith and action. Some days, I’d sit back and wait for the universe to do its thing, expecting clarity to just arrive—for the right opportunities, ideas, and next steps to be delivered to me, neatly wrapped with a bow. Other days, I’d swing hard in the other direction—hustling, grinding, trying to do it all on my own, convinced that if I didn’t keep moving, everything would fall apart.And the letter? It reflected exactly what I needed to hear back then.My future self didn’t say, “Kat, just trust, the universe has got you.” She also didn’t say, “Kat, work harder, you’re not doing enough.”She said, “Keep going. Keep showing up. Keep making space for what’s unseen, and also take the next best step. Don’t force. Don’t wait. Move in alignment, and trust that what’s meant for you will meet you along the way.”And that’s it, isn’t it? That’s the dance.We don’t just sit back and hope. And we don’t just push until we break. We trust and we move. We listen and we act.You plant the seed, but you also water it. You set the intention, but you also take the step. You trust that life is guiding you, but you also meet it halfway.So, if you’re in that place right now—either waiting too much or pushing too hard—I want you to ask yourself:Where am I waiting when I should be moving?Where am I forcing when I should be trusting?Where am I out of balance in this dance?Because the magic, the alignment, the things you couldn’t have orchestrated if you tried—they don’t just show up because you wish for them.They meet you on the path.Buy my book - AUS, EUR, USACoach with me - Book a 20-minute call nowWrite into us - let us know what you want to hearwww.katjohn.com.auSupport the show

There’s something incredibly powerful about choosing yourself—not from fear, not from old wounds, but from deep, grounded self-worth. And today’s guest, KG, embodies that in every way.If you’ve read Authentic: Coming Home to Your True Self, you’ll remember KG’s story—where she was, what she was navigating, and the work we did together to help her see her patterns, her ego, and what was running the show beneath the surface. Back then, she was in a relationship, doing the deep work of untangling old beliefs about her worth, love, and what she thought she had to do to be chosen.Now? She’s in a completely different chapter—single, standing fully in her worth, and having walked away from that relationship not because of drama, not because of a breaking point, but because she knew in her bones it was time.In this episode, KG shares what it was like to navigate the ending of that relationship with grace, respect, and clarity—without falling into old patterns of staying too long, doubting herself, or making herself smaller. We talk about what it really takes to exit something not because you’re running, but because you’re rooted in knowing what serves you.She didn’t repeat her old cycles. She didn’t let her ego convince her to stay out of fear, guilt, or obligation. Instead, she leaned into everything we worked through—noticing the beliefs, challenging the narratives, and leading herself from truth rather than survival.This is the kind of conversation that reminds us what’s possible when we do the real work—when we stop settling, when we stop making ourselves wrong for wanting more, and when we stand in the deep knowing that our worth isn’t up for debate.KG’s story is one of courage, self-respect, and radical ownership—and I can’t wait for you to hear it. Let’s dive in.Buy my book - AUS, EUR, USACoach with me - Book a 20-minute call nowWrite into us - let us know what you want to hearwww.katjohn.com.auSupport the show

Lately, my head and my chest have been in a full-blown tug-of-war. So much for my word of the year—unwavered. If anything, my ego’s been working overtime to shake me.Every morning, before I even opened my eyes properly, I’d wake up with a pit in my stomach, my chest tight with anxiety. My body was telling me something, but instead of listening, I got annoyed. Frustrated. Tried to push it away, pretend it wasn’t there. Classic move, right?But one night before bed, I remembered—this is the work. Not running from it. Not suppressing it. Turning toward it. So I pulled out my journal, wrote it all down, gave my angst the mic, and let it have its say.Then, I closed my journal, took a deep breath, and fell asleep. The next morning? Space. Ease. Like my body had exhaled a sigh of relief. And in that clarity, I saw what I’d been missing—I hadn’t been checking in with my heart.So I asked it. And the first thing my heart said? I want to sleep under the stars.Ha—nothing to do with the stress, the anxiety, the overthinking. Just a deep, simple truth. A reminder of something I’d been circling for a year—this hiking trip in Western Australia that I kept almost booking. In that moment, I knew. No more um-ing and ah-ing. No more waiting. My heart had spoken. I booked the trip.Since then, I’ve been making space again. Asking my heart to guide me. To remind me how I do life—not by pushing, forcing, or keeping up with some illusion of success, but by trusting what I already know.And just like that, I can breathe again.This episode is for you if you’ve been stuck in your head, overthinking, gripping too tightly. If you’ve been feeling the weight of it all and have forgotten to check in with you. Let’s talk about what happens when we shift from head to heart.Buy my book - AUS, EUR, USACoach with me - Book a 20-minute call nowWrite into us - let us know what you want to hearwww.katjohn.com.auSupport the show

Podcast Episode: Michelle’s Journey – From Fear to FreedomThere’s a moment in life where you realize—you’re either going to keep living the same story, or you’re going to change it.Michelle, who you might remember as Jacqui from my book, was stuck in a life that wasn’t hers. She was scared of life, scared of what would happen if she actually listened to what she wanted and scared of what would happen if she never listened to callings within. She knew deep down what she wanted to do, but she kept pushing it aside. She put up with behaviour that didn’t serve her, stayed in a marriage that was well and truly over, and ignored the quiet voice inside her that kept whispering, there’s more for you.And then? She made room.She gave herself the space to hear her own heart. To ask herself, What do I actually want? And to finally stop waiting for permission to live on her terms.Now? She’s in a new relationship, working in a way that feels good for her, and has traveled near and far—hiking, road-tripping, saying yes to life in a way she never had before. And the wildest part? This all started in her fifties.This conversation is for anyone who feels stuck, scared, or like it’s “too late” to change. Michelle’s story is proof that it’s never too late to start living for you. That when you clear the space, when you stop filling your life with things that don’t serve you, what’s actually meant for you can finally find its way in.If you’ve been waiting for a sign—this is it.Buy my book - AUS, EUR, USACoach with me - Book a 20-minute call nowWrite into us - let us know what you want to hearSupport the show

Two years ago, my client Lynn was living a life that looked successful on the outside but felt completely out of alignment on the inside. She was the ultimate people-pleaser and hyper-achiever, saying yes to everything and everyone, pushing herself to meet expectations that weren’t even hers. She had spent so long putting everyone else’s needs ahead of her own that she didn’t even know what her needs were anymore.When we first worked together, she was exhausted. Disconnected. Stuck in a cycle that felt impossible to break. But something inside her knew—this isn’t it. And that knowing became her turning point.Fast forward to today, and Lynn is free. She’s at ease. Comfortable in herself in a way she never thought possible. She’s no longer hustling for approval or shaping herself to fit into someone else’s version of success. Instead, she trusts herself. She honors what she needs. And she’s finally living from a place that feels true.In this episode, we dive into what that journey looked like—the moment she realized she couldn’t keep living that way, the uncomfortable but necessary work of getting to know herself again, and what life feels like now that she’s stopped running and finally come home.Her story is real, raw, and proof that you don’t have to stay stuck in a life that doesn’t feel like yours. You can change. You can come home to yourself. And it starts with the decision to do so.Buy my book - AUS, EUR, USACoach with me - Book a 20-minute call nowWrite into us - let us know what you want to hearSupport the show

One year married. One whole, wild, beautiful, messy, heart-opening year.If you’d asked either of us years ago if we’d ever find a love like this, we’d have laughed—or maybe cried. Because before we found each other, we were convinced it wasn’t possible.Steve was gutted in 2016. The kind of heartbreak that cracks you open and makes you swear, never again. So he dated. A lot. But he kept women at arm’s length, never letting anyone too close, never risking that kind of pain again. Love felt dangerous. Love was dangerous.And me? I never thought I could be loved as I am. I had this deep belief that love had to be earned, that I had to contort myself to be chosen. So I kept choosing men who were emotionally unavailable—who couldn’t meet me, couldn’t see me, and definitely couldn’t love me in the way I longed for. And every time they didn’t, it just reinforced what I already believed: I am too much. I am not enough. I am unlovable.But life—life had other plans for us.Because despite all our resistance, despite our egos kicking and screaming, there was something deeper pulling us together. The intelligence of our hearts knew. Our inner knowing whispered, this is your person. But knowing and surrendering are two different things.Our egos put up a fight. The stories, the wounds, the fear of being hurt again—it all came roaring to the surface. But love, real love, isn’t here to cater to the ego. It’s here to break it down. And that’s exactly what happened.In this episode, we’re sharing our paths back to love—the fears we carried, the ways we tried to protect ourselves, and ultimately, the moment we both chose to trust in something bigger than our past pain.Because love like this? It’s not something you find. It’s something you surrender to.Listen in. It’s a special one. Buy my book - AUS, EUR, USACoach with me - Book a 20-minute call nowWrite into us - let us know what you want to hearSupport the show