This Is Why We Fight
Episodes
How A 'Temporary' Sea Change Cemented A New Path For Jo Yates
22 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes, a pivot isn't triggered by a failure. Sometimes, it happens when you’re winning. You can have the perfect life on paper - the apartme...
Lize Ratliff Had Her Dream Job — Then She Walked Away From It
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you're not just climbing the ladder, but standing at the very top? For Lize Ratliff, that meant achieving her dream job as Head of P...
Why Georgia Louise Uprooted Three Kids To Go Back To Uni
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a six-month holiday turns into a 14-year life chapter? You pack a bag for a gap year in the snow and accidentally stumble into a who...
Leisel & Ellie [Part 1 of 2]: Big Blow Ups & Silent Treatments - A Mum & Daughter Trying To Reconnect
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leisel & Ellie used to be quite close, the kind of mother and daughter that shared clothes and loved spending time together. But, after a series o...
Leisel & Ellie [Part 2 of 2]: Can They Repair After Estrangement?
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This mum & daughter have been asked to reflect on the default behaviours that keep them stuck in the unhelpful dynamic they’re in when confl...
Beth & Wayne [Part 1 of 2]: An ADHD Diagnosis, An Injury, And Miscommunication.
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Beth & Wayne are in a happy marriage, and consider each other best friends. But, even the healthiest relationships can take a tumble when unforese...
Beth & Wayne [Part 2 of 2]: Can They Find A New Way Forward?
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Beth & Wayne have been asked to examine how co-dependancy, emotional frustration and a low-tolerance for conflict actually create more miscommunic...
Carla & Gwen [Part 2]: Can These Sisters Repair Their Rift?
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do siblings who have drifted so far apart find their way back to each other? Especially when they have very different ideas about how their founda...
Carla & Gwen [Part 1]: Different Realities & A Broken Sisterhood
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Family estrangement can be an extremely painful experience - something that sisters, Carla and Gwen, know all too well. While they were closer in thei...
Emma & Sam [Part 2 of 2]: Do They Have A Future Together?
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Long-term partners, Sam & Emma, are working on reconnection, clarifying their priorities, and trying to find alignment about what’s next for...
Emma & Sam [Part 1 of 2]: Long Term Love & Growing Apart
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emma & Sam have been together for many years, raising four kids in a blended family. With the last teenager about to move out of house, Emma &...
Ethan & Mel [Part 2 of 2]: Should This On-Again-Off-Again Couple Be On-Again?
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ethan and Mel are learning how their previous relationships have shaped them, and how their very different emotional and cultural backgrounds impact t...
Ethan & Mel [Part 1 of 2]: Crossed Boundaries, A Break-Up & A Situationship
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ethan and Mel's relationship could be described as an on-again off-again situationship. Now, they are trying to decide if they should be on-again. But...
Kate & Dean [Part 2 of 2]: Will They Separate Or Can They Repair The Rupture?
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate & Dean understand that before they can begin to heal their sexual relationship and reconnect intimately, that they need to go back to basics ...
Kate & Dean [Part 1 of 2]: Sex, Shame & Broken Trust
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many years and two children later, Kate and Dean's marriage is teetering on the edge of separation. In this session, Sarah attempts to help Kate and D...
Samantha & Marie [Part 2 of 2]: Will Samantha Walk Away Forever?
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Marie has important truths to share about why she couldn’t be the mother Samantha deserved when she needed her most. Samantha, in turn, needs Ma...
Samantha & Marie [Part 1 of 2]: A Mother & Daughter Estranged For Years
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All Samantha wants is to understand why her mother wasn’t there for her. All Marie wants is a chance to make things right with her daughter &mda...
Jess & David [Part 2 of 2]: Is There Actually Room for Jess in David’s Life?
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Their homework was simple: go to an event together and practise building trust. But it doesn't go to plan. In this session, Jess & David's attempt...
Jess & David [Part 1 of 2]: Different Definitions Of Cheating
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When it's just Jess and David, everything is fabulous. But in public, Jess feels like a secret. David doesn't post photos of them, he hasn't introduce...
Real People. Real Therapy. Listen In.
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Launching Friday 17 October, wherever you get your podcasts. Here's a little tease about episode one: Perth couple Jess and David are in t...