Send us a text Are you writing your story with YOU as the main character? During this conversation with Meghan McTavish, we explore the transformative power of narrative therapy through Meghan’s journal, The Plotline. We discuss the challenges and realities of dating as single mothers, the evolving landscape of female empowerment, and the importance of self care and personal growth. Takeaways from this chat include: 💛 Women are increasingly empowered to share their stories and experienc...

There are times in our lives when we feel isolated. It can be due to a relationship breakdown, friendship breakdown, moving cities or becoming a new mum. It can feel like you’re alone in those moments, but really it’s the story we tell ourselves. We might be on our own but we are not alone. Today I talk about my own experiences with feeling lonely and some of the ways I got through those feelings, like: Learning to enjoy being by yourselfGetting out of the house and interacting wi...

We all know the basics of first aid, and what to do in an emergency, but do we have the skills and tools to administer first aid for our own or someone else’s mental health? Today I talk to Sarah McQuillan from Healthy Minds who teaches mental health first aid across WA. We talk about how everyone is qualified to care. We don’t need to have a step by step manual on how to have a conversation with a friend, colleague or loved one if you are worried about them. You care, and that’s ...

⭐️ If you’re going to blow up your life once, why not do it twice?! ⭐️ After fighting really hard to keep the family home in the financial settlement, something still didn’t feel right. Despite re-decorating and making changes to the house to make it feel homely in a new way, my environment still wasn’t serving me. In today's episode, we talk about making big decisions and how new environments can be just the thing you need sometimes. 📸 Follow on IG @anita_carr

⭐️ I wasn’t sure what part was ADHD and what part was me? ⭐️ A diagnosis of any kind can throw us. For me, an ADHD diagnosis questioned my reality of who I was and the role my ADHD played in shaping my personality, or were they one on the same? I really didn’t know. In today's episode, we explore what ADHD is, how it can create an identity crisis and what helped me embrace the ADHD in me: 🔥Knowing what works for you 🔥Sensory Profile 🔥Acceptance 🌱 RESOURCES Von Willebrand Disease is a ...

⭐️ So often women don’t have the energy or the resources to really consider the glue that holds them together ⭐️ We can find it difficult to get really clear on what our self identity is outside of certain roles, outside of people pleasing or outside of performing certain tasks. In this episode we explore ways to claim yourself back again, including: 🔥 Your own version of meditation 🔥 Finding your core values 🔥 Dating (Controversial, but it helped me) 🌱 RESOURCES Value Sort Cards: https://w...

⭐️ Nobody blows up their life on a whim ⭐️ Sometimes you get to a fork in the road of life. And in these moments you need to listen to what your body is telling you, or in my case was screaming at me! I wasn’t happy in my marriage, I had done everything possible to hold on to the family unit as I knew it, but it was time to let it go. It led to disappointment and a change in dynamics from family and friends which felt confusing and lonely. To push through these feelings and honour the desire ...

⭐️ Welcome to the very first episode of Further. More! ⭐️ Have you ever felt like the life you are living isn’t the life you should be living? Because I did. Five years ago, I knew something needed to change but I was stuck in self doubt. This episode I explore why I felt this way, how self doubt can keep you stuck and what I did to slowly pull myself out. 🌱 RESOURCES I highly recommend getting yourself a copy of Glennon Doyle’s Untamed, which was a book that gave me the validation abou...

Welcome to Further. More The podcast for women whose lives aren’t going quite the way they planned. Through an ADHD diagnosis, marriage break up, parenting struggles or the realisation that the version of you the world sees is no longer the version you want to be. I'm Anita Carr - storyteller, truth spiller and certified expert in turning chaos into clarity, and I am the host of Further. More, a podcast about starting over, rewriting your story and finding joy, even in the messy middle....