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Beyond Organised
Mel Schenker
40 episodes
6 days ago
Send us a text Tired of resolutions that fade by February (or even 3rd week of January)? Let’s trade wishful thinking for simple systems that work on any day of the year. We’re getting honest about the real reasons motivation dries up and sharing practical ways to start now, without overhauling your life or waiting for a perfect starting point. Across this conversation, I unpack how I moved from chaotic to over‑controlled to genuinely balanced while raising four kids, running a business and ...
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Send us a text Tired of resolutions that fade by February (or even 3rd week of January)? Let’s trade wishful thinking for simple systems that work on any day of the year. We’re getting honest about the real reasons motivation dries up and sharing practical ways to start now, without overhauling your life or waiting for a perfect starting point. Across this conversation, I unpack how I moved from chaotic to over‑controlled to genuinely balanced while raising four kids, running a business and ...
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Self-Improvement
Education
Episodes (20/40)
Beyond Organised
New Year’s Resolution Called; We Sent It To Spam
Send us a text Tired of resolutions that fade by February (or even 3rd week of January)? Let’s trade wishful thinking for simple systems that work on any day of the year. We’re getting honest about the real reasons motivation dries up and sharing practical ways to start now, without overhauling your life or waiting for a perfect starting point. Across this conversation, I unpack how I moved from chaotic to over‑controlled to genuinely balanced while raising four kids, running a business and ...
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5 days ago
28 minutes

Beyond Organised
Year-End Reset For A Calmer 2026
Send us a text The last weeks of the year can feel like a blur of loose ends and good intentions, so we’re stripping the noise back to three moves that actually change daily life: get honest with your budget, declutter your home like you mean it, and design your next year with intention and faith. If your months keep landing in the red or your rooms feel smaller than they are, these simple steps restore breathing room without adding pressure. We start with money clarity. A weekly budgeting r...
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1 week ago
18 minutes

Beyond Organised
Christmas Help For Overloaded Mums
Send us a text The holidays can be loud, fast and unforgiving, especially when you’re parenting little ones and carrying a full mental load. In this shorter episode, we talk candidly about a kinder approach to Christmas: putting the tree up late without guilt, toddler-proofing décor, and letting “good enough” be more than enough. If you’re grieving, stretched thin, or simply out of ideas, this is your permission to choose rest over hype and design the season around your real capacity. We unp...
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2 weeks ago
13 minutes

Beyond Organised
Mums, Mindset and Six Figures with Business Coach, Alicia Croci
Send us a text What if your business could love your life back? We sit down with business and mindset coach Alicia Croci to unpack how mums can build six‑figure businesses without burning out or hiding parts of themselves to fit a mould. From leaving the agency grind to rebuilding after postpartum anxiety, Alicia shares the frameworks and stories that turned survival mode into steady, values‑led growth. We get practical fast. Alicia breaks down her “fact versus feeling” filter so you can tel...
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3 weeks ago
41 minutes

Beyond Organised
From Hidden Expert To Headline: KJ Blattenbauer On PR That Builds Real Authority
Send us a text For all the business mums out there... Tired of posting daily and hoping the algorithm notices? We sat down with publicist KJ Blattenbauer to unpack a calmer, smarter path to visibility that actually brings clients. KJ has helped overlooked experts move from “best kept secret” to media-backed authority, and she’s refreshingly honest about the mindset traps that keep capable people hiding: fear of bragging, trolls, and the myth that going viral equals growth. We dig into ...
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1 month ago
26 minutes

Beyond Organised
Navigating The Empty Nest with Suzy Mighell
Send us a text The silence after the kids move out can be louder than the chaos that came before. We sit down with Suzy from Empty Nest Blessed to unpack what really helps in that moment: reclaiming identity, building purpose you actually want, and navigating adult children with trust and respect. Suzy’s story blends warmth, faith, and straight-talking practicals, making the path feel clear even when emotions are messy. We start with the foundation: who you are beyond the role of mum. Suzy s...
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1 month ago
33 minutes

Beyond Organised
Mindful Support For Vulenerable People, with Monika Varela
Send us a text Some conversations feel like a deep exhale. This one with psychologist and mindfulness instructor Monika Varela goes straight to the heart of calm: how to hold yourself when life is loud, messy, or frightening, and how small, reliable practices can restore choice when everything else feels out of your hands. Monika shares her journey from corporate schedules and burnout to one-to-one therapeutic work and hospital-based mindfulness for oncology patients and carers. We unpack wh...
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1 month ago
30 minutes

Beyond Organised
Cycle Syncing with Physician Assistant, Amy Dave
Send us a text What if PMS isn’t inevitable but a signal you can decode? We sit down with physician assistant and women’s wellness coach, Amy Dave, to unpack cycle syncing: a practical way to align food, fitness, and your calendar with the four phases of your menstrual cycle. Amy shares how shifting her approach from “push harder” to “work with biology” transformed exhaustion into energy in just a few months. She saw a reduction in cramps, smoothing mood swings, and sharpening focus while wor...
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1 month ago
22 minutes

Beyond Organised
Choosing Help Over Hustle Changes Everything
Send us a text The loudest voice in a busy home is often the quiet one inside that whispers you’re behind. We’re flipping that script with a warm, practical roadmap to move from overwhelm to action, without chasing perfection or burning out before breakfast. We start by naming what so many women feel but rarely say out loud: the loop of guilt, comparison, and negative self-talk that makes every hallway crumb feel like a character flaw. Then we get specific. I walk through a simple way to mak...
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2 months ago
11 minutes

Beyond Organised
A Mother Chooses Herself And Sparks A Movement For Women To Be Seen with Krystal Jugarap
Send us a text A cluttered jewellery shelf became a doorway to entrepreneurship, and a new mum’s need for creativity became the spark for a movement. Mel sits down with Krystal Jugarap, a two-time founder, brand visibility strategist, award-winning speaker, and mum of three. Krystal unpacks how a simple product idea led to Book of Bijoux and then to EM/POWEREDbyWMN, a fast-growing platform that gets women founders seen on stages, in stores and across media. We dive into the practical engine ...
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2 months ago
23 minutes

Beyond Organised
From Diagnosis To Defiance: Kezia Kecibas' Journey Of Courage, Community and Choice
Send us a text What if the hardest news you’ve ever heard became the reason you chose to really live? We sat down with Kezia, a holistic therapist and mum, whose MS diagnosis pushed her from secrecy into radical honesty, community and a decision to pursue HSCT in Russia. Her story isn’t a highlight reel; it’s a practical map made of hospital corridors, fundraising calls, and small daily wins that add up to a bigger life. Kezia takes us from early motherhood and “accidental” entry into holist...
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2 months ago
25 minutes

Beyond Organised
Simplify to Sanctify: A Faith Framework for Balance
Send us a text What if the fastest way to feel lighter isn’t to do more, but to release what was never yours to carry? Today we open up a heart-level conversation about overwhelm, purpose and the surprising power of simple systems when they’re guided by values. We take you beyond the surface and into a thoughtful framework that blends practical organising with a spiritual lens, so you can create a rhythm that actually fits your life. I walk through my Baltrix Method™ approach and pair it wit...
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2 months ago
17 minutes

Beyond Organised
Mental Health and Raising Emotionally Aware Kids with Kendall Concini
Send us a text What if your family had a shared language for hard days? One that told the truth without handing kids the weight of adult problems? That’s the heart of our conversation with Kendall Concini, mum, program design pro, and the voice behind Cloudy Day Chronicles, a children’s book co-created with her four-year-old to make mental health talkable, gentle and real. Kendall shares how years in person-centred program work shaped a simple metaphor that sticks: emotions as weather. Cloud...
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2 months ago
24 minutes

Beyond Organised
Psychodrama, Play & Parenting Support with Psychotherapist, Ioana Chei
Send us a text Ever wished you could step outside your family dynamic, watch it play out, and change the ending? That’s the magic of psychodrama: acting out relationships and inner conflicts to see them clearly and rehearse healthier ways of responding. We sit down with licensed psychotherapist and mindset coach Ioana Chei to explore how role‑play, play therapy and mindful language help kids and parents move from reactivity to connection. We unpack the Oaklander model, a child‑centred approa...
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3 months ago
25 minutes

Beyond Organised
Goldfish Memory & the Power of Systems: Finding Order with Liva Vitola
Send us a text Ever feel like your memory works like a goldfish? You're not alone. In this enlightening conversation with Liva Vitola, a business operations and systems strategist, we dive deep into the real cause of overwhelm that plagues so many busy professionals, especially women juggling multiple roles. Liva shares her personal journey of managing a "three-second memory" while balancing life as a project manager, wife, mother and business owner. The surprising revelation? Her overwhelm ...
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3 months ago
28 minutes

Beyond Organised
Breaking Free from Financial Chaos: A Roadmap to Recovery
Send us a text Money troubles can feel deeply personal and embarrassing, but the truth is that financial struggles are incredibly common, even among people who seem to have everything together. Drawing from my own journey of overcoming massive credit card debt and building substantial savings (which recently helped my family weather a season of reduced income), I'm breaking down the steps that transformed my relationship with money. Financial recovery begins with brutal honesty. We dive deep...
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3 months ago
25 minutes

Beyond Organised
The 10-Minute Self-Care Revolution
Send us a text Have you been treating self-care as optional? That book you wanted to read, the walk you planned to take, the few minutes of silence you craved? These are often the first things we sacrifice when life gets hectic. But what if just 10 minutes of intentional self-care daily could dramatically transform your energy, patience and productivity? In this empowering episode, I share why those precious minutes for yourself aren't selfish, they're strategic. Drawing from countless clien...
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3 months ago
13 minutes

Beyond Organised
The R.E.S.E.T Method: A Simple Approach to Conquering Clutter
Send us a text Drowning in clutter? Feeling stuck in a cycle of overwhelm? You're not alone and it's not just about having too much stuff. Most decluttering approaches miss the crucial truth: clutter represents delayed decisions, weighing heavily on both your physical space AND mental wellbeing. When your nervous system goes into protective mode, even small organizational tasks can feel impossible, creating a paralyzing cycle that's difficult to break. In this illuminating episode, I share...
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4 months ago
22 minutes

Beyond Organised
How to Prepare for a Vacation Without Losing Your Mind
Send us a text Have you ever returned from a family holiday feeling like you need another vacation just to recover? The secret to truly enjoyable family travel isn't found in luxury destinations or perfect itineraries, it lies in thoughtful preparation that happens well before you even leave home. As I prepare to embark on a cross-country road trip with my husband and four young children, I'm sharing my three-part system for stress-free family holidays that's evolved through years of trial a...
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4 months ago
18 minutes

Beyond Organised
Reclaiming Sleep with Pediatric Sleep Consultant, Michelle Caris
Send us a text "I didn't appreciate what some parents went through with sleep issues until my fourth baby came along." This candid admission from host Mel Schenker opens a refreshingly honest conversation with pediatric sleep consultant Michelle Caris about the challenges of helping children sleep and the life-changing benefits of getting it right. Michelle reveals how her own sleep struggles as a new parent led her to become an IPSP certified pediatric sleep consultant with a mission to cha...
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4 months ago
26 minutes

Beyond Organised
Send us a text Tired of resolutions that fade by February (or even 3rd week of January)? Let’s trade wishful thinking for simple systems that work on any day of the year. We’re getting honest about the real reasons motivation dries up and sharing practical ways to start now, without overhauling your life or waiting for a perfect starting point. Across this conversation, I unpack how I moved from chaotic to over‑controlled to genuinely balanced while raising four kids, running a business and ...