Imagine stepping into the spotlight on a TV show, finding love, and then facing nationwide scrutiny—not for anything you did, but simply for how you look. Laura Byrne knows this all too well, and it's taken her years to reclaim her self-love.

Laura is a podcaster, an author, and a business owner, who entered Australian homes when she won The Bachelor in 2017, ending up with her now-husband, Matty J.

In this candid chat, Laura opens up about the relationship challenges and mum guilt that comes with being a working mother, the harsh impact of online criticism, and what she won't share on a podcast.

Listen to the full But Are You Happy episode with Laura Byrne here.

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If you want to learn more about Laura, read her book We Love Love. You can also listen to her on Life Uncut.

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Host: Clare Stephens

Guest: Laura Byrne

Producer: Tahli Blackman

Audio Producer: Scott Stronach

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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Brooke Blurton is the perfect example of never really knowing what’s going on in someone’s life when they look so happy and successful on the outside.

Brooke is a media personality, author and podcaster who you may know as the first Indigenous and bisexual Bachelorette.

In this chat, she opens up about processing trauma, balancing the pursuit of individual happiness with the struggles of her community, and the moment she found love on national TV and received news of a personal tragedy simultaneously.

Listen to the full But Are You Happy episode with Brooke Blurton here.

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If you want to hear more about Brooke's story, read her book Big Love.

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Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice message or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

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Host: Clare Stephens

Guest: Brooke Blurton

Producer: Tahli Blackman

Audio Producer: Scott Stronach

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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You might think Hollywood celebrities are happier than the rest of us, but are they really? Josh Thomas doesn’t think so.

Josh is a wildly funny and successful comedian, known for creating one of Australia’s best comedy dramas Please Like Me, which he wrote based on his own life.

In this chat, he talks about success, creativity, being diagnosed with autism and ADHD as an adult, and what living in Hollywood has taught him about happiness.

Listen to the full But Are You Happy episode with Josh Thomas here.

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Read: When Aussie comedian Josh Thomas made it in Hollywood, he found one major part that 'sucks'.

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Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice message or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

CREDITS:

Host: Clare Stephens

Guest: Josh Thomas

Producer: Tahli Blackman

Audio Producer: Scott Stronach

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.