Tell Me About It

"Just relax." "Have you tried fish oil?" "At least you can get pregnant". Every single comment in this episode was actually said to me during my IVF journey.

I’m sharing my IVF journey in a three-part series, and this week is the one your friends need you to hear. I go through the real things people have said to me while I'm mid-cycle, mid-miscarriage, and mid-life. I explain why each one lands like a brick and what to say instead.

I also share the list of everything we've actually tried, from acupuncture and 64 supplements to genetic testing and specialty fertility drugs.

That list exists so you understand why "have you tried X, Y, or Z" is the wrong question. I talk about the 196 needles in two months, the car I sold to pay for a cycle, and why nobody goes through this by choice.

Whether you're supporting someone through fertility treatment or living it yourself, press play.


Tune in to hear about:

💜 Why people deep in IVF rarely have the capacity to ask for help (and one question that can help)

💜 The exact lines I use to shut down a conversation… use these if you’re struggling

💜 Why unsolicited advice hurts most in the exact moment people think it helps

💜 A 4-year list of therapies, tests, and treatments I’ve tried

💜 The counterintuitive yet kind gesture from a near stranger that other people need to model

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:13:04 Your Hard Isn't Hard
00:16:08 The Family Question
00:23:20 Just Stop Stressing
00:28:07 It Wasn't Meant To Be
00:33:00 Manifest A Baby
00:37:31 Have You Tried…
00:47:11 Everything We've Tried
00:51:00 How To Actually Support

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Nobody hands you a manual for turning childhood abuse, addiction, and burnout into a thriving business, so Claire Burton wrote her own.

In this episode of Tell Me About It, I talk with Claire Burton. Claire is the founder and CEO of Evolution Launch Support Services - an NDIS provider built on lived experience.

Claire opens up about surviving childhood abuse, a drug addiction that once kept her alive, ten months in rehab, and the burnout from child protection work that nearly broke her body.

We also dig into foster care and the broken parts of the child safety system.

Claire also shares how she met her wife Megan in an unlikely place, the truth about coming out later in life, facing homophobia on the Gold Coast, and the biggest myths the media spreads about the NDIS and disability support in Australia.

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:00 Meet Claire Burton
00:07:55 The nonstop engine
00:17:37 Burnout breaks her
00:23:00 Passion born from pain
00:26:13 Life inside rehab
00:32:34 When excuses end
00:40:56 Taking in Jake
00:48:56 Meeting Megan
01:05:40 Facing homophobia
01:20:00 NDIS myths busted

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👉Connect with Claire Burton

https://evolutionlaunch.com.au/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-burton-evolutionlaunchss/

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Mikki Auld built a seven-figure salon - and then she did something most owners never dare to do.

She made herself unnecessary.

In this episode of Tell Me About It, Cait Muir sits down with Mikki Auld (hair colorist, educator, and founder of Paloma Roan and Mikki Auld Education).

Her story starts with just $300 in the bank and it ends (so far) with three salons opened, two sold, and a seven-figure salon business that runs without her - all while she lives on the other side of the world.

Mikki shares the systems, structures, and mindset shifts that let her step away from the day-to-day grind, and even move to the USA.

She also gets real about starting again in a brand new country, building a client base from scratch, and why she keeps betting big on herself, both in business and in life.

If you feel chained to your chair, this episode shows you another way.

Tune in to hear:

💜 The real story behind building a seven-figure salon from a $300 start
💜 What it takes to create a salon that runs without you
💜 One hire that finally let Mikki step away (It’s NOT another manager)
💜 The surprising reason Mikki took her own name off the salon
💜 The “major retail store” secret she used to operate her salon from day one
💜 How Mikki went from knowing nobody in the US to fully booked in 12 weeks
💜 The old-school marketing move that built over 50% of her US clients
💜 How she landed features in Goop, Marie Claire, and InStyle without paying a cent
💜 How one online course launch made $30,000 overnight
💜 Why every salon owner needs more than one income stream
💜 The link between entrepreneurial brains, creativity, and anxiety

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:00 Meet Mikki Auld
00:04:40 Planning the secret move
00:10:20 Skin in the game
00:15:00 Think bigger early
00:21:50 Breakdown after London
00:31:45 Giant Post-it goals
00:40:31 Thirty grand overnight
00:44:12 Old-school flyer marketing
00:59:30 Freezing her eggs
01:16:43 Start again anytime

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👉Connect with Mikki:

https://www.instagram.com/mikkiauld

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👉Learn from Mikki:

Stand Out Salon Academy - https://www.mikkiauld.com/standout-salon-academy 
Stand Out Stylist Blueprint - https://mikki-auld.myflodesk.com/cv6574io8i
Free Guide For Salon Owners - https://mikki-auld.myflodesk.com/jlobaaxqxg
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My viral clip made 18,000 people furious, so I brought in the one man they can't argue with - My husband.

Twenty-one weeks ago, one 60-second clip, from my podcast, about healthy relationships and undateable men exploded.

It got 4.6 million views, 500,000 likes, and over 18,000 comments.

My business grew, my podcast listeners quadrupled, and the manosphere lost its mind.

So today, my hubby Cam sits on the couch with me to answer the incels, the "not all men" crowd, and every man baby in my comments.

In this episode, we cover:

💜Why my viral dating and relationship clip caused such a huge reaction
💜Healthy masculinity vs toxic masculinity
💜Why “not all men” can miss the point of conversations about women’s safety
💜Why men need to hold other men accountable
💜How misogynistic behaviour becomes normalised in male friendship groups
💜Why women are increasingly choosing to be single rather than settle
💜How financial independence has changed modern dating and relationships
💜What women are actually looking for in relationships today
💜Men’s mental health and the male loneliness conversation
💜Online misogyny, incel culture, red-pill ideology, and the manosphere
💜What respectful, equal and healthy relationships can actually look like   
     
Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:04:20 The clip that exploded
00:08:55 Men must call it out
00:14:20 Therapy changed both of us
00:22:30 Four days of headlines
00:29:21 The prison code
00:36:44 Insults with no substance
00:44:40 Women buying homes
00:54:01 Stop blaming mothers
01:03:13 The real numbers
01:11:16 What feminism actually is

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I’m sharing the honest reason I’m taking a short break from the podcast - and why stopping before you burn out is not failure, weakness, or quitting.

After 40 episodes, 14,000 listens, millions of social media views, a viral podcast clip, chart rankings, business growth, and a whole lot of life happening behind the scenes - you’ll hear season one has really meant to me.

You’ll hear everything, including scaling Iconic Coaching, finishing a house, navigating pregnancy loss, dealing with online trolls, going viral, growing a personal brand, and learning to listen to my body.

This is not goodbye. It’s a short pause, reset, and a promise that season two is coming back bigger, deeper, and stronger.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

💜 Why I'm taking a short break from the podcast
💜 The real-life pressure behind business growth and scaling
💜 Why stopping before burnout matters
💜 What season one of *Tell Me About It podcast* achieved
💜 How one viral podcast clip changed my reach, audience and business
💜  The hidden emotional cost of going viral online
💜 Why women in business need to listen to their body, not just their calendar
💜 What’s coming in season two
💜 How podcasting can build authority, trust and business growth
💜 Why rest is sometimes the most strategic move you can make

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:03:40 Stop Before You Break
00:05:20 Season Two Is Coming
00:09:00 The Guest Lineup Teaser
00:11:00 Season One By Numbers
00:13:00 The Top Three Episodes
00:16:00 Going Top 34 Nationally
00:19:00 Listeners In 95 Countries
00:22:30 The Viral Reel Numbers
00:27:00 The Real Cost Of Going Viral
00:30:40 Reading Eighty Thousand Comments
00:35:00 When Jameela Jamil Comments
00:37:30 The Lesson To Take With You

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