The Balance Theory

Struggling to find balance in your life and achieve your goals? Join Erika De Pellegrin on The Balance Theory, a self development podcast packed with actionable strategies to build confidence, crush your goals, unlock the life you want and transform your mindset in the process. As a lawyer who’s conquered burnout, she shares powerful tips on self-growth, productivity, and unlocking your true potential—without the guilt, overwhelm & stress that comes from trying to juggle different areas of life. The Balance Theory is a powerful approach to reframing life balance, so you can build the life you are dreaming of without compromising what matters most. Join us weekly for practical and personal tools and insights to help find your unique balance, to be inspired by guests like Kayla Itsines, Kelsey Wells, Steph Claire Smith, Laura Henshaw, KIC Founders, Sarah Davidson, Chontel Duncan, Georgie Stevenson and more. Tune in to break through barriers and start living the life you deserve! Spotify Playlists: Mindset Playlist Self Awareness Playlist Health + Fitness Playlist Head on over and connect with us on our TikTok, YouTube & Instagram!

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6 Strategies So You'll Never Say "I Don't Have Time" Again

October 11, 2026 • 30 mins

You finally get a moment to yourself… but you’re too exhausted to do anything with it. The workout you wanted to do. The book you keep meaning to read. The habit you promised you’d stick to. They get pushed to tomorrow, and somehow tomorrow keeps looking exactly the same. If you’ve been thinking, “I have no time for myself,” “Why can’t I stay consistent?” or “How does e...

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Sammy Robinson on Taking Risks, Burning Out and Backing Yourself

October 4, 2026 • 72 mins

She built a brand from nothing at 22 with no financial backing and an industry full of doubt... and fully backed her self anyway. This kind of confidence is inspirational, so turn the volume up for this one! In this episode of The Balance Theory, Erika sits down with Sammy Robinson, founder of One Mile and content creator of over a decade, to unpack what it actually takes to build something on your own when the people around you...

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Alexis Fernandez: The Everyday Habits That Build Real Confidence

September 27, 2026 • 94 mins

This is a conversation about confidence like you've never heard before. In this episode of The Balance Theory, Erika sits down with Alexis Fernandez, a leading performance coach, speaker, and author whose work sits at the intersection of neuroscience, mindset, and high performance. She also is the host of the Do You F*cking Mind podcast. Today they unpack what real self assurance actually looks like once you take away the job titl...

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The Healthiest Version of You Isn't the Most Disciplined (It's THIS) | Dominique Elissa

September 20, 2026 • 62 mins

You are allowed to let go of the rules and routines that no longer fit your healthiest self, and this episode might just be the permission slip and re-evaluation you've been waiting for. In this episode of The Balance Theory, Erika sits down with Dominique Elissa, founder of Selfdom, for a conversation that moves through pregnancy, body image, grief and gratitude, and keeps landing on the same question: what does it actually mean ...

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13 Realisations That Will Instantly Change Your Life (For the Better)

September 13, 2026 • 21 mins

Some realisations don’t just make you think... they permanently change the way you see your life. In this episode, I’m sharing 13 powerful realisations, mindset shifts and life lessons that you can’t unhear once you’ve heard them. The kind of ideas that instantly make you question the way you’ve been approaching your goals, relationships, confidence, habits, happiness and the person you’re bec...

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Dr Neeta Bhushan: What Nobody Tells the Woman Who Does Everything Herself

September 6, 2026 • 60 mins

She did everything herself. She carried everyone. She showed up perfectly while quietly paying a cost she never even knew she was paying. In this episode of The Balance Theory, Erika sits down with Dr Neeta Bhushan, 4x author, host of the top mental health podcast The Brave Table and founder of Chaitionics, for one of the most honest conversations about what it actually costs to be the woman who does it all. This is not a conver...

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The Real Reason You’re Afraid To Put Yourself Out There (And How To Fix It)

August 30, 2026 • 60 mins

You don't need more consistency, clarity or strategy if you are struggling with even putting yourself out there in the first place... and the good news is, working through this is simpler than you think. Whether you work for yourself, someone else, have your own business or are a content creator, then this episode is the kick starter you need to move past all of those fears & uncertainties and CLAIM the opportunities that are w...

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Your Life Not Going to Plan IS The Plan (Here's How To Embrace It)!

August 23, 2026 • 60 mins

Your ambition has not gone anywhere. Life just pulled the handbrake. In this episode of The Balance Theory, Erika sits down with Nicki Bedford, founder of Founders Official and former Head of Asia Pacific at BuzzFeed, for one of the most honest conversations about what ambition actually looks like when life forces you to slow down. This is not a conversation about giving up or settling. It is about what happens when your drive i...

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Coming Back to Yourself When You Feel COMPLETELY Scattered and Lost | Naila

August 16, 2026 • 65 mins

You are not falling apart. You are just in the messy middle. In this episode of The Balance Theory, Erika sits down with her best friend Naila, content creator and host of the Untempered podcast, for one of the most honest and unfiltered conversations the show has ever had. This is not an expert interview. It is two women sitting in the messy middle together, naming something the self-development world rarely admits -- that some...

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How to Build Yourself When You've Been a Version for Everyone Else | Saina Babaee

August 9, 2026 • 60 mins

What if your life looks good from the outside but still doesn't feel fully yours? This episode is for anyone who has achieved everything they were supposed to achieve and found themselves quietly asking: why do I still feel like something is missing? Erika sits down with Saina Babaee, VP at Siemens, founder of her own fashion label, and mother of twins. Someone who followed the prescribed path with excellence and then had to find...

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It’s Not Just You... The Fear Behind Asking for Help (And How To Fix It) | Ghizlan Guenez

August 2, 2026 • 48 mins

She has built the life. The career. The reputation for having it together. And somewhere along the way, doing it all herself stopped being a choice and became the only way she knew how to operate. This episode is not about learning to be less independent. It is about what that independence has quietly been costing her and the one shift that changes everything about what she is able to receive. Ghizlan Guenez, founder of F.For...

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Mo Gawdat: The 30 Minute Saturday Practice That COMPLETELY Empties Your Mind

July 26, 2026 • 13 mins

If your brain won't stop, if you lie awake at night, spiral through the same thoughts, and feel like you can never fully switch off, this is going to change the way you think about that completely. Mo Gawdat, former Chief Business Officer at Google X and one of the most compelling minds on human happiness, doesn't just talk about training the brain. He's been doing it for decades. In this 11-minute clip he shares the three unconve...

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Not Everyone Is Supposed to Like You (Here's the Rule That Explains It)

July 19, 2026 • 9 mins

If you ever find yourself holding back in conversations, softening your opinions, or leaving an interaction feeling like you didn't quite show up as yourself, this is for you. Most people don't realise they're doing it. But the desire to be liked is quietly running the show in almost every conversation you have. It's shaping what you say, how you say it, and how much of yourself you actually let people see. In this 5-minute clip,...

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MANIFESTATION EXPERT: The 20 Second Exercise That Changes Your Reality

July 12, 2026 • 7 mins

If you've tried vision boards, affirmations, and positive thinking and nothing has changed, this clip is why. Regan Hillyer, one of the world's leading manifestation experts, breaks down the real reason your reality isn't shifting: you're unconsciously copy pasting your past into your future and calling it life. In this insight clip (from our full podcast with Regan), she explains why wishful thinking alone will never work, what...

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#1 HYPNOTHERAPIST: Reclaim the Confidence You Were Born With in 9 Minutes

July 5, 2026 • 10 mins

You weren't born with low self-esteem, you were actually born really confident. You learned low self-esteem. And the confidence you've been waiting to feel? You were born with that too - life just made you forget it. In this clip, therapist and bestselling author Marisa Peer breaks down exactly where low self-esteem comes from, why it isn't who you are, and why chasing other people's approval is the thing keeping you most stuck. ...

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Aimee Smale Was Shy, Had No Plan and Built a Million Dollar Brand. The Reason Will Surprise You.

June 28, 2026 • 59 mins

You do not need to be the obvious person to build something real. In this episode of The Balance Theory, Erika sits down with Aimee Smale, founder of Odd Muse and 29 year old millionaire, to unpack the story nobody tells about building something from nothing. Not the strategy, not the business plan, not the perfect moment. The quiet, unassuming journey of someone who was never supposed to do this and did it anyway. If you've ev...

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STOP Introducing Yourself With Your Job Title (Say THIS Instead)

June 21, 2026 • 70 mins

You already know what you do. But do you know who you are? In this episode of The Balance Theory, Erika sits down with Rahaf Kobeissi, mental health and mindset expert, published author, and keynote speaker, to unpack one of the most quietly common experiences of high achieving people, building a life that looks right on paper and still feeling like something essential is missing. This isn't another conversation about doing more...

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The Conversation Your Parents Never Had With Themselves (And Yours Is Overdue) | Dr Shefali

June 14, 2026 • 48 mins

Today Dr Shefali, a NYT bestselling author and the world's leading conscious parenting psychologist, joins Erika to unpack the childhood patterns running your adult life, and how to stop them here. This isn't another conversation about how to be a better parent. It's about understanding the difference between who you became by default and who you actually want to be. If you've ever caught yourself thinking: "Why does this keep ha...

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You're 55 Minutes Away From NEVER Feeling Behind With Money Again (Money Expert REVEALS All!)

June 7, 2026 • 55 mins

You're not bad with money. It's just that nobody ever taught you how to actually relate to it, and this conversation changes that. In this episode of The Balance Theory, Erika sits down with Carol Glynn, award-winning Finance Coach & Mentor, Chartered Accountant (FCA) and founder of Conscious Finance Coaching, to unpack why so many women feel stuck with money, not because they're doing it wrong, but because they were never giv...

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Everything You're Consuming Is Making You Less of Yourself (Here's What You Can Do) | Mo Gawdat

May 31, 2026 • 115 mins

You've been doing the work. Reading, listening, growing, trying. And yet something keeps feeling off, like the life you're building is quietly being pulled in a direction you didn't choose. In this episode of The Balance Theory, Erika sits down with Mo Gawdat, former Chief Business Officer at Google X, bestselling author of Solve for Happy and Scary Smart, and one of the most original thinkers on the planet. This isn't a conversat...

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Alexis Fernandez: The Everyday Habits That Build Real Confidence

The Healthiest Version of You Isn't the Most Disciplined (It's THIS) | Dominique Elissa

13 Realisations That Will Instantly Change Your Life (For the Better)

Dr Neeta Bhushan: What Nobody Tells the Woman Who Does Everything Herself

The Real Reason You’re Afraid To Put Yourself Out There (And How To Fix It)

Your Life Not Going to Plan IS The Plan (Here's How To Embrace It)!

Coming Back to Yourself When You Feel COMPLETELY Scattered and Lost | Naila

How to Build Yourself When You've Been a Version for Everyone Else | Saina Babaee

It’s Not Just You... The Fear Behind Asking for Help (And How To Fix It) | Ghizlan Guenez

Mo Gawdat: The 30 Minute Saturday Practice That COMPLETELY Empties Your Mind

Not Everyone Is Supposed to Like You (Here's the Rule That Explains It)

MANIFESTATION EXPERT: The 20 Second Exercise That Changes Your Reality

#1 HYPNOTHERAPIST: Reclaim the Confidence You Were Born With in 9 Minutes

Aimee Smale Was Shy, Had No Plan and Built a Million Dollar Brand. The Reason Will Surprise You.

STOP Introducing Yourself With Your Job Title (Say THIS Instead)

The Conversation Your Parents Never Had With Themselves (And Yours Is Overdue) | Dr Shefali

You're 55 Minutes Away From NEVER Feeling Behind With Money Again (Money Expert REVEALS All!)

Everything You're Consuming Is Making You Less of Yourself (Here's What You Can Do) | Mo Gawdat

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