NXT SZN

I see you and want you to know that the next chapter of your life starts now. The woman you’re meant to be will cost you the woman you are today. NXTSZN is the podcast for ambitious women who refuse to settle—women who are ready to embrace their full potential without compromise, guilt, or waiting for permission. This is your space for raw conversations, unfiltered truths, and the mindset shifts you need to reinvent yourself on your terms. Whether you’re navigating career moves, motherhood, relationships, or personal growth, NXTSZN gives you the motivation, strategies, and tools to step into your power and own your next chapter. This is your next season. Let’s make it extraordinary.

NXT SZN is a education podcast hosted by Amanda Delosa, with 16 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Amanda Delosa hosts NXT SZN, a education show with 16 episodes published.

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  Why You Cant Stick to Your Habits and the Science that Fixes it

  Sep 17, 202646 min

  What if the reason you can't stick to anything isn't a lack of discipline — it's that your brain was never wired for willpower in the first place? Dr Gina Cleo — one of Australia's most sought-after habit researchers, author of The Habit Revolution and a dietitian-turned-PhD who built a career translating habit science into practical, everyday steps — sits down with me for the opening episode of the new season. Gina doesn't hold back: she shares her issues with Atomic Habits and the misinterpreted research behind some of its biggest ideas, debunks the 21-day habit myth, and explains why motivation doesn't work — and what actually does. We get into the dopamine economy engineered to keep you saying "just one more reel," habit mapping and the five triggers behind everything you do on autopilot, and her unpopular opinion that work-life balance doesn't exist. She also flips the script and interviews me — and I open up about the season that broke me apart and rebuilt me: leaving a safe political career to start Yellow Panda, losing my mum at 35, the COVID freeze, and becoming a bigger, bolder version of myself through motherhood. If you've ever felt stuck, this is your reminder: you are not stuck with your brain. Connect with Gina: Instagram: @drginacleo Website: drginacleo.com In this episode, we discuss: Why some of Atomic Habits' most fundamental ideas rest on misinterpreted research The 21-day habit myth — and why believing it sets you up to quit Why motivation doesn't work, and self-efficacy is the number one predictor of success The dopamine economy: why scrolling is now the number one most-reported unwanted habit Habit mapping: the five triggers behind everything you do on autopilot Why habit tracking makes you two to three times more likely to follow through Gina's unpopular opinion that work-life balance doesn't exist Self-care as a habit, not a luxury The deeper link between habits, addiction and trauma Gina flipping the script: my journey from politics to Yellow Panda, losing my mum, and rebuilding myself through motherhood Why you're never stuck: your brain is constantly rewiring, and any habit can change Mentioned in this episode: Gina's book: The Habit Revolution Your Habit Blueprint — Gina's online course, via her website Atomic Habits by James Clear

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  Episode #14

  Mothers Can Have It All, Just Not All at Once: Crisis-Proofing Your Business & Life with Sally Branson Dalwood

  Aug 17, 202642 minS1

  What do you do when everything you've worked so hard to build comes crashing down — in your business, or in your life? This week I'm opening up my little black book again to introduce you to one of my favourite people: Sally Branson Dalwood, a crisis and reputation specialist, founder of The Sally Branson Consulting Group, and former Senior Press Secretary to an Australian Prime Minister. Crisis is all she does — for iconic brands, global companies and high-profile individuals, and in this conversation she shows you how to bring those exact same tools home. We dive deep into the identity crisis of becoming a mother, why the "women can have it all" narrative sets us up to fail, and how the truth is closer to you can have it all, just not all at the same time, and not without the right scaffolding. In this episode: ✷ Why crisis is actually a great indicator of opportunity — and how to use one to plan your next season✷ The "scaffolding" every ambitious woman needs before things go wrong (not after)✷ How to stakeholder-map your personal life — borrowed straight from corporate crisis management✷ The guilt of getting support, and why outsourcing doesn't make you less of a mum✷ Knowing your values before the sh*t hits the fan — Sally's litmus test for every decision✷ Sally's real-world routine: 4:30am deep work, flexible days, and a non-negotiable annual girls' weekend✷ Raising good men, the mental load, and why comparison is the thief of joy — but also a teacher, if you look at what you don't want If you've ever been in a crisis , or want to make sure you're ready before the next one, this episode is for you. Connect with Sally: LinkedIn: Sally Branson DalwoodWebsite: sallybransonconsulting.comInstagram: @thesbcgroup Grab Sally's free Calm in a Crisis Guide: sallybransonconsulting.com/store

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  Episode #13

  I Fell Asleep at the Wheel Doing It All — The Wake-Up Call Every Burnt-Out Woman Needs

  Jul 15, 202654 minS1

  What happens when the woman who holds everything together finally falls apart? Nadine Muller spent 14 years in the Australian Air Force and 13 as an emergency nurse. She was the athlete, the achiever, the one everyone leaned on — until two hospitalised pregnancies, pregnancy loss, a family in crisis and years of "shoulding herself to death" ended with her asleep at the wheel, metres from oncoming traffic. In this episode, Nadine — author of A Reason to Rise , and now a life and business mentor — shares the mirror moment that changed everything: the day she stopped being the victim of her own story and demanded a different version of herself. We talk about: The "good girl" conditioning that has women pouring from an empty cup The feather, the brick and the Mack truck — how the universe escalates until you listen Radical self-accountability (and why the victim stage is still part of the rite of passage) Inner child work — including the grown man brought to tears by a rescue puppy Untangling past trauma from present triggers Life by design: world-schooling, travelling families, and why "that's not available to me" is the most dangerous sentence you can say If you've ever asked "who am I when I'm not the one who does it all?" — this one's for you. Connect with Nadine on Instagram [@nadinemuller] | Her book: A Reason to Rise

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  Episode #12

  School Hours Only: The New Rules for Mothers working less, making more and spending more time with their kids

  Jul 6, 202644 minS1

  What happens when you build a business designed to fit your life as a mother — not the other way around? In this episode, systems-and-automation expert Kiah Woling joins Amanda Delosa to reveal how she runs a thriving 10-year business on school hours only, why treating your home like a business is the delegation hack no one talks about, and how to keep the wheels on when life throws cyclones, grief and chaos at you all at once. If you’ve ever felt like you’re “getting a lot done but not actually moving the needle,” this raw, practical conversation will change how you structure your days. Design your business inside-out. Kiah started from a non-negotiable — being present for her kids by engineering every offer, deliverable and boundary around it, rather than squeezing family into her calendar. Time-block with intention (and schedule your “shits and bits”). Protect 2–3 deep-work blocks a day, and give scattered life-admin its own dedicated slot so it stops hijacking your big projects. Treat your home like a business. SOPs, inventory lists and clear systems let you delegate the household load — to a nanny, house manager or au pair — the same way you’d delegate in your business. Master your calendar to master your boundaries. “If it’s not in my calendar, it doesn’t get done.” Communicating the start and end of your deliverables and client contact time is what makes boundaries actually stick. Automate with strategy, not shiny objects. Use the 1-1-1 rule — one hour, one week, one process — and know your true cost rate and hourly fee before you price, so you’re never “too expensive for your own business.”

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  Episode #11

  What they don't tell you about building empires and travelling with kids with Renee Warren

  Jan 22, 202657 minS1

  <p>What they don't show you on Instagram: the reality of building global empires while traveling the world with kids in tow.</p><p>Renee Warren - wife to Dan Martell, founder of the Pink Skirt Project, and mother of two - sits down with me to get brutally honest about worldschooling, ambitious marriages, and why "there's a reason not too many people are doing this - it's the hardest thing I've ever had to do."</p><p>We dive into the chaos nobody talks about, why travel is the ultimate relationship test, what it's really like being married to...

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