The Dragonfly Perspective - clarity, freedom, and business beyond the traditional path.
The Dragonfly Perspective is a podcast exploring travel, business, and freedom through a lens of intuition, awareness, and discernment - helping you see clearly, think differently, and build a life that feels aligned.
Episodes
34 episodes
Who Are You When You Stop Performing?
How much of your life is actually you ..... and how much of it is the version of you you've learned to be for everyone else?The good mum. The reliable one. The strong one. The successful one.
Are We Raising Children or Managing Algorithms? The Hidden Battle Nobody's Talking About
We keep talking about children's screen time, smartphones and social media - but are we actually looking at the real issue?In this episode, I'm going underneath the headlines and looking at why we're all so overstimulated, why boredom h...
Summer isn't always sunshine .....
Summer holidays can be amazing........ but let's be honest, they can also push us right to our limit.If you've found yourself snapping more, feeling guilty, overwhelmed, or wondering why everyone seems to need something from you every f...
The Greatest Revolution
In a world dominated by endless headlines, AI, global uncertainty and constant digital noise, the greatest threat may not be what's happening around us - but what it's doing to us. This episode explores survival mode, the...
Survival Mode - The Alarm System That Forgot to Switch Off
In this episode of The Dragonfly Perspective, we explore why survival mode exists, how it once protected our ancestors from real physical danger, and why that same protective system can now be triggered by everyday stresses like conflict, rejec...
The Boy with the Button Nose: My Story of Child Loss, Grief & Hope
Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of stillbirth, child loss, grief, bereavement, suicide, mental health struggles, and death. Please listen with care and seek support if needed.There are some stories we never sto...
Who Told You That Was the Only Way?
Have you ever stopped to wonder whether the life you're living is actually the one you chose...... or the one you inherited?In this episode of The Dragonfly Perspective, Paula explores how our beliefs about work, money, travel, success ...
The Invisible Suitcase
Have you ever considered that the heaviest thing you carry isn't in your suitcase?In this episode of The Dragonfly Perspective, Paula shares a powerful reflection inspired by travel, revealing how our past experiences, beliefs, fears, a...
The War Paint We Wear
On a tram journey to the airport, I noticed something that stayed with me long after I arrived.A carriage full of commuters sat with their heads down, lost in their phones. Then one young woman caught my attention. For a brief moment, o...
The Self-Trust Crisis Nobody Is Talking About
We're surrounded by more information than ever before, yet many people feel more confused, overwhelmed, and stuck than ever.In this episode, Paula explores the difference between information and awareness, and why collecting more knowle...
The Caravan Model: What Ancient Travellers Knew About Connection, Wisdom & Freedom
Long before social media, people gathered around campfires, traded stories, shared knowledge and learned from one another.In this solo episode, Paula revisits a concept from her early podcasting days called 'The Caravan Model' and explo...
The Masks We Wear: Intuition, Identity & Waking Up To Yourself with Carrie Vaja
In this episode of The Dragonfly Perspective, Paula Fearn sits down with Carrie Vaja for a thought-provoking conversation around identity, intuition, self-awareness, and the patterns that quietly shape our lives.Together, they explore w...
The Fear Of Being Seen: Confidence, Visibility & Breaking Free From Playing Small with Joanne Lazarus
Why are so many people terrified of being visible?In this honest and thought-provoking episode of The Dragonfly Perspective, Paula sits down with Joanne Lazarus to explore the deeper psychology behind confidence, visibility and self-exp...
Survival Isn’t Living: Breathwork, Burnout & Learning To Feel Again with Kristene Wilde
So many people are functioning, but not truly living.In this powerful episode of The Dragonfly Perspective, Paula sits down with Kristene Wilde from WalkTall Healing & Wellness to explore what happens when stress, trauma, grief and ...
Success Without Alignment Still Feels Empty with Michelle Thomas
What if the life you’ve built looks successful on the outside, but doesn’t actually feel good anymore?In this episode of The Dragonfly Perspective, Paula sits down with Michelle Thomas, founder and Chief Fun Officer of The Happy Busines...
When your intuition knows before you do with Jo A Ripley
What happens when you stop outsourcing your truth and start listening to what you already know?In this powerful episode of The Dragonfly Perspective, Paula sits down with intuitive coach Jo A Ripley for a raw, thought-provoking conversa...
Season 2 : From Pattern to Freedom
What You Think Is You… Isn’tSeason 2 of The Dragonfly Perspective goes beyond surface-level conversations and into the patterns, influences, and systems shaping how you think - often without you realising.This seas...
Entry 16 You Don’t Need More Information… You Need This Instead (Season 1 Finale)
Season 1 ends here - but this isn’t the end.Because if you’ve been listening, you’ve already got what you need.The problem isn’t lack of information.It’s what you’re not seeing.In this final episode, I’m closing the ...
Entry 15: It’s Not About the Money - It’s the Pattern Behind It
Travel isn’t just what you book - it’s how you show up.We unpack patterns around money, commitment, and behaviour, alongside industry insights and how to access luxury travel for less.Explore your own patterns here:
Entry 14 The Moment She Stopped Playing Safe
In this episode, I’m joined by a member of my award-winning community, a grandmother of three, who opens up about building a retirement fund, creating a Plan B, and becoming open to alternative ways of making money.Because this isn’t ju...
Entry 13 The Dragonfly Perspective
You’re not stuck.You’re just seeing your life from the wrong angle.In this episode, I break down why more work, more healing, and more effort isn’t the answer - and how your patterns, conditioning, and survival responses are qui...
Entry 12 Colour, Confidence & Identity
In entry twelve of The Dragonfly Perspective, Paula is joined by Hayley, founder of Mods Optical, to explore how colour, style, and self-expression can shift confidence and identity. Together they discuss how the way we see ourselve...
Entry 11 Transition Episode - From Almanac to Perspective
In this special episode, Paula shares the evolution from The Dragonfly Almanac into The Dragonfly Perspective - a shift from seeking guidance to developing true discernment. This conversation explores why clarity, intuition, ...
Entry 10 Holding Steady When the World Shifts
Paula shares a deeply personal reflection on navigating a difficult week with a critically ill dog while supporting her children through uncertainty. Drawing parallels with global travel disruptions and cancelled flights across the ...
Entry 9 Nature, Community & Returning to the Land
In Entry Nine of The Dragonfly Almanac, Paula is joined by Kathy Sanderson, who brings people together through community camping gatherings and works with natural remedies including mushroom tinctures and healing balms. T...