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In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, Luke and Joanne discuss whether or not multitasking is effective. So many people have a belief that they are great at multitasking, but are they really? Is there a better way to ensure we meet deadlines that don’t make us feel overwhelmed?

Luke and Joanne also discuss the different approaches that men and women take with multitasking using their own experiences.

🎙 This episode is for you if you’re into:

• Getting the most out of your time
• Understand the difference between men and women with multitasking
• Understanding multitasking and prioritising
• Recognising what a massive driver for burnout is

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In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, we introduce our new presenter, Joanne Lee Tet. Joanne is a HR professional, wife and mother who brings lived experience, insight and lots of probing questions to seek further knowledge.

Luke and Joanne Lee Tet head up season 2 of Life’s Bumps andBruises and kick things off with a discussion around – “Why are teenage boys so dumb?”

🎙 This episode is for you if you’re into:

• Understanding how teenage boys are developing
• Why memory is impacted in teen boys
• Parenting strategies for managing teen boys
• Maintaining your sanity as a parent when communicating with teen boys

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Welcome to season 2 of Life’s Bumps and Bruises. 2026 isshaping up to be a massive year for this podcast with a huge change happening.

In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, one of our founding members leave the show. With a successful career ahead of him, one of our loved presenters moves on to bigger and better things. Join Joel Sheldon and Luke Lee Tet as they celebrate their time together. Who is leaving us onthis episode?

As Joel and Luke reflect, they discuss the difference in parenting from generation to generation and the impact that has had on the confidence and parenting styles for parents today.

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As the year wraps up, Joel and Luke dive into one of the most complex topics of all — family during the holidays.

From the financial pressure of trying to make Christmas magical, to navigating old family dynamics that resurface the moment you walk through the door, this episode explores how to protect your mental health, set boundaries, and actually find some joy in the chaos.

Luke shares insight into chosen family, loneliness at Christmas, and how the expectations we carry can make or break the season. There’s laughter, honesty, and a few home truths to close out Season One with heart.

Life’s Bumps and Bruises — real conversations about being human.

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From burnout to balance — this week’s Being Human episode is a story of success, collapse, and rebuilding from the ground up.

Joel and Luke sit down with Andy McCarthy, founder of Gippsland Solar and author of Here Comes the Sun, to explore the toll of chasing perfection and the power of vulnerability in leadership. Andy shares how he went from being labelled “the face of the energy transition” to collapsing from exhaustion on a hotel floor in Barcelona — and how that moment became the turning point for his life, family, and purpose.

This is a raw and deeply human conversation about pressure,identity, and redefining success — not by what you achieve, but by how you live.

🎙 This episode is for you if you’re into:

• Overcoming burnout and rebuilding your life
• Letting go of external validation
• Redefining success and leadership

• Finding strength in honesty and rest

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Content note: This episode includes discussion of serious illness, kidney failure, and organ transplantation.

🧠 What do you do when life suddenly flips from “I’m fine” to “you might have three days to live”?

In this powerful instalment of our Being Human Series, Joel and Luke sit down with Andy Bailey — a sales coach, motivator, and lifelong sportsman — who opens up about the day his world completely changed. After living six decades without so much as a cold, Andy was told his kidneys were failing and he needed urgent treatment to survive.

What followed was three and a half years on dialysis, relentless hospital stays, a life-saving kidney transplant, and the battle to rebuild not just his body, but his sense of identity and purpose. Andy shares with raw honesty what it’s like to live tethered to a machine, to lose control after a lifetime of independence, and to face the kind of exhaustion that runs deeper than sleep.

Beyond the medical story, this is a conversation about resilience, acceptance, and perspective — what happens when your life is suddenly measured in blood results, how gratitude shifts when you get a second chance, and the quiet strength it takes to keep showing up when every day feels like borrowed time.

🎙 This episode is for you if you’re into:
• Real stories of survival, resilience, and rebuilding after health crises
• What life on dialysis and transplant recovery actually looks like
• Finding purpose and humour in the face of life-threatening illness
• The mental toll of illness and the importance of honest support
• Letting go of control and learning to live on your own terms again
• Powerful, grounded conversations about what it really means to be human

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🧠 Trauma doesn’t always look like what you think it does. It’s not just the big, obvious moments — sometimes it’s the quiet experiences that shape how we see ourselves, how we connect, and how we cope.

In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, JoelSheldon and Luke Lee Tet unpack what trauma really is, how it shows up in the body, and why healing isn’t about forgetting what happened — it’s about learning to move with it. They dive into the science, the stigma, and the small, practical ways you can start to process and reclaim control.

This isn’t a conversation about pain — it’s about possibility. Because while you may not have chosen what happened, you can choose to heal.

🎙 This episode is for you if you’re into:

• Understanding how trauma affects the body and mind
• Learning to respond instead of react
• Letting go of shame and blame
• Finding healing in small, everyday steps

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🧠 How do you show up for your kids when you’re running on empty yourself?

In this episode of Life’s Bumps and Bruises, Joel and Luke dive into the beautifully chaotic, guilt-ridden, love-filled world of parenting. From the daily juggle of work, boundaries, and tantrums to the pressure of always wanting to “get it right,” this conversation explores what it really means to raise kids while trying to stay grounded as an adult.

They talk about how children mirror what they see — not what they’re told — and the challenge of staying calm when life feels anything but. It’s an honest look at how parents can unintentionally pass down stress, how to repair those moments of disconnection, and why self-awareness might be the most powerful parenting tool of all.

🎙 This episode is for you if you’re into:

• Real talk about the highs and lows of parenting
• Setting boundaries without guilt
• Why kids reflect the energy we bring into the room
• Learning to respond instead of react
• Letting go of perfection and finding connection instead
• Honest laughs about the chaos of raising little humans

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