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The Podcast That Helps You Create Little Habits, For a Big Life. Formerly known as Straight & Curly / Poductivity. Presented by Carly Jacobs

Just a warning this episode is a touch on the heavy side. It’s about death, a subject we don’t often give much space too, particularly in We...

One thing I don’t talk about much in my work is sex. Not for any particular reason, it’s just not something that’s high on my list of priori...

I’m a sucker for time-saving tips. If there’s someone on Instagram who’s like ‘Oh here’s a hack that will save you time!’ I’m like ‘Go on. I...

We chose this book because it has a weird controversial reputation. It's kind of a guide for manipulating people but the author Robert Green...

The inspiration for this episode came from a newsletter I sent a few weeks ago about quiet resilience. I had so much feedback for an expansi...

Olly is back (with better audio!) and we're giving our top 4 fiction book recommendations this season. In this episode we talk about The Mai...

Today's episode is a solo pep talk on how to cope when you're freaking out. Here's the 5 step plan I outline in the podcast. 1. Drop your bu...

Today's episode is with Nicole Baker who is a life coach for perfectionists. In this episode, Nicole talks us through perfectionism, what it...

This week I have my psychologist mate Fliss back on the show to talk about uncertainty, fear, boundaries around your own safety and dealing...

This episode has been a long, long time coming. It's all about hormones - not just for fertility but for everything. PCOS, endometriosis, an...

So recently, I've been thinking a lot about the mental load. The whole thing. It unfairly targets women, and how no matter how hard we try t...

Recommendation episodes with Chrissy get so much love I decided to make them a regular series. Here's a random selection of our favourite th...

Operating on the assumption that we have the ability to function at 100% at all times is so unbelievably dangerous. That kind of all or noth...

This is the last episode of this season and I'll be back on April 7th with season 2 for 2022. So this is just a fun little episode all about...

This episode is just a little rescue remedy for the week. The world is a hard place to navigate but there's also so much good. Rest when you...

I've had some feedback that some listeners would love more fiction book recommendations and as Olly and I each read at least a book a week,...

Self Improvement Book Club is back and this time we're looking at the beautiful book Care by Brooke McAlary. Featuring my mate Olivia Jacobs...

Money is one topic that comes up again and again so this week I have Emma Edwards from The Broke Generation Podcast . It's a genius podcast...

This episode inspiration comes from an old friend who listens to the show and asked for me more recommendations. So I've roped in Chrissy fr...

This week's episode randomly came from an episode New Amsterdam. Season 18 of Grey's Anatomy is coming out waaaaay too slowly for my liking...

This episode inspiration comes from an old friend who listens to the show and asked for me more recommendations. So I've roped in Chrissy fr...

This week's episode inspiration comes from my mate Chrissie from Hair Romance. She wanted me to do another episode on sleep and it's been a...

This episode is a listener request episode from Steph who wanted to know what was on my No List. The original idea of the No List came from...

Okay so I had to get an expert in here because I'm actually not that amazing at digital admin. I have high functioning anxiety which means t...

This episode is listener Laura who asked me to expand on my minimalism, particularly when it comes to kids. I have one kid and she's nearly...

Over the last few years I think a lot of us had to look at our food supply chain with very honest eyes and realise that some things need to...

Welcome to the new and improved Self Improvement Book Club! Featuring my mate Olivia Jacobs (yes we have the same surname but are not relate...

How are your finances looking? It's SUCH a loaded question and I hope I didn't ruin your day. I feel like there are 3 money categories you c...

So a lot of us are in lockdown - fun times - and I've had some feedback from some listeners that they keep re-watching the same thing again...

This is an SOS episode. I had Fliss (my psych mate) on the show a season or two ago and seriously everyone loved her. I had so many requests...

It never occurred to me how much there was to learn about my period and menstrual cycles and when I started looking into I was horrified at...

When things are uncertain (and consistently uncertain at that!) it's really hard sticking to your good habits. Illness, family illness, fina...

This month has been a doozy so I'd thought I'd take a moment to breathe and reflect. This week's guest on Very Excellent Habits is my beauti...

Confession time - I'm a reformed messy person. I'm not even that reformed if I'm honest. I leave shit everywhere. If I come to your house I'...

I think it's really important to be diverse and cover the stories of lots of different people. I've never been a carer (yet - it may happen...

When you hear the term 'mindset' what do you think of? I immediately think of MLMs, Tony Robins and On Being a God in Central Florida . Opra...

Straight up, I have a very scary and sad truth bomb. If you're an Australian aged between 24 and 44 your mental health and drugs/alcohol are...

When I was a teacher, I always lamented the lack of tips and self-care ideas available for us. Most work/life balance tips act on the assump...

In a recent episode of Very Excellent Habits I was chatting to one of my guests and we both realised how much we love subscription services....

I used to think I waxed my legs because I enjoyed the silky sensation of smooth skin but the truth is I was taught to enjoy the silky sensat...

First up, I hope no one found the title of this episode offensive. It wasn't supposed to sound like like I am saying you're not special. You...

Honestly? Business ownership isn't for everyone and that's totally fine. You need be a special blend of nuts and bananas to make it work wit...

I've had a lot of listeners comment that they'd like more time to read and honestly, it's a skill. You can absolutely train that muscle and...

Recently on Instagram I did one of those 'make an assumption' about me style things and someone made the assumption that I'm a minimalist an...

We're all tired. So tired. Everyone has been affected by the pandemic, most of us directly. Half the world are entering their second year in...

Personal style is really hard. For a variety of reasons. Your body, your budget, your climate, your job. No wonder we're all a bit confused....

Poductivity is on a break until 7th April. Oh it's not called Poductivity anymore. Any episode topics you'd like me to cover? Record your me...

Should we let our likes/dislikes be the keepers of our life? The answer is… yes and no… but we'll get to that later. I had a g...

Straight up, I'm not zero waste. Not even close. I've always tried to not be a dick to the environment but zero waste is a bit too intense f...

This week's episode inspiration comes from - this week. I had another episode all lined up but this one just felt a bit more appropriate. We...