What does it mean to contribute to your family wealth? How does that look and feel for you?

In the final episode of Season 1 we look at equality within my household and how one side of me keeps telling stories I need to catch out. Join me as we chat about ego, ways to talk to your inner child, plus my plans for 2024.

In this episode we cover:

●        Not feeling like being enough

●        Not bringing in an income to the family wealth

●        Other ways women contribute to wealth

●        Family expectations for my role in the home

●        Catching out my thoughts

●        Calling BS on negative thoughts

●        Ego playing the game

●        Dollar values versus heart values

●        Letters to your inner child

●        Reading what you need to hear

●        Creating reflection and conversations.

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

●        Show notes: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast

●        Episode 14: Who the f*ck does she think she is?! https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast/episode-6-rctm5-fwchh-wf2wm-k6bef-g3xyn-a8jtz-7rbck-etw4p-txk8j

●        Soul Care Bendigo website: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au

●        Soul Care Bendigo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulcarebendigo/

●        Soul Care Bendigo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090347516510

●        Email: soulcarebendigo@gmail.com

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This week we chat to Kate DeAraugo, Australian Idol winner, podcast creator and also former drug addict.

We get her perspective on dealing with an addiction in the public eye, and what she needed to hear from family to overcome her past and begin to heal.

In this episode we cover:

●        Being in the spotlight

●        Dealing with body image in the public eye

●        How women need touch and can learn to self soothe

●        Self-sabotaging and changing those patterns

●        Showing up for yourself every day

●        The slippery slope into drug use

●        Having to fall on your face to learn

●        Enabling drug addiction and the ultimatums that helped

●        Drug addiction and intense relationships

●        Taking time to heal

●        Becoming a mum after drug addiction

●        Recovery doesn’t work until you are ready.

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

●        Show notes: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast

●        Soul Care Bendigo website: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au

●        Soul Care Bendigo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulcarebendigo/

●        Soul Care Bendigo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090347516510

●        Email: soulcarebendigo@gmail.com

●        Kate’s podcast: Why do I feel this way?

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Lightness always brightens the darkness and when we talk about drug abuse, there is always some light to be found amongst the illness.

Compassion and love are what drives recovery, for everyone involved. Today we reflect on my sister’s story in the past two episodes and what we can all learn from it.

In this episode we cover:

●        Bringing down brick walls

●        Seeing the person beyond the addiction

●        All the feelings around addiction

●        Generational abuse

●        How significant life events split spirit

●        We need people to give us a chance

●        Researching drug use to allow compassion in

●        Lonely children are dangerous children

●        When the bad feels good

●        Going beyond judgement and pain

●        Self-forgiveness

●        Social media boundaries for children

●        The power of hugs and expressing feelings

●        Getting back to the spirit of positivity and love.

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

●        Show notes: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast

●        Soul Care Bendigo website: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au

●        Soul Care Bendigo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulcarebendigo/

●        Soul Care Bendigo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090347516510

●        Email: soulcarebendigo@gmail.com

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We’re back in part two of speaking with my sister Krystle about turning her life around after spiralling down the deep hole of drug use.

We look at the non-linear process of recovery, how recovery really is possible for anyone and how to support someone through the process without judgement.

Please note: this episode does discuss childhood trauma, sexual assault, drug use, eating disorders, criminal activity and domestic violence and is not suitable for children.

In this episode we cover:

●        Life after domestic violence

●        A surprise pregnancy throwing a curveball

●        Accessing detox programs

●        Recovery is not linear and can take years

●        Awakening a spiritual journey

●        Coping as a new mother with addictions

●        Family reconnections and healing

●        Saying no to drugs after being a user

●        Relearning life skills like cooking and paying bills

●        Getting life financially back on track after a decade of drug use

●        Having your tribe around you to help in hard times

●        Recovery is possible

●        If you want to get clean, there is a way to do it

●        How to support someone through recovery with compassion.

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

●        Show notes: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast

●        Soul Care Bendigo website: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au

●        Soul Care Bendigo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulcarebendigo/

●        Soul Care Bendigo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090347516510

●        Email: soulcarebendigo@gmail.com

●        Salvation Army Australia: https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/

●        Bendigo Community Health Service: https://www.bchs.com.au/alcohol-and-other-drugs

●        Alcoholics Anonymous Australia: https://meetings.aa.org.au/near/

●        Drug Rehab Bendigo: https://habitattherapeutics.com.au/rehab-bendigo/

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Drug addiction can impact so many people around the drug user, as well as the user themselves. In the first part of a two-part series, I am joined by my sister Krystal as we chat about growing up in the same family yet having wildly different experiences as children.

We go deep and vulnerable today as Krystal bravely shares her spiral into drug addiction and how it began.

Please note: this episode has trigger warnings for multiple topics. We discuss sexual abuse, drug use, prostitution, coercion, and criminal activity.

In this episode we cover:

●        How siblings can have vastly different experiences of their childhoods

●        Defence mechanisms

●        Drug use starting small and building up

●        Falling into the wrong crowd

●        Living a double life

●        Falling into ice and heroin addictions

●        Turning to criminal activity

●        Temptations from old ways

●        Stories of hope from part two.

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

●        Show notes: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast

●        Soul Care Bendigo website: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au

●        Soul Care Bendigo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulcarebendigo/

●        Soul Care Bendigo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090347516510

●        Email: soulcarebendigo@gmail.com

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Smiles are contagious - and when we share these it can help give us a lift. But how do we navigate helping our children connect with others, particularly when their relationships can be so dependent on who is in their class this year?

Join me as I chat about the importance of connection, happy hormones and warding off loneliness.

In this episode we cover:

●        The power of a smile

●        Challenging yourself to say hello to everyone you meet

●        Overcoming fear of rejection and being worthy

●        Yearning to be part of something bigger

●        Avoiding people burnout

●        How to manage different personalities that come up

●        Modelling behaviour for children

●        Our responsibility to teach children about connection

●        Teaching children to get happy hormones, rather than synthetic ones later

●        Small talk is a fundamental part of connection

●        Conversation starter ideas.

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

●        Show notes: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast

●        Soul Care Bendigo website: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au

●        Soul Care Bendigo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulcarebendigo/

●        Soul Care Bendigo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090347516510

●        Email: soulcarebendigo@gmail.com

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Saying goodbye is a heartbreaking experience, whether the death is unexpected or there’s been time to say goodbye when someone is ill.

Today we look at not only the different types of deaths that you may experience through your life, but how every day can be an opportunity to make time for loved ones and show them you care.

In this episode we cover:

• The two types of goodbyes we will face with loved ones

• The shock of an unexpected death

• Deaths we have more time to prepare for when someone is ill

• There’s no easy way to say goodbye but there is a good way to live every day

• A personal story about a grandfather passing

• How your own stuff can get in the way of death

• Family complications post death

• Allowing other people in to hold space for you

• Navigating grief months after a passing

• Making time for people who matter

• Living with no regrets

• Treating every farewell as if it is the last.

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• Show notes: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast 

• Soul Care Bendigo website: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au

• Soul Care Bendigo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulcarebendigo/

• Soul Care Bendigo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090347516510

• Email: soulcarebendigo@gmail.com

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Singing can support our mental health, our energy and most of all - make us feel good!

Singing teacher Steph Carson joins us to share her love of music and how you don’t need to be Kylie Minogue to open your mouth and sing from the heart.

In this episode we cover:

●        What is a melody and a harmony

●        Breaking down some other singing terminology

●        Why singing is so important in culture and ceremony

●        How music can evoke different emotions in people

●        Music affecting other parts of your life positively

●        Overcoming the fear of joining a choir or pub singing

●        A bit of Dutch courage can help!

●        Singing can create strings of connection.

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

●        Show notes: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast

●        Soul Care Bendigo website: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au

●        Soul Care Bendigo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulcarebendigo/

●        Soul Care Bendigo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090347516510

●        Email: soulcarebendigo@gmail.com

●        Steph Carson Macapella profile: https://www.macapella.com/presenters

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