Episodes

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we say goodbye to 2025 and explore why it is important for us to shed all of the stuff that we don't need as we head into 2026. As always, thank you and Happy New Year to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave. Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we cover off on all things Christmas! There are bon-bon jokes, there is trivia, there are some harsh truths - and a few laughs along the way. As always, thank you and Merry Christmas to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! Grazie e Buon Natale! go rabid math agar ages nollaig shona duit! bedankt en prettige kerstdagen! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on ...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we alarmingly learn that midlife is not in our 50s....it is way younger than you may care to think! And because this is truly shocking, this is a bit of a swearier episode than others - so think of the children! As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the bl...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we explore, "online dating and Facebook marketplace - same same but different?" As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave. Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week I declare, "the mental load is real - and exhausting AF!" As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! As discussed in the show, here is the link to the Relationships Victoria - Mental Load page Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave. Kris...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week I screech - "ignoring problems is not mindfulness, it's dissociation*!" *I am not a mental health professional and do not profess to be. I always encourage listeners to speak with their Doctor and/or mental health professional if there is anything you might be needing to discuss. The reference to dissociation is not in any way a diagnosis or to be used as a diagnostic tool. As always, thank you to all of our amazing liste...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week I have the key to happiness! It is low expectations! Well, kinda. Listen to the episode to find out what it really is.... As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. I am trying really hard to update the blog at um.life so peek at that if you are feeling brave. Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week I have the key to happiness! It is low expectations! Well, kinda. Listen to the episode to find out what it really is.... As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week, I preach to you that you can start over at any time! Don't wait for that milestone birthday, or until New Years - make the change today! As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. You can absolutely head to the um.life blog, but it has not been updated in a very long time. I hope to rectify th...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we are choosing joy and declaring, "Do It Badly: Why Imperfect Joy Is the Most Courageous Kind". We give ourselves and each other permission to suck at something that makes us happy. As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week I jump on my soapbox and have a rant about the importance of having frank conversations with other women. Heads up, I am super passionate about this and the swear words are a flying this week - so pop on your headphones accordingly! As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week I continue to answer the question, "so, how was your holiday?" - this week we cover off on the Sri Lankan leg of the trip. If you are interested in more travel content, find us on Insta under @harrigan_creative for photos of our travels and @andiamoharrigan for our official travel blog. As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week I answer the question, "so, how was your holiday?" And with such a jam-packed itinerary, this episode will continue again next week! If you are interested in more travel content, find us on Insta under @harrigan_creative for photos of our travels and @andiamoharrigan for our official travel blog. As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! Remember you can find me on social media at @um...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we proudly declare, "I'm ok being the bad guy!" I used to think I had to be polite to people who were being horrible to me! Now, yeah, nah. Not gonna happen. As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! 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! Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we pose the question, is it just me or has the world lost its freaking mind? Hot tip - it's not just me, or you! As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! 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! Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we ditch the timeline that society has sold us - from having kids, to having a career, buying a house, the lot. Let's bust a whole heap of myths and give the middle finger to anyone who tries to shame us into their weird timelines. As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! Remember you can find me on social media at @um___life on instagram and @um__life on TikTok. There is also the um...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week I discuss, why I'm not trying to have it all anymore and hope that this can assist you with determining if there are boulders in your lives that you can put down to lighten your load. As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! 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! Krissi x

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week I am telling you a story about the sisterhood of the travelling marketplace dress - a magical story of photographers supporting each other and the bonds that are formed through the marketplace sale of a colourful (and fabulous) Elk shirt dress. As always, thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! The Ballarat Biennale runs from August 23 to October 19 : https://ballaratfoto.org/program/the-extra...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we are shouting from the rooftops, "my value is not determined by my likeability!!!!" Thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! I see you there in Australia, the USA, Ireland, the UK, Netherlands, Canada, Germany, Russia, India, Hungary, Turkey, South Africa, Uruguay, France, Hong Kong, Greece, Slovenia, Iran, Mexico, Denmark, Indonesia and Italy! Remember you can find me on social media at @um_...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we are unpacking the question, "am I still a good mum if I want a life outside of them?" Thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! I see you there in Australia, the USA, Ireland, the UK, Netherlands, Canada, Germany, Russia, India, Hungary, Turkey, South Africa, Uruguay, France, Hong Kong, Greece, Slovenia, Iran, Mexico, Denmark, Indonesia and Italy! Remember you can find me on social media at @...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we are saying, "It's not me, it's you!" We explore the concept that other people's cr@p is not ours to own or to carry. It is a them problem, not a you problem. Thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! I see you there in Australia, the USA, Ireland, the UK, Netherlands, Canada, Germany, Russia, India, Hungary, Turkey, South Africa, Uruguay, France, Hong Kong, Greece, Slovenia, Iran, Mexico, Den...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we are taking about birthdays! Happy birthday to ME!! Do you have special routines or traditions on your birthday? What would your perfect birthday look like? Thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! I see you there in Australia, the USA, Ireland, the UK, Netherlands, Canada, Germany, Russia, India, Hungary, Turkey, South Africa, Uruguay, France, Hong Kong, Greece, Slovenia, Iran, Mexico, Denma...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we are saying, "sorry, not sorry!" We examine what happens when we apologise all the time, when we have absolutely nothing to be sorry for! Thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! I see you there in Ireland, the UK, Netherlands, Canada, Germany, Russia, India, Hungary, Turkey, South Africa, Uruguay, France, Hong Kong, Greece, Slovenia, Iran, Mexico, Denmark, Indonesia and Italy! Remember you c...

Hello and welcome to the um...life podcast. I'm Krissi Marie. This week we ask the question "who benefits when women doubt themselves?" - listen along and let us know who else benefits? Would love to hear from you! Thank you to all of our amazing listeners from all around the world! I see you there in Ireland, the UK, Netherlands, Canada, Germany, Russia, India, Hungary, Turkey, South Africa, Uruguay, France, Hong Kong, Greece, Slovenia, Iran, Mexico, Denmark, Indonesia and Italy! Remember yo...