Authentic

I asked Steve a question - "were you scared to get married again, to be in a relationship again after your divorce?”When something significant ends, especially a marriage, it changes you. It shapes how you see love, commitment, risk, yourself and others.In this episode, Steve shares what it was actually like stepping back into a relationship after divorce. The hesitation. The awareness. The things he didn’t want to repeat. The work he needed to do on himself. We talk about how he chose to do it differently the second time around.This isn’t a conversation about getting it perfect and 100% right. It’s about being honest about what you carry from the past, and what you consciously choose to do differently moving forward.If you’ve ever wondered if you can love again after something’s ended or how to not bring old patterns into something new, this one will land.Support the show

Permission sounds simple, but most of us are waiting for it.Waiting for someone to say it’s okay to slow down, okay to change your mind, okay to outgrow something that once made sense.But life rarely hands us that permission, and so, we keep going. We keep doing the roles we’ve always played. We keep carrying responsibilities, expectations, identities that once fit even when something inside us is saying that we’ve changed.Transitions have a way of bringing that nudge to the surface.A shift in your work, your relationships, your body, your priorities, your sense of who you are. And in those moments, the mind wants certainty. It wants a clear answer, a plan, a way to get back to solid ground.But real change rarely works like that.In this episode, I explore the idea of permission. Permission to be in a season of change. Permission to not have everything figured out yet. Permission to let go of what no longer fits. Permission to listen to the quieter voice inside you that knows something is shifting.Sometimes the most honest thing you can do in the middle of life rearranging itself is stop fighting it and give yourself permission to be exactly where you are.Support the show

Steve and I asked each other a simple question this week:“What are you carrying right now that I might be unaware of… and how can I support you?”When you live with someone, love them and talk to them every day there are always things they’re carrying that you don’t see. Or maybe you do, but you're asking the best question to help them express it. Pressure. Worry. Fatigue. Things they haven’t quite found words for yet.It’s easy in relationships to assume we know what’s going on for the other person, or to get caught up in our own world and forget to ask.This episode is just us talking about that.Just a real conversation about remembering to look at the person you love and ask a real type of question that will give real answers. One-day retreat - April 24th, 2026Authentic The Program - sign up hereCoach 1:1 - Book a 20-minute call nowRead my book, Authentic - coming home to your true self - AUS, EUR, USAWrite into us - let us know what you want to hearWelleCo - use code KAT15 for 15% off welleco.com.auwww.katjohn.com.auSupport the show

A reflective dive into life’s in-between seasons and why slowing down can be necessary. Discussion of endings, the strange neutral zone, and how new beginnings emerge. Practical ideas for creating space during transition. Nature metaphors and personal journaling weave through the conversation.

Steve (Stevie B), Kat John’s husband and candid conversational partner, reflects on how people shape-shift early in relationships to be likable. They revisit a pizza story that sparks talk about performing versus being real. Short, relatable scenes explore why we bend, how pain prompts change, and simple practices to bring more authenticity into dating and daily life.

I felt ready for this chapter. I honoured the versions of me who carried me here . I stepped into this decade open, grounded, certain, and then grief quietly arrived.In this deeply personal episode, I share the unexpected emotional landscape of entering a new decade, the tenderness that comes with seeing your parents age, wondering if the children you love are ready for the world, and realising even the companions who’ve walked beside you for years won’t be here forever.I talk about the body changing in ways you can’t outwork or control.The shift in ambition. The question that begins to surface when striving softens: now what?This isn’t an episode about answers or silver linings. It’s an honest reflection on what happens when time stops feeling theoretical and starts feeling real. When love carries an ache. When life feels more precious and more fragile at the same time.If you’ve felt a quiet grief you couldn’t quite name, if you’re moving through transition, ageing, or a change in identity, this conversation will likely meet you right where you are.One-day retreat - April 24th, 2026Authentic The Program - sign up hereCoach 1:1 - Book a 20-minute call nowRead my book, Authentic - coming home to your true self - AUS, EUR, USAWrite into us - let us know what you want to hearWelleCo - use code KAT15 for 15% off welleco.com.auwww.katjohn.com.auSupport the show

Steve’s turning 50. I just turned turning 40.This isn’t a “new decade, new me” episode. It’s more tender than that. For me, there’s been grief. Grieving parts of myself from the past. Versions of me that won’t be coming forward into this next chapter, and if I’m really honest, even pre-mourning what’s to come.Sadness has been the emotion I’ve been honouring this week. I've just let it be there.For Steve, it’s different. He’s more aware of time, how he’s spending it, how joyful his life actually feels and how he could inject more joy into whatever time he has left.We’re both asking: What matters now? What needs to be let go? What needs to be chosen more intentionally?This episode is a very honest reflection of where we’re at. No big answers. Just two people in transition, supporting each other, looking at time, identity, joy, and meaning a little more closely.If you’re in a season of change, this will feel familiar.One-day retreat - April 24th, 2026Authentic The Program - sign up hereCoach 1:1 - Book a 20-minute call nowRead my book, Authentic - coming home to your true self - AUS, EUR, USAWrite into us - let us know what you want to hearWelleCo - use code KAT15 for 15% off welleco.com.auwww.katjohn.com.auSupport the show

A reflective exploration of living as a sovereign woman who follows her own rhythm and timing. Talks about resisting cultural hustle and the ego’s safety stories. Describes choosing rest, presence, and small pleasures over pressure. Invites compassionate inner work and staying true to personal boundaries and courage.

Stevie B and I talk about limbo land,  that murky space so many people end up in early on in dating. The situationship. Not quite together. Not quite nothing.We talk about how any interaction between two people is a relationship, whether you label it or not. And how often one person is being clear about what they want, while the other is quietly hoping it’ll turn into something more.We get into wishful thinking. Reading into moments. Convincing yourself that chemistry, closeness, or intimacy means commitment even when the words say otherwise.I share honestly about our early days and how easy it is to override what’s being said because you want a different outcome.This episode is about:The cost of staying in the greyWhy clarity matters more than potentialHow self-respect gets eroded in limboAnd why honest communication is the only way outIf you’ve ever found yourself waiting, hoping, or trying to make something become what it isn’t this one will land.Read my book, Authentic - coming home to your true self - AUS, EUR, USAAuthentic The Program - sign up hereCoach with me 1:1 - Book a 20-minute call nowThe Good Life - sign up nowOne-day retreat - March 20th, 2026Write into us - let us know what you want to hearWelleCo - use code KAT15 for 15% off welleco.com.auwww.katjohn.com.auSupport the show

In this episode I share a very human, very imperfect moment I had with a traffic control guy outside my house, one of those interactions where two egos meet, both think they’re right, and things go downhill fast.He was frustrated. I was frustrated. And instead of choosing kindness, clarity, or calm, went high and mighty. Righteous. Chest out. Ego leading the charge.And he did the same. Two strangers, both convinced we were justified, making each other’s day crap within 30 seconds.That’s the work of living authentically, catching yourself when you’ve acted out of alignment, owning it, and doing something about it. And as Steve and I went for our walk, I knew exactly what I needed to do: apologise.Not because I was “wrong.” Not because he “deserved it.” But because I know how I want to show up in this world and that moment wasn’t it.This episode is a reminder that authenticity isn’t perfection, it’s repair. It’s self-awareness put into action. It’s choosing who you want to be, even after an ego slip.Have a listen. It’s a good one.Read my book, Authentic - coming home to your true self - AUS, EUR, USACoach with me 1:1 - Book a 20-minute call nowThe Good Life - sign up nowOne-day retreat - March 20th, 2026Write into us - let us know what you want to hearWelleCo - use code KAT15 for 15% off welleco.com.auwww.katjohn.com.auSupport the show