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Liz left her husband Brian and went off to spend a month in Paris with her daughter. The dream Paris trip. As is often the case, things went in the opposite direction from what she expected. Not in a bad way, though, in fact, things went in a very good way. Her time in Paris brought up thoughts and feelings around the grief of losing both parents. Feelings she thought (hoped) had been resolved. Not so. Very much not so. This week, we want to talk to you about Liz's Paris trip. About finding yourself alone with yourself and having time to face up to feelings you've been trying to push down. Thank you so much for lending us your ear. And thank you for finding us and for staying around. I hope this helps you in some small way ❤️ My heart beats with yours. Kia Kaha. Liz and Brian x PS: If you haven't yet joined my inner circle of friends, my life-letter readers, my gorgeous, trusted confidants, please do. You will be the first person I share everything with. I'd love to have you. You can sign up for my FREE Front Row Newsletter HERE. If you are going to Paris and intend to do far more sightseeing than I did, then do not hesitate to get the Go City Paris Pass. It'll save you a fortune in money and time in the long hot lines. Brianna Wiest's book: The Pivot Year We stayed in an Airbnb in Paris, but nine times out of ten, Brian and I house-sit. It has saved us approximately $30k in accommodation around Europe. If you want to join us in using TrustedHousesitters to travel the world, use our exclusive discount code to get a WHOPPING 25% off HOUSESITTING yearly membership. It's cheaper than one night's stay in an Airbnb! Get Liz's book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES
What if the hardest part of being real… is letting people see it? We almost didn't record this. The voice in my head said: Don't show too much. Don't be too much. But I'm tired of that voice. Tired of searching for safety instead of being it. If you haven't yet joined my inner circle of friends, my life-letter readers, please do. You will be the first person I share everything with. I'd love to have you. Go here to join us. Brian and I recorded this audio-only episode while we were out at a café in Naoussa, Paros. There's a lot of background noise, people chatting, drills drilling, cars revving—but we left it all in because it felt real. And that's what this episode is: real. The sound quality is a bit shit. Apologies. If you like it, and we keep this format, it will improve. I'm not quite sure what's going on at the moment. Life feels messy. Confusing. I feel as if something has cracked open in me. Maybe it's grief. Maybe it's the start of a new season. Maybe both. I don't know. And that's what this episode is: Not knowing. Me, trying to untangle something I can't fully name yet, and Brian offering his ever-wise and patient thoughts. This episode is about grief—what it looks like when you're in it: the confusion, the uncertainty, the messiness, the ache of something ending, or beginning, or both. It's also about shame. About the fear of being seen—really seen. About how hard it can be to hit publish when you're sharing something vulnerable. About how I listened back to a recent episode and cringed—not because I wasn't being real, but because I was. This is us, a husband and wife, in the middle of the mess, figuring it out as we go. If you're in that place too, I hope this episode feels like a warm hand on your back. Thank you for giving us your time and for offering us this space to figure things out. Please reach out by email. I answer every single message. email: liz@itsadrama.com My heart beats with yours. Kia Kaha. Liz and Brian x PS: If you haven't yet joined my inner circle of friends, my life-letter readers, please do. You will be the first person I share everything with. I'd love to have you. Go here to join us. Get Liz's book, THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES
Today we have some big news! Charlotte from New Zealand Shores joins us to spill the latest on the NEW Parent Visa Boost—making it easier than ever to reunite families in NZ. Today, we break down the visa, who's eligible, what's changing, and what you can do to get ahead of the rush when it goes live. Enjoy
Greetings from Athens, Greece! This week we're sharing the story of Brian's recent (and very excitingly epic) Norway road trip — a bucketlist journey to the very tippy top of Norway to spend time with his two favourite people and witness the midnight sun. Along with our son (Sonny) and his brother (Dave), Brian has just driven thousands of kilometres, slept in beds around the country, and let the road lead him through some of the most remote, breathtaking landscapes in the world. Back in Liz's arms, safe and sound, the couple are here in Athens (as part of our year-long trip away from New Zealand) where Brian shares with us all everything that happened on his Norway road-trip adventure. Brian's 3-week Norway Road Trip. Tell us Everything, Bri, (and I mean everything) Enjoy! PS: Stay tuned to the end to hear Brian's private behind-the-scenes diary entries that he recorded while on the road in Norway. And come back next time to hear all about Liz's time in Paris with their daughter ❤️ Until then, thank you so very much for being here with us. Yours, forever grateful Liz and Brian xx ✏️Love stories? Sign up for Liz's FREE email newsletter. This 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
If you've ever wanted to leave everything behind for a year, throw caution to the wind and get on a plane with nothing but a suitcase and a one-way ticket to Europe, then you will love this episode. After much (hardly any) planning and lots of cleaning, it is time for the Deacle family to leave New Zealand and head overseas for an adventure. This husband and wife, and their two young adult kids, have rented their house for a year and are leaving New Zealand for twelve months so they can reconnect and experience family time. With just a week to go before they depart, this is what life looks like. Kia Kaha ❤️ Liz and Brian x ✏️Love stories? Sign up for Liz's FREE email newsletter. This 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
In this episode, we share how we make a year-long trip happen. Enjoy! Enjoy, say hi in the comments and subscribe and share this podcast!❤️ Liz and Brian x ✏️Love stories? Sign up for Liz's FREE email newsletter. This 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
People think it's easy to up sticks and travel the world for a year. 1: Rent your house to a complete stranger off the internet. 2: Hand over your cats and your sheep. 3: Pack your bags. 4: HURRAYY!! Only it's not. Easy, I mean. Luckily, we have a list. A list that we want to share with you today. A list that, no matter HOW MANY things we cross off it, the bloody thing keeps growing... Enjoy! Enjoy, say hi in the comments and subscribe and share this podcast!❤️ Liz and Brian x ✏️Love stories? Sign up for Liz's FREE email newsletter. This 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
We've kept you waiting long enough. Today, you will discover why we have been frantically trying to downsize and raise money. Here goes... Enjoy, review the podcast, subscribe and share, PLEASE, with a friend! Kia Kaha ❤️ Liz and Brian x ✏️Love stories? Sign up for Liz's FREE email newsletter. This 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
Brian's boat has been the bain of our life for the last two months. But now it's gone. And thankfully, Bri is still here to tell the story. Just. Enjoy, say hi in the comments and subscribe and share this podcast! Kia Kaha ❤️ Liz and Brian x ✏️Love stories? Sign up for Liz's FREE email newsletter. This 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
The weight is shifting. The winds are turning.Mary is on her way...This is episode 200!!! And to celebrate, we are beginning a new season...This is the first episode in a season of what we might call the couple diaries. Or the marriage diaries. Or just... It's a Drama. At the end of this podcast, Brian and I share a personal diary entry (without the other one knowing).Let us know your thoughts; we'd love to hear your feedback.Kia Kaha,Liz and Brian xx ✏️Love stories? Sign up for Liz's FREE email newsletter. This 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
Free 5-Day Life in NZ videos NOW! ➡️ www.nzahead.com/freeThis is the story of Jessie, a member of the NZ Ahead community, who moved with her family from South Africa to New Zealand. This move hasn't been easy.Changes within NZ Immigration have meant that Jessie and her family may no longer meet their Visa requirements and could find themselves with no other choice but to return to South Africa. This episode is an emotional one. After two job losses and a family death, Jessie now finds herself fighting to stay in New Zealand. This is her story so far. We hope to do a follow-up episode when we have more news to share.Thank you, Jessie, for bravely telling your story and highlighting what happens when changes in life happen unexpectedly.
Ready to feel uncomfortable?This walking podcast is a taste of the content we publish to our Patreon supporters. We wanted to share it with you, too, to take you behind the scenes and hear us talk about a mistake Brian (and I) made on YouTube and our decision to publish that cock-up to the world.We also talk about feeling super vulnerable when you get hard-hitting comments and discuss the importance of remembering not to take things personally.Let us know what you think in the comments!Kia Kaha,Liz and Brian xPodcast Show Page: Click HereLinks mentioned in the show:
Friday was a day of love and affection. VD.Not the down-below disease, the day. Of love. Valentines Day.Rather than buy Bri some crappy scented candle and a bottle of cheap rum (that, more often than not, gets thrown into the pepper sauce come April), I tried something new.I booked us a couples "experience".We went last week.Went and did it. That's all I'm saying. Enjoy.xxPodcast Show Page: Click HereLinks mentioned in the show:
It was my birthday, so I booked a surprise trip for me and Bri.I googled New Zealand cheap accommodation. Best places to stay in New Zealand. Real New Zealand adventures.Then I put in my whopping budget: $99 a night.This is what we got. This is where we stayed.Sit back, relax and listen to our experience of this insanely cheap Kiwi getaway.And our fondue fiddles.xPodcast Show Page: Click HereCheck out the Flying Fox HERE: https://theflyingfox.co.nz/ Links mentioned in the show:
It's the little things, isn't it? The little things in life that give you the most grief.Remove those stresses and...Bingo. Life is wonderful.So why did it take us thirteen years to find this out? This episode shares how we have suffered for the last thirteen years. Been held hostage in our own home.Terrifying.Oh, and we also share how Liz made a complete idiot of herself in a public toilet.Enjoy!Love you guys!Liz and Bri xxPodcast Show Page: Click Here Links mentioned in the show:
Liz and Bri are back from their adventures in Canada, but on their way home, they spend time in the USA. Because they have no one else to talk to apart from each other, they couldn't wait to return to New Zealand to share their findings with YOU... Love you guys! Enjoy! Liz and Bri xx Podcast Show Page: Click Here Links mentioned in the show:
Last month, I boldly said I wanted this family holiday to Canada to "fix" me. Fix was the wrong word. You can't fix grief. But what you can do is decide how you want to move forward with your life after such a massive loss. This episode is for you if you feel stuck, sad, helpless, desperate, scared of never being the person you once knew or all of the above. Our hope is this behind-the-scenes episode will bring you peace, hope, comfort and inspiration if you happen to be in the same dark place I was in before we left for this trip. Kia Kaha. Stay strong.Our hearts beat with yours - always. With love, Liz and Brian xx Links mentioned in the show:
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Over 5 years ago now, we sat with Leslie for almost 2 hours and heard incredible stories of her starting in the business, Elvis, and of course many wonderful GH stories. We learned a lot, and laughed--A LOT. We love you Leslie!
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Want behind-the-scenes BONUS content? Become part of our fabulous Patreon Community to receive MEMBER ONLY SECRET podcasts, stories, photos and more! Click HERE to find out more! This week, we are in Nelson, BC. And if that wasn't exciting enough, we are bringing you this podcast episode from the slopes of Whitewater Ski Resort! After a year of immense loss (Liz's parents passing within six months of each other and saying goodbye to our beloved family dog), the Deacle family re-grouped and set off for a month in British Columbia, Canada, in search of some much-needed family time, happiness, love, conversation, and togetherness. To make this possible, they are house-swapping. They have traded their Skoda and lovely one-level countryside home in Taranaki, New Zealand, with a family in Nelson, BC, and they now have THEIR car and THEIR beautiful Canadian wooden home in the mountains for a month. Did Canada deliver what Liz and Brian were looking for? Did Bri ever get to finish what he was saying? Why did Liz go up on the chairlift on her own and cry? And WHY aren't husbands born with psychic powers?? PS: Listen to the end to find out! LOVE YOU GUYS!! HAPPY 2025!! xx Links Mentioned in the show: - Currency card we use while travelling. Travelling overseas and don't want to pay hefty credit card charges? Using WISE means you SAVE money and can relax while you travel. Check out the WISE card here for the best rates! - The home-swapping website we are using is Home Exchange! - For more FREE ways to travel, we use (and LOVE) Trusted Housesitters. If you want to join us in using TrustedHousesitters to travel the world, check out these beautiful houses and pets currently available & waiting for YOU to HOUSESIT! Once convinced that housesitting is for you, use our exclusive discount code to get a WHOPPING 25% off HOUSESITTING by going here! - Looking for the BEST Travel Insurance? There is only one company that we use (and only ever use when we travel), and that's World Nomads. Over the years, we've made three claims (sorry, guys), and each time the service has been superb. Check World Nomads out here! - Check out Liz's book, The Travel Bog Diaries! A hilarious memoir about surviving family travel for a year (on a teeny, tiny budget!!) See the book here! Sign up for Liz's FREE email newsletter. Weekly laughs, inspiration and honest life stories. This is the best way to get to know Liz and have her meet you. I look forward to sharing my words with you ❤️ ❤️ 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! Want behind-the-scenes BONUS content? Become part of our fabulous Patreon Community to receive PRIVATE MEMBER ONLY podcasts, stories, photos and more! Visit our It's a Drama Patreon Page to find out more! Visit the Show Page here: https://itsadrama.com/podcast Thank you for listening; you are fabulous, and we love you. Liz and Brian x Follow us on: YouTube Pinterest
You can now JOIN our SECRET Patreon Community! ➡️ https://patreon.com/itsadrama There's a 25% EARLYBIRD discount for the month of December!! It's been quite a year for us. If you have followed the podcast for a while, you will know that we have suffered two big losses. Both Liz's mum and dad passed within 6 months of each other. And before you know it, it's Christmas time. Which is always the hardest. Determined to celebrate Christmas in a way that we have never done before, in a country the four of us love, we have decided to leave New Zealand to spend a month-long-once-in-a-lifetime family break in...? Did you know we now have a SECRET podcast? Behind The Drama is a fabulous member-only podcast where Brian and I take you deeper into the more personal stories about life as a married, entrepreneurial couple. A couple who juggle travel, family, business, mental health and marriage. A couple who have two adult kids that still live at home. But that's okay. Because they don't mind being slaves. Honest. If you are of a certain age who dreams of throwing conventional life into the air and swapping it for optimism, yes-ness, adventure, and a ton of much-needed knicker-wetting humour, then this is the podcast for you - It is real, it is honest, it is tough, and it is JUST what you need. Trust me, you LOVE this! Find out more by going to https://patreon.com/itsadrama Thank you for listening; you are fabulous, and we love you. Liz and Brian x We would love you to join us in this new stage of our lives and share everything we're too scared to share in public. You can do that by visiting our page at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/itsadrama/ Thank you ❤️ PS: We are offering a 25% EARLYBIRD DISCOUNT to all our memberships for the month of December! We would love to have you with us! Visit the Show Page here: https://itsadrama.com/podcast Links mentioned in the show:
You can now JOIN our SECRET Patreon Community! ➡️ https://patreon.com/itsadrama There's a 25% EARLYBIRD discount for the month of December!! It's good to be back in New Zealand. Three things happened to us last week that made us want to fall to our knees and kiss our home soil. Sit back and allow us to share what they were and why we adore the country of New Zealand so very much. PS: Please ignore Brian's face when we talk about the walking man. He's constipated. (Brian, not the walking man) ❤️
Shannon has a big announcement! Tune in to find out…Dee is for Drama Podcast - https://linktr.ee/deeisfordrama(0:00) Banter(11:13) AITA for letting my phobia of rats come between my boyfriend and me? (Kenzie's story)(17:58) AITA for breaking up with my boyfriend because he shit in my dad's office? (Listener Request)(33:41) AITA for deciding to end my marriage because I saw it falling apart and telling my kids their mom was leaving? (Listener Submission)(50:14) The moment my husband suggested an FMF the marriage was over in my heart. Am I overreacting?Submit to the Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AITApod/Submit or give your take via voice note/message/text - 307-212-8818Email - amitheahole@gmail.comJoin Patreon! https://patreon.com/aitapodWhat's on Patreon?- 200+ Bonus eps- NO ADS and accurate timestamps- Discord with awesome communityTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@aitapodInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/aita_pod/
We thought the sad news was over. Had floated away like water under a bridge. Babble, babble, babble. Brook, brook, brook. No more crying into a microphone. No more looking worried. No more sorrowful recalls. But no. I'm sorry to say that this week's episode is a sad one. The floodgates are open once more. This episode was so very hard to record. But record it, we did. Because it is important for us to be honest with you. Transparent. Real. You grant us the space to be who we are, to share everything that life throws at us. Both good and bad. You have given us your trust. And for that, we love you. So, as hard as it was to make this episode, it felt right to do so. We hope you feel the same. Thank you, my friend. Thank you for allowing us, once again, to lean on you this week. We love and cherish you. Liz and Brian x Visit the Show Page here: https://itsadrama.com/more-unwanted-news/ Links mentioned in the show:
MOVING TO NEW ZEALAND and want to know more about the country? SIGN UP below for our FREE 5-DAY VIDEO GUIDE! It's all happening in New Plymouth's Pac'n'Save. Mostly around the frozen chicken aisle. Join Liz and Brian this week as they share a healthy dose of New Zealand gossip. Find out what happens when they meet a fan with marital advice, reveal the outcome of be-friending suspicious shoppers, and live up to their favourite label of being scummy! Enjoy! If you'd like to watch this podcast on video, you can do that on Spotify. Enjoy! Liz and Bri xx Visit the Show Page here: https://itsadrama.com/life-in-nz Links mentioned in the show:
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So this is the BEST Island in Fiji? Today's episode is brought to you ON LOCATION. We are IN Fijji. Actually there. With the plan trees and everything. I've always wanted to say that. "On location". It reminds me of Judith Chalmers when she'd stand by a fishing boat somewhere in the Bahamas wearing a turquoise sarong. Flashing her polished dentures at the camera while we all watched through the telly in England. Drooling. Depressed. Wishing it was sunny and not dark at four o'clock. If you'd like to watch this podcast on video, you can do that on Spotify. Enjoy! Liz and Bri xx Visit the Show Page here: https://itsadrama.com/island-in-fiji Links mentioned in the show:
Tara and EmKay are joined by twin brothers and hosts of The Drama Podcast, Connor and Dylan, to celebrate the 21st anniversary of Wicked on Broadway! They each break down their top 5 most iconified moments from the musical's long history, share personal memories with the show, and so much more. Happy 21 Wicked!Show Notes:@thedramapodcastDefying Gravity - Saycon Sengbloh (Broadway)Ariana Grande "THE WIZARD AND I" Live in NBCWicked Reopens on Broadway: Watch Glinda's Iconic First LineJessica Vosk - LAST Defying Gravity (Wicked 2NT)History-Making 'Glinda' Brittney Johnson Makes Her First Entrance in WICKEDInstagram: @downtheyellowbrickpod#DownTheYBPTara: @taratagticklesEmKay: www.emilykayshrader.netPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/downtheyellowbrickpodEtsy: https://www.etsy.com/market/down_the_yellow_brick_podMusic by: Shane ChapmanEdited by: Emily Kay Shrader
Liz and Brian and getting ready to go to a wedding in Fiji. Of course, there are concerns. Just a few. What with those dancing men and crab-racing women? It's all too much to think about...So Liz, thinks about her old pal, Mo. You know, Mo? The salt-of-the-earth mother-in-law. Mo, with no knickers...THAT Mo. Join us as we plan a VERY special (and extra sociable) occasion! Liz and Bri x Visit the Show Page here: https://itsadrama.com/fiji-wedding-party-here-we-come-oh-fk 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
I am a huge fan of this week's guest. Rachael Herron is a best-selling author who not only moved from the United States to New Zealand with her wife, but also wrote a book about it! I have followed Rachael for a long time. She has a fabulous podcast (link below) about writing, which has helped and inspired me, both in life and on my writing journey, and today, I got to chat with her about her big move down under! I know you are going to love Rachael as much as I do. It's impossible not to. She is frank and open and freely shares the obstacles she overcame when moving to New Zealand from America. Sit back and hear about Rachael's fears and dreams, about being an alcoholic, about meeting friends in New Zealand when you are an introvert, and much, much more. Enjoy! Visit the Show Page here: https://itsadrama.com/moving-from-usa-to-new-zealand 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
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: https://itsadrama.com/writing-to-heal/ 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