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On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
Paige Leacey
31 episodes
5 days ago
Sexologist, creator & intrepid conversationalist Paige Leacey sits down with interesting people to explore the magic and mess of being human - from sex, love & intimacy, to health, wealth, death, morality, science, tech, & the mysteries of consciousness.
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Sexologist, creator & intrepid conversationalist Paige Leacey sits down with interesting people to explore the magic and mess of being human - from sex, love & intimacy, to health, wealth, death, morality, science, tech, & the mysteries of consciousness.
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On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
#015 – Katie Rydge (Alone S12): How Hunting Teaches Women Boundaries

For most people, survival is about playing it safe. For Katie Rydge, it's not.

It’s about stripping life back to meet only what's real - in solitude, silence, with only instinct as your guide.

Katie is a wilderness survivalist who's spent over 20 years mastering primitive skills, guiding rites of passage, and living off the land. She's ridden horses through remote Australian cattle stations, led expeditions into Aboriginal communities in Arnhem Land, and competed on Season 12 of ALONE - landing herself as second runner up.

But her real work goes deeper than bush survival. Katie guides women back to themselves through nature - weaving earth-based practice with something more primal, more spiritual, more tantric.

Paige and Katie's conversation goes beneath the surface - into sex, nature, hunting, birth, and consciousness - to question what it actually means to feel alive.


🎙️ You'll hear about:
🩷 Vision quests and the culture of "push & achieve"
🩷 Traditional bow hunting vs. modern weapons
🩷 Sexual awakening as self-discovery
🩷 What tantra really means beyond clichés
🩷 An unforgettable home birth experience
🩷 Eros, energy flow, and breaking inner dams
🩷 Are we living in a simulation?


⏱️ Timestamps
00:01:28 – Panchakarma detox experience
00:16:40 – First vision quest
00:31:01 – Australian plant medicine
00:33:40 – Traditional hunting
00:46:49 – Women, masculinity & health
00:52:50 – Sexual awakening
00:56:26 – What Tantra really is
01:01:01 – Home birth story
01:21:48 – Eros and breaking down inner dams
01:28:00 – Finding your way to feel emotions
01:43:02 – The nature of reality


🌸 If this conversation resonated with you, hit SUBSCRIBE and SHARE the insight that stuck with you most below.


Get in touch with Paige:
🎧 Listen on Spotify: On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
https://open.spotify.com/show/4sVFkvFcj3DW1wuVZuGd4U?si=af98abe607fb4c1a
🍎 Listen on Apple Podcasts: On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/on-the-same-paige-with-paige-leacey/id1573526370
💌 Want tips on intimacy, connection & the human experience?
https://paigeleacey.substack.com
📸 Instagram: @samepaige__
✨ TikTok: @samepaige__


Get in touch with Katie:
@katie_rydge
@naturephilosophy
www.katierydge.com

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3 weeks ago
1 hour 55 minutes 48 seconds

On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
#014 – Are You Choosing Love or Just Avoiding Being Alone?

Should you sleep with someone on the first date? That's just the beginning of this raw conversation about love, heartbreak, and the messy truth about relationships.In this episode, I sit down (again) with mama Tara - a yoga teacher with nearly three decades of experience, specialising in nervous system work rooted in Polyvagal Theory and guiding women through embodied transformation and generational healing.🎙️ Tara opens up about:🩷 Why sex on the first date is "chaos" (but why it's more complicated than you think)🩷 The devastating heartbreak that defined her early adulthood🩷 What women don't know about the power living in their hips🩷 How to know if you're choosing someone from love or fear of being aloneThis conversation goes DEEP. We talk about one true love vs. evolutionary partners who break you, the moment she packed her bags for a boat captain she barely knew, why pleasure is your most productive state, and how to have better sex by doing... yoga?We dive into attachment, abandonment, the patterns we repeat in every relationship, and why sometimes the person who breaks your heart is your greatest teacher.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:00:00 – Sex on the first date: Chaos or Charm?03:19 – What we really came to talk about09:12 – Do you believe in "the one"?12:04 – The heartbreak that changed everything18:25 – Jumping on boats with strangers26:06 – Advice before traveling with a partner28:46 – The attachment work we all need to do35:00 – What is love, really?42:05 – Sex education (or lack of it)47:54 – What women need to know about their hips🌸 If this conversation resonated with you, hit SUBSCRIBE and SHARE.Connect with Tara:Instagram:⁠ @tarafoltonHer yoga studio (in-person and soon-to-be online), Sol Method:https://www.solmethod.com.au/Connect with Paige:🎧 Listen on Spotify: On The Same Paige with Paige Leaceyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/4sVFkvFcj3DW1wuVZuGd4U?si=af98abe607fb4c1a👂🏼Listen on Apple: On The Same Paige with Paige Leaceyhttps://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/on-the-same-paige-with-paige-leacey/id1573526370💌 Sign up for my Substack:https://paigeleacey.substack.com/subscribe📸 Insta: @samepaige__✨TikTok: @samepaige__Three new episodes a month – subscribe for more! 💖

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1 month ago
51 minutes 56 seconds

On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
#013 – "I Felt Like I Was Having an Exorcism"

Sound, breath, and presence can push the body to release what it has been holding onto for years - often bypassing the mind entirely.


In this episode, Paige sits down with Dr. Sam Kankanamge, osteopath and multi-skilled body worker, to unpack a private session that was anything but ordinary.


You’ll hear about:

🩷 How sound can release trapped emotion and ancestral energy

🩷 Breath as a tool to work with tension and resistance in the body

🩷 Balancing masculine and feminine energy in everyday life

🩷 Music, ritual, and presence as ways to expand awareness


⏱️ Timestamps

00:00:00 – Entering the session

00:06:12 – Breath as medicine

00:14:39 – Sound, vibration, and emotion

00:27:01 – Balancing masculine & feminine

00:38:26 – Mysticism, time, and consciousness

00:52:47 – Music as devotion

01:04:55 – Closing reflections


🌸 If this episode made you look at your body or your emotions a little differently, hit SUBSCRIBE and SHARE.


Get in touch with Paige:

🎧 Listen on Spotify: On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey

https://open.spotify.com/show/4sVFkvF...

👂🏼Listen on Apple: On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast...

💌 Sign up for my Substack:

https://paigeleacey.substack.com/subs...

📸 Insta: @samepaige__

✨TikTok: @samepaige__


Get in touch with Dr Sam or Sen Wellness Retreats:

https://www.senwellnesssanctuary.com/

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1 month ago
31 minutes 47 seconds

On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
#012 – Dr Sam Kankanamge: Facing Your Darkness Is The Medicine

Not all medicine comes in a bottle… The deepest healing begins by noticing how your physical body and emotional world are intertwined.

Sam Kankanamge is a leading voice in holistic health, known internationally for weaving 5,000-year-old Sri Lankan healing wisdom with modern science. With over 25 years of experience in osteopathy, acupuncture, and neonatal medicine, Sam was once described by The Times (2014) as “the best back specialist in the UK.” He’s the founder of Sen Wellness — a healthcare clinic in London and a retreat sanctuary in Sri Lanka.

Yet, despite his clinical expertise, Sam believes that real, lasting change comes through facing your darkness and remembering your connection to the natural world.

In this episode, Paige meets Dr. Sam at the Sen Sanctuary on the shores of Netolpitiya, Sri Lanka, shortly after her own experience with Panchakarma — an ancient Ayurvedic detox system. They dive into a conversation about healing, energy, and the unseen forces that shape our well-being.

🎙️ You’ll hear about:
🩷 The ancient science of Ayurveda
🩷 What your posture reveals about you
🩷 Fear’s impact on the body
🩷 Natural birth as a spiritual journey
🩷 Sri Lankan birth and funeral rituals
🩷 The importance of darkness and silence
🩷 The wisdom of premature babies
🩷 A new perspective on psychedelic experiences

⏱️ Timestamps
00:00:28 – Why Paige did Panchakarma
00:05:25 – What is Panchakarma?
00:10:34 – Food and the microbiome
00:14:36 – Doshas and personality
00:25:19 – What your posture says about you
00:28:37 – Structural vs. visceral pain
00:35:31 – Emotions stored in organs
00:43:07 – This life vs. next life
00:45:44 – Sensitivity as a gift
00:49:21 – Reaching truth without psychedelics
01:03:44 – Funerals and birth in Sri Lanka
01:14:32 – Navigating conflicting doctors’ advice
01:16:37 – Why osteopathy?
01:25:39 – Lessons from romance

🌸 If this episode made you look at your body or your emotions a little differently, hit SUBSCRIBE and SHARE.


Get in touch with Paige:

💌 Sign up for my Substack:

https://paigeleacey.substack.com/subscrib

⁠📸 Insta: @samepaige__

✨TikTok: @samepaige__


Get in touch with Dr Sam or Sen Wellness Retreats:

https://www.senwellnesssanctuary.com/

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2 months ago
1 hour 27 minutes 47 seconds

On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
#011 – The Truth About Love & Masculinity From 50 Years of Yoga Practice

Yoga isn’t just a movement practice… It's a philosophy. Some practitioners even believe it’s a direct portal to meet with God. Whether you believe that’s a God in the sky, the God of the natural world or the God within you.

Lance Schuler is a legend in the global yoga community, often referred to as the “Godfather” of yoga in Australia, with over 40 years experience teaching. From martial arts to breathwork and meditation, from New Zealand to China and Europe, he created his own system, Integrated South Pacific Yoga Academy, blending ancient traditions with modern science. He works with his wife Dr Susan Famularo to help people live more intentionally, from the way they breathe to what they eat. More than that, at 70 years old, Lance has the energy, strength and charisma of a 30 year old. In this day and age, that’s a miracle.

In this episode, Paige interviews Lance on his stunning property in Byron Bay, hoping to siphon as much wisdom as she can.

🎙️ They dive into:
🩷 The nervous system hype — and what’s missing
🩷 Lessons from teaching yoga inside a men’s prison
🩷 Getting out of comfort without going to extremes
🩷 What exploring your own darkness really means
🩷 The truth about making long-term love work
🩷 Judo, discipline, and raising resilient kids
🩷 What awaits us on the other side

⏱️ Timestamps
00:00:00 - The nervous system
00:09:45 - Teaching yoga to criminals
00:14:54 - Masculinity
00:17:14 - Do we need discomfort to grow?
00:19:11 - Going against the flow of life
00:24:33 - Love, devotion, and facing your shadows
00:28:32 - Marriage, resilience, and connection
00:40:03 - Breath, the body, and fear
00:45:52 - Vulnerability and self-sabotage
00:49:27 - From childhood discipline to digital life
01:01:23 - COVID, AI, and finding meaning
01:07:23 - Tech’s impact on health and youth
01:13:43 - What happens when we die?

🌸 If today’s episode opened your mind or made you breathe a little deeper, hit SUBSCRIBE and SHARE.

Get in touch with Paige:
💌 Sign up for my Substack: https://paigeleacey.substack.com/subscribe
📸 Insta: @samepaige__
✨ TikTok: @samepaige__

Get in touch with Lance:
https://www.inspyayoga.com/

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3 months ago
1 hour 24 minutes 57 seconds

On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
FREEBIE: How to Build Deeper Intimacy Through Micro-Moments

Paige gives a grounded, no-fluff audio walkthrough of the subtle habits (and anti-teamwork moments) that quietly chip away at connection in your romantic relationship — and how to course-correct them with curiosity, not perfection.

For smart women who are low on time, but big on self-awareness.


Want to explore 1:1 coaching with me?

Book a FREE 20 minute connection call

https://calendly.com/talktome-paigeleacey/connection-call


💌 Sign up to my Substack for your roadmap to better sex, deeper self-trust, and more aliveness in your relationship:

https://paigeleacey.substack.com/subscribe⁠

📸 Connect with me on Insta:

@samepaige__

🎬 Watch me on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@PaigeLeacey

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3 months ago
13 minutes 58 seconds

On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
#010 – Tamara The Brave: Fantasy, Free Will & Financial Trauma

“Even in a place that’s well outside of your preferences, you still have authorship over your experience. That's free will.”


Tamara the Brave is a transformation mentor, shamanic practitioner, and ex-corporate rebel who left her marketing job after losing her hair from stress and vomiting in the car every morning. In this conversation, she shares the true cost of ignoring your inner knowing — and what it actually takes to live in alignment.


This is part two of a longer chat we had. You can find part one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NM65ngNH8U&t=548s


Tamara also gets real about the spiritual delusion of “trust” without self-responsibility, her PTSD recovery, the inner child’s role in dating, and why fantasy isn't a viable financial plan (or a relationship one).


This one’s raw, wise, and wildly useful if you're trying to make sense of your patterns — in love, money, or your nervous system.


Connect with Tamara:

Instagram:⁠ @tamarathebrave

Substack: https://substack.com/@wildlightreckoning

Free copy of The WildLight Manifesto: https://www.tamarathebrave.com/join-t...

Mentorship: tamara@tamarathebrave.com


Connect with me:

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5 months ago
1 hour 12 minutes 45 seconds

On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
#009 – Somatic Consent Educator: Are You Resting or Are You Collapsing?

"After cuddle party training, I had a clean ‘no’ in my back pocket."

Hello, my loves. In this episode, I sit down with Tamara the Brave — bodyworker, mentor, and one of the most grounded women I’ve met. She speaks from the earth up. And this conversation is exactly that: rooted and real.

Tamara shares what menopause has been teaching her. We talk about radical self-responsibility, the cost of self-abandonment, and how most of us weren’t taught to rest — we were taught to burn out.

We also get stuck into:

- My unhinged moment with a parking officer

- The wisdom of cuddle parties

- The stuff women in their 20s, 30s and 40s need know about menopause

- Leaving the corporate world with a fried nervous system

- The danger of chasing peak experiences

- Getting honest about the difference between rest and collapse

This episode might not give you the answers — but it’ll inspire you to stop outsourcing them. It'll remind you to slow down, give you a good idea of what to start taking care of now while you're full of oestrogen, and offer one woman’s account of finding sovereignty.


Connect with Tamara:

Instagram:⁠ @tamarathebrave

Substack: https://substack.com/@wildlightreckoning

Free copy of The WildLight Manifesto: https://www.tamarathebrave.com/join-the-list

Mentorship: tamara@tamarathebrave.com

Connect with me:

🎥 Watch on Youtube: On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey

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6 months ago
59 minutes 39 seconds

On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
#008 – Situationships, Crypto Confidence & Rewiring Trauma with EFT Tapping

In this episode, I sit down with Teddi Emerald — transformational coach, crypto educator, and owner of Byron Bay’s beloved vintage store, Trash — to explore the wild intersections between trauma, spirituality, money, pleasure, and the feminine body.

Teddi opens up about her childhood with a mentally ill parent, her ten years inside a religious cult, the journey that led her to become a practitioner of EFT Tapping and Matrix Reimprinting, and the recent situationship that made her a student of her own teachings all over again.

We get stuck into:– Healing culture and the traps of “spirituality”– When relationships feel right but are absolutely wrong– The wisdom your seggsual fantasies hold– The link between financial sovereignty and self-worth– What success really means when you’ve unhooked from the matrix

This conversation bends genres — it’s part tea-spill, part belief-system rewiring, and part permission slip to take up all the space with your brilliance, bigness, and power.


Connect with Teddi:

Instagram:⁠ @teddi.emerald

Her Crypto Course, Crypto Queen: https://teddi-emerald-s-school.teachable.com/p/crypto-queen

Book a transformational coaching session: https://calendly.com/tvonsivers/personal-transformation-session


Connect with me:

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6 months ago
1 hour 29 minutes 50 seconds

On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
#007 – Nervous System Coach: C-PTSD, PCOS & Prenatal Imprints

In this live-recorded episode, I sit down with Ruby Shine to explore how our earliest environments — even the womb — can leave a lasting imprint on the body.Ruby reflects on her journey through early parentification, relentless anxiety, C-PTSD, insomnia, and PCOS with her signature no-filter style. It’s raw, funny, and full of the kind of honesty that makes you laugh and then immediately reflect on your own life.We recorded this one live at Sol Method — Ruby’s somatic yoga studio in Byron Bay — in front of a room full of people who know her as a teacher, guide, and multi-entrepreneur. It takes real guts to speak this openly in front of your own community. And she did not hold back.We get into:- Ruby’s experience of complex trauma showing up as acne, insomnia, and PCOS- How her mother’s pregnancy and early childhood shaped her nervous system- The long road to forgiveness, and learning to hold multiple truths at once- Why overachieving became her coping mechanism — and how she began to unravel it- What it looked like for her to stop becoming her feelings, and start actually feeling themIf you’re curious about the threads between body, biography, and belief; if you live with a sensitive system, an invisible illness, or the urge to push through when you probably need to pause — or if you just love a conversation that’s vulnerable, girlie, and deeply human — this one’s for you.Connect with Ruby:Instagram:⁠ @rubyshine__⁠Her Substack, The Awakened Woman:https://theawakenedwoman.substack.com/⁠Her yoga studio (in-person and soon-to-be online), Sol Method:https://www.solmethod.com.au/


Connect with me:

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7 months ago
1 hour 2 minutes 16 seconds

On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
#006 – Ego Death, Entities & Ayahuasca: A Comedian’s Spiritual Awakening

If you're curious about psychedelics, shamanism, and finding meaning beyond the matrix, this conversation is for you. If you don't have an open mind or if you're uncomfortable with conversations about death... it's definitely not.I sat down with Nick Sun — stand-up comedian turned Ayahuasca shaman turned stand-up comedian, again — to chat about his wild oscillation between two seemingly opposing worlds.Nick's story defies conventional career paths. What makes his perspective unique is how he bridges spiritual depth with brutal honesty and humour. I laugh a lot in this episode.


- His early days in comedy + working as a giant tooth (?!)
- How plant medicine told him to stop being such a jerk
- What it was like being a shaman
- The time a malevolent entity shot out of his solar plexus
- Why he stepped away from serving and returned to comedy
- His perspective that reality is a 5D joke and it's (likely) on us


Connect with Nick:

Instagram:⁠ @therealnicksun

Youtube: @nicksun7799

His website: https://nicksun.com.au/

His podcast, Tripping with Nick Sun:

https://open.spotify.com/show/0Ry0SLtwI1EwLB1flxz1Eh?si=8d08b4132b994478&nd=1&dlsi=e358b81c957a4e15


Connect with me:

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7 months ago
1 hour 22 minutes 21 seconds

On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
#005 – Embodiment Mentor: Birth, Motherhood & Raising Good Humans

This week’s episode is a little different — a live conversation, recorded at my favourite yoga studio in Byron Bay, Sol Method, with a room full of incredible, inquisitive women as our audience.


I sat down with Tara Folton, co-owner of Sol Method, yoga teacher, and all-round powerhouse, to explore how movement, motherhood, and identity intersect in ways that are both deeply personal and universally relatable.


From growing up on a farm in Pennsylvania with bi-racial parents, to discovering yoga, to moving through one of the most intense and identity-shifting experiences of her life: giving birth and becoming a mother.


We dive into:

- Her childhood — and how it shaped her approach to life and movement

- Finding yoga — and choosing it as both a practice and a profession

- Her birth experience — the story of bringing her son into the world

- Parenting — in all of its messy and humbling glory


This one is not to be missed — if for no other reason than Tara is, hands down, the hottest 46-year-old I have ever known (whatever she’s doing, it’s working)!
In all seriousness, this ep is for the soon-to-be mummas, the seasoned mummas, and the dedicated movers reparenting themselves through the practice of yoga.


Connect with Tara Folton:

Instagram:⁠ @tarafolton

Her yoga studio (in-person and soon-to-be online), Sol Method:

⁠https://www.solmethod.com.au/⁠


Connect with me:

🎥 Watch on Youtube: On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PaigeLeacey⁠

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@samepaige__


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8 months ago
1 hour 3 minutes 34 seconds

On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
#004 – Yoga Teacher: Burnout, Breath & Building a Spiritual Business

Fletcher Nugent knows what it’s like to completely hit your limit.

After competing at a high level in Melbourne’s footy scene, he hit a breaking point — a nervous breakdown that left him unable to get out of bed for months. His path forward wasn’t about getting back to where he was. It was about becoming someone entirely new.

Now, he’s a respected evolutionary yoga teacher and Dao wisdom guide, leading young men in ways he never expected.

In this episode, we talk about:

- The burnout that shattered his old identity and forced him to rebuild

- The freakishly serendipitous moment that led him to his spiritual teacher

- Owning a business as a spiritual seeker

- Why the way you breathe has the potential to change you — for better or worse

This episode is for anyone who's ever felt like life completely unraveled — only to realise it was leading them somewhere better.


Connect with Fletcher:

Instagram:⁠ @fletchernugent

His Substack: https://substack.com/@fletchernugent


Connect with me:

🎥 Watch on Youtube: On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey

https://www.youtube.com/@PaigeLeacey

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8 months ago
55 minutes 19 seconds

On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
#003 – Relapse, Rehab & Finding Balance After Heroin

I sat down with Joel Iliffe — former heroin user turned drug dependency recovery coach — to explore addiction, authenticity, and why connection and relief are the driving forces behind everything we do.


Joel's journey from dependency to recovery isn't your typical redemption story — nor does he tell it in that way. It's raw, messy, and refreshingly honest about both the allure and devastation of addiction. What makes his perspective unique isn't just his past — it's how he's transformed his experiences into profound insights and compassion for his own human nature.


We dive into:

- His unique relationship with heroin — and his evolving perspective on the role it played in his life

- Relapse, shame, and the non-linear reality of recovery

- Why choosing your own path to balance matters

- How much we both love Matthew McConaughey — because lighten up


If you're curious about the human condition, or if you've ever wanted to hear someone talk about addiction with unflinching honesty rather than Instagram-style inspiration, this conversation is for you.


Keep an eye out for Joel Iliffe’s debut autobiography in 2026.


Connect with me:

🎥 Watch on Youtube: On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PaigeLeacey⁠

💌 Sign up for my newsletter:

⁠https://paigeleacey.substack.com/subscribe⁠

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Three new episodes a month — subscribe for more! 💖

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8 months ago
1 hour 4 minutes 39 seconds

On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
#002 – Why “Wellness” Might Be Making You More Anxious

I sat down with Ruby Shine — menstrual cycle and mindset coach, and one of my closest friends of 22 years — to chat about stress, somatics and why we can't think our way out of all our problems.


Ruby's story is one I've watched unfold in real time. Years of survival mode until her body finally said "enough is enough" through crippling anxiety, insomnia, cystic acne and PCOS (all physical manifestations of C-PTSD). She turned it around through breath, movement, and body-centric healing.


But what makes Ruby's perspective unique isn't just her health journey — it's how it shaped her approach to creating a true partnership between the body and mind, rather denying either one's wisdom.


We dive into:

- Why stress hits women differently (turns out, being "sensitive" isn't what you think)

- The "wellness overloader" trap — when self-care becomes another source of stress

- What "somatic" actually means (because let's be honest, everyone seems to have their own definition)

- How to work with your nervous system without abandoning your mind


If you've ever questioned the Instagram wellness narrative around "getting out of your head and into your body," or if you're curious about a more nuanced approach to ending the stress cycle, this conversation is for you.


Connect with Ruby:

Instagram:@rubyshine__

Her Substack, The Awakened Woman:

https://theawakenedwoman.substack.com/

Her work at Trybe Wellness:

https://www.trybewellness.com.au/


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8 months ago
1 hour 20 minutes 40 seconds

On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
[NEW SHOW] #001 – Bladder Pain & Perfectionism: My Personal Story

My bladder pain had me spiralling — no clear answers, no quick fixes, just months of relentless discomfort that took a toll on my relationships, my sanity, and my sense of self. But as I’ve started exploring pelvic health, I’m beginning to see female physiology and energy in a whole new way.


In this episode, I share where I’m at with healing my pain, what I learned from my first session with a bodyworker specialising in pelvic and womb health, and why this work feels so important for the modern, creative and ambitious women.


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9 months ago
28 minutes 58 seconds

On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
Q5: What are the tips no sexologists are giving to truly love your body?

In this episode Paige journeys solo to deliver you three tips for loving your body that no other sexologists are sharing (it's shocking, really). Plus, she shares a personal story about the time another woman (lovingly) schooled her at a sexuality immersion.

 

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She mentions the work of Rachel White in this podcast who you can find here:

https://www.rachael-white.com/

@therachael.white

 

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12 months ago
19 minutes 21 seconds

On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
Q4: How often do you make decisions from shame? ft. A.I.

The poddy is back! Paige has taken the project on as her own but fear not, Bestie Ruby will drop in from time to time.
In this brand new ep, Paige delves into the complexities of "feeling" shame as she navigates a life decision. After admitting she's not really into the whole solocast thing, she hands the mic over to her new AI friends, Jane & John, who graciously explore how her latest piece of writing examines curiosity as the antidote to shame-fueled overthinking.


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Paige’s Substack article

https://paigeleacey.substack.com/p/sex-shame-and-the-illusion-of-the

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12 months ago
16 minutes 56 seconds

On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
Q3 // P2: How do you deal with unexpected conflict?

Paige shares what happened the next time she interacted with her aggrieved (and slightly aggressive) colleague. Ruby muses on conflict in romantic connection, and why it hits different.

 

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12 months ago
31 minutes 56 seconds

On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
Q3 // P1: How do you deal with unexpected conflict?

Paige shares a story about being unexpectedly (and accusatorially) confronted in the workplace, and how her frazzled nervous system responded. The girls discuss why their individual conflict styles are so different, despite both always wanting the same outcome – to be heard.

 

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12 months ago
33 minutes 3 seconds

On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey
Sexologist, creator & intrepid conversationalist Paige Leacey sits down with interesting people to explore the magic and mess of being human - from sex, love & intimacy, to health, wealth, death, morality, science, tech, & the mysteries of consciousness.