
The Happy Balance Pod
A podcast for those who want to live a more joyful, balanced life.
Episodes
22 episodes
21: 👋 Season 1 Wrap
Yikes, 21 Episodes in. Join us for our season one wrap. In the episode today:👉 Life update, podcast updates and what's next👉 Em has just launched a 6-week challenge👉 Julz is running her last Leadership program of the year
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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20:47

20: 🧘♀️ Doing the Work with Gorgi Coghlan
Join Julz as she chats with the multi-talented Gorgi Coghlan about all things 'doing the work'. They share their passion for Brene Brown and discuss Gorgi + her husband Simon's new(ish) venture, Bermingham Farm. In the episode tod...
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1:15:27

19: ✌️ Bringing home those holiday vibes.
Today is another quick solo episode but this time with Em, she's back... and discusses the difficulties of returning to everyday life after living in those blissful holiday vibes for a period of time...👉 Why the trip is only part of the...
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20:06

18: 🤹♀️ The Life Juggle with Julz Parkin
In today's quick solo ep with Julz, she gives us a life update on business, travel and how she does 'the juggle' in her family. 👉 Why Julz doesn't like the term 'work-life balance'👉 How and why she started her own business👉...
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17:58

17: ❤️ Choosing Yourself with Melissa Decarli
✨ HER STORY - MELISSA DECARLI ✨Julz sat down with Melissa to hear some of her story. Melissa is a creative, a photographer, business owner, psychedelic trance music lover, wife, mum and so much more. She talks about her struggles with m...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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51:11

16 : 🌅 The benefits of Morning Routines and Cold Showers
Good morning podcast family! Was it a good morning for you? Did you have a routine this morning? 👉 Whether morning routines are just for wellness junkies👉 The benefits of cold showers👉 What happens from a physiologica...
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29:18

15: 🙍♀️ Avoiding Parental Burnout with Dr Masi
On the podcast today we interview the wonderful Dr. Masi Njawaya - who is a sport, exercise & lifestyle physician, a medical doctor, health coach as well as a mum of two, wife, and founder of health and wellness company, Herself Health....
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48:30

14: 🤫 Have a D&M with us (Pt. 3)
In the last part of our deep and meaningful chat - we talk about:👉 The importance of journaling (and voice memos!)👉 Our memorable travel experiences👉 What's the moment you were most proud of yourself?👉 What legacy we would l...
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19:05

13: 🤐 Why we need to stop avoiding tough conversations
Tough, awkward, challenging conversations. Yuk. We tend to avoid them like the plague. There's a reason for that. But there's more reasons NOT to avoid them - but to tackle them head on instead.Whether you're leading a team, or just wan...
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42:55

12: 💥 Backing yourself and Starting your own business with Justine Missen from DreamCave (Pt. 2)
We asked, and you said you want more stories from our guests, so - while Em is off galavanting in Antarctica (as you do) we are bringing back one of our fav's...This is part #2 of our interview with Justine Missen from
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26:10

11: 🤫 Have a D&M with us (Pt. 2)
We're back with Part 2 of our deep and meaningful (D&M) chat - where you'll get our raw, honest answers and opinions to questions we are asking each other. Here's what's discussed in part 2:👉 Has Em been hiding a secret rel...
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27:40

10: 👶 Preparing for your birth with Midwife Lauretta
Today is our second motherhood series episode where we sit down with the wonderful Lauretta Hamilton, midwife, birth educator and mum. Lauretta discusses the importance of not predicting, ...
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1:04:47

09: 📲 Addicted to our Devices
Today we talk about the science behind everyday addictions, and what we can start to do about it. If you think you're not addicted to something (coffee, social media, your phone etc), try quitting. We promise this isn't an all doom and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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56:51

08: 🤫 Have a D&M with us (Pt. 1)
Ever wonder what it's like to be a fly on the wall in someone's deep and meaningful (D&M) chat? Well, today you can be. We don't do 'small talk'. We even try not to do 'boring talk' (how's work? etc). So, today we thought we would ask each ...
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22:29

07: 📸 Capturing Joy - BTS of Epic Weddings with Justine Missen
Join us as we chat with epic wedding photographer Justine from DreamCave about how she picked up a camera and started her own business from nothing and is now one of the most sought-after wedding photographers in Victoria. In today...
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18:47

06: 🤰🏼Becoming a Mother - What is Matrescence?
Our first listener request is here! Today we chat all things becoming a mum for the first time; the good, the bad, the sleep deprived. Julz opens up and shares her personal story of becoming a mum including two very different birth and newborn ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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42:27

05: 💼 Is It Time to Quit Your Job?
Do you love what you do for work? Or are you looking for something more? Today we talk about signs it might be time to call it quits in your job, and how to go about it. In this episode:👉 How to identify if it's time to q...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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34:36

04: 🍏 Throwing Diet Culture in the bin with Kelsey Weight
Join us and dietician Kelsey Weight as we discuss our relationship with food, the importance of the gut and diet culture. In today's episode:👉 Why would I use a dietician?👉 Why diet-culture can be dangerous 👉 The b...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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47:07

03: 💛 How to live in alignment with your values
We hope you enjoy this episode where Em and Julz sit down to chat all things personal values and our belief systems. In this episode:👉 The difference between our values and beliefs👉 Where our beliefs stem from 👉 Wh...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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40:13

02 : 😥 The Effect of Stress with Dr. Katie Arfa (2/2)
This is Part Two, of our two part discussion with Dr. Katie Arfa, Health Psychologist. If you missed the first episode, go back and listen to that one first. In this episode:👉 What is Stress?👉 What does Stress do to us?
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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35:47

01: 🎆 Rethink your Resolutions with Dr. Katie Arfa
Welcome to The Happy Balance Pod! This is Part One, of our two part discussion with Dr. Katie Arfa, Health Psychologist. In this episode:👉 Why we need to rethink the way we set New Years Resolutions👉 Why the brain resists change...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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45:54
