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
316 episodes
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
My wheel of life reality check
In this episode, I’m sharing a season of my life I’ve never forgotten—because it brought me to my knees.There was a time when my Wheel of Life was absolutely wrecked. I wasn’t taking care of my health. I had no grip on my finances. I was...
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Episode 310
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30:00
Kat & Steve - The conversations you're not having
Is there something you want to bring up with your partner but are holding it back? This question has the power to crack things open. Not to break, but to deepen. In this episode, Steve and I explore why it can feel so hard to bring ...
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Episode 309
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35:19
When the heart pulls (and it doesn't make sense)
You know that feeling when your heart is pulling you in a direction… and your mind is like, “Umm, what the actual fuck are you doing?”That’s the space I’m in right now. The dance between fear and trust. Between the life I know and the un...
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Episode 308
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27:29
Kat & Steve - Holding space for the one you love
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.
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Episode 307
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42:13
The afternoon of life
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’...
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Episode 306
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27:43
Kat & Steve - The reality check we needed
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 reg...
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Episode 305
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27:41
What's your relationship with patience?
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...
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Episode 304
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27:48
The Dance Between Faith & Action
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....
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Episode 303
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28:52
The work never ends
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 Tru...
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Episode 302
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42:28
From head to heart
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,...
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Episode 301
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26:21
At fifty she finally started to live
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 Ja...
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Episode 300
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43:59
From hyper achiever to being at ease
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 her...
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Episode 299
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1:00:01
Kat & Steve: Our path back to love
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 ...
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Episode 298
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48:14
When your truth won’t stay quiet
In this week’s podcast episode, I’m pumped to bring Megan on for a chat—a legend whose story I shared in my book. Megan’s journey struck a chord with so many of you, and today, she’s here to share where she’s at now after making one hell of a b...
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Episode 297
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48:21
Kat & Steve - When life gets in the way of your relationship
This week, Steve and I are sharing the realness of something that’s happening in our lives right now. We’re both deeply plugged into the business area of our wheel of life—so much so that other areas, like our relationship, are starting to feel...
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Episode 296
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31:58
When did you last feel enough, as you are?
Authenticity isn’t about trying to be authentic. It’s not something you force or perform. It’s who you are when you’re in your most natural, relaxed state—when you’re not overthinking how you come across or questioning if you’re enough...
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Episode 295
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34:33
Kat & Steve - Fighting over (literally) nothing
In this episode, Steve and I are in a real-life scenario that could’ve turned into a full-blown issue—if we didn’t have the tools we do. And honestly? The “problem” wasn’t even real. It was one I’d made up in my head.Here’s how it went d...
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Episode 294
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32:39