REAL, RAW, RELATABLE
G'day, I'm Kat John, Authenticity Coach, Author and Keynote Speaker. Only real talk lives here - no highlight reels. Through sharing real guidance, raw truths and relatable stories, this podcast is here to help you navigate the ongoing dance between your real and true selves, one step at a time. New episodes are released fortnightly Monday's. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and please rate and review the podcast if you enjoy it.
Episodes
333 episodes
Kat & Steve - Perimenopause both our perspective
Before I knew about perimenopause, Steve had never even heard the word either. Like a lot of men (and women), it just wasn’t on his radar until it started showing up in real time, through my body, emotions, and energy. And now, thankfully, medi...
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Episode 333
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40:37
The decade of enough - reflections as I turn 40
As I approach my 40th birthday, I wanted to take a moment to honour the decade that’s brought me here, my 30s. The years of building, pushing, proving, creating, and doing the deep work to come home to myself.In the two weeks leading up ...
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Episode 332
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28:09
Kat & Steve - When your kids are growing up
Steve and I talk about the season we’re in as his girls turn 16 and almost 19, a chapter we used to ache for when they were little and life was full-on. They're more independent, seeking their own adventures and opportunities, and the this time...
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Episode 331
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35:19
Can I be loved?
How do you let go of the old way when it’s the very thing that built you? How do you trust a new rhythm when the old one got you here?Today, I share ...The 'doing' voice that tells me stay on it, stay in it, don’t you dar...
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Episode 330
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29:05
Kat & Steve - Using Esther Perel's cards for deeper conversation
After eight years together it’s easy for Steve and me to fall into the rhythm of everyday questions like what’s for dinner? how was your day? and forget to ask the kind of questions that keep curiosity and intimacy alive.Recentl...
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Episode 329
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35:25
Love after loss
I sit with Ashley Hayball-Heald, a previous client of mine, who is a widowed, brave woman, who let love in again after her husband died. She tells the story of how she navigated grief, kids, other people’s opinions, signs from her husband who d...
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Episode 328
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Kat & Steve - We're not good at pretending everything's 'fine'
Steve and I talk about something we both know all too well: that awkward, subtle distance that can build up in a relationship when you’re not saying what you’re really feeling.We recently found ourselves in a place of disconnection, noth...
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Episode 327
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35:10
I was so busy trying to not be my mum, I missed 'seeing' here
I share a deeply personal letter to my mum, a letter I’ve been slowly writing in my heart for years, and only now have the words, the softness, and the honesty to say out loud.It’s about the part of me that believed I had to do more ...
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Episode 326
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22:57
Remembering what decency looks like when travelling
After witnessing a series of moments on my recent travels left me gutted.People standing on coral. Ignoring signs that asked not to disturb nesting wildlife.Disrespecting sacred sites with noise, ego, and entitlement.This epis...
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Episode 325
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40:22
Kat & Steve - 5 things that annoy us about each other
Steve and I lay it all out in this one, the little daily things or habits we find annoying or frustrating about each other.It’s funny, it’s honest, and it’s the kind of real-life stuff that happens in every relationship but rarely gets t...
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Episode 324
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41:08
To the part in you that won't let up, listen up
I share a letter I wrote to the part of me that still believes I have to prove my worth to matter.The part that panics when I slow down. That thinks I’m losing my edge if I’m not pushing. That tells me if I’m not doing, I must b...
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Episode 323
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29:31
Kat & Steve - Step-parenting and the change of family dynamics
Steve and I share about the reality of step-parenting and family dynamics, especially what happens when a step-parent enters a home that already has its rhythm, its ways, its rules.Even when you try so hard not to disrupt the dy...
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Episode 322
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39:34
Real talk about money - what is 'your' enough?
In this episode, I take you back to a question that unraveled a lot for me: What is enough? Especially when it comes to money.A few years ago, I was chasing the magic million. I thought hitting that number would mean I’d made it...
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Episode 321
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33:00
Kat & Steve - repelling energy and how it messes with relationships
In this episode, Steve and I talk about something we’ve both played into in our relationship - repelling energy. That vibe you give off when you're fixated on what’s wrong with the other person, when you're simmering in judgment, frustration, o...
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Episode 320
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46:35
A letter to myself, mid perimenopause shitstorm
This episode is not wrapped in a bow.It’s not a how-to. It’s not love and light. It’s not advice.It’s a letter I wrote to myself from the middle of the hormonal hurricane that is perimenopause. From the rage that comes out of nowh...
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Episode 319
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24:11
Kat & Steve - When you love each other but you’re in different headspaces
Steve and I talk about a recent experience where I was activated by something in the media. A majorly messed up story that stirred old wounds and brought up big emotion.It wasn’t easy. I felt tender, raw, and flat. And it would’ve ...
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Episode 318
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38:56
Laying her to rest - the one that chased significance
There’s a version of me I’m laying to rest - the one who chased significance, importance, and recognition because deep down, she didn’t feel like she was enough without it.She worked hard to prove she mattered. She strived for impact, fo...
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Episode 317
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28:21
Kat & Steve - When your partner's healing becomes part of yours
In this episode, we share a really personal part of our recent family trip — visiting Auschwitz, and what that experience meant for Steve and his healing journey. This wasn’t just a tourist stop for us. It was something Steve felt deeply called...
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Episode 316
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36:55
Perception vs Reality — What You Think You See
It’s easy to look at someone’s life online and think, “Damn, they’ve got it all sorted.” The polished posts, the reels, the programs, the podcast—it can look like there’s a whole team behind it all.In this episode, I’m sharing w...
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Episode 315
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22:20
Kat & Steve - Being on the same team as parents
In this episode, Steve and I open up about what it really means to be on the same team as parents—especially in the moments where we don’t fully agree, tempers are flaring, or it would be easier to throw each other under the bus becaus...
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Episode 314
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31:49
Take the painfully simple steps
If you’re waiting for a breakthrough moment, a sign from the universe, or the “perfect” conditions to create change… this episode is your wake-up call.Today I share with you the actual framework I use (and teach) to create meaningful, lo...
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Episode 314
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21:21
Kat & Steve - Our own wheels of life
Steve and I sit down and get real about where we’re currently at in life—what’s working, what’s not, and how we’re using the Wheel of Life to check in and recalibrate.Our wheels of life are awesome, but they're always changing. It’s abou...
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Episode 313
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28:57
Make peace with all the women you once were
There’s a version of you that came before this one. The one who didn’t listen to her intuition. Who stayed in relationships she knew weren’t right. Who kept her mouth shut to keep the peace. Who dimmed her light to make others comfortable. Who ...
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Episode 312
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20:20
Kat & Steve - Micro-moments of disconnection
It’s not always the big ruptures that create distance in a relationship.Sometimes, it’s the tiny moments. The micro-misses. The everyday ways we unknowingly make our partner feel unseen, unimportant, or left out.In this episode, Stev...
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Episode 311
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28:52