Authentic
Authentic
Kat John
G’day, I’m Kat John, authenticity coach, author, keynote speaker and everyday human. This podcast is where we tell the truth. No highlight reels, no love and light spritzing, no pretending. Just real conversations about what it actually takes to live aligned with who you are beneath the roles, patterns, and conditioning.I teach this work because I live this work. Together, we explore the ongoing dance between your ego self and your true self in relationships, money, work, family, and the everyday moments that shape a well-lived life.Expect grounded guidance, raw reflections, and conversations that don’t shy away from the messy middle. This is a space to get honest, take responsibility, and come home to yourself, one real step at a time.New episodes drop weekly on Mondays. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.And if it lands, a rating or review genuinely helps this work reach the people who need it.
Kat & Steve - The no fart phase in relationships
If you want to laugh, this one is pure light. Steve and I talk about what we used to do at the start of our relationship to prevent the other from hearing our farts. I know, I know, it's crass, but every relationship goes through this phase and we thought we'd have a giggle and talk about the things we did. Very relatable. Website: www.katjohn.com.au LSKD code: KAT-LSKD Support the show
Jul 12
31 min
Honouring pure intention
In this episode, I talk about something I've been reflecting on lately: the difference between a pure intention and all the fear we layer on top of it. I've noticed that the deepest truths in my life rarely arrive with fanfare. They don't shout. They don't come with a ten-step plan or every answer neatly wrapped up. They usually arrive quietly, as a simple knowing. It might be the feeling that it's time to leave a job, start a business, have a difficult conversation, tell someone you love the...
Jul 6
26 min
Can you let go of the exact how?
In this episode, I talk about something I’ve been sitting with in my own life and business lately: can you let go of the exact how? Because when we have a desire, an idea, a next step, or a sense that something is shifting, the mind wants to know exactly how it’s going to happen. How will it work? How will the money come? How will people find it? How will it all unfold? And if we can’t see the full path, we often start doubting and overthinking. I share how I’ve been noticing this in myself a...
Jun 28
26 min
Wu Wei - effortless action
In this episode, I'm sharing a reflection on Wu Wei, a Taoist principle often translated as "effortless action" or "action without force," and why this ancient wisdom has landed so deeply for me in this current season of life. For years, my business moved with a rhythm I had come to trust. Coaching spots filled, programs attracted people with ease, and opportunities seemed to flow naturally. But this year has looked very different. For the first time in a long time, coaching enquiries have sl...
Jun 21
36 min
Kat & Steve - how we unstuck ourselves
Steve and I share the process we both come back to whenever we find ourselves stuck. Whether it's our health, our relationship, our business, money, or life in general, we've found that getting unstuck isn't usually about finding the perfect answer. It's about being willing to face the truth. The first thing we do is face reality. Not the reality we wish we were living, but the one we're actually in. We look honestly at what's hurting, what's frustrating us, what's not working, and where we m...
Jun 14
35 min
Expectations sabotaging your next step
In this episode, I talk about the pressure we put on new ideas. The pressure for them to work, to succeed, to make money, to prove themselves. And how quickly something that begins as a spark, an idea, an intuitive nudge, can become weighed down by expectations. Lately, I've been noticing this in myself, particularly as I'm navigating changes in my business and exploring what feels like the next chapter. Before I've even taken a full step forward, I can feel my mind wanting answers. Will this...
Jun 7
30 min
Kat & Steve - Accepting reality even when it sucks
Steve and I talk about a phrase we come back to often: This too shall pass. Not as a way to dismiss what we're feeling or to bypass the hard stuff. But as a reminder that life is always moving, changing, shifting, and unfolding. We speak about how so much of our suffering comes from fighting reality. Arguing with what's happening. Wishing it were different. Complaining about it, resisting it, trying to control it. And how exhausting that can be. We share what helps us move from resistance int...
May 31
30 min
Being authentic all the time is unattainable
The goal is not to be 100% authentic all the time. That’s unattainable. If you think that’s the goal, you’ll spend your life feeling like you’re failing every time you people-please, shut down, react, perform, avoid conflict, seek approval, or slip back into old patterns. That’s not failure. That’s being human. I share about how authenticity isn’t a final destination where you suddenly become fully healed, fully self-expressed, fully “you” all the time. It’s noticing. It’s awareness. It’s cat...
May 24
26 min
Kat & Steve - The load of life
In this episode, Steve and I talk about something I think a lot of couples quietly go through: when the load of life becomes so heavy that it starts impacting the relationship. Not because love is gone or because anyone’s doing something terribly wrong. But because one person is overloaded, stretched thin, carrying too much and the relationship starts feeling the weight of it too. I share honestly about missing Steve recently, even while living in the same house. Missing the connection, the f...
May 17
31 min
Play the long game
In this episode, I speak about the pressure I used to put on myself to heal quicker, grow quicker, feel better quicker, and become “better” faster. I genuinely believed that if I was doing the work on myself, then surely I should be further along by now. That mindset created so much suffering. I was constantly living with this quiet pressure in the background of my life, telling myself to hurry up, get there already, figure it out, fix it, improve. I struggled to let life unfold because I was...
May 10
28 min
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