Big Stuff With Danielle Colley
You know who's going through BIG STUFF? Literally everyone. But it's how you handle it that makes the difference.
Award-winning author and life coach Danielle Colley gets real about the relentless expectations we put on ourselves, the comparison trap, and the gap between how life looks and how it actually feels.
For ambitious women who may be crushing their goals but are feeling crushed by them. Conversations that matter. A little advice, a little inspiration, and a lot of humanness. No toxic positivity - just raw honesty about what it really takes to thrive.
If you're burnt out from achieving everything or tired of pretending it's all fine, this is for you. Because life should feel GOOD to live.
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Episodes
19 episodes
Why Grief Feels Like A Brain Injury (And Other Things Nobody Tells You About Loss)
In this deeply personal episode recorded only weeks after her mother’s death through voluntary assisted dying, Danielle shares the raw reality of grief, far beyond the familiar sadness people expect. She opens up about dissociation at work e...
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Episode 19
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32:21
Divorce, Solo Parenting, and Kids With Challenges - Turning hard times into a wonderful life
In this powerful episode divorce coach and founder of Women's Divorce Academy, Carolyn Tate, shares the heartbreaking yet inspiring journey of supporting her son Connor through a life-threatening crisis that ultimately revealed his truth which ...
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Episode 18
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1:08:50
Owning Your Story With Beauty Industry Disruptor, Lisa Schweighoffer
What happens when you stop apologising for your choices with one tiny word? Lisa Schweighoffer went from saying "I'm just a stay-at-home mom" to co-founding Boost Lab, the irreverent skincare brand that's disrupting beauty by refusi...
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Episode 17
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56:53
The Day Before: My Mum's Final Hours Before Voluntary Assisted Death
Trigger warning: Episode discusses death, grief and choosing to die. This is part two of a series. If you haven't listened to Episode 12 where I first introduced you to my mum Carolyn and her decision to pursue voluntary a...
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Episode 16
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1:13:19
From Runaway Bride to Real Love: A Therapist's Journey
Two months before her wedding, Dr. Phoebe Rogers, a clinical psychologist and couples therapist and she was having secret panic attacks. Every time she pictured herself saying “I do,” she imagined herself bolting from the ...
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Episode 15
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56:36
When Success Feels Empty: Cooper Chapman on Losing It All & Finding the 1% That Matters
What happens when the thing you've built your entire life around suddenly disappears?Cooper Chapman was a top 100 professional surfer living what looked like the dream, traveling the world, sponsored by major brands, representi...
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Episode 14
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57:06
The Self-Worth Trap: Why You’ll Never Feel Enough (Until You Do)
A listener’s raw confession stopped me in my tracks: “I know I’m not worthy because I fuck up.” She’s paying off $100K in debt, thriving at work, and being an amazing mom yet she wouldn’t let her daughters speak to themselves the way she spe...
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Episode 13
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21:22
Choosing Her Exit: Dying With Dignity, Mama-Bear Style
Danielle’s beloved mother, Carolyn Colley, has lived with multiple sclerosis for 35 years. Now facing imminent respiratory and renal failure, she's been granted voluntary assisted death in New South Wales and she's happier than she's been in...
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Episode 12
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55:59
Parenting After Loss and How Radical Reframes Change Everything
When Andy Whitfield died at 39 from cancer, his widow Vashti faced an impossible question: How do you survive profound loss while raising two young children alone? In this deeply honest conversation about grief, solo parenting, and personal ...
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Episode 11
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1:03:06
Growing Apart: When Only One Is Doing The Emotional Labour
Does it ever feel like you’re the only one doing the emotional work in your relationship? This episode dives into the emotional labor imbalance that shows up when one partner is growing, healing, and evolving — while the other stays the same...
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Episode 10
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24:34
From Drug Dealer (And Danielle’s Worst Boyfriend Ever) To Men’s Mental Health Champion
This powerful episode features Preston O'Brien, a men's mental health advocate and founder of Every Sunday Motorcycle Collective (so you don’t kill yourself between Monday and Saturday) and The Triumphant Man. He’s sharing his journey from c...
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Episode 9
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1:15:17
The Brutal and Beautiful Truth of Losing a Parent; Coping After The Death Of A Parent
Casey Beros had interviewed hundreds of medical experts and built her career teaching people how to navigate healthcare. But when her father was diagnosed with terminal mesothelioma (asbestos cancer), all her professional expertise meant not...
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Episode 8
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1:10:08
ADHD and Perimenopause; What Happened With My Midlife ADHD Diagnosis
Three years ago I thought I was losing my mind—snappy with my family, flat in my business, and waking up with zero desire to face the day. What I didn’t know then was that perimenopause had turned up the volume on something I’d been living with...
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Episode 7
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29:10
Two Feet In: The Woman Who Applied for a One-Way Ticket to Mars
What would you do if offered the adventure of a lifetime - knowing you could never come home again?Dr. Dianne McGrath said yes. Out of 200,000 applicants worldwide, she made it to the final 100 candidates for Mars One - a one-way ...
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Episode 6
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HAYR? The Sausage Mincer of Midlife
If you're hiding in your car in a supermarket car park stealing five minutes of peace, this How Are You Really? episode is just for you.Welcome to what Danielle is calling "The Sausage Mincer of Midlife" - that brutal life stage where yo...
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Episode 5
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24:11
Your Life Is Your Own (and other hards truths about backing yourself)
What do you do when you have a burning dream, two kids depending on you, and absolutely no safety net? You ship it anyway.Jessica Mudditt knows a thing or two about backing yourself when the stakes are high. As a journalist who spent a d...
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Episode 4
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48:53
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HAYR? The Elephant In The Wine Glass
How Are You Really? From blackout drunk at 14 to four months alcohol-free at 49 - this isn't your typical sobriety story. Hell, she's not even sure if she's sober. This episode of Big Stuff asks How Are You Really...
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Episode 3
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29:09
When Standing Out Becomes Your Super Power
Six years ago, my friend Carolyn was a successful TV executive who liked to blend into the background. Then she lost every single hair on her body to alopecia - and it forced her to become the most confident version of herself she'd ever been.<...
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Episode 2
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47:58
Does Everything Happen For A Reason (or is that something a$$holes say?)
Does Everything Happen For A Reason? Conversations on Grief, Healing, and Resilience with Imogen Carn. In this compelling debut episode of 'Big Stuff,' host Danielle welcomes her first guest, Imogen. ...
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Episode 1
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