Suck It And See with Nathy G
by Nathy Gaffney
Life is all about possibilities. Always asking 'What might happen if...' As a former showgirl (turned executive coach) it’s kind of how I’ve lived my life: being curious, prepared to pivot, sometimes winning, sometimes failing on an epic scale. Learning from my (many) mistakes in life, and having belly laughs along the way is what you'll get from this podcast. I'll fly both solo & with guests. Warning: There will be profanity, but it’s scientifically proven that people who swear are more trustworthy and intelligent - and waaaay sexier. https://www.facebook.com/groups/361430642394725/ nathygaffney.substack.com
Episodes
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Big Talk: With Briony Pilkington on the body's role in healing from trauma
In the words of Tom Cochrane (who?!) "Life is a Highway - I wanna ride it all night long". And in keeping with this theme and my motto of living life with curiosity, hope and humour - in this episode I'm shining a light on a healing modality that is gaining traction when it comes to resolving...
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Big Talk: It's Oscars Time with Megs & Nathy
Hello Lovelies. Full transparency - I don’t know whether this is a newsletter or a podcast or a combo-fiasco of both. But in the spirit of curiosity and sometimes leaping before I look… On the eve of the 2024 Oscars - it's been a busy cinematic leadup to the red carpet rollout for tomorrow's...
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Small Talk: Procrastination Revelation
If you identify as a procrastinator - chances are you beat yourself up about the fact. You might feel like you lack self discipline, willpower, focus - and any number of other personality traits that our determined, tenacious, productive, get s**t done type friends possess. Well despair no more,...
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Small Talk: Procrastination Emancipation
Are you prone to the odd bout of procrastination? In this episode of Suck it and See, Nathy shares her (many) dances with the Procrastination Devil, and uncovers some interesting reasons why some people put s**t off more than others…and what you might be able to do about it. This is a public...
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Dopamine Detox: Challenge Accepted
It's been an eventful week. I've had a tree die and crash through my window and witnessed a woman nearly drown in front of me. It's got me pretty agitated, so I figured now would be as good a time as any - to embark on an experiment to quell my relentless need for distraction. The agitation that...
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'Saltburn' - Every Generation Needs One
After a several month long haitus - I'm delighted to be back at the microphone. To kick off 2024 and my renewed and reinvigorated committment to 'Suck It & See with Nathy G' - I've lured my podcasting bestie and regular guest, the witty, wise and wonderful Meaghan Archunde into the chair, to…
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The Gifts of Uncertainty.
Uncertainty - not knowing or being able to control the outcomes of situations (or life in general) can really mess with some people's heads. The reality is - we can never be certain what's going to happen, and coming to a place of acceptance and peace with that fact can reap us rewards that we...
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Intuition or Paranoia? Which is it?
How can you tell the difference between intuition and paranoia? I'm sure I've been both at various times and occasionally one has probably masqueraded as the other. Sound familiar? Well it turns out there is a difference and in today's super short small talk episode - I explore the differences -...
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Hooray for Menopause!
The doom and gloom of 'the change' in a woman's life is EVERYWHERE (okay. maybe it's just the algorhythms are just picking up on my age, but it does feel like overkill!) Whilst I fully embrace the need for far more information and easy access to the appropriate support and care required to…
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Procrastination Evaluation
As a card carrying procrastinator, one of my favourite things to do is to research why I procrastinate, instead of doing all the things I know I should be doing. It has a dual advantage: not only do I get to delay doing the thing that I'm feeling discomfort and apprehension around, I also get to...
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2023 and we're off and running - but to where?
In this super short episode I share why I've been quiet these past few months and share the output of my monk-like period of contemplation. Apart from changing the cover of the podcast (hope you like me sans showgirl wig!!) - I've decided to bravely go forth into the gig economy, forgoing the...
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I am NOT special - according to Mark Manson
There's no hiding it - I've been absent for a few months. Ironically - in the midst of Season 3 - which was dubbed 'The Confidence Season' - I lost my confidence and hid in a cupboard for several weeks. Occasionally peeking out and looking at the lonely microphone, but just unable to commit…
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Confidence Season: Compassion - 5 Tips to Taming your Inner Critic
We all have a resident 'mean girl' right? That b***h that lives inside our head and loves to tear us down when we're trying really hard. Yup - the Inner Critic is a massive confidence crusher!. In this super speedy bite size episode I share 5 tips to help calm that b***h down! For further reading...
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The Confidence Season: "Comparison is the thief of Joy"
"Comparison is the thief of joy" - Thanks Theodore Roosevelt - ain't it the truth! We all know the epidemic of Comparisons on social media, compounded by filters to make you look younger, thinner, more tanned, more taught - but what it really results in, is a massive decline in the agency over…
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How Cultivating Curiosity Can Help Build Your Confidence
Think about how excited you get (Scale of 1 - 10. 10 being 'I'm about to go off like a fire cracker', and 1 being "I'd rather stick hot needles in my eyes'), when someone suggests you go roller skating, or get up on a dance floor, or speak in front of other people. Your score will largely be...
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The Confidence Season: Crazy Makers and How To Spot Them
In this episode - I'm exploring one of the things that can actually undermine and crush our confidence - even when we're not looking! Be on the lookout for 'Crazy Makers'. I first read about these people about 25 years ago in a book by Julia Cameron, called "The Artists Way"....
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Martinis and Mayhem with Megs - Top Gun Maverick Review
**Spoiler Alert** In this bonus episode, Nathy & Megs lift the lid on Tom Cruise's return to the role of Maverick. Join them in the cockpit as they review the long awaited and highly anticipated Top Gun sequel. After a brief sidetrack to wrap up Johnny Depp's recent win over Amber Heard and his...
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The Confidence Season: 'C is for Consistency'
There are so many quotes and sayings that relate to success right? 'Success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration'. How about 'It always seems impossible, until it's done'. And then 'A bend in the road isn't the end of the road, unless you fail to make the turn'. I could go on - and on. But all…
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Confidence - The Ultimate 'C' Word
Welcome to Season 3 lovelies. They say good things come in 3's (or is it bad things? - never mind). I'm excited to be back at the microphone with a bonafide 'theme' for Season 3 - and that is 'Confidence'. This season we're going to dissect this personality trait and look at it from every…
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The B***h Is Back! Welcome to Season 3!
Yes it's been a long time between drinks, and I thank you lovely listeners who have been waiting patiently for me to get my s**t together and sit back down at the microphone. We all know life gets in the way sometimes eh? Well my life is no exception. It just barges in and demands s**t of me that...
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Small Talk: Season 2 Wrap up and Season 3 Teaser
Wow!!!! 6 months already and the end of Season 2. We’ve talked Ultradian Rhythms, becoming a Covid Karen and reclaiming the word C*%T - amongst many other things and it’s time for a short month long break. Season 3 is already shaping up to be a cracker. We’ll be exploring Burn out (not the type…
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Small Talk: Jada & Will - Time To Get Curious
With my intimate in-depth knowledge of Hollywood married couples (courtesy of all the old Who Weekly’s at my nail salon), coupled with my extensive experience in the field of psychology and therapy (no qualifications, but I’ve seen plenty over the years), and adding in my medical expertise with…
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Small Talk: Putting ‘Struggle’ under the spotlight.
We all have s**t we worry about right? And at times, we are all plagued by struggle - whether your struggle is huge and related to external forces over which you have no control, or whether it's small and of your own making - one thing we know is true 'The struggle is real'... I'm struggling with...
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Small Talk: The Power of the Humble Hug
It's no news that hugs are awesome. I recently got a hug from my 20 year old son that rocked my world. Why? I've just come out of Covid Isolation during which time (although under the same roof), we remained separated completely. When we reconnected, it was everything a hug should be: the right...
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Small Talk: Has Covid Turned Me Into A Karen?
Cap’n Corona has come to town rendering my voice huskier than Tom Waits on a big night of the Jack Daniels and Marlborough Reds. Back in isolation and with less energy that a balloon at a kids party with the helium sucked out of it - I felt it my duty as a podcasting badass - to at least let my...
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Small Talk: The Roller Coaster of Nostalgia
Nostalgia is a wonderful thing. We know the passage of time dulls our memories somewhat - the edges of recollection fray, pain is forgotten or maybe regrets sharpen up to cut deeper. Today - I nose into a bit of my own nostalgia. This time 20 years ago (at the time of typing these notes) - I was…
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Big Talk: Martinis and Mayhem with Megs - Why Women need to reclaim the term 'C*#T'
Consider yourself warned. In this bonus episode (specially dropped for International Women's Day) Megs and I will be exploring that most polarising of words - C**t. Never ones to back down from an expletive - we take the time to actually research where the word came from, (25th century BC…
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Small Talk: How to never forget another name!
Turns out - memory isn’t something that you ‘have’, it’s something that you ‘do’. So says brain coach Jim Kwik. About 30% of our memory is genetic, but the rest - a whopping 70% is born from practice and purpose. After a crushingly embarrassing name forgetting incident that happened over the…
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Small Talk: What’s in a Name? (Turns out - a lot!)
How often do you use other people’s names when interacting with them? Maybe you do with people you know - but what about people you don’t know? I became an avid name user and learner when I started running workshops, because instinctively - I knew that it was a quick way to develop rapport. (With...
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Small Talk: How to funk up your energy with Ultradian Rythms
Move over Circadian Rhythms - I'm dancing to a new beat. The beat of my Ultradian Rhythms. Yes folks - turns out those mid-morning snack attacks, the mid-afternoon face plants on my desk, and those times when my brain just disconnected itself from reality were not just a result of big nights, no...
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Small Talk: Valentines Day Love Fest
Do you remember when you first said ‘I love you’ to your significant other? We’re you relaxed or were you terrified? Did you immediately regret it the nano-second the words galloped away from your lips? That was pretty much me. In today’s bonus Valentines Day episode, I share the lead up to the...
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Small Talk: How to not be a C*#T
What do you choose to do on any given day? Eat less crap? Walk an extra 2000 steps? Not binge the entire season 4 of Ozark in one sitting? Every day we choose our intentions and actions - and in today's 'small talk' episode I examine the choices that you can make to 'not be a C*#T'. It's not all...
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Becoming 'Invincible' - The Helen Reddy Story: with creator Nikki Bennett
In this Big Talk episode I spend time with the amazing performer Nikki Bennett - NOT to be confused with Nikki Webster - Nikki B has been gracing Aussie and International stages and screens since winning a major prize in the Australian Singing Competition when she was a teenager. From there she...
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Big Talk: The Great Bond Debate - with Megs'n'Nathy
Spoiler Alert! I don't know of a James Bond fan on the face of the earth who won't have seen the latest Bond film by the time this episode comes out, but don't say you haven't been warned - we do lift the lid on the good, the bad and the ugly of Daniel Craig's latest ab revealing Bond'scepade.…
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Small Talk: What happens when you ‘run out’ of Empathy?
In this slightly more reflective episode I share elements of my recent festive season experience and how it left me feeling far from relaxed and rejuvenated. Caring for (and about) others - whilst a great character trait - can leave naturally empathetic and highly sensitive people (yes folks I am...
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Big Talk: With actor, singer, writer Karen-Lee Roberts
Karen-Lee Roberts is a force of nature people. Prevented from enrolling in primary school, with teachers at the time labelling her 'retarded' she went on the graduate high school in the top 3% of the state. Diagnosed with Bi-Polar at 20 - with one of the worst cases her professor/psychiatrist…
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Christmas Gifts - It’s a ‘Call of Duty’
In this Silly Season short session - I’m mulling over the responsibilities of gift giving as an Auntie. With Covid keeping us apart most of the year - I’m finally with my family - including my 10 year old nephew - for Xmas. And as such, I want to be the cool Aunty, who’s gifts make the kids faces...
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Silly Season Session “Tan Rant”
In this first of the ‘Silly Season Sessions’ - Australian’s obsession with getting sunburned over summer is put under the spotlight (UV rays not included listeners!). Nathy laments her misspent youth pursuing the great Aussie suntan. While she misguidedly applied baby oil and brown vinegar to try...
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Big Talk: Martinis & Mayhem with Megs
Where do our senses of humor come from? Over dirty martinis, one of my funniest friends Meaghan Archunde joins me to talk about how the torment of siblings builds your sense of humor, why Jesus of Nazareth should have had an R rating, and we ponder - just how young is too young to have seen the...
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Money Money Money - The Good The Bad The Funny
You could say I have a love/hate relationship with money. Love it when I have it, hate it when I don't. Pretty simple you'd think? Yeah, but nah. Money seems to have caused me grief throughout much of my adult life whether I had it or not. Spending my younger years perched high on the shoulders…
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Small Talk: Online Shopping for Lady Beetles? Yup - it's a thing!
Did Covid change your shopping habits? Have you bought stuff in the past 18 months that you would never have bought under normal circumstances? Yeah me too! Shopping has changed - and it's changed us. And you can buy some crazy s**t online. My latest online purchase? Live lady bugs. I s**t you…
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Big Talk - with author Nikki McWatters
Author Nikki McWatters and I get up close and personal about motherhood, writing memoir, shagging pop stars and more. We marvel at our sliding door lives of growing up on Queensland's Gold Coast - same schools, same teachers, same careers - pondering if our parents had in fact sneakily had it off...
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Small Talk: Decision Fatigue - it's real and it's s**t!
Decision Fatigue is real and it's usually bashing down your door by 6pm - undoing all the good decisions you've made throughout the day - like exercising, eating well, and resisting online shopping deals - but come the end of the day when you're tired, cranky, and over the world - watch those…
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Debut Episode - Why Is Youth Wasted on the Young?
Hooray!!! I made it to launch day - and I'm still sane (relatively) Welcome lovely listeners to my first episode! XXX Are you one of those people that insist on 'editing' photos of you taken on other people's phones? Hey no judgement here - me too! Vanity and opportunity collide to make everyone…
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Suck It And See - Trailer
Revised Trailer - the who, the what, the why and the how. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nathygaffney.substack.com
About this show
Life is all about possibilities. Always asking 'What might happen if...' As a former showgirl (turned executive coach) it’s kind of how I’ve lived my life: being curious, prepared to pivot, sometimes winning, sometimes failing on an epic scale. Learning from my (many) mistakes in life, and having belly laughs along the way is what you'll get from this podcast. I'll fly both solo & with guests. Warning: There will be profanity, but it’s scientifically proven that people who swear are more trustworthy and intelligent - and waaaay sexier. https://www.facebook.com/groups/361430642394725/
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