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I Hear You

by Sam King and Jess Curtis

Sam King and Jess Curtis don't profess to be experts on all things... but they do have some thoughts on the matter.Through years of friendship and hours of voice notes, they have covered just about every topic - from being neurospicy, being queer, social injustices, what could be the meaning of existence, to body image, why kids won't listen to us and nervous poos. They are people that share the small stuff and the big stuff.Through it all they carry a firm belief - through shared stories and shared connections we find healing. No rough drafts xMade on Kaurna Land.

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Episodes

  1. Ep28 - Moral Psychology Exploration with Jimmy

    In our second episode with Jimmy we talk about moral psychology... what is it, how Jimmy became interested in the subject and how it frames life for us now. References mentioned: BOOK - The Righteous Mind - Jonathan Haidt PODCAST - Dr. Martha Beck - Diary of a CEO

  2. Ep27 - Unhinged Rambles about AI, Politics and The State of the World

    What started as an open, vulnerable chat about Sam's struggles she faces as an AuDHD person running her own business soon derailed into a chat about the ethics of AI, western politics, the climate crisis and a very desensitised version of existential dread (we're all gonna die anyway so.......

  3. Ep26 - Kids, Compassion and Courageous Living with Lael Stone

    We chat with the incredible Lael Stone about a myriad of topics including: - Leading a passion-led life: discovering what you love, finding people who have done it and learning from them - whilst not letting the "I can't"s get in the way - Her incredible journey of opening a school that does it...

  4. Ep25 - Relationships with Jess and Jimmy

    Our guest this week is Jess's favourite person - her partner Jimmy! We talk to Jimmy about his relationship with Jess, how they manage conflict and how they thrive together. Both sharing how self awareness, radical acceptance and unconditional positive regard help make this the best relationship...

  5. Ep24 - Tiff's Back from India!

    IHY Mentor & Bestie Tiff Cook from Roll With The Punches Podcast recently returned home after a soul changing experience in India .. we couldn't wait to get her back on for chit chats to hear all about it! Sam + Jess

  6. Ep23 - BONUS EP - Yapping Around the Christmas Tree

    In the week leading up to Christmas, we need to debrief. Christmas and all the societal expectations have us tired. As two retired people-pleasers, we're trying a new tradition - to do less. So what's important to us then, what's the minimum standard for Christmas? What actual brings joy around…

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  7. Ep22 - Comfortable in the Chaos with Katie

    CW: child s*x abuse, r*pe, violence, armed hold ups, suicide We have one of our listeners (and dear friends) Katie join us on the pod for a vast and deep discussion about, life, trauma and healing. Katie talks about how she held everything in until a moment at work brought her crashing down into...

  8. Ep21 - Highly Sensitive Human Chats with the Brilliant Jacquie Ward

    "Did we just become best friends?" We adored our chat with Jacquie, and felt like we could have kept waffling on forever! Jacquie is a Psychologist, Mum and now Published Author based in Sydney, Australia who works with children, adolescents and their families, with a special interest in…

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  9. Ep20 - Everything Chats with Allira Potter

    We talk to Allira Potter - proud Yorta-Yorta woman, content creator, life coach, author, model, Instagram queen and all-around cool girl. We chat influencer life, baby Allira dreams, her body kindness journey, dealing with trolls and joining the cult of running. So many good topics, so little time!

  10. Ep19 - Unmasking Coercive Control & Cultivating Respectful Relationships with Dave Kramer

    Our young boys and men have inherited a sexist culture that harms girls and women. They didn't create it, they're not responsible for it, but they did inherit it, and they are responsible for and in control of what they do with it. They have a conscious choice to make. Will they continue to...

  11. Ep18 - Feeling Stuck

    Vulnerable chats today with Sam and Jess - quite often we wait until after we feel resolved in an issue to talk about it so frankly in the public eye, but we're skipping over it today and processing while it's happening. Uncertainty can be a big, scary feeling, especially when it's relating to…

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  12. Ep17 - Where the F*ck Have We Been?

    Hellllloooooo! It's been a little while... We have had some BIG LIFE STUFF happening and it's been a lot. This is a little life update + some chats about how capitalism is bad. You know, the usual xx

  13. Ep16 - Humanising Money with Mel Browne

    We LOVED this chat with Mel Browne, ex Financial Planner turned Financial Educator who is committed to empowering females to start giving a serious fuck about our finances, helping us to create financial choice. No one size fits all, 7 step, hussle hussle bro BS, Mel provides accessible, easily...

  14. Ep15 - Self Awareness And A Mild Case of the Zoomies

    Fair warning - we've left in allllll of the utter nonsense of our normal conversations in. We lost count of how many times we lost our train of thought! Yet somehow through it all, we end up having a rather robust conversation on self-awareness. How did we get there, how does it show up in our...

  15. Ep14 - Boats & Hoes (it's not what you think!)

    Sam & Jess individually met Lena in Roxby Downs over 10yrs ago, and we were so excited to reunite for this epic pod floor chat. Lena now lives on a BOAT (from the desert to the ocean - talk about extremes!) and spends her time pushing herself through her limits emotionally, physically, mentally…

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  16. Ep13 - You Can't Hate Yourself Happy

    Sam shares her internal journey of cultivating self love through the development of self awareness. Calling out the problem in focusing on the external results (over 40kg of weight loss) as the focal point, cautious of contributing to body image issues caused by the 'before and after' process…

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  17. Ep12 - Making Friends as Adults with Tiff Cook

    Ever see a human out in the wild and think "I reckon I'd be mates with that person if we got to know each other!"? Well, Sam did, and so she decided to reach out to Tiff and see whether she'd like to come chat on the pod in a live demonstration of 'making friends as adults', haha! Another...

  18. Ep11 - Unconditional Positive Regard

    Unconditional Positive Regard - well that’s a mouthful! So what is it? And why does it matter? It’s all about accepting and valuing someone, no matter what - totally up our alley. Sam & Jess chat about what relationships feel like with and without it, unconditional positive regard vs…

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  19. Ep10 - Misinformation in Media is Harmful.

    Cheeky little mid-week ep, triggered by the media controversy surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif. READ: Imane is NOT the controversy, the behaviour of everyday humans vilifying her is. WARNING: Lots of swearing, energy {rage} level eleventy-hundred. Moral of this long winded, waffled on…

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  20. Ep9 - Body Image

    Sam & Jess share their experiences with their own Body Image challenges and life learnings. Jess was diagnosed with psoriasis as a young child, a chronic skin disease which has created some significant challenges for her both physically and emotionally. At age 30, Sam was sick of feeling deeply...

  21. Ep8 - Controversial Opinions

    CONTENT WARNING - This ep contains discussions about suicide and death. We're discussing controversial opinions! Here's some potentially odd things we think: - If you still hang out with the same group of friends that you've had since high school, I'm doubting your emotional growth - A formal...

  22. Ep7 - Neurotypical vs Neurodivergent, Dating Edition

    We have our first guest! Welcome to Courtney - Sam's soon to be wife. In this episode we talk about what it's like as a neurotypical person dating a neurodivergent person. What are the differences that you notice? What are the things that drive you mad? Which traits do you wish you had? How do…

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  23. Ep6 - When is Trauma Big Enough to be called Trauma?

    Comparative suffering is defined by leading shame researcher and author Brene Brown as "ranking our suffering against that of others, which is then used to either deny or give ourselves permission to feel". Do you deny yourself permission to feel (and heal), by dismissing your own experiences of...

  24. Ep5 - What's the Danger of a Diagnosis?

    We would really like to know... what is the fear around the rhetoric of 'too many people getting diagnosed these days'? Neurodivergence is on the up! Or at least it seems so. We discuss our thoughts on why we think we're seeing an increase, the place of the TikTok therapist and the choice to...

  25. Ep4 - Embracing the Duality of Life

    Giving ourselves permission to feel ALL of our feelings, can be HARD! As human beings, we contain multitudes. In any given moment, we may be experiencing high highs, low lows, and sometimes, our circumstances place us in the midst of both ends of the spectrum at the same time. Without the...

  26. Ep3 - Late to Lesbian

    Sharing our experiences within the colloquially termed “Post Covid Late to Lesbian Epidemic”. From accidentally straight to mindfully and intentionally Queer. Sam - “Everybody is a little bit gay” Jess - “I try to understand straight people”

  27. Ep2 - Thoughts from the Messy Middle of Parenting

    Every parent, every child, is experiencing their journey of life in their own unique capacity. Even within family units, each parent is an evolving person, and each child is a unique being. The journey is shared, yet the experience is unique to all. We discuss the challenges, acknowledge and…

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  28. Ep1 - We Made A Podcast!

    We finally did it - we made a podcast! In this episode we discuss the generational divide on opinions of emerging awareness of neurodivergence, why labels are helpful sometimes and what if we're all just actually super evolved!? In true Sam and Jess fashion, we went rogue - no rough drafts x

  29. Ep0 - Who The Hell Are We And Why Do You Want To Listen To Us?

    The Introduction! Sam King and Jess Curtis don't profess to be experts on all things, but they do have some thoughts on the matter... Think of this as the menu of Sam and Jess - what you should expect when joining their conversation, where their perspective comes from and who they are!

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Sam King and Jess Curtis don't profess to be experts on all things... but they do have some thoughts on the matter.Through years of friendship and hours of voice notes, they have covered just about every topic - from being neurospicy, being queer, social injustices, what could be the meaning of existence, to body image, why kids won't listen to us and nervous poos. They are people that share the small stuff and the big stuff.Through it all they carry a firm belief - through shared stories and shared connections we find healing. No rough drafts xMade on Kaurna Land.

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Sam King and Jess Curtis

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