The Nope Coach

The Nope Coach

Hosted by Suzanne Culberg, aka The Nope Coach, this podcast is for recovering people-pleasers who are tired of putting themselves last to keep the peace. These conversations explore self-abandonment, boundaries, guilt, burnout, and what it actually looks like to choose yourself without performing, fixing, or apologising. No fluff. No filters. No overproduced nonsense. Just real talk, pattern-spotting, and the occasional F-bomb, because life is too short to abandon yourself. This is not a motivation podcast. There are no five-step frameworks or hustle hacks. Instead, you'll hear honest reflections that help you notice where you're saying yes when your body is saying no. If you're done being easy to be around and ready to be easier to live inside, you're in the right place. For ongoing support and real-time practice, Suzanne's community The Done Era is where this work continues. Want to be a guest on The Nope Coach? Send Suzanne Culberg a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thenopecoach

Episodes

January 26, 2026 8 mins

There's a moment that doesn't get talked about enough.

It comes after you start saying no.
After you stop over-explaining.
After you stop contorting yourself to keep everyone comfortable.

At first, it feels powerful. Liberating. Like finally exhaling. T...

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Being "easy to be around" is often praised.

But for many of us, it's not a personality trait. It's a survival strategy.

In this episode, I talk about the quiet, socially acceptable ways self-abandonment shows up in everyday life, how it slowly drains your energy and clarity, and why guilt appears when you start choosing yourself...

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This episode came straight out of a moment inside The Done Era community. We played an A to Z game where everyone named something they were completely done with, and the responses turned into a collective manifesto I haven't been able to stop thinking about. It was honest, cathartic, a little spicy, and a full body exhale for so many of us.

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November 18, 2025 13 mins

In this episode, I'm talking about the part of growth nobody glamorises online. Not the breakthroughs. Not the wins. The bruise pokes.

The moments where stretching into something new lights up the oldest, rawest stories you thought you'd already healed.

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November 10, 2025 16 mins

We glorify finishing, the neat endings, the polished goodbyes, the stories that wrap up with a bow. But most endings aren't neat. They're quiet, messy, or gut-wrenching.

This episode is for the part of you that know...

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This one's for everyone who's ever been labelled "too loud, too direct, too intense, too much." In this episode I rant (lovingly) about:

  • Why "too much" is rarely about you and always about them.<...

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Ever feel like business is just one long game of "try this, ditch that, oh hell no not again"? In this episode, I share the very real highs and lows of experimenting with new platforms, specifically my fresh leap into Skool (yep, spelled S-K-O-O-L).

I talk about:

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After nearly 500 episodes, my podcast almost broke me. What started as pure joy, 100 episodes in 100 days, no rules, no pressure, slowly turned into a slog under the weight of "expert" advice. Thumbnails, guests, episode lengths, SEO, every new rule was another brick in my backpack.

In this ep...

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September 15, 2025 33 mins

Today I'm joined by Carrie Bradley to talk codependence, emotional labour, money confidence, and the spicy question most people avoid: What do you actually want?

We cover why honesty is the ultimate gift, why small daily actions beat dramatic life overhauls, and how to stop being the exploding...

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September 8, 2025 46 mins

Today I sit down with Nicole Adey for a raw and honest chat about energy as life currency, burnout, and why quitting your job (or moving house) doesn't magically refill your tank.

Nicole shares her Energy Allocation Audit, a simple but powerful way to see how much of your daily juice is being ...

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September 1, 2025 46 mins

In this episode I sit down with Karen Gray, aka The Confidence Coder, to dive deep into what confidence really is (and what it absolutely isn't). We talk about why two people can go through the same experience and walk away with completely different takeaways, how trauma sneaks into our conditioning, and why you're probably still living life with a metaphorical flat...

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What started as a dare became my best-selling offer.
I'm sharing the story and why weird ideas work inside the Suite Talk Summit 
Grab your free ticket: https://suzanneculberg--daire.thrivecart.com/suite-talk-pass/ (affiliate link) 

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Words can carry more baggage than we realise. In this lively conversation, Suzanne is joined once again by Lynn Quinn to unpack the idea of "word allergies" those overused, loaded, or ambiguous words that make you cringe the second you hear them.

They explore:

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August 22, 2025 6 mins

In this episode, I dive into the concept of the "Empty Elevator," a metaphor I first came across in Martha Beck's Steering by Starlight.

Here's the truth: sometimes our relationships, friendships, and connections reach their natural end. The season has passe...

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In this episode I sit down with therapist Mary Rothwell to dive into one of those topics people love to throw around but rarely understand: sociopaths.

Mary shares a raw personal story about what it was like to work under a boss who ticked all the "something's not right here" boxes, and how th...

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In this I sit down with death doula Helen Gretchen Jones for a conversation that's not really about dying, it's about living with boundaries, honesty, and connection right until the very end.

Helen shares what a death doula actually does, how she helps people and their families navigate those ...

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This week I'm joined once again by the delightful Elizabeth Bruckner – acupuncturist, author of The Homesteader Mindset, and full-blown fermentation fanatic – and we go deep into what homesteading really means in the modern world (spoiler: it's not all raccoon hats and rifle-wielding).

We talk...

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In this episode, I'm joined by Jessica Martin to explore neurohacking for boundaries which sounds super techy, but don't worry, we break it down into real-life, relatable magic. If you've ever struggled to actually uphold the boundaries you set this one's for you.

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This episode is a deep, delicious dive with Inna Segal – internationally renowned intuitive, author, and truth-teller – and we're not here for small talk. We talk burnout, people-pleasing, and the addictive high of being constantly needed (and clapped for). Inna shares vulnerably about her own journey, including a powerful personal story about choosing self-honour ...

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Ever hit that weird, confusing place where you've "done all the things" - the career, the house, the yoga, the self-help books - and still feel like something's missing?

You're not alone. In this episode, I'm joined by Cheryl Stelte and we dive into what's really going on when everything looks...

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