What It Means To Be Human With Kate Stirling
Previously Club Thrive: The Podcast, What It Means To Be Human draws back the curtain on how to be, live + achieve being the top of your game without becoming someone you are not in the process.
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Ep 80: I Choose Myself: Carving New Paths In Entertainment, Career and Life with Abbie Hills (opens the original)
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This week I talk with talent agent, all round creative and founder of Dazey Talent, Abbie Hills about building a career in entertainment, living with cerebral palsy, and what happens when achievement no longer feels like enough. We also dig into burnout, the pressure to keep performing, and the surprising clarity that can come from slowing down. This conversation is honest, practical, and very human, especially for anyone balancing ambition with exhaustion, identity, and change. Quotes and Takea
Ep 79: ADHD, Motherhood, and the Cost of Hiding Who You Are (opens the original)
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I’m talking more openly about ADHD, creativity, and self-expression! In this episode I unpack the hidden patterns that have shaped my work, motherhood, and identity, and why I am finally speaking more openly about ADHD. I connect ADHD, masking, grief, creativity, and ambition, showing how self-protection can quietly limit fulfilment, visibility, and business growth. This episode will resonate if you are a parent, self-employed, late-diagnosed with ADHD, or trying to balance multiple identities w
Ep 78: The Year That Changed Our Lives Forever: Cancer, Parental Loss and The Unexpected Gifts We Gained As A Family With Special Guest, Warren Taylor (opens the original)
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This week I am so delighted to welcome my partner, Actor Warren Taylor to the podcast. As a heads up this is a very honest conversation containing details about cancer, the treatment that followed alongside my dad's declining ill health with dementia and his passing away at the same time at starting chemotherapy. There is real light and shade, both bittersweet and funny alongside brutal honesty about what it is like experiencing a cancer diagnosis as a family. We explore the cancer diagnosis, tr
Ep 77: Only YOU Get To Define Your "Worth" (opens the original)
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In this episode, I explore the importance of self-worth, how personal perceptions shape our lives, and the power we hold to create change. I really enforce the idea that only we can determine our value - you’ll gain ideas on how to stop your self doubt and limiting beliefs holding you back from achieving your full potential too Topics: The importance of self-worth and personal value How past experiences influence current responses The role of identity and ego in personal growth Strategies to rec
Ep 76: At School I Was Called Butch: Identity, Challenge and Self Expression Through Change (opens the original)
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When I had my hair cut short in January before starting chemo it was an astonishingly liberating process. At school I always found the female identity a challenging construct - wanting to both be a girl and a tom boy was a funny combination. This isn't the focus of the episode but it highlights how impactful our experiences and thoughts that follow are in relation to formative times in our lives. In this episode I explore my personal journey through change, challenges, and embracing self express
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