Hard Luck Dame

For years, Clare Elizabeth carried silent shame—hiding her body, telling small lies as a child, and masking her truth behind toxic positivity. In this raw and unfiltered episode, she shares her journey of breaking free, owning her truth, and learning to trust intuition as the real path to success. From confronting hidden struggles like Poland Syndrome to embracing authenticity, Clare Elizabeth’s story is an invitation to shed what no longer serves you and step fully into your power.

ABOUT CLARE ELIZABETH

Clare Elizabeth Dea is a dynamic performance artist, speaker, author, and transformational coach whose journey of authenticity springs from living with Poland Syndrome and rising through her musical comedy, storytelling, and powerful vulnerability. Recently, she has taken on a new and exciting role as the host and lead organiser of Fuck Up Nights Melbourne, part of the global movement celebrating imperfection and courageous storytelling. In this high-vibe event where Clare invites creatives, entrepreneurs, and artists to embrace failure publicly, sharing raw, unfiltered stories of careers and projects gone awry, all in service of transforming shame into connection, learning, and growth.

CONNECT with CLARE ELIZABETH

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/clare.e.dea/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/clareelizabeth_dea/
WEBSITE: https://www.clareelizabethdea.com/

EP 29 - Breaking Free: Shame, Lies & the Power of Authenticity with Clare Elizabeth Dea

Danke del Mar

Range Light Only (feat. Open Mike Eagle)

The Queen of the Skies

The Dolphins Have Sex for Fun

Garfield Beach

Lauren Cahillane kicks it with Sorta Ridiculous to talk about the Sorta Plants Pants Variety Show, talking backwards, and more.

Sorta Ridiculous Lauren Cahillane (Plants Pants Lauren)

Ever walked into a supermarket with a simple plan…
…and walked out with 14 things you didn’t need, zero things you did, and an existential crisis you definitely didn’t schedule?

“Shopping List” is my musical-comedy tribute to the chaos of Aisle Seven — featuring philosophical cheese, Socratic oranges, questionable handwriting from Future Me, and a self-checkout machine that clearly did not appreciate my vibe.

SUNO heard “shopping list” and turned it into a full Broadway meltdown, complete with dramatic tension between me and the bananas.
Honestly? Fair.

If you’ve ever wondered where your sanity went somewhere between the frozen peas and the chocolate section… this one’s for you.

LYRICS

Verse 1
Woke up with a mission and a trolley full of dreams,
Had a crumpled little note with impossible schemes.
“Eggs, milk, bread… and a mystical flute?”
Why did Future Me think that was prudent to include?

Pre-Chorus
I’m walkin’ aisle seven like a man on a quest,
Trying not to cave in to the snack aisle’s test.

Chorus
It’s my shopping list,
Slightly cursed, slightly pissed.
Why’s there “llama balm” underlined… twice?
Who wrote “seduce the rice”?
It’s my shopping list,
Pure domestic plot twist.
If I follow this thing line by line…
I might survive, but barely in time.

Verse 2
“Frozen peas, garden hose, philosophical cheese,”
Why did I write “ask the oranges about Socrates”?
Someone bumped me with a trolley, said “Mate, you okay?”
I said, “I’m debating citrus, please don’t get in the way.”

Pre-Chorus
I’m dodging toddlers in capes, pensioners going rogue,
There’s a man yelling loudly at a gluten-free loaf.

Chorus
It’s my shopping list,
Probably possessed by a poltergeist.
Who adds “left sock” in aisle nine?
Is that even mine?
It’s my shopping list,
Chaos in biro script.
If I squint at the handwriting right,
It might say “Buy wine.”
(Oh… definitely says “Buy wine.”)

Bridge
Scan-and-go beeps like a heart monitor,
Self-checkout says “Unexpected item!”— I mutter,
“That’s my dignity, mate, leave it alone!”
It’s not my fault the bananas tried to unionise again.

Final Chorus
It’s my shopping list,
A domestic plot twist.
I just wanted milk and maybe bread—
Not an existential crisis in aisle ten.
It’s my shopping list,
Chaos at its finest.
Guess I’ll rewrite it when I’m home,
If the fridge light leaves me alone.

Outro
Next time I shop, I’ll keep it neat—
Step one: breathe.
Step two: delete
The whole damn list and just wing it—
…now where’s the chocolate?
(Oh, there it is. On special.)

Copyright

© 2025 Saturday Ghosts
Lyrics written by Mike Stone
Music & production assisted by SUNO
All rights reserved.

My Shopping List

Lidt For Meget

Lidt For Meget (instrumentalt)

An Invitation

I don’t write to lead a chorus. I write to leave a light.
These songs are only footnotes — echoes reminding us that struggle and hope never vanish, they only wait for new voices to rise.

Everyone has a voice. Yours is no lesser, no greater than another. Each carries its own truth, and each truth belongs in the song.

Whatever your path — through faith or doubt, joy or grief, belonging or difference — your story matters. Your words can name the weight you carry, or sketch the world you still believe is possible.

So write. Whisper or roar, it makes no difference. A single verse, honest and clear, can carry further than you expect.

Together, these voices weave the chorus. Not owned by one, not silenced by power, but held in common. If my words spark even one more verse, then the song is larger than me — and the story continues.

1. The Core Philosophy: "Serve First, Lead Second"
The central tenet of servant leadership, as coined by Robert K. Greenleaf, is that a leader's primary motivation is a genuine desire to serve others. This is a direct contrast to traditional leadership models where the leader's goal is to amass power, control, or personal gain.


Humility in Action: A humble person naturally puts the needs of others before their own. For a servant leader, this isn't just a tactic; it's an internal compass. They don't see themselves as being "above" the people they lead. Instead, they see their role as a steward of the organization, responsible for helping others thrive.


2. The Inverted Hierarchy
Traditional leadership operates on a pyramid structure, with the leader at the top and everyone else below. Servant leadership inverts this pyramid. The leader is at the bottom, supporting the team and lifting them up.


Humility in Action: This visual metaphor perfectly represents humility. A humble leader doesn't need to be on top to feel powerful. Their influence comes from empowering others. They are secure enough in their own abilities that they don't feel threatened by the success or growth of their team members. In fact, they celebrate it.

3. The Shift from Positional Authority to Moral Authority
A traditional leader commands through their title or position. A servant leader, on the other hand, leads through persuasion, trust, and the respect they earn from their team.

Humility in Action: Instead of saying, "Do this because I'm the boss," a servant leader says, "This is what we need to accomplish. How can I help you do your best work?" They listen more than they speak, and they value the team's ideas and input more than their own. This requires a profound level of humility—the recognition that the best ideas can come from anywhere, not just from the person at the top.

4. Key Traits of a Servant Leader that are Rooted in Humility


Many of the most commonly cited characteristics of servant leaders are direct expressions of humility:

Listening: A humble leader knows they don't have all the answers and is genuinely interested in hearing the perspectives of others.

Empathy: The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person is an act of putting yourself aside to connect with someone else's experience.

Stewardship: This is the mindset that you are entrusted with the well-being of the organization and its people, rather than owning them.

Commitment to the Growth of People: Humble leaders see the intrinsic value in every individual and are invested in their personal and professional development, even if it means they eventually surpass the leader.

In essence, humility is the internal attitude that makes servant leadership possible. Without humility, a leader who tries to "serve" might just be using it as a manipulative tactic to gain control or popularity. True servant leadership comes from an authentic, humble desire to put the needs of others first. It is, as the saying goes, "thinking of yourself less, not thinking less of yourself."

Raw and real conversations on courage, consciousness and leadership.

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