I’m recording this episode from a campsite, cough and all 🏕️ After three weeks of a cold that refused to let go, I can finally feel the cloud beginning to lift, and I wanted to share where my heart has taken me.

Back in May 2026, I gave myself a weekend alone in Maroochydore, imagining beach walks and a good book 🌊 Instead, a clairvoyant reading opened something deep within me. One simple question, ‘Can I boil an egg?’, showed me how often I have been lying to myself. That night I couldn’t sleep, so I journalled and journalled until the truth was impossible to ignore. I wasn’t happy living in Gympie, even though I had always been told to be grateful for everything I had ✍️

With my daughter Shauna’s help and a pen and paper, my dream finally felt possible. By 16 September, exactly three years to the day after moving in, the house was sold and settled, and Russell and I had bought an apartment at Kings Beach to call home between adventures 🏡 I feel a little like a gypsy now, finally having the gap year I never had after leaving school in Year 10 💫

In this episode I share the joys and the wobbles of my first two weeks on the road. There’s the tent peg drill that saved Russell and me an hour 😄, the thongs that hurt my feet until my Havianas came back to me, learning to stay hydrated in the dry outback heat, and cold afternoon swims with dollar icy cups that made me feel like a child again 🍧 I also open up about how I started to doubt myself when other campers commented on my big setup, and how I’m learning there is no right or wrong way, only what feels right for me and my little turtle 🐢

Today at Porcupine Gorge, swimming in nature without my swimmers and sunbaking on a glorious rock, I felt like myself for the first time in months ☀️ After all the doing, my nervous system is finally starting to soften.

Coming up next is Episode 71, Caroline’s story, a conversation that reminded me exactly why I do what I do with Heart Felt 💛

I am learning that following my heart is the bravest journey I have ever taken 🌿

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#HeartFeltPodcast #SelfDiscovery #LivingFromTheHeart #OutbackQueensland #FollowYourSoul

In this episode I had the honour of sitting down with Justine Davis, a brand strategist and the creator of Magnetic Visibility School, and by the end I had tears in my eyes more than once 🥹 I loved hearing Justine's story unfold, from building a fashion brand overseas and tasting early success, to realising she wasn't happy in the journey and eventually burning out because she wasn't in alignment with her purpose 🌿 It was so moving to hear her speak so honestly about that chapter, and about how it shaped the work she does now helping business owners find clarity and become magnetic through alignment rather than performance ✨

We spoke about motherhood too, and I was so touched by the way Justine described becoming a mother as something that expanded her heart and her capacity in every area of her life 🤍 She shared a story about her father that stayed with me long after we finished recording, a handwritten note he'd left behind that simply said I can do anything, and how that belief in people is something she now carries forward in her own work 📝 There was so much wisdom in the way Justine spoke about fear, about doing the scary thing anyway because it matters, and about the small daily practices, meditation, gratitude, journaling, that keep her feeling grounded and true to herself 🌸

I left this conversation feeling so full, and so grateful that Justine trusted me with her story today 💫

Until next time, I'm taking care of my heart, and I hope something here reached yours too 💛

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In this solo episode I open up about what has been stirring in me as I prepare for the road ahead 🚐💛 With travel and downsizing on the horizon, and an apartment waiting for me on the other side, I have been sitting with all the little things that keep surfacing along the way. I have come to understand just how much joy I find in markets and retail therapy 🛍️, and I am having to ask myself what that part of me will do when there is no space left to hold anything new. I have been noticing my attachments, my comfort in having things around me, and the quiet fear of a void where that feel-good feeling used to live. I have realised I am not quite the minimalist I once believed myself to be 😅, and that this next chapter is going to teach me in ways I could not learn any other way. Through it all I keep coming back to what feels light rather than heavy 🌿, and I am letting myself feel into every decision instead of rushing past it.

I do not have all the answers yet, but I am trusting that this unfolding will bring its own kind of clarity 🤍

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#HeartFeltPodcast #DownsizingJourney #LettingGo #RetailTherapy #LivingLighter

I sat with Jo Drennan, a first-time author whose book found me at exactly the right moment 🕊️. Her work, 'Embracing the Invisible, The Hidden Cost of Staying Strong', grew from a question I couldn't stop turning over in my own heart - how much of who I am is actually who I learned to be. 🌿 I listened as Jo shared her three-year journey of writing, the fear that showed up as cold sores on her lips, and the moments she distanced herself from the people she loved most, only to find her way back through softness and honesty. I felt every goose pimple as she spoke about a women's circle where she finally let go of shame she'd carried since her teens, and was met with nothing but acceptance 🤍. We spoke about triggers, old patterns, guilt, and the quiet, tender joy that comes from truly being seen. I recognised so much of myself in her story, and I'm grateful I got to hold space for it. ✨

Thank you for sharing this moment with me. I hope something in this conversation stays with you, opens something up in you, or simply makes you feel seen 💛

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#HeartFeltPodcast #EmbracingTheInvisible #RealConversations #InnerHealing #YourStoryMatters

In this solo episode, I open up about a decision that has been quietly building in me for a while - the decision to step out of autopilot and into a more conscious way of living 🌿. I share how packing up my home in Gympie, waiting on solicitors and sale details, and preparing to live out of a suitcase has stirred up so much in me - excitement, fear, grief, and a whole lot of honesty about how I've been conditioned to just keep going without really checking in with myself. I talk about the 50 years I spent in the same place, the comfort and gratitude I feel for what I've had, and the deeper yearning underneath it that I can no longer ignore 💛. I reflect on a piece of advice my son once gave me that I wasn't ready to hear at the time, and how six years on, I finally understand what he meant about discomfort and growth. As I prepare to travel, camp, and eventually downsize into apartment living, I let myself feel apprehensive about letting go of space, stuff, and old stories, while also feeling ready - even at 56 - to leave home in a way I never quite have before 🚐✨. This episode is me being real about fear, change, and the quiet hope that this next season will bring pockets of gold I haven't been able to see while life has felt so chaotic.

Wherever I am on this road, I know my story is still unfolding, and I'm learning to trust that 🕊️

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#HeartFeltPodcast #AutopilotToAwareness #TravelAndTransformation #LettingGo #SelfDiscoveryJourney

In this episode, I sat down with Karen, a woman I only met a week ago, and I left our conversation completely full 💛 I loved hearing how she found her way onto the comedy stage almost by accident, through a writing class she thought would stay quiet and small, and how that fear turned into something she now stands inside of, fully seen, good nights and wobbly nights alike 🎭 I felt so moved as she spoke about her husband's brain tumour diagnosis and the world of hospitals and appointments that followed, and I could feel how much she has learned to be gentle with herself through it all 🌿 I was especially touched when she shared a poem she'd written only the day before, something that surprised even her, and I got shivers listening to it live 😭✨ I've been sitting with her words about nature, laughter and community as healing ever since we spoke, and I'm so grateful she trusted me with her story.

I hope something in this conversation settles gently in your heart the way it did in mine. Here, every story is enough.

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In this solo episode, I opened my heart about all the shifting happening in my life right now - physically, emotionally and spiritually 🌊 I shared my truth about selling my house with Russell and finally choosing to move to the Sunshine Coast, a dream I've been carrying for six years, and I let myself admit how shaky that decision has made me feel underneath all the excitement 🏡 I confessed something I wasn't sure I'd say out loud - that I've strayed from my low-carb way of eating lately, reaching for chocolate Scorch peanut bars and mock cream buns, and I explored whether that's a sugar addiction or simply my nervous system asking for softness 🍫 I talked about how I used to let my inner critic punish me for moments like these, but I'm learning instead to call it what it is - self-care, offered with kindness rather than judgement 💛 I reflected on the busyness of preparing my home, planning my travels and building Heart Felt as my future, and how I'm still finding my way back to stillness, to the ocean, to my pyramid and my journal, even in the chaos. This one felt raw and real to share.

I hope something in this conversation settles gently in your heart the way it did in mine. Here, I am learning that my story - carbs, confessions and all - is enough.

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#HeartFeltPodcast #SelfCareJourney #BeKindToYourself #SoloEpisode #RealAndRaw

I sat down with my husband Russell to talk about the retreat that changed him 🙏 I remember the moment I felt he needed cracking open, and I gently pointed him toward a six week men's mindfulness, yoga and breathwork course. From there, it led him all the way to a retreat in Bali, and I got to witness the shift in him with my own eyes 💛

I loved hearing about his breathwork discoveries, the quiet that comes when the monkey mind finally settles, and the sacred waterfall temple where he let go of what no longer served him 🌊 I felt a little envious hearing about the colours he saw during sound healing, since I usually just fall asleep through mine, and that made me laugh at myself and how differently we each experience these things 😄

What moved me most was hearing him describe learning to notice what's already in front of him instead of always looking ahead, because I recognised so much of my own journey in that realisation ✨ I feel so proud of the growth I've watched him step into, and grateful he was willing to open up and share it so honestly with me and with anyone listening 🕊️

If you'd like to hear more of Russell's journey, you can also listen to:

💛 Episode 5 – Real Talk with My Husband: Blended, Brave & Honest
https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/2514174/episodes/17487341-episode-5-real-talk-with-my-husband-blended-brave-honest

💛 Episode 45 – In the Cocoon
https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/2514174/episodes/19070136-episode-45-in-the-cocoon

And for more on mindfulness, presence and living from the heart, listen to:

🌿 Episode 22 with Cristian – Mindfulness, Healing & Living from the Heart
https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/2514174/episodes/18079835-episode-22-with-cristian-mindfulness-healing-living-from-the-heart

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