Conversations for a Complete Life

Rachael Jansen: Journalist, coach, writer

A show for women who want it all - a complete life - but without the overwhelm. It's another way of looking at balance - how do we successfully juggle all the elements of a complete life? Combine a career or business with family, and stay healthy and sane? Journalist Rachael Jansen brings you interviews and ideas to help you have a Complete Life.

  • 1 hour 25 minutes
    81: All about anxiety, with Dr Jodi Richardson

    How do you know when your anxiety is normal, and when it might need professional intervention or treatment?

    With the Covid 19 pandemic, state of the world, and even plain old perimenopausal hormone shifts, anxiety is common for many of us, so Dr Jodi Richardson joins us on the show to talk all about anxiety and what we can do about it.

    21 July 2022, 11:39 pm
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    80: Achieving your dreams and the wisdom of older women

    Amanda Hampson was 50 when her debut novel was published, after her ideas of a career as a writer were derailed by a teenage pregnancy. Her latest novel - her 6th - has just been released, and she joins the show for a conversation about her life, achieving dreams and the wisdom of midlife women. 

    30 July 2021, 12:50 am
  • 1 hour 21 minutes
    79: How to be more stress resilient and why it's important you do

    Stress - the ongoing, relentless everyday kind - is something most of us could do with less of, and so I asked former Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat boss Sharon Kolkka to the come on the show for a conversation on about how we can be more stress resilient.

    16 July 2021, 12:55 am
  • 59 minutes 27 seconds
    78: Your brain in perimenopause and how to age well

    Neuroscientist Dr Sarah McKay joins the show for a conversation that unpacks the brain-hormone connection in women's brains during perimenopause and menopause. 

    1 July 2021, 3:51 am
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    77: Change your thinking to change your life with Kate James

    Life coach Kate James joins the show for a conversation about the power of thoughts, finding your authentic character, making life choices that mean something to you, and making your life beautiful. 

    17 June 2021, 5:59 am
  • 18 minutes 46 seconds
    76: When motherhood is boring and doesn't make you happy

    Many of the necessities of motherhood are boring and it's OK to admit that. In this episode I whisper in your ear about why this is so, why it's OK, and how you balance it out - the answer is small champagne bubbles of excitement (but not actual champagne).

    14 May 2021, 3:07 am
  • 22 minutes 25 seconds
    75: The trap of over-achieving and over-functioning

    These two concepts might be costing you not just your time and energy, but also your health. Falling in to the trap of doing too much, too often, can come from our desire to look after loved ones, and prove our value and worth.   

    6 May 2021, 6:40 am
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    74: Reiki, energy and quiet presence

    Jas Kechel returns to the podcast for a soulful conversation about reiki, energy, healing and the gift of quiet presence.

    29 April 2021, 12:20 am
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    73: Hormone repair for perimenopause and beyond with Lara Briden

    If there's one thing that can make all the difference to your health and wellbeing in your 40s, it's understanding hormone repair in perimenopause.

    When I came across the book Hormone Repair Manual by Lara Briden, I immediately emailed an invitation to the podcast to her to talk about it, as the book is one of the best I've read so far on hormones in perimenopause.

    21 April 2021, 11:12 pm
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    72: Body image, self-acceptance and the power of yoga

    Feeling negative about your body or how you look consumes a lot of women often for a long time, even from childhood. Learning self-acceptance helped Emma and Carla Papas not only overcome body image issues, but they also discovered the power of yoga and movement to develop inner strength as much as the physical.

    15 April 2021, 2:36 am
  • 37 minutes 59 seconds
    71: Easing the mental load

    The mental load is a huge issue for busy women, and in this episode, Rachael shares three tips to help you carry the mental load you currently have, and one idea on how to reduce it moving ahead.

    8 April 2021, 5:18 am
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