The Secret Sunday Session
The Secret Sunday Session is brought to you by charity organisation, The Secret Burden, hosted by co-founder and media presenter Ashlee Thomas.
From professional athletes to well-known therapists, wellness influencers, motivational speakers and media personalities, this podcast humanises those we aspire to become in hope to motivate listeners to live a purpose-filled life.
Listen in to start the conversation because every conversation counts, and every story deserves to be heard.
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Episodes
63 episodes
The DisorderED Series: What the Disorder Took From Us
What if the hardest part of an eating disorder isn’t what it does to your body, but what it quietly steals from your life?In Episode 3 of The Disordered Series, Ashlee and Kendall confront the real cost of disordered eatin...
The DisorderED Series: Walking on Eggshells — Parenting Through an Eating Disorder
In this deeply honest episode two of The Disordered Series, Ashlee and Kendall open up about what it really feels like to navigate an eating disorder from both sides of the relationship—parent and child.From unspoken fear and co...
The DisorderED Series: The Secret Illness
Eating disorders are often called the secret illness.Hidden behind smiles, routines, and the illusion of being “fine,” many people suffer silently while the world around them sees nothing wrong.In this first episode of The Disorde...
S5.EP15 🎙️ The Secret Sunday Session with Mia Findlay
Fat phobia!, Body monitoring, *disordered eating and the ongoing discussion around relapse. In this week's episode we unpack the road to eating disorder recovery, whether it be from a diagnosis or a behaviour of concern, highlighting the import...
S5.EP14 🎙️ The Secret Sunday Session with Brock McLean
157 games as an AFL athlete. 63 matches in a Carlton jersey. At the top of his career, yet at the bottom of his mental health. Bulimia, alcohol abuse, drug misuse, and a longing to just be enough! S5 | EP.14 The Secret Sunday Sessio...
S5.EP13 🎙️ The Secret Sunday Session Special Episode with Gel Pupillo
What the influencer did you say?!! S5 | EP.13 A special co-hosted episode with Gel Pupillo from This is Your Body Nutrition. On this week’s episode host Ashlee Thomas and special episode co-host Gel, collaborate to...
S5.EP12 🎙️ The Secret Sunday Session with Belinda Norton
“It’s about coming back to self”. Health trends, fitness fads, wellness hacks, are we on the right path to honour our health? Is our ego getting in the way? What are we running from? Do we need to sit in the pain?S5 | EP.12 The Secret Su...
S5.EP11 🎙️ The Secret Sunday Session with Gen Muir
Parenting in the modern era... are we getting it right? Are we too soft, hard, expressive, controlling? What can we learn about the way we are parenting our children.S5 | EP.11 The Secret Sunday Session with Parent Educator, Gen Muir fro...
S5.EP10 🎙️ The Secret Sunday Session with Emma Tabacaru
Motherhood. Womanhood. From being a teen and idolising your mum, to being a mum and admiring your children, this week we unpack the expectation and temptations of being a mum in the 21st century. S5 | EP.10 A unique Mother’s Day edi...
S5.EP9 🎙️ The Secret Sunday Session with Asha Holland
From Frank Green drink bottles to the latest Mecca products, chasing perfection has never been so addictive and dangerous.S5 | EP.9 The Secret Sunday Session with Asha Holland. In this week’s episode we speak with confidence ...
S5.EP8 🎙️ The Secret Sunday Session with Michael Willing
Fractured systems, lost trust, the effects of being a first responder. How covid negatively impacted our trust in senior authority. S5 | EP.8 The Secret Sunday Session with Michael Willing APMIn this week’s episode we speak w...
S5.EP7 🎙️ The Secret Sunday Session with Madison Hare
“BE ALL IN”! Strength. Confidence. Community. Empowerment. “We are building strong capable people.” From struggling with her own body image and the pressure to be “the poster girl”, BAIFIT co-owner and health advocate, Madison Hare ...
S5.EP6 🎙️ The Secret Sunday Session with Joe Williams
“Are people broken or is the system?” Mental health. Disengaged youth. Broken families. Dissociated parents. Are we doing more harm than good? When did mental health become a business? When did we lose the village raising the child?From ...
S5.EP5 🎙️ The Secret Sunday Session with Declan Fraser
From Super2 Series Champion in 2022, reaching the peak of his career in his early twenties, to hitting “the bottom of his career” months later, motorsports racing driver, Declan Fraser shares the story of “bringing himself back.”S5 | EP....
S5.EP4 🎙️ The Secret Sunday Session with Sarah Adele
Somatics … what is it? How do we approach it? Is it just a buzz word or should we be investing in somatic education? S5 | EP.4 The Secret Sunday Session with somatic educator and business mentor, Sarah Adele.On this week’s ep...
S5.EP3 🎙️ The Secret Sunday Session with Michele Kambolis
Holistic or medical? Nature or prescription medication? Is there room for both to co-exist for one’s healing? Are we programmed to seek negativity? Can we learn to observe our thoughts, not embody them? S5 | EP.3 The Secret Su...
S5.EP2 🎙️ The Secret Sunday Session with Matt Runnalls
What is the fundamental human need? Is adversity inevitable? Is pain a mindset? When did we become “human doings?”… we are human beings.”After losing 12 mates to suicide, struggling with his own emotional challenges and ending up homeles...
S5.EP1 🎙️ The Secret Sunday Session with Caitlin Parker
Boxing. Bronze. “Brilliance”. Caitlin Parker became the first Australian female to win a medal in boxing at the Olympic games in 2024, and in the first episode back of The Secret Sunday Session (to kick-off Season 5), we sit down with Caitlin t...
The Secret Sunday Session with Lifeline Australia
A Christmas edition of The Secret Sunday Session with Lifeline Australia on how to support yourself this festive season, and how Lifeline could be your next phone call!S4 | EP.30 The Secret Sunday Session with Lifeline Australia’s Chief ...
The Secret Sunday Session with Shaun Lane
10 Professional Rugby League seasons, 150+ games in an NRL jersey, three clubs, a psychology degree and one story that motivates it all. S4 | EP.29 The Secret Sunday Session with Shaun Lane.In this episode of The Secret Sunda...
The Secret Sunday Session with Matt LaFontaine
S4 | EP.28 The Secret Sunday Session with Matt LaFontaine.After almost losing his life to suicide during Covid, Matt has become a powerful mental health advocate and in this week’s episode for #movember, we hear the phenomenal jo...
The Secret Sunday Session with Hayden Sargeant
From local construction worker to Australian Olympic competitor. S4 | EP.27 The Secret Sunday Session with Hayden SargeantIn this podcast episode we hear Hayden's incredible story as a local Rugby Union player to a big time gree...
The HER Series: Fighting Her
The HER Series: Fighting Her with host Ashlee Thomas*During this series, “Her” is referred to as Anorexia Nervosa. The eating disorder Ashlee developed at 14. HIGH TRIGGER WARNING ON THIS PODCAST: EATING DISORDER RELATED ...
The Secret Therapy Session: Identifying your "internal system"
The Secret Therapy Session: Identifying your internal system - “parts” therapy. The first of many short episodes discussing the new revelations, informative takeaways and the in-depth lessons as I navigate my way through this jun...
