Burnout does not arrive with a bang. It whispers until your body screams.

Kate sits down with Sinja Hallam to explore what it really means to move from surviving to thriving.

Sinja shares her remarkable journey from Germany to South Africa to Australia, her rise through high pressure global leadership roles, and the moment her body forced her to stop.

Through stories of career success, motherhood, burnout and recovery, this conversation re-frames overwhelm as a signal rather than a failure and offers a powerful reminder that leadership, parenting and life itself do not have to be lived in constant survival mode.

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3:35 How did Sinja's global journey shape her career and life outlook?
7:33 What was the career-defining moment that led Sinja to New York?
12:48 What does burnout actually feel like—and how do you know it’s happening?
19:07 Who does Sinja coach, and what kind of leadership transformation does she guide?
42:11 What’s the one powerful question that can shift everything when you're overwhelmed?

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What if the problem is not your personality, but what happens when it takes the wheel without supervision?

Kate Mason walks listeners through the four classic temperament styles and reframes New Year growth as awareness rather than self-correction.

She explores how the sanguine thrives with intentional connection instead of overcommitment, how the choleric’s drive can turn into pressure without awareness, how the melancholic’s care can slide into perfectionism and delay, and how the phlegmatic’s calm can quietly become avoidance.

Kate explains how strengths only become problems when they run unchecked, and how real growth comes from finding the middle ground where self-compassion, clarity, and balance allow each personality to flourish without guilt or burnout.

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3:59 What are the 4 core temperaments and how do they show up at their best?

5:56 How does a Sanguine’s optimism quietly sabotage their goals?

11:48 How can a Choleric’s leadership turn into pressure without them realizing it?

20:04 Why do Phlegmatics explode when they seem so calm?

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Is your child's “healthy” snack actually hurting their health?

Kate Mason welcomes back Mandy Sacher to expose the shocking truth behind food labels, Australia's Health Star Rating system, and the hidden dangers of ultra-processed foods.

With over two decades of experience in children’s nutrition and a background in investigative journalism, Mandy breaks down how misleading marketing tactics are manipulating parents—and how it’s impacting kids' health.

From advocating government change to launching her own Real Food Rating system and app, Mandy shares practical, empowering steps to help families make smarter choices at the supermarket.

If you’ve ever been confused or misled by a “no added sugar” claim or a suspicious five-star rating on a packaged snack, this episode is a must-listen.

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00 Why can’t we trust health star ratings on food labels?

3:46 What made Mandy Sacher realize food labels were misleading?

6:34 How are ultra-processed foods getting rewarded as “healthy”?

20:11 What needs to change in Australia’s nutrition policies?

30:33 How will the new Real Food Rating app help parents shop smarter?

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