Bountifull Podcast

Bountifull Podcast Bountifull is a global media company that explores what it means to live a full and bountiful life through stories of creativity, resilience and connection.

What sits underneath your fear?So often, the fears that show up in our work, our relationships, and our self-worth aren’...
04/06/2026

What sits underneath your fear?

So often, the fears that show up in our work, our relationships, and our self-worth aren’t actually about the present moment. They are old stories, subconscious patterns, and protective loops we carry without even realising it.

In this week’s episode of Bountifull, I sit down with , creator of the Clear the Fear method. We talk about what happens when you finally stop running from a feeling, how grief can completely reshape your life’s path, and how to build true emotional safety from the inside out.

Marley even walks me through one of my own subconscious ceilings in real time - confronting, but incredibly beautiful.

🎧 “Clearing the Fear & Dismantling Limiting Beliefs” is out now on Spotify and YouTube.. ✨

The best conversations happen with old friends.Which makes this episode of the Bountifull Podcast featuring my brilliant...
02/06/2026

The best conversations happen with old friends.

Which makes this episode of the Bountifull Podcast featuring my brilliant friend, Holly Cardew, very special.

I could rattle off her CV such as multiple e-commerce startups, raising lots of money, and Forbes 30 under 30 etc.

What I take away the most when I speak to her isn’t what she’s built, or why. It’s how she goes about it. I think it’s a bit of a secret superpower that if we could all have a bit of, the world would be a crazy place (in a good way).

Holly has the best mindset and attitude.

Instead of asking why something can’t be done, she asks why not?

Successful founders or famous people? Well if they did it, and they are a person too that happened to try, why not me as well?

Thinking not just outside the box, but like there isn’t a box at all.

Those credentials you think you need to start? They probably don’t matter. She didn’t go to Harvard or Stanford, she didn’t work at Facebook, she doesn’t have an engineering degree.

What she does have is the passion and drive to figure things out, ask “dumb” questions, and spend lots of time googling.

Her first e-commerce business? Got started with a sign up form and a paypal button.

I think she teaches us to keep it simple, and my favourite line in our entire chat?
“We’re all dealt a different hand of cards and so how do you play the game?”

On comparison she says, compare yourself to yourself. Nothing else matters. How far have you come, how far have you got to go.

She doesn’t sugar coat the hard stuff though, she just sees it for what it is. Building companies requires emotional stamina that few people rarely prepare you for or tell you about. Ambition and building a life you want requires sacrifice.

And the moments of self-doubt and negative self talk are just days, for her? A positive affirmations playlist on Spotify does the trick.

We talk about a lot of other stuff too, like raising one of Australia’s biggest seed rounds and how to find the best fit investors for your startup, remote work, building culture, what enough looks like, overcoming failure and what working at McDonald’s taught her about process and efficiency.

Denise Chapman Weston is a Playologist, therapist, inventor, and deeply imaginative thinker whose work invites us to loo...
25/05/2026

Denise Chapman Weston is a Playologist, therapist, inventor, and deeply imaginative thinker whose work invites us to look again at one of the most misunderstood parts of being human: play.

In Part 2 of this conversation, Denise takes us beyond the story of her own childhood promise and into the deeper question of what play actually is. Not just fun. Not just recreation. Not just something children do before they grow up. For Denise, play is one of the clearest ways we can understand who we are, what comes naturally to us, and how we find our way back to ourselves.

She shares a simple but powerful exercise: remember how you played when you were around seven. What did you love doing before you were trying to be impressive, productive, sensible, or useful? Maybe you built things, made up stories, climbed trees, dressed up, organised objects, created worlds, or found joy in something no one else quite understood. Denise believes those memories are not random. They hold clues about your natural skills, your instincts, and the way you were already learning to belong in the world.

This conversation moves through so many unexpected places: Tupperware lids, Disney Imagineers, bone flutes, punch cards, theme parks, magic wands, technology, imagination, and what Denise calls the “arm pretzel” — the person who is physically present, but not yet ready to join in.

Through it all, Denise returns to a beautiful idea: play is not separate from life. It is woven through how we invent, connect, create, remember, and become more fully human.

At its heart, this episode is about play as wisdom. It is an invitation to look back at what once delighted you, not with nostalgia, but with curiosity. Because the way you played may still have something to teach you.

Listen to the full episode Play is the Compass with Denise Chapman Weston on your favorite podcast platform, and watch over on YouTube.

Inside the life and mind of documentary maker Christopher Seward.Christopher’s work includes Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, Ari...
20/05/2026

Inside the life and mind of documentary maker Christopher Seward.

Christopher’s work includes Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, Ariel Phenomenon, One Child Nation, and more than 40 documentary films.

In this episode, we talk about the craft of documentary filmmaking, but we also follow the story behind the storyteller.
Christopher shares how art, solitude, nature, service, the Navy, spirituality, and his time on the Navajo reservation shaped the way he understands the world.

We talk about losing his father when he was 22, what that taught him about impermanence, and why he learned not to live only for the goal, but to savour the process along the way.
We also explore community, gratitude, emotional truth, humour, and why documentaries can help us see the human thread inside complex stories.

Listen to the full episode Inside the mind of documentary maker Christopher Seward on your favorite podcast platform, and watch over on YouTube.

19/05/2026

“I feel the richest in my life when I have a little room to breathe.”

When asked what it means to live a bountiful life, Dr. Thea Comeau spoke about a balance of mental stimulation, meaningful relationships, and what she calls “squish time” — unstructured space where life has a chance to unfold.

💛 Connection makes life richer
🧠 Intellectual stimulation keeps us engaged
🌱 Spaciousness can be just as important as productivity

Do you have enough room to breathe in your life right now?

Watch the full episode with Dr. Thea Comeau, Life After Trauma, on the Bountifull Podcast! 🎙️

18/05/2026

“It’s okay to take up space. It’s okay to be too much sometimes.”

When asked what she would tell her 25-year-old self, Dr. Thea Comeau said she would remind herself that she already had what she needed. She did not need to fit into anyone else’s box to find her place in the world.

💛 You already have more than you think
🌱 It is okay to take up space
🧠 People-pleasing is not the same as belonging

Have you ever realised you were trying to please your way into success?

Watch the full episode with Dr. Thea Comeau, Life After Trauma, on the Bountifull Podcast! 🎙️

What if the fatigue, the gut issues, the anxiety, the insomnia — what if they weren’t the problem?Dr Aarti Soorya has sp...
14/05/2026

What if the fatigue, the gut issues, the anxiety, the insomnia — what if they weren’t the problem?

Dr Aarti Soorya has spent years working with people who’ve tried everything. New diets, different supplements, better sleep hygiene. And often, nothing fully resolves until there’s a shift in how they see what’s happening. Because these symptoms aren’t signs that something is broken. They’re signs that a nervous system is trying to protect itself.

When the body senses sustained threat — and it doesn’t distinguish between a physical tiger and a job you hate, or a relationship that’s worn you down — it redirects resources. Blood flow away from digestion. Energy away from immunity. The whole system narrows its focus to survival.

The symptoms are the message. And the question isn’t how to silence them. It’s what they’re actually trying to say.

That reframe, and the practical tools that follow from it, are what this Bountifull episode is really about.

Listen on your favorite podcast platform.

14/05/2026

“A bountiful life is driven by action, not by money.”

Pascal Wagner has built serious wealth, but he is clear that money is not the whole point. Money can give you options. It can open doors and make certain experiences possible. But the life itself comes from what you choose to do, what you pursue, and how you grow along the way.

💰 Money can create options
🌱 Growth keeps life moving
🎯 Action turns possibility into experience

What is one thing you want to do, not just think about?

Watch the full episode with Pascal Wagner, How to Build Passive Income and Become a Multi-Millionaire, on the Bountifull Podcast! 🎙️

Denise Chapman Weston is a Playologist, therapist, inventor, and deeply imaginative thinker whose life has been shaped b...
14/05/2026

Denise Chapman Weston is a Playologist, therapist, inventor, and deeply imaginative thinker whose life has been shaped by a promise she made to herself as a child: never stop playing.

In Part 1 of this conversation, Denise shares the origin story behind that promise. Growing up in Chicago with a Shriner clown for a father, she was surrounded by humour, imagination, and a sense that life did not have to be taken too seriously. But at around six years old, she felt something begin to shift. As children move towards adulthood, magical thinking often starts to fade. Standing on her bed and looking into the mirror, Denise made a serious promise to herself that she would never fully let go of play.

That promise became a through-line in her life. Denise went on to work as a therapist, specialising in play therapy, before becoming an inventor with more than 150 patents. She describes invention as a process of both retreating inward and returning outward — noodling, wallowing, absorbing information, then testing ideas in the world to see whether they create connection.

A central theme of this episode is Denise’s belief that technology should not replace human connection, but serve it. While many people see technology and AI as something to fear, Denise sees them as a kind of magic — powerful tools that need wisdom, intention, and human-centred design. Her “magic campfire” invention reflects this philosophy: a technology-enabled gathering place designed to bring people together, amplify storytelling, and create belonging.

At its heart, this episode is about childhood imagination, creative courage, invention, and what it means to stay connected to the playful, curious, possibility-filled parts of ourselves. It is the story of how Denise became Denise — and why she believes play, technology, and human connection are far more intertwined than we might think.

Listen on your favourite podcast platform

How to Build a Healthy Relationship with Eri KardosMost of us spend years learning how to work, achieve, communicate pro...
30/04/2026

How to Build a Healthy Relationship with Eri Kardos

Most of us spend years learning how to work, achieve, communicate professionally, and manage our lives, but very few of us are ever taught how to actually be in a relationship.

In this episode, relationship coach and Relearn Love founder Eri Kardos joins Bountifull for a practical, honest conversation about what it takes to build healthy, connected relationships.
Eri challenges the idea that we should automatically know how to do relationships well. Instead, she frames love as a skill set many of us were never taught. From communication and boundaries to intimacy and conflict, we explore what it means to learn love more consciously.

We also talk about conflict, not as something to avoid, but as an opportunity for repair and connection. At its core, this episode is about taking responsibility for how we show up in relationships, letting go of assumptions, and creating love that feels supportive, energising, and genuinely good to be in.

Episode Highlights
• Why healthy relationships are a skill set
• Communication tools that help you feel heard
• How to listen without reacting or defending
• Why different processing styles matter
• How unspoken expectations create tension
• Reframing conflict as repair and connection
• The role of boundaries, intimacy, and play
• Love labs, experimentation, and keeping relationships alive

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