The global landscape we’re operating in right now is unprecedented for our time. After taking some time to catch up, Kelly and Carly share some thoughts on how to navigate these anxious and uncertain times.

We thought a really fitting way to finish off this year was to each share 5 things we’ve been grateful for this year.

In this episode, we’re revisiting a topic we’ve done in the past: perfectionism. The weird thing about perfectionism is relatively few people realise that certain behaviours they’re indulging are related to the perfectionistic tendencies they have. The funny thing about many perfectionists is that they don’t think they’re perfectionists. (They think perfectionists want to be…

QUICK NOTE: We apologise for the quality of Kelly’s audio in this episode. She’s not sure what she did differently to normal, but it created a quality of audio that couldn’t be cleaned up in post-production.  A few episodes ago we mentioned the concept of re-writing the stories you tell yourself. Everyone wanted more on…

QUICK NOTE: We apologise for the quality of Kelly’s audio in this episode. She’s not sure what she did differently to normal, but it created a quality of audio that couldn’t be cleaned up in post-production.  — This topic actually came from one of our listeners, Cat Rodie who linked us to this HuffPo article.…

This is a listener-driven episode thanks to Renee who asked in the Straight and Curly Facebook group: Any tips from the brains trust in how to not let emotion cloud your judgement (especially when you’re currently exhausted, depressed and anxious)? Our group members had some awesome advice for this and there was a definite theme…

Kelly is battling grief. Carly is in the first year of a baby. We’re both exhausted. Yet we have to show up with good energy each day for our kids and our family and our clients. Here’s how we do it: Prioritise sleep Exercise every day Eat well Be careful what we say yes to…

We talk a lot (a lot!) about adding things to your life and changing behaviours but what if you flipped the script and took things away?  Here are 12 things you can safely take out of your life, or reduce greatly in your life, and your life will be better for it: Drama Toxic friendships…

Often in life, our greatest obstacle is ourselves. We indulge in self-sabotage and self-defeating behaviour and this gets in the way of us achieving our goals or even simply living the life we want to. If you feel like your biggest enemy is…well… yourself, this week’s episode will give you solid tips for getting out…

Something interesting Carly and Kelly read recently suggests most productivity challenges come down to an issue in one of three areas: Time, Energy, Attention. Automation is a tool you can use to do repeatable task automatically (i.e. with no input from you). It helps a little bit with Energy and Attention (by not needing to…

In this episode we speak about the need to start getting comfortable with the fact that seemingly contradictory things can be true at the same time and not everything can be put in a neat box.

In this episode Kelly and Carly talk about things we can all do to be kinder to ourselves and others when trying to make forward progress with self-improvement.

Resilience is the ability to cope with adversity while you’re experiencing that adversity. And also the ability to bounce back after adversity.  Today Kelly and Carly share 6 simple tips to help boost resilience: Be willing to expose yourself to challenging situations Practice mindfulness Be kind to yourself Protect your emotional health Have routines and…

Boundaries are guidelines that establish how others are able to behave around you, and how you want to be treated. In today’s episode, Kelly and Carly share some simple tips for people who are tired of feeling taken advantage of, resentful and burnt out. The tips discussed include: Never committing to something when you’ve been…

As long-time listeners know, Straight and Curly has been on hiatus this year after Kelly lost her beloved husband, Anthony, in a freak accident in January. 8 months on, Kelly’s heart is still hurting, but she misses the energy boost she gets from chatting with Carly on a weekly basis. So the girls have started…