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Very Excellent Habits
by Carly Jacobs
The Podcast That Helps You Create Little Habits, For a Big Life. Formerly known as Straight & Curly / Poductivity.Presented by Carly Jacobs
Episodes
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A Practical Guide To Dying
Just a warning this episode is a touch on the heavy side. It’s about death, a subject we don’t often give much space too, particularly in Western Cultures. This week I have guest Jackey Coyle, author of In The End, A Practical Guide to Dying on the show to talk about all things… well… death.…
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Let's Talk About Sex with Isiah McKimmie
One thing I don’t talk about much in my work is sex. Not for any particular reason, it’s just not something that’s high on my list of priorities to research and form opinions on. However, I have lots of listeners who have asked about sex therapy so I’ve got Isiah McKimmie on the show to well…
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Ultimate Time Saving Tips from Amantha Imber
I’m a sucker for time-saving tips. If there’s someone on Instagram who’s like ‘Oh here’s a hack that will save you time!’ I’m like ‘Go on. I’m listening.’ I am absolutely delighted to have Amantha Imber of Inventium and How I Work podcast. If you’ve never listened to How I Work get it in your…
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Self Improvement Bookclub - The 48 Laws of Power
We chose this book because it has a weird controversial reputation. It's kind of a guide for manipulating people but the author Robert Greene seems really legit and actually very smart so we are deeply confused. Join us as we dissect this thoroughly strange, contradictory, quite alarming book....
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Why We Need To Stop Ignoring Quiet Resilience
The inspiration for this episode came from a newsletter I sent a few weeks ago about quiet resilience. I had so much feedback for an expansion of my thoughts so I put it all in a podcast for you! I see you, I know this is hard. You're brilliant. x Links https://carlyjacobs.activehosted.com/f/69...
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4 Fiction Books You Need To Read Immediately
Olly is back (with better audio!) and we're giving our top 4 fiction book recommendations this season. In this episode we talk about The Maid, Cutter's End, The Wife and The Widow and The Drover's Wife. Let us know what awesome books you've read recently! Links...
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How To Cope When You're Freaking Out
Today's episode is a solo pep talk on how to cope when you're freaking out. Here's the 5 step plan I outline in the podcast. 1. Drop your bundle 2. Write yucky pages 3. Seek out the positive 4. Remember that perception isn't reality 5. Kill your nostalgia The rest is in the podcast - get it in…
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There are 3 Types of Perfectionists - Which One Are You?
Today's episode is with Nicole Baker who is a life coach for perfectionists. In this episode, Nicole talks us through perfectionism, what it means, what it's not, the different types of perfectionism and how you can work WITH your type to achieve your goals. Nicole is an absolute delight, her...
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Changes, Fear and Coping with Loss of Control
This week I have my psychologist mate Fliss back on the show to talk about uncertainty, fear, boundaries around your own safety and dealing with loss of control. In this episode, we talk about... What's happening in our brains since we've been in a constant state of uncertainty for over 2 years…
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Your Hormones with Ebony Crameri
This episode has been a long, long time coming. It’s all about hormones - not just for fertility but for everything. PCOS, endometriosis, and general thyroid issues. Women’s hormones are ridiculously overlooked and can be the answer to many different issues you might experience. So this week, I...
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Overcoming Overwhelm, Delegating and Outsourcing with Michelle Broadbent
So recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about the mental load. The whole thing. It unfairly targets women, and how no matter how hard we try to have equal partnerships, it never seems to work out that way. It’s that ever-illusive work/life balance struggle. So this week, I have Michelle Broadbent…
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23 More Very Excellent Recommendations with Chrissy
Recommendation episodes with Chrissy get so much love I decided to make them a regular series. Here's a random selection of our favourite things. Dopesick (TV show) Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (movie) Dr Bronner's peppermint lip balm Devil in the White City (book) Audrey O Style (clothing shop)…
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How To Be Productive Even When You Feel Like Garbage with Kate Litterer
Operating on the assumption that we have the ability to function at 100% at all times is so unbelievably dangerous. That kind of all or nothing, smash-yourself-for-success trope is very prevalent but there are more holistic and gentle approaches to self-improvement and I’m here for it. It’s also...
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The Pressure Cooker
This is the last episode of this season and I’ll be back on April 7th with season 2 for 2022. So this is just a fun little episode all about all about pressure cookers/Instant Pots. In Australia at least they seem to be the weird cousin of the slow cooker but trust me, once you go pressure you...
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Everything is Terrible. However...
This episode is just a little rescue remedy for the week. The world is a hard place to navigate but there’s also so much good. Rest when you can, keep caring when you can, fight when you can and rejoice when you can. Take care of yourself this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
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The Best Fiction Books We've Recently Read - #1
I've had some feedback that some listeners would love more fiction book recommendations and as Olly and I each read at least a book a week, we're going to do a fiction book episode each season. We'll each recommend 2 books (4 in total) of fabulous fiction books you have to read. Leave a review...
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Self Improvement Bookclub - Care by Brooke McAlary
Self Improvement Book Club is back and this time we’re looking at the beautiful book Care by Brooke McAlary. Featuring my mate Olivia Jacobs (yes we have the same surname but are not related), self-improvement book club is where we pick a self-improvement book and critique it. This season’s book…
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Millennial Money and Why We're Broke with Emma Edwards
Money is one topic that comes up again and again so this week I have Emma Edwards from The Broke Generation Podcast. It’s a genius podcast aimed at Millennials (people born between 1981 and 1996) and looking at how we can make the most of our money in the weird circumstances we’re in. In this...
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23 Very Excellent Recommendations with Chrissy
This episode inspiration comes from an old friend who listens to the show and asked for me more recommendations. So I’ve roped in Chrissy from Hair Romance and this episode we’re going to talk about our favourite things. In this episode, we talk about everything we're reading, watching, eating…
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The One Question That Will Save Your Sanity These Holidays
This week’s episode randomly came from an episode New Amsterdam. Season 18 of Grey’s Anatomy is coming out waaaaay too slowly for my liking so I needed a new medical drama and honestly it’s not bad. There’s psychologist character who asked one of his patients ‘Is that a feeling or is fact?’ when...
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21 Very Excellent Recommendations
This episode inspiration comes from an old friend who listens to the show and asked for me more recommendations. So I’ve roped in Chrissy from Hair Romance and this episode we’re going to talk about our favourite things. In this episode we talk about everything we're reading, watching, eating and...
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Sleep
This week’s episode inspiration comes from my mate Chrissie from Hair Romance. She wanted me to do another episode on sleep and it’s been a while so I thought I would do a deep dive into sleep today. This episode will be less about sleep fixes (because we do actually know what we need to do - put...
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S02E41 The No List
This episode is a listener request episode from Steph who wanted to know what was on my No List. The original idea of the No List came from @wainwrightholly @miafreedman and @jessiestephens90 of Mamamia who wrote their own lists a couple of years back. I’ve heard lots of other prominent women in...
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Whipping Your Digital Admin Into Shape with Dinah Rowe-Roberts
Okay so I had to get an expert in here because I’m actually not that amazing at digital admin. I have high functioning anxiety which means that my brain never lets me forget a single thing. I still write things down in my calendar app but I’m never shocked when I see a reminder in there because...
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Minimalism with Kids - False News?
This episode is listener Laura who asked me to expand on my minimalism, particularly when it comes to kids. I have one kid and she’s nearly three (that's just for context) but we've successfully lived a relatively minimalist life with her so far. This episode covers; Toys Clothes Babies Toddlers...
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Growing Your Own Food with Hannah Moloney of Good Life Permaculture
Over the last few years I think a lot of us had to look at our food supply chain with very honest eyes and realise that some things need to change. 7.3 million tonnes of food is lost or wasted every year while 5 million Australians go hungry 17% of total food available to consumers in 2019, went...
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Self Improvement Book Club - The Secret
Welcome to the new and improved Self Improvement Book Club! Featuring my mate Olivia Jacobs (yes we have the same surname but are not related that we know of) where we pick a self-improvement book and critique it. The first cab off the rank is The Secret. Spoiler alert - it’s garbage. In this...
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Cleaning Up Your Budget and Creating Investment Habits with Victoria Devine
How are your finances looking? It’s SUCH a loaded question and I hope I didn’t ruin your day. I feel like there are 3 money categories you can fall into. I Don’t Know (living fast loose), Medium (has a basic superannuation plan and maybe some savings) and I Eat Stocks and Bonds for Breakfast…
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How To Stop Re-Watching The Same Thing Again and Again
So a lot of us are in lockdown - fun times - and I’ve had some feedback from some listeners that they keep re-watching the same thing again and again and they want to get out of that rut. So this week’s guest if my very good friend Jordan Prosser who is a film director and screenwriter as well as...
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Resilience Tips Because Who The F*ck Knows When This Will End
This is an SOS episode. I had Fliss (my psych mate) on the show a season or two ago and seriously everyone loved her. I had so many requests to get her back on the show. Australia has turned upside since last season. Canberra and Victoria have been plunged into harsh lockdowns and the NSW…
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The Four Phases of Your Menstrual Cycle And How They Affect Your Productivity
It never occurred to me how much there was to learn about my period and menstrual cycles and when I started looking into I was horrified at how little I knew. This week’s guest is Lucy Peach, the Period Queen and in this episode, she tells us everything there is to know about the Four Phases of…
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5 Tips For Getting Back On Track When You Keep Getting Shoved Sideways
When things are uncertain (and consistently uncertain at that!) it’s really hard sticking to your good habits. Illness, family illness, finances, job insecurity, the global economy, climate change… all of these things have the ability to totally derail the best of habits. The thing is, we can’t...
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Very Special Guest Episode: Catch Up With Kelly
This month has been a doozy so I'd thought I'd take a moment to breathe and reflect. This week's guest on Very Excellent Habits is my beautiful former co-host Kelly. In this episode we chat about all the things - what we're doing, how we're going, what cool things we've discovered. For old...
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Try These 5 Tidy Tips and Feel Super Smug About How Ace Your House Looks
Confession time - I’m a reformed messy person. I’m not even that reformed if I’m honest. I leave shit everywhere. If I come to your house I’ll leave a pile of crap in my wake. Shoes, my bag, often little piles of jewellery I’ve taken off. My sunglasses, a scarf. Growing up I was the butt of…
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How To Care For Carers
I think it’s really important to be diverse and cover the stories of lots of different people. I’ve never been a carer (yet - it may happen at some point) but I used to be a special ed teacher so I’ve had more than a usual amount of contact with carers. Currently, there are more than 2.65 million...
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Is Your Fixed Mindset Sabotaging You?
When you hear the term ‘mindset’ what do you think of? I immediately think of MLMs, Tony Robins and On Being a God in Central Florida. Oprah springs to mind too. The mindset ‘industry’ - yep that’s a thing - is rife with sharks, privilege, classism and ableism. This doesn’t mean that mindset...
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You Don’t Have To Give Up Drinking, You Could Be ’Soberish’ Instead
Straight up, I have a very scary and sad truth bomb. If you’re an Australian aged between 24 and 44 your mental health and drugs/alcohol are the biggest mortality risks to you. Both of those are amplified if you’re a man. I imagine the same is true of any developed Western country. Yikes. This...
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How to Make Your Teaching Career More Wonderful and Less Hard
When I was a teacher, I always lamented the lack of tips and self-care ideas available for us. Most work/life balance tips act on the assumption that you have any control over your time when you’re at work. Tips like ‘negotiate a later start time with your boss’ or ‘go to the gym on your lunch...
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How to Simplify Your Life with Subscription Services
In a recent episode of Very Excellent Habits I was chatting to one of my guests and we both realised how much we love subscription services. I didn’t realise it but I actually have a lot of subscription services I use and they’re really great so without further faffing here are some subscription...
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5 Very Excellent Habits To Help You Stop Obsessing Over Your Body
I used to think I waxed my legs because I enjoyed the silky sensation of smooth skin but the truth is I was taught to enjoy the silky sensation of smooth skin. My male partner wasn’t taught this. So if it was so great why doesn’t he do it? And would I have ever even thought about how my legs feel...
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Goal Setting for Totally Ordinary People
First up, I hope no one found the title of this episode offensive. It wasn’t supposed to sound like like I am saying you’re not special. You are very special, I promise. 99.9% of the world’s population are ordinary. It’s not an insult, it’s just a fact. I’m ordinary - I have a job that pays my...
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Should You Start a Small Business?
Honestly? Business ownership isn’t for everyone and that’s totally fine. You need be a special blend of nuts and bananas to make it work without it destroying your whole life. So… should you start a small business? Only you can answer that question. I wouldn’t have my life any other way but the...
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How To Get Into (or back into) the Habit of Reading
I’ve had a lot of listeners comment that they’d like more time to read and honestly, it’s a skill. You can absolutely train that muscle and get in some good reading time. So I thought I’d do an episode on how you can read more because reading is bloody pleasant and everyone should do it more.…
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Minimalism For People Who Live in The Real World
Recently on Instagram I did one of those 'make an assumption' about me style things and someone made the assumption that I’m a minimalist and I said, yeah I kind of am and that lead to me to sharing a few of my minimalist ways. Since I did that little series people have been specifically…
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Resilience and Self Care Habits for 2021 - When You're So Burnt Out You Can Hardly Function
We’re all tired. So tired. Everyone has been affected by the pandemic, most of us directly. Half the world are entering their second year in lockdown and even though vaccines are being rolled out worldwide it’s still going to be a while before things go back to whatever ‘normal’ will be again.…
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Very Excellent Personal Style Habits - What You Need To Know To Nail Your Own Look
Personal style is really hard. For a variety of reasons. Your body, your budget, your climate, your job. No wonder we’re all a bit confused. In this episode I help you unpack and then recreate your personal style. From finding your I Feel Amazing Formula, to creating your Ultimate Style Sentence...
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A Little Update
Poductivity is on a break until 7th April. Oh it's not called Poductivity anymore. Any episode topics you'd like me to cover? Record your message at speakpipe.com/veryexcellenthabits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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5 Habits To Help You Do Things You Don’t Want To Do
Should we let our likes/dislikes be the keepers of our life? The answer is… yes and no… but we’ll get to that later. I had a great friend guest in mind for this episode. He’s the type of guy who historically has pretty great boundaries and doesn’t really bend on things he doesn’t want to do but…
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Low Waste Habits That Won’t Give You Climate Change Anxiety with Anita Vandyke
Straight up, I’m not zero waste. Not even close. I’ve always tried to not be a dick to the environment but zero waste is a bit too intense for me. The reason why is time. That’s where I fall flat. I’ve nailed everything that doesn’t involve time. Reusable water bottle - sorted. I’m a full on...
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5 Habits To Get You Through The Day When You Feel Like Crap
This week’s episode inspiration comes from - this week. I had another episode all lined up but this one just felt a bit more appropriate. We’ve had a really, really bad week and I know a lot of other people have too. We’re totally out of routine. We’ve had visitors two weekends in a row which is...
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The Podcast That Helps You Create Little Habits, For a Big Life. Formerly known as Straight & Curly / Poductivity.Presented by Carly Jacobs
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