Honest conversations.
Credible insights.
The clarity you need when life doesn’t go to plan.

The Let’s Check In Podcast helps you navigate life’s most uncertain seasons through candid conversations and expert insights.

We explore the parts of life no one prepares you for, so you can better understand what you’re feeling, why it matters and how to move through it.

Danielle Weber: Creativity, Success & the Long Game

Danielle Weber is one of Australia’s most recognised visual artists and muralists, known for her
large-scale portraits of cultural icons including Kobe Bryant, Serena Williams, Eminem and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Her work has attracted a global audience and led to collaborations with brands including Nike and Jordan.

What does it really take to build a career doing something you love, before you know whether it will work?

Behind Danielle’s success were years of practice, uncertainty and backing herself. In this episode, she shares what those years taught her about creativity, ambition and playing the long game. We explore how her definition of success has changed, why mindset matters to longevity, and how she balances intense focus with protecting her wellbeing.

Danielle also reflects on purpose, dealing with other people’s opinions, building community through The
D Collective, and why growth never really has a finish line.

It’s a conversation about the years people don’t see, backing yourself before the outcome is guaranteed, and finding success without losing the joy of the process.

EPISODE #24: Creativity, Success & The Long Game.

Season 3

EPISODE #24: Danielle Weber: Creativity, Success & The Long Game

EPISODE 22: Grace Lam: Becoming More Yourself

EPISODE 21: Penny Moodie: The Work We Do Within Ourselves

EPISODE 20: Catie Gett: When Looking After Your Health Starts to Feel Like Another Job

EPISODE 19: Deanna Depetro - The Weight of Carrying the Vision

EPISODE 17: Maria Ruberto - Why You React The Way You Do (And How To Change It)

EPISODE 10: Unfastening Fast Fashion with Collective Closets.

EPISODE 11: The Hidden Cost of Success: When Your Dream Job Makes You Sick.

EPISODE 23: Lael Stone: The Stories We Carry

EPISODE 12: Why Most Behavior Change Efforts Fail – and How to Do It Right.

EPISODE 14: Healing Minds: How Our Past Shapes Us and How Therapy Can Help.

EPISODE 13: Stress is a Symptom: What Your Body’s Been Trying to Tell You.

EPISODE 15: Behind the Purple Skivvy: Balancing Parenting, Performance, and the Pressure to Be Present.

EPISODE 18: Martin Heppell - What To Do When Your Life Doesn't Go To Plan

Lachy Gillespie
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Lachy Gillespie

Behind the Purple Skivvy: Balancing Parenting, Performance, and the Pressure to Be Present

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Helen Nistico
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Helen Nistico

Healing Minds: How Our Past Shapes Us and How Therapy Can Help

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Nat Kringoudis
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Nat Kringoudis

Stress is a Symptom: What Your Body’s Been Trying to Tell You

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Marc Gascoigne
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Marc Gascoigne

Marc Gascoigne - Farmer, Farmstrong Ambassador and Rural Support Trust Facilitator

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A/Professor Kate Stern
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A/Professor Kate Stern

A/Professor Kate Stern, 2022 Order of Australia - Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Melbourne, Royal Women’s Hospital, Head of Reproductive Services, Head of Endocrine and Metabolic Services at the Royal Women’s Hospital, Clinical Director and Head of Clinical Research at Melbourne IVF.

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Josephine Jones OAM
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Josephine Jones OAM

Josephine Jones OAM, 2020 Australian of the Year
When we lack self-esteem, boundaries can get blurry and difficult to navigate. Setting boundaries helps us make sense of what is and what isn’t okay. Without them, our mental health and wellbeing can be put at risk. How to set boundaries and build self esteem (Part 1)

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Josephine Jones OAM

Josephine Jones, OAM understands the value that nature provides to ground ourselves and advocates for helping people change the way we treat our coastlines. 

Balancing our wellbeing can be tricky at times as we manage the various demands and responsibilities that we have in everyday life. Shutting down our computers, putting down our phones and getting out into nature can help us process the world around us, restore our minds and mitigate our stress.

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Dr Hayley Leake
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Dr Hayley Leake

Dr Hayley Leake - Pain research Fellow, physiotherapist and winner of Survivor Australia, Season 6

How to trick your brain into not fearing pain with Dr Hayley Leake

Do you suffer from pain or know someone who lives with chronic discomfort? What steps can we take to trick our brain into not fearing the toll of pain?   

How fortunate we are to have experts like Dr Hayley Leake, pain research Fellow, physiotherapist and winner of Survivor Australia, Season 6, who can help us unravel what pain is and how we overcome fearing its impact.

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Dr Bern Nicholls
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Dr Bern Nicholls

Dr Bern Nicholls - Experienced teacher, school leader and research lead in schools both nationally and internationally.

How are our kids really coping at school? And what changes need to happen in the education systems to better meet their needs? 

Suzie McErvale finds out about how we create the right conditions for teachers and students to flourish in education, not burn out. 

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