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This episode touches on cancer, terminal illness and discussions around mortality. If today isn't the day for this one, honour that. We are sending you so much love. 🤍

This is the most powerful conversations I have ever had on Talk Therapy. My friend of 15 years, Kellie Finlayson - bestselling author, keynote speaker, mum and truly one of the most extraordinary humans I know, sat down with me to share her story.

Kellie was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer just three months postpartum. She has been living with that diagnosis for almost four years. And if you met her on the street, you would never know.

This episode is not about Kellie's diagnosis, it's about how she chooses to show up when life gave her no choice.

We get into:

• Kellie's diagnosis - what led to it, what was missed and the seven years it took to get answers
• Being three months postpartum and receiving a terminal diagnosis
• Why her daughter Sophia is the only reason she gets out of bed on the hardest days
• What support actually looks like - and why the people closest to her forget she has cancer
• Being called Belle Gibson 2.0 and told she should be in jail - and why she finds it hilarious
• The waterfall analogy that will change the way you think about resilience forever
• Why she never plays the cancer card - even when she absolutely could
• Choosing to travel, live and say yes - with stage four cancer and half a lung
• How to advocate for yourself when doctors dismiss you
• What she would say to anyone sitting in a waiting room right now not being taken seriously
• Why the people who have been through the hardest things are always the ones still showing up

Kellie is proof that you can be in the trenches of the hardest thing imaginable and still choose to find the light. Not because it is easy. Because it is the only option worth choosing.

Go follow Kellie and get her book - links below. And if you know someone who needs to hear this today, please share it with them. This one could change someone's life. 🤍

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This is the episode I wish existed when I first started out as a creator. Whether you have been curious about how to make money online, you have heard the term Influencing/UGC thrown around and had no idea what it means, or you are already creating and just not getting paid for it yet - this one is for you.

Today I am breaking down everything. No fluff, no gatekeeping. Just exactly what you need to know to start getting PAID to create content from your phone.

We get into:

• The difference between influencer brand work and UGC - and why it matters
• Exactly how influencers get paid - affiliates, brand posts, gifting and beyond
• What UGC actually is and why brands are willing to pay for it
• Where to start if you have never done this before
• How to build a media kit that actually gets you noticed
• How to find and outreach to brands the right way
• What to say and how to say it - outreach that actually converts
• How to show a brand you genuinely care and can get them a real outcome
• Understanding ROI from a brand's perspective so you can pitch with confidence

This episode is your complete starting point. Whether you want to do this as a side hustle or build it into a full time income - the roadmap is here.

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In this episode, I share what I ACTUALLY think about marriage and answer all of your questions. I talk about my journey from heartbreaks to finding my dream husband, navigating identity shifts in a partnership, embracing more a more 'traditional' dynamic, how we approach money, household roles, and what we have planned for our future!

I share my honest experience about choosing the right partner, what a healthy relationship actually feels like, and the importance of embracing mutual dependence (YES.. You should be dependent on your husband/wife!!)

I am very passionate about this topic and don't hold back so I hope you love it!

As always, thank you so much for listening. it would mean the world to me to hear from you! Tag me in your stories (@christinapengilly) & share this episode with someone you love 💌

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I am SO happy you’re here 💌

In this episode, I share the biggest lessons I learnt after leaving my hometown of 27 years, as a girl who loves her family more than anything.

I talk about what actually happens when you leave, and normalise the discomfort that comes with growth… while still choosing to step away and pursue a different life for yourself. This is the honest conversation I wish I heard before I left, and the advice I would give to my younger self who was terrified to make the move.

If you’ve been feeling the pull to leave your hometown, or you’re in that in-between stage of not knowing whether to stay or go, I hope this episode feels like a grounding, big-sister chat that helps you tune into what’s right for you.

Thank you so much for listening — it would mean the world to me to hear from you, so don’t forget to tag me in your stories (@christinapengilly) & share this episode with someone you love 💌

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In this episode, I continue my journey with endometriosis, this time focusing on advice, guidance, and honest conversation for anyone navigating it themselves and not sure where to start.

I share what I’ve learned about listening to your body, advocating for your health, exploring different approaches, and rebuilding trust with yourself after diagnosis and treatment. This episode is all about support, understanding, and giving you practical insights from my own experience.

Disclaimer
This episode is based entirely on my own opinions and experience regarding endometriosis. I’m not a medical professional, and nothing discussed should be taken as medical advice. Everyone’s body and experience is different, so please follow the path that feels right for you.

Thank you for listening! It would mean the world to me to hear from you—don’t forget to tag me in your stories (@christinapengilly) & share this episode with someone you love 💌

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Episodes drop weekly on Wednesdays. See you next week! xx

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In this episode, I share my personal journey with endometriosis - from being diagnosed in 2021, navigating surgery, and the challenges I faced feeling unsupported and disconnected from my own body.

I talk about the experience of learning more about my health, questioning what I’d been told, advocating for my body and ultimately deciding to explore a more natural approach to managing my endometriosis after having my Mirena removed.

This episode is an honest conversation about navigating endo, learning to advocate for yourself, and rebuilding trust with your body.

Disclaimer

This episode is based entirely on my personal experience and journey with endometriosis. I’m not a medical professional, and nothing discussed in this episode should be taken as medical advice. Everyone’s body and experience is different, so please follow the path that feels right for you.

Thank you for listening! It would mean the world to me to hear from you so don't forget to tag me in your stories (@christinapengilly) & share this episode with someone who you love 💌

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinapengilly/

Personal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@christina.pengilly

Talk Therapy YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAY2eXhkF6o_YReBi2O2j4Q⁠

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I am SO happy you’re here 💌 

In this episode, I get real about the journey that brought me here. From retiring from sport due to injuries, navigating huge identity crises, moving away from home, feeling completely lost after graduating with my psychology degree, and everything in between. I share the harder times that shaped me, the lessons that led me to where I am today, and the WHY behind Talk Therapy.

Thank you for listening! It would mean the world to me to hear from you so don't forget to tag me in your stories (@christinapengilly) & share this episode with someone who you love 💌

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinapengilly/

Personal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr-d5MQ4szDHjHE5jZQY-8g

Talk Therapy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAY2eXhkF6o_YReBi2O2j4Q

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This episode is for the person who keeps watching other people live the life they want and telling themselves it's just not for them. The one who has the dream, the desire, the knowing - but keeps waiting for permission that is never coming.

Today's conversation is a simple but life changing question.

Why not you?

We get into:

• Why seeing someone else achieve your goal is actually evidence that it's possible for you
• The difference between comparing yourself to someone's step ten when you're at step one
• Why your dreams are absolute - and what that actually means
• Moving with conviction without arrogance - the difference and why it matters
• Why closed mouths don't get fed and asking for what you want is a skill not arrogance
• How to stop apologizing for your ambition to make other people comfortable
• Why the people meant for your journey will never be intimidated by your growth
• Wanting a different life but still seeking approval from people committed to staying the same
• Self belief is built through evidence not intention
• Why most people quit right before the snowball starts rolling
• The biggest risk in your life right now - and it's not what you think

I also get really honest about the seasons where I played small, diluted what I wanted and waited for permission I never needed in the first place.

You can either choose discomfort now or regret later. Either way you are going to feel it. So you may as well feel it moving towards the life you know you are here to live.

This is the episode I want you to relisten to. Write notes. Put them on your wallpaper. Send it to someone who needs it. And if you're ever going to leave a comment on Talk Therapy - make it this one. 💌

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This episode is for the person who has been sitting on their dreams for TOOOO long. The one who knows they are capable of so much more but keeps waiting for the right time, the right feeling, the right moment of confidence (Spoiler - the 'right time' is never coming)

Today I am expanding on the quote that genuinely changed my life and the way I relate to anxiety, overwhelm and fear forever.

Ambition without action equals anxiety.

We get into:

• Why you are not anxious because of what you have to do - but what you are yet to do
• The difference between temporary relief through procrastination and actual relief through action
• Why your brain exaggerates every task and how to stop letting it run the show
• The rubbish bin analogy that will change the way you think about mental load forever
• How open loops are stealing your capacity to go after what actually matters
• Why anticipation is almost always more painful than the reality
• The 15 minute rule that will get you started on anything
• A practical brain dump exercise to clear your mental load today
• Why confidence is just competence - and competence only comes through doing

I also get really honest about my own experience!

This episode is not here to make you feel good for ten minutes and then go back to doing nothing. I want you to leave this one and actually move. So consider this your sign.

If there is someone in your life who needs a loving kick up the bum - share this one with them. And if this lands for you I would love to hear from you. Slide into my DMs and tell me the one thing you are committing to after this episode 💌

Tag me in your stories (@christinapengilly) & share this with someone who needs it 💌

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This episode is for anyone who is in a middle ground right now. Anyone who knows they need to make a decision but is terrified of what it means about them. Anyone who feels like they are going backwards. Anyone who is sitting in the shame of feeling like they have failed. This one is for you.

I am sharing the full story of walking away from my business of three and a half years at the height of it, the internal rock bottom that led me there, and the decision that every single part of me did not want to make - going back to a 9 to 5.

We get into:

• Why I walked away from full time self employment after three and a half years
• The ego, the shame and the fear of feeling like I was going backwards

• Walking into Goodlife gym and asking for a job with no plan
• How going backwards became the absolute slingshot to everything
• Growing from 5k to 27k followers while working a 9 to 5
• The power of radical honesty with your community
• Why I asked a simple question at mini golf that changed everything
• If you don't ask, the answer is always no

If you are in a season of feeling lost, defeated, confused or just knowing that there is more for you - I promise you this episode is going to land exactly where it needs to.

As always, I would love to hear from you!! Tag me in your stories (@christinapengilly) & share this with someone who needs to hear it 💌