More Than You’re Saying

What keeps us from saying what we know is true? Most of us assume it's a lack of confidence or courage. But what if something far more human is happening? In this episode of More Than You're Saying, Maryanne Katsidis...

This episode is the most personal thing I've shared on this podcast. For most of my working life I could see clearly into others, the patterns, the pressure, what was sitting underneath before anyone named it. What I...

This episode goes straight into the moment your body tells the truth before your mind can catch up. I share a real story, one where my body reacted before I had a single thought and how that moment changed the way I...

This episode dives into one of the most painful psychological patterns I see in leaders: the double bind between the fear of failing and the belief that you already have. It’s the loop that makes movement feel...

Entrepreneurs treat creativity as optional. Something to get to when the real work is done. In this conversation with Michelle Stark, founder of Aleph Studio, we explore what that actually costs and what becomes...

There's a difference between using your voice and being in your voice. Most leaders don't realise which one they're doing until something makes them stop. In this episode I share a story I haven't told this way before...

Some work carries a weight most people don't see. In this conversation I speak with Lisa O'Malley about what it means to lead in a system that is simultaneously broken and essential and how leaders in high-stakes...

You make a change. It works. Things move again. And then quietly, gradually, the same pattern comes back. Different situation. Different people. Same feeling. This is one of the most consistent things I see in leaders...

Leading a purpose-driven organisation carries a specific kind of pressure. The mission is visible. The resources are constrained. The emotional labour is high. And the leader is often holding the weight of both the...

There's a pattern I see in high-functioning leaders that nobody names until it breaks something. They've become the system. Not by design. By default. Gradually, quietly, they've become the thing holding everything...

Most change initiatives fail not because the strategy is wrong but because the system underneath hasn't shifted. In this conversation I speak with Sarah Cassells about what it actually takes to design organisations that...

Decision fatigue is usually talked about as a volume problem, too many decisions, too many inputs, too much complexity. In this solo episode I look at something different: what’s happening internally while decisions are...

In this gripping episode, Maryanne speaks with Derrick McManus, former STAR Group officer and founder of the Australian Centre for Human Durability. In 1994, Derrick was shot fourteen times in less than five seconds...

Leadership fatigue is often attributed to workload or pace. But many leaders feel tired before the work even begins. In this solo episode I explore the internal pressure beneath leadership, the quiet load that...

In this radiant episode of Heart-Led Changemakers, Maryanne sits down with Grier Neilson, founder of Bohemian Ekko Creative, an artist, stylist, and photographer with over 30 years of experience across film, beauty...