TEA WITH JULES

Liane Moriarty is one of Australia's most loved and successful authors, the brilliant mind behind Big Little Lies, Nine Perfect Strangers and The Husband's Secret, and so many other stories that have captivated millions of readers around the world. Her writing is funny, clever, sometimes dark, and always incredibly observant about the way we live, love and relate to one another. And now she's returning to the world of Big Little Lies with her new novel, Big Little Truths. In this joyful and fascinating conversation, Jules, a self confessed book lover who treats authors like rock stars, sits down with Liane to go behind the curtain of one of the great writing careers. They begin with Liane's origin story, growing up the eldest of six, and the dad who paid her a dollar a book to write stories as a child, giving her her very first publishing deal. She shares the winding road through advertising and marketing, the sisterly rivalry that lit the spark, and how she finally came to write her first novel. Liane is wonderfully candid about the craft itself, why she doesn't read her own genre, how she treats writing like a nine to five job, where her ideas actually come from, and the panic of having an idea that's a little too close to someone else's. Liane tells the story of Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon optioning Big Little Lies, what it was like to live with her characters as they came to life on screen, the strange experience of watching someone else interpret your work, and being bored on a set surrounded by Meryl Streep, Laura Dern and Reese Witherspoon. Warm, funny and full of insight, this is a real treat for book lovers and storytellers alike. Pour yourself a cup of tea and settle in. Connect with Liane Moriarty: Website: https://www.lianemoriarty.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lianemoriartyauthor/ CHAPTERS 00:00 — Introducing Liane Moriarty 00:44 — Like Having Beyoncé in the Chair: Jules the Super Fan 01:36 — The Origin Story: Eldest of Six and a Family of Storytellers 02:13 — The Dad Who Paid a Dollar a Book: Her First Publishing Deal 02:28 — Dead Man's Island and the Enid Blyton Influence 03:32 — The Winding Road Through Advertising and Marketing 04:14 — The Sister Who Published First, and the Spark It Lit 07:05 — Why She Doesn't Read Her Own Genre 08:14 — Treating Writing Like a Nine to Five Job 10:00 — Where the Ideas Actually Come From 12:35 — The Panic of an Idea That's a Little Too Close 13:55 — Plotting, Pantsing and Finding the Story 17:23 — The Balance of Light and Dark in Life and Fiction 19:01 — When Your Books Aren't for Everyone 19:39 — Writing So the Reader Feels Okay at the End 22:19 — The Introvert Who Observes Everything 25:41 — Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and the Call That Changed Everything 27:19 — "If We Option It, Get Excited" 28:37 — Living With Your Characters as They Come to Life on Screen 30:23 — When a Character Is Different on Screen Than on the Page 32:03 — Why Everyone Interprets a Book Differently 34:57 — Bored on Set With Meryl Streep, Laura Dern and Reese Witherspoon 37:02 — Big Little Truths: The Women Are Perimenopausal Now 38:03 — The Deeper Themes: Shame, Individuality and More 38:37 — So What Are the Truths Now? 41:57 — Why the Truth Is Always Changing 42:49 — Two Audiences: The Book Readers and the Show Watchers 49:04 — The Pressure of Success and the "What Does She Do Next" Feeling 51:26 — Why She's Simply Looking Forward to the Next Book 53:04 — Her One Profound Answer, and the Birthday Party Wisdom 56:19 — If She Could Tell Her Younger Self One Thing: Wear Sunscreen 57:32 — Wrapping Up Tea with Jules Connect with Jules Get Jules' Newsletter Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram Follow Jules on TikTok Credits Produced by ME Entertainment Producers: @lisajohnston_ , @julessebastian , @Eggoau Sound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lisa Messenger is one of Australia's most recognisable entrepreneurs, best known for building The Collective Hub into a global media brand that inspired millions of people to think differently about business, creativity and taking risks. But Lisa has never been someone to stand still. She has spent her career reinventing herself, and today that reinvention looks a little different. The Collective Hub has evolved into a digital community and app, she's become a passionate advocate for helping people embrace AI in practical ways, and she's continuing to challenge what modern entrepreneurship can look like. She's also, in her own words, living on a farm with 29 chickens, a three-year-old, and another baby on the way. In this warm and wide-ranging conversation, Jules and Lisa talk about reinvention, motherhood, identity, AI and what it really means to build a life that evolves as you do. Lisa opens up with remarkable honesty about the rise and the reality of The Collective Hub, growing too fast, losing control, and the brave decision to let go of the thing everyone knew her for. She and Jules go deep on the identity question that follows, who are you when the thing that defined you falls away, and how you learn to hold your achievements a little more loosely. This is an uplifting, honest and inspiring conversation about the courage to keep becoming who you're meant to be. Pour yourself a cup of tea and settle in. Connect with Lisa Messenger and The Collective Hub: Website: https://collectivehub.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisamessenger/ The Collective Hub: https://www.instagram.com/collectivehub/ CHAPTERS 00:00 — Introducing Lisa Messenger 01:14 — Setting the Intention: Anything Is Possible 01:33 — The Pinup Girl for Doing It Anyway 02:33 — Farm Life, 29 Chickens and a Baby on the Way 02:47 — Why She Says No More Than She Says Yes 05:15 — The Queen of Reinvention 06:22 — Forty Books and a Life of Curiosity 07:52 — Writing Fiction: The Story of Jess and Justin 08:15 — What's Next: The New Book, Matchstick 11:07 — Where It Began: The Collective Hub Magazine 14:50 — Growing Too Fast and Losing Control 15:21 — The Systems and Processes She Never Had 19:27 — The Brave Decision to Let It Go 22:13 — Who Am I With All of That Stripped Away? 23:05 — Attaching Your Identity to the Thing You Built 25:26 — When Fewer People Want a Piece of You 27:44 — We Meet People at Different Stages of Their Lives 32:43 — The Collective Hub Reborn as a Community and App 34:42 — Live Sessions, AI Tools and a New Digital Age 37:55 — From Technologically Inept to AI Advocate 41:04 — Model the Greats: How She Teaches AI 42:53 — Her Simple Secret: Just Keep Asking 45:20 — Getting Productive and Protecting Her Time 46:41 — The Fertility Journey: Eight Years and 18 Rounds of IVF 47:57 — Surrogacy and Welcoming a Second Baby 48:55 — The Sweetest Question From Her Son 51:57 — Why Success Means Less to Her Now 53:45 — What She Wishes More Women Knew Before Chasing Success 54:46 — Reinventing Is Fun 55:19 — Barefoot, Giggling and Truly Happy 56:16 — Wrapping Up Tea with Jules Connect with Jules Get Jules' Newsletter Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram Follow Jules on TikTok Credits Produced by ME Entertainment Producers: @lisajohnston_ , @julessebastian , @Eggoau Sound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Nici Sweaney is one of Australia's leading voices on artificial intelligence, but what makes her story so compelling isn't just her credentials. It's her mission to make AI accessible, practical and empowering, especially for women. She understands AI from the inside out: the algorithms, the machine learning, the data, and the biases that shape the technology we're all beginning to rely on. In 2022, as generative AI emerged, Nici had a feeling the world was about to change. She famously woke her partner up in the middle of the night to say, this is going to change everything. She was right. Since launching AI Her Way, she has built a multi-million dollar business while raising four children, working a four day week, and teaching thousands of women how to confidently embrace AI rather than fear it. She was named Australia's Female AI Leader of the Year, featured on the Forbes Women 2025 list, and recognised by Microsoft as one of the top AI entrepreneurs to watch. Earlier this year, when Reese Witherspoon encouraged millions of women to start learning about AI, she pointed people toward just a handful of experts, including Dr Nici Sweaney. She's also refreshingly honest about the risks. Privacy and what you should never share, the emotional attachment trap, why these tools get things wrong, and the powerful conversations she has with her own children about how they use it. If AI has ever made you feel overwhelmed, behind or a little afraid, this is the conversation that changes everything. Pour yourself a cup of tea and settle in. Connect with Dr Nici Sweaney and AI Her Way: Website: https://aiherway.com.au/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ai_herway/ CHAPTERS 00:00 — Introducing Dr Nici Sweaney 01:33 — Setting the Intention: Empowerment, Not Overwhelm 02:32 — Let's Talk About the Fear Around AI 04:33 — The Real Risk: Losing Our Creativity and Critical Thinking 05:13 — Why Fear Isn't an Excuse to Step Away 06:48 — Moving Fast: Don't Become an Early Lagger 09:29 — Why Women Need to Help Shape AI Right Now 13:04 — Bias, and Why These Tools Start to Represent Us 14:47 — Privacy: What You Should Never Share 15:44 — A Real Example: Using AI to Triage Your Inbox 18:53 — The Emotional Attachment Trap 19:17 — The Morning Her Five-Year-Old Ran In 23:03 — Kids and AI: The Rules She Has at Home 23:27 — The Exercise She Set Her Eleven-Year-Old 25:24 — Why Our Kids Will Need These Skills 29:30 — Think of AI Like an Intern 29:46 — Or a Puppy You Have to Train 28:37 — Why AI Gets Things Wrong, and How to Handle It 32:03 — AI as the Operating System for Your Life 37:01 — Where to Start: Just Pick One Task 37:30 — The Magic Prompt: Ask AI to Interview You 39:38 — Is It Supposed to Be This Hard? 40:43 — A Simple Example: Making Time for Lunch 43:25 — Custom GPTs and Getting AI to Read and Write for You 47:31 — Running a Multi-Million Dollar Business With Two People 48:40 — What Actually Is an AI Agent? 49:16 — The Difference Between an Assistant and an Agent 53:19 — How She Designs an Agent 57:40 — Why Creativity Is Becoming Less About Technical Skill 59:42 — The Place Only Humans Can Sit 01:02:37 — The Gift of Time, and Why She Lies Awake Grateful 01:04:23 — Her Biggest Fear if Women Don't Embrace AI 01:04:54 — How You Know AI Is Being Used Well 01:05:39 — Wrapping Up Tea with Jules Connect with Jules Get Jules' Newsletter Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram Follow Jules on TikTok Credits Produced by ME Entertainment Producers: @lisajohnston_ , @julessebastian , @Eggoau Sound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tania Doko is the powerhouse voice behind Bachelor Girl, whose music has become part of the soundtrack to Australian life. Tania and James Roche formed Bachelor Girl in 1992, and their debut album Waiting for the Day went double platinum and won the ARIA Award for Producer of the Year. It delivered Buses and Trains, a song that won APRA Song of the Year, sits in Australia's 100 Greatest Songs, and remains one of the most played Australian songs of the past 25 years. Now Bachelor Girl are celebrating that iconic debut with a beautiful reimagined release, featuring Delta Goodrem, Jessica Mauboy, Darren Hayes, Tommy Emmanuel and, in a full circle moment for Jules, her husband Guy Sebastian. But this conversation goes far beyond fame and songwriting. Jules, a self confessed super fan, sits down with Tania to talk about the woman behind the voice. They explore how Tania first discovered she could sing and the natural high she has chased ever since, her Greek heritage and unconventional path into music, and the story of how Buses and Trains, a song she never dreamed would be a hit, came to capture the imagination of a nation. Connect with Tania Doko and Bachelor Girl: Website: https://taniadoko.com/ Bachelor Girl: https://bachelorgirl.com/ CHAPTERS 00:00 — Introducing Tania Doko of Bachelor Girl 01:08 — Jules the Super Fan Has Her Moment 05:05 — Why Music Takes Us Back Like Nothing Else 08:38 — Greek Heritage and an Unconventional Path Into Music 12:55 — Discovering She Could Sing 14:16 — The Natural High of Singing That's Never Been Replaced 18:37 — Getting Signed by Two Major Labels 21:04 — Buses and Trains: The Universal Song That Captured a Nation 21:50 — Why She Never Thought It Would Be a Hit 24:35 — Writing Songs in a Cubby House 26:34 — Finding Success in Sweden and Scandinavia 28:30 — Protecting the Voice: The Reality of Your Instrument 35:56 — The Wedding Ring Story 38:49 — Facing Burnout 40:51 — The Brave Decision to Bring Bachelor Girl Back 42:59 — Getting Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable 44:25 — The Prison Gig That Moved Her to Tears 45:52 — A Songwriter's Dream: Hearing the Album Reimagined 50:06 — Going Into Hiding, and Coming Back Out 51:39 — You Are Afraid, Reimagined With Kaylee Bell 54:06 — Singing With Guy and the Full Circle Moment 55:21 — The Meaning Behind Permission to Shine 57:00 — The Most Adventurous Project of Her Career 59:43 — A Live Moment: Stare at Real Love 01:01:46 — Wrapping Up Tea with Jules Connect with Jules Get Jules' Newsletter Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram Follow Jules on TikTok Credits Produced by ME Entertainment Producers: @lisajohnston_ , @julessebastian , @Eggoau Sound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content note: this episode includes discussion of the Bondi tragedy and its aftermath. Please listen with care. If you need support, Lifeline is available 24/7 on 13 11 14. Pip Edwards is one of Australia's most recognised entrepreneurs and creative leaders. Best known for co-founding P.E Nation, she helped redefine the way women think about activewear, building a global brand that blended fashion, performance and culture. But in this conversation, it is not just about business. It is about everything that happens behind the success. Eleven years after her very first appearance on Tea with Jules, Pip returns for a conversation that goes far deeper than fashion. She and Jules talk about where her unwavering self belief really comes from, the show must go on mentality she inherited, and the years of hard situations the universe kept sending her way. Pip is remarkably open about the identity and purpose crisis that came with stepping away from P.E Nation, the brand that literally carried her initials. She talks about how those initials began to haunt her, the therapy and surrender it took to let go, and why standing down from the thing you built can be the bravest move of all. She shares the story of her new venture, and her powerful decision to put her voice behind breaking the silence on menopause, a topic she has been talking about openly for years before the rest of the world caught up. And she speaks, with extraordinary honesty and grace, about the day of the Bondi tragedy. How a friend rolled her under a van and shielded her. What it does to you to be that close to something so devastating. And the profound clarity that came after, about fear, purpose, her son, and what truly matters. This is an honest conversation about ambition, identity, reinvention and building a life that feels as good on the inside as it looks from the outside. Pour yourself a cup of tea and settle in. Connect with Pip Edwards: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pip_edwards1/ Biolae: https://www.instagram.com/biolaehealth/ If this episode raised anything for you: Lifeline — 13 11 14 (24/7) — https://www.lifeline.org.au Beyond Blue — 1300 22 4636 — https://www.beyondblue.org.au CHAPTERS 00:00 — Welcome Back, Pip Edwards 01:23 — Eleven Years On: The OG Tea with Jules Guest Returns 02:14 — What's in a Name: The Meaning Behind Pip 09:11 — Clothes as a Second Skin: Style, Confidence and Owning Who You Are 12:40 — Where Does the Self Belief Come From? 13:27 — The Show Must Go On: High Standards and How She Was Raised 15:14 — Through the Hard Years, and What They Taught Her 20:00 — Building It Alone: Motherhood and Providing 22:40 — When the Initials Started to Haunt Her 25:01 — Letting Go of P.E Nation, the Brand That Was Her Baby 26:21 — The Yes Girl Who Never Learned Balance 31:13 — Add a Little Menopause to the Mix 32:33 — The Identity and Purpose Crisis 33:52 — Therapy, Surrender and Learning to Let Go 36:04 — Why Standing Down Can Be the Bravest Thing 37:45 — A New Venture and a New Chapter 39:13 — Breaking the Silence on Menopause 41:01 — The Symptoms, the Trial and Error, the Truth 45:46 — Putting Her Voice Behind the Cause 48:18 — The Day of the Bondi Tragedy 50:17 — The Friend Who Shielded Her 52:13 — Being Able to Talk About It, Through the Work 57:04 — Acceptance, and What Really Matters 58:15 — Skiing, and Crying Because She Was Alive 01:00:32 — When Her Son Came Home 01:04:45 — The Biggest Risk She Ever Took 01:06:09 — Self-Care Isn't a Joke 01:08:38 — Wrapping Up Tea with Jules Connect with Jules Get Jules' Newsletter Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram Follow Jules on TikTok Credits Produced by ME Entertainment Producers: @lisajohnston_ , @julessebastian , @Eggoau Sound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily Skye is one of Australia's most recognisable voices in fitness and wellbeing, but her story is about so much more than exercise. In this warm and honest conversation, Jules sits down with Emily to talk about what really sits beneath a life that looks strong from the outside. Emily opens up about growing up as an insecure, shy girl who couldn't cope with the everyday, her later ADHD and autism diagnoses, and the years she spent chasing love and acceptance in all the wrong places before discovering that movement made her feel, in her words, like a superhero. Emily is refreshingly real about the thing so many of us get stuck on: seeking validation from other people. Her message is simple and hard won. You cannot get worth from outside yourself. It doesn't work. Take it from her. Together, Jules and Emily explore why feeling good matters more than looking good, how to build movement into a busy life without the guilt, and why you have to put yourself first before you can show up for everyone else. They talk about the pressure women carry, navigating hormones and menopause, the power of strength training as we age, gut health, and learning to speak to yourself the way you'd speak to your own child. This is a conversation about confidence, self-worth and being kind to yourself in a world that constantly tells you you're not doing enough. You are. Pour yourself a cup of tea and settle in. Connect with Emily Skye: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilyskyefit/ Website: https://emilyskyefit.com/ CHAPTERS 00:00 — Welcome, Emily Skye 01:21 — Her Intention: You're Not Alone, and You're Not Failing 02:03 — The Shy, Insecure Girl Who Couldn't Cope 02:52 — Understanding It Now: ADHD and Autism 05:37 — Finding Fitness and Feeling Like a Superhero 07:12 — Sharing It With the World, and Chasing the Wrong Things 12:56 — The Hard Truth: Validation From Others Doesn't Work 16:05 — Why How You Feel Inside Has to Come First 17:39 — Don't Overthink It, Just Move 19:54 — You Never Regret Exercising 21:22 — Building the Habit and Setting Yourself Up to Win 22:02 — Put Your Own Oxygen Mask on First 25:09 — Feeling Good Beats Looking Good 27:06 — Hormones, Menopause and a Changing Body 29:52 — Releasing the Pressure: Why Do I Need To? 32:47 — The Postpartum Moment That Changed Everything 33:37 — Protect Your Peace: Removing the Triggers 36:26 — Am I a Good Mum? The Questions We All Ask 38:30 — Why Strength Training Is Gold as We Age 43:30 — Gut Health and the Food That Fuels You 50:52 — Back to Basics: Keep It Simple 54:09 — Talk to Yourself the Way You'd Talk to Your Child 55:48 — Letting Go of People Pleasing 57:17 — Feeling Strongest When You Show Up for Yourself 01:00:04 — The Never-Ending To-Do List 01:00:38 — Wrapping Up Tea with Jules Connect with Jules Get Jules' Newsletter Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram Follow Jules on TikTok Credits Produced by ME Entertainment Producers: @lisajohnston_ , @julessebastian , @Eggoau Sound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warning: This episode includes an honest discussion of depression and suicidal thoughts. Please listen with care. If you or someone you know needs support, Lifeline is available 24/7 on 13 11 14. He's called Dr Happy. And he's lived with depression for most of his adult life. In this genuinely profound conversation, Jules sits down with Dr Tim Sharp, clinical and coaching psychologist, founder of The Happiness Institute, best selling author and one of Australia's leading voices in positive psychology. But as Jules discovers, the power of Tim's story isn't the title. It's everything sitting behind it. Tim built an entire career around happiness while privately battling severe depression and suicidal thoughts, and spending years believing he wasn't good enough, smart enough or worthy enough. His honesty about that gap between the public persona and the private reality is what makes this episode land so deeply. Together, Jules and Tim unpack what happiness actually is, and why most of us have been chasing the wrong version of it. Tim explains why you're not supposed to feel good all the time, why negative emotions aren't the enemy, and why the pressure to be happy every minute of every day is quietly making us miserable. He shares the simple daily practices that genuinely move the needle, the beauty of finding joy in the mundane school run and the everyday moments, and a powerful approach to sitting with difficult feelings instead of running from them. His final pearl of wisdom is simple, and Jules says she's printing it out for every wall in her house. Love yourself. Love others. Love the world. This is one of those conversations that might just change what you're really searching for. Pour yourself a cup of tea, and settle in. Connect with Dr Tim Sharp (Dr Happy): Website: https://drhappy.com.au/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehappinessinstitute/ If this episode raised anything for you: Lifeline — 13 11 14 (24/7) — https://www.lifeline.org.au Beyond Blue — 1300 22 4636 — https://www.beyondblue.org.au CHAPTERS 00:00 — Introducing Dr Tim Sharp, Australia's Dr Happy 02:27 — Setting the Intention: If This Helps Just One Person 03:20 — What Is Happiness, Really? Why We've Got It Wrong 04:32 — Positive and Negative Emotions: Why None of Them Are Bad 08:47 — The Three to One Ratio, and Why It's Not About the Numbers 09:46 — The Power of Gratitude: Noticing What We Overlook 10:45 — Finding Joy in the Mundane: The School Run and the Everyday 13:14 — Why Do We Feel We Need to Be Excited All the Time? 14:33 — Learning to Sit With Your Own Thoughts 15:22 — Lost and Found: The Story Behind Tim's Latest Book 17:46 — The Beauty of Getting Lost, and Why Failure Is Part of the Path 21:52 — Don't Think About White Polar Bears: Why Fighting Thoughts Fails 24:34 — The RAIN Method: A Practical Way to Handle Hard Emotions 29:21 — The Hardest Part: Tim on Living With Depression 32:04 — The Turning Point That Changed Everything 35:22 — Why We Hit Our Forties and Realise We Need to Reassess 38:07 — Chasing Success, Nice Things, and What Actually Fulfils Us 40:27 — Fifty Years of Research, One Answer: Other People Matter 42:30 — A Practical Happiness Check-In You Can Do Today 43:17 — Are You Choosing Happiness? The Daily Question That Matters 47:20 — Dr Tim's Pearl of Wisdom: Love Yourself, Love Others, Love the World 47:46 — Wrapping Up Tea with Jules Connect with Jules Get Jules' Newsletter – a letter each week with personal anecdotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails and podcast episodes Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram Follow Jules on TikTok Credits Produced by ME Entertainment Producers: @lisajohnston_ , @julessebastian , @Eggoau Sound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A proper heart-to-heart. In this solo episode, Jules goes deep on something she's been thinking about a lot lately: letting go of the things that define us. The stories we carry, the pressure we put on ourselves, and whether the version of success we're chasing was even ours to begin with. Jules opens up about a belief she carried for almost her whole life, that she wasn't smart, formed in year four over a struggle with fractions, and how that single story quietly shaped her decisions, her confidence and the way she walked into rooms for decades. It's a powerful reminder of how the labels we accept about ourselves can become an identity we never actually chose. From there, Jules explores the beliefs so many of us carry without questioning. I'm too emotional. I'm bad with money. I'm behind in life. I'm only valuable when I'm productive. She talks about where these stories come from, how repetition turns them into truth, and the gentle, everyday ways we can start creating evidence against the lie. Asking if whether "having it all" is really the goal, or whether we've confused having it all with doing it all. Because a life that looks full from the outside can still feel empty inside. Success, she reminds us, looks different in every season. Sometimes it's ambition. Sometimes it's healing. Sometimes it's simply resting. This is a warm, gentle, permission-giving episode. Put the phone down, take a breath, and let yourself just be for a little while. CHAPTERS 00:00 — Welcome In: Wherever You Are, This Moment Is Guilt-Free 01:32 — Today's Heart-to-Heart: Letting Go of the Things That Define Us 02:09 — The Question That Changes Everything: What Beliefs Am I Carrying That Aren't True? 03:41 — Smartness Comes in All Kinds of Ways: Rewriting the Story 05:41 — Healing Starts With Awareness: Creating Evidence Against the Lie 06:37 — Jules Gets Honest: The Instagram Scroll That Took Her Out for a Day 08:12 — Spotting the Pattern Behind Anxiety and Sadness 10:21 — Just Because Something Is Normal Doesn't Mean It's Healthy 11:41 — Why Women Are Conditioned to Seek Approval, and the Cost of It 12:44 — Is Having It All Really the Goal? 14:09 — Define Success for Yourself, or the World Will Do It for You 15:09 — Share, Subscribe & Come Say Hi Connect with Jules Get Jules' Newsletter – a letter each week with personal anecdotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails and podcast episodes Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram Follow Jules on TikTok Credits Produced by ME Entertainment Producers: @lisajohnston_ , @julessebastian , @Eggoau Sound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content note: This episode includes discussion of suicide and mental health. Please listen with care. If you need support, Lifeline is available 24/7 on 13 11 14. Some conversations change the way you see everything. In this episode, Jules sits down with Leah Ashton, the founder of Hand in Hand in Ballarat, an organisation dedicated to supporting people experiencing mental health challenges and social isolation. The story behind Hand in Hand is one Leah tells here with extraordinary honesty and courage. It began with a chance conversation on a flight. Then, at the end of 2023, Leah's world fell apart. A phone call in the early hours of the morning. Her 21-year-old son, seven hours away in South Australia. Her husband overseas. What was first thought to be a car accident turned out to be something else entirely, and it was her son's best friend who finally told her the truth. Out of that came a truth she now shares with every parent who will listen. You cannot fix your child. They do not want to be fixed. They want you to be present. Just sit with them, in it. Jules and Leah talk about why mental health does not discriminate, why the conversations we are most afraid to have with our kids are the ones they most want to have, how loneliness and disconnection are quietly hurting communities, and the simple, small ways any of us can reach out to someone who might need it. Connect with Leah Ashton and Hand in Hand: Hand in Hand: https://www.handinhand.org.au/ Sebastian Foundation: https://www.sebastianfoundation.org/ If this episode raised anything for you: Lifeline — 13 11 14 (24/7) — https://www.lifeline.org.au Beyond Blue — 1300 22 4636 — https://www.beyondblue.org.au Kids Helpline — 1800 55 1800 — https://kidshelpline.com.au CHAPTERS 00:00 — Introducing Leah Ashton and the Work of Hand in Hand 01:16 — All the Way From Ballarat: A Community That Rallied 03:16 — A Chance Conversation on a Flight That Started Everything 04:43 — Hand in Hand Begins, and Then the World Falls Apart 05:15 — The Phone Call in the Early Hours of the Morning 06:20 — Forty-Eight Hours in a Hospital, and the Truth From a Best Friend 07:48 — "He Had a Loving Family, a Job, Friends. It Doesn't Discriminate." 10:52 — The Voicemail, and the Longest Twenty Minutes of Her Eldest Son's Life 12:08 — The Ripple Effect: How It Moves Through an Entire Family 14:55 — The Questions That Haunt a Parent: Was There a Reason? Did I Miss Something? 17:44 — "You Can't Fix Everything. Your Child Doesn't Want to Be Fixed." 19:19 — Letting the Whole Family In, and the Phone That Stays on Override 20:32 — The Burning Building: Understanding What That Moment Feels Like 21:42 — Living With the Demons: Why Mental Health Isn't Ever Simply Fixed 23:53 — Turning Pain Into Purpose, and the Cost of Reliving It 26:40 — Putting the Smile Back on the Dial 29:33 — The Talk at the School and the Student Who Ran Across the Room 31:49 — It's Not About Saying the Right Thing. Just Be There. 32:39 — The Stories People Carry, and Why Sharing the Load Matters 34:19 — Feeling Alone? Practical Ways to Build a Community From Nothing 36:03 — The Friday Night Cocktail Hour That Sparked Its Own Communities 37:21 — Why the Person You'd Least Expect Might Be the One Struggling 38:40 — Why a Generation That Can Handle Their Emotions Changes Everything 41:07 — One Thing For Yourself: Forgive Yourself 43:09 — One Thing For Someone Else: Never Assume 43:57 — Leah's Pearl of Wisdom: "Life Doesn't Get Easier, But We Can Be More Honest About It" 45:25 — Wrapping Up Tea with Jules Credits Produced by ME Entertainment Producers: @lisajohnston_ , @julessebastian , @Eggoau Sound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if your home already knew things about your life that you have never told anyone? In this fascinating episode, Jules sits down with Feng Shui master Kelly McCloskey, one of Australia's leading voices in the ancient art and science of Feng Shui. Kelly left a dream job selling real estate in Melbourne to study this 2,000-year-old practice, a decision so unexpected her own father asked her mother if she had joined a cult. Fifteen years later, she has guided thousands of people to transform their homes, their health, their wealth and their relationships, simply by understanding the energy of the spaces they live in. Jules and Kelly deep dive into what Feng Shui actually is, and what it is not. This is not lucky cats and red ribbons around your taps. Kelly explains the real thing: how the front door, the bedroom, the fridge and even a single open window can be quietly shaping your life, and how one client's jaw hit the floor when Kelly predicted a serious health issue just by reading the energy of his home. His response, how did you know that, might be the most chilling moment of the episode. Along the way you will learn why the artwork behind your bed matters more than you think, how Kelly has manifested everything from a husband to a beach house to an actual kitten, why decluttering is one of the most powerful things you can do for your energy, what to look for when buying a home, and the simple, practical changes any of us can make this week to invite more calm, clarity and abundance into our lives. Connect with Kelly McCloskey: Website: https://kellymccloskey.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellymccloskey_fengshui/ Link to "Decluttering Episode" with Anita Birges https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-secret-to-a-calm-house-anita-birges/id1468288374?i=1000738117133 CHAPTERS 00:00 — Introducing Feng Shui Master Kelly McCloskey 01:01 — "Is She Going to Know Everything About Me?": Jules' Feng Shui Nerves 02:07 — Why Your Feng Shui Is Different to Your Neighbour's 02:36 — What Feng Shui Actually Is: Wind, Water and the 24 Sectors 03:32 — "How Did You Know That?": The Health Prediction That Stunned a Client 04:26 — What It Means to Be Out of Luck, and Your Power Sector Explained 05:20 — Leaving Real Estate for Feng Shui: "My Dad Asked If I'd Joined a Cult" 06:54 — The Three Lucks: Earth, Heaven and Human 08:18 — Why Some Restaurants Thrive and Others Fail 09:50 — The Houses That Made Her a Believer: Cancer, Separation and Forced Sales 10:33 — Her Own Home: Why Even a Master Lives in a Work in Progress 12:36 — Order and Clutter: Why a Messy Home Blocks Clear Thinking 13:27 — Broken Things and Great Aunt Mary's Artwork: What to Get Rid Of 14:01 — Behind the Bed: The Manifesting Spot That Brought a Husband, Kids and a Kitten 15:17 — Jules Confesses What Is Actually Behind Her Bed 17:31 — Light Up Your Front Door: The Simplest Energy Fix 19:01 — Water, Wealth and Activating the Right Sectors 20:31 — How Everyday Taps, Basins and Toilets Activate Energy 25:08 — Reading a Home Before You Buy: Feng Shui and Property 26:13 — Trusting Your Instinct: Why Some Spaces Just Feel Wrong 30:11 — The Fridge: A Surprising Big Activator in Your Home 31:00 — Red Ribbons in Bali: Why Feng Shui Gets a Bad Rap 32:23 — Classical Feng Shui vs the Western Version 33:19 — You Don't Need to Bulldoze: Small Tweaks, Big Shifts 34:55 — How to Get a Reading With Kelly 39:08 — Cactuses, Pointy Plants and What Not to Put at Your Front Door 40:04 — Guy Takes the Floor: "Be Brutal" 41:23 — Declutter Time: The Final Word 42:04 — Wrapping Up Tea with Jules Connect with Jules Get Jules' Newsletter – a letter each week with personal anecdotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails and podcast episodes Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram Follow Jules on TikTok Credits Produced by ME Entertainment Producers: @lisajohnston_ , @julessebastian , @Eggoau Sound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kate Reeves and We Don't Have Time For This: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katerevz/ Know Thyself Live Show: https://www.wedonthavetimeforthis.com/knowthyself Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/we-dont-have-time-for-this/id1544178687 In this episode, Jules sits down with Kate Reeves, co-founder and co-host of the wildly successful podcast We Don't Have Time For This. Alongside her best friend of more than thirty years, Gemma Peanut, Kate has built one of Australia's most loved podcast communities, turning honest conversations about modern womanhood into sold-out live shows and a thriving business. But behind the laughs is a woman who has navigated real and significant change, including divorce, co-parenting, and rebuilding her life in ways she never expected. Jules and Kate go deep on what it really takes to keep showing up when life does not go to plan. They talk about the vulnerability hangover that comes from sharing your life publicly. Kate opens up honestly about her divorce, the word she made peace with, and the enormous decision to step outside the lines of the life everyone expected her to live. She shares what co-parenting has taught her, the things our children pick up whether we like it or not, and the hope she carries for the kind of relationships they will one day build. There is a beautiful theme running through this conversation about getting quiet in a noisy world, why silence has become the new luxury, and how life speaks to us first in whispers and then in shouts until we finally listen. Kate and Jules also explore the magic of building something with a best friend, the cruelty women can show one another online, why no woman is confident as a baseline, and the single most powerful feeling of all, which is not simply being seen but being truly known. Wise, warm, hilarious and deeply moving, this is a conversation about reinvention, friendship, and giving yourself permission to change. CHAPTERS 00:00 — Intro Kate Reeves of "We Don't Have Time For This" 03:50 — Best Friends Since Eleven: The Origin of Kate and Gemma 06:21 — How the Podcast Was Born Out of Covid and United Mothers 09:34 — The Vulnerability Hangover and Why 40 Means Giving Fewer F*^%$ 15:34 — When the Dads on the Sports Field Have Heard Everything 20:09 — "You Were Married to One": Talking Openly About Her Divorce 22:12 — Finding the Word She Felt Comfy With and the Mountain of the Decision 25:27 — What You Resist Persists: Life Speaks in Whispers Then Shouts 26:53 — Silence Is the New Luxury: Where a Mum Finds Space to Think 29:23 — Co-Parenting, What Kids Witness and What They Pick Up 33:52 — Building a Business With Your Best Friend on a Very Small Team 36:29 — Love What You Do: The Hours, the Hustle and the Why 40:55 — Is It the Truth? The Only Guiding Light Behind Every Episode 41:46 — "This Feels Like Church": The Live Shows and Feeling Known 42:51 — Know Thyself: The Meaning Behind This Year's Show 46:05 — The Mean Instagram DM and How Kate Handled It 49:36 — No Woman Is Confident as a Baseline 53:35 — Stronger as a Duo: Why You Don't Have to Do It Alone 55:02 — Every Seven Years You Become a Whole New Person 56:11 — Goals Are Allowed to Change: Permission to Evolve 58:25 — The Know Thyself Live Show and Wrapping Up Connect with Jules Get Jules' Newsletter – a letter each week with personal anecdotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails and podcast episodes Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram Follow Jules on TikTok Credits Produced by ME Entertainment Producers: @lisajohnston_ , @julessebastian , @Eggoau Sound Engineer, Video, Editor & Music: Mathew Eggleston – @Eggoau Welcome to Tea with Jules hosted by Jules Sebastian. Here we spill the tea and learn life lessons from honest conversations with experts, celebrities and friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do you do when your whole life falls apart at 50? In this deeply moving and genuinely uplifting episode, Jules sits down with Kylie Jones, the founder of Fifty & Fearless, a platform and movement helping women over 50 rediscover their confidence, identity and purpose. But Kylie's story did not begin with inspiration. It began at rock bottom. In the space of just twelve to fifteen months, Kylie lost both of her parents and was suddenly retrenched from the 30-year career that had defined her. Completely broken and unsure how to even get out of bed each day, she opened her laptop one night and started an anonymous Instagram page. She didn't show her face. She simply began writing the words she needed to hear. Slowly, other women started to find her, and a movement was born. Jules and Kylie talk about what it really means to come home to yourself in midlife, why so many women wear busy as a badge of honour, and how to release the guilt that comes with choosing yourself. They explore why society teaches us to fear ageing, and why Kylie believes the opposite is true, that women become more powerful, clearer and more qualified for life with every passing year. They also dig into the small, doable changes that reconnect you with the things you used to love, the importance of sitting quietly with your own thoughts, and why your next chapter might just be your best one yet. Whether you are approaching 50, already there, or simply navigating a season of change, this conversation is a permission slip to stop shrinking and start living. Connect with Kylie Jones and Fifty & Fearless: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fiftyandfearless/ Website: https://www.fiftyandfearless.com.au/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/fifty-and-fearless-with-kylie-jones/id1829344250 CHAPTERS 00:00 — Introducing Kylie Jones and the Fifty & Fearless Movement 01:38 — "Maybe Midlife Isn't About Starting Over": The Instagram Post That Started It All 03:06 — Rock Bottom: Losing Both Parents and a 30-Year Career in Months 03:41 — The Night She Opened Her Laptop and Started an Anonymous Page 05:15 — When Friends and Family Realised the Page Was Hers 06:43 — Coming Home to Yourself: What It Actually Means 08:11 — The Wheel of Life and Why Women Put Themselves Last 19:42 — Wearing Busy as a Badge of Honour 20:09 — Choosing Me: Releasing the Guilt of Putting Yourself First 24:36 — Why Brands Still Aren't Speaking to Women Over 50 29:33 — Why Are We Taught to Fear Ageing? 33:21 — The Fifty & Fearless Community and the Women Inspiring Each Other 35:53 — It Doesn't Have to Be a Grand Gesture: Start Small 41:11 — Sitting With Your Own Thoughts in a World That Never Stops 44:28 — Overwhelmed by Information: Why We Need to Switch Off 45:36 — Kylie's Advice: Don't Be Scared of What's Next 47:32 — You Are the Most Qualified You Have Ever Been 47:44 — "You Want to Turn 50 Now, Don't You?" 48:06 — Wrapping Up Tea with Jules Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ten years is a long time. The last time Sam Wood sat down with Jules on Tea with Jules, he was fresh off The Bachelor, newly in love with Snezana, and just beginning to figure out what came next. A lot has happened since then. In this episode, Jules reunites with one of Australia's most trusted voices in health and fitness, Sam Wood, founder of 28 by Sam Wood but before we get to dumbbells and discipline, Sam takes Jules behind the scenes of The Bachelor in a way he admits he has never quite done before. The story of how a gym client wouldn't take no for an answer. The moment he knew it was Snezana, weeks before the show would let him say so. The uncomfortable reality of dating other women on camera when your heart had already decided and what it was really like to go from a kids fitness trainer nobody knew to the most talked-about man in Australia, almost overnight. Then the conversation turns to where Sam is most passionate: your health. He delivers some of the most direct, useful fitness advice Jules has had on the podcast. Why strength training is non-negotiable for women over 40. Why you will not get bulky. Why the goal of how you look eventually gives way to something far more powerful. And why, if you are going through perimenopause or menopause and you are not strength training, you are doing yourself the biggest disservice of your life, his words. Connect with Sam Wood and 28: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samjameswood/ 28 by Sam Wood: https://28bysamwood.com/ 28 Menopause Program: https://28bysamwood.com/menopause/ CHAPTERS 00:06 — Introducing Sam Wood: One of Australia's Most Trusted Voices in Health and Fitness 01:08 — Welcome Back: Ten Years Since Sam Was Last on Tea with Jules 02:00 — Where It All Started: Gecko Kids and Australia's First Kids Gym 04:50 — How a Gym Client Refused to Take No for an Answer and Changed Everything 07:40 — The Boardroom Audition: Thongs, Jeans and the Head of Channel 10 09:30 — "If You Want It, You're It": The Phone Call That Launched Everything 12:00 — The Untold Story: Knowing It Was Snezana Early and Having to Keep Going Anyway 15:00 — The Producers, the Jeopardy and the Pressure to Keep It Interesting 16:00 — Blake's Situation vs Sam's: Why Sam Was Different from Day One 17:44 — The Moment Snezana Could Tell It Was Real 18:26 — Life After the Finale: The First Night Alone in a Cabin in the Blue Mountains 24:15 — "If You Didn't Pick That Single Mum, You Would Have Been the Most Hated Man in Australia" 28:00 — From the Bachelor to Building 28: The First 12 Months and 5,000 Members in 30 Days 32:00 — Progress Not Perfection: The Philosophy Behind 28 and Why It Actually Works 37:15 — Keeping It Real: Why Showing the Messy Side of Life Builds the Deepest Community 41:00 — What It Feels Like When Your Body Stops Responding the Way It Always Has 42:37 — Why Health and Fitness Is the Greatest Gift You Can Give Yourself 44:20 — Why Your Reason to Train Changes As You Get Older and Why That Matters 45:30 — The Non-Negotiable for Women Over 40: Strength Training, Full Stop 47:00 — You Will Not Get Bulky: Setting the Record Straight Once and for All 50:38 — Thank You Sam Wood and Wrapping Up Tea with Jules #TeaWithJules #JulesSebastian #SamWood #28BySamWood #28Menopause #MenopauseSupport #PerimenopauseHelp #StrengthTraining #WomensHealth #FitnessOver40 #HealthAndWellness #TheBachelorAustralia #BachelorSecrets #SnezanaWood #AustralianFitness #FitnessMotivation #MenopauseMovement #WomensWellness #AustralianPodcast #PodcastForMums #TeaWithJulesPodcast #FitnessForWomen #HealthyLiving #WellbeingPodcast #ProgressNotPerfection #SayYes #MindsetMatters #NewEpisode #FitnessInspiration #RealTalk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Disclaimer: This episode is for general information only and is not intended as legal advice. Please seek independent legal advice for your individual circumstances. Separation and divorce are topics most of us only talk about in hushed tones, or not at all. But what if the conversation could actually help? Whether you're happily married, quietly struggling, or somewhere in the middle of the hardest decision of your life, this episode is for you. Jules sits down with Gabriella Pomare, a Sydney-based family lawyer, author, and founder of The Collaborative Co-Parent, a platform dedicated to helping separated families move through co-parenting with more compassion, clarity and grace. What makes Gabriella different from most lawyers? She's been through it herself. With a one-year-old at home and a career built on guiding others through divorce, she navigated her own separation and came out the other side with a perspective that is equal parts honest, practical and deeply human. In this conversation, Jules and Gabriella talk about why marriages quietly unravel long before anyone says a word, the dangerous idea of staying for the kids, how to protect your children through the hardest kind of change, what to do when your ex simply won't cooperate, and why in Gabriella's words, it's not a broken family. This is not a conversation about failure. It's a conversation about rebuilding. Connect with Gabriella: 🌐 Website: https://gabriellapomare.com 🎙 Podcast "Before It Break with Gabriella Pomare" https://gabriellapomare.com/podcast 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegabriellapomare/ CHAPTERS 00:00 — Introduction & Disclaimer 01:00 — Welcome: What Gabriella Wants You to Take From Today 02:50 — Why She Chose Family Law - and What Changed When It Got Personal 06:10 — Why Every Marriage and Divorce is Different: No Cookie-Cutter Answers 07:00 — The Silent Divorce: When Couples Stop Fighting and What That Really Means 08:30 — Communication is Everything - How to Have the Conversations You're Avoiding 14:00 — Is Divorce Failure? Reframing the Stigma 16:00 — "It's Not a Broken Family" - How You Do the Divorce Changes Everything 18:20 — Do You Need a Lawyer? The Practical First Steps After the Decision is Made 20:10 — The Danger of Suffering in Silence - and What Good Friends Can Do 25:00 — Putting Your Kids First: What That Actually Means in Practice 27:30 — Children Didn't Choose This: How to Help Them Feel Safe and Loved 29:00 — One Thing You Can Do This Week for Your Kids 31:30 — Staying for the Kids: When It Helps and When It Harms 32:50 — When Your Ex Won't Play Nice: Setting Limits with a High-Conflict Co-Parent 36:00 — The Path Through the Mud: Healing, Grief and Getting Unstuck 37:00 — Silver Linings: The Unexpected Positives for Kids and Parents After Separation 40:00 — What to Do If You're Feeling Lost Right Now 42:30 — Final Words: You Are Not a Failure. You Get a Do-Over. HASHTAGS #TeaWithJules #JulesSebastian #GabriellaPomare #DivorceAdvice #SeparationSupport #CoParenting #TheCollaborativeCoParent #BeforeItBreaks #FamilyLaw #MarriageAdvice #DivorceIsNotFailure #HealthyDivorce #CoParentingTips #SingleMum #BlendedFamily #RelationshipAdvice #WomensPodcast #AustralianPodcast #MumPodcast #HealingJourney #Rebuilding #MentalHealthMatters #LifeAfterDivorce #FamilyFirst #KidsAndDivorce #PodcastForWomen #Empowerment #NewChapter #TeaWithJulesPodcast #AusPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jules Sebastian is back! A new room, new era, and the story she's been waiting to tell. In this first episode of a brand new chapter of Tea with Jules, Jules sits down with her manager and friend Lisa Johnson to finally speak openly and honestly about one of the biggest moments of her family's year: her son Archie joining his father Guy Sebastian on tour and the extraordinary journey that led to a standing ovation in a packed arena. Jules shares what it felt like to watch Archie's talent quietly develop over years. The emotional weight of playing that unfinished song to her father in hospital. The conversations that convinced Archie to say yes. The moment she came outside herself, watching him on the big screen. And the pride in Archie, in Hudson, in Guy, and in this season of life as a family. This is also an episode about what tour life really looks like from the inside: the unseen stamina of an artist like Guy, the joy of bringing kids to the Brisbane Children's Hospital. Jules also reflects on what this podcast means to her personally, why she made it, what it's given her, and where it's going next. Pour yourself some tea, let's begin! CHAPTERS 00:00 — Welcome to the New Era: A New Room, A New Chapter 01:19 — What This Podcast Has Meant: Jules Reflects on Personal Growth 05:51 — Archie's Origin Story: No Lessons, Just a Gift 06:52 — The Mother's Day Song, the Studio Sessions & Hearing the Talent Grow 11:03 — Musical Theatre, the Stage Bug & Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 11:45 — The Song Written for Grandpa - Played in Hospital, Performed at the Wake 16:07 — A Standing Ovation for 'Go the Distance' - the Bug Bites Harder 17:09 — Guy Watches the Show and Says 'He's Ready' 17:37 — The Big Ask - and Archie's Very Firm 'No' 19:42 — The Conversation That Changed His Mind 20:27 — Newcastle: The Sound Check, the In-Ears & First Look at the Stage 21:07 — The Performance: Singing Whitney Houston with Guy on Stage 21:49 — Not a Dry Eye in the House - the First Standing Ovation 22:15 — How Guy Supported Archie on Stage and Let Him Have His Moment 25:32 — Hudson's Moment: The Brother Who Handled It Like a Boss 28:29 — Kids on the Road: What Tour Teaches That School Can't 31:46 — The Unseen Stamina of a Performer - What We Don't See 34:16 — Guy in the Crowd & Daryl Braithwaite 35:13 — The Girl Whose Hair Had Grown Back 36:07 — Brisbane Children's Hospital: The Moment That Put Everything in Perspective 38:17 — Tour Comedown, Reflections & What's Coming Next on Tea with Jules Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this solo episode, Jules brings it back to basics. Instead of chasing big routines or life reinventions, she shares five small, practical resets you can do at any point in your day to feel just a little bit better, because sometimes something small is all you need to shift everything. This episode is a reminder that you don’t need to change your whole life to change your state of mind. In This Episode, We Cover: Why overcorrecting when you feel off can actually make things worse The power of small, immediate actions vs. big life changes How your environment, body, and decisions impact your mood Connect with Jules Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails, podcast episodes Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube Follow Jules on Instagram Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram Follow Jules on TikTok Subscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunes Credits: Sound Engineer & Music: @kailesh_reitmans Videographer & Editor: @nathan_niguidula Producer: @lisajohnston_ @julessebastian Welcome to Tea with Jules hosted by Jules Sebastian. Here we spill the tea and learn life lessons from honest conversations with experts, celebrities and friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Part 2 with Dr Haley Watson, we dive deeper into the emotional world of teenagers - covering loneliness, low motivation, depression, and body image. We unpack why loneliness can feel so intense, how to support teens who seem flat or withdrawn, and why motivation often isn’t about “laziness” at all. Dr Haley shares practical tools to help both parents and teens navigate these challenges with more understanding and less pressure. We also explore body image, perfectionism, and the powerful reminder that how we feel about ourselves isn’t fixed by how we look. This episode is honest, practical, and full of perspective for anyone supporting a teen or remembering what it felt like to be one. What we cover: Loneliness and feeling excluded Low motivation vs depression “Do better to feel better” Small, practical ways to support teens Body image and redefining beauty Key Takeaway - You are not the problem - the measurement is. Connect with Dr Hayley and Open Parachute Open Parachute – in-school youth mental health program Follow Open Parachute on Instagram Follow Dr Hayley on Instagram Connect with Jules Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails, podcast episodes Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube Follow Jules on Instagram Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram Follow Jules on TikTok Subscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunes Credits: Sound Engineer & Music: @kailesh_reitmans Videographer & Editor: @nathan_niguidula Producer: @lisajohnston_ @julessebastian Welcome to Tea with Jules hosted by Jules Sebastian. Here we spill the tea and learn life lessons from honest conversations with experts, celebrities and friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Tea with Jules, Jules sits down with clinical psychologist Dr Hayley Watson, founder of Open Parachute - an in-school mental health program helping young= people build the skills they need to navigate emotions, anxiety and pressure. Through the partnership with The Sebastian Foundation, Open Parachute has currently reached over 240,000 students across 340 schools. To listen to a previous episode of Tea with Jules with Dr Hayley, click here . Dr Hayley spends her days speaking directly with teenagers, educators and parents to understand what young people are really going through. In this conversation, she shares practical tools for families navigating stress, school avoidance, perfectionism and the everyday challenges of raising teens. This episode is designed for both parents and teenagers - offering simple language, honest conversations and strategies that can actually be used in real life. Together, Jules and Dr Hayley explore how anxiety really works in the brain, why avoidance can make problems feel bigger, and how small steps can help teens build confidence and resilience. This is part 1 of a 2-part conversation; more to come next week. Connect with Dr Hayley and Open Parachute Open Parachute – in-school youth mental health program Follow Open Parachute on Instagram Follow Dr Hayley on Instagram Connect with Jules Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails, podcast episodes Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube Follow Jules on Instagram Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram Follow Jules on TikTok Subscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunes Credits: Sound Engineer & Music: @kailesh_reitmans Videographer & Editor: @nathan_niguidula Producer: @lisajohnston_ @julessebastian Welcome to Tea with Jules hosted by Jules Sebastian. Here we spill the tea and learn life lessons from honest conversations with experts, celebrities and friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s episode is a real-time life update. School term is back, routines are out the window, the gym schedule has collapsed, the Coke Zero is flowing and the lawyer in Jules head has taken up permanent residence. If you’ve ever gone from “I am thriving” to “I am unravelling” in the space of two weeks - this one’s for you. Lisa and I talk honestly about what happens when your carefully built habits get disrupted, how hormonal weeks can make everything feel heavier than it actually is, and why sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is surrender instead of spiral. There’s crying. There’s chips. There’s Beyoncé. There’s a saxophone wedding story that will wreck you in the best way. If you’ve been feeling off-kilter, emotional, stretched or like you’ve let yourself down you haven’t. You’re human. And you’re not alone. Hit follow if you’re loving Tea with Jules - your support means the world. Let’s keep trying to life together. Connect with Jules Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails, podcast episodes Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube Follow Jules on Instagram Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram Follow Jules on TikTok Subscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunes Credits: Sound Engineer & Music: @kailesh_reitmans Videographer & Editor: @nathan_niguidula Producer: @lisajohnston_ @julessebastian Welcome to Tea with Jules hosted by Jules Sebastian. Here we spill the tea and learn life lessons from honest conversations with experts, celebrities and friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this powerful and deeply practical episode of Tea with Jules, I’m joined by one of Australia’s most trusted parenting voices, Maggie Dent - educator, bestselling author, and fierce advocate for raising emotionally healthy kids. We talk about the realities of parenting tweens and teens today - the phones, the parties, the pornography, the pressure - and how to stay grounded when everything feels overwhelming. This conversation is honest. It’s confronting at times. It’s also incredibly reassuring. If you’re in the trenches of parenting adolescents (or heading there soon), this one is for you. In This Episode, We Cover: Phones & Social Media Pornography & Sexual Development Alcohol & Parties Grief, Loss & Emotional Depth Consequences vs Punishment Body Image & Self-Worth If it resonated, share it with a friend who’s navigating the teenage years too. And as always, teammates - we’ve got this. Content Note: This episode discusses sensitive topics including pornography, alcohol, grief and teen mental health. The information shared is general in nature and not a substitute for medical, psychological or legal advice. Please seek support from a qualified professional if needed. Connect with Maggie Maggie’s Website Follow Maggie on Instagram Watch Maggie on YouTube Connect with Jules Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails, podcast episodes Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube Follow Jules on Instagram Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram Follow Jules on TikTok Subscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunes Credits: Sound Engineer & Music: @kailesh_reitmans Videographer & Editor: @nathan_niguidula Producer: @lisajohnston_ @julessebastian Welcome to Tea with Jules hosted by Jules Sebastian. Here we spill the tea and learn life lessons from honest conversations with experts, celebrities and friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.