Life Uncut

Hey Lifers!
Something we’ve spoken about a lot on this pod is how neither of us found the love we have now until we were well into our 30s. Every single day our DMs and inboxes are full of the same two questions. From women navigating the utter chaos of modern dating, wondering if they're doing it wrong, if they're too picky, if they've missed some invisible window. And from women sitting in relationships that are ‘fine’, not bad, just not right, but worried about having to ‘start again’ when society is telling them the clock is ticking and beggars can't be choosers. We don't think it's crazy. We think knowing what you want, and refusing to compromise on it, might be the bravest thing you can do in your 30s.
Which brings us to today's guest Rhi Disljenkovic. Many of us got to know Rhi when she turned up on our MAFS screens having already met the guy who was standing at the end of the aisle waiting for her. Rhi and Jeff left the experiment together. A few months ago, Rhi made the incredibly difficult decision to end her relationship with Jeff.

In today’s episode, Rhi speaks about what actually happened behind the scenes, why she made the choice to leave a relationship that so many people online assumed was a fairytale, and what it's like restarting again in your mid-30s, in the public eye, while everyone else has an opinion.
We get into the pressure of being an "inspirational" couple online, the difference between a bad relationship and a relationship that's just not right, the rumours she's had to sit with in silence, and why she's decided to start an egg freezing journey now.
We chat:
The sunk cost fallacy in relationships; do you settle, or start again?
Whether Rhi and Jeff's shared history was picked up by producers, or pure coincidence
The pressure of sharing a relationship online and feeling like a "fraud"
Why she'd call it "a relationship that's just not right," not a bad relationship
Boundaries she overlooked, and the rumours that were hardest to sit with
Writing her breakup statement, and what it's like posting it knowing it'll be picked apart
What life looks like for her now
Her advice for anyone quietly questioning their own relationship
You can find more from Rhi on her Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rhidisljenkovic/?hl=en
Timestamps
0:00 — Intro: Rhi joins us to talk restarting in your mid-30s in public
5:08 — Rhi’s MAFS journey and their connection after the show
12:39 — Getting into the break up: wanting a future and feeling like a fraud
18:15 — Why it was "just not right," not bad, and how she chose to leave
25:17 — Writing the breakup statement and sitting with the rumours
30:01 — Choosing herself at 36, and starting her egg freezing journey
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Hosted by Britt Hockley & Laura Byrne
Produced by Sophie Nathan
Video Produced by Vanessa Beckford & Lachy Pugsley
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Hey Lifers! Happy Wednesday!
If anyone’s still sore from the Sydney Marathon, props to you we’re kicking off with why Laura will never be as good as you and a little throw back from veeeery early on in the pod (does anyone remember Britt’s marathon?) Plus we get into a random prophet "prediction" and unpacking the ultimate friendship litmus test that's been going around: Would you let your best friend babysit your kids?
Then the big one. After a Byron Bay influencer with 245k followers went public about her "mini" facelift at 33, we get into the convo we can't stop thinking about. Is it better for women to be completely transparent about the work they've had done, even if that means normalising facelifts at an age that once felt unthinkable? Or does that transparency tip into promotion, quietly telling a younger, audience that this is just what upkeep looks like now? And underneath all of it, the real question, how much of this is actually a choice, and how much is just the exhausting cost of trying to feel okay in your own skin after years of comparison culture, motherhood, and a beauty standard that keeps moving the goalposts younger.
Plus of course of Suck and Sweet (which includes a huge career highlight hosting global superstar Alex Warren!!!!)
YouTube Timestamps
0:00 — Intro: Marathons, Bob Cuts and a broken into Airbnb
7:20 — The Bondi Beach prophet who says Britt's joining the Marvel Universe
13:24 — The friendship "babysitter test": how do you know who your ride-or-die really is?
17:53 — Facelifts at 33: Unpacking the conversation and the shrinking cosmetic surgery age gap
40:19 — Suck and Sweet: The laptop lost everything + the Barbie Girl toddler moment
45:05 — Highlight of the week: Hosting Alex Warren!!!
Listen to our episode with Alex Warren on Apple Spotify or Watch on Youtube
Keep your questions coming! Slide into the Life Uncut DMs at @lifeuncutpodcast on Instagram
You can watch us on Youtube
Join us on tiktok
Or join the Facebook Discussion Group
Hosted by Britt Hockley & Laura Byrne
Produced by Sophie Nathan
Video Produced by Vanessa Beckford & Lachy Pugsley
As always, tell your mum, tell your dad, tell your dog, tell your friend and share the love because WE LOVE LOVE! Xx
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Welcome back to Ask Uncut where we answer your deepest, darkest and most burning questions! This week the Facebook discussion group has well and truly been lit up over one story in particular. When is shooting your shot absolutely not okay? Britt and Laura go head-to-head with veeery different opinions on this one that might even change your own mind.
Vibes of the week:
Britt:The Scream Murders: A True Teen Horror Story on Disney+/Hulu
Laura: Instagram Trial Reels (yes really)
Then it's into your questions!
Q1: IS IT OKAY TO GIVE YOUR NUMBER TO SOMEONE ON A DATE?
The story that broke the Facebook group. A Lifer sitting near a couple on a clearly bad date wants to know if slipping her number to the guy is out of line. Britt and Laura go head-to-head on the etiquette of shooting your shot.
Q2: HE BLEW HIS $250K INHERITANCE ON A CAMPER VAN & NOW HE WANTS TO MOVE IN, UNEMPLOYED.
A Lifer's boyfriend quit his job, ditched his apartment and torched a quarter-million-dollar inheritance travelling... and now he's back, broke, and wants to move into her place while collecting unemployment benefits. Is this a dealbreaker?
Q3: MY HUSBAND WON'T SUPPORT MY CAREER CHANGE.
After a decade in healthcare, a Lifer found her true passion and was ready to retrain. Her husband shut it down over money. Britt and Laura weigh in on when it's worth the pay cut to chase what actually fulfils you.
Q4: MY BOYFRIEND'S EX STILL HAS STUFF AT HIS HOUSE (INCLUDING HER CAT).
Months after the breakup, his ex's jewellery, clothes, mugs and yes her actual cat are still scattered through his house, and she still has a key. Is it fair to ask him to finally clear it out?
Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome back & the Facebook group drama that turned off comments
07:45 – Vibes of the week: The Scream Murders true crime doco and how Insta Trial Reels can help your brand grow
15.04 – Q1: Is it ever okay to give your number to someone on a date?
23:21 – Q2: Boyfriend blew $250K on a camper van, wants to move in unemployed
34:02 – Q3: Husband won't support her career change after 10 years in healthcare
42:47 – Q4: Boyfriend's ex still has stuff at his place including her cat
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Hey Lifers! We're back with another Off Cuts to get you through the weekend, the little snack, the bottom dwelling stuff from the group chats.
This week the girls cover a proper mixed bag. Laura chit chats about falling down the Instagram breakup video rabbit hole and if things ever went south (which they won’t, dw) whether they'd ever make one themselves.
We chat about a viral PSA about dogs getting high in the park (yep, you read that right), and the nineteen year old charging women twenty bucks to test if their boyfriend is secretly gay.
We chat:
The rabbit hole of Instagram breakup videos (and whether we'd ever make one)
A viral PSA about dogs getting high in the park (you read that right)
The 19-year-old charging women $20 to "test" if their boyfriend is gay
The dad who filmed a tearful goodbye at the airport... then surprised his family after secretly getting on the same flight
Should dads be banned from marathon training with a newborn at home?
The inheritance debate that's got 7,500 comments: a mum leaves her estate to her son over her child-free daughter.
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Hey Lifers!
We have such a special one for you today. If it sounds a little different, that's because we recorded this in the green room! We'd just come off stage after interviewing Grammy-nominated, 11-billion-streamed, ten-times-platinum (here in Australia!) artist Alex Warren, live, on the night his new album Wildchild dropped.
You know Alex from "Ordinary", one of the biggest songs of the last two years, but what makes him so special isn't just the music, it's how openly he talks about what got him there. At nine, Alex lost his dad to cancer. At 16, he was kicked out of home and lived in his car. At 21, he lost his mum. Today he opens up about all of it: writing a song from his late dad's perspective (with a guitar solo from John Mayer), the voice notes his dad left him before he passed, the "what ifs" of grief, his mum's addiction and the regrets he still carries. He also has one of the best love stories we’ve ever heard.
Follow Alex Warren on tiktok
and Instagram @alexwarren
Listen to Wildchild, out now!
YouTube Timestamps
0:00 — Backstage at the WILDCHILD album launch
1:49 — Accidentally Unfiltered: the Jack White skate park story gone horribly wrong
4:17 — Writing "Wildchild" from his late dad's perspective, and the John Mayer guitar solo story
8:12 — Losing his mum to addiction and the regrets he still sits with
10:24 — The voice notes his dad left before he died, and why "people die twice"
12:32 — Meeting his wife Kouvr while he was homeless and living in a car
16:38 — Why he calls Kouvr his "rescuer"
20:10 — His favourite song on the new album, and how "Ordinary" took the pressure off
21:24 — His advice for anyone in the middle of grief right now
Keep your questions coming! Slide into the Life Uncut DMs at @lifeuncutpodcast on Instagram
You can watch us on Youtube
Join us on tiktok
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Hosted by Britt Hockley & Laura Byrne
Produced by Keeshia Pettit & Soph Nathan
Video Produced by Vanessa Beckford & Lachy Pugsley
Tell your mum, tell your dad, tell your dog, tell your friend and share the love because WE LOVE LOVE! Xx
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