The Sunshine Project

Rating My Mum’s Mottos ☀️

23 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

My mum says ‘you know what I always say…’ at least 32 times a day and here are five and a half of my favourite endings to that sent...

Sunshine Slices for SOS Situations ☀️

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human!! As per last week’s ep, the world is bonkers: so here are four small ways - new ones! - to add a bit of sunshine to our lives....

Does a Beautiful Life Matter if the World’s on Fire? ☀️

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human, this one is pretty much what it says on the tin: can we, should we, care about creating a life that feels lovely in a world that fee...

Bleeding & Interoception ☀️

02 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human! I read a really great book this week - yes audiobooks count as reading thank you for asking - and I’d like to waffle on about ...

Five Mistakes I’ve Made ☀️

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Helloooo good human and welcome to the episode of this podcast where I tell you all about my Big Bath mistake, the financial fck up that’s proba...

I’m Getting Rid of Everything (Except My Dog) ☀️

15 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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26 January Thoughts ☀️

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Hello sunshine human, here’s a brief synopsis of my jumbly January 26 thoughts. And here are some resources and things that I have found really ...

Sunnier Recs ☀️

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

‘Ello good human! And welcome to a sunny little episode of this sunny little podcast: where I share some kinda devastating life updates and then...

A Big Stack of Recommendations ☀️

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human! Here are some things I can’t stop thinking about! Here are some links to the things: the podcast the book the tv show the audi...

2026 Word of the Year ☀️

05 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Helloooo sunshine human! Welcome to a brand new year - and, maybe, the best one yet! No bingo for me this year because 75’000 steps a day was ho...

BONUS: 2025, wtf was I thinking? ☀️

30 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Helloooo and hooroo to the year that was! In this special little bonus episode, we look back at the last 365 days: the kind of bonkers goals I had for...

Goodbye and Go Well ☀️

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human! It’s our last sunshine voicenote for the year so you know I’m pouring a lot of love into this one: including an accident...

Lessons from Motherhood ☀️

16 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When a lovely listener asked me what lessons I’ve learned in the year since having Violet - and what unexpected parts had come to bloom, I knew ...

Jingle Bells is my Antidepressant ☀️

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I love festive szn and so have decided that I personally am in the thick of it even though it’s only November! I also love leaning in to baby bi...

What if AI Saves Community & Magic? ☀️

02 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human! Let’s talk about AI but in a cheerful way - is it kinda nihilistic? Maybe! Not sure - let me know what you think in THE SUNSH...

31 Things Part 4 ☀️

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What do a hori hori, a really great glue gun and a village have in common? You’ll have to listen to this week’s ep to find out! PS don&rsq...

31 Things I Learned Part 3 ☀️

19 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What a long series! What a lot of things to have learned! This week: a diagnosis mystery, a never ending flower trick and a caveat on a caveat for a l...

31 Lessons from my 31st Year - Part 2 ☀️

12 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human! Another week, another stack of things that I’ve discovered (or rediscovered!) this year: from sneaky snake facts to dish drawe...

31 Lessons from my 31st Year - Part One☀️

05 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hey cutie! Welcome to the first episode about 31 things I’ve learned this year: the first of more than I anticipated haha! From an unexpected 18...

That WAS On My 2025 Bingo Card ☀️

28 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human! At the start of the year (while I was on a little break from the poddy!) I drew up a bingo card full of all of the things I wanted t...

Three (frankly unhinged) Life Hacks ☀️

21 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human and welcome to a frankly bonkers episode (in that it is both frank, and bonkers) where I mourn the loss of a parasocial relationship,...

I Auditioned for Big Brother ☀️

14 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human! A bit of a rogue one today - have just been taking a trip down memory lane to the time that I was approached about being on Australi...

How to Grow Things ☀️

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human! Today - after a mildly chaotic life update - I’m sharing with you one of the truest joys of my life. Growing things! Back in 2...

This and an SSRI ☀️

31 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human, and welcome to the first episode of The Sunshine Project recorded under the influence (of a Selective Serotonin Reintake Inhibitor)....

Bye Bye, Botox ☀️

24 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Helloooo good human! 👋🏼  It’s been a while since I had anything injected into my face for aesthetic reasons (or otherwise!) and in to...

A Sh**ty Week & a Dopamine Menu ☀️

17 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human, and welcome to a Sunshine Project episode that has it all: A few quiet sobs! Some unhinged music recommendations! A story about our ...

Matrescence & the ‘Bounce Back’ Myth ☀️

10 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What is ‘matrescence’? What does it mean to go from ‘maiden to mother?’ And what does the tabloid ‘bounce back’ na...

What If I Don’t Wanna Hustle?? ☀️

03 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human!Welcome to another waffley ep: today, I spill some details about what I’m doing income-wise as a new mum, and also get pretty e...

Is it Luck, or Hard Work, or Luck? ☀️

27 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human, here is the first of your full-fat sunshine voice notes: a conversation that’s been weighing on my mind for a hot minute (sinc...

Welcome to Sunshine Voicenotes ☀️

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human and welcome to this, the scrappiest and most sunshiney era of The Sunshine Project yet.This ep is a little introduction to Sunshine V...

30 Things I Learned by 30 ☀️

29 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human, and welcome to the lucky last episode of The Sunshine Project for a little while.Today (which also marks one year of the podcast!) I...

Palliative Care, Death & The Rest ☀️

22 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human, and welcome to an episode that is maybe not one you’d expect to be drenched in sunshine: today we are speaking about death, dying,...

Cozzie Livs Solutions ☀️

15 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human & welcome to a cheeky little episode all about DIYing our way through the cost of living crisis! This one is less about support t...

Sunshine Hotline: DIY Wedding, Ageism & Book Recs! ☀️

08 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hellloooooo good human and welcome to the second instalment of The Sunshine Hotline: featuring your burning questions, queries and musings and my answ...

In my Flop Era ☀️

01 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human, and welcome to our flop era!! I promise you two things: it is not as scary as it sounds, and it is not permanent. So if you’re fee...

Second Trimester Q&A ☀️

25 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human and welcome to a deliciously nosy episode of The Sunshine Project: where I spill on all things pregnancy related in a second trimeste...

I’m Baaaaaaack! ☀️

18 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Helloooo good human and welcome back to The Sunshine Project!  I’m refreshed and replenished and ready to be in your ears once more, starting with ...

An Update ☀️

21 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, good human: and welcome to this quite behind-the-scenes episode of The Sunshine Project. I am taking a break & today, I’m explaining why....

Winter Rituals ☀️

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, good human, and welcome to this episode of The Sunshine Project from deep in the depths of winter. If you’re like me and feel a bit blue at t...

How to GAF About Politics ☀️

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, good human! Welcome to a spicy, dicey sort of topic: today we are talking about politics and social justice and all sorts of stuff we were told...

Tools for Anxious Folk ☀️

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, you wonderful sort, and welcome to this week’s edition of The Sunshine Project. If you’re a worrier, a nervous sort, a person with anxiety,...

DESIDERATA ☀️

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human! Today I am going to share with you some words that changed my life - words written many moons ago that still feel as true today as t...

Posting Our Baby Online?! ☀️

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Helloooo good human! Today we are getting stuck into quite a contentious topic.. whether we will be sharing our baby on social media, how I came to th...

I Started Another Business ☀️

16 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human! I recently started another business - a seed supply business! - and thought it was the perfect opportunity to work out exactly what ...

Pregnancy Q&A ☀️

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human; and welcome to our first Q&A in a while: it’s all about being pregnant (!!), expecting a baby and all that comes with that. Fr...

Trying to Concieve ☀️

09 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human: today we are talking all things TTC. I’ll share with you everything I can think of re: our trying to conceive journey (from ‘it’...

DIY Renovation Guide ☀️

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human, and welcome to the practical part of renovation week! Today we’re dipping into a jangly-box shaped sunshine toolkit and I am shari...

My Reno Story ☀️

02 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello you good thing, and welcome to RENO WEEK! This has been a looong time requested topic, and I have finally got it together enough to serve it up ...

Silly Little Life Hacks ☀️

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, good human, and welcome to this special episode of The Sunshine Project! The barrier to entry is low and the vibes are high with five sunshiney...

DIY a More Kind Life ☀️

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello my gorgeous little goose! Welcome to part 2/2 of our kindness chat. We already spoke in part one about why fostering kindness - to ourselves, to...

Cultivating Kindness ☀️

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, you wonderful sort! Today we are stepping into the world of kindness & answering some BIG kindness questions along the way: - why do people...

Wedding Regrets (and Joys!) ☀️

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hellooooo lovely human! Today in episode 2/2 of Wedding Week we dip into the really nosy stuff: I list the SIX things I’d do again if I tied the kno...

Wedding Q&A ☀️

21 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, you lovely human being! Welcome to WEDDING WEEK! Whether you’re newly engaged or you tied the knot many moons ago, this week is all about the...

Influencer Burnout ☀️

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Sunshine Project Facebook community HERE Follow Chloe on TIKTOK and INSTAGRAM Produced by DM PodcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

Mindful Moment: Affirmations ☀️

14 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, good human! In today’s lucky last standalone mindful moment for a while, we are delving into affirmations. What they are, why it’s so valua...

Top Five Tips for Tokyo ☀️

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is coming to you from the 12th floor of our Tokyo hotel: so it’s only appropriate that it covers my top five tips for Tokyo travel! Her...

Mindful Moment: Sleep ☀️

07 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello you wonderful being. This is a much requested (and a little bit resisted!!) mindful moment with a twist - it’s all about sending you off to th...

Ring Ring.. the Sunshine Hotline! ☀️

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

*ring ring* ‘.. hello?’ oh hi, it’s chloe! just calling to introduce you to the SUNSHINE HOTLINE! Welcome to a brand new part of the podcast - a...

Mindful Moment: Who Are You? ☀️

31 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, sunshine you. Today’s Mindful Moment is bought to you by a lovely member of our fb community, who shared that she is working tirelessly right...

Am I a ‘Trad Wife’?! ☀️

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello there you glorious soul! Today’s sunshine snack pack delves into the age old question.. am I a ‘trad wife’??! Okay, maybe not age old, may...

Mindful Moment: Forgiveness ☀️

24 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, sunshine human. Welcome to the first part of our March-April sunshine snack pack series, where you get to gobble up some short and sweet episod...

How to Have Good Ideas ☀️

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello you wonderful human! In today’s episode, I am going to share with you a very special sunshine toolkit, designed to help you come up with brill...

Ideas Gal Energy ☀️

17 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello sunshine human! Do you ever wish you had Big Ideas like other people you adore seem to have? Or, do you have so many Big Ideas that the gap betw...

Mental Wellness & You ☀️

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In todays episode of The Sunshine Project, we delve deep into all things mental wellness: from finding glimmers to rumination redirection to avoiding ...

Mental Illness & Me ☀️

10 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello sunshine human, and welcome to funny muddly brain week on the podcast. In today’s episode, we take a squiz at mental illness: because it’s a...

Manifesting Our Cottage ☀️

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In part 2/2 of our manifestation series, I share with you a story that is very close to my heart: how I called our beautiful 140 year old cottage into...

Manifestation, Lucky Girl Syndrome & The Law of Attraction ☀️

03 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Can we really create our dream lives just by thinking about them.. or is it positive psychology at play? ¿Por que no los dos?! Join The Sunshine Pro...

Hobby Farm AMA ☀️

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hey cutie! Today we are getting stuck into another AMA (Ask Me Anything) episode and this time it’s based on all things farm life. How many people t...

(Hobby) Farm Life for Beginners ☀️

25 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello you glorious thing, and welcome to FARM LIFE week on The Sunshine Project! We exist in a 140 year old cottage, on a couple of acres of land that...

How to Hack ur ADHD ☀️

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human! In today’s Sunshine Toolkit slice of this weeks ADHD series, I am sharing with you: - The three things you (or your partner, child...

An ADHD Diagnosis ☀️

18 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Helloooooo, good human.. I have ADHD. I would have never figured out that I have ADHD without TikTok. If my father was aware of his ADHD, he might not...

How to Travel ☀️

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

G’day there, my gorgeous little goose! Welcome to this week’s Sunshine Toolkit: where the topic is travel, and the dream is inspiring you to soak ...

You Should Travel ☀️

11 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, you lovely thing! In todays (much requested) first episode of our TRAVEL series, we are going to cover why seeing the world is important - even...

How to be Good at Thrifting ☀️

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Helloooo good human! In today’s sunshine toolkit ep, you and I are gonna go through the different types of thrifting (from op shops and salvage yard...

Sustainability Less Scary ☀️

04 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human. If you’re anything like me, you kind of baulk at the word ‘sustainability’.. because it can all feel so big and daunting and s...

How to Be Kind to Your Body☀️

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, good human! Welcome to the YOUR BEAUT BOD Sunshine Toolkit. We’re gonna go through five things I do to cultivate kindness to the glorious ves...

Your Beaut Bod: Positivity vs Neutrality ☀️

28 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello gorgeous chook! This week a very special series has come to life, and we are speaking all things loving the skin you’re in.. or, at the very l...

How Much $$ my AirBNB Makes☀️

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human. Here is part 2/2 of the AirBNB series, and today we get into the seriously pervy stuff! From (exactly) how much money this makes vs ...

AirBNB but Make it Ethical☀️

21 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hellooooo good human! This is maybe the second most highly requested topic lately: in todays episode, we delve into the world of starting, renovating ...

AMA: Sunshine Snack Pack ☀️

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human, and welcome to the lucky last of the Sunshine Snack Pack episodes before we head back into the meatier stuff for 2024. This one’s ...

Mindful Moment: If a Job’s Worth Doing, It’s Worth Doing Imperfectly ☀️

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You know the saying “if a job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well?” Today’s Mindful Moment (the last of the stand-alones before we head bac...

I Think I (unironically) Like This Little Life ☀️

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello there, you wonderful human and all-around good egg! It’s another Sunshine Snack Pack today (one that feels like a voicenote I am sending to yo...

MINDFUL MOMENT: On Rest ☀️

07 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, good human. Have you heard the saying ‘if you don’t choose time to rest, your body will choose it for you?’ Today’s Mindful Moment is b...

24 Truths for 2024 ☀️

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, good human! In this little sunshine snack pack episode, I’m going to share with you twenty four truths for us to carry with us into the year ...

MINDFUL MOMENT: New Years Resolutions ☀️

31 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, good human. The birth of a new year (hooray!) can bring with it some pretty complicated, exciting and intense feelings.. especially when we thr...

Hobby Week!! (shimmy) ☀️

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello good human, and welcome to Hobby Week! This is an exploration and explanation of the Best Thing to Do* with that funny little never never week b...

A PSA ☀️

24 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, good human! This is just a little check-in to let you know how things will look over the next four weeks: I’ll still be here, in your ears, b...

Good Grief (or something like that) ☀️

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, good human, and welcome to part two of two of our grief series. There’s an unexpected beginning to this episode, because the universe wanted...

The Grief and I ☀️

17 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, good human. In today’s episode, we are beginning the long-awaited deep dive into all things grief.. because grieving can be especially tricky...

Let’s Get Grati-ful, Grati-ful ☀️

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you found this ep helpful, please please share it with someone else who’ll love it too!  In part 2/2 of our gratitude project, you and I will de...

The Science of Gratitude☀️

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you found this ep helpful, please please share it with someone else who’ll love it too!  Hello good human! Today you and I are going to mix up a...

‘Tis the Season to Have Boundaries 🎶☀️

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, good human. Let’s have a cuppa together and talk about how boundaries are going to keep us safe and happy and well during the holiday season ...

What the Heck is a Boundary? ☀️

03 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In honour of the festive season sneaking up on us like nobody’s business, this week we are heading into the one topic that might just make Christmas...

Starting & Thriving in Your Own Small Biz ☀️

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re getting stuck into the practical side of beginning, running and enjoying a small business. I go through my top five tips for making the ...

How I Got Scammed Out of $15k ☀️

26 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I am spilling on all things small business - and in today’s episode, I dish on how my (chaotic, wonderful) small business journey has unf...

Happy Together☀️

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s time to talk about doing life together - the good, the bad, and the ruefully honest. In this episode, I spill all of the tricks of the being-ge...

Breakups & Soul(mate) Searching ☀️

19 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As you and I sit across from one another at that worn kitchen table this week, we are getting caught up in all things relationships. In part 1/2 of th...

Renovation, Stuff Collection & The Magic of Mess☀️

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode - part 2/2 of the Home series! - we’re going to bring your space to life. I’ll share my most-loved tips around making your ho...

Finding your Dream Home ☀️

12 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Whether you live in a bedroom, caravan, doom room or whole dang mansion, this week’s series on Home was meant to find you. In today’s ep, we’ll ...

Meet Your Dream Self☀️

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to part two of the Self Confidence series on The Sunshine Project! Today’s episode is all about how to figure out what your dream self looks...