Permission to Show Up

Exhausted, always saying yes and wondering what happened to your confidence? Sounds like you are a busy working Mum who has been so busy holding everything together for everyone else that you stopped showing up for yourself.Every week in under 15 mins, Women's Life and Confidence Coach and former UN professional Kara De Kretser gives you one honest, practical insight to stop doubting yourself, silence that inner critic and finally feel like yourself again.No woo woo or vague advice. Just the conversation that makes you think finally someone gets it.Your permission to show up starts now.

Permission to Show Up is a education podcast hosted by Kara De Kretser, with 18 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Kara De Kretser hosts Permission to Show Up, a education show with 18 episodes published.

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  19. How To Stay Calm At Work When Retrenchment Culture Is Everywhere

  Aug 17, 202610 min

  If you've felt on edge at work lately, even if your own job is actually fine right now, this episode is for you. You are not overreacting. In this one, I get into why our nervous systems struggle to stay calm when layoff anxiety is everywhere, using Maslow's hierarchy of needs to explain what's really going on underneath it. Spoiler: it's not really about work at all. I talk about: Why safety sits right at the foundation of everything else, confidence, decision-making, even how we show up in our relationships Why this quiet anxiety can show up as snapping at your husband, struggling to decide what's for dinner, or imposter syndrome suddenly feeling louder than usual Two small, gentle tools to help bring your nervous system back to calm, even amid real uncertainty If you've been feeling off lately, be gentle with yourself. You're not broken, and you're not alone in this.

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  18. Why You're Avoiding The Other Mums At The School Gate (And What It Actually Means)

  Aug 10, 202613 min

  The school gate isn't about saying goodbye to your kids. For so many of us, it's actually one of the hardest moments of the day. That "How are you? I'm fine!" or "I'm just SO busy!" exchange? It's more loaded than it looks. In this episode, I'm talking honestly about why so many mums have started quietly avoiding the school gate lately, and what it actually means when we do. This isn't about you being unfriendly or antisocial. There's something much gentler, and much more real, going on underneath. If you've ever found yourself hanging back by the car a little longer than you needed to, this one's for you.

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  17. Why Doctors Telling You To "Just Rest" Is Actually Dangerous

  Aug 3, 202613 min

  "Just rest." That's the advice. I got it from doctors in three different countries. Neurologists. Mental health professionals. Male, female, didn't matter. All landing on the same line. I found an old journal entry today, from seven years ago, the height of my nocturnal seizures, completely undiagnosed, and reading it back hit me harder than I expected. Because here's what nobody tells you. "Just rest" doesn't give a high-achieving woman anything to actually DO. It just hands her one more thing to fail at. And for a recovering perfectionist like me? I turned rest into a project. Naturopaths. Acupuncture. A Zen temple. Yoga nidra. I tried everything. Nothing worked. And the more I was told to rest, the more it turned into pure self-hatred, because I was failing at the one thing every doctor agreed I needed. In this episode I'm sharing that story honestly, where it actually went, and why "just rest" without a plan can be genuinely dangerous advice for a burnt-out woman. I also talk about what actually works. Not vague rest. A structured Blueprint, the same one I use with my clients now, to gently take things off your shoulders and let your body actually come out of fight-or-flight. Plus, one small first step you can take today if you've ever been told to "just rest" and had no idea how. If this is you, you don't need more rest. You need a plan. Come find me after on Instagram @karadekretser, I'd love to hear what landed for you.

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  16. Feeling Frustrated Because You’re Doing It All? Let’s Change That!

  Jul 27, 202612 min

  You are SO tired of being the one who remembers everything. The one who just does it herself because explaining it to someone else feels like MORE work than just doing it. Sound familiar? In this episode I'm digging into something so many of us high-achieving, busy mums live with every single day. The frustration of feeling like you have to do it ALL. Alone. Here's what I want you to really sit with though. It's not actually a time problem. It's a CONTROL problem. And underneath that? It's a TRUST problem. In this episode I talk about: Why doing it yourself feels safer, and what it's actually teaching our kids about asking for help How to practice delegating in small doses, so your brain can slowly learn it's SAFE to let go And the big one. Why deep down, so many of us don't fully trust ourselves to even know where to look for help in the first place This one's a bit of an aha moment for me too honestly. Because once you see it, you can't unsee it. If you're ready to stop carrying it all by yourself, this episode is for you. Come say hi after on Instagram @karadekretser, I'd love to know what landed for you!

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  15. The Actual Thing Every Busy Mum Needs, To Finally Hear Herself Think

  Jul 21, 20269 min

  The actual thing every busy mum needs to finally hear herself think If you're a busy mum and you can't remember the last time you heard your OWN voice clearly, this one's for you. Recorded live from Ubud, I'm talking about why you can't find clarity inside the same four walls where you lost it. Sometimes the noise of the day to day (the school run, the inbox, the never-ending to-do list) makes it impossible to work out your next right step, not because you're not capable, but because there's simply no space between the question and the noise. In this episode I share: Why staying "busy and handling it" is often the very thing keeping you stuck What I felt here in Bali standing in the energy of Kali, the Goddess of transformation, and why it's not about soft and soothing, it's about clearing away what isn't yours anymore Why getting away, even for a day, even for an hour, can bring you back to yourself faster than any amount of thinking harder ever will What it's really looked like for the women who've joined me on retreat, and how this could be you too You don't need to fly to Bali to prove this to yourself. You just need space. This episode is your reminder that it's allowed. If this lands, come say hi on Instagram @karadekretser and DM me LET'S GO if you're ready to talk about what YOU need to come home to yourself.

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