It's a Drama Podcast

Feeling is healing. I've read those words a lot while grieving my mum. And it's true; to a certain extent, it's true. But what people fail to mention is that feeling also hurts like hell. And no one likes to feel pain. Not if they can possibly avoid it. In this week's behind-the-scenes episode, we share a personal healing practice that Liz has undertaken to help navigate the grief around losing her mum. Writing. Liz is writing her second book, but what started as a happy, healing book about New Zealand has morphed into something quite different. An unexpected beast. Something that scares Liz to write and scares Brian to stand by and witness. Thank you for being with us and for listening. You are loved, you are needed, and our hearts always beat with yours. Your friends, Liz and Brian x Visit the podcast page here: Here Links mentioned in the show: Sign up for Liz's ⁠⁠FREE email newsletter⁠⁠. This is the best way to get to know Liz and have her meet you. I look forward to sharing my words with you ❤️ Love to travel and laugh? Get Liz's book, ⁠⁠THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES⁠⁠📕 (now available on AUDIO!) A hilarious memoir of how Liz and her family travelled the world for a year (with very little money and far too many hormones!) ❤️ Like what you heard? Please rate and ⁠⁠review the It's a Drama Podcast here⁠⁠, or if you are on Spotify, please review us over there. Your short review helps us massively and encourages us to continue! 🇳🇿 Remember! If you are thinking of MOVING TO NEW ZEALAND and want to know more about the country, SIGN UP below for our⁠⁠ FREE 5-DAY VIDEO GUIDE ⁠⁠To Life in New Zealand. This will also lead you to more details of the NZAhead Community that Liz and Brian talk about 🇳🇿 💰 Transferring currency? We are proud to team up with TorFX, a foreign exchange service company that offers personal FREE advice and guidance anywhere in the world. If you are looking for a money-saving currency solution where trust and transparency count, we've done the homework for you! ⁠⁠TorFX⁠⁠. We use them, our community uses them. These guys are great! Please assume all links on this page are affiliate links. This means we make a small commission at no extra cost if you use the links. Thank you 🙂 Thank you for listening; you are fabulous, and we love you. Liz and Brian x Follow us on: Subscribe to this PODCAST on Apple Subscribe to this PODCAST on Android Subscribe to this PODCAST on Spotify

What's happening? Why, when I was feeling fine, 'doing ok,' and 'coping', do I suddenly feel like I've been hit by a sledgehammer and fallen down a well of darkness? It's been almost five months since my mum passed. This is a behind-the-scenes podcast. One of those we never expected to record. But record we did. I've never had a public panic attack before. I didn't have a clue what was happening. But I do now, and we wanted to share this podcast episode with you in the hope that it might help you in some small, comforting way. Thank you for being with us; you are loved, you are needed, and our hearts always beat with yours. Your friends, Liz and Brian x Visit the Show Page ⁠Here Links mentioned in the show: Sign up for Liz's ⁠FREE email newsletter⁠. This is the best way to get to know Liz and have her meet you. I look forward to sharing my words with you ❤️ Love to travel and laugh? Get Liz's book, ⁠THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES⁠📕 (now available on AUDIO!) A hilarious memoir of how Liz and her family travelled the world for a year (with very little money and far too many hormones!) ❤️ Like what you heard? Please rate and ⁠review the It's a Drama Podcast here⁠, or if you are on Spotify, please review us over there. Your short review helps us massively and encourages us to continue! 🇳🇿 Remember! If you are thinking of MOVING TO NEW ZEALAND and want to know more about the country, SIGN UP below for our⁠ FREE 5-DAY VIDEO GUIDE ⁠To Life in New Zealand. This will also lead you to more details of the NZAhead Community that Liz and Brian talk about 🇳🇿 💰 Transferring currency? We are proud to team up with TorFX, a foreign exchange service company that offers personal FREE advice and guidance anywhere in the world. If you are looking for a money-saving currency solution where trust and transparency count, we've done the homework for you! ⁠TorFX⁠. We use them, our community uses them. These guys are great! Please assume all links on this page are affiliate links. This means we make a small commission at no extra cost if you use the links. Thank you 🙂 Thank you for listening; you are fabulous, and we love you. Liz and Brian x Follow us on: ⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Pinterest⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠

Liz and Brian are back in New Zealand. They flew from Chiang Mai via Bangkok and China and, thirty hours later, were home in Taranaki, New Zealand. Tucked up in bed. But flying home to NZ didn't go smoothly. In fact, it was a sodding fiasco. What started as a dream-come-true-flight ended with wet knickers and tears. And not only that, the food on the plane was sh*t. Sit back and listen to the story of the return flight Enjoy! Liz and Brian x Visit the Show Page here: Here Links mentioned in the show: Sign up for Liz's FREE email newsletter. This is the best way to get to know Liz and have her meet you. I look forward to sharing my words with you ❤️ Love to travel and laugh? Get Liz's book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 (now available on AUDIO!) A hilarious memoir of how Liz and her family travelled the world for a year (with very little money and far too many hormones!) ❤️ Like what you heard? Please rate and review the It's a Drama Podcast here, or if you are on Spotify, please review us over there. Your short review helps us massively and encourages us to continue! 🇳🇿 Remember! If you are thinking of MOVING TO NEW ZEALAND and want to know more about the country, SIGN UP below for our FREE 5-DAY VIDEO GUIDE To Life in New Zealand. This will also lead you to more details of the NZAhead Community that Liz and Brian talk about 🇳🇿 💰 Transferring currency? We are proud to team up with TorFX, a foreign exchange service company that offers personal FREE advice and guidance anywhere in the world. If you are looking for a money-saving currency solution where trust and transparency count, we've done the homework for you! TorFX. We use them, our community uses them. These guys are great! Please assume all links on this page are affiliate links. This means we make a small commission at no extra cost if you use the links. Thank you 🙂 Thank you for listening; you are fabulous, and we love you. Liz and Brian x Subscribe to this PODCAST on Apple Subscribe to this PODCAST on Android Subscribe to this PODCAST on Spotify

Trusting our Teeth to Thailand and paying to be pummelled. After three weeks in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Liz and Brian are smiling from ear to ear. Their bones have been pummeled, their teeth nicely drilled, and they have a ton of cash to spend in weird restaurants... In this week's show, the couple share all about having their teeth fixed with a dentist in Thailand, the full Thai massage experience, and eating out in weird restaurants. Enjoy! Liz and Brian x Visit the Show Page Here Sign up for Liz's FREE email newsletter. This is the best way to get to know Liz and have her meet you. I look forward to sharing my words with you ❤️ Love to travel and laugh? Get Liz's book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 (now available on AUDIO!) A hilarious memoir of how Liz and her family travelled the world for a year (with very little money and far too many hormones!) ❤️ Like what you heard? Please rate and review the It's a Drama Podcast here, or if you are on Spotify, please review us over there. Your short review helps us massively and encourages us to continue! 🇳🇿 Remember! If you are thinking of MOVING TO NEW ZEALAND and want to know more about the country, SIGN UP below for our FREE 5-DAY VIDEO GUIDE To Life in New Zealand. This will also lead you to more details of the NZAhead Community that Liz and Brian talk about 🇳🇿 💰 Transferring currency? We are proud to team up with TorFX, a foreign exchange service company that offers personal FREE advice and guidance anywhere in the world. If you are looking for a money-saving currency solution where trust and transparency count, we've done the homework for you! TorFX. We use them, our community uses them. These guys are great! Please assume all links on this page are affiliate links. This means that we make a small commission at no extra cost if you use the links. Thank you :) Thank you for listening; you are fabulous, and we love you. Liz and Brian x Subscribe to this PODCAST on Apple Subscribe to this PODCAST on Android Subscribe to this PODCAST on Spotify

Combining much-needed dental work with a holiday, Liz and Brian left New Zealand and are in Thailand for a month. Brought to you from their bedroom in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, they are ready to share the story of how they went from feeling utterly stressed and wound up like a screw to feeling chilled and relaxed and floppy like a pair of braless breasts. Find out what Liz and Brian are doing in Chiang Mai to relax, what happened at the airport, and why the smell of sandalwood might probably make Liz sick forever. Liz goes braless; Brian goes commando, and the taxi driver's wife goes without saying. Thank you for being with us in Thailand! Enjoy! Liz and Brian x Visit the Show Page Here Sign up for Liz's FREE email newsletter. This is the best way to get to know Liz and have her meet you. I look forward to sharing my words with you ❤️ Love to travel and laugh? Get Liz's book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 (now available on AUDIO!) A hilarious memoir of how Liz and her family travelled the world for a year (with very little money and far too many hormones!) ❤️ Like what you heard? Please rate and review the It's a Drama Podcast here, or if you are on Spotify, please review us over there. Your short review helps us massively and encourages us to continue! 🇳🇿 Remember! If you are thinking of MOVING TO NEW ZEALAND and want to know more about the country, SIGN UP below for our FREE 5-DAY VIDEO GUIDE To Life in New Zealand. This will also lead you to more details of the NZAhead Community that Liz and Brian talk about 🇳🇿 💰 Transferring currency? We are proud to team up with TorFX, a foreign exchange service company that offers personal FREE advice and guidance anywhere in the world. If you are looking for a money-saving currency solution where trust and transparency count, we've done the homework for you! TorFX. We use them, our community uses them. These guys are great! Please assume all links on this page are affiliate links. This means that we make a small commission at no extra cost if you use the links. Thank you :) Thank you for listening; you are fabulous, and we love you. Liz and Brian x Subscribe to this PODCAST on Apple Subscribe to this PODCAST on Android Subscribe to this PODCAST on Spotify

This week has been horrible, it really has. I'm sorry, but we have more sad news to share. Thank you for being here and letting us talk about it. We also share the difficulties of being able to rest. I for one, struggle to differentiate between work and rest, and as I made this episode, I realised that I might be using the excuse of "but I LOVE to create" to distract myself from grief. Either that or I'm a workaholic. The truth is, I'm scared of dropping the balls that I've spent years learning to juggle. If this sounds like you, I think you'll enjoy this episode. This is such a fascinating topic, and I intend to write about it in-depth (obviously not when I'm supposed to be resting with Brian...) for my private newsletter readers. You can sign up for that newsletter here. For now, please enjoy this episode and thank you again for being you. I love and appreciate you. Liz x Links mentioned in the show: Sign up for Liz's FREE 5-day LETTERS. They are free, inspiring, and personal. And best of all, you'll love them. This FREE email newsletter is the best way to get to know Liz. I look forward to sharing my words with you ❤️ Get Liz's book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 (now available on AUDIO!) A hilarious memoir of how Liz and her family travelling the world for a year (with very little money and far too many hormones!) ❤️ Like what you heard? Please rate and review the It's a Drama Podcast here, or if you are on Spotify, please review us over there. Your short review helps us massively and encourages us to continue! 🇳🇿 Remember! If you are thinking of MOVING TO NEW ZEALAND and want to know more about the country, SIGN UP below for our FREE 5 DAY VIDEO GUIDE To Life in New Zealand. This will also lead you to more details of the NZAhead Community that Liz and Brian talk about 🇳🇿 💰 Transferring currency? We are proud to team up with TorFX, a foreign exchange service company that offers personal FREE advice and guidance anywhere in the world. If you are looking for a money-saving currency solution where trust and transparency count, we've done the homework for you! TorFX . We use them. These guys are great! Please assume all links on this page are affiliate links. This means that if you use the links, we make a small commission at no extra cost. Thank you :) Thank you for listening, you are fabulous and we love you. Liz and Brian x Follow us on: YouTube Pinterest TikTok Subscribe to this PODCAST on Apple Subscribe to this PODCAST on Android Subscribe to this PODCAST on Spotify

Is it Just Me? Wouldn't every mother be the same? Our son is on holiday in Vegas. And of course, there've been a few dramas. What was interesting, though, was how Liz and Brian reacted differently to some worrying news. Go on, Bri. Put the coffee pot on... Enjoy! Links mentioned in the show: Sign up for Liz's FREE 5-day LETTERS. They are free, they are inspiring, and they are personal. And best of all, you'll love them. This FREE email newsletter is the best way to get to know Liz. I look forward to sharing my words with you ❤️ Get Liz's book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 (now available on audio!) Her hilarious memoir of travelling the world as a family for a year (with very little money, and far too many hormones!!) ❤️ Like what you heard? Please rate and review the It's a Drama Podcast here, or if you are on Spotify, please review us over there. Your short review helps us massively and encourages us to continue! 🇳🇿 Remember! If you are thinking of MOVING TO NEW ZEALAND and want to know more about the country, SIGN UP below for our FREE 5 DAY VIDEO GUIDE To Life in New Zealand. This will also lead you to more details of the NZAhead Community that Liz and Brian talk about 🇳🇿 💰 Transferring currency overseas? We are proud to team up with TorFX, a foreign exchange service company that offers personal FREE advice and guidance anywhere in the world. If you are looking for a money-saving currency solution where trust and transparency count, we've done the homework for you! TorFX . We use them. These guys are great! Please assume all links on this page are affiliate links. This means that if you use the links, we make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you :) Thank you for listening, you are fabulous and we love you. Liz and Brian x

There's been a bit of a to-do in New Zealand this week. A shortage of HRT. Scary stuff... Talking about taking hormone replacement, Brian shares why he takes Testosterone, and the couple discuss their battle to stay true, keep it real and refrain from hitting the delete button whenever they make a mistake. Enjoy! Links mentioned in the show: Sign up for Liz's FREE 5-day LETTERS. They are free, inspiring, and personal. And best of all, you'll love them. This FREE email newsletter is the best way to get to know Liz. I look forward to sharing my words with you ❤️ Get Liz's book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 (now available on audio!) An hilarious memoir shares how Liz and her family travelled the world for a year (with very little money and far too many hormones!) ❤️ Like what you heard? Please rate and review the It's a Drama Podcast here, or if you are on Spotify, please review us over there. Your short review helps us massively and encourages us to continue! 🇳🇿 Remember! If you are thinking of MOVING TO NEW ZEALAND and want to know more about the country, SIGN UP below for our FREE 5 DAY VIDEO GUIDE To Life in New Zealand. This will also lead you to more details of the NZAhead Community that Liz and Brian talk about 🇳🇿 💰 Transferring currency overseas? We are proud to team up with TorFX, a foreign exchange service company that offers personal FREE advice and guidance anywhere in the world. If you are looking for a money-saving currency solution where trust and transparency count, we've done the homework for you! TorFX . We use them. These guys are great! Please assume all links on this page are affiliate links. This means that if you use the links, we make a small commission at no extra cost. Thank you 🙂 Thank you for listening, you are fabulous and we love you. Liz and Brian x

Stay. This week we were given a huge reminder. Something that changed the way Liz sees things. The stars aligned. Questions were answered. On one sunny morning in New Zealand, suddenly everything made sense. This podcast is sent to you with love. We appreciate you always and hope this simple kiwi reminder brings you the comfort that it brought us. Our hearts beat with yours, Liz and Brian x With special love, respect and thanks to The Mutton Birds Links mentioned in the show: Sign up for Liz's FREE 5-day LETTERS. They are free, they are inspiring and they are personal. And best of all, you'll love them. Get Liz's book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 (now available on audio!) ❤️ Like what you heard? Please rate and review the It's a Drama Podcast here or if you are on Spotify, please review us over there. Your short review helps us massively and gives us the encouragement to continue! Song by The Mutton Birds. Thank you guys! Follow us on: YouTube Pinterest TikTok

Sign up for Liz's FREE 5-day LETTERS. When we booked our month-long trip to Thailand back in May, it seemed like a grand idea. Get away. Change of scenery. Leave the kids. And now, when it's almost time to leave, we're having second thoughts. Or Liz is. In this week's episode, Liz and Brian chat about the realities of going overseas when one of you doesn't quite feel up to it. Fear, dread, excitement. Fear again. We're feeling the lot. We also discuss the effect of probably the best birthday present we have ever given our daughter and Liz's simple fix to one of her nagging microstresses. Enjoy! Links mentioned in the show: Sign up for Liz's FREE 5-day LETTERS. They are free, they are inspiring and they are personal. And best of all, you'll love them. Get Liz's book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 (now available on audio!) ❤️ Like what you heard? Please rate and review the It's a Drama Podcast here or if you are on Spotify, please review us over there. Your short review helps us massively and gives us the encouragement to continue! Follow us on: YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook TikTok

Sign up for Liz's Five Letters here. Be the help you needed. That's always been my motto. My blueprint. My words-in-guiding-armour that help me forward whenever I feel stuck. Especiaslly in these terrifying times of deep grief when I hesitate to share my sadness and struggles for fear of losing subscribers or upsetting those here for the laughs. But. What I have today has to be shared. It has to be. Last week I experienced panic and hope in a way that I never expected. Or knew how to cope with. But I did cope...and by talking about these things I felt empowered and obliged to share. I wish I'd known about the physiological side of grief. I wish someone had warned me what it does to your brain. Your mood, your thoughts. I hope by sharing my experiences, I can be the help for you. Thank you for listening and watching. We love you. Arohanui Liz and Brian xx Links mentioned in the show: Liz's 5-Day Letters These five letters are from my personal journals. I wrote these five letters in the days and weeks after my Mum's passing. During the darkest and hardest of times. When I needed hope instead of gloom. Light in place of dark. Laughter instead of snot. When I needed my mum. I would love to share these letters with you in the hope they bring you the comfort, love and inspiration that they brought me. It is my honour to share them with you. Sign up for Liz's Five Letters here. ❤️ Like what you heard? PLEASE SHOW YOUR LOVE by rating and reviewing us! You can leave your review for the It's a Drama Podcast here It only takes a minute and helps us reach more people. Scroll to the bottom of your podcasting app to review. Follow us on: YouTube Pinterest

It's the first time in eight weeks I've left the house. Apart from getting groceries, walking in nature, and spending an hour or two working at our local cafe, my safe place to grieve has been at home. Alone. In this episode, we wanted to share our first overnight trip away since losing Mum. We went to see our son, Sonny, in Hamilton, New Zealand. In the real world. Filled with grief but determined to do something normal, this is what the experience looked like. Thank you for listening and watching. We love you. Arohanui Liz and Brian xx Links mentioned in the show: Liz's Front Row newsletter. The best of my writing is shared in my weekly newsletter. Join my inner circle for free, and let's get to know each other better. Sign up for the Front Row Newsletter here. ❤️ Like what you heard? PLEASE SHOW YOUR LOVE by rating and reviewing us! You can leave your review for the It's a Drama Podcast here It only takes a minute and helps us reach more people. Scroll to the bottom of your podcasting app to review. 🇳🇿 Our Moving to NZ Podcast is called NZ Ahead. Everything you need to know about moving to and living in New Zealand: NZ Ahead Liz's latest book about travelling the world with two teenage kids is now available on AUDIO! Get your copy HERE 📧 Please email Liz or Brian (or both!) and let us know where you are listening from and why you love the show! [email protected] [email protected]

Lately, when I drop into bed at night, I find myself asking how on earth I got through the last twelve hours. Quite often, I don't remember what I did or half of what I said. Yet, if you passed me in the street, you'd think I was a normal, everyday person going about her day, coping. Doing grown-up stuff. Making videos. Living without a mum. This episode was inspired by you. It is made in recognition of all those who have reached out to me, people who have shown their love and support and shared their grief journey stories. People who, from the outside, look happy and sorted and appear to have it all together. But, like me, they don't. Not always. And that's okay. As a good friend said to me, "Grief is a journey, not a destination". My friend, Brian and I are here today, so neither of us has to make that journey alone. Always remember, our hearts beat with yours. Arohanui Liz and Brian xx Links mentioned in the show: Liz's Front Row newsletter. The best of my writing is shared in my weekly newsletter. Join my inner circle for free, and let's get to know each other better. Sign up for the Front Row Newsletter here. ❤️ Like what you heard? PLEASE SHOW YOUR LOVE by rating and reviewing us! You can leave your review for the It's a Drama Podcast here It only takes a minute and helps us reach more people. Scroll to the bottom of your podcasting app to review. 📧 Please email Liz or Brian (or both!) and let us know where you are listening from and why you love the show! [email protected] [email protected] 🇳🇿 Our Moving to NZ Podcast. Everything you need to know about moving to and living in New Zealand: NZ Ahead Liz's latest book about travelling the world with two teenage kids is now available on AUDIO! Get your copy HERE

We weren't going to release this podcast episode. The original plan was to discuss whether, after losing her mum to cancer six weeks ago, the deep sadness Liz is feeling is normal grief (as one would expect) or a worryingly worsening depression. And while that's what we did end up discussing, the route we took to arrive at the conclusion was different to what we anticipated. We were ready to scrap the episode and start again. But. We changed our mind. On reflection (and a large red wine later), we agreed that these authentic, unscripted, messy conversations are often the most valuable. We certainly hope so. You are incredibly important and cherished by us both. If you are suffering in any way, please talk to a professional who can help. You are loved and you are not alone. Until next time. Kia kaha. Arohanui Liz and Brian xx Links mentioned in the show: Liz's Front Row newsletter. The best of my writing is shared in my weekly newsletter with the people I care about the most. Sign up for the Front Row Newsletter here. ❤️ Like what you heard? Please rate and review the It's a Drama Podcast here it only takes a minute and helps us reach more people. Scroll to the bottom of your podcasting app to review. The podcast episode that made us laugh! Job Seeking and Cocktails

No description. No words. Just a story. And a thank you. A huge, huge thank you. Thank you for allowing me to share the intimate details of such a sad and heartbreaking time. And for confirming that no matter who we are, where we live, what we look like, or how we spend our days: Our hearts beat as one. And now, a tribute to the woman who made it all seem so very easy. I love you. Liz x

Wrong. Wrong. And wrong again. You'd think that I'd have learned by now. I've had fifty-three years to practice, after all. But no. Still, I make the mistake of thinking that to make things 'better' and 'easier', I must look outside of myself. Go far afield. Spend a ton of money and wrap my mum and me up in cashmere rugs, then sit alongside Rose and Kathy Bates in first class on the Titanic. Way off, Liz. Not even close. This week's podcast update is brought to you with love, tenderness and gratitude. And a few tears. We wanted to share three things that happened to us in the past few weeks. Small serenities that brought unexpected comfort and respite while we attempt to navigate the imminent loss of my lovely mum. Thank you for allowing us this safe space to share the intimate details of this challenging time in our lives. You are wonderful. Yours, Liz and Brian xx PS: If you enjoy the podcast and would like to show your support, please consider leaving us a short 5-star review. It only takes a minute. You can review the It's a Drama Podcast here Thank you x nks mentioned in the show: If you aren't yet signed up for Liz's Front Row Famous Newsletter and would like to receive weekly emails, sign up for free here. Tessa's show in Wellington (she's the girl on the poster!!) Natasha, Pierre &The Great Comet of 1812

This was one of the hardest podcast episodes I have ever recorded. But it was necessary. I won't watch the recording back because I know for a fact that I'll get cold feet and tell Bri to delete it. So. I hope it's okay and that it isn't too upsetting for you—my sincere apologies if it is. My intention was never to make you feel sad, only strong. Hugged. Confident. Brave enough to speak your truth. To always say what you wish to say to the people who matter the most. Because the world needs truth. The world needs real. The world needs people like you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for listening. Yours, Liz x Links mentioned in the show: If you aren't yet signed up for Liz's Front Row newsletter and would like to receive weekly emails, including the email that Liz and Brian talked about in today's episode, sign up for free here

Another behind-the-scenes podcast where Liz and Brian share their decision to discuss such personal details about their marriage and life in public (including talking about Liz's mum, who was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer). The couple talks about how their family is (trying) to navigate the "new normal", addressing guilt, wrestling with emotions and lastly, the importance of not assuming to know what others are thinking or feeling. You never know. Not ever. If you doubt this statement, just remember what I told you about the Spitfire. This podcast is my and Brian's outlet: our escape, our therapy. And we really, really hope it feels the same for you too. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for giving us your ear and allowing us into your life each week to chat. You are incredibly important, cherished and loved by us both. Links mentioned in the show: Liz's Front Row newsletter. The best of my writing is shared in my weekly newsletter with the people I care about the most. Sign up now for The (FREE) Front Row Newsletter, and let me connect with and inspire you. And if I don't manage to do that, I promise to have you peeing your pants with laughter. There/How's that for an offer?? Sign up for the Front Row Newsletter here.

This week is a behind-the-scenes podcast where Liz explains why she shared a very personal journal entry with three thousand people and the outcome of doing so. Links mentioned in the show: If you aren't yet signed up for Liz's Front Row newsletter and would like to receive weekly emails, including the email that Liz and Brian talked about in today's episode, email Liz at [email protected], and she will send it to you, gladly. Thank you for being you, for listening and for adding your beautiful smile to the world. Stay safe, and Kia Kaha. All love, Liz and Brian Follow us on: YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook TikTok

Yesterday, Liz experienced floatation therapy. Spent the day floating in a tank of salt water. Alone. No lights. No sounds. No Bri. This week, the couple discuss the experience and Brian voices his very strong opinions on 'Crotch Eye-balling' and other weird and wonderful alternative therapies. Sit back, nod, relate, and giggle while the couple talks about whacky stress relief, disastrous Greek hotels, and listener holiday laments. Enjoy! We want to hear from you! Drop us a comment below or email liz@itsadrama and let us know what alternative therapy you have experienced! How was it?? Links mentioned in the show: Sign up for Liz's FREE newsletter, The Front Row, now! Get Liz's book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 (now available on audio!) Join us in using the BEST travel hack in the world, HOUSESITTING. Use our exclusive discount code to get a WHOPPING 25% off TrustedHousesitting ❤️ Like what you heard? Please rate and review the It's a Drama Podcast here The Floatation Sanctuary New Plymouth, New Zealand is here! We want to hear from you! Comment below and let us know what alternative therapy you have experienced! How was it?? You can also email us at [email protected] or [email protected] or leave a comment below!

In this week's podcast, Liz shares a recent scary memory loss experience on her solo vacation in New Zealand, Brian gets jealous about a bloke named Bernaaard, and the husband and wife couple explores why people love to visit swanky-pants places but are always too embarrassed to complain when they are treated badly... Enjoy! Links mentioned in the show: Sign up for Liz's FREE newsletter, The Front Row, now! Get Liz's book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 (now available on audio!) Join us in using the BEST travel hack in the world, HOUSESITTING. Use our exclusive discount code to get a WHOPPING 25% off TrustedHousesitting ❤️ Like what you heard? Please rate and review the It's a Drama Podcast here We want to hear from you! Drop us a line and let us know what fancy-pants place you have been to that didn't live up to its reputation! Please email us at [email protected] or [email protected]

In this week's show, Liz and Brian dive into the world of negative reviews and comments. Brian shares a lifelong criticism, and Liz is irked by her husband spending their millions without asking... Enjoy! Links mentioned in the show: You can very kindly REVIEW Liz's Book HERE! Sign up for Liz's FREE newsletter, The Front Row, now! Get Liz's book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 (now available on audio!) Join us in using the BEST travel hack in the world, HOUSESITTING. Use our exclusive discount code to get a WHOPPING 25% off TrustedHousesitting by Clicking here! Liz's VIRAL (woo hoo!) Quora post on India We want to hear from you! Drop us a line and let us know where you're listening from. Please email us at [email protected] or [email protected] Don't forget to leave us a review on your favourite podcasting app (PLEASE!!) and share this podcast with a friend! Sharing is caring, and your support means the world to us! ❤️

I don't know about you, but I get the feeling that people are ready for a change. I'm not sure what that collective "change" is, but I know there is one. I can feel it. Deep in my bones. Under the bits of orangey, saggy flesh. In this week's podcast, as well as bringing you bang up-to-date with what's been going on in the the world of La Deacles, we wanted to share a few personal "ins". Ins for 2024. My 'ins' are deep and meaningful. Brian's are...well ...they're... very Brianish. All this to say, this week's show is blinkin' hilarious. Enjoy! Don't forget to leave us a review on your favourite podcasting app (PLEASE!!) and share this podcast with a friend! Sharing is caring, and your support means the world to us! ❤️ We want to hear from you! Drop us a line and let us know where in the world you're listening from. Please email us at [email protected] or [email protected] Links mentioned in the show: Sign up for Liz's FREE newsletter, The Front Row, now! Liz's latest book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 (now available on audio!) Tessa's Show in Wellington, NZ (that's her in the photos!) Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 Sonny's show is playing at the Fringe Festival in Wellington, NZ. The Rocky Horror Picture Show If you want to join us in using the BEST travel hack in the world, HOUSESITTING, use our exclusive discount code to get a WHOPPING 25% off TrustedHousesitting by Clicking here! We want to hear from you! Drop us a line and let us know where in the world you're listening from. Please email us at [email protected] or [email protected] Go to the website to see the photos of Tessa!

It's jobs, jobs, jobs in our house at the moment. Honestly, it's all we can talk about. We've got a son who needs one, a daughter who's juggling one and a woman in Australia who's jumping over the tins of baked beans to avoid one... In this week's episode, Brian and Liz discuss what is and isn't acceptable in a job interview, disagree about mardy men on building sites, and recall a few white lies they told to get where they needed to be... Enjoy! Don't forget to leave us a review (PLEASE!!) and share this podcast with a friend! Sharing is caring, and your support means the world to us! ❤️ We want to hear from you! Drop us a line and let us know your embarrassing job interviews! Please email us at [email protected] or [email protected] Links mentioned in the show: Sign up for Liz's FREE newsletter, The Front Row, now! Liz's latest book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 (now available on audio!) If you want to join us in using the BEST travel hack in the world, HOUSESITTING, use our exclusive discount code to get a WHOPPING 25% off TrustedHousesitting by Clicking here!

Have you ever had a conversation with someone and then beat yourself up for days (or years) because you were convinced you said something rude or inappropriate? In this week's podcast, Liz and Brian talk about distorted marriage memories, Liz roasts Brian with a Mandella Effect quiz, and together they try out some proven America conversation starters in an attempt to stop being so sodding anti-social. Don't forget to leave us a review (PLEASE!!) and share this podcast with a friend! Sharing is caring, and your support means the world to us! We want to hear from you! Drop us a line and let us know where you are listening from! Please email us at [email protected] or [email protected] Links mentioned in the show: Sign up for Liz's FREE newsletter, The Front Row, now! Liz's latest book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 (now available on audio!) If you want to join us in using the BEST travel hack in the world, HOUSESITTING, use our exclusive discount code to get a WHOPPING 25% off TrustedHousesitting by Clicking here!

Liz and Brian's morning routine has changed drastically. Just when they thought they'd discovered a nice quiet hidey-hole to indulge in some golfy meditation, a bunch of rude gatecrashers (and a soggy beast) forced Liz to act quite strangely. Talking of strange… In this weeks husband and wife we discuss the glorious habits of the Queen's alkie sister, why Brian feels inferior to a hunk who never sleeps and what on earth we will tell our 19-year-old daughter, Tess when she comes home for Christmas and is faced with a lucky bag. Don't forget to leave us a review (PLEASE!!) and share this podcast with a friend! Sharing is caring, and your support means the world to us! We want to hear from you! Drop us a line and let us know where you are listening from! Email us at [email protected] or [email protected] Links mentioned in the show: Sign up for Liz's FREE newsletter, The Front Row now! Liz's latest book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES

In this week's episode, husband and wife Liz and Brian set out to discover if it is healthy for a couple to spill the beans about personal stuff online. Reveal all. Is it really necessary to wash those filthy sheets in public, or should 'things like that' be folded neatly into a square and rammed into the top drawer with the flowery hankies? Let's find out... While we're at it, you'll also hear about rabbits, breasts, and Michael's best friend, Viagra. Enjoy! Don't forget to leave us a review (PLEASE!!) and share this podcast with a friend! Sharing is caring, and your support means the world to us! ❤️ We want to hear from you! Drop us a line and let us know where in the world you are listening from and if you think we overshare?!" Email us at [email protected] or [email protected] Links mentioned in the show: Sign up for Liz's FREE newsletter, The Front Row now! Liz's latest book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 NZ Ahead Podcast (our other fabulous podcast all about moving to and living in New Zealand)

Sonny, our son, is now 22. (I still can't quite get my head around that one). It has been two years since Sonny last joined me for a chat on the podcast (the podcast that he and I started together), and A LOT has changed in his life since then. Sit back, listen and enjoy as Sonny and Liz talk about breakups, the damage of social media, making money online and how it feels to be the main character in your mother's book... Links Mentioned in the Podcast Liz's latest book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES Earlier podcasts with Sonny: Sonny at 20. How to deal with rejection (when all you want to do is bawl your eyes out) Sonny's TikTok (Sonny Deacle Minecraft - please go and follow him!!) Thank you for being here. Your support means the world to us! Please share this podcast with a friend, and if you could find it in your heart to leave us a review, we'll wet our pants with gratitude. Not a nice thought, I know, but completely true. You can email Liz at [email protected] Drop her a line and say hi. She'd love to hear from you.

In the five years that this podcast has been going, this week's episode was the hardest one to record. For those who have been with us for a while, you will know we try our hardest to promote honesty and transparency. We like to keep it real. Sometimes (for those who have read my book) maybe a little too real. I'm not one for tricking people. Making things look better than they are. So, as hard as it was to make this episode, it was necessary. You see, we are the same, you and me. We laugh at the same things, and we cry at the same things, too. And knowing that you are there for me and I for you makes us both feel stronger. Thank you for allowing me to lean on you this week. Liz's latest book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES Tessa's (our 19-year-old daughter) latest podcast How's Life Alone, Tessa? Thank you for being here. Your support means the world to us ❤️ You can email Liz at [email protected] Drop her a line and say hi. She'd love to hear from you.

Looking back, I was so wet behind the ears I'm surprised I didn't drown. Two years ago, I announced to the world that I would be writing, publishing and marketing my first-ever book with no clue what lay ahead. Ahh...isn't ignorance bliss... But as challenging as it has been, writing and publishing my book is STILL the best thing I have ever done. In this week's special edition podcast, Brian and I are celebrating something we have been working on for months: the AUDIOBOOK of the Travel Bog Diaries (narrated by me and produced by Brian) is now ready and available to purchase! Links to the book: If you are in the USA and are new to Audible, use THIS LINK and get your FREE copy of The Travel Bog Diaries Here! If you are in the UK and are new to Audible, use THIS LINK to get your FREE copy of the Travel Bog Diaries Here! You can also get the Travel Bog Diaries from Spotify, iTunes, or your favourite audiobook retailer! To mark this special occasion, Brian is steering the It's a Drama Podcast ship as Liz takes you behind the scenes and into the life of a first-time author and audiobook narrator by answering personal questions that close friends and long-time listeners have kindly submitted. Questions include: Did writing this book and making the audiobook affect your marriage? What was the hardest part of the audiobook process? How did the kids feel about being so exposed in the book? Was making this book anything like you expected? Enjoy! Where to buy the Audiobook: If you are in the USA and are new to Audible, use THIS LINK and get your FREE copy of The Travel Bog Diaries Here! If you are in the UK and are new to Audible, use THIS LINK to get your FREE copy of the Travel Bog Diaries Here! You can also get the Travel Bog Diaries from Spotify, iTunes, Amazon or your favourite audiobook retailer! Special thanks to: Madison (New Zealand), Jenn (New Hampshire), Talitha (New Zealand), Suzanne and Randy (somewhere on the long and winding road), and Renata (Canada). You are all amazing x (Links and photos of the barn and the little wooden boats from the famous chapter in Croatia are over on the website)

You leave your home to go "away" for a few weeks and believe that everything will be Puuurfecct. You tell yourself you'll relax. Take massages. Eat out (without complaining). Wrong. Join Liz and Bri this week as they open a can of sausages (small ones) and share the highs and lows of being away from home for 5 weeks. They reveal the gourmet and gross food they've eaten in New Zealand, the things they've ditched and discovered since being away, and Brian blurts out his problem with little dogs... Enjoy! Don't forget to leave us a review (PLEASE!!) and share this podcast with a friend! Sharing is caring, and your support means the world to us! ❤️ We want to hear from you! Do you have a question for us that we could answer in the next episode? What did you think of the "new jingle and format??" Email us at [email protected] or [email protected] and let us know! We answer every single email! Links mentioned in the show: NZ Ahead Podcast (our other podcast about moving to and living in New Zealand) Yoga Nidra (Sleep Meditation that we talked about!) Magnet Cafe (the one on the Shoreshee) If you want to join us in using the BEST travel hack in the world, use our exclusive discount code to get a WHOPPING 20% off TrustedHousesitting by Clicking here! Liz's latest book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 Housesitting 25% DISCOUNT Code

This week's episode is brought to you from the lovely and very gorgeous art deco city of Napier in New Zealand, where Liz and Bri are housesitting for five weeks in a rambling old villa perched high on a lofty hill. Ah...Life is perfect. Me and Bri, living like a Lord and Lady Muck in our ole kiwi manor house. What's not to love about that? Well...get yourself comfy, and we'll tell you... This Ole Kiwi House I don't know anyone who doesn't see a picture in a glossy house magazine of a rambling old villa and romanticize about living in it. I know I do. I see it all so perfectly. There's me, dressed in my floral frock, washing my dishes in the stone-fired, enamelled porcelain Belfast sink. Inhaling the wafts of wisteria that creep over the pretty glass paned windows... And there's Bri. Dripping snot from his left nostril. Show Notes and More at: https://itsadrama.com/what-a-drip Links mentioned in the show: If you want to join us in using the BEST travel hack in the world, use our exclusive discount code to get a WHOPPING 20% off TrustedHousesitting by Clicking here! Liz's latest book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 Housesitting 25% DISCOUNT Code Don't forget to leave us a review and share this podcast with a friend! Sharing is caring, and your support means the world to us! ❤️ We want to hear from you! You can email us at [email protected] or [email protected] and let me know where you are listening from and what you would like to hear more of on the show.

This week's podcast is a behind-the-scenes chat with Liz and her daughter, Tessa. Tessa (19) is a regular guest on the podcast. Since her last visit, she has flown the nest to start a new life alone in the capital city of New Zealand, Wellington. As is often the case with life, things don't always turn out as we expect them to. We don't feel the way we anticipate. Life throws us challenges, and although they are necessary for us to grow, new experiences aren't always easy or pleasant. And that's why we wanted to share this conversation. I asked Tessa to come to the microphone and share what life has been like moving away and living alone for the first time. We know that many of you listening to this podcast have kids, and we hope by sharing what Tessa feels (and her experiences), you will resonate, and it will help in some small way. Sit back, pour yourself something nice and join this intimate conversation between mother and daughter. (Click the website link to see the photos. You can also leave a comment and say hi!) Links mentioned in the show: Other Behind The Scenes Podcasts with Tessa (and Sonny): Tessa at 17. (Behind the scenes) Our Daughter Tessa. Time to Leave Home (Behind The Scenes) Tessa. Quitting Education. (Behind The Scenes). Sonny at 20. (Behind The Scenes) Don't forget to leave us a review on your podcasting app and share this podcast with a friend! Sharing is caring, and your support means the world to us! ❤️ You can email us at [email protected] or [email protected] and let me know where you are listening from and what you thought of the show!

Is there anything worse than a fraud? Someone who poses to be someone they aren't?? In this week's episode, Liz and Bri talk about family reunions, tell-tales, defending titles, overstepping the limit at work and being presented with a half-naked chocolate Italian. My, my. I hope you're ready... Links mentioned in the show: If you want to join us in using the BEST travel hack in the world, use our exclusive discount code to get a WHOPPING 20% off TrustedHousesitting by Clicking here! Liz's latest book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 Housesitting 25% DISCOUNT Code Don't forget to leave us a review and share this podcast with a friend! Sharing is caring, and your support means the world to us! ❤️ We want to hear from you! You can email us at [email protected] or [email protected] and let me know where you are listening from and what is the most bizarre thing you have ever been presented with at a hotel!

Liz and Brian are off on a five-week holiday. Housesitting in New Zealand. But before they reveal where they are going, they want to tell you all about the loneliest place in America, the twee-est town in China, and the smelliest place in Australia. Oh, and it's only fair you should hear about Dave the deserter - some bloke they knew ages ago who was a friend-not-friend. The one with purple hair. Sit back, pour yourself something nice and get ready to chuckle! Links mentioned in the show: If you want to join us in using the BEST travel hack in the world, use our exclusive discount code to get a WHOPPING 20% off HOUSESITTING by Clicking here! Liz's latest book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 We were guests on the Fnavanlife podcast. Check out those weird houses we talked about here. Housesitting 20% DISCOUNT Code Don't forget to leave us a review and share this podcast with a friend! Sharing is caring, and your support means the world to us! ❤️

Imagine living in a house with no walls. Where everything was upside down and shaped like a lav. Where spiders and snakes swam in puddles of rain under your bed. In this week's episode, we are talking houses. Not just shapes and sizes but the weird goings-on that takes place behind closed doors—or glass walls. Or mud roofs. Crikey. Get ready to hear all about Liz and Brian's failed attempt to find a holiday destination that ticked both their boxes, their need for separation and why a banging experience in the French Alpes left Brian feeling VERY insecure... Links mentioned in the show: If you want to join us in using the BEST travel hack in the world, use our exclusive discount code to get a WHOPPING 20% off HOUSESITTING by Clicking here! Liz's latest book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 We were guests on the Fnavanlife podcast. Check out those weird houses we talked about here. Housesitting 20% DISCOUNT Code Don't forget to leave us a review and share this podcast with a friend! Sharing is caring, and your support means the world to us! ❤️

Is there anything more attractive than seeing a man swinging from a ceiling bar with one hand, wearing only his underpants? Or anything more impressive than seeing some bloke smash a wooden toilet seat to smithereens with his head? No. Absolutely not. I agree. In this week's It's a Drama Podcast episode, you will learn what Bri is doing to stay young, celebrate Liz getting herself up off the floor un-aided, and discover the secret to WHY, compared to every other country in the world, the people of Japan manage to put off popping their clogs until far later in life. Enjoy! Links mentioned in the show: Liz's latest book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 Check out Liz's latest book, The Travel Bog Diaries! One Woman's hilarious confessions of surviving family travel (for a Year... on a teeny, tiny budget!!) See the book here! PS: If you already bought Liz's book (thank you!), we would love it if you would be kind enough to leave a few words in a review. This helps the book to get discovered. Go here to leave your review, and Thank you SO much!! ❤️ We LOVE Housesitting. Want to Try it too? The initial 'looking part' of housesitting is completely free. You can oggle all of the beautiful houses around the world that are waiting for YOU to look after them. Take a sneak peek here! (As I say, looking is completely free, so gander to your heart's content). Then, if you are serious about using Housesitting as a tool to travel the world for free (as we do), you can use our exclusive discount code to save yourself 20% by Clicking here.

Spring is in the air (at least in Liz's upside-down head), and what better thing to talk about than love, marriage and hurly-burly thugs? Be prepared to learn about how one couple's glorious day was gate-crashed by a beast and why Liz and Brian's choice of a driver at their own wedding turned into something of a massive surprise... Enjoy! Links mentioned in the show: Liz's latest book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 Check out Liz's latest book, The Travel Bog Diaries! One Woman's hilarious confessions of surviving family travel (for a Year... on a teeny, tiny budget!!) See the book here! PS: If you already bought Liz's book (thank you!), we would love it if you would be kind enough to leave a few words in a review. This helps the book to get discovered. Go here to leave your review, and Thank you SO much!! ❤️ You can leave us a podcast review We LOVE Housesitting. Want to Try it too? The initial 'looking part' of housesitting is completely free. You can oggle all of the beautiful houses around the world that are waiting for YOU to look after them. Take a sneak peek here! (As I say, looking is completely free, so gander to your heart's content). Then, if you are serious about using Housesitting as a tool to travel the world for free (as we do), you can use our exclusive discount code to save yourself 20% by Clicking here.

Ohh...you're in for a real chuckle today peeps! Victor Hugo famously said that "laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face." Hmm. I'm not sure if I'd go that far. I just spent forty-five minutes laughing on this week's podcast and I still look like an insipid dripping candle. But. After listening to this episode, I can guarantee that YOU won't! Stand by to learn about the world's funniest woman, a human donkey, how much MONEY Liz has made as a Number 1 Bestselling AUTHOR and... Be treated to the first-ever snippet of Liz's soon-to-be-released AUDIO BOOK! Enjoy! Links mentioned in the show: Liz's latest book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 Check out Liz's latest book, The Travel Bog Diaries! One Woman's hilarious confessions of surviving family travel (for a Year... on a teeny, tiny budget!!) See the book here! PS: If you already bought Liz's book (thank you!), we would love it if you would be kind enough to leave a few words in a review. This helps the book to get discovered. Go here to leave your review, and Thank you SO much!! ❤️ The Stuph Files Programme with Peter Anthony Holder. (Find the episode with Carla Brown, the Laughing Champ!) We LOVE Housesitting. Want to Try it too? The initial 'looking part' of housesitting is completely free. You can oggle all of the beautiful houses around the world that are waiting for YOU to look after them. Take a sneak peek here! (As I say, looking is completely free, so gander to your heart's content). Then, if you are serious about using Housesitting as a tool to travel the world for free (as we do), you can use our exclusive discount code to save yourself 20% by Clicking here.

Last weekend, Big Bri celebrated his birthday, and, as promised, in this week's episode, we are going to share ALL the juicy details as to what it looks like when you turn the corner of another decade in New Zealand! Enjoy! Sit back, relax and join us on this week's podcast for conversations on growing older, wiser, and more adventurous. Links mentioned in the show: Liz's latest book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES📕 Check out Liz's latest book, The Travel Bog Diaries! One Woman's hilarious confessions of surviving family travel (for a Year... on a teeny, tiny budget!!) See the book here! PS: If you already bought Liz's book (thank you!), we would love it if you would be kind enough to leave a few words in a review. This helps the book to get discovered. Go here to leave your review, and Thank you SO much!! ❤️ We LOVE Housesitting. Want to Try it too? The initial 'looking part' of housesitting is completely free. You can oggle all of the beautiful houses around the world that are waiting for YOU to look after them. Take a sneak peek here! (As I say, looking is completely free, so gander to your heart's content). Then, if you are serious about using Housesitting as a tool to travel the world for free (as we do), you can use our exclusive discount code to save yourself 20% by Clicking here.

Guess what day it is tomorrow?? Go on. Have a guess. It's Bri's birthday. That's right; tomorrow is Bri's big SIX-O! And what better way to celebrate the end of one's sixth decade than by making a podcast with and for those you love the most?! In this week's episode, Brian reveals: The most memorable part of the decade The most challenging part of the decade The changes he has experienced, both physically and mentally (and shares how he can help others) between 50 and 60 Being a father to his now adult kids. What he would have done differently, and advice he has for other parents with kids of similar ages. Sit back, relax and join us on this week's podcast for conversations on growing older, wiser, and more adventurous. Links mentioned in the show: Liz's latest book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss "When it Grows, it Grows". By Liz Deacle. Aristotle the Younger. We LOVE Housesitting. Want to Try it too? The initial 'looking part' of housesitting is completely free. You can oggle all of the beautiful houses around the world that are waiting for YOU to look after them. Take a sneak peek here! (As I say, looking is completely free, so gander to your heart's content). Then, if you are serious about using Housesitting as a tool to travel the world for free (as we do), you can use our exclusive discount code to save yourself 20% by Clicking here.

Liz and Brian are back from their four-day long weekend in Wellington, New Zealand, where they spent three nights housesitting and spending time with their daughter. In this week's show, they share the exact cost of what four days and three nights away set them back and discuss whether or not it was all worth it... Sit back, relax and enjoy as we take you on a whirlwind weekend in New Zealand's capital city and give you plenty of truths and giggles along the way! We LOVE Housesitting. Want to Try it too? The initial 'looking part' of housesitting is completely free. You can oggle all of the beautiful houses around the world that are waiting for YOU to look after them. Check out all the beautiful houses around the world here! Then, if you are serious about using Housesitting as a tool to travel the world for free (as we do), you can use our exclusive discount code to save yourself 20% by Clicking here. Links mentioned in the show: Liz's latest book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES Bought the book already? Thank you! I would love it if you would leave a review for my book by going here!

Brian and Liz are knackered. Whacked. They need a weekend away. Escape for a few days. The trouble is, accommodation in New Zealand is not cheap...in fact, it's costly. And there's no way they can sleep on their daughter's couch. Not when she lives in a penthouse with drafty windows... So what do Liz and Bri do when they want to travel and pay nothing?? They turn to what they love the most: Housesitting! Sit back, relax and join us on this week's podcast for conversations on holidaying in Wellington, food, wine, and the ongoing persuit to make multiple streams of money online. We LOVE Housesitting. Want to Try it too? The initial 'looking part' of housesitting is completely free. You can oggle all of the beautiful houses around the world that are waiting for YOU to look after them. Take a sneak peek here! (As I say, looking is completely free, so gander to your heart's content). Then, if you are serious about using Housesitting as a tool to travel the world for free (as we do), you can use our exclusive discount code to save yourself 20% by Clicking here.

Never. Not in my wildest dreams did I think that I would EVER be sharing what I'm about to share with you in this week's podcast. Join us this week as we talk about achievements, disappointments, book revenue, and sitting on the toilet with Pamela Anderson. Liz's LATEST Book: The Travel Bog Diaries is available to buy NOW!! WOO HOO!!!! Enjoy! The Travel Bog Diaries "THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES: One Woman's wickedly funny confessions of surviving family world travel" If you would like a damn good laugh and want to read about what it REALLY looks like when you go around the world with two groaning teenagers and a husband with an acid reflux problem...then I'd love you to click here and get your mitts on The Travel Bog Diaries. PS: If you know someone who you think would love this book, then PLEASE SHARE THIS POST!! WOO HOO!! CHECK OUT: The Travel Bog Diaries! Here! PS: Thank you for all of your support. Thank you from the bottom of my heart x

For two years, six months and six looonng days, I have waited to share the news I have for you on this podcast. And today, my friend, I am happy and proud to announce that my FIRST-EVER BOOK: The Travel Bog Diaries is available to buy!! WOO HOO!!!! Because it would be rude (and very boring) to celebrate alone, me and Bri thought what better way to thank you for supporting Liz than to invite you over to ours for a few drinks and a chat... So. Get yourself a glass or something nice, pull up a chair and enjoy this very special late-night podcast where we discuss intimately what it REALLY feels like when a thing like this happens in your life... Enjoy! You can buy The Travel Bog Diaries Here! You can buy The TRAVEL BOG DIARIES NOW!! By visiting: The Travel Bog Diaries or Liz Deacle The back story of The Travel Bog Diaries... It was scary. Probably the scariest thing I've ever done. And I've done some scary things. Doing Scary Things in Life Moving to the other side of the world and leaving everything behind (even though Brian, my husband, had never set foot in NZ before and was taking my word that it was nice...) Taking my two kids out of mainstream school to teach them from home (even though I am not a teacher and actually don't even know the difference between a real comma and one of those with a dot above it...) Taking the money that we made from the sale of our business (fifty grand that was supposed to be for our retirement) and blowing it on a dream year-long trip back-packing trip around the world with our teenagers (even though we knew we would have to come home to no job and no money). But even that. Even ALL those things. Nothing was as scary as what I have just done. Writing a book For the past two and half years, I have been writing my first book. And today, I published it. I gave it to the world. Tah dah! Ladies and gentlemen, I very proudly present: The Travel Bog Diaries "THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES: One Woman's wickedly funny confessions of surviving family travel" If you would like a damn good laugh and read about what it REALLY looks like when you go around the world with two groaning teenagers and a husband with an acid reflux problem...then I'd love you to click here and get your mitts on The Travel Bog Diaries. PS: If you know someone who you think would love this book, then PLEASE SHARE THIS POST!! Follow us on: YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook TikTok

Five years ago, Brian and I left everything behind (including a full-time job with a regular wage) to take our family (two teenage kids), travelling around the world for a year. We visited almost thirty countries, including Japan, India, Sri Lanka, America, Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong and many countries in Europe. Our budget was 100 NZD (approx $70) a day. Because we were visiting places we had never been to before, we made sure to do plenty of research beforehand. Sadly, lots (most) of the information we found online turned out to be a load of codswallop. Fearmongering rubbish. Today, because Liz is almost ready to release "The TravelBog Diaries: One Woman's wickedly funny confessions of surviving family world travel" (HURRAY!!!), we thought it would be fun to stay on the travel theme and share some of those Un-truths with you. Let you know that not everything you read online about destinations is believable and inspire you to step out and explore these countries yourself!! Enjoy! Sign up for The FRONT ROW NEWSLETTER (It's free!) Sign up for the Front Row Newsletter and receive your exclusive FREE never-seen-before bonus gift video of Liz reading the first chapter of her book to YOU. You will also receive up-to-date behind-the-scenes information about the book and be the first to know about the release. Sign up here, and let Liz entertain you! Need to transfer money internationally:- We have teamed up with TorFX who are a 5-Star Rated Forex Company for Outstanding Value International Money Transfers from 2018 - 2022. Click here for the best rates: www.itsadrama.com/torfx We LOVE Housesitting. It's (another) great way to see the world for FREE! If you have been following this podcast for a while, then you will know that we love housesitting. We have house-sat all over the world, in countries such as Japan, Italy, France, America and Sri Lanka. We are constantly asked how we do this and if we can share the website that we used. So here it is: The initial 'looking part' is free. You can oggle all of the beautiful houses around the world that are waiting for YOU to look after them. Take a sneak peek here! (As I say, looking is completely free, so gander to your heart's content). Then, if you are serious about using Housesitting as a tool to travel the world for free (as we do), you can use my exclusive discount code to save yourself 20% by Clicking here. Still not sure about paying for a Housesitting membership? Remember that the cost of a yearly membership (approx $80 using the discount code above) will be paid back (and more) on the first housesitting night. It really is that simple! Also, check out: You can also check out the in-depth post I wrote about housesitting in Europe if you'd like to know more. This podcast was inspired by a blog post that Liz wrote while she was travelling the world with her family. 8 Tips For Travel (that you need to ignore 'cause they're cr*p).

After almost two and a half years, I am almost ready to publish my first book. That book is called The Travel Bog Diaries. It is made up of hilarious short stories of what it was REALLY like to travel the world with two phone-addicted teenagers and a husband with an acid reflux problem…That book is my baby. Real. Raw. Honest. Funny and tender. The biggest fear that I had to overcome when going ahead with this book (I self-published) was the book cover. I knew what I wanted, and let's just say... my final choice was very...real. I knew when I designed the cover that it was exactly what was needed to introduce this book. It sums up the book perfectly. Perfectly imperfect. Still, I have never felt so vulnerable, terrified or exposed in all of my life. This behind-the-scenes podcast shares that process and explains why I had to leave myself open and vulnerable in order to remain true to myself and my readers. Enjoy! Need to transfer money internationally:- We have teamed up with TorFX who are a 5-Star Rated Forex Company for Outstanding Value International Money Transfers from 2018 - 2022. Click here for the best rates: www.itsadrama.com/torfx Sign up for The FRONT ROW NEWSLETTER (It's free!) Sign up for the Front Row Newsletter and receive your exclusive FREE never-seen-before bonus gift video of Liz reading the first chapter of her book to YOU. You will also receive up-to-date behind-the-scenes information about the book and be the first to know about the release. Sign up here, and let Liz entertain you! We LOVE Housesitting. Want to Try it too? If you have been following this podcast for a while, then you will know that last year we spent six months in Europe and Asia. While we were there, we did a lot of housesitting. We are constantly asked how we did this and if we can share the website that we used. So here it is: The initial 'looking part' is free. You can oggle all of the beautiful houses around the world that are waiting for YOU to look after them. Take a sneak peek here! (As I say, looking is completely free, so gander to your heart's content). Then, if you are serious about using Housesitting as a tool to travel the world for free (as we do), you can use my exclusive discount code to save yourself 20% by Clicking here. Still not sure about paying for a Housesitting membership? Remember that the cost of a yearly membership (approx $80 using the discount code above) will be paid back (and more) on the first housesitting night. It really is that simple! Follow us on: YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook TikTok

Fess up. Hot, sweaty MESS. Time to confess. When does it happen? When do you turn into a dithering, hot, sweaty, prickly fuss-bag who shakes and quivers because she has misplaced her sunglasses? Even though it's pitch black outside. And freezing cold. And winter. In this week's hilarious episode, Liz shares about her recent disastrous trip to the capital of New Zealand to see her daughter, Brian talks dirty jeans, and they both let you in on a couple of secret confessions... PLUS! Liz reads another snippet from her soon-to-released book (not long now, hoping for mid-May). Sit back, get ready to giggle and... Enjoy! Sign up for The FRONT ROW NEWSLETTER (It's free!) Sign up for the Front Row Newsletter and receive your exclusive FREE never-seen-before bonus gift video of Liz reading the first chapter of her book to YOU. You will also receive up-to-date behind-the-scenes information about the book and be the first to know about the release. Sign up here, and let Liz entertain you! We LOVE Housesitting. Want to Try it too? If you have been following this podcast for a while, then you will know that last year we spent six months in Europe and Asia. While we were there, we did a lot of housesitting. We are constantly asked how we did this and if we can share the website that we used. So here it is: The initial 'looking part' is free. You can oggle all of the beautiful houses around the world that are waiting for YOU to look after them. Take a sneak peek here! (As I say, looking is completely free, so gander to your heart's content). Then, if you are serious about using Housesitting as a tool to travel the world for free (as we do), you can use my exclusive discount code to save yourself 20% by Clicking here. Still not sure about paying for a Housesitting membership? Remember that the cost of a yearly membership (approx $80 using the discount code above) will be paid back (and more) on the first housesitting night. It really is that simple! Follow us on: YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook TikTok

This week, Liz confesses a few massage secrets, Brian blows the cover on a bloke named Dave (who doesn't live in Gisborne) and the word on all lips this week is open-wide and twisted... PLUS! Liz reads another snippet from her soon-to-released book (not long now, hoping for mid-May). Sit back, get ready to giggle and... Enjoy! Sign up for The FRONT ROW NEWSLETTER (It's free!) Sign up for the Front Row Newsletter and receive your exclusive FREE never-seen-before bonus gift video of Liz reading the first chapter of her book to YOU. You will also receive up-to-date behind-the-scenes information about the book and be the first to know about the release. Sign up here, and let Liz entertain you! We LOVE Housesitting. Want to Try it too? If you have been following this podcast for a while, then you will know that last year we spent six months in Europe and Asia. While we were there, we did a lot of housesitting. We are constantly asked how we did this and if we can share the website that we used. So here it is: The initial 'looking part' is free. You can oggle all of the beautiful houses around the world that are waiting for YOU to look after them. Take a sneak peek here! (As I say, looking is completely free, so gander to your heart's content). Then, if you are serious about using Housesitting as a tool to travel the world for free (as we do), you can use my exclusive discount code to save yourself 20% by Clicking here. Still not sure about paying for a Housesitting membership? Remember that the cost of a yearly membership (approx $80 using the discount code above) will be paid back (and more) on the first housesitting night. It really is that simple! Follow us on: YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook TikTok Subscribe to this PODCAST on Apple Subscribe to this PODCAST on Android Subscribe to this PODCAST on Spotify

Last week it happened. I finally met someone who knows more than Bri, is more patient than Bri, is quicker than Bri...and to make things even weirder, they both have an 'i" in their name... Sit back, and enjoy the show. This week, other than talking about Brian's replacement, we discuss the dog peeing on the carpet (and what we are going to do about it), Liz lets go of a few facts about a country that Brian had NO idea about. Liz reads another snippet from her soon-to-released book. PLUS! You (the listener) are offered an exclusive FREE never-seen-before bonus gift of Liz reading her first chapter to you in video. Listen to find out more, and then sign up HERE for your secret, exclusive video! And FINALLY.... Liz reveals the TITLE of her soon-to-be-released BOOK! Woo HOO!! Enjoy! Sign up for The FRONT ROW NEWSLETTER (It's free!) Sign up for the Front Row Newsletter and receive your exclusive FREE never-seen-before bonus gift video of Liz reading the first chapter of her book to YOU. You will also receive up-to-date behind-the-scenes information about the book and be the first to know about the release. Sign up here, and let me entertain you! We LOVE Housesitting. Want to Try it too? If you have been following this podcast for a while, then you will know that we have just returned for six months in Europe and Asia. While we were there, we did a lot of housesitting. We are constantly asked how we did this and if we can share the website that we used. So here it is: The initial 'looking part' is free. You can oggle all of the beautiful houses around the world that are waiting for YOU to look after them. Take a sneak peek here! (As I say, looking is completely free, so gander to your heart's content). Then, if you are serious about using Housesitting as a tool to travel the world for free (as we do), you can use my exclusive discount code to save yourself 20% by Clicking here. Still not sure about paying for a Housesitting membership? Remember that the cost of a yearly membership (approx $80 using the discount code above) will be paid back (and more) on the first housesitting night. It really is that simple! Follow us on: YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook TikTok