Is Focus Fluff Killing Your Progress?

Are you moving but not actually going anywhere? This week on Bounce Back Better, Hilary Saxton tackles focus fluff: the gap between thinking you're on track and actually making progress toward the thing that matters most to you. Using a story involving a white suitcase, a Brisbane airport escalato…

Are You Playing the Victim Without Realising It?

Most people don't recognise victim mindset in themselves because it doesn't look dramatic. It looks like a property developer with a very good reason why now isn't the time. It looks like an exhausted professional who's been describing the same hard situation for months. It looks like someone who h…

Hidden Cost of Keeping Your Options Open

Keeping your options open sounds smart. It feels safe, flexible, and responsible. But in reality, it is often fear dressed up as strategy. In this episode, Hilary Saxton breaks down the hidden cost of sitting in the “maybe” zone and why it is quietly holding you back. Every time you avoid making a…

Your Identity is Outdated and It's Costing You

Why do you start strong, feel motivated, and then slip straight back into old habits? It’s not a discipline problem. It’s not a time problem. It’s your identity. In this episode, Hilary Saxton breaks down the real reason you’re not getting the results you want. You’re operating from an outdated v…

How To Raise Your Standards To Get The Results You Want

Ever looked at your life and thought, how did I end up tolerating this? In this episode, Hilary calls it out for what it is: you didn’t fall off track overnight — you slowly negotiated your standards down until mediocrity felt normal. From skipping workouts to tolerating poor behaviour, messy habi…

Don’t Act Your Age: The Habits That Shape Your Future

Getting older is inevitable, but feeling old is not. In this episode, Hilary Saxton speaks with 82-year-old health coach and author Leigh Elder, who shares how a wake-up call in his seventies changed the way he approached health, fitness, and life. Leigh explains why people wait too long to take r…

I Came Second… But It Felt Like I Failed

Hilary Saxton shares a raw and honest reflection on what it really feels like to “almost win.” After placing second in a high-level speaking competition, she found herself caught between pride and disappointment, and realised this is something we all experience. In this episode, Hilary unpacks why…

Why You’re Stuck — And How to Get Moving Today

After a long break, Hilary Saxton returns to the Bounce Back Better podcast with a powerful reminder: the perfect time to start simply doesn’t exist. In this episode, Hilary gets honest about why she stopped recording and what finally pushed her to press record again. Using her own experience as a…

Stop Shrinking Your Shine - Before It Looses All Of It's Glow

Ever achieve something massive… then immediately shove it into the “no big deal” bin? In this straight-talking solo episode, Hilary gets brutally honest about the habit high achievers (especially women) fall into - downplaying wins so fast you barely feel the glow before it fades. Fresh off a 30-h…

Pivot, Don’t Panic - The Power of Changing Direction

Ever find yourself clinging to Plan A even when the universe is clearly yelling, “Not that way”? In this candid solo episode, Hilary unpacks why change feels so uncomfortable (hello, brain craving certainty) and how to pivot with purpose instead of panicking - so you can move from dead end to bette…