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Plot Twists & Flipping Scripts
Life rarely follows the script, and honestly, I’m not sure it’s supposed to.
Plot Twists & Flipping Scripts is a space for honest conversations about the unexpected turns, messy middles and moments that change us. I’m Jem — a writer, coach, budding DJ and event organiser, mum, and endlessly evolving human — talking through life, relationships, motherhood, health, creativity and what happens when the old version of your life no longer fits.
Sometimes it’s just me thinking out loud. Sometimes I’m joined by interesting humans with stories and perspectives worth sharing. No polished answers or perfect endings — just real conversations about navigating the plot twists and having the courage to flip the script.
Episodes
15 episodes
S2 EP2 - Doing Things Because You Want To
Another update/ check-in episode.In this one I'm reflecting on the last wee period:- Joy/ Aliveness Experiment- Doing things because you want to vs. for external approval, and the uncomfortableness that can come with puttin...
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S2 EP1 - Okay… So What Now?
The podcast is back. No big relaunch, no perfectly mapped-out season — I just felt like talking, so I hit record.In this episode, I’m reflecting on the last couple of months: navigating another ME/CFS relapse, relationships, motherhood, ...
Episode 13: With Jem - Health Flares, Balancing Connection & Space, Feeling Oversharey
A real-time check in 🤍No script. No polish. Just where I’m actually at right now with flipping my own scripts.A few things have been stirring lately and instead of waiting until I’ve figured them out, I thought I’d hit record....
Episode 12: Bree - Becoming, Unlearning, Returning
Some conversations don’t tie themselves up neatly.They crack things open.They challenge perspectives.They bring discomfort, honesty, reflection and vulnerability to the surface all at once.In this episode, Bree and I explo...
Episode 11: HempStarChrist - Cannabis, Consciousness & Autonomy
This episode on Flipping the Script, I sit down with HempStarChrist — cannabis activist, ALCP member, and someone deeply passionate about education, harm reduction, and human rights.We explore his journey with cannabis, what he personall...
Episode 10: With Jem - Exploring Non-Monogamy, Jealousy & Self-Acceptance Around Cannabis
A real-time check in 🤍No script. No polish. Just where I’m actually at right now with flipping my own scripts.A few things have been stirring lately and instead of waiting until I’ve figured them out, I thought I’d hit record....
Episode 9: Shona - Resilience, Grief & Childlessness
Shona’s life changed forever at 34 when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer.What followed was years of chemotherapy, radiation, surgeries, IVF, fertility preservation, grief, depression, healing, and ultimately learning how to rebuild...
Episode 8: Temuri - Addiction, Purpose, and Backing Yourself
In this episode, I sit down with Temuri — a filmmaker whose journey has taken him from the Soviet Union to the corporate world… and then completely off-script into creativity, addiction, recovery, and rebuilding a life on his own terms.
Episode 7: Jessie from Manawa Ecstatic Dance - Movement, Connection & Self-Trust
In this episode of Flipping the Script, I sit down with Jessie — the founder of Manawa Ecstatic Dance — to talk about movement, expression, and what it really means to get out of your head and back into your body.We dive into wh...
Bonus Episode: A Real-Time Check-In
A real-time check in 🤍No script. No polish. Just where I’m actually at right now with flipping my own scripts.In this episode I talk about: – noticing and shifting my patterns in love (hello limerence) – a funny ...
Episode 5: Tali - Reinvention, Resilience, and Refusing to Shrink
Before the stage, the tours, and the recognition… there was a girl writing songs at 9 years old, already feeling deeply and seeing the world differently.In this episode, I sit down with Tali — one of New Zealand’s most iconic voices in e...
Bonus Episode: A Real-Time Check-In
Before we get into the next guest episode, I wanted to share something a bit more real-time.This is a voice note-style download — what’s been coming up for me, what I’m noticing, and what I’m navigating right now.Unfiltered, a lit...
Episode 3: Nadia - Identity, Truth, and Spiritual Awakenings
In this episode of Flipping the Script, I sit down with my friend Nadia for a deep and honest conversation about identity, truth, spiritual awakening, and what it means to radically change direction in life.Nadia shares her journey from...
Episode 2: Porou from East Coast Cannabis - Changing the Narrative Around Cannabis in Aotearoa
In this episode of Flipping the Script, Jem sits down with Porou from East Coast Cannabis Company to talk about his journey from the illicit cannabis world into the legal medicinal industry.They explore stigma, cannabis culture ...
Episode 1: Flipping the Script Begins
Welcome to Flipping the Script with Jem.In this first episode, I’m sharing why this podcast exists and the moment I realised the life I was building — the one that looked “successful” on paper — didn’t actually feel right in my bo...