um...life

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie! This week, I am hitting you with some pearls of wisdom, some Motherly advice for you. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. Please note from this week, the um.life blog is no longer operational - I am focussing on producing amazing podcast episodes rather than spread myself too thin (see - this bitch has got boundaries!) Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie! This week, we are healing the relationship we have with ourselves. After all, it is the most important relationships we will ever have!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. Please note from this week, the um.life blog is no longer operational - I am focussing on producing amazing podcast episodes rather than spread myself too thin.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie! This week, we are exploring how we can parent without the playbook and trust our intuition. Look, we don't and won't always get it 'right' as a parent but it can at least be on our own terms. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. Please note from this week, the um.life blog is no longer operational - I am focussing on producing amazing podcast episodes rather than spread myself too thin.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie! This week, we are unpacking why play is not just for kids! We explore why it is amazing for adults but also how we can integrate more play into our lives. Here is the link to the National Institute for Play - https://nifplay.org/ - where you can find some great information about the benefits of play as well as practical ideas.Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. Please note from this week, the um.life blog is no longer operational - I am focussing on producing amazing podcast episodes rather than spread myself too thin.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie! This week, I give a rundown of my recent trip to China, travelling with TripADeal. I unpack the highlights of the tour as well as breakdown the realities of group travel. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie! This week we are NOT trying to keep up with the Joneses - we are shedding the idea that our babies need petting zoos and circus acts for their birthdays, or that we need to be hosting events like we are Hollywood royalty. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie! This week we are becoming comfortable with not knowing. This could be not knowing a specific stat, or how to did a specific thing, but we are going to cut ourselves some slack and acknowledge that we do not need to know all things at all times - we just have to know how to figure it out. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie! This week we are unpacking the grief that comes with growth. All of this is temporary - sometimes we need to leave the people, please, things, we once loved, behind. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie! This week we are letting our kids struggle (without saving them). This episode is also going to show us how important it is to let our partners, friends, family, and colleagues do the same. This is another bit of a sweary episode, so select your listening environment accordingly. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie! This week we are learning how to tell our inner critic how to STFU - and when we maybe should listen to it. This is a sweary ep straight off the bat - so maybe listen with your headphones on, rather than in the car with the kids.Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie! This week we dive into all things IWD (International Women's Day) 2026. The official United Nations website for IWD is: https://www.iwd.net.au/Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie! This week we unpack why female mentorship is so important. I share some of my stories in how a female mentor has elevated me and allowed me to achieve some of my wildest dreams. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie! This week we explore the myth of balance, how we have become trapped in thinking we can have and need to have balance - and what to aim for instead. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie! This week we are exploring all of the ways we can find the magic in everyday life. From Angel Numbers, to random songs, to beautiful sunsets. Magic is all around us, we just need to have our eyes open to it!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie! This week we are asking, what happens when you stop being 'nice'? Hot tip - the sky does not fall in! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie! Welcome back for our 2026 season of the um life podcast - this week we are exploring the theme - the empty space after they leave (and how to fill it). This episode is intended to be of assistance to both those navigating shared care responsibilities meaning the kids aren't home, and those who may have older kids flying the coup. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie! This week I am explaining why you need to check out Qigong and why you need to start going with the flow. Shout out to Mel at In Harmony Qigong. Find her on Facebook and Instagram. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. Less active on the blog at um.life so feel free to have a look but there is not much happening there at the moment. Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie! This week we are living our most audacious life! We are chucking out the rule book. We are throwing out our self-limiting beliefs. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so check that out too.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie! Welcome back for our 2026 season of the um life podcast - we are kicking off with all of the reasons why mums / women over 40 must watch KPop DemonHunters. Do yourself a favour and check out the episode (and KPop DemonHunters)! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week we say goodbye to 2025 and explore why it is important for us to shed all of the stuff that we don't need as we head into 2026. As always, thank you and Happy New Year to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week we cover off on all things Christmas! There are bon-bon jokes, there is trivia, there are some harsh truths - and a few laughs along the way. As always, thank you and Merry Christmas to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! Grazie e Buon Natale! go rabid math agar ages nollaig shona duit! bedankt en prettige kerstdagen!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week we alarmingly learn that midlife is not in our 50s....it is way younger than you may care to think! And because this is truly shocking, this is a bit of a swearier episode than others - so think of the children! As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week we explore, "online dating and Facebook marketplace - same same but different?"As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week I declare, "the mental load is real - and exhausting AF!"As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world!As discussed in the show, here is the link to the Relationships Victoria - Mental Load pageRemember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week I screech - "ignoring problems is not mindfulness, it's dissociation*!" *I am not a mental health professional and do not profess to be. I always encourage listeners to speak with their Doctor and/or mental health professional if there is anything you might be needing to discuss. The reference to dissociation is not in any way a diagnosis or to be used as a diagnostic tool. As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week I have the key to happiness! It is low expectations! Well, kinda. Listen to the episode to find out what it really is....As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave. Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week I have the key to happiness! It is low expectations! Well, kinda. Listen to the episode to find out what it really is.... As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week, I preach to you that you can start over at any time! Don't wait for that milestone birthday, or until New Years - make the change today!As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. You can absolutely head to the um.life blog, but it has not been updated in a very long time. I hope to rectify this soon. Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week we are choosing joy and declaring, "Do It Badly: Why Imperfect Joy Is the Most Courageous Kind". We give ourselves and each other permission to suck at something that makes us happy.As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok.Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week I jump on my soapbox and have a rant about the importance of having frank conversations with other women. Heads up, I am super passionate about this and the swear words are a flying this week - so pop on your headphones accordingly!As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week I continue to answer the question, "so, how was your holiday?" - this week we cover off on the Sri Lankan leg of the trip. If you are interested in more travel content, find us on Insta under @harrigan_creative for photos of our travels and @andiamoharrigan for our official travel blog.As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog!Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week I answer the question, "so, how was your holiday?" And with such a jam-packed itinerary, this episode will continue again next week! If you are interested in more travel content, find us on Insta under @harrigan_creative for photos of our travels and @andiamoharrigan for our official travel blog.As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog!Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week we proudly declare, "I'm ok being the bad guy!" I used to think I had to be polite to people who were being horrible to me! Now, yeah, nah. Not gonna happen. As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog!Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week we pose the question, is it just me or has the world lost its freaking mind? Hot tip - it's not just me, or you!As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog!Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week we ditch the timeline that society has sold us - from having kids, to having a career, buying a house, the lot. Let's bust a whole heap of myths and give the middle finger to anyone who tries to shame us into their weird timelines.As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog!Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week I discuss, why I'm not trying to have it all anymore and hope that this can assist you with determining if there are boulders in your lives that you can put down to lighten your load. As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog!Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week I am telling you a story about the sisterhood of the travelling marketplace dress - a magical story of photographers supporting each other and the bonds that are formed through the marketplace sale of a colourful (and fabulous) Elk shirt dress.As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world!The Ballarat Biennale runs from August 23 to October 19 : https://ballaratfoto.org/program/the-extraordinarily-ordinary-a-celebration-of-serendipity-in-italy/ Find Lainey's work on insta https://www.instagram.com/laineyfosterphotography or her website https://www.laineyfoster.com/portfolio-item/homepage/Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog!Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week we are shouting from the rooftops, "my value is not determined by my likeability!!!!"Thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! I see you there in Australia, the USA, Ireland, the UK, Netherlands, Canada, Germany, Russia, India, Hungary, Turkey, South Africa, Uruguay, France, Hong Kong, Greece, Slovenia, Iran, Mexico, Denmark, Indonesia and Italy!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog!Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week we are unpacking the question, "am I still a good mum if I want a life outside of them?"Thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! I see you there in Australia, the USA, Ireland, the UK, Netherlands, Canada, Germany, Russia, India, Hungary, Turkey, South Africa, Uruguay, France, Hong Kong, Greece, Slovenia, Iran, Mexico, Denmark, Indonesia and Italy!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog!Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week we are saying, "It's not me, it's you!"We explore the concept that other people's cr@p is not ours to own or to carry. It is a them problem, not a you problem. Thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! I see you there in Australia, the USA, Ireland, the UK, Netherlands, Canada, Germany, Russia, India, Hungary, Turkey, South Africa, Uruguay, France, Hong Kong, Greece, Slovenia, Iran, Mexico, Denmark, Indonesia and Italy!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog!Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week we are taking about birthdays! Happy birthday to ME!! Do you have special routines or traditions on your birthday? What would your perfect birthday look like? Thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! I see you there in Australia, the USA, Ireland, the UK, Netherlands, Canada, Germany, Russia, India, Hungary, Turkey, South Africa, Uruguay, France, Hong Kong, Greece, Slovenia, Iran, Mexico, Denmark, Indonesia and Italy!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog!Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week we are saying, "sorry, not sorry!" We examine what happens when we apologise all the time, when we have absolutely nothing to be sorry for!Thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! I see you there in Ireland, the UK, Netherlands, Canada, Germany, Russia, India, Hungary, Turkey, South Africa, Uruguay, France, Hong Kong, Greece, Slovenia, Iran, Mexico, Denmark, Indonesia and Italy!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog!Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week we ask the question "who benefits when women doubt themselves?" - listen along and let us know who else benefits? Would love to hear from you!Thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! I see you there in Ireland, the UK, Netherlands, Canada, Germany, Russia, India, Hungary, Turkey, South Africa, Uruguay, France, Hong Kong, Greece, Slovenia, Iran, Mexico, Denmark, Indonesia and Italy! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog!Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie! This week we get to unpacking why women stop creating, and examine what we can do to start creating again!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog!Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week we explore shrinking ourselves and how we can stop this and start to shine! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog!Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week we unpack the idea of unpacking our baggage. We explore some tools to help and discover reasons why this is important.Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog!Thank you to everyone who has listened to Stop, Start, Continue. I hope you can still come along on the journey as we transition to um...life !Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week we explore the shift from having little kids - where there are seemingly lots of problems, but they are relatively minor in nature, versus when our kids get older - where the issues may be fewer and farer in between, but they are much bigger.Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog!Thank you to everyone who has listened to Stop, Start, Continue. I hope you can still come along on the journey as we transition to um...life !Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week we explore some tools that can help us know ourselves better so that we can live authentically and be our best selves.As discussed, here are some links to the tools discussed in this episode:VIA Character Strengths SurveyPersonal Values Assessment at gyfted.meMore personal values assessments at Personalvalu.esastromix.net to find the approximate time of birth (only use if there is no way that you can find your actual time of birth)Jovian Archive - to use when you have your birth date, time and location to have your Human Design chart drawn upLucy Ellis - she has helped me in so many facets of my life, especially with Human Design and understanding my dreams and healing some old wounds. I love her to bits. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog!Thank you to everyone who has listened to Stop, Start, Continue. I hope you can still come along on the journey as we transition to um...life !Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week we continue our conversations about loving ourselves and protecting our peace by telling others to f**k right off.Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog!Thank you to everyone who has listened to Stop, Start, Continue. I hope you can still come along on the journey as we transition to um...life !Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast.I'm Krissi Marie. This week we explore the commonalities between raising kids and dogs!Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog!Thank you to everyone who has listened to Stop, Start, Continue. I hope you can still come along on the journey as we transition to um...life !Krissi x