The Anything Goes Podcast

Trying to conceive isn’t just a physical journey, it’s emotional, relational, and spiritual. Before our first IVF cycle, we sat down with our fertility coach Dee Zibara to make sure nothing was left unspoken.

Ryan takes the lead in this session (which I loved), and we unpack fears, identity shifts, expectations, communication, and how to create a safe foundation for a future child.

If you’re preparing for IVF, thinking about TTC, or simply curious about what it takes to intentionally become parents, this episode is a powerful listen.

This wasn’t about medical timelines or protocols, it was about us. About becoming parents. About what we’re carrying, what we’re afraid of, and what we’re ready for. And it was the most important conversation we’ve had before welcoming a baby into our world.

If you’re TTC, doing IVF, or just thinking about parenthood someday, this episode might surprise you. It definitely surprised us.

Welcome to 2026 loves! It's good to be BACK!

In this solo episode with yours truly, we kick off with a spicy bang, but this is NOT another “new year, new me” pep-talk, it’s a full-blown energetic hard-reset.

In this raw solo episode I drop the 5 questions that torched every remaining tolerance, performance mask and outdated goal still draining my life-force after the brutal 2020-2025 nine-year cycle.

With starting the biggest year of my life this year in 2026 (including turning 38 and being weeks from our first IVF cycle), I share why I'm deleting the word “goal” from my vocabulary and replacing it with non-negotiable STANDARDS for health, love, money, time and freedom.

Expect spicy truths on: quitting the job you dread, dumping the boyfriend you keep “working on,” deleting the good-girl syndrome, and defining freedom on your terms, before the world decides for you.

Hit play, grab a journal, and finish the episode knowing exactly what you’re no longer available for in 2026.

This episode is raw, unscripted, wildly honest and one of the most important conversations Anna has ever recorded.

In this deeply intimate follow-on episode, Anna puts her partner Ryan on the spot with 9 revealing questions every woman should ask her partner before having a baby - especially about postpartum support, emotional safety, boundaries, intimacy, and mental health.

Ryan hasn’t seen the questions. There’s no prep. No polish. Just real answers about what it actually looks like to support a woman through birth, postpartum recovery, and the identity shift of becoming parents.

This is not about parenting styles.
This is about how a woman is held after birth.

 

WHAT THIS EPISODE IS REALLY ABOUT

Most couples talk about how they’ll raise a child.
Very few talk about how the woman will be cared for while she heals.

This episode opens the conversations many women wish they’d had before pregnancy and when they still had choices.

Together, Anna and Ryan explore:

Postpartum recovery (physically, emotionally, hormonally)

How relationships change after a baby and how to protect connection

Why communication matters more than ever

The difference between “helping” and actually holding

Boundaries, visitors, and protecting the postpartum bubble

Baby blues vs postpartum depression (and what to look for)

Masculine leadership, emotional safety, and shared responsibility

Why women aren’t “too much” - they’re just tired, touched out, and asking for help

This conversation is vulnerable, funny, confronting, and deeply grounding.

 

THE 9 QUESTIONS COVERED

These are the questions Anna believes every woman should ask her partner before having a baby:

What do you think my role is in the first weeks after birth and what do you see yours being?

What kind of dad do you want to be now, and what kind of partner do you want to be to me once the baby is here?

How will you care for me while I’m healing - not just physically, but emotionally?

How do you feel about co-sleeping and breastfeeding?

How will we protect our relationship and intimacy when everything revolves around the baby?

When I say I’m struggling, what does support from you actually look like?

Do you know the difference between baby blues and postpartum depression?

How will we handle visitors, boundaries, and overwhelm in the early weeks?

Are you willing to learn, together, about postpartum healing and matrescence?

These questions change everything.

 

WHO THIS EPISODE IS FOR

Women considering motherhood

Couples thinking about having a baby

Partners who want to support better (but don’t know how)

Mothers who wish these conversations had happened earlier

Anyone who believes women deserve to be held, not just expected to cope

 

FINAL NOTE FROM ANNA

This conversation isn’t about doing it “right.”
It’s about being honest enough to ask the questions that change your future.

If you’re a woman listening - save this episode.
If you’re a partner - listen without defensiveness.
If you’re already a parent - you’re not late… you’re just learning.

 

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Today’s episode is the one you’ve been feeling in your bones.

I brought astrologer Luke Balcke back into the studio, my personal astrologer of three years - because what is happening in 2026 is unlike anything we’ve lived through in our lifetime.

Luke doesn’t deal in fluff.
He deals in cycles, history, patterns, and the cosmic “clock” that has predicted every major shift we’ve seen across cultures, governments, economies, and consciousness.

And the message is clear:

A once-in-forever astrological event is coming.
A collapse of old systems.
A collective awakening.
A reset of how we live, lead, earn, trust and move through the world.

This episode is not fear-based.
It’s awareness.
It’s preparation.
It’s perspective.
It’s the reminder that you were born for this moment in history.

Together we unpack:

What the Saturn–Neptune conjunction at 0° Aries actually is

Why this point is literally called “The World Point” in astrology

What historical events have happened under this same conjunction

Why 2025 was “the trailer,” and 2026 is “the movie”

The potential collapse of financial, political, religious and health systems

How to prepare yourself and your family without spiralling into fear

Why so many people are turning to religion and why others are waking up

How to stay sovereign, centred and grounded in uncertainty

And why your soul chose to be here, now, for this exact timeline

This episode is big.
It’s bold.
It’s paradigm-shifting.
And it might just be the most important conversation you listen to before 2026 arrives.

What We Cover

Why astrology is not “predictive magic” - it’s the language of cycles

How religion demonised astrology to keep power

The transition from the Age of Pisces (belief) to the Age of Aquarius (knowing)

Why the 2026 Saturn–Neptune conjunction is unprecedented in human history

The Berlin Wall, civil rights, world wars and their astrological signatures

What February–March 2026 is likely to trigger globally

Economic bubbles, AI, currency collapse, political upheaval

How to prepare without panic: food, cash flow, community, consciousness

Why 2008–2023 babies (Pluto in Capricorn kids) are the rebuilders of society

Why fear is useless, and personal leadership is everything

Previous Episode
Youtube: How astrology is a fundamental blueprint of your life with Luke Balcke

Connect with Luke
YouTube: Luke Balcke - Astro Awakening

Website: lukebalcke.com

Instagram: @lukebalcke

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Instagram: @thereal_annarose
Podcast: @anythinggoespodcast__
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This is the kind of conversation that ripples.

In this follow-up to one of the most powerful episodes of Anything Goes, Anna welcomes back domestic violence advocate Michelle Faye for another raw and unfiltered conversation that every woman needs to hear.

This time, they go deep into the court system, systems abuse, coercive control, and the real reasons so many women don’t report. Anna opens up about her own court experience - from safe rooms and police prosecutors to the moment her perpetrator’s lawyer finally said, “It’s over.”

Together, Anna and Michelle pull back the curtain on what happens after you leave - the legal trauma, the “invisible prison,” the shame, and the strength it takes to keep going.

Trigger warning: this episode contains discussion of domestic violence, coercive control, physical assault, and trauma.

💬 What You’ll Hear

Why the court system can be another form of abuse

How perpetrators manipulate hearings, delays, and legal loopholes

What actually happens when you apply for a protection order

The difference between police vs. private DV applications

What “systems abuse” really means

The truth about coercive control and how to identify it

Why women don’t “just leave” (and why asking that question can hurt)

Real stories of survival, safety planning, and reclaiming power

How to support a friend in a DV relationship - safely and without judgment

This episode discusses domestic violence, physical and emotional abuse, and suicidal thoughts.
If you or someone you know needs support in Australia, please contact:

1800 RESPECT (24-hour confidential counselling) 1800 737 732

Lifeline 13 11 14

DVConnect Womensline 1800 811 811
If you’re outside Australia, visit findahelpline.com for international resources.

💫 Connect

Guest: michellefaye.com.au | Michelle Faye Instagram

Host: Anna Rose | anythinggoespodcast__

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🧠 Episode Themes
Domestic violence advocacy • Systems abuse • Coercive control • Empowerment • Survivor psychology • Trauma healing • Justice reform