This Is Why We Fight

This mum & daughter have been asked to reflect on the default behaviours that keep them stuck in the unhelpful dynamic they’re in when conflict arises, and what to seek more positive and helpful behaviours that foster connection and communication.

This session explore how trauma, mental health challenges and other diagnoses can impact even our closest relationships, and what real repair looks like. 

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Leisel & Ellie used to be quite close, the kind of mother and daughter that shared clothes and loved spending time together. But, after a series of traumatic events, they went through a long period of estrangement and miscommunication that left them both heartbroken. They’re hoping that therapy can help them rebuild and repair their relationship.

Listen to Part 2 of Leisel & Ellie's sessions here. 

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Beth & Wayne have been asked to examine how co-dependancy, emotional frustration and a low-tolerance for conflict actually create more miscommunication in their marriage, often including Beth stepping in to "over function" while Wayne keeps his feelings to himself. Can they break these cycles and find their equilibrium again? 

Listen to Part 1 of Beth & Wayne's sessions here. 

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Beth & Wayne are in a happy marriage, and consider each other best friends. But, even the healthiest relationships can take a tumble when unforeseen changes enter the picture, and this is what happened when Wayne was suddenly dealing with immense chronic pain, and Beth finally received an ADHD diagnosis. Add to this the pressures of raising their young son, and somewhere in the midst of it all, they lost their ability to commun...

How do siblings who have drifted so far apart find their way back to each other? Especially when they have very different ideas about how their foundation fractured in the first place. In this session, Gwen and Carla share things about themselves that they've not shared before - will it be enough to bring them closer, and begin to heal their rift? 

Listen to Part 1 of Carla & Gwen's sessions here. 

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Family estrangement can be an extremely painful experience - something that sisters, Carla and Gwen, know all too well. While they were closer in their younger years, an adult relationship has been challenging for them both, and now they very rarely speak or see each other. Can Sarah help Gwen & Carla to repair their broken sisterhood? 

Listen to Part 2 of Carla & Gwen's sessions here. 

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Long-term partners, Sam & Emma, are working on reconnection, clarifying their priorities, and trying to find alignment about what’s next for them after their kids move out of home. 

Emma was tasked with reflecting on her needs moving forward, and to share them with Sam in this session. Sam was asked to write down tangible actions he could take to prioritise his relationship with Emma. Will these exercises bring them ...

Emma & Sam have been together for many years, raising four kids in a blended family. With the last teenager about to move out of house, Emma & Sam are looking down the barrel of an empty nest, with only the two of them. But, Emma isn't sure if Sam wants the same future as she does, and he's already shown signs of drifting away, leaving Emma to wonder if they'd both be happier apart. 

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Ethan and Mel are learning how their previous relationships have shaped them, and how their very different emotional and cultural backgrounds impact their relationship. In this session, they address the patterns and behaviours that have caused them to break-up in the past, and decide whether or not to give it one more go. 

Listen to Part 1 of Ethan & Mel's sessions here. 

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Ethan and Mel's relationship could be described as an on-again off-again situationship. Now, they are trying to decide if they should be on-again. But first, they have to understand how they got here to begin with. In this session, Sarah helps them to understand how their very different backgrounds and family systems have created two very different ideas about boundaries, trust and forgiveness. 

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Kate & Dean understand that before they can begin to heal their sexual relationship and reconnect intimately, that they need to go back to basics and salvage a foundational friendship. But when completing their homework proves more challenging than expected, and when their therapy session with Sarah is interrupted by one of Kate's core triggers, they are forced to ask themselves the hardest question: is there a way forward here...

Many years and two children later, Kate and Dean's marriage is teetering on the edge of separation. In this session, Sarah attempts to help Kate and Dean navigate the foundational rupture that broke the trust between them, and the layers of sexual boundaries, shame, and disconnection that have piled up on top of them. 

Can Kate and Dean finally heal their relationship and rediscover love, appreciation and respect? Or is it tim...

Marie has important truths to share about why she couldn’t be the mother Samantha deserved when she needed her most. Samantha, in turn, needs Marie to understand the trauma and confusion she still carries. 

This session dives into what it takes to rebuild a broken bond — exploring the communication skills, empathy, and courage needed for true healing and reconnection.

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All Samantha wants is to understand why her mother wasn’t there for her. All Marie wants is a chance to make things right with her daughter — and to be part of her granddaughter’s life. But after years of distance, hurt, and misunderstanding, can a fractured bond ever truly be repaired?

In this session, a mother and daughter confront the truths ...

Their homework was simple: go to an event together and practise building trust. But it doesn't go to plan. In this session, Jess & David's attempt to reconnect spirals into conflict. It's a session that explores how the attempt to fix things sometimes makes them worse; and how when someone shares their hurt, resolution doesn't begin with explaining... but truly listening.

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When it's just Jess and David, everything is fabulous. But in public, Jess feels like a secret. David doesn't post photos of them, he hasn't introduced her to his family, and she barely knows his friends. Jess is left feeling like a "side piece," good enough for him, but not for his image.

In this session, a couple confronts the painful gap between their private connection and their public life. They’re facing different defin...

Launching Friday 17 October, wherever you get your podcasts. 

Here's a little tease about episode one: 

Perth couple Jess and David are in their forties, they're not married, but they've been in a long-term relationship for some time, and they both have children from previous relationships. Jess is an office administrator and David - originally from New Caledonia -  is a music teacher. 

Jess and David are here t...