by Liz Deacle | Podcasts, Travel, world travel
So this is the BEST Island in Fiji?
BULA!! Today’s episode is brought to you ON LOCATION. We are IN Fiji. Actually there. With the plan trees and everything.
I’ve always wanted to say that. “On location”.
It reminds me of Judith Chalmers when she’d stand by a fishing boat somewhere in the Bahamas wearing a turquoise sarong. Flashing her polished dentures at the camera while we all watched through the telly in England. Drooling. Depressed. Wishing it was sunny and not dark at four o’clock.
If you’d like to watch this podcast on video, you can do that on Spotify.
Enjoy!
Liz and Bri xx
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by Liz Deacle | Podcasts, world travel
Liz and Brian and getting ready to go to a wedding in Fiji.
Of course, there are concerns. Just a few. What with those dancing men and crab-racing women? It’s all too much to think about…So Liz, thinks about her old pal, Mo. You know, Mo? The salt-of-the-earth mother-in-law. Mo, with no knickers…THAT Mo.
Join us as we plan a VERY special (and extra sociable) occasion!
Liz and Bri x
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by Liz Deacle | Moving to New Zealand, Podcasts
I am a huge fan of this week’s guest. Rachael Herron is a best-selling author who not only moved from the United States to New Zealand with her wife, but also wrote a book about it!
I have followed Rachael for a long time. She has a fabulous podcast (link below) about writing, which has helped and inspired me, both in life and on my writing journey, and today, I got to chat with her about her big move down under!
I know you are going to love Rachael as much as I do. It’s impossible not to. She is frank and open and freely shares the obstacles she overcame when moving to New Zealand from America.
Sit back and hear about Rachael’s fears and dreams, about being an alcoholic, about meeting friends in New Zealand when you are an introvert, and much, much more.
Enjoy!
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by Liz Deacle | Personal, Podcasts
Feeling is healing. I’ve read those words a lot while grieving my mum. And it’s true; to a certain extent, it’s true. But what people fail to mention is that feeling also hurts like hell. And no one likes to feel pain. Not if they can possibly avoid it.
In this week’s behind-the-scenes episode, we share a personal healing practice that Liz has undertaken to help navigate the grief around losing her mum. Writing.
Liz is writing her second book, but what started as a happy, healing book about New Zealand has morphed into something quite different.
An unexpected beast.
Something that scares Liz to write and scares Brian to stand by and witness.
Thank you for being with us and for listening. You are loved, you are needed, and our hearts always beat with yours.
Your friends,
Liz and Brian x
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by Liz Deacle | Personal, Podcasts
What’s happening? Why, when I was feeling fine, ‘doing ok,’ and ‘coping’, do I suddenly feel like I’ve been hit by a sledgehammer and fallen down a well of darkness?
It’s been almost five months since my mum passed.
This is a behind-the-scenes podcast. One of those we never expected to record. But record we did.
I’ve never had a public panic attack before. I didn’t have a clue what was happening. But I do now, and we wanted to share this podcast episode with you in the hope that it might help you in some small, comforting way.
If you are experiencing anxiety and panic attacks, please seek help. New Zealand offers a FREE anxiety helpline that you can call 24 hrs a day.
In the UK, there is a service called Shout, where you can text and chat for free about your mental health.
In the US, there is the National Mental Health Hotline. Again, it is free and confidential.
Reach out. This is not the time to be alone.
Thank you for being with us; you are loved, you are needed, and our hearts always beat with yours.
Your friends,
Liz and Brian x
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by Liz Deacle | New Zealand Travel, Podcasts
Liz and Brian are back in New Zealand. They flew from Chiang Mai via Bangkok and China and, thirty hours later, were home in Taranaki, New Zealand. Tucked up in bed.
But flying home to NZ didn’t go smoothly. In fact, it was a sodding fiasco.
What started as a dream-come-true-flight ended with wet knickers and tears.
And not only that, the food on the plane was sh*t.
Sit back and listen to the story of the return flight
Enjoy!
Liz and Brian x
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