Queenstown Life: Recent Episodes
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What the hell just happened 2020? Queenstown Life blogger Jane Guy interviews women around the world to ask them what's the future? What's happening now? Who the hell are we?
Olivia (Liv) Sisson was born in Virginia, US and visited here in 2015 and then moved back on 2018 she now lives in christchurch. Liv is a Food, culture and tourism writer. Works for New Zealand trade and enterprise and is a forager and fungi enthusiast.
She just launched her book Fungi of Aotearoa: A curious foragers field guide
We chatted about fungi and perfectionism, how to afford to eat well during times of crisis and and the climate crisis and the future of our food.
Queenstown Life podcast speaks to women around the world right now. All the topics we look at here; perfectionism, boundaries, money and time I cover in my 1:1 sessions. Get in touch to find out more and start your coaching journey.
Ovi Rathnayake is a Business & Success Coach for multi-passionate women, Miss Sri Lanka’s social media marketing strategist, she has a dual degree in supply chain management + Management information systems and certified business analyst. She lives in New York and we chat about not waiting until our health is at stake to change the way we live and work, corporate America and even when it's out jobs we still mess up.
Sarah Colchord founded the New Zealand Made Products page on Facebook Chooice during lockdown. In just a few months, the page’s membership grew to over 500,000 members and Sarah had to decide what she wanted to do. We talk about growly businesses quickly when they go 'viral', the reality of making money in business in New Zealand and why getting a coach was pivotal in her growth.
Sarah's Pledge Me campaign is live now!
Toni Street is a NZ TV presenter and sports commentator and author of her book ‘lost and found’ covering the grief of losing siblings and her surrogacy journey. We chat about being a parent whilst getting up for work at 4am, how she fails when she promised her parents she wouldn't let them down and her surrogacy journey; how to start yours.
Are you giving it all away? Is there a fear of always needing to give away more so that people to buy from you, ending in no-one buying from you or you having a whole heap more work than you anticipated?
I walk you through the reasons why we do this AND how to stop this cycle of madness of always adding more more more. And how to get people to buy from you so they're banging down the door
Kia ora I’m Jane and I am a blogger, podcaster, writer, photographer, coach and mama. I utterly love women and supporting them with the stuff we all struggle with but don’t talk about. Come and ask about 1:1 coaching that will rule them all.
Tory Whanau Pakakohe and Ngā Ruahine. Tory is Mayor of Wellington, was Parliamentary chief of staff for the Green Party. She has a Batchelor of Arts and a dog called Teddy. We get stuck right into the life of being the first Māori mayor in Aotearoa New Zealand and what comes with that. The pressure to perform and be her own person, how we have to keep fighting and how alcohol played a role in her self care.
Kia ora I'm Jane. A blogger, mama, speaker, coach and this is my podcast. A collection of women's voices from around the world right now.
Come find me on Instagram and at Queenstownlife.com to start your journey with me
Financial abuse is one of the more sneaky to identify in our relationships. It weaves it way into things and often we don't talk about it as money is hard to talk about anyway without the struggle of abusive relationships in the mix. I discuss the red flags for you to think about and also how our money stories can impact us leading with hearts instead of our gut.
National Family Violence Hotline
0800 456 450
Central Lakes Family Services (Queenstown, Wānaka, Central Otago)
0508 440 255
Nationwide Women's Refuge
0800 REFUGE
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Why the hell do we allow ourselves to lead with FEAR. And at what point will that shift for us women in work/ business/ relationships?
Jen and I have created a business Jen and Jane's Excellent Adventure to support women to be brave in business and all facets of their life. Our newest offering is a 4 month group programme where we look at ALL the scary AND learn how we made 6 figures in 8 months with no website, no funnels just knowing deeply our community. And we want to support you to do the same. Come join us!
I chat to Natalie about our new launches and how it is to be a womxn in business. What puts her off about the 'coaching' world and why mamas are not 'just mamas' they are a whole other world and job unto themselves.
I catch up with Jen Heuett the other half of our new business offering Jen and Jane's Excellent Adventure. We discuss our launch, imposter syndrome, our new four week Content Toolkit and the future.
Why we need to look at our mindset before we can move forward in business and our womxns programmes that skyrocketed our projections.
Come find us on Instagram and Facebook.
Rachel and I discussed our paths to eating 'habits' and thoughts around food in general and how loud those voices are at the start of the year. Rachel supports humans to look at their journey to their current way of thinking about their body, their relationship with food and where we learn this as children. And how she has healed some of those stories for herself.
Kristen and I discuss women and money and in general where our feelings about it come from. Historically and culturally. We also delve into investing for the first time and her starter tips for anyone wanting to jump in.
Amanda and I discuss the current state of being, feeling grateful to be here in New Zealand, the grief that surrounds us. We delve into our kids and how noone ever prepares you for the wave of emotions, the support you need and the beauty of the chatter of children. Particularly in times of crisis.
We chat about the current situation in USA, our connectedness as humans and how our lives have changed, forever.
Rach has discovered alot about themselves during this time and the importance of connecting with others, the future of triathlon and racing and how the shift for diversity in sport has to come from grassroots level first.
Jessie Wong and I chat about Yumei, the beautiful bags and purses she produces, how proud she is of her Chinese heritage and the people she works with there. How she is changing the conversation around sustainable products in New Zealand and the care that goes into her business and team.
We chat about roles during lockdown, how they changed and the tensions this causes between family and partners. How our kids will be ok and the guilt we feel whilst working from home.
Alise and I chatted about the world of triathlon in a world that can't travel, getting back to triathlon after having a baby and the wonderful family she has created at The Cupcake Cartel.
We chat about working as a woman in the building industry in New Zealand, winning her award and always searching for something that felt 'right'.
Sandra and I chatted about 'coming back to health' and even more so after lockdown. Our bodies tell us so much and yet we often don't hear it. Or we don't trust ourselves enough. We also chatted about Sandra's 'must have's', her secrets to her daily recipes and her best must do's for Ōtepoti Dunedin
Kirstie James Is training for the Olympics, but what do you do when it's been cancelled, moved, changed? You keep going that's what. Her dream is just one part of the story, endometriosis is another and she explores living with pain and thinking it's normal.
Wānaka series- I explore the talent and amazing wāhine who reside in Wānaka. Alice and I chat about the luxury design industry post lockdown, parenting when you love your work and the beauty of living here.
During 'Dry July' I caught up with Ange to chat about giving up the booze, why she did and the feelings surrounding drinking now. What we can all do to look at why we 'use' booze and the joy of being out in the ocean.
Laura Cope is a tour de force in the world of saving mother nature. She wants everyone to stop using single use and wants to support all to get us there. We chat about how we can help, what we can do to change our habits and why we need to do so. Fast.
In this episode Frankie and I talk openly of the exhaustion of parenting through lockdown, how anyone gets any work done, an award for the podcast and the sheer and utter feeling of being lost when talking about the future.
Sophie and I chat about why we teach our children mostly about animals they will never come into contact with and asking the question "do we strive to preserve and save animals that we think are cute?"
We talked about how Antarctica is more important now than ever before, especially to New Zealand. how the juggle of lockdown was so real and having good employers is pivotal to surviving these times.
Dan's work sees him "grounding innovations in enduring human truths" and so in 2016 when he allowed a Halloween character 'Carrie Dragshaw' to come to life his world was turned upside down with the amazing response. We chatted about being your 'true self' and the deeper conversations this current world situation is having on all our relationships
Vera is originally from Portugal so we instantly ahhhhhed at warm holidays over there, we also chatted about the love of our work and how children come into that, running and the crazyness of ultras.
Jen has been working with small business around social media and it's importance since forever. Giving businesses the strategies that work and unpacking the system that many have of "oh it's just not important". Online is the face of your business now more than ever and understanding how to use it can be a game changer
Fiona and I chat about the joy of writing stories for businesses who do good stuff, the world of magazines and how they will survive and life in the advertising world post lockdown
Kait and I discuss our mindset around money, doing business as women and her two reasons for working the way she does; illness and revenge. We look at both!
Chris and I discuss the hotel industry and it's part to play in the travel sector during covid and for the future. How Ovolo Hotels have been able to 'pivot' and disrupt what is currently being offered and how people's experience on holiday still has a huge impact on our future.
Megan is from Melbourne, Australia currently living and working in Brooklyn, New York. We chat about living right in the middle of events happening around Black Lives Matter, talking to our children about the world of race and the inequity around disabled people.
Siouxsie has been pivotal in the communication to the New Zealand public about covid 19, she stresses the importance of people understanding what is happening and their part to play in that. We chatted briefly about the abuse she has received during this crazy time and her feelings about the future of how we cope.
We chatted about how we get girls into STEMM and support those who find it hard to get involved. Also her recent Antartica trip and the beauty of walking from your front door.
We chat about being honest about the resentment of roles in lockdown, missing simple pleasures like the beach and why we wait til something gets "so bad" for us and then we seek out help.
Kate and I haven't spoken since 1993 when we did Duke of Edinburgh bronze certificate together. Previous to that we made friend's at 2 years old and then wee then went on and had our lives. We catch up for the first time in 27 years to chat about the halt on her move to Canada because of Covid 19 and awaiting news.
Leanne Melody got hit hard by Covid and the lockdown. She went to bed for a month and then pulled herself out of the covers and said "what can I do now?". Learning to pivot in the best way she knew how; making people laugh and allowing others to shamelessly pursue their dreams.
Mele is passionate about Pacifica communities and education and we discussed the current situation in the Pacific, how our young people can teach us so much and what we can do to lift up the voices of those communities.
Sarah and I chatted about the current situation here in New Zealand and her business. How it was so important for her to make sure everyone was ok before they opened up again and if you don't build a community you can't survive.
Melissa went to uni at 15 and lied about her age so that people didn't know, she said she needed to be guided and looked after and that didn't always happen. We chat about her babies being far away, what New Zealand needs to do right now to change and spending time on ourselves.
Minya is currently documenting the words and photographs of the people who live near her during this time. Recording the narrative of people's experience of Covid 19 and lockdown.
Kristy talks about the importance of rural womens stories, the juggle of mum life and the roles we get given in times of crisis. Whether we want them or not.
Kaila and I shared a conversation about watching our countries of birth from afar during this time, the power of vulnerability and how to lean into it and the Stockdale Paradox.
Carmen had just moved back to Austria after living in New Zealand when lockdown happened and all her work stopped. What do you do when you're locked in a small new place with a boyfriend who can't get home to his country (and you've only just met.
we chatted about quitting your job just before lockdown, how bikes have made a come back and why won't cars just fuck off.
Luce is one of a trio involved in Shit You Should Care About bringing you all the news you absolutely should be reading about from all around the globe. The current shit show and the future after the shit show.
Nicky and I chatted about the collapse of many magazine's post Covid and the resurgence of new projects such as Capsule, a co-founded online platform telling stories about the women of New Zealand.
We chatted about what to do when you're used to travelling and how do you work through the stuff in your head, Siân's path to resilience and her ability to be vulnerable in the business world.
Warning: suicide and sexual assault discussed
We chatted about roles and juggling during Lockdown and how if you try and work from 3am all day you will eventually die, feeling like a pinball in your head and now and only now starting to process what the hell just happened.
we chat about "controlling your own narrative", Ihumātao, her project Nuku Women and telling the stories of Indigenous women across Aotearoa.
Kirsty sparked my enthusiasm for her writing when I read her reports on women and family violence in New Zealand. She writes with grace and conviction and we chatted about what she's learnt in the field, how she relaxes when she writes about some huge topics and peppermint tea. Why would you drink that Kirsty?
The Period Place was started to end period poverty in NZ, to get people talking about periods and empower others to do so. We chatted about working from home, how we're doing boys a disservice by not bringing them into these conversations and the Give a Little campaign.
Lisa Messenger has tried where many have failed, has listened to her gut many times when people said she shouldn't and so has become a world leader in self awareness and messaging. She is CEO and founder of Collective Hub a multi faceted platform which connects to issues that matter. We chatted about listening to yourself, people wanting direction now more than ever and how we can connect and slow down.
What the hell? Why did no-one tell us? What does it all mean? We cover off all of those questions around babies and then settle into what now? And how do we do what we need to instead of what our brains tell us we 'should'?
What happens when you let go of what you 'think' you should be doing and really delve deeply into what you feel like doing? Especially after your body yells "Stop". I caught up with Kelly Thompson to look at what she has done to get well and really listen to her gut instinct.
What happens when racing stops? How do you recharge your mental outlet? We chatted about reframing the time during lockdown and what's next for Hollie after a huge Greenland mission.
How do we work and challenge a sector that lives and breathes perfectionism? What happens when we tell our story? And what even is our story? I loved chatting to Georgia about the future and what next?
I first read Minna's Article in the New York Times about "mama rage" and was completely overwhelmed with the feeling of "yes!". So many mamas messaged me about their experience of the same thing. We chatted about her experience of this time living near San Francisco and mama guilt and her mom lists.
We chatted about how we often don't feel 'enough' around other mamas, how we haven't processed what has been happening to us yet and if this current situation has seeped into her writing.
We chatted about still pushing the messages about inequity in New Zealand and how we do that sensitively, looking after ourselves during this time whilst advocating for others and giggling. Alot.
We chatted about burnout and having a break from social media, weddings and the future of blogging.
We chatted about the future of blogging at Studio Home, her new website and future podcast and the absolute joy she has found from her new passion- gardening.
We chatted about the amount of reflection we're all doing, how important space is for all the whānau and the young people who aren't safe in their bubbles right now
We chat about how easy it is to slip into anxious negative talk, knowing there's an end coming and how slowing down and chatting to family on walks is something she wants to continue in the future.
We discuss why we don't do the things that we know make us feel good, bubbles becoming puddles and how diversity and inclusion must do what they say they will.
We discuss getting to know yourself, solo parenting and being forced to be in the same physical space for long periods of time for the first time in her life.
We chatted about how we surprise ourselves, protecting what we have instead of always creating new and seeing crisis as an opportunity.
We discuss battling the days, how the roles have shifted and not feeling guilty about just getting through. A lovely interjection from her 3 year old daughter for real life yo!
We chatted about stories that still need to be told during this current situation, bursts of crying that many of us are having happen at the moment, travelling to Queenstown and rule of thumb: don't ever get the person you're interviewing's surname WRONG JANE.
We chatted about coming from the USA and living in Poland during this time, writing poetry that is digging deep into all that motherhood entails and her two babies at home with her
We talked about letting go of the art of perfection, how we hate crafting and how communicating with whoever you live with is vital.
We chatted and swore alot about navigating toddlers, getting up at 2am to get work done and what we want to do once we're allowed out. Spoiler: go to a bar.
We explore the grief we're all feeling right now, how the creative industry has an opportunity to shine a light and lift up those voices we often miss, vodka tonics at 3pm and who we want to hug. Oh and we laugh. A lot.
We explore how Erica has recently had a baby and so had one month of "sitting the month" or zuo yuezi so Erica felt she had a head start on everyone in lockdown. How she is finding joy in the planning of this month's social impact unconference and excited about the prospect of what will happen while it is projected online.
We chatted about role reversals during isolation, the online triathlon community during this time and how useful it is and how triathletes are coping.
We discussed The resilience of coming from Fiji, missing the stillness and quietness of her days and noticing that many people want to 'fix' emotions rather than letting them be.
Poppy Loves London and I discuss lockdown in London and how we differ here in New Zealand, whats the future and the age of comparison online. There are giggles aplenty
Megan Raynor and I discuss the roles we navigate during lockdown, who's 'work' is important and why making your time should be part of your schedule.
Tracy and her family are The Blonde Nomads. In 2017 they sold everything and went travelling around Australia in their caravan. We chatted about living a life all together, routines and how getting outside is pivotal to everything.
Alex Fulton chats about how her rebuild of their house has come to a standstill, how the family is living out of her office in the city of Christchurch and how the resiliency of this city will connect them all.
Lauren Bath is Australia's first professional Instagrammer, new mama of 8 week old Makia, co-founder of The Travel Bootcamp and all round kind woman.
We shared some insights into having a baby during a pandemic (perfect timing), surrendering to what is meant to be, working and keeping your joy alive. I am so honoured to have her as part of my podcast.
Marama Davidson is co-leader of the Green Party of New Zealand, Māmā of six, Ngāti Porou, Te Rarawa, and Ngāpuhi descent. She is a staunch advocate around Child Abuse and Domestic Violence and an all round hero of mine. I was so privileged to chat to her about how she's managing not travelling so much, juggling her whanau and where she sets up her desk to be undisturbed.
Dionne Taylor not only is a completely wonderful woman she is mama of two girls, one of Australia's youngest PR innovators and established Polkadot Communications back in 2006.
She is used to the busyness, the organised, the regime. How is she coping at home? Working, juggling, children? I caught up with her to find out.
Jana MacPherson, mum blogger, foodie, mum of two. How is she coping with life in lockdown?