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
324 episodes
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
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