The Petra Show shares the unfiltered conversations, ideas and insights that shape how psychotherapist, author and keynote speaker Petra Velzeboer thinks about high performance, resilience, business and mental health. Expect honest takes on burnout, toxic culture, leadership and staying human in a world of AI, with practical tools that challenge you to take radical accountability for your life and impact. Petra works with global organisations across law, finance, tech and healthcare. Book Petra to speak: petravelzeboer.com/keynote
Latest episodes
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17 min
The Truth About Phone Addiction (And How to Break It)
If you've ever picked up your phone "for a minute" and lost an hour, this video is for you.Millions of us feel like we're addicted to our devices but where's the line between a bad…
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12 min
Why You're Always Exhausted (And How to Change It)
Exhausted doesn't always mean you need to stop.Sometimes it's a sign that something in your life needs to change.In this video, I share 3 practical ways to move beyond exhaustion,…
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57 min
When High-Performance is Weaponised: What Military and Sports can teach your Team at Work
We've turned "high performance" into a stick to beat people with but the people who've lived at the edge have a whole different view on potential and making work better.In this epi…
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14 min
3 Ways to Find Your People and Feel Less Alone
If you've ever felt lonely, disconnected, or like you don't quite fit anywhere, you are not alone. In a world of globalisation, tech addiction and reduced opportunities for communi…
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5 min
When to Ignore Your Mentors
Mentors can change your life...BUT they can also drown out your intuition if you’re not careful.In this video, Petra Velzeboer shares three key reasons you should sometimes ignore…
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6 min
5 Signs You’re Pretending to Be Okay
Being functional isn’t the same as being well.Many leaders don’t “break down”, they simply power through. If this is you, you might get the job done, show up for others and keep mo…
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8 min
Turn Your Pain into Power
The lesson usually shows up late! In this video, I share what a recent difficult experience taught me about healing, intrusive thoughts, emotional processing and why trying to “fig…
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13 min
How to Get Your First Book Deal — A Published Author Explains
If you’ve always dreamed of writing a book but don’t know where to start, this is for you.In this video, I share the 5 biggest lessons I learned writing and traditionally publishin…
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8 min
3 Signs You’re Wasting Your Potential - Even If Your Life Looks “Successful”
What if the biggest risk isn’t messing up, but instead never finding out what you’re capable of?In this video, we explore 3 signs you may be wasting your potential, even if your li…
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11 min
10 Hard Truths I Wish I Knew Before Starting a Business
Starting a business feels equal parts thrilling and terrifying, especially when you didn’t grow up around entrepreneurs, strategy chats or dinner table lessons on failure and innov…
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5 min
How to Break Procrastination (Even If You’ve Tried Everything)
Most productivity advice tells you to download another app, build a color-coded calendar, or switch off your notifications. Helpful? Sure. But tactics alone won’t save you; not whe…
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17 min
How to Move Your Life Forward No Matter What’s in Your Past
8 Powerful Principles to rebuild your life no matter what’s in your past.In this video, Petra Velzeboer dives into the honest, unfiltered steps that helped her move from rock botto…
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8 min
3 Reasons to Stay in a Toxic Job
“Toxic workplace” has become a catch-all phrase but the reality is more complicated. Not every challenging environment is fully toxic and not everyone wants to quit their job to st…