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Self-awareness, Emotional Freedom Techniques, hypnotherapy. These are just a few of the powerful mindset tools that we’ve built into the KIC app this year and they are all part of our new year challenge, alongside movement designed to complement each pathway. This week we have Janey Martino (Kic CEO & founder of meditation app Smiling Mind) back on the podcast to discuss these tools - her experience with them, how she has used them with others & the monumental benefits she has seen from them, and how they work in the app.  Plus Steph & Laura share the Kic app challenge they are taking on this new year. Kic UPDATE Our Move with Intention Challenge starts today! Join us for a New Year’s Evolution. Set your goals and choose one of five challenge paths - calm, confidence, energy, rest or focus . Tap into new mindset practices, paired with curated movement styles to build vitality, unlock capability and discover strength across four week.  The challenge starts today but you can still enrol in the KIC app to take part. FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the podcast 'Inherited' with Ruby Hall. While we're on holidays we'll be sharing episodes of us on other podcasts in case you missed them. This week it's Laura's turn again! Laura was on Inherited in late 2024 where she spoke with Ruby about her parent's divorce, how this impacted her relationship with conflict, and what she learned from the New York Marathon. HEAR MORE We love Inherited and we think you might too! This episode was called 'Laura Henshaw on rewriting marriage.' You can listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/laura-henshaw-on-rewriting-marriage/id1770026917?i=1000682131328  Follow Inherited on Instagram @inheritedthepod FOLLOW USKICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy new year!!! We always start the year with a goal-setting episode but this year we’re doing things a little bit differently. With the help of our coach & Kic CEO, Janey Martino, this year we're setting goals according to the 3B’s: Betterment, Belonging and Becoming. KIC UPDATE KIC is on sale! Get up to 30% off KIC yearly and quarterly subscriptions. The app gives you access to our Move with Intention Challenge as well as 1000+ classes, mindset practices and nourishing recipes to fuel your routine. Sale ends midnight on January 15th. Join at www.kicwellness.com. FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the podcast 'Inherited' with Ruby Hall. While we're on holidays we'll be sharing episodes of us on other podcasts in case you missed them. This week it's Steph's turn again! Steph was on Inherited earlier this year where she shared with Ruby four of her life lessons. This week we're sharing two and you can hear the other two in the full Inherited episode. HEAR MORE We love Inherited and we think you might too! This episode was called '3 Life Lessons with Steph Claire Smith' and you can listen here https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/3-life-lessons-with-steph-claire-smith/id1770026917?i=1000723735175 Follow Inherited on Instagram @inheritedthepod FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every week we share a Special Share: something we’re reading, watching, listening to, cooking, or doing, and this week we’re sharing our top Special Shares from the year! If you’re looking for something to consume over the holiday period, try some of these reccos… TOP ALBUM Laura: The Life of a Showgirl - Taylor Swift  TOP PODCAST Steph: Ellen Pompeo on Call Her Daddy Laura: Big Small Talk  TOP MOVIE Steph: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. TOP TV SHOW Steph: We Were Liars  Laura: Running Point Laura: Sirens  Laura (honourable mention): Adolescence  TOP BOOK Steph: The Family Next Door - Sally Hepworth  Laura: Big Beautiful Life - Emily Henry  SOMETHING NEW Steph: Kindle  Steph: Flawless - Elsie Silver Laura: The Names - Florence Knapp  FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 From the podcast 'Big Small Talk' with Sarah Jane Adams & Hannah Ferguson. While we're on holidays we'll be sharing episodes of us on other podcasts in case you missed them. This week it's Laura's turn! Laura was on Big Small Talk this year where she spoke with Sarah about wellness trends and diet culture. HEAR MORE We love Big Small Talk and we think you might too! This episode was called 'SMALL TALK: Which 'Wellness' Trends Are Actually Toxic? With Laura Henshaw' and you can listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/small-talk-which-wellness-trends-are-actually-toxic/id1701358863?i=1000713485802 Follow Big Small Talk on Instagram @bigsmalltalk_pod FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We checked the stats and found the Wednesday episodes you guys loved most in 2025.  While we're on holidays we thought we'd chuck them all together in the one episode for you to enjoy again (or for the first time)! EPISODES WE MENTIONED How to practice self-compassion - with Dr Emily Musgrove https://pod.fo/e/2e7424 A catch up with Zara McDonald: our top 3 business lessons https://pod.fo/e/2f6b20 Q&A with Laura’s husband Dalton on pregnancy, childbirth & becoming a dad https://pod.fo/e/2f7d46 I Think I Have ADHD - with psychologist Bec McWilliam & psychiatrist Dr Dianne Grocott https://pod.fo/e/2ba6ee All your sex questions answered - with sex practitioner Georgia Grace https://pod.fo/e/2ab839 FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 From the podcast 'Australian Birth Stories' with Sophie Walker. While we're on holidays we'll be sharing episodes of us on other podcasts in case you missed them. This week it's Steph's turn! Steph was on Australian Birth Stories for the second time this year where she shared her birth story with Billie. HEAR MORE We love Australian Birth Stories and we think you might too! This episode was called '565 | Steph Claire Smith – second baby, breech presentation, spontaneous labour, drug-free birth'. You can listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/565-steph-claire-smith-second-baby-breech-presentation/id1242155321?i=1000722894886 Follow Australian Birth Stories on Instagram @australianbirthstories FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our business - Kic - is 10 years old! To celebrate, we decided to do something a little different this week, and invite three of our community members into the studio to join us for the episode! We spoke through our health & fitness journeys over the past decade and the role that the Kic app and community have played in it. Thanks to Sharon, Pauline & Breanna for joining us

Melissa Leong is a food writer and a former judge on Masterchef Australia. This year Melissa published her memoir ‘Guts’ and we were so excited to finally have her on the pod to talk about it!! In this episode, Melissa sits down with us to talk about how she balanced writing a book about herself with keeping things personal, the pressure of taking on one of the most high profile jobs in the country (as a judge on Masterchef) and all the expectations that came with it, how she thinks about success, burnout, and the freedom that comes from bucking societal expectations. FIND OUT MORE Follow Melissa on Instagram @fooderati Melissa’s book is called Guts. You can buy it here: https://www.dymocks.com.au/guts-by-melissa-leong-9781922616760  FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Steph shares about her & Josh’s decision to have more kids and how they made it. Plus! We got a DM from you asking if it’s normal for your mother-in-law to expect payment to babysit and we have thoughts. SPECIAL SHARES Steph: Under The Love Umbrella by Davina Bell https://www.scribblekidsbooks.com/books/p/under-the-love-umbrella  Laura: chia pudding! FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s Laura’s birth week! Before Laura went on maternity leave, we asked you for your questions so we could do one final Q&A together. You asked...what are you most excited about? How has your relationship with your body changed? What do you wish you knew before you got pregnant? Have you finally bought a pram? And lots more! SPECIAL SHARES Steph: following Luke Bateman on Instagram @lukebateman_ Laura: Dead Poets Society https://www.netflix.com/au/title/426589?source=35&fromWatch=true  FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clare Stephens is a podcaster, editor, and formerly was the editor-in-chief for Mamamia. This year Clare published her first novel 'The Worst Thing I’ve Ever Done' and launched her new podcast The Pile On. The Worst Thing I’ve Ever Done follows the story of Ruby, the editor of a feminist website, and Felicity, an online commentator who makes it her mission to take Ruby down. In this episode Clare sits down with Steph & Laura to share where the book came from, as well as Clare’s work at Mamamia, why she stepped down as editor-in-chief, being respected vs being liked, and the online pile-ons that inspired her novel and her new podcast.  FIND OUT MORE Follow Clare on Instagram @clare.stephenss Check out Clare’s book https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Clare-Stephens-Worst-Thing-I've-Ever-Done-9781922928030  Listen to Clare’s podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-pile-on/id1839852816  FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we open the mailbox again and answer one of your questions: have your thoughts about cosmetic procedures changed since you last talked about it? Remember you can ask us a question for an episode at any time by DMing us on Instagram @kicpod.  Then Laura updates us on her latest pelvic floor physio appointment…this time with Dalton. WE MENTIONED This is the Skims article Laura referenced in the injectables segment: https://www.harpersbazaararabia.com/hbanews/danae-mercer-skims-body-confidence  SPECIAL SHARES Steph: an ANTI Special Share for Pluribus https://tv.apple.com/au/show/pluribus/umc.cmc.37axgovs2yozlyh3c2cmwzlza  Laura: an UNSURE Special Share for  All’s Fair https://www.disneyplus.com/en-au/browse/entity-65e808bd-2703-452d-bf62-d941d9d799fd?  Kic UPDATE It’s your last chance to win Mills' Mind & Body Reset by trying one of her Hybrid classes!  All you need to do is complete any of Mills’ 16 on-demand hybrid classes and immediately go in the draw to win. Entries close 11:59pm, 1st December, 2025. T&Cs apply. Mills’ Mind & Body Reset (Valued at $1200) includes:
 $500 Travel Voucher - giving you the freedom to explore and expand your mind, plus $250 spending money. $250 Massage Voucher — recover and reset with the ultimate post-workout zen state. Kindle Paperwhite — Mills’ daily non-negotiable is reading on her Kindle. Find mental space and inspiration with your new e-reader. FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.