Identity, reinvention, the quiet pull toward something more, many of us feel it long before we understand it. A whisper that life could be fuller, truer, more aligned… if only we had the courage to listen.

But what happens when that whisper becomes impossible to ignore?

In this conversation, I sit down with the deeply grounded and inspiring Krista Bleich, NLP practitioner, hypnotherapist, and author of The One Who Knows: A Memoir of Starting Over in Midlife. Krista’s journey is one of profound unraveling and rebuilding after losing her business, ending her marriage, and redefining her entire identity in her late 50s.

Together, we explore what it really means to begin again, not from scratch, but from experience.

We explored:

• Krista’s lifelong sense that something was “off” and how that quiet knowing guided her back to herself.
• The moment everything changed, losing her business, filing for bankruptcy, and leaving her marriage within months.
• Why success built on external validation can leave us feeling empty and exhausted.
• The difference between being “stuck” and being in a necessary pause before clarity arrives.
• How to build trust in yourself through small, consistent steps, not giant leaps.
• What bravery actually looks like in everyday life, hint, it’s not what you think.
• Why midlife isn’t an ending, it’s often the most honest beginning.
• The power of following your inner knowing, even when you don’t yet understand where it’s leading.

This episode is for anyone standing at a crossroads, wondering if it’s too late, too messy, or too uncertain to start again.

Together, we unpack what it means to trust the voice within, then lay it all out on the Workbench for the Mind.

💡 Ready to listen to the one who knows?

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📘 Grab the free Find the Real You Training
https://www.suzievans.com/find-the-real-you

🌸 Explore the Workbench for the Mind program
https://www.suzievans.com/workbench

📚 Find support with the Grief Book
https://www.suzievans.com/shop

🔗 Find all the resources here:
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🔗 Connect with Krista:
📘 The One Who Knows available on Amazon

Identity, responsibility, the quiet resilience of rural life, for many, safety has become something imposed from the outside, shaped by rules rather than relationships. But what if the real path to safer communities isn’t more compliance… But more connection?

In this conversation, I sat down with the incredible Alex Thomas, speaker, facilitator, safety consultant, and founder of the Plant a Seed for Safety movement. Raised on a remote sheep station and shaped by deeply personal experiences, Alex is on a mission to transform how we think about safety, care, and human behaviour in rural Australia.

After spending nearly two decades in work health and safety, and walking alongside her father through years of chronic illness, Alex brings a perspective that cuts through bureaucracy and gets to the heart of what actually keeps people safe: trust, autonomy, and honest conversation.

Together, we explored:

• Growing up on the land, and how freedom, responsibility, and risk shaped Alex’s worldview.
• Why traditional, compliance-based safety models are failing rural communities.
• The hidden danger of fear-based leadership, and how it silences the very people we need to hear from.
• How Alex’s father’s journey through illness and the rural health system reshaped her mission.
• The deep disconnect between city systems and country realities, and why compassion must bridge the gap.
• Why anger isn’t the enemy, and how it can become a powerful catalyst for change.
• The real meaning behind “Plant a Seed for Safety”, and why small, thoughtful conversations matter more than rules.
• A simple but life-saving question framework: What could kill someone? How could it happen? What are we going to do about it?
• What true safety culture looks like, trust, transparency, and empowering people at every level.

This episode is for anyone who’s ever felt the tension between systems and humanity, and knows there must be a better way.

Together, we unpack what it really means to care for people in a way that actually works, and lay it all out on the Workbench for the Mind.

💡 Ready to plant a seed?

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Let’s get started.

💡 Ready to start your journey?

📘 Grab the free Find the Real You Training

https://www.suzievans.com/find-the-real-you

🌸 Explore the Workbench for the Mind program

https://www.suzievans.com/workbench

📚 Find support with the Grief Book

https://www.suzievans.com/shop

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https://linktr.ee/suzievans

🔗 Connect with Alex:

🌐 Plant a Seed for Safety, https://plantaseedforsafety.com

Identity, belief systems, the quiet hum of a life lived for everyone else — most of us don't question it until something breaks. But what if the path back to yourself has been there all along, just buried under decades of inherited programming?

In this conversation I sit down with the wonderful Juliet Lever (@julietlever), NLP Master Trainer, hypnotherapist, author, and co-founder of Evolve & Relaunch. In 2014, a spiritual awakening turned Juliet's picture-perfect life inside out — and she's spent every year since helping others do the same, intentionally.

Together with her partner Paul, Juliet trains coaches, runs transformational retreats, and helps people strip away the illusions so they can finally live a life that actually fits.

We explored:

🌸 Juliet's own relaunch — ending her marriage, leaving corporate, and starting from truth

🌸 What NLP actually is (and why "NLP doesn't work" is like saying Bunnings doesn't work)

🌸 The most common belief that holds people back — and it's not what you think

🌸 What makes a safe, effective coach (hint: it starts with going first)

🌸 Why confidence isn't something you wait for — and how to generate it right now

🌸 Juliet's 89-day morning practice, and a beautiful heart-breathing meditation you can try today

This episode is for anyone who's ever suspected their life was built for someone else — and is quietly ready to reclaim it.

Together we unpack what it really means to relaunch your life, then lay it all out on the Workbench for the Mind.

💡 Ready to go first?

🌸 Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode!

Let's get started.

💡 Ready to start your journey?

📘 Grab the free Find the Real You Training

🌸 Explore the Workbench for the Mind program

📚 Find support with the Grief Book

🔗 Find all the resources here: https://linktr.ee/suzievans

🔗 Connect with Juliet: 🌐 julietlever.com 🌐 evolveandrelaunch.com.au