Podcasts by Let It Be
A weekly show with Kelly Exeter and Brooke McAlary, where we chat about what it means to do less and be more.
Further podcasts by Jackrabbit.FM
Podcast on the topic Gesundheit und Fitness
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070: The End ... For Now from 2017-12-29T16:00
They say all good things must come to an end ...
And while this episode isn't necessarily the end of Let It Be forever, it's the end for now. With that in mind, Kelly and Brooke take the ...
Listen069: Ask us Anything from 2017-07-17T18:00
In the final episode of this season, Kelly and Brooke answer some cracking listener questions.
After putting a callout in the Facebook group, the girls ...
Listen068: Things from 2017-07-10T18:00
In this episode Brooke and Kelly talk all things minimalism – what it is, why they’re a bit sick of it and what some of their most...
Listen067: We’re Not Broken from 2017-07-03T18:00
In this chat Kel and Brooke talk about the concept of being ‘broken’ and why there is freedom in the acceptance of our genuine selves regardless of how ‘normal’ w...
Listen066: Maintaining Positive Changes from 2017-06-26T18:00
Kelly and Brooke answer a listener question about how best to maintain positive changes in life, when things start getting complicated.
In this episode Brooke and K...
Listen065: Privilege from 2017-06-19T18:00
Kel and Brooke have skirted around this topic for many months, but they think it’s time. Time to talk about privilege.
What is privilege exactly? And why is it such...
Listen064: Energy Levels from 2017-06-12T18:00
This week Kel and Brooke talk about energy levels – specifically, how they manage theirs and why it matters to maintain a decent amount of energy when living a simpler, slower life...
Listen063: Anxiety and Depression from 2017-06-05T18:00
Kel and Brooke chat about their own personal experiences with depression and anxiety in this episode that’s slightly heavier than normal.
Recently Kelly and Brooke ...
Listen062: Quitting from 2017-05-29T18:00
In the first episode back after a few weeks’ break, Brooke and Kel tackle the topic of quitting. They both have some experience in this, as both Kel and Brooke have shuttered businesses in...
Listen061: Embracing mediocrity from 2017-05-01T18:00
In the final episode of this season, Brooke and Kelly look at what it means to be OK with being just OK.
Spurred by a comment in the Let It Be Facebook group, Kelly and Brooke wanted to t...
Listen060: Responsibility from 2017-04-24T18:00
What do you do when the burden of responsibility feels too heavy? How can you reduce that weight without running away from everything and everyone who relies on you?
In t...
Listen059: What we’re reading from 2017-04-17T18:00
A little reprieve from the deep, existential conversations we know and love, this week Kelly and Brooke look at their current reading lists.
Both Kel and Broo...
Listen058: Acceptance from 2017-04-10T18:00
In today’s episode, Brooke and Kelly talk about the idea of acceptance, and why it’s not necessarily the same thing as giving up or giving in. &nb...
Listen057: Recalibration from 2017-04-03T18:00
Change is a topic that comes up a lot on Let It Be, and both Kelly and Brooke are advocates for embracing change, but what happens when it feels like life is constantly in flux?...
Listen056: Giving Up (on the bad stuff) from 2017-03-27T17:00
Kelly and Brooke could have gone a few different ways with this week’s topic, but they decided to focus on giving up on bad things. Specifically, h
055: Discipline from 2017-03-20T17:00
Kelly is often credited as being a highly disciplined person, but lately has been wondering – is discipline over-rated?
While it may well be ...
Listen054: Self-awareness from 2017-03-13T17:00
One of the most common ideas Brooke and Kelly talk about on Let It Be is the importance of self-awareness, and why a high level of self-awareness makes the goal of “less doing and more bei...
Listen053: Overwhelm from 2017-03-06T17:00
You know that overwhelmed feeling. The one where everything feels too big, too complex, too hard, too much. It’s a feeling that everyone has experienced on the odd occasion and today Kelly...
Listen052: How to stay positive (without being Pollyanna) from 2017-02-27T17:00
Recently, a listener asked a question in the Let It Be Facebook group about how to maintain a positive attitude when faced with relentless negativity:
“I'd like to hear what you...
Listen051: Routines, Rhythms and Rituals from 2017-02-20T17:00
Brooke and Kelly have very different approaches to how they structure their days – Kelly is a big fan of structured routine while Brooke embraces the more fluid idea of rhythm – but ...
Listen050: Ask Us Anything! from 2017-02-13T17:00
To celebrate 50 episodes of therapy/sanity, Brooke and Kel answer some wonderful listener questions in this week’s episode, including:
049: Values from 2017-02-06T17:00
Kelly and Brooke are back for another year of navel-gazing and deep conversations.
Brooke and Kel often talk about the importance of living a values-based life, one where they act i...
Listen048: Year in Review from 2016-12-12T17:00
This is the final show of 2016, and considering it’s been a year for the books for both Kel and Brooke (literally!) the girls decided to take a look back at the good, the bad and the&helli...
Listen047: Control from 2016-12-05T17:00
Now, this is an interesting episode. Again, inspired by a question from one of the Let It Be members in the Facebook group, Kelly and Brooke this week look at the topic of control....
Listen046: FOMO vs JOMO from 2016-11-28T17:00
This week Kelly and Brooke talk about something that's come up a few times in the Let it Be group on Facebook - the topic of FOMO - the fear of missing out.
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045: Slow realisations from 2016-11-21T17:00
In today’s episode Brooke and Kel answer a great question submitted via the Let it Be group on Facebook. Glenda wanted to know if Brooke and Kelly had any thoughts about how ...
Listen044: Community from 2016-11-14T17:00
In today’s episode, Brooke and Kel tackle another listener question about community.
Carla asks: "I'm interested in your views on community… espec...
Listen043: Enough from 2016-11-07T17:00
What is enough? How is it defined? Why is it defined that way? This is an eye-opening conversation between Brooke and Kelly that proves equally surprising to both of them.
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Can guilt ever be a good thing? Kelly and Brooke talk about their own experiences with guilt and where it’s had a positive impact on their lives.
In this episode, Broo...
Listen041: Gratitude from 2016-10-24T17:00
Kelly has never hidden the fact that she has a complicated relationship with gratitude, as for her, it ties so closely to privilege and ‘first world problems’ . Brooke, on the other ...
Listen040: Manson’s Law of Avoidance from 2016-10-17T17:00
Kelly has recently finished reading Mark Manson’s new book, The Subtle Art of Not giving a F*** and was struck hard by what he calls Manson’s Law of Avoidance....
Listen039: On Writing from 2016-10-10T17:00
In today’s episode Brooke and Kel talk all about writing. Specifically, what it is they like about it, what they find difficult and why they continue to write in spite of the ...
Listen038: Assumptions from 2016-10-03T17:00
037: Change from 2016-09-26T18:00
“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.” (Nelson Mandela)
Both Kel and Brooke have had to make some pretty massive life changes after reaching breaking point ove...
Listen036: Comfort Zones from 2016-09-19T18:00
034: Introversion from 2016-09-05T18:00
033: Resentment from 2016-08-29T18:00
032: Going Fast to Go Slow from 2016-08-01T18:00
031: Me Time from 2016-07-25T18:00
030: Learning from 2016-07-18T18:00
029: Perfectionism from 2016-07-11T18:00
028: Downtime from 2016-07-04T18:00
027: Expectations from 2016-06-27T18:00
026: worry from 2016-06-20T18:00
025: Consistency from 2016-06-13T18:00
024: Confidence from 2016-06-06T18:00
023: Regret from 2016-05-30T18:00
022: Books from 2016-05-23T18:00
021: Seriousness from 2016-05-16T18:00
020: Travel from 2016-05-09T18:00
Brooke is just home from an amazing Canadian adventure with her family and is ready to hit the road again soon - this time for much longer. Kelly, on the other hand, talks about the challen...
Listen019: Honesty (with ourselves) from 2016-05-02T18:00
018: Balance from 2016-04-25T18:00
017: Happiness from 2016-04-18T18:00
016: Discomfort from 2016-04-11T18:00
Brooke and Kelly have lived mostly comfortable lives, relatively speaking. But they have both also grappled with uncomfortable situations, realisations and periods in time. But we so often go to...
Listen015: Living simply from 2016-04-04T18:00
If Brooke is asked one question more than any other, it's this: "How does living a simple life actually simplify life? It looks a lot like hard work!"
In today's show, Brooke and Kelly lo...
Listen014: Not Coping from 2016-03-28T17:00
A listener tweeted in a few weeks ago and asked us about the "facade of being OK" and why we all struggle so much with the notion of coping, or rather, Not Coping.
After both experiencing...
Listen013: Having it all from 2016-03-21T17:00
What does it actually mean to "have it all"? And why are we almost killing ourselves to try and achieve it?
Brooke and Kelly look closely at a recent post on the modern idea of "having it...
Listen012: Stuff from 2016-03-14T17:00
This episode could not be any more perfect for Brooke (unless it was about the Walking Dead). In this show, Kelly and Brooke take a good look at clutter and their relationship to stuff.
W...
Listen011: Judgement from 2016-03-07T17:00
010: Habits from 2016-02-29T17:00
009: Rejection from 2016-02-22T17:00
008: Boundaries from 2016-02-15T17:00
One of the biggest impediments to creating an intentional life is boundaries - or rather, a lack of boundaries.
When we lack boundaries, or don't take the time to understand them ourselv...
Listen007: Inner Mean Girls from 2016-02-08T17:00
If last week's episode was a free counselling session for Kelly, this week is definitely one for Brooke. In this episode the ladies look closely at our Inner Mean Girl: Why do we have them? Why ...
Listen006: Uncertainty from 2016-02-01T17:00
How do you feel about uncertainty? Do you fight against it, always wanting to be in control? Or do you thrive and relish the fact that you never really know what's going to happen?
005: Oprah?! from 2016-01-29T17:00
Why would two non-fans of Oprah dedicate a podcast episode to the Divine Ms O? Because, in spite of what they've always thought, there's a lot of wisdom to be had here.
And Kelly and Broo...
Listen004: Saying No from 2016-01-28T17:00
Why do we find it so hard to say no?
Brooke and Kelly talk about the struggle to find clarity and how that's lead them both to saying yes to things they never wanted to commit to.
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Listen003: Success from 2016-01-27T17:00
What does it actually mean to live a successful life? How can we define what that looks like for us when we're bombarded with visions of what a successful life "should" look like.
Both Ke...
Listen002: Entitlement from 2016-01-26T17:00
Do you believe in karma? What about the idea that one person deserves an outcome more than another?
In today's episode of Let It Be, Brooke and Kelly talk about entitlement and how the id...
Listen001: Legacy from 2016-01-24T17:00
Have you ever spent time thinking about your legacy?
What is it you want to leave behind? And just as importantly, what do you NOT want to leave behind?
Kelly and Brooke spend toda...
Listen000: Welcome to Let It Be from 2016-01-07T04:55:48
In this introductory episode of Let It Be, your hosts Kelly Exeter and Brooke McAlary sit down to talk about their new show, why they wanted to have these conversations every week, and what list...
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