TEA WITH JULES

Disclaimer: This episode is for general information only and is not intended as legal advice. Please seek independent legal advice for your individual circumstances.

Separation and divorce are topics most of us only talk about in hushed tones, or not at all. But what if the conversation could actually help? Whether you're happily married, quietly struggling, or somewhere in the middle of the hardest decision of your life, this episode is for you.
Jules sits down with Gabriella Pomare, a Sydney-based family lawyer, author, and founder of The Collaborative Co-Parent, a platform dedicated to helping separated families move through co-parenting with more compassion, clarity and grace. What makes Gabriella different from most lawyers? She's been through it herself. With a one-year-old at home and a career built on guiding others through divorce, she navigated her own separation and came out the other side with a perspective that is equal parts honest, practical and deeply human.
In this conversation, Jules and Gabriella talk about why marriages quietly unravel long before anyone says a word, the dangerous idea of staying for the kids, how to protect your children through the hardest kind of change, what to do when your ex simply won't cooperate, and why in Gabriella's words, it's not a broken family.

This is not a conversation about failure. It's a conversation about rebuilding.

Connect with Gabriella:
🌐 Website: https://gabriellapomare.com
🎙 Podcast "Before It Break with Gabriella Pomare" https://gabriellapomare.com/podcast
📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegabriellapomare/

CHAPTERS
00:00 — Introduction & Disclaimer
01:00 — Welcome: What Gabriella Wants You to Take From Today
02:50 — Why She Chose Family Law - and What Changed When It Got Personal
06:10 — Why Every Marriage and Divorce is Different: No Cookie-Cutter Answers
07:00 — The Silent Divorce: When Couples Stop Fighting and What That Really Means
08:30 — Communication is Everything - How to Have the Conversations You're Avoiding
14:00 — Is Divorce Failure? Reframing the Stigma
16:00 — "It's Not a Broken Family" - How You Do the Divorce Changes Everything
18:20 — Do You Need a Lawyer? The Practical First Steps After the Decision is Made
20:10 — The Danger of Suffering in Silence - and What Good Friends Can Do
25:00 — Putting Your Kids First: What That Actually Means in Practice
27:30 — Children Didn't Choose This: How to Help Them Feel Safe and Loved
29:00 — One Thing You Can Do This Week for Your Kids
31:30 — Staying for the Kids: When It Helps and When It Harms
32:50 — When Your Ex Won't Play Nice: Setting Limits with a High-Conflict Co-Parent
36:00 — The Path Through the Mud: Healing, Grief and Getting Unstuck
37:00 — Silver Linings: The Unexpected Positives for Kids and Parents After Separation
40:00 — What to Do If You're Feeling Lost Right Now
42:30 — Final Words: You Are Not a Failure. You Get a Do-Over.

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Jules Sebastian is back! A new room, new era, and the story she's been waiting to tell.

In this first episode of a brand new chapter of Tea with Jules, Jules sits down with her manager and friend Lisa Johnson to finally speak openly and honestly about one of the biggest moments of her family's year: her son Archie joining his father Guy Sebastian on tour and the extraordinary journey that led to a standing ovation in a packed arena.

Jules shares what it felt like to watch Archie's talent quietly develop over years. The emotional weight of playing that unfinished song to her father in hospital. The conversations that convinced Archie to say yes. The moment she came outside herself, watching him on the big screen. And the pride in Archie, in Hudson, in Guy, and in this season of life as a family.

This is also an episode about what tour life really looks like from the inside: the unseen stamina of an artist like Guy, the joy of bringing kids to the Brisbane Children's Hospital. Jules also reflects on what this podcast means to her personally, why she made it, what it's given her, and where it's going next.

Pour yourself some tea, let's begin!

CHAPTERS
00:00 — Welcome to the New Era: A New Room, A New Chapter
01:19 — What This Podcast Has Meant: Jules Reflects on Personal Growth
05:51 — Archie's Origin Story: No Lessons, Just a Gift
06:52 — The Mother's Day Song, the Studio Sessions & Hearing the Talent Grow
11:03 — Musical Theatre, the Stage Bug & Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
11:45 — The Song Written for Grandpa - Played in Hospital, Performed at the Wake
16:07 — A Standing Ovation for 'Go the Distance' - the Bug Bites Harder
17:09 — Guy Watches the Show and Says 'He's Ready'
17:37 — The Big Ask - and Archie's Very Firm 'No'
19:42 — The Conversation That Changed His Mind
20:27 — Newcastle: The Sound Check, the In-Ears & First Look at the Stage
21:07 — The Performance: Singing Whitney Houston with Guy on Stage
21:49 — Not a Dry Eye in the House - the First Standing Ovation
22:15 — How Guy Supported Archie on Stage and Let Him Have His Moment
25:32 — Hudson's Moment: The Brother Who Handled It Like a Boss
28:29 — Kids on the Road: What Tour Teaches That School Can't
31:46 — The Unseen Stamina of a Performer - What We Don't See
34:16 — Guy in the Crowd & Daryl Braithwaite
35:13 — The Girl Whose Hair Had Grown Back
36:07 — Brisbane Children's Hospital: The Moment That Put Everything in Perspective
38:17 — Tour Comedown, Reflections & What's Coming Next on Tea with Jules
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In this solo episode, Jules brings it back to basics.
Instead of chasing big routines or life reinventions, she shares five small, practical resets you can do at any point in your day to feel just a little bit better, because sometimes something small is all you need to shift everything.
This episode is a reminder that you don’t need to change your whole life to change your state of mind.
In This Episode, We Cover:
Why overcorrecting when you feel off can actually make things worse
The power of small, immediate actions vs. big life changes
How your environment, body, and decisions impact your mood
Connect with Jules
Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails, podcast episodes
Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly
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Subscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunes
Credits:
Sound Engineer & Music: @kailesh_reitmans
Videographer & Editor: @nathan_niguidula
Producer: @lisajohnston_ @julessebastian
Welcome to Tea with Jules hosted by Jules Sebastian. Here we spill the tea and learn life lessons from honest conversations with experts, celebrities and friends. 

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In Part 2 with Dr Haley Watson, we dive deeper into the emotional world of teenagers - covering loneliness, low motivation, depression, and body image.
We unpack why loneliness can feel so intense, how to support teens who seem flat or withdrawn, and why motivation often isn’t about “laziness” at all. Dr Haley shares practical tools to help both parents and teens navigate these challenges with more understanding and less pressure.
We also explore body image, perfectionism, and the powerful reminder that how
we feel about ourselves isn’t fixed by how we look.
This episode is honest, practical, and full of perspective for anyone supporting a teen or remembering what it felt like to be one.
What we cover:
Loneliness and feeling excluded
Low motivation vs depression
“Do better to feel better”
Small, practical ways to support teens
Body image and redefining beauty
Key Takeaway - You are not the problem - the measurement is.
Connect with Dr Hayley and Open Parachute
Open Parachute – in-school youth mental health program
Follow Open Parachute on Instagram
Follow Dr Hayley on Instagram
Connect with Jules
Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails, podcast episodes
Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly
Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube
Follow Jules on Instagram
Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram
Follow Jules on TikTok
Subscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunes
Credits:
Sound Engineer & Music: @kailesh_reitmans
Videographer & Editor: @nathan_niguidula
Producer: @lisajohnston_ @julessebastian
Welcome to Tea with Jules hosted by Jules Sebastian. Here we spill the tea and learn life lessons from honest conversations with experts, celebrities and friends. 

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In this episode of Tea with Jules, Jules sits down with clinical psychologist Dr Hayley Watson, founder of Open Parachute - an in-school mental health program helping young= people build the skills they need to navigate emotions, anxiety and pressure. Through the partnership with The Sebastian Foundation, Open Parachute has currently reached over 240,000 students across 340 schools.
To listen to a previous episode of Tea with Jules with Dr Hayley, click here.
Dr Hayley spends her days speaking directly with teenagers, educators and parents to understand what young people are really going through. In this conversation, she shares practical tools for families navigating stress, school avoidance, perfectionism and the everyday challenges of raising teens.
This episode is designed for both parents and teenagers - offering simple language, honest conversations and strategies that can actually be used in real life.
Together, Jules and Dr Hayley explore how anxiety really works in the brain, why avoidance can make problems feel bigger, and how small steps can help teens build confidence and resilience.
This is part 1 of a 2-part conversation; more to come next week.
Connect with Dr Hayley and Open Parachute
Open Parachute – in-school youth mental health program
Follow Open Parachute on Instagram
Follow Dr Hayley on Instagram
Connect with Jules
Get Jules’ Newsletter – a letter each week with personal antidotes, recipes, fashion, cocktails, podcast episodes
Jules Best Selling Book – Tea & Honestly
Watch Tea with Jules on YouTube
Follow Jules on Instagram
Follow Tea with Jules on Instagram
Follow Jules on TikTok
Subscribe to Tea with Jules the Podcast in iTunes
Credits:
Sound Engineer & Music: @kailesh_reitmans
Videographer & Editor: @nathan_niguidula
Producer: @lisajohnston_ @julessebastian
Welcome to Tea with Jules hosted by Jules Sebastian. Here we spill the tea and learn life lessons from honest conversations with experts, celebrities and friends. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.