The Life Of Bryony - The Life of YOU: Did I Miss My Real Life? Delta Goodrem on Slowing Down & Finding Joy

Episode Date: June 13, 2025

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This episode of The Life of Briney is sponsored by Asda, celebrating 60 years of great family value. That's Asda Price. Welcome to The Life of You, our bonus series where we answer your questions and try to make sense of life's messier moments. I'm joined again by the wonderful Delta Goodrum, and today we're talking about burnout, identity and what happens when life doesn't go to plan. There comes a point in your life where you do start going, oh, I'm not going to miss

the weddings or I'm not going to miss the, I'm not going to miss that birthday milestone. And whenever you get to that is your own timing. Your questions answered right after this. This is a paid advertisement from ASDA. You know those weeknights where everything feels like a rush? Homework to finish, bath time chaos, kids running riot… and somehow you've still got to make dinner too. It's the classic parenting juggle. Well, this is where Joe Wicks and Asda come in as the heroes we didn't know we needed.

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miss my real life? Is it song lyrics? I won't sing. That would be terrible. I genuinely, just so you know, I really, I really believe that I can sing one song. Yeah. One song I can, I think I can sing Burn from Hamilton, right? I really believe with all my heart. I hit those notes. That would be your song on the show. And my daughter is like, no, no, that is not what happens, Mum, when you sing that song. I am going to need some footage of this. I'm sorry. But it has me in the car, like while it's playing. Right. Like I can't, I couldn't just like do it now. No, no, no. I wouldn't expect that type of, you know, we don't know, we just warm up the voice, be ready for the right performance.

Let's not rush this. I'm raising myself from... Anyway, but then, then there's another song. There's a new song, guys, that I think is really good to sing to. If you're like, if you're not like me, only occasionally good at singing. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And that is that new Lady Gaga.

Oh, is it Gaga or Lady Gaga. You wanna say the Abra Kadabra song? No. Lady Gaga is my mom calls her. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars Die With A Smile. It's a beautiful song as well. I mean she's a queen. I just love her and I love Bruno Mars. Yeah that one. I love her. I love her. I think I can sing that one as well. That's beautiful. So like if you wanted to sign me. That's a bigger call. Yeah. Sign me to your label. Yes. You know where I am.

OK, beautiful. Thank you so much. I will be sure. No, I was talking about this with my best friend on Saturday. We were talking about how we wish we could sing. Like we were talking about how it would just be the most magic thing. And then I was saying that the people I do know who aren't singers who can sing, they then start singing and it's sort of a bit cringe because it's like,

unless that's your job, it is a bit cringe. It's like we're all supposed to go like that. I think you've either got to be, you've either got to be so good at singing that it's your job. And people are like, oh my God, this is brilliant. Like you've either got to be so good at singing that it's your job and people are like oh my god this is brilliant like you've either got to be like you or you've got to be just crap and have fun with it you know like just do you know what I mean? I do love a karaoke night is spectacular I love a karaoke night. I just feel like if we went on a karaoke night, I feel like... I would be standing applause. I would... I'm probably the wrong person right now because I'm an encourager.

I'm like, sing your song, girl. You're an enabler. I'm an enabler. Sing your song. Sing your song. You go for it. I'm probably the wrong person for this because I'd be encouraging people. I feel like...

I hope we're going... Let's go to... Let's book a karaoke. Let's go to Lucky Voice now. The life of Bryony and the voice of Bryony and Delta hits the karaoke scene. Uh, Did I miss my real life? Right, this is from Stephanie and Stephanie says, Delta, I've worked in air travel for almost two decades. I was obsessed with the job, the independence, the excitement, the sense of purpose.

I traveled the world, worked my way up, and never once questioned the long hours or missed milestones. But lately I've started to feel this ache I can't quite shake. Birthdays, weddings, Sunday roasts, new babies, I wasn't there. I was always in a different time zone, always chasing the next destination. Now I'm finally slowing down, and I look around,

and everyone seems to have settled into lives I feel completely disconnected from. I visit home and feel like a guest. Friends have partners, kids, routines and I have a suitcase and a list of places I've been. I don't regret the career I chose but I do feel homesick for a version of life I never really lived. Can you relate to that feeling of looking back and wondering if you gave your best years to something that doesn't love you back in the same way. How do you find your people again when it feels like you drifted too far? And that's from Stephanie. That's an incredible insight. And that is a really powerful paragraph on summing up, you know, something that's obviously been a lifetime choice of being on the road and

loving that job. I think when I have those moments, when you think, because we travel a lot and you, I do truly think, I always go back into my mind and remember how much I loved my choices still. I still have to remind, you have to remind yourself because I also think there comes a point in all our life, I don't know if this is correct, but just hypothesizing, there comes a point in your life where you do start going,

oh, I'm not gonna miss the weddings, or I'm not gonna miss that birthday milestone. And whenever you get to that is your own timing. And I feel like I understand, like I have, I know a cousin who she's got a beautiful show on doing a couple of things and she's going to miss a couple of personal things. And I'm like, that's okay because at another point in her life, she'll know what that means to someone, but it doesn't have to be now.

She's going to choose and she's going to do a great job and stay on the show and not miss that even though the family would love her to be here, it's okay that I look at it from a place of I missed one of my best girlfriends' weddings because I was in New York doing a today show or something. I cannot believe to this day that I wasn't there. How was I not there? But I have to sort of remind myself I chose and I was happy doing what I was doing. But at this point in my life, I'll make more of an effort and I will try to find a new

community and she will find a new community now because now it's her new priority. But reminding herself that her priority was something she loved already in her passion. Yeah, and I also think it's also really, isn't it true that people say, people always say the grass is greener on the other side. Yeah, totally. But the truth is the grass is greener where you water it. 100%, 100%. And remembering that that was a decision that,

yeah, you had a great career. What a great career, she got to travel the world and have great, and it does, I'm sure it did love her back, but it's obviously something that, you know, she's, she's got to live an amazing life and travel and, and I'm sure that, you know, remembering the joy is, I think the only way to get through that. This is a paid advertisement from Asda. You know those weeknights where everything feels like a rush?

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Visit your GTA Volvo retailer or go to volvocars.ca for full details. Okay, this is from David David says this one is not quite as long a question, but Still important. He says I had to step back from my work due to burnout and I know it was the right thing to do But I still feel like I'm failing. Oh, I could have written this question. Yeah. Yeah, like I've let people down Did you ever feel this way when you had to stop everything? How do you give yourself permission to rest? Yeah, I'm probably not as good at this one. I'm probably not your...

Yeah, I don't know how to do that myself. So I would be the wrong person to help because it is hard when you know, when you do just keep going and want to just keep pushing through. But like we've spoken about, I think taking step backs and having a couple of days to recover and finding what version of recovery is for you. Mine's my Apple TV, watching a TV show and zoning out. That's the only way I can recharge.

Staying in bed, recharging, recharging. My partner's is going to the beach or everybody has a recharge. It's like, if we can find a version of what he needs as a battery to be able to recharge and just consciously find a station. Is it infrared zoners? Is it just a TV show? But even you just saying, I'm not the person to give advice on this, is in itself helpful. Because in that, it's like when I read that question, I was like, oh my God, that's exactly how I feel too. And so just calling it out and going, yeah, we all do it. I kind of think that is a symptom of burnout in itself, is when you're like, I'm feeling guilt for stopping.

And that's like, ooh, that's when we need to put the oxygen mask on ourselves and do the little thing that helps us, even if it's just a tiny little thing. And like, maybe say, this makes me feel to someone, this makes me feel like I'm failing. And then ask for help. Yeah, sometimes you get rid of a part of it when you say it out loud.

Shame dies when you expose it to the light. Truth bomb. This is a paid advertisement from Asda. Jo, I'm not a natural in the kitchen. I panic when it gets to dinner time, I don't know where to start. Can you tell me, have you always felt confident in the kitchen or did you have to learn to?

Listen, you're not alone. Many people struggle with this. And I also used to find it really difficult, but I think the more you cook, the more experience you get, the more confidence you get. And you can really learn to love cooking. But yeah, look, I've got four kids under six. It's stressful.

Food has to be quick, simple and easy. And that's why, you know, I love sharing recipes on recipes nine that are gonna do just that and get people actually cooking and doing it often. Four kids under six, I have no excuse. You've teamed up with Asda for Joe Wick's Meal Picks. Can you explain what that is? So Joe Wick's Meal Picks are a series of recipes

I've created to make, you know, food simple and quick and easy to help families, you know, that are on a budget that have lots of kids and that are stressed and time poor to put healthy food on the table and do it in a way that's enjoyable, that's sustainable and that's achievable. They're created with kids in mind, but the whole family can enjoy them. Is that right? Yeah, these are recipes I've designed for the whole family to enjoy. You know, they're simple, there's very few ingredients. You can get the kids involved as well, make it fun, like come together and enjoy cooking because it can change your life in so many ways.

Which of Joe Wick's meal picks would you suggest someone like me cooks first to boost their confidence? I would give my sweet chilli chicken thigh stir fry go. It's really simple, ready in about 10 minutes and it tastes delicious. Tell me Joe, how do your recipes make people feel less intimidated? Is it their simplicity and the kind of clear steps involved? One thing I try and achieve is that I try and keep people cooking and make it not daunting and intimidating, make it just fun and a bit accessible because we don't have much time

on our hands, we're stressed out, we're running around, we've got kids, we're looking after other people. So actually if I can make it quick and simple with few ingredients then it's achievable and that is really the aim of the whole sort of as the meal picks ideas I've got. Okay so what about making mistakes? Is there joy in making mistakes and can cooking be forgiving and fun? Listen I'm always burning things. I'm not a great chef, I'm a cook, but I'm not the best of cooks. So I always say, look, it's okay if there's a little bit of burn, if it's a little bit charred, it's more flavor. It might not look the most presentable, but I think you've got to be kind to yourself. And if you're somebody who hasn't cooked, you

can really learn to love it. You just got to start building your repertoire up and try a few different things. And by the end of the month, you've got maybe three or four recipes you've learned, and that's going to give you more nutrients in your diet, a varied diet, and it's going to be fun. You've just got to give it a go and take the first step. Thank you so much, Joe. To find out more, just search Joe Wick's Meal Picks on asda.com for simple, quick, and tasty midweek meal inspiration from Asda and Joe Wicks. A huge thank you to Delta. She was so honest, kind and open-hearted. If anything we talked about helped you, please pass it on. But most importantly, take care and I'll see you next time.