Episodes

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June 15, 2025

your 'getting to know yourself' toolkit

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we explore some tools that can help us know ourselves better so that we can live authentically and be our best selves. As discussed, here are some links to the tools discussed in this episode: VIA Character Strengths Survey Personal Values Assessment at gyfted.me More personal values assessments at Personalvalu.es astromix.net to find the approximate time of birth (only use if there is no way that you can find your actua...
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June 8, 2025

you should go and love yourself

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we continue our conversations about loving ourselves and protecting our peace by telling others to f**k right off. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog! Thank you to everyone who has listened to Stop, Start, Continue. I hope you can still come along on the journey as we transition to um...life ! Krissi x
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June 1, 2025

dogs and kids, kids and dogs

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we explore the commonalities between raising kids and dogs! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog! Thank you to everyone who has listened to Stop, Start, Continue. I hope you can still come along on the journey as we transition to um...life ! Krissi x
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May 25, 2025

blink - and you miss it

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we explore just how fast the journey from baby momma to kidults goes! Blink - and you miss it! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...life blog! Thank you to everyone who has listened to Stop, Start, Continue. I hope you can still come along on the journey as we transition to um...life ! Krissi x
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May 18, 2025

who are you?

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. Join me each week on a journey of self discovery, self development and self love. This will include storytelling, lessons learned, words of wisdom and a bit of cheerleading along the way. Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also a blog in the works which will accompany the weekly podcast, with details coming soon. Thank you to everyone who has listened to Stop, Start...
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May 11, 2025

Farewell Stop, Start, Continue - Hello um...life!!!

Join Krissi Marie to celebrate the final episode of the Stop, Start, Continue Podcast as we transition to the um...life podcast (and blog). um...life is all about what we become when our kids grow up, it is about identity, and living our best lives as our relationship with our kids and ourselves evolves. Join us each week for storytelling, lessons learned, words of wisdom and a bit of cheerleading along the way. You can also find us on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on T...
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March 30, 2025

Dogs

Welcome to Stop Start Continue - a Podcast where we unpack a topic using the Stop, Start and Continue tool to help us live our best lives! In this episode, Dogs (Doggos! Puppers! Pupperonies! Floofs!), we discuss how we can stop treating our dogs like babies or humans, start setting high expectations for their behaviour and continue to be obsessed with them and love them to bits. The shoutout for this week is for John Gatt K9, find him on Facebook. Also for Martin at Bark Busters Newcastle, a...
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March 23, 2025

Imposter Syndrome

Welcome to Stop Start Continue - a Podcast where we unpack a topic using the Stop, Start and Continue tool to help us live our best lives! In this episode, Imposter Syndrome, we can stop buying into the idea of 'perfection' as this isn't helpful for us in our reality, we can start talking to ourselves like Steve Irwin would talk to a snake, spider or other critter, and we can continue to put ourselves in positions to grow. The shoutout for this week is for Maddie at Audrey Atelier. Find her on...
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March 16, 2025

Self Care

Welcome to Stop Start Continue - a Podcast where we unpack a topic using the Stop, Start and Continue tool to help us live our best lives! In this episode, Self Care, I would like us to stop thinking self care has to cost money, start blocking out time for ourselves and continue to invest in our own mental and physical health! The shoutout for this week is for Mel at In Harmony Qigong. Find her on Facebook or Instagram! Follow along at our new Insta-home at @Ms_Krissi_Marie for podcast and no...
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March 9, 2025

Finances

Welcome to Stop Start Continue - a Podcast where we unpack a topic using the Stop, Start and Continue tool to help us live our best lives! In this episode, Finances, I strongly encourage us to stop giving up complete control of our money to others, start getting a clue about money and money goals, and continue to budget and spend our money wisely. The shoutout for this week is for Lisa Marie Smith Mortgage Choice - find her on Facebook and via her website. And Bree from Ownli Finance - find h...
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March 2, 2025

International Women's Day

Welcome to Stop Start Continue - a Podcast where we unpack a topic using the Stop, Start and Continue tool to help us live our best lives! In this episode, International Women's Day, I strongly urge us to stop gaining our information from profit based entitles, start getting information from the United Nations sources, and continuing to mark the occasion. The shoutout for this week is Women in Business Connect Central Coast. Find them on Facebook and Instagram Follow along at our new Insta-ho...
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Feb. 23, 2025

Tarot

Welcome to Stop Start Continue - a Podcast where we unpack a topic using the Stop, Start and Continue tool to help us live our best lives! In this episode, Tarot, I encourage us to stop taking tarot cards so literally, start looking for the signs and symbols in our life and continue to believe in whatever maketh our individiual water vessles floateth! The shout out for this week is Sonia at Coastal Read. Check out her website: https://www.coastalread.com.au/ or find her on Instagram: https://w...
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Feb. 16, 2025

Job Applications

Welcome to Stop Start Continue - a Podcast where we unpack a topic using the Stop, Start and Continue tool to help us live our best lives! In this episode, Job Applications, I encourage us to stop being put off applying by arduous application processes, start getting our applications in, and continuing to have a current resume always ready to go. Follow along at our new Insta-home at @Ms_Krissi_Marie for podcast and non-podcast related content.
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Feb. 9, 2025

Social Media

Welcome to Stop Start Continue - a Podcast where we unpack a topic using the Stop, Start and Continue tool to help us live our best lives! In this episode, Social Media, I strongly urge us to stop believing everything we see/hear on social media, start sharing the love and continue to remember how intangible social media actually is. Follow along at our new Insta-home at @Ms_Krissi_Marie for podcast and non-podcast related content.
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Feb. 2, 2025

Job Interviews

Welcome to Stop Start Continue - a Podcast where we unpack a topic using the Stop, Start and Continue tool to help us live our best lives! In this episode, Job Interviews, I ask us to stop chickening out of applying for a job because we are scared of interviews, start getting so prepared that we are unshakeable, and continue to present ourselves for the job we want. Follow along at our new Insta-home at @Ms_Krissi_Marie for podcast and non-podcast related content. From today's episode, the sh...
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Jan. 26, 2025

Friendships

Welcome to Stop Start Continue - a Podcast where we unpack a topic using the Stop, Start and Continue tool to help us live our best lives! In this episode, Friendships, I encourage us to stop waiting for other people to make our birthday fabulous, start planning for and delivering our most amazing birthday and continue to mark the occasion, whatever that looks like! Follow along at our new Insta-home at @Ms_Krissi_Marie for podcast and non-podcast related content. From today's episode, the sh...
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Jan. 19, 2025

Grief

Welcome to Stop Start Continue - a Podcast where we unpack a topic using the Stop, Start and Continue tool to help us live our best lives! In this episode, Grief, I ask us to stop thinking there is a right or wrong way to grieve, start talking to someone to help us navigate our grief, and continue to be there for our loved ones along their grief journey. Follow along at our new Insta-home at @Ms_Krissi_Marie for podcast and non-podcast related content. From today's episode, the shout out is t...
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Jan. 12, 2025

Our Birthdays

Welcome to Stop Start Continue - a Podcast where we unpack a topic using the Stop, Start and Continue tool to help us live our best lives! In this episode, Our Birthdays, I encourage us to stop waiting for other people to make our birthday fabulous, start planning for and delivering our most amazing birthday and continue to mark the occasion, whatever that looks like! Follow along at our new Insta-home at @Ms_Krissi_Marie for podcast and non-podcast related content. From today's episode, the ...
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Jan. 5, 2025

Packing for Holidays

Welcome to Stop Start Continue - a Podcast where we unpack a topic using the Stop, Start and Continue tool to help us live our best lives! In this episode, Packing for Holidays, I implore us to stop overpacking, start planning our clothing and continue being a good egg and sticking to airline rules when it comes to carry on items. Follow along at our new Insta-home at @Ms_Krissi_Marie for podcast and non-podcast related content. From today's episode, the shout out is to for the Closet App and...
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Dec. 29, 2024

New Years Resolutions

Welcome to Stop Start Continue - a Podcast where we unpack a topic using the Stop, Start and Continue tool to help us live our best lives! In this episode, New Years Resolutions, we stop putting of the starting (or stopping) that we want to do - we can start (or stop) it today! Like right now!! We can start putting together meaningful goals and continue to think about long term activities or tasks that we want to be able to do! Follow along at our new Insta-home at @Ms_Krissi_Marie for podcast...
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Dec. 22, 2024

Christmas

Welcome to Stop Start Continue - a Podcast where we unpack a topic using the Stop, Start and Continue tool to help us live our best lives! In this episode, Christmas, I share my thoughts on the things we can stop doing at Christmas, like comparing ourselves to literally anyone on the internet. Also the things we can start doing, like making our Christmas meaningful for us. And the things we can continue to do like sharing the time with family, friends, or just enjoying our own company. Follow ...
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Dec. 15, 2024

Sleep

Welcome to Stop Start Continue - a Podcast where we unpack a topic using the Stop, Start and Continue tool to help us live our best lives! In this episode, Sleep, I share my thoughts on us stopping not getting enough sleep, starting to prioritise sleep, and continuing taking naps! Follow along at our new Insta-home at @Ms_Krissi_Marie for podcast and non-podcast related content. From today's episode, the shout out is to B-Pest Services.Their website is https://www.bpestservices.com.au/ or fin...
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Dec. 8, 2024

Our Clothing

Welcome to Stop Start Continue - a Podcast where we unpack a topic using the Stop, Start and Continue tool to help us live our best lives! In this episode, Our Clothing, we can stop trying to keep up with trends, start trying clothes on (because they always look different on the hanger!) and we can continue playing and experimenting with our style and the clothing we love! Follow along at our new Insta-home at @Ms_Krissi_Marie for podcast and non-podcast related content. From today's episode,...
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Dec. 1, 2024

Self Development

Welcome to Stop Start Continue - a Podcast where we unpack a topic using the Stop, Start and Continue tool to help us live our best lives! In this episode, Self Development, I propose we stop thinking the only way to learn is by paying big bucks, we start using free or low cost learning resources, and we continue to seek out people who we can learn from and with. Follow along at our new Insta-home at @Ms_Krissi_Marie for podcast and non-podcast related content. From today's episode, the shout...