In this episode, I’m joined by relationship expert Thais Gibson to break down the six stages every relationship goes through and the critical stage where most couples either grow closer or quietly fall apart. We explore why relationship frustration isn’t a sign you chose the wrong person, but often a sign you’ve entered the power struggle stage. The make-or-break phase can feel like a crisis, but is actually an opportunity for deep connection and long-term stability.This conversation is for you if you’ve ever wondered:

• why the same relationship patterns keep repeating
  
  
• why qualities you once loved now feel triggering
  
  
• whether conflict means something is wrong or whether it’s part of healthy growth
  
  

In this episode, we cover:

• The 6 stages every relationship moves through (and where most get stuck)
  
  
• Why the power struggle stage feels so intense and why it’s unavoidable
  
  
• How attachment styles shape who we’re drawn to and why
  
  
• Why your subconscious, not your conscious mind, drives most relationship choices
  
  
• The difference between toxic cycles and productive conflict
  
  
• How couples move from conditional love to something deeper and more secure
  
  

Thais also shares practical frameworks for navigating conflict, communicating needs without defensiveness, and understanding when a relationship is actually progressing - even when it feels uncomfortable.If you’re dating, partnered, married, separated, or simply trying to understand your relationship patterns, this episode will give you language, clarity, and a new lens to view what’s really happening.

Thais Gibson is a best-selling author, relationship expert, and founder of The Personal Development School. She is the creator of Integrated Attachment Theory and has helped tens of thousands of people worldwide transform their relationships.

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This short solo episode is all about the concept of desire reorientation and how to unlock a new level of life satisfaction with this practice. It's about wanting less in order to feel more contented and at peace.

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This MINI ep is all about a simple, family friendly principle that explains why our days unfold the way they do and how we can catch these moments before they become bigger than they need to be. This is not about optimising your morning with a perfect routine- this is a clear way of shifting your mindset- and this concept is very kid friendly!

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Stephanie Rigg joins Kylie to explore the complexities of attachment styles, particularly for women navigating relationships in their late 30s. From the pressure of biological clocks to the challenge of bridging knowledge into action, Stephanie offers practical wisdom on self-worth, making difficult relationship decisions and how the predictive brain can hijack your nervous system and turn a small trigger into a full blown relationship emergency.

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We also go into long-term relationships and what happens when insecure cycles become deeply entrenched over years, plus the question I get asked constantly: what do you do when your partner refuses personal development, and you feel like you’re the only one doing the work?

Stephanie Rigg is a certified relationship coach and teacher helping people heal anxious attachment and build healthy, secure relationships. She has worked with over 6,000 people from more than 30 countries through her coaching practice and online courses.

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You’re intelligent, Self-aware and you know how to articulate exactly why they don’t serve you.So why can’t you stop? Why do you still reach for your phone at 6pm instead of being present? Why do you say yes when you mean no? Why do you start fights to avoid what’s really bothering you? Why do you organise the pantry for the tenth time instead of sitting with yourself? In this honest and open conversation, psychologist Jacquie Ward and I dismantle everything you thought you knew about self-sabotage. Spoiler: it doesn’t actually exist.

In This Episode We Explore:The Midlife Reckoning ∙ Why turning 40 hits different (and it’s not just about the number) ∙ The grief of bigger kids and the season shift nobody prepares you for ∙ The known spike in maternal depression when all kids start school - and why it happens ∙ “If not now, then when?” - the delicious freedom and anxiety of finite timeWhat Self-Sabotage Actually Is ∙ Why “self-sabotage” is really maladaptive self-soothing (and why this reframe changes everything) ∙ The behaviors smart women reach for: phone scrolling, conflict-seeking, over-functioning, food, hypervigilance ∙ Starting fights to avoid inner conflict - the pattern nobody talks about ∙ How we use “acceptable” addictions to numb out (and why they’re so accessible)The Patterns Keeping You Stuck ∙ “I’m self-reflective, not always self-aware” - why you can intellectualize everything but still can’t change ∙ The mental load makes better choices practically impossible sometimes ∙ Why you can’t selectively numb (what you’re losing when you disconnect from discomfort) ∙ People-pleasing: the hardest thing to let go of at 40Tiger Energy vs Swan Energy ∙ Why discipline culture and “tough love” keeps burning you out ∙ The masculine energy of Goggins-style motivation (and when it actually works vs when it destroys) ∙ “All tiger energy, zero swan energy” - which one are you? ∙ How to be goals-driven without being rigidThe Uncomfortable Work of Real Change ∙ Being able to tolerate discomfort is the skill of our generation ∙ Naming the feeling dissolves 80% of its power ∙ Why you can’t sit through a full-length movie (and what that’s really about) ∙ The practice: brain dump everything swirling in your head today - not Pinterest-worthy, just rawWhat Actually Works ∙ Why compassion beats discipline for sustainable change ∙ Understanding what’s driving the behavior underneath ∙ How Jacquie broke her pattern of using food to self-soothe (Magnums for breakfast, lolly stashes around the house, managing Crohn’s disease) ∙ The shift from self-contempt to curiosity.

Jacquie Ward is a psychologist based in South Sydney who works with children, adolescents, and their families both in person and online. After the birth of her first child, a deep love of learning combined with a fascination for developmental psychology and attachment theory led her to pursue a complete career change. Almost 10 years, two more babies, and approximately 5,000 textbooks later, she found herself immersed in her dream job.For Jacquie, working with children, teens, and their families as they navigate challenges with mental health and wellbeing is the ultimate privilege. She’s also a mum of three (11, 9, and 5), married to her high school sweetheart Dave, and has lived the midlife transformation she talks about in this episode - from chronic people-pleasing and maladaptive coping to a softer, more sustainable way of being.Connect with Jacquie:Website: jacquieward.com.auInstagram: @jacquie_ward_https://www.instagram.com/sweat.chill.exhale?igsh=MWlvbTdib2pram9haA==


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My word for 2026 surprised me. Not because it sounded inspiring, but because it made me uncomfortable.

Every woman knows the feeling of over functioning, micro managing and the push and pull of being responsible for far too much. We carry things we shouldn't have to, and sometimes we carry things far too long- to the where it becomes unhelpful.

In this episode, I’m unpacking what it really looks like to get out of your own way when responsibility has gone too far. Not in a “do better” way but in a way that actually gives you your power back.

• The quiet link between resentment and over-responsibility
• How control and micromanaging can be nervous system responses, not personality traits
• The difference between being responsible and being over-responsible
• What I realised I was taking responsibility for that was never mine
• Why insight alone wasn’t enough
• What actually created change
• How letting go of certain responsibilities (especially as a parent) can be for the best
• What it means to be responsible for your reactions without blaming yourself

This isn’t about fixing yourself.I t’s about noticing where you’ve been carrying too much – and what happens when you stop.If you’ve ever thought “why do I feel resentful when I’m doing everything right?” This episode might land closer than you expect.

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In this episode, I’m joined by Amy- the founder of The Hosted Home Collective, Airbnb Community Leader, property educator, and the mind behind design-led and a brand new tech-forward start up. Amy shares the mindset shifts that have shaped her success, the business lessons learned from scaling across hospitality, education, and tech, and how intentional design plays a role not just in homes, but in life itself. We talk manifesting, motherhood, creating work that supports the life you actually want, and what it really takes to level up without burning out. This conversation is part strategy, part mindset, and part permission slip for designing a life that feels as good as it looks.

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In this episode Kylie answers a DM from a Mum seeking support around difficult post school transitions for her son. This episode touches on d overwhelm and offers practical tool kit strategies to regulate the nervous system compassionately. This is one for any parent who knows what it's like for their child to struggle with big feelings, sensory overwhelm, dysregulation, acting out or shutting down. Listen to the most unfiltered episodes via inside Almost Confidential 💛 the subscriber-only series where we explore the thoughts we don’t always share out loud: Access here and

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