Honestly ... I'm Lonely

Do you feel safe? What do you do when you don't feel safe? Today, Deli and Kate discuss feeling safe and how it can impact us when we don't feel safe. Deli suggests writing a "safe list" a list of the things that make you feel safe, that you can look at when you don't feel so safe. They meander around as always but hope this episode makes you feel a little safer.If you want to stay connected with Kate, you can here;Follow Kate on insta here https://www.instagram.com/podbarkate/Get Kate's Newsletter here https://katemulholland.substack.com/https://katemulholland.com.au/Please rate and review and follow the show xx

Honestly, I'm Lonely is back lonely hearts, and today I chat with the lovely Wayne, who is such a delight and share his lonely journey. We talk about being scared, and how not feeling safe can lead to such loneliness and isolation. Kate and Wayne talk about being in the queer community, especially when you live in a rural setting like Wayne does. Wayne answers the lonely questions. Talks about how safe he feels in his relationship but not his community. How he gives back, and loves to volunteer. He even gives free haircuts! He was a delight to chat with.The struggles you feel when you don't feel comfortable in your own skin, the honesty he lives is refreshing and raw. He talks about the joy of motorbikes and the feeling of freedom and stress relief!If you want to stay connected with Kate, you can here;Follow Kate on insta here https://www.instagram.com/podbarkate/Get Kate's Newsletter here https://katemulholland.substack.com/https://katemulholland.com.au/Please rate and review and follow the show xx

Hello lonely hearts, on this ep Deli and Kate chat overwhelm .... Kate talks about her 15-minute block trick, Deli says we all probably all have different strategies, she loves background noise in her headphones. Kate says she retreats when she feels overwhelmed, and sometimes feels like everyone copes better than her. They chat about how sometimes they drop the ball, sometimes they pick it back up again, and sometimes someone else has to pick up the ball. How hard it is to ask for help!!If you want to send us a speak pipe, you can on Kate's website .... and we can answer your questions (maybe;)If you want to stay connected with Kate, you can here;Follow Kate on insta here https://www.instagram.com/podbarkate/Get Kate's Newsletter here https://katemulholland.substack.com/https://katemulholland.com.au/Please rate and review and follow the show xx

It is Friday therapy with Deli and Kate today, they chat about the wind that Melbourne and Victoria have had over the last week. Kate visits a shopping centre she hasn't been to since she was 18, and that brings up some memories, but what they are actually here for is to talk about "taking up space!" How do we take up space? Kate has too many questions, Deli has great answers as always. The book Deli mentions is People Skills by Robert Bolton. We talk mid-life crisis, learning to ask for what we want, and they even talk about Christmas! If you want to stay connected with Kate, you can here;Follow Kate on insta here https://www.instagram.com/podbarkate/Get Kate's Newsletter here https://katemulholland.substack.com/https://katemulholland.com.au/Please rate and review and follow the show xx

This week on the podcast we talk about Fathers Day, so often the "big days" are full of emotion and loneliness, joy, disappointment, saddness, laughter or maybe all of that! These days are tricky for lots of us, and amazing for others of us. Today Garry and Kate talk about Fathers Day, and Kate listens to Garry talk about it from a dad's point of view. Garry has two adult children and explores with us what becoming a dad means to him. Garry talks about how hard it is to be a vulnerable around other men. Kate learns lots of things and of course adds some of her own thoughts in.If you want to stay connected with Kate, you can here;Follow Kate on insta here https://www.instagram.com/podbarkate/Get Kate's Newsletter here https://katemulholland.substack.com/https://katemulholland.com.au/Please rate and review and follow the show xx

Friday therapy is back, and today we talk about how to make yourself feel "better". Kate talks about her dislike of self-care or the word self-care. But Deli talks about great ways to help yourself feel better, that are not self-care! How do we find support. Deli talks about making a list in the good times to use in the not so good times. Plus lots of other good tips! Deli talks about why we go into siege mentality or shock. Oh and the dog barks! If you want to stay connected with Kate, you can here;Follow Kate on insta here https://www.instagram.com/podbarkate/Get Kate's Newsletter here https://katemulholland.substack.com/https://katemulholland.com.au/Please rate and review and follow the show xx