G'day, I'm Kat John, Authenticity Coach, Author and Keynote Speaker. Only real talk lives here - no highlight reels. Through sharing real guidance, raw truths and relatable stories, this podcast is here to help you navigate the ongoing dance between your real and true selves, one step at a time. New episodes are released fortnightly Monday's. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and please rate and review the podcast if you enjoy it.
I share a deeply personal letter to my mum, a letter I’ve been slowly writing in my heart for years, and only now have the words, the softness, and the honesty to say out loud.
It’s about the part of …
After witnessing a series of moments on my recent travels left me gutted.
People standing on coral. Ignoring signs that asked not to disturb nesting wildlife.
Disrespecting sacred sites with noise, ego…
Steve and I lay it all out in this one, the little daily things or habits we find annoying or frustrating about each other.
It’s funny, it’s honest, and it’s the kind of real-life stuff that happens i…
I share a letter I wrote to the part of me that still believes I have to prove my worth to matter.
The part that panics when I slow down. That thinks I’m losing my edge if I’m not pushing. That tells …
Steve and I share about the reality of step-parenting and family dynamics, especially what happens when a step-parent enters a home that already has its rhythm, its ways, its rules.
Even when you try …
In this episode, I take you back to a question that unraveled a lot for me: What is enough? Especially when it comes to money.
A few years ago, I was chasing the magic million. I thought hitting that …
In this episode, Steve and I talk about something we’ve both played into in our relationship - repelling energy. That vibe you give off when you're fixated on what’s wrong with the other person, when…
This episode is not wrapped in a bow.
It’s not a how-to. It’s not love and light. It’s not advice.
It’s a letter I wrote to myself from the middle of the hormonal hurricane that is perimenopause. From …
Steve and I talk about a recent experience where I was activated by something in the media. A majorly messed up story that stirred old wounds and brought up big emotion.
It wasn’t easy. I felt tender…
There’s a version of me I’m laying to rest - the one who chased significance, importance, and recognition because deep down, she didn’t feel like she was enough without it.
She worked hard to prove sh…
In this episode, we share a really personal part of our recent family trip — visiting Auschwitz, and what that experience meant for Steve and his healing journey. This wasn’t just a tourist stop for …
It’s easy to look at someone’s life online and think, “Damn, they’ve got it all sorted.” The polished posts, the reels, the programs, the podcast—it can look like there’s a whole team behind it all.
I…
In this episode, Steve and I open up about what it really means to be on the same team as parents—especially in the moments where we don’t fully agree, tempers are flaring, or it would be easier to t…
If you’re waiting for a breakthrough moment, a sign from the universe, or the “perfect” conditions to create change… this episode is your wake-up call.
Today I share with you the actual framework I us…
Steve and I sit down and get real about where we’re currently at in life—what’s working, what’s not, and how we’re using the Wheel of Life to check in and recalibrate.
Our wheels of life are awesome, …
There’s a version of you that came before this one. The one who didn’t listen to her intuition. Who stayed in relationships she knew weren’t right. Who kept her mouth shut to keep the peace. Who dimm…
It’s not always the big ruptures that create distance in a relationship.
Sometimes, it’s the tiny moments. The micro-misses. The everyday ways we unknowingly make our partner feel unseen, unimportant,…
In this episode, I’m sharing a season of my life I’ve never forgotten—because it brought me to my knees.
There was a time when my Wheel of Life was absolutely wrecked. I wasn’t taking care of my healt…
Is there something you want to bring up with your partner but are holding it back?
This question has the power to crack things open. Not to break, but to deepen. In this episode, Steve and I explore …
You know that feeling when your heart is pulling you in a direction… and your mind is like, “Umm, what the actual fuck are you doing?”
That’s the space I’m in right now. The dance between fear and tru…