Get Merry

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Warm wellness chats for real-life messiness.

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Get Merry follows Emma and Carla through reflective chats on wellbeing, yoga philosophy, business, travel, and emotional honesty. The show is relaxed and familiar, with practical encouragement tucked inside rambling stories and everyday mishaps.

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About Get Merry

Get Merry is a warm, conversational wellness show built around Emma and Carla’s easy sister dynamic. They describe themselves as hosts, real life sisters, and best friends, and that familiarity shapes almost every episode. The pacing is unhurried. Thoughts are tested aloud, clarified, repeated, and softened by everyday examples. One week the subject might be AI, influencers, and the need to keep using one’s own judgment. Another might move through the practical details of teaching yoga online, from setup and cameras to working with Kim at a studio on the Gold Coast. The show also makes room for life updates, travel memories, wedding-dress nerves, business plans, and the honest awkwardness of coming back after a long pause. Its self-help style is personal rather than prescriptive. Emma and Carla often start with something ordinary, then turn it toward a larger point about self-compassion, comparison, emotional lows, yoga philosophy, or authenticity. They are comfortable naming difficult feelings without making them dramatic. Low emotions are treated as part of life, not as failures to be solved immediately. Anxiety, underachievement, and the pressure to be constantly high-functioning are approached through reflection, practice, and small actions. Yoga is one of the show’s central languages. Episodes refer to teacher training, breathwork, meditation, the Merry Body app, filming classes, and concepts such as Ishvara Pranidana. The result is part wellness chat, part behind-the-scenes creator diary, and part values-based pep talk. It is not a tightly scripted interview program. The texture is looser and more human: crossed wires, overlapping speech, side stories, laughs, and the occasional recording disruption. That looseness gives the show its particular intimacy. Get Merry works best for listeners who like encouragement that sounds lived-in, not polished flat. It offers reassurance without pretending life is neat.

Made for: Get Merry is for listeners drawn to yoga, self-acceptance, emotional resilience, and gentle personal growth. It especially suits people who prefer reflective friend-style conversation over formal coaching.

What sets it apart: The show’s strength is the sisterly back-and-forth between Emma and Carla, where business, yoga, travel, and inner work sit naturally beside technical mishaps and life updates. It feels openly imperfect in a way that makes the guidance more usable.

In their own words

Get Merry is a weekly conversation between us, Emma and Carla, Sisters, Best Friends and Business Partners. We don’t skip the struggles, you'll laugh and walk away feeling inspired with doable action steps. Tune in and realise you're not alone in the magical mess of your life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · August 2026

Get Merry brings a candid, sister-led take on self-acceptance, yoga practice, difficult feelings, and thinking for yourself online.

Get Merry belongs to the softer, more self-questioning side of Health & Fitness. Emma and Carla, who describe themselves as real-life sisters, talk through wellness practice, personal updates, and the ordinary work of trying to feel better without turning health into another…

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Sister-chat wellness for days when your microphone, mood, and Italy itinerary all misbehave.

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  • gentle self-acceptance that does not sneak in wearing a diet-plan hat
  • online yoga-teaching logistics with the real filming-day mess left in
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  1. 1

    406: Anxious thought loopholes, how to get out of them!

    ·16m
  2. 2

    389: Simple swap to help you create healthy habits that stick

    ·20m
  3. 3

    441: Influencers, AI and Remembering You Still Have a Brain

    ·37m
  4. 4

    440: How To Teach Yoga Online

    ·57m
  5. 5

    439: Six Months Later! Update and Italy

    ·1h 21m
  6. 6

    438: All the Things Wrong with Me

    ·32m
  7. 7

    437: 7 Chakras Unlocked, Workshop + Visualisation

    ·1h 7m
  8. 8

    436: Inner Shifts, Yoga Sutras, Emotions and Easing Suffering

    ·51m
  9. 9

    435: Life is Making Everyone Stressed to the Eyeballs

    ·41m
  10. 10

    434: Make Time for the Things You Love!

    ·21m
  11. 11

    433: No Botox Club, Are You In?

    ·43m
  12. 12

    429: Your Actions Create Your Direction

    ·27m
  13. 13

    430: Letting Go of Perfection

    ·34m
  14. 14

    431: Are You Breathing Wrong?

    ·32m
  15. 15

    428: How to stop rushing! Why are you rushing?

    ·33m
  16. 16

    427: Carla's Birth Story (37 hours!)

    ·1h 26m
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    426: Carla had a baby, plus a chat about doing hard things

    ·33m
  18. 18

    425: How to Be Unbothered with Being Unliked

    ·13m
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    424: Where to Teach After Yoga Teacher Training

    ·39m
  20. 20

    423: Unexpected Lessons from Yoga Teacher Training

    ·26m
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    422: Are These the Secrets to Business Longevity?

    ·47m
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    421: Overcome the Fear of Teaching Yoga

    ·36m
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    420: 36 Weeks Pregnant, Countdown to Baby

    ·32m
  24. 24

    419: Surrender to the Divine Ishvara Pranidhana | Niyamas Series

    ·29m
  25. 25

    418: The Path of Self-Study, Svadhyaya | Niyamas Series

    ·14m
  26. 26

    417: Devotional Discipline, the Power of Tapas | Niyamas Series

    ·19m
  27. 27

    416: Santosha, the Life Saving Practice | Niyamas Series

    ·24m
  28. 28

    415: Exploring Saucha with Simplicity | Niyamas Series

    ·19m
  29. 29

    414: The Art of Detachment, Aparigraha in Yoga | Yamas Series

    ·28m
  30. 30

    413: Exploring Brahmacharya in Everyday Life | Yamas Series

    ·15m
  31. 31

    412: The Practice of Asteya in Modern Life | Yamas Series

    ·15m
  32. 32

    411: Discovering Satya, the Power of Truth | Yamas Series

    ·19m
  33. 33

    410: Embracing Ahimsa | The First Step in Our Yamas Series

    ·15m
  34. 34

    409: Try this positive affirmation guided meditation

    ·15m
  35. 35

    408: Do positive affirmations work?

    ·38m
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    407: Sweat and Strategy, the creation of MerryBody classes

    ·44m
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    390: Fad diets sabotage real health progress

    ·29m
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    405: Spark your motivation to study

    ·17m
  39. 39

    404: 22 Weeks Pregnancy and Life Update

    ·32m
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    403: There's No Place Like Rome, Part 2

    ·38m
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    402: There's No Place Like Rome, Part 1

    ·39m
  42. 42

    401: Welcome to 2024

    ·32m
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    400: Have you got the holiday blues?

    ·15m
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    399: Is patience possible over the holiday season?

    ·24m
  45. 45

    398: How to be yourself, 100% of the time

    ·28m
  46. 46

    397: Our Merrymaker Business Journey Part 3

    ·39m
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    396: Our Merrymaker Business Journey part 2

    ·39m
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    395: Our Merrymaker business journey part 1

    ·39m
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    394: What does finding your centre even mean?

    ·25m
  50. 50

    393: How to handle the sense of underachievement

    ·26m
  51. 51

    392: Does finding meaning beat getting rich?

    ·17m
  52. 52

    388: Finding glimmers of hope when it all feels doomed

    ·36m
  53. 53

    387: The killer of dreams is your lack of self-belief

    ·41m
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    386: Listen for instant motivation

    ·56m
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    385: I don’t fit in at work

    ·32m
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    384: Limiting beliefs and the should be's

    ·31m
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    382: It's time to start living your life!

    ·49m
  58. 58

    381: Here's to not joining the Lazy Girl trend

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    380: Do you have low self-worth?

    ·29m
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    379: Can you hack a good mood?

    ·28m
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    378: Everything will take longer than you think, Hofstadter's Law

    ·32m
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    377: Using self-reflection to learn and grow

    ·31m
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    376: How to deal with competition (especially when you think they're better than you)

    ·41m
  64. 64

    375: Stop being so mean to yourself

    ·23m
  65. 65

    374: Confidence breeds confidence

    ·18m
  66. 66

    373: Our morning ritual

    ·23m
  67. 67

    372: When you feel like you're not good enough

    ·38m
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    371: Walking more can change your life

    ·35m
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    370: Making our Yoga Teacher Training

    ·51m
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    369: self acceptance and caring about appearances

    ·32m
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    368: media, interview and presentation skills

    ·46m
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    367: Is judgement actually insecurity?

    ·21m
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    366: Losing yourself in relationships

    ·25m
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    365: The dance between self acceptance and ambition

    ·21m
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    364: Do you lack confidence?

    ·39m
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    363: The 10 Minute Workout

    ·26m
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    362: How to plan and budget better

    ·39m
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    361: Business stories and advice after 10 years in biz

    ·52m
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    360: New house, 7 weeks in Italy and wedding bells

    ·58m
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    359: No more New Year diets

    ·21m
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    358: Your higher power, something bigger and the Crown Chakra

    ·16m
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    357: Intuition, making decisions and the Third Eye Chakra

    ·21m
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    356: Communication, truth-telling and the Throat Chakra

    ·13m
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    355: Kindness, love, compassion and the Heart Chakra

    ·16m
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    354: Confidence, self-esteem and the Solar Plexus Chakra

    ·15m
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    353: Joy, Pleasure and the Sacral Chakra

    ·14m
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    352: Career, Finances and the Base Chakra

    ·13m
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    351: Don’t budget, make more

    ·32m
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    350: How to budget over the holiday season (and in general)

    ·39m
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    349: Breathwork technique to calm the mind and body

    ·14m
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    348: Is cool the opposite of joy?

    ·26m
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    347: The 3 rules of success

    ·21m
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    346: 5 Ways to Quit Dieting

    ·31m
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    345: 5 ways to let go of self-doubt

    ·20m
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    344: How to get out of a rut

    ·20m
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    343: Try something new to expand and learn

    ·22m
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    342: The 2 personality traits you need. Do you have them?

    ·19m
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    432: How to Get Through the Lows of Life

    Emma and Carla, the Merrymaker Sisters, discuss strategies for navigating life's inevitable low periods.

    ·25m·2 clips
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    383: How to trust the process, this is Ishvara Pranidana

    The hosts promote their free trial of the Marybody app and discuss how yogic philosophy helps manage anxiety.

    ·38m
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    391: Self-acceptance leads to genuine health

    Emma and Carla, hosts of the Get Merry podcast, explore how self-acceptance, self-compassion, and self-respect form the foundation of genuine health.

    ·29m·2 clips
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    441: Influencers, AI and Remembering You Still Have a Brain

    Hidden gem

    Emma and Carla open Get Merry episode 441 by reacting to an ABC Instagram reel where young people had to guess whether videos were real or AI, including an influencer-style food-and-holiday account that turned out to be fake.

    Nov 27, 2025·37m·2 clips
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    440: How To Teach Yoga Online

    Hidden gem

    Get Merry episode 440 focuses on how the hosts create online yoga, Pilates, and meditation classes for the Merrybody app, starting with their first filmed classes in 2018 with videographer Kim.

    Nov 13, 2025·57m·3 clips
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    439: Six Months Later! Update and Italy

    Get Merry episode 439 returns after a six-month pause and ties the break to Denny turning one, a busy family business, and a packed training schedule.

    Nov 6, 2025·1h 21m·5 clips
  104. 104

    438: All the Things Wrong with Me

    Apr 24, 2025·32m
  105. 105

    437: 7 Chakras Unlocked, Workshop + Visualisation

    Apr 15, 2025·1h 7m
  106. 106

    436: Inner Shifts, Yoga Sutras, Emotions and Easing Suffering

    Apr 8, 2025·51m
  107. 107

    435: Life is Making Everyone Stressed to the Eyeballs

    Meditation changes how you handle stressful moments, not only how calm you feel during ten minutes of practice.

    Apr 3, 2025·41m·2 clips
  108. 108

    434: Make Time for the Things You Love!

    Mar 27, 2025·21m
  109. 109

    433: No Botox Club, Are You In?

    Mar 13, 2025·43m
  110. 110

    432: How to Get Through the Lows of Life

    The hosts promote a free masterclass on breathwork and meditation, then discuss embracing low emotions for personal growth.

    Mar 4, 2025·25m
  111. 111

    429: Your Actions Create Your Direction

    Feb 24, 2025·27m
  112. 112

    430: Letting Go of Perfection

    Feb 24, 2025·34m
  113. 113

    431: Are You Breathing Wrong?

    Feb 24, 2025·32m
  114. 114

    428: How to stop rushing! Why are you rushing?

    Oct 11, 2024·33m
  115. 115

    427: Carla's Birth Story (37 hours!)

    Sep 27, 2024·1h 26m
  116. 116

    426: Carla had a baby, plus a chat about doing hard things

    Sep 3, 2024·33m
  117. 117

    425: How to Be Unbothered with Being Unliked

    Aug 26, 2024·13m
  118. 118

    424: Where to Teach After Yoga Teacher Training

    Aug 19, 2024·39m
  119. 119

    423: Unexpected Lessons from Yoga Teacher Training

    Aug 12, 2024·26m
  120. 120

    422: Are These the Secrets to Business Longevity?

    Aug 5, 2024·47m
  121. 121

    421: Overcome the Fear of Teaching Yoga

    Jul 29, 2024·36m
  122. 122

    420: 36 Weeks Pregnant, Countdown to Baby

    Jul 22, 2024·32m
  123. 123

    419: Surrender to the Divine Ishvara Pranidhana | Niyamas Series

    Jul 15, 2024·29m
  124. 124

    418: The Path of Self-Study, Svadhyaya | Niyamas Series

    Jul 8, 2024·14m
  125. 125

    417: Devotional Discipline, the Power of Tapas | Niyamas Series

    Jul 1, 2024·19m
  126. 126

    416: Santosha, the Life Saving Practice | Niyamas Series

    Jun 24, 2024·24m
  127. 127

    415: Exploring Saucha with Simplicity | Niyamas Series

    Jun 17, 2024·19m
  128. 128

    414: The Art of Detachment, Aparigraha in Yoga | Yamas Series

    Jun 10, 2024·28m
  129. 129

    413: Exploring Brahmacharya in Everyday Life | Yamas Series

    Jun 2, 2024·15m
  130. 130

    412: The Practice of Asteya in Modern Life | Yamas Series

    May 26, 2024·15m
  131. 131

    411: Discovering Satya, the Power of Truth | Yamas Series

    May 21, 2024·19m
  132. 132

    410: Embracing Ahimsa | The First Step in Our Yamas Series

    May 16, 2024·15m
  133. 133

    409: Try this positive affirmation guided meditation

    May 7, 2024·15m
  134. 134

    408: Do positive affirmations work?

    May 2, 2024·38m
  135. 135

    407: Sweat and Strategy, the creation of MerryBody classes

    Apr 17, 2024·44m
  136. 136

    406: Anxious thought loopholes, how to get out of them!

    Apr 4, 2024·16m
  137. 137

    405: Spark your motivation to study

    Mar 21, 2024·17m
  138. 138

    404: 22 Weeks Pregnancy and Life Update

    Mar 11, 2024·32m
  139. 139

    403: There's No Place Like Rome, Part 2

    Feb 13, 2024·38m
  140. 140

    402: There's No Place Like Rome, Part 1

    Feb 8, 2024·39m
  141. 141

    401: Welcome to 2024

    Jan 31, 2024·32m
  142. 142

    400: Have you got the holiday blues?

    Dec 24, 2023·15m
  143. 143

    399: Is patience possible over the holiday season?

    Dec 17, 2023·24m
  144. 144

    398: How to be yourself, 100% of the time

    The hosts discuss how to be yourself 100% of the time and promote their Merry Body app gift cards for the holiday season.

    Dec 11, 2023·28m
  145. 145

    397: Our Merrymaker Business Journey Part 3

    Dec 4, 2023·39m
  146. 146

    396: Our Merrymaker Business Journey part 2

    Nov 27, 2023·39m
  147. 147

    395: Our Merrymaker business journey part 1

    Nov 20, 2023·39m
  148. 148

    394: What does finding your centre even mean?

    Nov 13, 2023·25m
  149. 149

    393: How to handle the sense of underachievement

    The hosts announce their online yoga teacher training and discuss handling feelings of underachievement with self-compassion.

    Nov 6, 2023·26m
  150. 150

    392: Does finding meaning beat getting rich?

    Oct 30, 2023·17m