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Kate Jame’s media interviews 2002 – 2017


October 2017


Mornington Peninsula magazine interview about mindfulness and a sea change


September 2017


Kate interviewed and featured on the cover of Toward Magazine


July 2017


NGV article about mindfulness in an art gallery


May 2017


Sunday Age – Melbourne leads the way in mindfulness


May 2017


iSelect – article about making it to the C-Suite


January 2017


9Coach: How to switch off email without jeopardising your career


January 2017


9Coach: How to get your s–t together


December 2016


9Coach: Attack of the “shoulds”.


October 2016


The Age: Avoiding disastrous job choices


August 2016


Collective Magazine: Networking tips for introverts


August 2016


Katherine Mackenzie-Smith interview: Mindfulness over Mind Fullness


July 2016


9Coach: The mental benefits of sitting in silence


January 2016


body+soul: How to destress and simplify your life


March 2016


ABC Radio with Clare Bowditch


January 2016


body+soul: Mindful eating


January 2016


Collective Magazine: Late to the mindfulness movement?


January 2016


The Age: Keeping New Year’s resolutions


August 2015


NAB: Meditation.


July 2015


Qantas In-Flight Entertainment: Talking business


June 2015


Good Health Magazine: Believe in Yourself & Do What You Love


May 2015


Cleo Magazine –Believe in Yourself & Do What You Love


May 2015


marie claire: Career change


April 2015


Business Chicks: Career change


March 2015


Brisbane Business News: career change


February 2015


Moustache Magazine: career change


February 2015


Business Insider Australia: career change


February 2015


Women’s Agenda: career change


January 2015


Practical Parenting Magazine: self-care and practising mindfulness


December 2014


Kate interviewed by Wellbeing Magazine on tapping into your spiritual self.


November 2014


Kate interviewed by GQ Magazine on workplaces of the future.


October 2014


Kate interviewed by The New Daily on procrastination.


September 2014


Kate interviewed by The Sydney Morning Herald on ‘Can you be trusted?’.


July 2014


Kate interviewed by Women’s Health Magazine on being comfortable with your mind.


July 2014


Kate interviewed by The Age on flakey people.


April 2014


Kate interviewed by ABC radio Brisbane on work life balance.


April 2014


Kate interviewed by Women’s Day magazine on work life balance.


March 2014


Kate interviewed by Elle magazine on how to live a more creative life.


January 2014


Kate interviewed by Take Five magazine on managing stress.


January 2014


Kate interviewed by Women’s Agenda about how to build your confidence.


December 2013


Kate interviewed by MINDFOOD magazine.


November 2013


Kate interviewed by News Ltd on how to overcome a work-life slump.


October 2013


Kate interviewed by Good Health magazine on overcoming procrastination.


October 2013


Kate interviewed by Good Health magazine on how your thoughts affect your health.


September 2013


Kate interviewed by Women’s Day magazine on meditation.


January 2013


Kate interviewed by Fernwood Fitness about goal setting.


January 2013


Kate interviewed by Cosmopolitan magazine about getting caught in other people’s dramas.


January 2013


Kate interviewed by MX about feeling bad about feeling sad.


December 2012


Kate interviewed by News Ltd in response to recent Linked In research.


December 2012


Kate interviewed by body+soul about managing pre Christmas stress.


October 2012


Kate interviewed by The Age about how to succeed in small business.


October 2012


Kate interviewed by Cleo magazine about meditation.


September 2012


Kate interviewed for a News Ltd story about reconnecting with childhood dream job.


September 2012


Kate interviewed by 2UE radio about reconnecting with your childhood dream job.


August 2012


Kate interviewed by MX about dealing with disappointment.


July2012


Kate James appears in West Australian article about the Australian coaching industry.


July 2012


Kate James appears in Women’s Health magazine article about confidence at work.


June 2012


Kate James is featured in ninemsn article ‘Succeed Without Being a Suck’.


June 2012


Kate James is featured in The Age article ‘Succeed Without Being a Suck’.


March 2012


Good Health magazine article about what holds people back from success.


March 2012


Kate James appears in Mindfood magazine


March 2012


Kate James appears on ABC radio speaking about meditation.


March 2012


Kate James is featured in Business Chicks magazine, Latte.


February 2012


Kate James appears in marie claire magazine about career advice.


January 2012


Kate James appears in body + soul in an article about balancing work and life.


January 2012


Kate James features in Sydney Herald in an article about the benefits of being in nature.


October 2011


Kate James features in Cosmoplitatan magazine article about stress.


October 2011


Kate James appears on ‘The Circle’ to discuss learning to meditate. Click here to view.


September 2011


Kate James appears in Sydney Morning Herald article about work-life balance.


July 2011


Kate James appears on ‘Room to Grow’ television segment on work-life balance and parenting. Click here to view.


January 2011


Herald Sun article about meditation features Kate James.


January 2011


body+soul article about goal setting features Kate James.


December 2010


Radio interview on 2UE features Kate James.


October 2010


Herald Sun article about motivation features Kate James.


August 2010


BRW article ‘Relax more, indulge less’ features Kate James.


July 2010


Weekly Review article ‘Dealing with Life, the Universe & Everything’ features Kate James.


July 2010


Men’s Fitness magazine article ‘How to Beat Work Stress’ features Kate James.


June 2010


West Australian article about stress management features Kate James.


May 2010


Management Today article ‘Balancing Act’ features Kate James.


May 2010


The Advisor article ‘Finding Inner Harmony’ features Kate James.


March 2010


marie claire magazine features Kate James in an article about slowing down.


March 2010


Madison magazine features Kate James in an article about goal setting.


February 2010


The West Australian features Kate James in an article about procrastination.


February 2010


Mindfood magazine features Kate James in an article about dealing with crises.


January 2010


Cosmopolitan magazine features Kate James in an article about goal setting.


January 2010


Australian Natural Health features Kate James in an article about goal setting.


December 2009


The West Australian features Kate James in an article about goal setting.


December 2009


body+soul article about meditation features Kate James.


November 2009


Radio interview with ABC Perth about the benefits of meditation.


October 2009


The Age Career section about work-life balance article features Kate James.


October 2009


Australian Natural Health magazine article about meditation features Kate James and her meditation tracks


October 2009


Radio interview with 2GB regarding meditation.


May 2009


Appearance on The Morning Show about managing stress.


April 2009


Empower Magazine publishes article ‘How Gossip is Killing the Workplace’ by Kate James.


February 2008


Cleo magazine article features Kate James.


January 2008


Voyeur (Virgin Blue) magazine article about career coaching features Kate James.


December 2008


Empower Magazine publishes article ‘Speak Up’ by Kate James.


November 2008


Motivation Magazine publishes article ‘The Balancing Act’ by Kate James.


September 2008


Empower Magazine publishes articles ‘Time Out’ and ‘Is Your Personality Stalling Your Career?’ by Kate James. Kate responds in ‘Ask a Coach’ column.


May 2008


Madison Magazine quotes Kate James in article ‘Life Break Downs in Your 20s, 30s and 40s’.


May 2008


Australian Financial Review quotes Kate James in article ‘The Jobs Bosses Dream Of’.


April 2008


Kate quoted in My Career in The Age.


February 2008


Appearance on 9am with David and Kim. Click here to view.


February 2008


Interview with AAP regarding Tourism NT ‘Holiday Mojo’ campaign.


February 2008


Interview with Sunday Telegraph regarding Tourism NT ‘Holiday Mojo’ campaign.


February 2008


Radio interview with ABC 720 Perth regarding Tourism NT ‘Holiday Mojo’ campaign.


February 2008


Radio interview ABC 630 North Queensland regarding Tourism NT ‘Holiday Mojo’ campaign.


February 2008


Radio interview with 2CH Sydney regarding Tourism NT ‘Holiday Mojo’ campaign.


January 2008


Kate was engaged by Tourism NT to assist them with their ‘Holiday Mojo’ campaign.

Kate’s role was to develop tips to maintain your holiday mojo, visit NT to experience it first hand and then share her experience with the media.


January 2008


Kate interviewed by Madison magazine.


November 2007


Kate quoted in article ‘Time-tested tips for handling job rejection’ for Fairfax Digital seen online on The Age and Sydney Morning Herald websites.


November 2007


Kate quoted in My Career in The Age.


October 2007


Australian Financial Review quotes Kate James in article ‘Men Who Finally Got a Life’. 20 October 2007


September 2007


Good Health & Medicine quotes Kate in ‘Tricky Situations Defused’ article.


Winter 2007


Australian Law Management Journal published article by Kate James ‘Time to find that balance’.


July 2007


Kate quoted in My Career in The Age.


June 2007


body+soul article in Sunday Herald Sun.


April 2007


Article about coaching in The Age, Metro.


April 2007


Kate features both in and on the cover of a new publication developed by the Office for Women in conjunction with the Office for Small Business.

Women Entrepreneurs highlights the experiences of a group of women small business owners. The publication looks at some of the challenges women in business are faced with and how they have overcome adversity to become successful.


January 2007


Live radio interview on 3AW, Melbourne about coaching.


November 2006


Australian Financial Review quotes Kate James in article ‘Get in Touch with your Inner Leader’. 7 November 2006


November 2006


Radio interview on 5AA Adelaide about managing stress.


October 2006


Australian Women’s Weekly runs an update on the ‘Living Life Well’ program.


September 2006


Appearance on ‘Mornings’ Channel 9 discussing ‘Living Life Well’ program.


August 2006


Australian Women’s Weekly runs an update on the ‘Living Life Well’ program.


July 2006


‘Sunday Life’ magazine quotes Kate James providing career advice.


June 2006


Sunday Telegraph article ‘Prize Ego’ quotes Kate James as an expert on the topic of self -awareness.


May 2006


Mind Body Soul television records coaching segment featuring Kate James.


April 2006


Australian Women’s Weekly commences the ‘Living Life Well’ program where three participants take on a twelve week program to improve their wellbeing.


March 2006


BRW ‘Upstarts’ issue features Kate’s clients, Toby and Kirsten MacKelden of Indigo Media in the list of top performing Australian companies.


September 2005


‘Lying down on the job’ article in ‘Body & Soul Magazine’ article about meditation in the workplace.


July 2005


‘Body & Soul Magazine’ quotes Kate James in ‘Failing Well’ article.


July 2005


‘Sydney Morning Herald’ quotes Kate James in meditation in the workplace article.


May 2005


‘Australian Family Magazine’ quotes Kate James in an article about returning to work after having children.


February 2005


‘The Age – Sunday Life Magazine’ quotes Kate James as stress management consultant, meditation teacher and personal development coach in Lifestyle – Health section.


September 2004


Cleo’ Magazine article ‘Competitive Stress Disorder’ quotes Kate James as an industry expert.


May 2004


Radio interview with Bay FM about ‘How to Keep Your Love Alive’.


May 2004


Radio interview with 5AA, Adelaide about ‘How to Keep Your Love Alive’.


April 2004


Live radio interview with C91 FM, Sydney about ‘How to Keep Your Love Alive’.


April 2004


Radio interview with 2UE, Sydney about ‘How to Keep Your Love Alive’.


April 2004


‘Good Medicine’ magazine article ‘How to Keep Your Love Alive’ features Kate James.


January 2004


National television segment about coaching features Kate James and her clients Peter Hay of Hay Property Services Pty Ltd and Jane Barrett.


January 2004


‘Cleo’ Magazine article ‘How to Be Weekend Happy All Week Long’ quotes Kate James as an industry expert.


January 2004


‘The Age’ article ‘Fast Forward’ recommends Kate James as a Personal Coach.


January 2004


Radio interview with BBC Radio London.


September 2003


Radio interview on SYN FM.


July 2003


‘Bayside Leader’ article features Kate James as a personal coach


February 2003


‘Bayside’ newsletter features an article written by Kate James.


November 2002


‘Cleo’ Magazine article ‘Cash & Career’ quotes Kate James as an industry expert.

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Uncertainty has been a consistent theme in my life at the moment. With clients, friends, family and even for me at a personal level.I feel hugely grateful for mindfulness practices during times like these and I’ve also found the following five steps to be helpful.1. Find pockets of certainty, wherever you canTidy the house, sort your finances, clean out your wardrobe, organise your paperwork, plan your meals for a week. Making the small things around you feel ordered and beautiful will help you to feel a little more at peace.2. Appreciate the things that make your life beautifulOne of the things I became aware of while we were on holiday in Tassie was how much natural beauty was around us every day. Try engaging your sense of gratitude with every meal you eat, every friendly encounter, every interaction with nature and every opportunity you have to experience or engage in creativity.3. Make time for practices that are genuinely soothingIf meditation isn’t your thing (and it isn’t for many people), try a different form of mindful relaxation. On a recent Insight Timer Live we explored this topic together and came up with dancing, singing, reading, walking, yoga, pilates, gardening, playing, sketching, painting, skiing, paddle boarding, surfing. The most important thing is that you make time for whatever it is that brings you some calm. 4. Acknowledge your feelings and offer yourself compassionMake room for all of the emotions – the fear, anxiety, worry, sadness, anger, frustration and powerlessness. Notice where you feel those emotions in your body and offer yourself genuine compassion.5. Make peace with uncertainty, as best you canWe won’t feel uncertainty every day but it’s likely that we’ll experience it often in our lives and we’ll probably always find it difficult. Remind yourself that nothing will stay the same forever and you’re strong enough to handle this. ✨
“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.” Nelson Mandela ✨
“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” John Muir ✨
A follow on from last week’s post about aspiring to simplicity. I’m on holiday in Tasmania where I was lucky enough to live for ten years. Yesterday, as we drove through the countryside, I was struck by a lovely memory. At around the age of 12, I spotted many abandoned little cottages, very much like this one. I knew at the time that the simple beauty was all that I would ever want and need in my lifetime. A humble home surrounded by plenty of nature. I had a picture of myself planting a garden, reading by the fire, writing at a little wooden desk and baking in an old fashioned kitchen. Maybe one day having my own children and sharing my love of nature with them. Almost 50 years later, it’s still all of these things that fill me with joy and give my life meaning. I think most of us knew ourselves well at that age yet often, we lost trust in what we believed in and started shaping ourselves to please other people. Can you remember what it was you dreamed of? ✨
An invitation to go a little more gently this week. To let go of some of your striving. To notice the things that you already have. And to make sure that you really do treasure them. ✨💛
Since writing last week's post, I've had my value of 'inner harmony' front of mind, because it's something I don't always find easy.I've been a worrier all my life, so even after years of meditation practice, I sometimes find it hard to create a quiet mind – unless I'm immersed in nature. When Chris encouraged me to try paddle boarding a few years ago, I had no idea if I'd be able to do it. I'm not naturally sporty so things like this don't come easily. But something magical happened when I first stood on that board and looked into the beautiful clear water.I felt (and still feel) transported to a place that removes me from all of my worries. I become immersed in the wonder beneath me. The forests of seaweed, the schools of fish, the way the sunlight creates patterns on the seabed and once, we paddled with dolphins. All of it is truly magical (and quite miraculous that I can keep my balance). I didn't mention last week that one of my other values is courage, which is the one I embraced when I first went out onto the water.The irony is that some of the moments that bring the most peace are made possible when I do something that scares me. ✨
One of the things I do with almost every new client I work with is a values exercise. It's such a powerful tool to help you identify what really matters in your life. Once you've chosen your personal values, you begin to understand why certain choices, places or relationships, feel so right. And why others really don’t. Your values will help you make meaningful choices that shape how you live every day. And as soon as you start living in alignment with your values, your life immediately becomes more meaningful.Do you know your top three values? I’d love you to share them if you do. Mine are inner harmony, kindness and connection. As well as connection with others and myself, this includes a deep sense of connection with nature which is why we live where we do. 🌿 If you’re interested to discover your values, I’ve included a link in my bio to an easy exercise that will help you gain clarity on yours. It really can be life-changing. ✨
This morning on @insighttimer Live, I spoke about the practice of gratitude and how research has found it to be an antidote to many physical and psychological challenges.It can improve sleep, reduce fatigue, and lower levels of cellular inflammation. One study found that those who practice on a regular basis experience less depression and are more resilient following traumatic events.Another called it “the mother of all virtues”, in that it encourages other virtues such as patience, humility, and wisdom.In my own life, it has been a daily practice for a few decades now. At the end of each day, an app on my phone called Grateful sounds a reminder and allows me to add a few words and photos.The best thing is that I now have a collection of my favourite memories that I can scroll through at any time. I took this pic just over a week ago at our local beach. At the end of an afternoon of swimming and paddling with Meg and me, Oscar said, “Grandma, that was the best day ever.” I love that he’s already grateful for the simple pleasures. ☀️
Five ways to be more true to yourself this year.I spent so much of my time in my twenties and thirties doing things to please other people instead of trusting myself and listening to my heart. It wasn't until I found the courage to accept that I might be criticised no matter what I chose that I found the courage to be true to myself. And I can honestly tell you, it's life changing. I hope the following quick tips help. 1. Let go of the idea that you need to do what’s expected of you. In Bronnie Ware's book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, number one on the list is, "I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me."2. Believe that you’re strong enough to handle some criticism. It might still be hurtful but after a short amount of time, that hurt will pass. The more you're being real, the less critical you'll be of yourself, and that's energising.3. Trust that you already know what fulfills you. Often when I meet a new client they tell me they don't know what they want. Once we get talking, it turns out that they do, but like all of us, it can be confronting to be really honest with themselves. 4. Give up one thing that hasn’t been serving you. This can be literally anything. Whatever it is that you choose, do it from a place of self-love not from a place of self-criticism.5. Take one courageous step towards the life of your dreams. It doesn't need to be huge but when you want something to change, there has to be some action taken. Make the phone call, update your profile, send (or accept) an invitation, join a class...it doesn't matter what you choose, just do something. ✨
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