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All tickets unlock 20% off all Lovehoney products, $20 off voucher at Glue Store online* and for Sydney and Melbourne residents, a $100 voucher from Urban Company. Plus, one lucky winner will score a $500 Glue Store voucher during one of the sessions. Nice.
Given the nature of the event, all comments and any advice is general in nature and does not take into account your financial circumstances, goals or objectives. You should consider what is appropriate for you and before acquiring any product or service you should read all applicable terms and conditions.
ANZ Feat. Dylan Alcott + Chantelle Otten
We’ve all got to get that bread so we can live our best lives. The question is: what do we live for? Are we living to work or working to live? Join Dylan Alcott, Chantelle Otten and an ANZ financial planner in Money & Emotions: Levelling Up Your Financial Wellbeing, brought to you by ANZ, to learn how they address those issues.
5:30PM AEDT
Carla Oates, Founder of The Beauty Chef
There’s myriad of reasons why it’s important to sort your gut health. But did you know caring for your gut also benefits your skin? Yep, beauty begins in the belly. And The Beauty Chef founder Carla Oates is here to give you a Kick In The Gut to help you improve not just your skin, but your immunity and wellbeing too.
5:00PM AEDT
Jerico Mandybur
ICYMI: Jerico Mandybur is a real-life witch. In A Witch’s Guide To Self-Care, the author, podcaster, coach and tarot reader takes you through the ins and outs of self-care – from WTF is self-care anyway to figuring out where to even start and then how to inject a little bit of the otherworldly into your daily ritual.
4:30PM AEDT
Chantelle Otten
What’s your fantasy? Fifty Shades Of Grey awakened the sexuality in women young and old, with many asking for more from their erotic encounters. Sexologist and Lovehoney ambassador Chantelle Otten in How To Fuck Like An Ethical Christian Grey offers to be your guide in the area of erotic discovery, exploring everything from BDSM to a little bit of roleplay. New year, new erotic you.
3:45PM AEDT
Florence Given
Where do ideas that we need to be in a committed relationship to be happy even come from? And why do we pull our sense of worthiness from outside ourselves? In Allow Florence Given To Convince You That Being Single Is Awesome Actually, the bestselling author and feminist talks about the male gaze, internalised misogyny and setting boundaries while dating.
3:00PM AEDT
FEB 26
Given the nature of the event, all comments and any advice is general in nature and does not take into account your financial circumstances, goals or objectives. You should consider what is appropriate for you and before acquiring any product or service you should read all applicable terms and conditions.
ANZ Feat. Dylan Alcott + Chantelle Otten
Let’s be honest: we all have debt, or will have debt. Maybe you’ve got HECS debt coming out of your pay cheque every month or maybe you’re thinking about taking out a car loan – or a big scary mortgage. Dylan Alcott, Chantelle Otten and an ANZ financial planner tackle that reality in Debt Is Not A Dirty Word, brought to you by ANZ.
5:30PM AEDT
Gen Fricker
World is fukt. We all know it. There’s a global pandemic. The threat of climate change looms. Your uncle is still a racist. But luckily Gen Fricker and friends (y’know, other funny people, they all hang out) have the answers to all of life’s problems in Gen Fricker And Friends Fix The World (No Refunds).
5:00PM AEDT
Jerico Mandybur
Sometimes it feels like we’re the burnout generation, juggling a main gig with a side hustle until we literally can't anymore. But does being a workaholic actually make us happy? And if the answer’s what Jerico Mandybur suspects, Your Productivity Is Not Your Worth, then what’s the antidote to productivity? What does it look like to know you’re already enough?
4:30PM AEDT
Splendour In The Grass + Secret Sounds
With the COVID-19 vaccine rolling out, it’s only a matter of time before we can get back in the mosh and the grass. But what is The Future Of Aussie Festivals And Tours in a post-pandemic world? Ask Splendour and Secret Sounds co-founders Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco, and Secret Sounds’ MD of Talent, Evan Davis.
4:15PM AEDT
Leah McSweeney
Real Housewives Of New York City star Leah McSweeney has a reputation for being forthright. She’ll say exactly what she means. Ask the fashion-forward entrepreneur, who launched her streetwear brand Married To The Mob at 22, about being her own boss, feminism, the power of manifestation, sobriety and more for Real Housewives Star Leah McSweeney: Entrepreneurship, Self-Care And RHONY Tea.
3:00PM AEDT
FEB 25
Cam Fraser
Everyone knows a guy who’s a bit of a jackhammer in the bedroom – or maybe you are that guy. Well, sexologist and Lovehoney ambassador Cam Fraser reckons it’s time for men to rethink ‘pleasure’ because it’s about more than just getting off in P Marks The Spot: Debunking Myths On Male Pleasure.
5:45PM AEDT
Given the nature of the event, all comments and any advice is general in nature and does not take into account your financial circumstances, goals or objectives. You should consider what is appropriate for you and before acquiring any product or service you should read all applicable terms and conditions.
ANZ Feat. Dylan Alcott + Chantelle Otten
Talking money can be touchy – especially with a new bae. Who picks up the bill? Do we wanna spend money on the same stuff? In Why ‘Good With Money’ Should Be At The Top Of Your Dating Checklist, brought to you by ANZ, couple goals Dylan Alcott and Chantelle Otten plus an ANZ financial planner ditch the stigma from talking money with your partner.
5:15PM AEDT
Abbie Chatfield
There are ideas around femininity that dictate how women are supposed to behave. Those ideas place immense pressure on women to “have it all” – kids, career, relationships, all while looking a certain way. In Let's Talk Pressures, Abbie Chatfield unpacks those ideas, drawing upon her experience on reality TV (including becoming Queen Of The Jungle!), to reveal that it’s all frankly bullshit.
4:45PM AEDT
Mood tea Feat. Marlee Silva + Jenni Hayward
Here’s a disturbing fact: suicide is the leading cause of death for young Aussies, and the suicide rate is substantially higher for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples than non-Indigenous Aussies. Tiddas 4 Tiddas co-founder Marlee Silva speaks to Jenni Hayward, General Manager of Mood, about the intersection of youth mental health and race in How Do We Stop Suicide Being #1?
4:00PM AEDT
Leaf Supply's Sophia Kaplan + Lauren Camilleri
We can’t speak for anyone else, but we’ve become devoted plant parents during the pandemic. But we’re far from perfect. Leaf Supply founders Sophia Kaplan and Lauren Camilleri answer your questions on How To Not Kill Your Houseplants So You Don’t Kill Your Mood, so you don’t make any of the most common plant-baby mistakes.
3:45PM AEDT
Brooke Boney
People of colour often find themselves as one of very few non-white people in a room. Brooke Boney answers your questions about Being The First – as the breakout Indigenous star of commercial breakfast telly, what's it like being the 'face' of diversity while keeping the network and audiences happy? And what comes next?
3:00PM AEDT
FEB 24
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Host of sex-positive podcast Cliterally The Best, Evie Plumb, wants to help people to love their bodies and stamp out unhealthy self-talk. She is the creator of You Are Awesome Co, a platform for stories about mental health, practical advice and positivity puns. She’s also an illustrator and digital marketer, based in Cambridge, UK, with plans for further study in the fields of relationship and sex ed, and psychosexual therapy.
Evie Plumb
Carla Oates knows that outer beauty starts on the inside. She is the founder of The Beauty Chef, creating bio-fermented, probiotic, wholefood powders and elixirs that promise gut health, glowing skin and wellbeing – exactly what the doctor ordered for 2021. Before launching The Beauty Chef, Carla worked as a fashion stylist and beauty writer, and is the author of two gut-friendly cookbooks and natural beauty treatment guide Feeding Your Skin.
Carla Oates
James Tidswell is the guitarist in ARIA-winning Brissie rock band Violent Soho. Know for their boisterous live shows, Violent Soho have released five records, including last year’s Everything Is A-OK, which debuted at #1 on the charts. In 2017, James started his own independent label, Domestic La La Records, to create a space for musicians that truly understands them. Hell – and we cannot stress this enough – yeah.
Violent Soho’s James Tidswell
Bozoma Saint John is the Chief Marketing Officer at Netflix, and has held senior positions in a slew of creative companies like Uber and Apple Music. She’s the host of podcast Back To Biz With Katie And Boz, with Katie Couric, and launched social media campaign #ShareTheMicNow. To prove her badass credentials, earlier this year, she ran the Anatomy Of A Badass workshop program at Harvard Business School. Bow down.
Bozoma Saint John
PEDESTRIAN.TV fam and friends, LGBTQIA+ rapper JamarzOnMarz, Pedestrian Group Managing Editor Kate McGregor and PEDESTRIAN.TV Deputy Editor Alex Bruce-Smith will be the hosts of Selfish Sessions.
PEDESTRIAN.TV Fam
Lovehoney ambassador Cam Fraser is a profesh sex coach, sexologist, counselor and tantric yoga teacher. His work integrates info about sexual health with sacred sexuality teachings from the mystery traditions. As a coach, he helps men go beyond surface-level sex and into full-bodied, self-expressed, pleasure-oriented sexual experiences free of anxiety or shame. Old mate is helping men to become not only better lovers, but to be more compassionate to themselves too.
Cam Fraser
Kamilaroi and Dunghutti woman Marlee Silva is the co-founder of Indigenous empowerment platform Tiddas 4 Tiddas, with her sister, Keely. The platform evolved into a podcast and Marlee’s book My Tidda, My Sister, sharing the experiences of Indigenous women and girls. She also hosts the podcast, Always Was, Always Will Be Our Stories, and presents on triple j. Marlee is an ambassador for Selfish Sessions' mental health partner, Mood.
Marlee Silva
Author, tarot reader, coach, podcaster and witch Jerico Mandybur is a modern spiritual guide, dedicated to helping people unleash the power of magic and play. She’s the author of bestseller Neo Tarot, Daily Oracle and the forthcoming Pleasure Oracle, has been featured in Vogue, Refinery29, ABC, The Guardian and more, and hosts podcast Beyond Belief, a non-judgmental guide to the otherworldly. We could all use some healing after last year.
Jerico Mandybur
Sophia Kaplan and Lauren Camilleri are the co-founders of indoor plant and botanical ware online store, Leaf Supply. The duo have written three lush super books about indoor plants, Leaf Supply (2018), Indoor Jungle (2019) and Plantopedia (2020). Sophia also works as a floral stylist, while Lauren is an art director and graphic designer. They know more about your plant babies than you.
Leaf Supply’s Sophia Kaplan and Lauren Camilleri
Returning to Selfish, Chantelle Otten is an award-winning psycho-sexologist who wants to open up and destigmatise conversations around sex and help you feel empowered AF. She’s also a sex educator and relationship expert, with a background in scientific research, sexual medicine and counselling. That means her writing has appeared in both the scientific Journal Of Sexual Medicine and Cosmo. That’s called range.
Chantelle Otten
Co-CEOs of Secret Sounds Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco, are responsible for your favourite music festivals, Splendour In The Grass and Falls Festival. They also oversee Secret Sounds Group’s artist touring, booking agency, management, record label, publishing and PR companies with Secret Sounds Touring, Village Sounds, Secret Service and Dew Process & Dew Process Publishing. With over 20 years experience apiece, they’re two of the most respected figures in the Aussie music industry. Evan Davis is the Managing Director of Talent for Secret Sounds Group.
Splendour In The Grass + Secret Sounds
The Beauty Chef’s founder Carla Oates learned firsthand that “Beauty Begins in the Belly®” when she was a teenager with troubled skin. Founded in Bondi, The Beauty Chef was the world’s first bio-fermented, probiotic inner beauty brand offering ingestible products for radiant skin, gut health, immunity and wellbeing. Carla works with leading microbiologists, naturopaths and scientists, combining cutting-edge research with a state-of-the-art bio-fermentation process to create leading beauty solutions made with bio-fermented, probiotic-rich wholefoods. Carla is also the author of two gut-friendly cookbooks and beauty guide Feeding Your Skin.
Carla Oates
You remember Gen Fricker from her five years on triple j, jumping from Weekend Arvos to Lunch to Drive. Or you know her standup career – she made her debut at the Raw Comedy finals and has since opened for Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart and Reggie Watts. She’s sold out performances across a bunch of Aussie and Kiwi comedy festivals and regularly pops up on Comedy Central, Just For Laughs and Have You Been Paying Attention?
Gen Fricker
Abbie Chatfield is Australia’s most recognisable Gemini, who rose to notoriety as the ‘villain’ on The Bachelor in 2019. She’s since overturned her public image, using her platform to talk about feminism, mental health and body positivity, in her podcast, It’s A Lot, and her forthcoming book, So Let’s Unpack That (SLUT). The proof the public’s perception of Abbie has turned? She won I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in January 2021.
Abbie Chatfield
Brooke Boney is Today’s Entertainment Presenter and a Gamilaroi Gomeroi woman, known for her vibrant and informed opinion and reportage on everything from entertainment to politics. Formerly a journalist on triple j, ABC News, NITV and SBS, Brooke is an ambassador for Indigenous education charity, the GO Foundation, and UNICEF Australia. Brooke is also a member of the Indigenous Advisory Panel for the Museum of Contemporary Art. In 2020, Brooke co-hosted Future Women’s podcast, Next Generation Innovators. All-round legend alert.
Brooke Boney
Grand Slam-winning tennis player, presenter and disability advocate Dylan Alcott founded non-profit music festival Ability Fest, disability-led meal prep company Able Foods, access consultancy Get Skilled Access and the Dylan Alcott Foundation – and he’s only 30 years old. He’s also co-host of the ListenABLE podcast, won a Logie, and is currently ranked world #1 in both singles and doubles quad tennis. Dylan is an ambassador for ANZ, supporters of Selfish Sessions. In short: he’s a weapon.
Dylan Alcott
Designer, entrepreneur and “cool mum” Leah McSweeney joined Bravo’s hit show The Real Housewives Of New York City last year for its 12th season, and was promptly dubbed the show’s “breakout star”. She is the founder of the popular streetwear line Married to the Mob and recently launched a sleepwear brand called Happy Place. Leah is also an accomplished writer whose work has appeared in Penthouse and Tablet Magazine. She oversees her budding empire from her native New York City, where she lives with her daughter and chihuahua puppy.
Leah McSweeney
London-based artist, writer and fierce Gen Z feminist Florence Given is here to remind you that you don't owe men anything – and that's the powerful message of her debut book, Women Don't Owe You Pretty. Florence's work confronts oppressive attitudes towards women and their bodies, and she uses her platform (578K Insta followers) to raise awareness of issues surrounding sexuality, consent, race and gender. Reminder: you are enough.
Florence Given
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