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In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, Luke and Joanne discuss a very personal topic that leads into how to live with difficult decisions. This episode covers a serious and real-life decision that Luke and Joanne had to make that opened to working through how to live with the outcome.

In the Unpack That segment, Luke and Joanne discuss the how overwhelm can turn to burnout and the best ways to manage it.

🎙 This episode is for you if you’re into:

• Understanding how to make difficult decisions
• How to live with the fall out of decision making
• Knowing the best strategies for connecting to what is right for you

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In this massive episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, Luke and Joanne discuss how to navigate the school system and what the limitations and intentions behind schools requesting assessments of children for diagnoses.

In the Unpack That segment, Luke and Joanne discuss the importance of young children having their favourite toy and what this toy represents for them.

🎙 This episode is for you if you’re into:

• Understanding the school system
• How to advocate for your child to get positive outcomes
• Knowing how to navigate the services available through your child’s school
• Recognising the importance of your child’s first best friend

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In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, Luke and Joanne discuss the important subject of why people care about what others think of them and how this can lead to self-judgement.

In the Unpack That segment, Luke and Joanne discuss communicating our needs in relationships and how it differs from men and women.

🎙 This episode is for you if you’re into:

• Understanding self-judgment
• Recognising how what we believe others think of us impacts what we think of ourselves
• Safely communicating our needs in relationships

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In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, Luke and Joanne have a special guest in Justin Zelones. Justin who is a leader in his sporting club, discusses how he formed a great team to foster an inclusive environment where people feel they belong.

🎙 This episode is for you if you’re into:

• Understanding the power of community
• How to feel connected to a community where you feel safe
• Knowing how to communicate your needs within a community
• Finding the right community for you

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In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, Luke and Joanne discuss whether or not multitasking is effective. So many people have a belief that they are great at multitasking, but are they really? Is there a better way to ensure we meet deadlines that don’t make us feel overwhelmed?

Luke and Joanne also discuss the different approaches that men and women take with multitasking using their own experiences.

🎙 This episode is for you if you’re into:

• Getting the most out of your time
• Understand the difference between men and women with multitasking
• Understanding multitasking and prioritising
• Recognising what a massive driver for burnout is

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In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, we introduce our new presenter, Joanne Lee Tet. Joanne is a HR professional, wife and mother who brings lived experience, insight and lots of probing questions to seek further knowledge.

Luke and Joanne Lee Tet head up season 2 of Life’s Bumps andBruises and kick things off with a discussion around – “Why are teenage boys so dumb?”

🎙 This episode is for you if you’re into:

• Understanding how teenage boys are developing
• Why memory is impacted in teen boys
• Parenting strategies for managing teen boys
• Maintaining your sanity as a parent when communicating with teen boys

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Welcome to season 2 of Life’s Bumps and Bruises. 2026 isshaping up to be a massive year for this podcast with a huge change happening.

In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, one of our founding members leave the show. With a successful career ahead of him, one of our loved presenters moves on to bigger and better things. Join Joel Sheldon and Luke Lee Tet as they celebrate their time together. Who is leaving us onthis episode?

As Joel and Luke reflect, they discuss the difference in parenting from generation to generation and the impact that has had on the confidence and parenting styles for parents today.

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As the year wraps up, Joel and Luke dive into one of the most complex topics of all — family during the holidays.

From the financial pressure of trying to make Christmas magical, to navigating old family dynamics that resurface the moment you walk through the door, this episode explores how to protect your mental health, set boundaries, and actually find some joy in the chaos.

Luke shares insight into chosen family, loneliness at Christmas, and how the expectations we carry can make or break the season. There’s laughter, honesty, and a few home truths to close out Season One with heart.

Life’s Bumps and Bruises — real conversations about being human.

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