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Season 2: Episode 8: How Your Attachment Style Plays Out in the Relationship You Have With Your Business

By Hayley Kelly | November 30, 2022

As a therapist, you likely already know that your attachment style is central to the functioning (or dysfunction!) of your relationships. Have you ever stopped to consider how this same attachment style may be playing out in the relationship you…

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Season 2: Episode 7: How to be a Multipassionate Entrepreneur with Kym Tolson

By Hayley Kelly | November 25, 2022

Being multi passionate and a driven entrepreneur can be an overwhelming duo, how does one do all the things but do it successfully. Today Kym Tolson fills us in on how she manages being a clinical social worker, podcaster, business…

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Season 2: Episode 6: 3 Steps to Niching Down and Scaling Your Business Impact

By Hayley Kelly | November 17, 2022

Many of us believe niching down means limiting our passions, but finding your niche is vital for hitting your target market and achieving your desired impact on the world. Hayley is back today with another solo episode, giving you her…

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Season 2: Episode 5: The Single Biggest Mistake Therapist Entrepreneurs Are Making

By Hayley Kelly | November 17, 2022

“What’s the biggest mistake therapists make?” While there are many mistakes that can be made when starting out, Hayley believes the biggest one is failing to be intentional with your end goal.  Today Hayley is here for her very first…

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Season 2: Episode 4: Real Therapist Talk – Mastering Congruency in a Conservative “Role” With Kirstin Bouse

By Hayley Kelly | November 3, 2022

Therapists and Psychologists do not get enough credit for the work they provide within our communities. It’s not easy to unmask the “role” they are boxed into, to know, who am I? What are my beliefs? And what impact do…

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Season 2: Episode 3: Normalising Mindful Drinking With Kirsten Chalmers

By Hayley Kelly | October 31, 2022

As adults, we all feel the pressure to have a drink, or few, at social events. If you aren’t drinking at a social event, you’ll find yourself typically having to justify why you aren’t drinking. Are you pregnant? Is everything…

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Season 2: Episode 2: How To Have a Big Impact With Dr Kaitlin Harkess

By Hayley Kelly | October 21, 2022

Going through tough times only feels worth it in hindsight. In order to grow and discover who we are so we can have our positive impact on the world, perseverance is your best friend.  Today, Hayley is joined by Dr.…

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Season 2: Episode 1: This is Your Permission Slip to Being Yourself. Own All Of You! With Dr. Gigi Abdel-Samed

By Hayley Kelly | October 12, 2022

Amongst the craziness of juggling work, life, relationships…It’s easy to forget the answer to life’s most important question. Who am I? Taking the first steps to going back and embarking on the journey of self discovery and what’s missing can…

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Season 2: More About Becoming an Entrepreneurial Therapist to Come…

By Hayley Kelly | October 7, 2022

Hello to all my valued listeners, it’s Hayley here with a recap on what I have been up to over the last few weeks and an update on what’s to come in the next season of the podcast. In Season…

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Season 1: Episode 24: Finding Your Authentic Voice: How to Stand Out as a Coach Online with Katherine Beck

By Hayley Kelly | September 15, 2022

For most therapists, transitioning from 1-1 therapy to speaking in front of hundreds (or thousands) can be an incredibly daunting task.  How do you attract an audience, spread your message, and stand out in an authentic way if public speaking,…

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Season 1: Episode 23: From Clinical Psychology to Empowering Boudoir Photography with Talia Simone

By Hayley Kelly | September 8, 2022

What could psychology and boudoir photography possibly have in common? A lot more than you might think! Former psychologist boudoir photographer Talia Simone (otherwise known as Nat Thomas) joins us today to talk about her journey from a clinical psychologist…

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Season 1: Episode 22: From Burnout to Balance: Incorporating All of You in Your Coaching With Alisha Weston

By Hayley Kelly | September 1, 2022

I think we all know the therapy world can be rigid and restrictive. But what if you want to branch out and help people with methods that aren’t approved? And what if you’re so burnt out from 1-1s that you’re…

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Season 1: Episode 21: What’s the Difference Between Therapy and Coaching?

By Hayley Kelly | August 25, 2022

Where is the line between therapy and coaching? How do you branch into coaching without getting into trouble with your regulatory board? How do you explain the difference to clients?! While there is no clear line between therapy and coaching,…

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Season 1: Episode 20: From Psychology to Software: Finding Your Gap in the Market with Power Diary Founder Damien Adler

By Hayley Kelly | August 18, 2022

So many psychologists and mental health professionals use Power Diary to manage their practice, but did you know that the founder is a psychologist himself? That’s right, Power Diary founder Damien Adler was so frustrated with the state of admin,…

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Season 1: Episode 19: Integrating the Worlds of Yoga and Mental Health with Lauren Tober

By Hayley Kelly | August 10, 2022

People are flocking to yoga for help with mental health… but most yoga teachers don’t have any sort of psychology background! But what if we could take these very different fields and combine them together to better help people with…

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Season 1: Episode 18: Building Your Business and Growing Your Team: What to Do When You Hit Your Upper Limit with Lauren Hancock

By Hayley Kelly | August 4, 2022

What do you do when you are filled to the brim with clients and need to turn people away? In this episode with Lauren Hancock, we dive deep into her experience transitioning from therapy to consulting and start ups. How…

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Season 1: Episode 17: Help! I Launched My Coaching Program And No One Bought With Jamie Simkins

By Hayley Kelly | July 28, 2022

You spend all this time creating your online course or coaching program and… crickets. What do you do when a launch fails, or when your program isn’t as successful as you would’ve hoped? What if you put all this effort…

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Season 1: Episode 16: Busy Mum And Therapist? How To Be There For Your Family And Fulfill Your Career Aspirations With Dr Sascha Kowalenko

By Hayley Kelly | July 21, 2022

Are you struggling to raise your kids in the way that you want while also focusing on your busy therapist career? In this episode, I chat with Dr. Sascha Kowalenko about her mission to challenge social and gender norms to…

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Season 1: Episode 15: Working in Ease and Flow as a Therapist Coach with Emma Gray

By Hayley Kelly | July 14, 2022

For Emma Gray, if something feels heavy or out of alignment, she sets it aside and doesn’t do it.  How then, is Emma a successful therapist and meditation coach who and best-selling author?! If you’re not constantly pushing and hustling,…

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Season 1: Episode 14: Making an Impact Through Mental Health in Sports OT With Keagen Hadley

By Hayley Kelly | July 6, 2022

What happens when your entire life revolves around training and competing… and then an injury rips it all away? Today I’m talking with Keagen Hadley, who had his dream of being a semi-professional football player taken from him overnight with…

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Season 1: Episode 13: Burnout, Toxic Narratives, and Self Care for Therapists with Dr. Hayley D. Quinn

By Hayley Kelly | June 29, 2022

When was the last time you slowed down or took time off for yourself? Are you repeating the toxic narratives like, “I can’t take time off, my clients need me!!” Are you taking care of your own mental and physical…

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Season 1: Episode 12: Bringing Spirituality and Woo to Your Coaching Practice with Abundance Coach Karolyn McKinley

By Hayley Kelly | June 23, 2022

One of the best things about transitioning from therapy to coaching is the fact that there are fewer restrictions on what you’re allowed to teach or use when helping people.  This is why I’m so excited to introduce Karolyn McKinley…

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Season 1: Episode 11: Tapping Into the Power of Your Feminine Cycle with Renae Fieck

By Hayley Kelly | June 16, 2022

Why is it that some months it feels like we can get it all done. We master our to-do list, hit those difficult workouts, and have no trouble posting to social media… But then a few days later we just…

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Season 1: Episode 10: Marketing and the Therapist Journey: Why You Need a Niche with Jessica Osborn

By Hayley Kelly | June 16, 2022

Time and time again, marketing seems to be one of the biggest thorns in the side of therapists who want to diversify and transition to coaching.  As multi-passionate entrepreneurs who are so used to helping everyone as therapists, it can…

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Season 1: Episode 9: How Self Compassion Can Support You on Your Journey to Expanding Your Career and Impact with Dr. Stan Steindl

By Hayley Kelly | June 6, 2022

Bravery is infectious, and once you find other people who are thinking outside of the box, it’s so much easier for you to branch out in your therapy career too. The theme of this week is discovering your passion and…

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Season 1: Episode 8: Making the Transition From Therapy to Coaching with Lee Chaix McDonough

By Hayley Kelly | May 24, 2022

What’s it really like to make the transition from therapy to coaching? How do you deal with the judgement and negativity from those around you while making this transition (especially from other therapists?) What about the legal side… can I…

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Season 1: Episode 7: Using Your Clinical Skills to Open Doors in Your Coaching Practice with Dr. Tracey Hunter and Dr. Rachel Wheeler

By Hayley Kelly | May 20, 2022

Can you really apply your clinical skills to a coaching practice? In this episode Dr. Tracey Hunter and Dr. Rachel Wheeler of the Wellbeing Codes talk about how they’ve used the therapy concept of “schemas” in their own coaching business.…

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Season 1: Episode 6: How to Connect to Your Audience Through Incredible Copy with Che Johnson

By Hayley Kelly | May 10, 2022

Marketing and copywriting can be a huge struggle for most therapists turned coaches. How do you promote yourself without feeling gross and salesy? How do you write in a less technical way to truly explain what you do and how…

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Season 1: Episode 5: The Fear of Stepping out and Being Visible with Peta Stapleton, EFT Tapping Expert

By Hayley Kelly | May 3, 2022

The fear of stepping out and doing something different often stops therapists in their tracks. What will people think of me? Will they attack me? Will I get in trouble? Today I’m chatting with EFT Tapping Expert Peta Stapleton, who…

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Season 1: Episode 4: The Importance of Sharing Your Unique Story, Struggles, and Journey with Sally-Anne Kriel

By Hayley Kelly | April 27, 2022

As therapists we’re conditioned not to open up about our own lives and struggles with our clients. However, this can be one of the best ways we can serve our clients as coaches! In this impactful chat, Sally-Anne Kriel shares…

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Season 1: Episode 3: How to Market and What to Charge When Transitioning to an Online Practice with Dr. Amber Lyda

By Hayley Kelly | April 20, 2022

Title: How to Market and What to Charge When Transitioning to an Online Practice with Dr. Amber Lyda  Show Notes:  How do you create the time and income to free yourself up to live the life you want to…

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Season 1: Episode 2: Finding the Courage to Follow Your Passion and Purpose with Dr. Hayley Watson

By Hayley Kelly | April 20, 2022

Title: Finding the Courage to Follow Your Passion and Purpose with Dr. Hayley Watson Show Notes:  “This could all fail, but we just have to sit with that and say, ‘I’m going to do it anyway.’”  I’m so excited to…

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Season 1: Episode 1: Rise Therapist, Rise: The rise of the entrepreneurial therapist

By Hayley Kelly | April 19, 2022

Show Notes:  Are you an overwhelmed, burnt-out therapist looking for something different? Do you feel called to play bigger, impact more lives, and create a business and life on your terms by leveraging your clinical expertise, WITHOUT sacrificing your wellbeing…

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Practice That Breaks All the Rules

Scaling With Soul – How Dr. Catherine Hart Built a Practice That Breaks All the Rules

If you’ve ever thought “scaling means selling out” or “growing a team means burning out,” Dr. Catherine Hart is about to prove you wrong. She’s built a 35-person psychology practice across five sites with a salaried employment model that actually retains clinicians—and she did it by breaking every rule. In this episode, I’m talking with…
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Boundaries That Stop Business Burnout

The 4 Boundaries That Stop Business Burnout

If your business feels like it’s draining you instead of filling you up, you’re probably recreating the same patterns from therapy practice that burned you out in the first place. The endless availability, saying yes to everyone, undercharging out of guilt, and the resentment that builds when you’re trying to be generous but running on…
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7 Lies Keeping Therapists Broke

The 7 Lies Keeping Therapists Broke and Burned Out

“You just need more self-care.” That’s what I kept hearing when I was burnt out, seeing 30+ clients a week, barely breaking even. I tried bath bombs, meditation apps, yoga breaks. None of it worked. Because the problem wasn’t my self-care routine. It was the business model. In this episode, I’m dismantling the 7 lies…
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Sobriety Taught Me About Doing Business Differently

What Sobriety Taught Me About Doing Business Differently

For 12 months, I’ve been sober, and until a recent doctor’s appointment, I’d completely forgotten. No countdown. No recovery story. No before-and-after moment. Just life, without alcohol. When my doctor asked, “None? Not even socially?” and looked at me like I’d just confessed a crime, something clicked. His disbelief wasn’t about alcohol — it was about the…
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Don't Want to Be Salesy

Why ‘I Don’t Want to Be Salesy’ Is Keeping You From Serving

In this episode, I’m tackling one of the biggest fears holding therapists back from building sustainable online practices: the terror of being “too salesy.” If you’ve ever frozen at the end of a webinar, mumbled through your offer, or avoided pitching your program altogether because you’re worried about pressuring people who’ve already been through so…
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Turning Grief into Purpose

Turning Grief into Purpose with Kimberly Stevens

After losing her teenage son Ethan to T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, psychologist Kimberly Stevens faced the unthinkable — and chose to transform her grief into something that would help thousands of others. In this conversation, Kimberly shares the story behind Kids Connecting Parents, an app she created to help bereaved parents find local, peer-based connection and…
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My Mental Health Crisis

The Story I’ve Never Told: My Mental Health Crisis

For 230 episodes, I’ve referenced my “kitchen floor moment” without telling you the full story. After interviewing psychologist Kimberly Stevens about transforming her grief into purpose, I realized: if I’m asking therapists to be brave enough to step outside broken systems, I need to be brave enough to tell you why it matters so much…
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Breaking the Unspoken Rules

Breaking the Unspoken Rules: Prof. Nick Titov on the Future of Therapy

In this episode, I’m sitting down with Professor Nick Titov—a giant in digital mental health and founder of MindSpot, Australia’s leading digital psychology service that has reached over 250,000 Australians. If you’ve ever wondered whether therapy has to look the way it’s always looked, this conversation will shake up everything you thought you knew. Nick isn’t just…
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Taboo Things with Laura Lee

Let’s Talk About Sex (Online): Navigating the Ethics, Fear & Freedom of Being a Therapist Who Talks About Taboo Things with Laura Lee

In this episode, I’m sitting down with the bold, brilliant, and whip-smart Laura Lee – a psychologist, sexologist, coach, and the founder of Blue Space Psychology – to dive into what it actually takes to talk about sex online as a regulated health professional. Laura’s work lives at the intersection of mental health, sex, and relationships. And let’s just say, that…
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Creating Their First Programs

“What If I Get It Wrong?” Two Therapists on Doubt, Fear, and Creating Their First Programs

In this episode, I’m sitting down with Alice Ayliffe and Elise Cassidy — two incredible therapists and Incubator graduates — to explore what it really looks like to move beyond the 1:1 model and create programs that change lives. If you’ve ever wondered, Where do I even start? Will anyone want what I create? What if I get it wrong? — this conversation…
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Years of Clinical Expertise

Years of Clinical Expertise & A PhD, Zero Clue How to Turn it into an Online Program – Dr. Sam Casey’s Story

In this episode, I’m sitting down with Dr. Sam Casey, founder of the Play Prescription Method, to explore one of the most common challenges therapists face: having an encyclopedia of knowledge but feeling completely stuck when it comes to packaging it into something teachable. If you’ve ever felt paralysed by your own expertise, this conversation is…
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Business Coaching Doesn’t Work for Therapists

The Hidden Reason Business Coaching Doesn’t Work for Therapists

In this episode, I’m breaking down one of the most frustrating realities therapists face when trying to build online programs: traditional business advice simply doesn’t work for us. You’ve probably felt it — you join a business webinar or invest in a coaching program, and halfway through you realise: this doesn’t fit. The strategies feel pushy, unsafe, or…
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Grind in 1:1 or Walk Away Completely

“I Can’t Keep Doing This”: Why You Don’t Have to Grind in 1:1 or Walk Away Completely

In this episode, I’m talking about one of the most painful myths therapists buy into: the belief that your only options are to keep grinding in 1:1 sessions until you collapse, or burn your practice down and walk away completely. Maybe you’ve felt it too — cancelling family dinners because of client demand, fantasising about…
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Great Idea and Great Program

The Gap Between Great Idea and Great Program (And Why Most Therapists Never Cross It)

In this episode, I’m talking about the invisible wall that stops most therapists from turning their brilliant program ideas into actual programs. You know the one – you’ve got this amazing concept that could genuinely help people, but every time you sit down to build it, you just… stare at the screen. Most therapists think…
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Anti-Hustle Guide to Building Programs

The Anti-Hustle Guide to Building Programs That Actually Sell

In this episode, I’m dismantling the biggest myth therapists believe about creating online programs — that building one will just add more hustle and burnout to your already overwhelming life. We’re no longer in the early days when therapists could assume that more hours worked equals more value delivered. Today’s most successful therapist-entrepreneurs are rejecting…
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A Week in My Life

A Week in My Life After Stepping Away from Back-to-Back Sessions

If you’ve been feeling burned out by back-to-back sessions, wondering if the only way to help people is to keep adding more clients to your calendar — you’re not alone. This episode pulls back the curtain on what life can look like when you step beyond the traditional therapy chair. I’m sharing a real, unfiltered…
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Future-Ready Therapist

Future-Ready Therapist: The Competencies That Will Define Our Profession

If you’ve been feeling incredibly skilled at individual therapy but somehow underprepared for what mental health delivery actually looks like in 2025 – you’re not alone. This episode addresses the growing disconnect between traditional therapy training and the evolving mental health landscape worldwide. I’m breaking down why qualified therapists globally can’t meet the exploding demand…
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Call for Innovation and Advocacy with Sahra O'Doherty

The Profession Under Threat: A Call for Innovation and Advocacy with Sahra O’Doherty

If you’ve been feeling like our profession is under siege, you’re not imagining it. This episode dives deep into the systemic challenges facing Australian therapists and why staying silent is no longer an option. I’m sitting down with Sahra O’Doherty, President of the Australian Association of Psychologists (AAPI), for a conversation that will change how…
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Overthinking Your Online Program Ideas

Stop Overthinking Your Online Program Ideas: The Simple Filter That Cuts Through Analysis Paralysis

If you have 17 half-baked course ideas sitting in a Google doc but can’t choose which one to build, you’re not just procrastinating—you’re missing out on income and impact while your expertise sits unused. You’ve got brilliant insights and could help so many people. But when you can’t decide between stress management for healthcare workers,…
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To Niche or Not to Niche

To Niche or Not to Niche: Why “Helping Everyone” Is Helping No One

The hard truth: If you’re trying to help everyone with your online program, you’re actually helping no one—and it’s killing your business before it even starts. You’ve got years of training and could help SO many people. But when you try to market to “everyone,” your message becomes so vanilla that nobody feels seen. Those perfect…
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Everything Feels Like Too Much

When Everything Feels Like Too Much (And Why That’s Actually Information)

The online space keeps changing the rules the second you’ve figured them out. New algorithms, platform updates, economic uncertainty, and the constant pressure to keep up while holding space for clients—it’s overwhelming, and it’s real. But what if I told you that feeling like “everything is too much” isn’t a sign you’re failing? What if…
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Ethical Marketing for Therapists

Not Selling Out: Ethical Marketing for Therapists

The marketing world feels gross because most of it IS gross. But what if I told you that ethical marketing isn’t just possible—it’s actually your secret weapon as a therapist? While other industries scramble to add “authenticity” to their marketing playbook, you’ve been practicing it your entire career. You already know how to influence ethically,…
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Colleagues Attack Your Marketing

When Colleagues Attack Your Marketing (And Why That’s Actually Good News)

You launched your program. Finally getting visible. Then it happens—colleagues start questioning your marketing, your methods, your motives. That knot in your stomach when you see posts criticising “aggressive marketing tactics” in professional groups? Wondering if they’re talking about YOU? Here’s what nobody tells you: when you do things differently, people don’t react well. Not…
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AI Just Killed the Course Industry

AI Just Killed the Course Industry (And Why Therapists Should Celebrate)

The digital course world just got turned upside down. While course creators panic about AI making their businesses obsolete, therapists have a massive opportunity—if they act fast. The AI education market is exploding from $5.88 billion to $32 billion by 2030. Course creation now takes hours instead of months. Your future students already expect AI-powered,…
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Your Waitlist Isn't Success

Why Your Waitlist Isn’t Success: A Conversation That Broke Me Open

You’ve built your dream practice. You’re booked solid. People are telling you “You’ve made it!” because you have 52 people on your waitlist. But instead of feeling successful, you’re drowning. You wake up at 3am thinking about all the people you can’t help. You feel guilty every time you take a day off. You’re starting…
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Growing Alongside Your Dreams: How Motherhood Expands (Not Limits) Your Ambition with Lily Jimenez

You’ve built the business. Maybe you’ve launched your first program. People are buying. Results are happening. But instead of feeling liberated, you’re staring at your toddler’s naptime thinking: “I have exactly 90 minutes to move the needle on my empire… no pressure.” Maybe you think successful entrepreneurship means choosing between being a present mom or a…
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A Real‑Time Lesson in Adaptability

When the Plan Changes: A Real‑Time Lesson in Adaptability

You’ve created your goals for the year, you have everything planned out. You know when all of your items need to be completed. But you don’t seem to be making any progress. You cannot reach these goals. Life throws up unexpected items to derail your plan. What if you were given permission to adapt, to…
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LinkedIn for Therapists: How to Build Your Professional Presence in Just 15 Minutes a Day with Brenda Meller

You’ve been avoiding it, haven’t you? That little blue LinkedIn notification sitting in your email inbox, taunting you with connection requests you never respond to. Maybe you think LinkedIn is just for corporate salespeople in suits, not compassionate healers like you. Maybe you’ve tried posting once or twice, felt like a fraud trying to “market…
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Future-Proof Your Practice: 3 Shifts Therapists Can’t Afford to Ignore

You’ve felt it, haven’t you? That creeping realization that the therapy world you trained for is disappearing faster than you can adapt. Maybe you’ve watched TikTok “healers” with zero qualifications book out $2000 programs while you’re drowning in twelve-month waitlists and Medicare paperwork. Maybe you’ve seen colleagues burn out, leave the profession, or settle for…
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What Happens When Therapists Speak Up

I Got Banned from LinkedIn…. Twice: What Happens When Therapists Speak Up

You’ve been feeling it too, haven’t you? That sense that something is deeply wrong with our mental health system. Maybe you’ve drafted posts about impossible caseloads or regulations that harm more than they help. But every time you go to hit publish, you stop. What if this gets back to my employer? What if speaking up…
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How to Stay Visible

How to Stay Visible (Even When You’re Terrified of Being Reported)

You’ve created an incredible program. You have valuable insights to share. You know your work could help so many people. But every time you go to hit ‘publish’ on that post about your offer, you freeze. What if someone reports me? What if I say the wrong thing? What if this puts my registration at…
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Ethics of Psychedelic Therapy with Dori Lewis

The Science and Ethics of Psychedelic Therapy: What Every Therapist Needs to Know, with Dori Lewis

A 19-year-old client sits on his couch staring at a wall for 8 hours a day. He’s been in therapy for two years. He’s planned his suicide for his 20th birthday. Traditional therapy isn’t working. Three ketamine sessions later, he’s dating someone, has a job, and is learning to snowboard. This isn’t a miracle story.…
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therapy low-cost mini offer

How to Create Low-Cost Mini Offers That Turn Strangers Into High-Ticket Clients

You’ve launched your signature program. You know it works. But there’s a massive gap between people saying “I’m interested” and actually pulling out their credit card for $2,000. What if there’s a way to bridge that gap—not by discounting your course—but by creating “quick win offers” that actually make people MORE likely to buy your…
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Mental Health 3.0

970 Million People Need Help & We Only Have 1 Million Therapists Worldwide – The Math Is Broken

The system you dedicated your career to was designed wrong from the beginning. Not broken — designed wrong. 970 million people globally need mental health support. We have approximately 1 million mental health professionals. The math isn’t just broken — it reveals a system that was never built to serve the people who need it most.…
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mental health system broken

The Quiet Revolution Already Happening (And Three Ways to Join It Today)

You were trained to stay quiet. To follow rules written for a world that no longer exists. To accept that your expertise should be sanitized into beige compliance. But what if everything you’ve been told about “staying safe” is actually keeping you small? In this raw, unfiltered episode, I pull back the curtain on what…
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psychology to business transition

From 190-Person Waitlist to Million-Dollar Boardroom Decisions with Carly Fisher

You were trained to think psychology equals therapy chair. To believe “business skills” are something other people have. To accept that your expertise stops at the consulting room door. But what if everything you’ve been told about your limitations is wrong? In this game-changing conversation, I sit down with Carly Fisher — registered psychologist, government…
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mental health system broken

Why I Can’t Stay Quiet Anymore: What Our Mental Health System Isn’t Ready to Face

You were trained to be ethical. To follow the rules. To keep yourself out of the spotlight and let the system guide the way. But what happens when the system itself is no longer fit for purpose? In this milestone episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on a truth I’ve been sitting with for a…
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Therapist fear of success

The Real Reason You’re Avoiding Visibility, Higher Pricing, and Growth

Ever find yourself sabotaging your own success the moment things start working? Yeah, I see you there – saying no to opportunities that could expand your reach, undercharging like it’s a badge of honor, or suddenly deciding your perfectly good program needs to be “better” before you can launch it. Here’s the thing nobody talks…
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therapist business leadership

[MINI-SERIES: From Therapist to Visionary] Why You Are the Biggest Thing Holding Your Business Back (And How to Change It)

It’s 8 PM. You finished seeing clients hours ago, but you’re still at your computer responding to course emails, updating social media, and planning next quarter’s strategy. Every decision runs through you. Every problem lands on your desk. Your business literally cannot breathe without you. If that sounds familiar—if you’ve become the center of everything…
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ethical scaling for therapists

[MINI-SERIES: From Therapist to Visionary] Scaling Your Impact Without Compromising Your Values or Selling Out

You want to grow. You want to reach more people, serve more deeply, make your work financially sustainable. But not if it costs your values. Not if it fries your nervous system. Not if it costs your soul. If you’ve ever watched other practitioners scale their businesses and thought, “I want to grow, but not…
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Making Decisions Without Burning Out

[MINI-SERIES: From Therapist to Visionary] Therapist CEO: Making Decisions Without Burning Out

Your calendar is overwhelming. Your nervous system is fried. Every decision – from what email to send to whether you should hire someone – feels exhausting. And every piece of business advice tells you to “step into your CEO energy” or “think like a boss”… but that feels completely wrong in your body. What if…
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From Therapist to Visionary Part 1

[MINI-SERIES: From Therapist to Visionary] You’ve Built the Program. Now What?

You did it. You mapped the modules. Built the curriculum. Maybe even sold out your first launch.Your course, program, or offer is live—and people actually bought it. So… why do you feel so weird? If you’re standing in that liminal space between relief and restlessness, pride and paralysis—you’re not broken. You’re expanding. This episode kicks…
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Online Programs Need a Community

Why Most Online Programs Need a Community – And How to Create One That Doesn’t Drain You

You’ve built your course. Your modules are mapped, your portal’s prepped, your curriculum is solid. And then someone asks: “So… where’s the community space?” Cue the existential spiral. Because as a therapist, “community” doesn’t just mean “extra feature.” It means emotional responsibility. Boundary navigation. And the very real possibility that you’ll end up holding space you never consented to.…
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The Truth About Evergreen vs. Live Courses

Passive Income or Pipe Dream? The Truth About Evergreen vs. Live Courses for Therapists

It starts off sounding perfect. Create a course once. Let it sell itself. Finally step off the therapy treadmill and wake up to payment notifications instead of a full caseload. But what no one tells you? Most therapists who try that route end up with a silent checkout page and a whole lot of self-doubt.…
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Facebook Group to Grow Your Audience

Should You Start a Facebook Group to Grow Your Audience? Here’s What I’d Tell Any Therapist

So… someone told you to start a Facebook group to grow your audience. And you did it.You picked a cute name. Made a welcome post. Maybe even went live (sweating bullets but pretending it was chill).And then… crickets.Or worse – an entire digital ghost town of lurkers, silent members, and zero sales. If that’s you…
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