The Stone in My Shoe

Be a guest

Apply to be a guest on The Stone in My Shoe

Debbie Thompson smiling beside her microphone and laptop

Thank you for wanting to share your story.

Every episode begins with one meaningful experience. But it is not really about the event. It is about what that experience quietly taught you to believe about yourself.

That belief is what I call the Stone.

No experts, no how-to. Real women, real stories. We touch on the work you do and your links go in the episode description, but the heart of it is you.

Every application is read personally. Not everyone is a fit, and that is no judgement on your story.

What makes a good guest story

Women who have experienced a meaningful life event and now have enough distance to reflect on how it changed the way they see themselves and live their lives.

  • Grief, divorce, burnout, illness
  • Career or life transitions
  • Motherhood, empty nesting, loss
  • Identity, a faith journey, caring for others
  • Or another moment that quietly changed the course of your life

You don’t need to be well known or have an extraordinary story. You don’t need all the answers. You just need one story that helped you understand yourself more deeply, and the willingness to share it honestly.

What you’ll get

  • The full video/audio recording of your episode
  • Three edited short clips
  • Links to the episode on every platform
  • A link to your own site, book, or social in the episode description

Prefer to reach out directly first? Email debbie@thethompsons.com or WhatsApp +61 433 668 308.

Before you apply, please listen to one episode.

I record from Brisbane, Australia, so this helps me find a time that works for us both.

Have you listened to an episode?

Just a few sentences is perfect.

One experience, not your whole life story. It might be grief, divorce, burnout, illness, a career change, motherhood, empty nesting, loss, identity, a faith journey, caring for someone, or another moment that quietly changed the course of your life.

This is the Stone. It might be something like "I’m not enough", "I have to be strong", "I need to keep everyone happy", or "my worth comes from what I do". Take your time with this one.

Are you through this experience, or still in the middle of it?

There is no wrong answer. I just need to know, because these conversations ask you to look back, and that is hard to do from inside something.

Your website, a book, your work. I always include links in the episode description. I ask so I know upfront, not to rule you out.

If your episode goes live, would you be happy to share it with your own audience?