Welcome back, Tea-mates and welcome to the very first episode of Tea with Jules for 2026! This one is less “new year, new me” and more “this new year isn’t starting till February.”

Jules is joined on the couch by the always-brilliant Lisa Johnston for a free-flowing, hilariously honest catch-up covering everything from mum-life realities and habit building, to manifesting, journaling, Taylor Swift, playdate pressure, and why January absolutely does not count as a fresh start for parents.

This episode is pure banter, comic relief, and gentle reflection - the kind you listen to while driving, folding laundry, getting your steps or hiding in the pantry with a protein bar.

☕In This Episode, We Chat About:

• Why January isn’t the real New Year for mums (February starters only, thanks)
• School holidays, survival mode, and the chaos of the last two weeks
• Taylor Swift, the Eras Tour documentary, and behind-the-scenes tour life
• Guy Sebastian’s upcoming tour - huddles, fairy lights, and hosting anxiety
• Manifesting vs “setting intentions” (and why the word makes some of us twitch)
• Journals, habit trackers, affirmation cards and the fear of being judged for all of them
• Remembering who you were before life got loud
• Protein peer pressure, fitness habits, and why it actually works (even when you’re sick of eggs)
• Play dates, snack pressure, being the “fun mum,” and ordering Uber Eats instead
• Christmas trees, Easter in January, and Bunnings trips
• That feeling of coming out of the mud and sensing something good is coming

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• Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly
• Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube
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Credits:
Sound Engineer & Music: @kailesh_reitmans
Videographer & Editor: @nathan_niguidula
Producer: @lisajohnston_ @julessebastian

Welcome to Tea with Jules hosted by Jules Sebastian. Here we spill the tea and learn life lessons from honest conversations with experts, celebrities and friends.

In this deeply moving and powerfully honest episode of Tea with Jules, Jules sits down with writer, speaker, content creator, podcast host, and fierce LGBTQIA+ advocate Sean Szeps.

What begins as a conversation about parenting quickly expands into something much bigger: identity, belonging, empathy, religion, raising kind humans, finding love, rewriting the script of your life, and the courage it takes to live as your truest self.

Sean shares his extraordinary journey - from growing up in a deeply religious community in the U.S., to navigating his sexuality alone as a child, to eventually coming out and finding acceptance, love, marriage, and fatherhood. He opens up about internalised shame, choosing between two impossible futures, the moment the world shifted and parenthood became a real possibility, and the emotional rollercoaster of raising twins through surrogacy.

Jules and Sean dive into otherness - the feeling of being different and how every one of us, regardless of sexuality, gender, or background, has experienced moments of being the “only one in the room.” Together they explore how parents can prepare children to meet difference with empathy, curiosity, and compassion.

This episode is emotional, uplifting, raw, hilarious, and full of wisdom, the kind that deepens your understanding of yourself and the world around you.

Tea-mates buckle up. We go there.

Connect with Sean

• Instagram
• Not Like Other Dad’s - Book

Connect with Jules

• Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails podcast episodes
• Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly
• Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube
• Follow Jules on Instagram
• Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram
• Follow Jules on TikTok
• Subscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunes

Credits:
Sound Engineer & Music: @kailesh_reitmans
Videographer & Editor: @nathan_niguidula
Producer: @lisajohnston_ @julessebastian

Welcome to Tea with Jules hosted by Jules Sebastian. Here we spill the tea and learn life lessons from honest conversations with experts, celebrities and friends.

In this solo episode of Tea with Jules, Jules gets real about the chaos of modern life, 35-page to-do lists, and why multitasking is quietly frying our brains. She shares the small, science-backed habits that have completely reshaped her days – from becoming a 5:30 am morning person (yes, really) to breaking the chips-and-Netflix cycle at night.

This is a gentle, practical pep talk for anyone who feels busy, scattered, time-poor, and wants to feel calmer, clearer, and more on top of life without doing a full personality transplant overnight.

In This Episode, We Chat About

• Why up to 40% of your day runs on autopilot – and how to make that work for you, not against you
• The difference between “good” and “bad” habits (and why your brain doesn’t know the difference)
• How Jules accidentally trained herself to wake up naturally at 5:35 am
• The chips-and-Netflix habit she had to lovingly retire
• Why our to-do lists are actually wish lists and why we only ever tick off a few things
• What “attention residue” is and how multitasking makes us feel more stressed and less productive
• How to start designing your environment so it quietly supports the life you actually want
• The simple mindset shift that can turn mornings from frantic to doable

How to Put This Episode Into Action

• Choose one habit from the seven to start with this week
• Tell Jules which one you’re trying and how it’s going – tag her or send a message
• Try the “one thing rule” for just one focused block in your day and notice how it feels

Connect with Jules

• Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails podcast episodes
• Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly
• Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube
• Follow Jules on Instagram
• Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram
• Follow Jules on TikTok
• Subscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunes

Credits:
Sound Engineer & Music: @kailesh_reitmans
Videographer & Editor: @nathan_niguidula
Producer: @lisajohnston_ @julessebastian

Welcome to Tea with Jules hosted by Jules Sebastian. Here we spill the tea and learn life lessons from honest conversations with experts, celebrities and friends.