Live Differently

In this episode, Rory Kilmartin, a global thought leader and expert in human relationships, demystifies why relationships can feel so confusing — even with people we love most.Rory has spent over 30 years exploring one of the biggest questions we carry: why we relate to each other the way we do. What started as a childhood curiosity has become a lifelong body of work — bringing clarity to patterns that most of us feel… but can’t quite explain.Rory has worked with people all over the world, and his work helps you see what’s actually going on underneath the surface of your relationships — in a way that’s straightforward, simple, clear, and to the point.  What You'll Learn:What archetypes areThe 4 different archetypes and common identifying traitsWhy some people struggle to make relationships workHow to understand your partner better and strengthen our marriageHow to communicate with the people we loveHow this wisdom can help you raise your beautiful childrenSibling rivalryHow to see yourself better through an archetypal lensWhy we burn out in certain jobsWhy things all come to a head in midlife, andHow this wisdom can help us build better communities and societies.We talk about marriage, partnership, work/career, and raising amazing, well-developed kids. The archetypal task of life is maturation - evolution - and this episode is your guide to understanding yourself and the people you love in the various stages of life.  So as you listen, you might find pieces of your own story coming into focus.Connect with RoryArchetypal Relationships - https://archetypalrelationships.com/Take the Quiz - https://archetypalrelationships.com/quizI wish you and your family all the best.With love,MelisaCoach with Melisa:Email - [email protected] the show:Instagram - @live.differently.podcast**********************************************Music attribution: "Wallpaper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, I talk to Holly about the spiritual journey. Holly is the creator and producer of the docuseries "Steps to the Soul - A Camino de Santiago Journey." In this episode, Holly shares the lessons she learned from walking the Camino de Santiago and silent meditative practice.  Through these lessons, she provides us with some tools for living a spiritual life and spiritual practice. What You'll Learn:What triggers the spiritual journeyHow to come back to yourselfDetachmentFacing major life transitions with graceCultivating self-awarenessAcceptance and surrenderProcessing endingsSelf-abandonmentFollowing your intuitionOpening our hearts and minds to magic, andThe spiritual journey as a way to help us move through grief and loss. Connect with Holly:Alta Adventures - https://www.youtube.com/@AltaAdventuresInstagram - @alta_adventures_With love,MelisaCoach with Melisa:Email - [email protected] the show:Instagram - @live.differently.podcast**********************************************Music attribution: "Wallpaper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, I discuss the energy of this time (Easter) and how we can access the deeper meaning of symbolic endings, beginnings, renewal, and regeneration. What You'll Learn:The symbolic significance of 'Easter' in collective consciousnessThe energy of this time as a transitionHow the energy of this period can help us transform challenges into soul-alignmentHow ritual, silence, journalling, and contemplation can help us observe this energy to access personal and spiritual growth and transformation.With love,MelisaCoach with Melisa:Email - [email protected] the show:Instagram - @live.differently.podcast**********************************************Music attribution: "Wallpaper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sam Vivers has over 25 years of experience building natural homes.  In 2000, Sam built one of Australia’s first strawbale homes and has since delivered more than 50 strawbale and earth homes, and a further 40 homes using prefabricated straw panels. He is the Director of Viva Living Homes, an environmental building company specialising in prefabricated wall, floor & roof systems for high-performance natural homes and commercial builds. In this episode, Sam explains what natural building is and shares what you need to know if you want to build a natural home or a natural commercial project. What You'll Learn:What natural building isSome mediums used in natural builds (e.g., strawbale homes, rammed earth, hempcrete, light-straw)How natural building supports human healthHow natural building supports environmental healthThe rise of natural buildingPrefabrication in natural buildingWhere people build natural homesWhere to start if you want to build a natural home, andSome common misconceptions about natural building.Natural building is supported by research, industry developments, and underpinned by centuries of building knowledge.  This means that natural building is a viable option if you want to live in a home that supports your health while reducing the impact of the structure on the environment - both during the build and onwards. Connect with Sam:Viva Living Homes - https://vivahomes.com.au/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VivaStrawbaleHomes/Instagram - @vivahomes_unearthedEmail - [email protected] with Melisa:Email - [email protected] the show:Instagram - @live.differently.podcast**********************************************Music attribution: "Wallpaper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, I talk with Glynis Bretherton about clinical hypnotherapy and how it can help us achieve our health and life goals.Glynis is the founder and Director of Hypnotherapy Training College Australia.  She is a highly respected clinical hypnotherapist, counsellor, educator, and mentor with training colleges in Australia and internationally. In this episode, Glynis helps us understand hypnotherapy.What You'll Learn:What hypnotherapy is,How hypnotherapy works,When hypnotherapy can be used and when it can't,What it feels like to be hypnotised,A brief history of hypnotherapy, andHow hypnotherapy can help with spiritual development.Connect with Glynis through Hypnotherapy Training College Australia:Hypnotherapy Training College Australia - https://hypnotherapytrainingcollege.com.auHypnotherapy Training College (in Dubai) -  www.hypnotherapytrainingcollege.aeEmail - [email protected] - @hypnotherapytrainingcollegeaustraliaWith love,MelisaCoach with Melisa:Email - [email protected] the show:Instagram - @live.differently.podcast**********************************************Music attribution: "Wallpaper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Jan Booth is a global leader in conscious dying.  In this episode, Jan brings her experience as an end-of-life educator, coach, and death doula, and decades of experience as a former hospice/palliative care nurse,  to an open and honest conversation about dying.Whether you are approaching end-of-life, caring for someone at end-of-life, or want to learn how to live life more fully, this conversation is for everyone. In this episode, Jan helps us to have those important, but sometimes hard, conversations about death.  What You'll Learn:How conversations about death can help us live more fully, How conversations about dying can help our relationships with one another, How death can help us with presence, joy, gratefulness, and letting goDeath as spiritual awakening, How death can bring more closeness, connection, and gratitude into our livesHow talking about death can help us prepare for what's ahead and reduce the load of grief, How our dying can also be part of our legacy, andHow conscious dying can help us heal and create meaning in our lives.Having early conversations about dying can make a world of difference at the end of life. Jan helps us have those conversations. If you have received a significant diagnosis, this episode can help you navigate this time in your life.With love,Melisa Connect with Jan's work:deathdoulas.comconsciousdyingcollective.comEmail Jan - [email protected] with Melisa:Email - [email protected] the show:Instagram - @live.differently.podcast**********************************************Music attribution: "Wallpaper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, I acknowledge the challenges of our times and provide you with practical tools to help you move through your stress response.I talk about what nervous system activation feels like in the body.  I talk you through different ways you can calm your nervous system down, to bring yourself into a state of relaxation.What you'll learn:What the stress response is,How to regulate your nervous system,How to recognise the language of your body,2 breathing techniques that you can use to improve your health.By the end of this episode, you will have some easy and accessible tools to help support you during times of stress.The episode also includes a simple meditation you can use to calm your nervous system down. With love,Melisa Coach with Melisa:Email - [email protected] the show:Instagram - @live.differently.podcast**********************************************Music attribution: "Wallpaper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This episode raises a conversation around conscious leadership.  Whether you are leading an organisation, a smaller business, or wanting to raise the consciousness of the society you live in, this episode will help guide you.We talk about the leadership journey, and I help you identify if you are knocking on the door of this beautiful path.  This conversation will help you see yourself as a changemaker in an evolving society and someone who can change the world through your leadership. Welcome to the conversation.With love,MelisaCoach with Melisa:Email - [email protected] the show:Instagram - @live.differently.podcast**********************************************Music attribution: "Wallpaper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, we're having a midlife conversation with a brain researcher about life. Associate Professor Andrea Bugarcic is a PhD molecular virologist specialising in understanding disease pathways, particularly of the brain. This is a powerful conversation about life, and navigating life's challenges and transitions.Andrea shares how growing up in a country that no longer exists has shaped her.  And how important people are in our life's journey for developing ourselves and our self-awareness. She talks about how being different helps us to think outside the box and build resilience. And...how important discomfort is to growing ourselves and the societies we live in.I am so grateful for this conversation, and I know it will help you think about your life in an authentic way.With love,MelisaCoach with Melisa:Email - [email protected] the show:Instagram - @live.differently.podcast**********************************************Music attribution: "Wallpaper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sue McSweeney, Family Nurse Practitioner and Eastern Energy Practitioner, expands on our conversation in Part 1 (Episode 5). In this episode, Sue talks about kundalini energy and integrative approaches to bridging Eastern and Western Medicine.  She discusses:what a kundalini opening, or kundalini awakening ishow to ground kundalini energybreath workbridging Eastern and Western medical paradigms of practice, andworking with energy in healing practices.Coach with Melisa:Email - [email protected] the show:Instagram - @live.differently.podcast**********************************************Music attribution: "Wallpaper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, Dr Kate Broderick speaks about embodiment and wholism in a time when many of us feel the world is shifting.Speaking from the perspectives of naturopathic philosophy and the elemental systems of five-element acupuncture and druidic spirituality, Dr Kate helps us understand how to bring the mind, body, spirit, and emotions together in an authentic way that honours our own authority. Drawing from a well of knowledge that is as broad as it is deep, Dr Kate also shares how sound healing and an understanding of astrology can help us 'ride the wave' of life by moving through its natural rhythms with grace and compassion.   In a time-sensitive discussion that integrates astrology and healing, Dr Kate explains the unique astrology for February 2026 (including the Saturn-Neptune conjunction), and she shares what's energetically supported for healing or starting something new during this period. In this episode, you will also hear about:the relationship between belief and well-beingnervous system regulation...and,what causes us to get 'stuck' in an unhealed state, and how to get 'unstuck'how natural systems support health and healing.Connect with Dr Kate (Naturopathic Doctor):Dr Kate Broderick, BSc, JD, DNM, DipAcu - https://drkatebroderick.com.au/Coach with Melisa:Email - [email protected] the show:Instagram - @live.differently.podcast**********************************************Music attribution: "Wallpaper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, I am hosting a mini-workshop! So, grab a pen and a notepad or journal, or pull out your phone, because we are getting busy!Today, we will workshop how to set goals that reflect who you really are. Why?  To put you in the center of your life and help you design a life that actually aligns with your authentic self.So, pour yourself a cup of tea, get something to write with, and let's start creating a life that truly reflects you!You're going to hit the pause button so you can take notes with this one!Coach with Melisa:Email - [email protected] the show:Instagram - @live.differently.podcast**********************************************Music attribution: "Wallpaper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sue McSweeney is a family nurse practitioner and an experienced Eastern medicine practitioner. This interview is separated into 2 parts.  In this episode (Part 1), Sue discusses the benefits of working remotely and how location independence frees her to pursue her passion for travel.  She discusses key considerations for solo female travellers and offers tips on saving money while travelling alone.  As someone trained and experienced in Eastern medicine, Sue moves into a deep conversation about how she uses her energy body to help clear energy patterns connected with the land she travels across.  In this intriguing conversation, Sue talks about a phenomenon known as 'energetic imprinting' and the important work of clearing ancestral energy patterns. I invite you into an episode where practicality and passion merge into the spiritual tasks of soulful work.Coach with Melisa:Email - [email protected] the show:Instagram - @live.differently.podcast**********************************************Music attribution: "Wallpaper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Have you ever wondered how to know when you're living a soul-aligned life? If so, then this episode is for you!In this episode, Karen Seinor brings decades of experience working in counselling, hypnotherapy, tarot, and spiritual healing to a dynamic conversation about the soulful self.  Karen describes how being aligned with our soul is different from our purpose, and how to know when you are living a soul-aligned life.  I was so thankful for our conversation about:how dropping into the feminine energy and re-choosing old values can help us align ourselves more easily - and the potential this shift in consciousness might have for younger men and women, and future generations! And,how building a relationship with ourselves and becoming our own guru helps us align with who we feel ourselves to be on the inside.I know you will LOVE this conversation as much as I did!  Connect with Karen at: Website - www.soulfulnwild.comInstagram - @soulfulandwildCoach with Melisa:Email - [email protected] the show:Instagram - @live.differently.podcast**********************************************Music attribution: "Wallpaper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Do you want to change your life or your health, but don't know where to start?  I invite you to start here.  In this episode, Lifestyle Medicine Family Nurse Practitioner and Health and Wellness Coach, Linnea Baker, FNP, shares how stress, the pain of her son's cancer diagnosis, and the loss of her job helped her reclaim her health and transform her life into one of passion and purpose.  Linnea discusses how burnout can impact our health, and she helps you identify how to start turning things around so you can reclaim your life and health - and thrive.  We truly want this for you!You'll hear:how burnout affects our healthhow we can reduce inflammation in the bodyhow to transform pain and loss into purpose and thrive, and why it's so important to align our lives with ourselves.Connect with Linnea at:Website: LinneaBaker.arbonne.comYoutube: Tips & Tea with Linnea FNP www.youtube.com/@tipsandteaInstagram: @hawaii.ny.girlCoach with Melisa:Email - [email protected] the show:Instagram - @live.differently.podcast**********************************************Music attribution: "Wallpaper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Transformational Life Coach, Kathy Biggs, brings her experience as a Minister into a powerful conversation about the soul and spirit to help us Live Differently and live in alignment with our souls.  In this episode, Kathy talks about the relationship between our emotions and the body to build resilience, and she shares guidance to help us create a more balanced life.  You won't want to miss this episode!Connect with Kathy at:Website -  Arise Shine, https://ariseshine.com or kathybiggs.comInstagram - @ariseshinewithkathybiggsCoach with Melisa:Email - [email protected] the show:Instagram - @live.differently.podcast**********************************************Music attribution: "Wallpaper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Do you feel like you're on the treadmill of life, and you want to hit 'stop' so you can pause and catch your breath ... and catch up with yourself? Do you want to learn how to live an authentic, soul-aligned life?  Welcome to the Live Differently podcast.With weekly episodes, this podcast will cover topics such as aligning work with who you feel you are becoming, sustainable living, relationships, joy, travel, and spirituality. Join me, and together we will scan new horizons to see different ways to create a life that feels authentic to you. Coach with Melisa:Email - [email protected] the show:Instagram - @live.differently.podcast**********************************************Music attribution: "Wallpaper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

If you want to learn how to live a Soul Aligned Life, tune in on 26 December 2025.  I'll see you then!Coach with Melisa:Email - [email protected] the show:Instagram - @live.differently.podcast**********************************************Music attribution: "Wallpaper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/