Challenges That Change Us

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There is a challenge that, according to statistics, 51% of marriages face and that is divorce.

But boiling it down to a statistic can take away the impact of the emotions, betrayals, struggles and actions that can lead up to a divorce.

Julia Scott is the founder of Love Luck Wealth, and is an intuitive financial coach and mentor. With over 20 years of experience as a Chartered Accountant, Tax Advisor, and Wealth Management Specialist, Julia is also certified in Money Mindset and the Energy of Wealth.

Her passion for financial empowerment led her to address the gap in the market for both emotion driven and female sensitive financial education and advice.

And this was all sparked from her own, personal experience that came from her divorce.

In this episode Julia shares:

Why she got to the point of needing a divorce
How she realised her finances were being entirely controlled by her husband
How the realisation came suddenly that she was trapped and in a bad relationship
What happened when she made the decision to leave
How her mind and depression paralysed her and prevented her from leaving and acting forward for a long time
How hard it was to tell her friends and family
What was the most challenging part of the divorce process
The realisations she had that helped her move on and work on herself
The process of going to court over the divorce
Her explanation of manifestation and how you can use it

More about Julia

You can find out more about Julia via her website: https://www.loveluckwealth.com/ Or follow her on social media: https://www.instagram.com/loveluckwealth/

Julia has kindly given us access to her 20 Days of Wealth series as a free resource: https://courses.loveluckwealth.com/20days

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After we released episode 107 with Susan Northey and spoke about menopause we had an overwhelming response from you guys so this time we are going to delve even further into the topic.

I am very excited to introduce you to Chrissy Freer, an accredited registered nutritionist (RNutr), researcher, health author and recipe creator with over 20 year’s industry experience. She specialises in women’s health and is passionate about supporting women’s nutrition, health and wellbeing, especially during perimenopause, menopause and beyond.

Chrissy’s passion comes from her own experience with menopause that absolutely threw her through the ringer and was only exacerbated by an initial misdiagnosis by her doctor.

I know this is going to be a truly eye opening and educational episode.

In this episode she shares:

Her experience with the menopause transition
How her perimenopause was misdiagnosed as anxiety
The ways her menopausal anxiety felt different to her
When she finally started to realise her problem was linked to perimenopause/menopause
Some of the symptoms and issues you can experience during the menopause
The negative self-talk she had around her menopause
The steps she took next to manage her menopause
How she started to get her sense of identity back
Why women need resistance training later in life for their long-term health
Some of her key nutrition advice for women during menopause and midlife
Why removing all carbs can actually exacerbate menopause
The first place to start when figuring out your menopause journey

Key Quotes

“I had really intense anxiety, I was having heart palpitations and I also had extreme nausea.”

More about Chrissy

You can find all Chrissy’s info and her recipes via her website: https://chrissyfreer.com.au/

You can also find her on instagran @chrissyfreer_nutritionist

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Trigger warning: domestic violence and racial slurs

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Today, amongst other things we will be talking about the very nuanced topic of the foster system, but also growing up as an Aboriginal Australian.

Dave Widders is a proud Anaiwan man from Armidale and also has strong connections with the Gomeroi people from Moree NSW.

Dave has worked in and alongside government for over 30 years. Dave has run his Consultancy Business for the last 19 years delivering programs in Urban, Regional and Remote Aboriginal communities.

A family man with 6 kids and been Fostering kids for the last 29 years, Dave loves working with youth to get them on the right track in life, connect them to culture and inspire our next generation.

He has a passion for bringing people together and creating long life partnerships that work towards a common goal based on personal values.

In this episode Dave shares:

How he was affected by racism daily at school
How he got into soccer and how it changed things for him
How he handled losing his dad when he was quite young
The difference between ignorance and racism
How he got into working for council
What led him to start foster caring
What happens when an aboriginal child enters the foster system
His experience as a foster dad of 29 years
What he has loved about being a foster uncle
The hardest time of being a foster uncle
His personal experience with domestic violence
How he handles it when kids he has cared for are returned to unsafe environments
How he discovered 'who' he is and how he anchored himself

Key Quotes

“Aboriginal kids are being placed with non aboriginal people as a first option.”

“I used to wake up and think, I wish I could be white.”

“Growing up in my community I didn’t know a single word of my language.”

More about

You can contact Dave via his email: davewidders6@gmail.com

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Trigger warning for suicide and sexual assault and domestic violence.

When it comes to resilience, there are few who have survived as much as Melanie Eyles.

Mel is a breathwork and trauma informed mindset and wellness coach and she has a lot of experience to draw from.

With a childhood founded in domestic violence and sexual assault Mel already a hard start and the health issues that raised their head later in life definitely had a connection to this start.

On top of that, Mel has faced a very different challenge later in life as the mother of children on the spectrum. While not trauma based, the position of carer has pushed her close to burn out, but her love for her children and her incredible mindset has helped her continue

In this episode Mel shares:

Her life until 15 years of age was influenced by domestic violence
How she was raped at the age of 14
The shocking reaction police had when she went to report her assault
The experience of having her son at the age of 17
How she had her concerns knocked back because she was a young mum
What changed after her son was diagnosed at 14
What it’s been like having other neurodivergent children
What it was like being the only neurotypical person in a family of neurodivergents
How she handles carer burn out and what it’s like
How she started making room for herself
The disorders she was diagnosed with and how not being able to medicate impacted her recovery
How breathwork became essential to helping her recover
How FND shows up in her world

Key Quotes

“I didn’t get to wear mum cap, it was carer cap I wore 90% of the time.”

“For a long time I thought there was something wrong with me.”

More about

Her breath work community on facebook is here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/286134581194941/?ref=share&mibextid=K35XfP&rdid=x1acgs6B4gBWiw2q&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fqs82oiwgXj5io3Q7%2F%3Fmibextid%3DK35XfP

To access her ebook you can email her here: melanieeyes@gmail.com

You can follow her on Instagram at: eyles.melanie

You can get involved with the podcast online

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Damien Thomlinson is someone who has seen his fair share of adversity.

Damien is an Australian Afghanistan war veteran, inspires globally who lost both his legs to a Taliban bomb in Afghanistan.

He undertook intense rehabilitation, learned to walk with prosthetics and from there he kept going.

He authored his best-selling autobiography "Without Warning.", took on various challenges like the TARGA Tasmania rally, Kokoda Track, snowboarding and the Invictus Games.

He acted in "Hacksaw Ridge," and appeared on "Australian Survivor."

He’s now even ranked among the top 3 Multi-Amputee golfers worldwide.

But it is the challenges of being a special forces soldier and the PTSD that he battles with after that part of his life that he has chosen to share with us today.

In this episode shares:

The special show he has produced and will be touring the country with
What the special forces means to him
What the process to get in was like
How he made connections despite not being able to tell people what he did
How his relationships outside of the military struggled while he was in it
How his PTSD presents for him
The first time he felt good after his PTSD
How he handles his PTSD and his weaknesses now

Key Quotes

“Everything shuts down. My voice gets broken into a monotone that I don’t even know if I could do if I was trying to act.”

“I’d much rather get it wrong and get it right the second time.”

More about Damien

You can find out more about Damien, including the production he is touring here at his website: https://www.damienthomlinson.com/

You can get involved with the podcast online

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If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

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@trialtitudeperformance

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Trigger warning: Suicide, addiction

Todays guest is someone who truly embodies resilience. Alexa Towersey is an internationally published celebrity trainer, sports cover model, motivational and mental health speaker with over 16 years experience in the health & fitness industry. Born into a military family, her journey started after she was bullied at school for being too skinny - her nickname was Alexa Annorexa ,and the weights room of the gym became her sanctuary. Not one to be satisfied with being "comfortable", Alexa has taken part in endless physical competitions and achievements until she came across Gym Jones, and fell in love with the "Mind is Primary" philosophy. Now, Alexa uses her knowledge and lived experience to give back as a passionate advocate for mental health. She delivers key note talks and has just featured on the U.S. version of Naked and Afraid. But she has overcome some truly enormous life hurdles that stem from her past and what she has learnt from those will serve as lessons for us all.

In this episode Alexa shares:

The bullying and rejection she suffered as a child
How discovering strength training changed her life
The period where her mum was diagnosed with manic depression
How her mums behaviour and changed family dynamic caused her to discover alcohol
How she went down a spiral of binge drinking for 14 years
The moment she had to intervene when her mum tried to take her own life
How she lived through her dad dying from alcoholism and liver cirrhosis
How her social life changed once she stopped drinking
The shame she developed from her life and how therapy helped her
How she died 4 times on the table during hip surgery
How she ended up on the show Naked and afraid

Key Quotes

“I surprised myself, because I had no idea that I had the capacity to feel that low.”

“I grew up in situations I didn’t wanna be in, with people I didn’t want to be like.”

“I woke up in ICU with 3 of my emergency contacts standing around my bed crying.”

More about Alexa

You can find Alexa on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/actionalexa/

Or try her personal training service here: https://www.tractionwithactionalexa.com/

You can get involved with the podcast online

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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Trigger warning: This episode discusses eating disorders

Eating disorders are something we are still coming to understand as a society, and one of the things many of us don’t realise is that they can really affect anyone. Even an athlete, who has to be healthy to compete can find themselves with a disordered style of eating.

That is exactly what happened to Holly Harris, who quickly experienced the many different ways an eating disorder could effect her health and her life.

Holly has been a 6 x Australian Champion in multiple disciplines including XCM, XCO and Gravel and has represented Australia all over the world at world championships, world cups and world tour events. There are too many to fit in here but a few are:

2023 Australian 24hr Championships 2nd Elite Women

2022 Elite Women National Gravel Champion

2019 Otway Odyssey Elite Women Winner (One of Australia’s hardest MTB Marathons)

2018 Cape to Cape Elite Women Winner (One of Australia’s most prestigious races)

2017 Runner up Des Femme Grafton to Inverell (Females raced the same course as the Males).

In this episode Holly shares:

How she got into cycling
How her racing career progressed
The peaks of racing that she achieved
What it was like as a racer when covid caused the industry to stop
The impact her eating disorder had on her personal life
The extended health problems that the eating disorder caused
How she got to a place where she realised what was going on
What her worst day looked like
What her road to recovery looked like
Why she didn’t tell people publicly
How her chronic fatigue hit and changed things
The challenge of having doctors tell her nothing was wrong when she knew there was
The self talk and negative stories she was telling herself and how she managed it
The exciting things that are coming up for her now

Key Quotes

“I didn’t realise at the time what an impact it was making on my life but now looking back and being healthy I realise how much it took away from my life and from me.”

“I couldn’t listen to my family or my friends. I’d get really defensive about it. I think it really hurt a of my friendships.”

More about

You can follow Holly’s journey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollyharris_7/

You can get involved with the podcast online

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1

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Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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Trigger warning: this episode discusses the topic of suicide

Muscular Dystrophy is something that has really only started to become more commonly known in the past decade or so. But even now most people might have a rough general idea of it, but not actually know the details of just how varied and complicated it can be.

Rhiannon Anderson was diagnosed at 3 and her parents were told she would not live past her 18th birthday. This was compounded by her need for scoliosis surgery in 2012.

Since then she has graduated from the University of Southern Queensland with honours and a Bachelor of Law in 2023. She has worked as a paralegal and now as a Life Coach, runs a successful blog and lives her life with her two dogs, Lexi and Levi, goes on day trips to the Gold Coast with her family, and enjoys watching Aussie Rules Football, and working with horses.

In this episode Rhiannon shares:

What it was like being diagnosed with muscular dystrophy
Why it took so long to be diagnosed
What it was like growing up as a kid with Muscular Dystrophy
How her MD progressed as she hit puberty and how this affected her
What her condition is like now
The challenge of being diagnosed with scoliosis as a kid as well
What the journey to recover from scoliosis was like
The mantras and inspiration her grandpa gave her that helped her through her recovery
How she lives knowing she has a terminal condition
The ways she lives her life despite her condition
Her remarkable big goal to achieve despite her condition
Why working with horses has helped her as a form of therapy
Her thoughts on how going through the mental challenges helps develop her into the person she is

Key Quotes

“I had to walk the entire hallway unassisted. And it took me 12 minutes to walk a 50 metre corridor.”

“I went from being able to sit on the floor and pull myself up to having to only sit on a chair, in the space of a couple of months

More about Rhiannon

You can find her via her website: https://livingabled.com.au/

Or on socials.

Instagram: Living_abled

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingabledcoaching

You can get involved with the podcast online

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1

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Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

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If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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If you’ve been a long time listener of this podcast you’ll know the advocating for awareness around POTS is something very close to my heart.

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome can be absolutely debilitating, and that’s not taking into account how many years it can take for someone to actually get a diagnosis.

All of this can be truly crushing for anyone, but is especially so for someone who is incredibly active, driven and passionate.

All of those words could be used to describe Claire Clark who, prior to her diagnosis had been a scuba instructor, founder of female focused bootcamps, paramedic and more.

Since working through that challenge and coming to grips with her new reality, Claire is an advocate for the POTS Foundation and her story will blow you away.

In this episode she shares:

Her early life of active work
Her life as a paramedic
The moment she got injured at work
How her injury was exacerbated and led to a full health breakdown
The numerous times her medical team dismissed her symptoms and almost didn’t diagnose her
How she finally did get a diagnosis
How the door to more issues that was opened by her POTS
The moment she realised she would never return to her former health
How she learned to recalibrate her load of work for a day
How she got in touch with the POTS foundation
The additional illnesses and medical dangers she has gone through since her diagnosis

Key Quotes

“At the moment even walking to my letterbox is difficult.”

“I was always somebody that helped others and I couldn’t help myself”

More about

You can support the POTS Foundation by becoming a volunteer here: https://potsfoundation.org.au/get-involved/#volunteer

You can support Claire’s art here: https://www.instagram.com/unmuddledartist?igsh=Z3FmNXVpNXc1Mnhh

POTS Page Turners Go Fund Me Bookclub https://gofund.me/0cd66e31

You can get involved with the podcast online

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If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

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If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

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We’ve spoken before about what happens when High Performers push themselves so hard that they break down. But what happens when the physical break down symptoms occur, but you don’t realise it is because of your anxiety and mind?

That’s the position Georgie Dent found herself in when her anxiety and stress sent her into a physical breakdown that took her over 4 months to recover from.

Now she is the CEO at The Parenthood, ad writer and public speaker, but the journey to all of that was full of false starts and a lot of wrong answers that she had to overcome.

In this episode she shares:

Her life before her breakdown
What happened at the moment of the breakdown
What happened the day after the breakdown
How living with her health conditions showed up as anxiety and a constant negative scared mental loop
Why thinking the symptoms were in her head sent her into a spiral
Why she hated people being supportive and checking in with her
What the 4 months after the breakdown were like
The mental drain of continuously not finding a diagnosis
The appointment that was her turning point
Her experience going to a psychiatric hospital
What her life is like now and whether the anxiety remains
What happens when her health dips now and how she manages that
What it was like integrating back into society as she recovered

Key Quotes

“So much was making sense to me about how unforgiving I had been to myself for so long.”

“I was living in a state of constant panic and anxiety that I didn’t realise.”

“I had internalised this idea that because I had these medical issues I was deficient in some way.”

More about Georgie

You can find out more about Georgie and her projects here: https://georgiedent.com/

Info on The Parent Hood is here: https://www.theparenthood.org.au/

The two programs that make Georgie laugh are Schitts Creek and VEEP.

You can get involved with the podcast online

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

@trialtitudeperformance

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Trigger warning: this episode discusses suicide and family violence. If you feel you need someone to talk to, call lifeline on 13 11 14.

By now you know how I feel about Family Violence. This is something we need to eradicate completely.

The effects of family violence on survivors can reach through decades of life and that was very much the case for this episodes guest, Coen Tan.

Growing up as an emotionally sensitive child, Coen often “felt” emotions that people were not aware of feeling themselves. This is already a difficult path to navigate, but through in family violence, shaming and isolation and Coen had a cocktail of challenges that he only really began to confront in his adult life.

Now, Coen is a professional speaker, Cultural Transformation and Values Assessment Consultant and Appreciative Inquiry Practitioner and he works with people to tap into their values and help their innate gifts to flourish.

In this episode they share:

How he was sensitive to others emotions as a child
How his own emotions were brushed off or disregarded as a child
His experience with domestic violence as a child
How his emotions turned to anger and that anger stayed with him through adulthood
The fact he became his mums surrogate husband for emotions at the age of 10
The bullying he experienced in school and how that made him ‘lose his voice’
What the combination of these experiences did to his thoughts about himself
How this impacted the types of relationships he sought out as an adult
The point where he considered suicide
His experience being in the mental health institute
The course he undertook that changed things for him
How an addiction to the emotional highs of seminars and workshops lost him his life savings
How he came full circle and reclaimed his voice

Key Quotes

“I was hiding away from the emotional challenges I had in school.”

“Every experience that happens to us are there to teach us lessons and there to serve us in a certain way.”

“I had to move back with my parents because I was broke. Because I was addicted to that spiritual escape.”

More about Coen

You can find out more about Coen via his website: www.coentan.com

You can listen to his podcast here: https://www.coentan.com/podcast/

You can get involved with the podcast online

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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This week we are talking about a challenge that almost 50% of the population will experience. Menopause.

But like everything, menopause can come on a sliding scale, and even if we think we are prepared it can hit, very hard.

That is what happened to Susan Northey.

Susan now works at my new business Soul Studio in Armidale as a breath work facilitator but also works in the nutrition space.

She had previously been working as a personal trainer and was living and breathing fitness and nutrition. But that didn’t stop menopause from hitting so hard that she had to literally stop everything she was doing to avoid breaking down entirely.

In this episode Susan shares:

The body and mind changes she started to notice
The emotional changes she experienced with menopause
The moment she realised she had to stop work altogether
How she figured out it was menopause
What people do wrong when figuring out how to manage menopause
The choice her doctors wanted her to do that she felt was wrong
The meditation and mindfulness she started using
How her partner supported her and helped her
How she is going now

Key Quotes

“I'm not loathing myself and feeling unworthy like I did 6 months ago.”

“22 years of taking on peoples issues and forever helping everyone else and I realised, who is taking care of me?”

“I'd go home and need to sleep at 2 in the afternoon which has never been me in my life. I could physically feel my body shutting down.”

More about

Susan’s businesses can be found on Instagram:

@CustomisedNutrition22

@breath_revival

And you can find her working at Soul Studio: https://www.soulstudioarmidale.com/soul-studio

You can get involved with the podcast online

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

@trialtitudeperformance

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Firstly I want to thank everyone for their patience when we were unable to release an episode last week. It’s been a big few weeks in the Flynn household and sometimes you just have to admit you can’t do everything.

If you were in our Facebook group you would have seen that my daughter Jess has been quite sick and I just didn’t have capacity.

But I was talking to Jess and I said I didn’t think I’d be able to release an episode this week as well and with her blessing we came up with a plan. Why not interview her and share her story.

She is my biggest inspiration when things get tough and one of the most inspirational and resilient people I know and I am so excited to have her join me on the podcast.

In this episode Jess shares:

Her back story and what’s been happening for the last 12 years for her with a Chronic Illness
What it's like for her when she has a relapse
Her greatest challenge with this disease
What it would look like if she went to school for 45 minutes while relapsing
What she's looking forward to for her future
Her mantras or words she tells herself
Her greatest fear at the moment
What she would do differently as a parent

Key Quotes

“I always find that I talk a lot more when I'm sick cause it helps the pain.”

“Next month looks completely different, because usually it does.”

“Find something to focus on. When you find that thing to focus on it helps with the pain.”

You can get involved with the podcast online

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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@trialtitudeperformance

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We’ve spoken about burn out on this podcast before, but this episode’s guest highlights possibly the most extreme case of burnout at the highest level.

Stacey Luces was putting everyone and everything before her own needs and was still battling feelings of ‘not being enough.’

She was forced to reassess her entire lifestyle when she found herself in the hospital fighting for her life.

Now she is a best selling author, speaker and executive coach helping high-potential, Type A women break free from feelings of confinement and overwhelm

In this episode Stacey shares:

· Her career at prestigious companies and the joy and sacrifices of achieving success

· Her health crisis, septic shock and organ failure,

· The realisation of the need to live her purpose.

· How she realised we can’t have it all, at the same time.

· Turning regret into motivation for meaningful action.

· Decide to be positive and productive, do the work.

· How she developed an autoimmune condition

· The importance of applying strategy to well-being and personal lives

· What the 7 Levels of wealth are

Key Quotes

“While I was on the operating table I flat lined twice.”

“In our generation, we really think that we can be superwoman and have it all. And we burn out.”

“It was years of neglect in the sense of, You know, small things. Like not eating on time, not sleeping well, running on empty, doing everything for everybody else but myself.”

More about

Find out more about Stacey via her website: https://www.evolutionexecutivecoaching.com/

You can also follow her on social media

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EvolutionExecutiveCoach

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyluces/

You can get involved with the podcast online

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

@trialtitudeperformance

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Challenges That Change Us –

Trigger warning: suicidal ideation and depression

The path to suicidal ideation varies for so many people, but for some it can start from a place of not feeling like they belong.

Masking and hiding their true self in a failed attempt to fit in and please everyone can set most up for failure and it can let to even further challenges.

This was the case for Lachlan Cameron who many would have described as a carefree guy, always smiling and loving to make people laugh. Unfortunately, alongside that guy is another part of him that battles with anxiety and depression. Since the early days he has done a lot of hard work since then to manage that part and has made a huge transformation through the activity of running.

So much so that he is currently aiming to break a world record to show people the power of believing in yourself and that we are all worthy of the love we sometimes deny ourselves.

In this episode Lachlan shares:

His mental health struggles and self worth
The ways he masked his true self
The night he considered taking his own life
His struggles with drugs and alcohol
How he took up running for clarity and to help with his mental health
How he varied and changed his running
The big change he made with his running that changed everything
His journey to start an Ultra run and attempt to break the record

Key Quotes

“If I was in a room with 10 different people, you'd get 10 different versions of me tailored to every single person's needs.”

“I just didn't believe that what I was bringing to the table was enough.”

“There was one night where I had to get someone. And I truly believe that if someone didn't take me, then I would have taken my own life.”

More about

You can follow him on Instagram: @lachycam_runs

To support his run: https://fundraising.heartonmysleeve.org/t/1000-km-brisbane-to-sydney-run?fbclid=PAAabeqT6G3w3r-zDwR9C2VbLv_h8JJRUNITY_qIoXMx2JM1UQaEPT5iptb4c_aem_Adeom10uPgM4JNYG72JhhyOy-eV7yFMkLvSb6hwgXIJ6rqJkqrBtaqcR3i5hcw0tmpU

You can get involved with the podcast online

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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Trigger warning: domestic violence

This episode is a truly raw and personal look at the impact of not only domestic violence on children, but also the impact that unsecure parenting can have as well.

Our guest is Emma Schaeffer, a mother of three fabulous humans, a wife of a genuine salt of the earth guy, a Creative, a Teacher, and more recently a Cycle Breaker.

Emma grew up with a tumultuous childhood and a relationship with her mother that made trust and security a very scarce thing.

She has worked hard through many set backs to achieve her education career and also to reach a place where she feels she is prepared to not repeat the past.

This episode will give you a close up look of how this kind of parental relationship can leave a lasting impact, but also how some people can bravely choose to break the cycle.

In this episode Emma shares:

· About her challenging childhood of choosing which Parent to live with at a young age.

· Her experience of living in different environments and dealing with DV from step parents

· How she developed a need to protect her mother that remained in her for a long time

· Feeling unsafe and alone while her Dad was out drinking and socialising.

· The shame that came with DV in the house when her mum wouldn’t speak up

· How she turned to alcohol to help her cope in her teenage years.

· What made her choose to no longer include alcohol in her life

· How DV returned to her life when she moved back with her mum in her late teens

· How she handled things differently to when she was younger

· How it’s hard to trust, when your parents keep creating different stories.

· The way she went about creating a toolbox so she can create a life for her kids that she didn’t have.

· How you can choose to “hop off the ride” if you’re in a space or situation you don’t want to be in anymore.

Key Quotes

“There was unfortunate domestic violence that appeared in that space”

“My hardest days in those days were built of fear.”

“Not even once during that part of my life did my mum come to visit.”

You can get involved with the podcast online

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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We have talked about losing a loved one on the podcast before but often have focused on the grief that comes afterwards and not as much on the moment of when someone first learns of that loss. This week’s story covers this moment but with a twist.

Jessica Ritchie has had several challenges in her life, but for her, the one that stands out is the moment a national news headline led her to genuinely believe her husband had died in a police shoot out. She had been making small changes up until that point, but the response she felt to that moment and the way that she reacted made her realise she had to make a change. It’s what led her to completely overhaul her business and life and it formed the basis of her book.

In this episode she shares:

The time her husband was caught in enormous shooting incident and she didn’t know if he was alive or not
The anxiety and stress that came from not being able to find out about her husbands safety
The time she found her baby brother in a comatose state when she was a child
The days after her husband came home after the shooting
How traumatic experiences caused her to disconnect herself from her husband and loved ones so she wouldn’t feel the pain again.
Her significant personal challenges of floods, cancer diagnoses in close friends, and personal health struggles and having children when doctors said it wasn’t possible
The creation of a methodology based on mindset, authenticity, resilience, and kindness

Key Quotes

“I went through grief. I felt like every cell in my body changed because to me, my husband had died.”

“When I was 5 I found my brother in a comatose state due to juvenile diabetes.”

“So I turned it on, and there, straight up on national news was the headline, Helidon police officer, father of 2, shot and killed in the line of duty.”

More about Jessica

www.transformationalbrandlab.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritchiejessica/

https://www.instagram.com/the.jessica.ritchie/ https://www.facebook.com/thejessicaritchie/

You can get involved with the podcast online

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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I'm so excited to give you something a little extra for your week! This is the another of our 'Beyond The Summit' short bonus series where we discuss High Performance topics in the lead up to our High Performers Leadership Summit. Speaking of, you can find out more details about that here: https://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/registration1660014924140

In this episode of "Beyond the Summit”, host Ali Flynn engages in a candid conversation with high-performance expert David Ballard, who’s the Head of Performance at the Brisbane Broncos.

David provides insights into his journey from the Queensland Cup system to becoming the head of performance at the Brisbane Broncos. Ali delves into David's personal experience of pursuing high performance, as he reflects on his passion for sports, the influence of mentors, and the gradual evolution of his pursuit of excellence.

He emphasises the delicate balance between fun and discipline in a high-performance environment. He discusses the importance of enjoying the process and creating a culture of improvement, especially in the challenging world of rugby league.

The discussion explores the factors that differentiate elite performers with similar physical attributes. David highlights the blend of physical attributes, technical skills, and mindset that contribute to an athlete's success.

The mini series will be continuing as it's own podcast on spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uAc9wp7F04YX3DM4UWiss

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It’s the second part of the episode 100 celebrations! I still can’t believe we have made it this far and grown the community to the size it now is.

Now, so many of our guests stories have been about overcoming adversity and the lessons they have learnt from doing so. But one of the big key factors I have noticed for so many of these stories has been the persons resilience.

Resilience is a word that gets thrown around a lot, and is something so powerful that I have even built a workshop around building resilience.

So I thought for this episode we could do a deep dive in on resilience and give you a free resource on how you can utilise it as well.

In this episode I share:

What resilience is and isn’t
That you're allowed to grieve and I encourage you to grieve for all the things that have happened
The importance of 'working out what game you're playing'
Why you need to know what you can and cannot control
What to do after sorting out your controllables
How to figure out your support and why you need it
Why you need to give yourself permission to not be ok
What to do if you mind is moving into the fear space
Why it is ok to 'clear your plate'

Key Quotes

“The most resilient people I know fall over.”

“You’re not going to be content and happy for a whole week 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.”

You can get involved with the podcast online

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

@trialtitudeperformance

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It is episode 100. Can you believe we have made it this far? I could not believe it when it was pointed out we were about to reach episode 100 and I was asked “what do you want to do for it?”

But I felt, the Challenges That Change Us community has been such an amazing source of support and love ever since we started, that I had to do something to give back.

So to celebrate we are releasing two solo episodes all designed to give you something!

The second episode will be all about resilience with guidance and advice, but for the first episode I wanted to reflect on all we have done, but also give you a behind the scenes peek at what goes into making this podcast.

In this episode I share:

My reflections on what I have loved about doing the podcast
How the community has grown and become such a big part of the podcast
The wins we have had with the podcast
The challenges we have faced behind the scenes with the podcast
What we are planning to do with the podcast in 2024

You can get involved with the podcast online

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

@trialtitudeperformance

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This week is a little different, because the person being interviewed is me!

In this episode, I am interviewed by Pearl Lim about my two decades of experience as a therapist, facilitator, and performance coach.

I reflects on my lifelong fascination with human behaviour, tracing it back to my childhood and how it led me to pursue an undergraduate degree in psychology.

The conversation delves into the importance of self-awareness and understanding one's inner dialogue.We examine the significance of tools, strategies, and practices to master the mindset, including the role of the nervous system in achieving peak performance. The discussion shifts to the role of emotional intelligence in leadership, highlighting the need to connect with oneself before connecting with others.

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Trigger warning: discussions of suicide

This week we are joined by someone to share two very different stories.

Myfanwy Maple is Professor of Social Work in the School of Health at the University of New England in Armidale.

Her first story is around her area of expertise, where she researches trauma and loss and how we can support those at risk of suicide better.

Her second is the story of her journey to being diagnosed with an auto immune disease.

In this episode Myf shares:

· Her passion about better understanding the experience of suicide to improve how we support people

· How there is a need for a better support system around suicide

· About how personal stories are powerful, and how people’s stories are different from others perspective.

· The diagnosis of auto immune diseases and how that creates challenges in her life but it’s not a death sentence.

· Shame, and how you can overcome the shame you have done to yourself.

· Why you should be caring and kind to others because we don’t know their story

· How her job helps Australian’s live, work and play

Key Quotes

“I spend too much time in my head and not in my heart.”

“Not all disability is visible.”

“Do I need to push myself a little bit more and I’ll feel better or if I push myself a little more will I fall over completely. And I still don’t know how to make that calculation.”

More about

You can find Myf on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myfanwy-maple/

You can get involved with the podcast online

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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I'm so excited to give you something a little extra for your week! This is the first of our 'Beyond The Summit' short bonus series where we discuss High Performance topics in the lead up to our High Performers Leadership Summit. Speaking of, you can find out more details about that here: https://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/registration1660014924140

What does it feel like to be pursuing high performance - from a professional athlete Olympian perspective?

In this episode, we chat with Sammy Kennedy Sim, a three-time Australian Olympian, about her experience with high performance.

Sammy shares her journey in pursuing high performance and how it is more about the journey than the outcome.

She also discusses a life-defining moment that shaped her high performance career. Sammy emphasises the importance of persistence and belief in oneself as key factors for sustained high performance.

She also highlights the curiosity and ability to step back and gain a fresh perspective as crucial elements for elite high performers. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the application of high performance principles in the business world.

Learn more from Wayne Reuben: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-reuben-engage4performance/

Connect with host Ali Flynn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliflynn/

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Our childhood, and how we are treated during that period of our life, has a massive impact on us as adults.

I think it’s fair to say we have covered stories of a variety of childhood traumas in this podcast and each one has been unique and stunning.

But one area we have not covered is the experience of being a foster child, and the situations that can lead to that.

This weeks’ guest is the incredible Raphaella Lees. This is the first time she has gone on a podcast to share her story of living in the foster system and she provides a truly eye opening experience

In this episode Raphaella share:

Her Foster Care Experience.
About losing her brother, and taking on the responsibility of her sister.
Feeling judged and attacked when asked about being in foster care
The stigma that is around foster care in our society
How she deals with her anxiety about her attachment issues
The grief and loss of foster family relationships.
How carers need more education.

Key Quotes

“I'm grateful for the person who made the anonymous phone call that put us into foster care, I think they really were a blessing and they possibly saved my life.”

“I think that’s part of the reason why I don’t remember a lot of my childhood. There’s a lot of trauma block there.”

You can get involved with the podcast online

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

@trialtitudeperformance

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Wayne Reuben is not your typical C-Suite business leader.

He has an enviable track record of excellent business performance spanning multiple industries and geographies. More importantly, he has consistently proven that people-focused leadership is at the heart of sustained high performance in the highly competitive world of large multinational companies.

In this episode we explore Wayne’s relationship with “high performance”. We hear how High Performance developed as a personal pursuit and eventually became a life defining (and fulfilling!) obsession.

Wayne shares the specific events that led to a much deeper insight to the way elite athletes build not just the capability to perform at crucial moments, but more importantly how they develop a mindset that drives their commitment to see every training and practice session as an opportunity to strive for those extra “one percenters”. He shares how he came to realise that this extraordinary dedication to personal improvement can only come with a deep and personal connection to a specific long term goal, and how he leveraged that to engineer extraordinary engagement to “purpose” among the geographically diverse teams he led.

Listen to the end to hear Wayne speak passionately about the pursuit of deep engagement across his teams, and how he learned to fine tune the “process” of building and sustaining widespread engagement.

Key Moments:

•How high performance has been a lifetime character defining pursuit for Wayne (which still burns strongly)

•The specific turning point in Wayne’s corporate career where he consciously chose to instil a culture of High Performance across his entire commercial team via the foundation of “engagement”.

•How a chance interaction with an exceptional leader of high performance in elite sport (Clark Perry) became Wayne’s guide and mentor.

•How Wayne was able to craft a culture where widespread, genuine engagement in a defined “purpose”, became the foundation for the potent combination of great workplace experience and industry defining business results.

•The realisation that his innate and enduring Curiosity was actually at the heart of so many behaviours which characterised successful leadership

Learn more from Wayne Reuben: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-reuben-engage4performance/

Connect with host Ali Flynn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliflynn/

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To book an exclusive spot in our High Performance Leadership summit head here: https://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/registration1660014924140

Trigger warning: this episode discusses domestic violence

Our guest for this episode is someone whose tenacity and ingenuity helped them overcome a big personal hurdle, but also helped them take on a challenge to help other Australians as well. Ashton Wood runs DV Safe phone, a charity that gets safe phones into the hands of domestic violence survivors AND he has also lobbied to change the Australian Consumer Law to better protect new car buyers in Australia. With no formal training or experience in Consumer Laws or domestic violence his attitude is “if not me, then who?”

In this episode Ashton shares:

How one person can make a huge difference
How he took a stand and publicly destroyed his lemon of a car to call out the company after they stuffed him around
The importance of having a voice for people who don’t have a voice
Why you have to take the harder road to get an outcome
How he was donating goods, but they needed phones for victims so he decided to start a charity, to donate phones to victims of domestic violence
The unbelievably high number of how many phones are needed by DV survivors
The importance of new phones for those fleeing a domestic violence situation

Key Quotes

“I was shocked to hear what happens in the life of a domestic violence survivor, the phones can be tracked, and the only real way to get them safe is to get them a new phone”

“If a victim doesn’t have a phone how do they make a call to enact the plan and get safe.”

More about

You can connect with Ashton via linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonwood/

To find out more about DV safe phone, you can go here: https://dvsafephone.org/

You can also find them on socials. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DVSafePhone/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dvsafephone

You can get involved with the podcast online

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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We’ve spoken on this show before about highly controlled religious groups before, but it has been more from the outside looking in.

This episode’s guest experience being born into just such a group and living in it for 20 years before being expelled simply for asking questions.

Lindy Jacomb is the founder of the Olive Leaf Network, a recently launched charity in New Zealand that supports former members of high-demand religious groups.

In this episode Lindy shares:

About high controlled religious groups
Her experience growing up in a high control religious group
How the group appears to use technology to control its members
The process she went through to realising she didn’t believe in the religion
How she experienced shunning and was cut out of the community for asking questions
How someone threw out a rope when she felt like she was drowning, even though her religion said they were evil
How she is now helping others go through the process of leaving high cost situations.
The importance of having the courage to make the choice to change

Key Quotes

“This whole thing is a construct of lies”

“It wasn’t an external force that took (my family) from me. They have actively chosen to be dead to me.”

“If anybody finds out I’m questioning the faith, I’m essentially socially dead.”

More about Lindy

Lindy is the Founder and Team Facilitator at the Olive Leaf Network which you can find out more about here:

Website: https://oliveleaf.network LinkedIn: Olive Leaf Network LinkedIn.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theoliveleafnetwork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olive_leaf_network/

You can get involved with the podcast online

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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We often end up discussing big medical challenges on this podcast but there are so many other challenges that can have lingering effects.

We can all agree that teachers have an enormous responsibility on their shoulders, but what happens when one of the children in their care goes missing?

That’s what happened for Aimee Parkinson the first time she was in charge of a big sleep over at the school she worked at.

After seeing first-hand how the wellbeing of staff easily becomes a low-level priority when other pressing matters demand attention, Aimee has started her own mission to support teachers. Along with her experiences, she combined her Masters of Educational Leadership, Health and Wellness Coaching Professional Certificate, Accredited Practitioner Credentials with Work of Wellbeing and research gained from hosting The Wonders of Wellbeing Podcast, to create Well-Nest.

In this episode Aimee shares:

The responsibility and challenges of teaching, and the pressures of looking after kids
The moment she first had responsibility for a large group of kids at an overnight sleep
How things nearly went terribly wrong
Her reaction to a child going missing and how it made her question herself
How she was to hard on herself and needs to stick to facts to cope
Why you need to have the toolkit for different situations, as all situations are different
The importance of debriefing a situation
Why we should be creating space for teachers to reflect and look after themselves

Key Quotes

“The last thing teachers do is look after themselves. And when teachers are not well, they can’t teach and lead well.”

“I try to just stick to facts, I can be very hard on myself”

“It was less about can I do it, it was more do I want to? Do I want this level of responsibility?”

More about Aimee

You can hear Aimee on her podcast, The Wonder’s Of Welling: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-wonders-of-wellbeing-podcast/id1616618044

Head to her coaching and support website: https://www.well-nest.com.au/

She can be found on LinkedIn https://au.linkedin.com/in/aimee-parkinson or Instagram: well_nest_collective_co

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To contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

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We have spoken about living with disability on this podcast before, but one disability that we don’t often understand the full impacts of is deafness.

Today’s guest is David Brady and he has ample experience to share, including his insights into living with hearing loss. Profoundly deaf since birth, David grew up in rural Armidale, NSW and overcame many challenges. David was the Chief Executive Officer of Hear For You from 2013 to 2021. Prior to this, he worked in the Sports and Recreation management industry for 15 years. David represented Australia at the 2005 Deaflympic Games in Melbourne and played state-level Water Polo, Hockey, and Beach Volleyball. He is the current Chairperson of Deafness Forum Australia, member of the Advisory Board for Macquarie University Centre for the Implementation for Hearing Research, and was one of the architects of the Commonwealth Government Roadmap for Hearing Health for Australia.

In this episode Dave shares:

What his life was like growing up deaf
Despite his hearing impairment he was determined to be more than people expected, from getting his HCS to graduating University
The negative reactions people had to accommodations for his disability
Whether to put deafness on your resume or not.
Being an athlete and the barriers around communicating on the sporting field.
How he took his career further than anyone ever expected, and became a leader.
The moment he heard his daughter for the first time.
How he has contributed and wants to continue to contribute to the NDIS.

Key Quotes

“Do you put deaf in your resume? They’ll immediately focus on your disability, or use it to tick off a box, and use you.”

“When people are not including you you've got to include yourself.”

“When you have to think about an $8000 hearing aid or $8000 on the family budget…For us we have to make the choice.”=

More about Dave

You can connect with Dave via linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-brady-ceohfy-chairdfa?originalSubdomain=au

You can get involved with the podcast online

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1

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If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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To book into our free mindset reset workshop on January 2nd head here: https://trialtitude.as.me/Mindsetreset

We’ve spoken about burn out before on this podcast, but no one quite encapsulates what it’s like to burn out from hitting the dizzying highs of a high performance job quite like Jessica Spendlove. Jess is one of Australia's most respected and experienced Sports Dietitian. Over the last decade, she has accumulated more than 30 seasons in various professional team sports, worked with world record holders, Olympic athletes and many corporate organisations. But after achieving all of this an issue with her health made her realise she had to start looking after herself first. This is one of those stories that has it all. The challenge AND all of the information and lessons you need to help yourself.

In this episode Jess shares:

· Her early years of winning in swimming

· Her role as a dietitian, in professional sport

· How she thrived professionally, but it had consequences

· What happened to cause her high performer burnout

· What happened during covid and how an Illness was a trigger to change her life

· The experience of having a business partnership breakup and starting again

· Starting a new career as a podcaster and a coach for high performers

Key Quotes

“If its 80% done by someone else it’s pretty much done.”

“I was getting it wrong before I was getting it right.”

“I felt rejected. I felt probably somewhat worthless. And I also was like, I have sacrificed so much of my own life, for what?”

More about Jess

Listen to her podcast Stay At The Top here: https://pod.fo/e/1fab22

Follow her on social media

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jess_spendlove_dietitian/?hl=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessica.spendlove.31/

Take her High Performance profile quiz here: https://jessica-spendlove.mykajabi.com/Elite-Energy-Blueprint-Quiz

More about CTCU

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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Trigger warning: domestic violence

This week we are joined by someone truly amazing.

Taylah is an 18 year old psychology student, who on first glance looks just like everyone else, except in her first 18 years she has overcome bigger challenges than some of us may see in our entire lives. Through personal experience and academic study, Taylah wants to help change the way we look and speak about mental health, in particular autism. Though she might be young, she has gone through more than most would in their lives, and she dreams of being able to better the research between autism, trauma and the brain through her further studies in order to better educate the community around her.

In this episode Taylah shares:

Her autism diagnosis and how being left undiagnosed had a massive effect on her life
The abuse she experienced as a child and how she felt like she was going to die
The numerous times she ran away from home
Her experience with self harm in year 7
How she struggled with her body image and was hospitalised for anorexia in year 12
How even though she only had 32% attendance in grade 12 she made it through high school and was accepted into university.
Why she has started to study and how it has change things for herself

Key Quotes

“Just because someone doesn’t hit you, doesn’t mean the threat of violence isn’t there.”

“It’s not perfect, I don’t want it to come across like life’s perfect now, its just not as bad as it was.”

“Anyone can look or act however they want, but we’ve all got shit.”

More about Taylah

If you have any further questions for Taylah, her email address is taylahashleypersonal@gmail.com.

You can also reach out to her on instagram @taylahashley_ .

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

@trialtitudeperformance

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Some challenges come out of the blue, but others often occur as part of a chain reaction.

That is the case for this week’s guest John Weiman.

John is an incredible survivor and also the owner of Life Bridge Coaching.

John’s life changed dramatically when he discovered that his extended period of alcohol dependence had damaged his liver so badly that he would need a liver transplant.

That started a years long journey as he fought for his chance to live.

But even before that, there was trauma in his life that were catalysts for his journey with alcohol.

This is a journey of challenges that are inextricably linked and I am so grateful to John for sharing as deeply and personally about it all as he does in this episode.

In this episode John shares:

His battle with full liver failure (Cirrhosis) and how he chose life.
How he was told he had 2 months to live, and that was the best thing to happen to him
That it was hard to accept a liver transplant as it meant someone had to die for him to live.
About finding the positive perspective in every situation
Drinking for 5 hours was his escape from life, it took away the pain.
The way that being the 5th child in his family he didn’t feel heard.
The dangerous way Drugs and Alcohol were a way for him to connect to people.
Sliding door moments, choose the dark door or the happy door.

Key Quotes

“Alcohol and drugs were a way for people to connect with me.”

“The worst thing in the world is being with a person that makes you feel alone.”

“In the transplant world, someone has to die for you to live.”

“These thoughts these feelings you have inside you are cancer, you have to talk about them to get them out.“

More about John

https://lifebridgecoaching.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-weiman-3a109b11

You can get involved with the podcast online

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Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

@trialtitudeperformance

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When someone has a life altering medical challenge it can often be incredibly hard to come ot grips with.

It can be even harder when the this medically challenging event contrasts your life with the physical, active one you had before hand.

Bethany Wormald is a fun runner with a long list of achievements across the 5 to 42km spectrum. She also has POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) and long covid, which saw her barely able to walk for a year and from which she is not yet recovered. In 2019 she set the Guiness World Record for the fastest marathon dressed as a cartoon character, running as Betty Rubble from the Flintstones. This was her fourth Guiness World Record, the others being the fastest half marathon dressed as a nurse; dressed as a superhero; and by a married couple (with her husband Matt). Prior to long covid, Bethany was on the organising committee for a cancer fundraising run associated with Tour de Cure. She has just returned to volunteering with Surf Life Saving Australia, where she tries to provide first aid without ever getting in the water.

In this episode Bethany shares:

· How she became a world record holder for running after finding her love for park run.

· How she is now suffering from long Covid and Pots

· The way taking small steps and recognising accomplishments helped her grow.

· How her tribe and village have played a role in her recovery

· How finding a purpose in life helps progress and recovery

· And how it’s OK to grieve but being sick is not who you are. She is not sick, she is recovering.

Key Quotes

“The hardest part with Long Covid is most days you feel terrible at some point.

And that continues.”

“Finding something that is your thing. It’s such a gift in life to have found one particular activity that is your thing.”

“At my lowest, my limit was seven metres. So I could walk from my bedroom to the next room.”

More about POTS

You can find oput more about POTS via the POTS Foudnation website: https://potsfoundation.org.au

You can get involved with the podcast online

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If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

@trialtitudeperformance

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This week we have a returning guest, Peter Holtmann of Holtmann Professional Services.

In the past episode we spoke about making a big career change, but this time we are going to be delving far deeper into the self doubt that comes with that and the advice he has for others making the same move.

In this episode Peter shares:

· The kinds of changes that can occur when changing a role

· That support is crucial, and doubts can arise, but self reflection helps you approve of yourself

· How Unexpected setbacks test resilience and ego

· How to embrace challenges, and recognise true value in partnerships.

· That taking small steps and recognising accomplishments can help you grow.

Key Quotes

“I’ve missed bringing the most important people with me, and that’s the audience.”

“A good leader will use EQ far more than IQ”

“You can be too fast or too inside yourself, you’re not focusing on your market or where your best value lies.”

Get in Touch with Peter

www.holtmann.com.au

peter@holtmann.com.au

You can get involved with the podcast online

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Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

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People throw out the term ‘burn out’ a lot these days but what does it actually mean and just how bad can it be?

For some it’s a cognitive feeling and for others it can also manifest in physical symptoms.

To help us talk about burnout today is Sophie Scott, a renowned international keynote speaker and award-winning journalist.

Formerly the National Medical Reporter for the ABC, she now impacts tens of thousands globally through evidence-based science and personal experience.

After suffering a big burn out experience Sophie now focuses on addressing burnout prevention, mental well-being in times of change, the science of high-performance habits, and leveraging neuroscience to establish and break habits.

In this episode Sophie Scott shares:

Her personal experience of burnout and its impact on their work and well-being
Learning about burnout and recognizing its signs
Committing to daily meditation and setting boundaries to avoid overworking
The importance of diet, exercise, and relationships for emotional well-being. cognitive rest and creative rest and their importance in rejuvenation
Activities that allow the mind to relax and stop overthinking
The power of expanding perspectives and being open to different ways of resting and rejuvenating
The importance of regulating the nervous system and its impact on recovery from burnout
Why consistent, small actions like meditation and connecting with loved ones is necessary
Strategies for managing and overcoming uncomfortable feelings
The impact of loneliness and disconnection on health

Key Quotes

"And we know from research that a lot of younger people are already reporting that they're feeling burnt out even in their twenties."

"You can't just talk your way out of it. As much as people like, you know, we might like to think that that is the solution. You can't talk your way out of it."

"With the kids I always want to check in with them, but also have them check in with themselves as well.”

More about Sophie Scott

Check out Sophie's website here: https://www.sophiescott.com.au

Or follow her on Social Media

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophiescott2/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-scott-oam-34863a/

You can get involved with the podcast online

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Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

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Trigger warning: domestic violence

We have talked on this podcast before about abuse, but domestic violence between partners is something is simultaneously incredibly prevalent in society, whilst also barely understood.

To help us shine a light on this we have the incredibly brave Jess Patz joining us on the podcast.

Jess is a passionate philanthropist, energetic podcast host and electric motivational speaker, mum of four and wife.

One of the many ways Jess helps others everyday, is through her "I Choose Hope" Foundation. An organisation dedicated to helping domestic abuse victims and their families in need of emergency assistance.

In this episode Jess shares:

The starting point of her abusive relationship and how the abuse started
The layers of manipulation, guilt, and religious abuse that survivors often face.
She shares how she navigated a difficult situation and is now a survivor of abuse.
The outrageous response after she reported him for strangling her
The way she started to recognise and eventually leave an abusive relationship,
Why finances, logistics and resources made it difficult to leave
The importance of safety plans and having a support system when escaping abusive situations.
What happened after her abuser was taken to court

Key Quotes

“I got strangled with his hands, she got strangled with the belt”

“The truth only goes so far it's about what you can prove and who can tell the better story.”

“It was always my fault, if I wouldn’t have done A he wouldn’t have done B”

More about Jess

Podcast:

All The Things Jess: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/all-the-things-with-jess-patz/id1667999453

Get in Touch with Jess

https://www.instagram.com/_jesspatz/

https://www.jesspatz.com/

If you know someone in a DV situation, or are in one yourself you can use the below help lines

1800 Respect- (1800 737 732)

1800 FULL STOP (1800 385 578)

NSW Sexual Violence Helpline (Formerly NSW Rape Crisis) 1800 424 017

To get involved in the podcast

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

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This week we are very lucky to be joined by 3 times Tedx Speaker, Shilpa Kulshrestha.

In the modern day a lot of us can fall into the trap of defining ourselves by our careers. But what happens when that is all taken away?

Sometimes, despite maybe causing a little bit of panic, it shines a light on the habits we have developed and the ways we have been restricting ourselves and allows us to change how we are living our lives.

This is an experience very familiar to our guest, Shilpa. She is a Game Changer Coach, founder of Scintillate and bestselling author of “Play it Full”.

Featured in Outlook, FOX, TV, Radio and top 200 podcasts, she enables mid-career professionals across 16 countries to create euphoric careers. A multi-awardee, recently she was named the Stevie Gold Coach of The Year 2022.

In this episode Shilpa Kulshrestha shares:

From being a high achiever, fighting an inner war, and living a mediocre life in her mind, to shifting her belief system.
She wrote a book that was a bestseller, but was still broke, and she still had big dreams but needing to work for it.
Overcoming fear of going out into the world to pursue dreams and achieve success.
Embracing the process of creating results and viewing it as a journey
Focus on the things that really matter. The need to assess and evaluate how time is spent to be more productive
Shift your belief system, from being an introvert, and needing to believe in oneself
Finding joy in personal excellence, and enjoying the journey of personal excellence and finding fulfillment.
Reflecting on the process of self-discovery and growth
Focusing on one task at a time to open doors and discover new opportunities

Key Quotes

“Remove the fluff and go to the basics.”

“Big Goals, but tiny Joys.”

“Think big, create big, and enjoy the journey.”

“In the morning when I get up, even before I open my eyes, I setup a small intention for the day.”

More about Shilpa Kulshrestha

Tedx talks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=0K3twQm6uEM

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shilpa-kulshrestha

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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TW: psychosis, drug abuse, suicidal thoughts

We’ve had episodes with one challenge and we’ve had episodes with multiple, disconnected challenges. But this episode is truly a story of resilience and overcoming adversities that start from a young age and cascade into each other like a domino effect.

Our guest is Jenn Henry, a multiple business owner, best selling author, award winning speaker and lifestyle recovery coach. Jenn has been on a mission to shift the growing epidemic of chronic disconnection and unhealthy lifestyle habits that have become the norm in our society. She believes that our inability to connect to who we truly are and what we actually want in life, has led to the decline of our society’s mental, physical and spiritual health.

In this episode Jenn shares:

Her journey from an early age to being arrested at 18, which saved her life from drug addiction
Her psychosis symptoms and how she recovered by lying about progress to prioritise well-being
Her extreme disconnection during drug-related incidents, but she craved connection
Her struggle with lack of self identity
How she found the highest version of herself by looking inwards
The importance of surrounding oneself with the right people
How she found a treadmill in the Rec Room and that started her journey in fitness to became certified in functional nutrition

Key Quotes

“When my cup was full it could overfill to others, but when my cup was dry, I was of no service to others.”

“I am” is the most powerful statement in the human language! It is manifesting.

“I have changed, I have evolved, I have decided to be different.”

“People can learn how to become a different kind of strong.”

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1

More about Jenn Henry

You can follow Jenn on social media:

Ig: @fitmindbodynspirit, @lifestyle_recovery_solutions, @unleashingresilience

FB: facebook.com/jennhenrylifecoach,

Tik tok: missjennhenry,

Linked in: Jennifer Henry

You can also find her book, Resilience: A Different Kind of Strong, here: https://a.co/d/bc5pCTd

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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@Altitudefitnessarmidale

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Trigger warning: Anorexia, perfectionism, panic attacks

Body image disorders can occur for a number of reasons and can slip quietly and insidiously into our lives through a number of ways.

One space that can often make it hard to identify the issue is the sport and fitness space. Afterall, there is never a straight black line that determines what is and isn’t too much.

On this episode we’ll be speaking to Dr. Kelly Kessler, a licensed physical therapist, transformation coach, host of the podcast Rewiring Health, the owner of Optimal You Health and Wellness, LLC and a mom of two boys. Inspired by her own journey of recovering from persistent negative thoughts, perfectionist beliefs, an eating disorder, chronic back pain, and panic attacks, Kelly has helped women harness their profound ability to shift from survival mode to thriving.

In this episode Dr Kelly Kessler shares:

The way that her eating disorder snuck into her life through athleticism without her realising
How her eating disorder had a profound impact on her life, both physically and mentally.
The way the stress from her eating disorder contributed to chronic back pain and other physical issues.
The perfectionist mentality she has that made her constantly feel inadequate and pushed her too hard without allowing for rest.
How perfectionism played a role in her eating disorder and the subsequent physical and mental struggles she experienced.
The moment she started experiencing panic attacks
The importance of putting herself first and practicing self-care.
The significant role that gratitude and mindfulness played in her recovery.

Key Quotes

“Stress is a huge producer of pain.”

“What’s the smallest action from today, that can move you forward.”

“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.”

More about Dr. Kelly Kessler

Podcast:

🎙️@rewiringhealthpodcast

https://tr.ee/yYmZ0i1VBK

Website:

www.optimalyouhealthandwellness.com

YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@drkellykessler

Instagram:

@drkellyKessler

More about the podcast

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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This week’s episode is a little different to most. Kevin Dupe is a man who has lived an incredibly full life, and because of that there are just so many challenges that he has overcome. On top of that, his experiences have given him some incredible lessons. So we’ll be hearing about a wide variety of challenges and learning a lot all in one episode!

Kevin’s career began working for the Australian Federal Government where he spent 14 years in various roles within economic and socio-economic policy units. He transitioned to the customer owned banking sector, initially as the National Government Affairs Manager for the sector. Kevin took on the role of Chief Executive Officer for the then New England Credit Union in 2001.

Since then he has been a Regional Development Australia board member for the New England Region, a UNE council serving two terms as ministerial appointed Director, Chairman of Lifeline Direct and Director and Chairman of so many other roles we would run out our word limit listing them.

In this episode Kevin Dupe shares:

The first experience with bad leadership
The first time he had a brush with death with electrocution
What happened when he had a massive heart attack
The loss of his young daughter
The challenges of undiscovered identical twins
How this opened his eyes to the world of disability
His advice for putting good will in the world
The impact all of these challenges had on his leadership style
Why, as a leader you need to understand your people at a personal level
How he shows up in the face of adversity
The tips he has for being a strong leader
The wrong types of leaders he was attracted to early on

Key Quotes

“You'll be remembered for how you behave and that’s influenced by who you meet along the way.”

“As a leader you need to understand your people at a personal level.”

“Most of us go to angry words too quickly and have to dig ourselves out of holes.”

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Trigger warning: This episode discusses premature birth, postpartum depression and anxiety

For those who haven’t experienced it, premature birth may seem like a simple concept. The baby is born early.

But for those who have gone through it, it can be a traumatic, all consuming event that can have long lasting effects on their mental health and the very way they function as a parent.

In this episode we speak to my friend Steph Wanless, an incredible woman who has co-founded and directs the publication FOUND Regional, all while juggling the life of a mother of two children who were both born premature.. She enjoys good grammar, good gin and good times. A self-confessed perfectionist with a penchant for Saturday night lounge room discos, when she's not writing a story, interviewing someone for a story or editing a story, she's usually staring into space planning her next 10 stories.

In this episode Steph shares:

Her early career before becoming a mother and the life she built
The process of reconciling she had to give up some things to be a mum
The pivotal moment in their relationship when their child was born prematurely
Her experience in the neonatal ward
How she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety as a parent
The anxiety she feels about her children even now
The process of having a second premature birth
Parenting challenges and experiences
What it was like balancing work and childcare
Shift in focus from finance and tech to storytelling
The growth and challenges of the magazine

Key Quotes

“The first time I actually saw ted (my baby) was in a photo.”

“I couldn’t be with him and I had to trust other people to keep him alive and that was really confronting.”

“I was so used to physically seeing on a screen that they were breathing. So when I brought them home and I didn’t have the assurance of that machine, I panicked.”

More about Steph Wanless

You can check out FOUND Regional via their website: https://www.foundregional.com.au/

Or follow them on socials.

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/found_regional

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FOUNDRegional

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http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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Trigger warning: grief, miscarriage

Grief has been a common theme on this podcast, but often it has been discussed as a side effect, or an addition to the main challenge.

You might remember that we spoke to Imogen from the Good Mourning podcast in episode 61. In this episode I catch up with Sally Douglas, the second half of Good Mourning, about the loss of her mother and the long lasting impacts of grief.

Sally Douglas is an author and the co-founder of Good Mourning, the movement changing how we think and talk about grief by humanising the taboo topic. Since launching, she's become one of the leading voices in grief education, the podcast has grown to be one of the top in the grief category, she and Imogen have built a community of over 150,000 and written a book. She's also a PR coach and consultant, helping purpose driven brands be seen and heard.

In this episode Sally shares:

The experience of losing her mum in her early 30’s’
What it was like losing her mother while overseas
The practical challenges of loss
The physical and emotional toll loss can take on us
The different grieving styles (instrumental and intuitive)
How she found grief to be isolating
How the loss of her mother made her following miscarriage even harder
The way she shamed herself for feeling lonely
What she gained from the experience

Key Quotes

“Grief can make you peel back some layers on previous things that have happened in your life.”

“It was the loneliness of grief. It is so very lonely and isolating, even if you’ve got good support.”

“Grief has so many different faces...just because someone carries it well doesn’t mean it isn’t heavy.”

“It (grief) can be a huge source of fractured relationships. We don’t understand that there are different ways that we grieve.”

More about Sally

You can check out the Good Mourning podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/good-mourning-grief-podcast/id1529978129

You can also find out about their book and community here: https://www.goodmourning.com.au/#1

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A lot of people have at some point jokingly said “Oh that’s my OCD acting up” when it comes to being a bit specific about details and for a lot of us that is the extent of our experience with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

But for many this can be a debilitating and difficult mental health condition to live with.

In today’s episode I have the honour of speaking with Simon Rinne. Simon is a qualified Social Worker, and has 15 years experience in the Australian Public Service, has lived with Mental Illness for over 30 years and is the host of the Mindful Men podcast.

In this episode Simon Rinne shares:

The many ways OCD compulsions presented themselves for him during childhood
How it took him around 20 years from experiencing the first symptom to finally getting a diagnosis for OCD.
How accepting your mental health challenges, people are able to seek help and embark on the path to healing.
His experience with burnout and it’s connection to OCD
The different ways you can seek professional help
Why it is so important to change the discourse around mental health and end the stigma
Why trivialising OCD can be damaging

Key Quotes

“Acceptance is the key thing in every single situation.”

“If you hold a knife there’s this overwhelming fear that you’re going to stab someone. You don’t want to but it’s just an intrusive thought that you can’t get rid of.”

“Having this really high bar of perfectionism. A lot of that was to control the anxiety that comes with obsessive thoughts if I didn’t do something in a certain way.”

More about Simon

Check out his website at www.mindful-men.com.au

Listen to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-mindful-men-podcast/id1604992311

Follow him on social media

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindful.men.aus

Instagram: @mindful.men.aus

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-rinne-246207247/

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mindful.men.aus

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbXBNQmbj4ZQj3rzFAZALTA

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Today we are talking to an incredible man who, together with his with Phoebe, went through the horrendous experience of losing their daughter Josie to Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).

Matt Dun is Professor of Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Research at the University of Newcastle and Deputy Director of the Precision Medicine Research Program at Hunter Medical Research Institute, Matt is currently a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator. He has many more titles and awards that would honestly make us go over our word limit just to post them all.

The research of Matt’s lab underpins the international clinical trial for patients diagnosed with DIPG, a combination therapy strategy targeting the unique and emerging features of DIPG, with each drug targeting critical hallmarks discovered by the research of his laboratory.

In this episode Matt shares:

His military experience and transition to civilian Life
The experience of having his daughter diagnosed with DIPG
How he started running as a way to cope with internal sorrow
Why he decided to run a marathon to raise awareness and funds for research
The way he and his partner started a charity called Run DMC Run to raise awareness
What is DIPG and its treatment challenges
How there is a need for increased funding and research for childhood cancer treatment

Key Quotes

“What we need to do is attract the world’s greatest minds to take on the world’s biggest medical challenge.”

“I just started to run…and for that time I was feeling physical pain instead of emotional pain and it just felt great.”

“Families just disintegrate. Because what they watch their kid go through, it’s hard to disentangle what you’ve experienced when you look at your partner again.”

About Matt

For more about Run DIPG through their website: https://rundipg.org/run-for-run-dipg/

Donate to Matt’s upcoming run here: https://rundipg-org.grassrootz.com/run-for-run-dipg-23-sunday-24-09-23/matthew-dun#claim

Follow Run DIPG on social media:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RUNDIPG

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rundipg/

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http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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Trigger warning: anxiety, imposter syndrome

The term imposter syndrome gets used more and more commonly these days and many of us have probably experienced it at some point. But just how closely is it connected to anxiety? And just how devastating can its effects be?

To share her personal experiences with anxiety and imposter syndrome we have Alison Shamir joining on us the podcast.

Alison is an Imposter Syndrome Expert, International Speaker, Certified Coach and Media Contributor. Through her work, Alison empowers global organisations, teams & individuals with the knowledge, tools and methods grounded in science they need to overcome Imposter Syndrome and present and perform as their most confident selves. Alison is also a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, passionate about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and has held Leadership roles across the Technology and Media sectors. She combines both lived experience and professional expertise to help her clients make transformative change.

In this episode Alison Shamir shares:

Overcoming imposter syndrome and navigating the lasting effects of a difficult childhood.
The panic attack that led her to confront her deepest fears,
How she has used her experiences to become an advocate for domestic and family violence
The importance of finding someone who offers psychological safety when sharing personal stories or seeking support.

Key Quotes

“Everything from the exterior, looking in, looked good. But on the inside I was really, really suffering.”

“You can’t outrun imposter syndrome. Unless you address it at its core, it just keeps a hold on you.”

“One conversation can make a profound impact. Just one conversation flicks that first domino.”

More about Alison

You can find out more about Alison on her website: Find me at www.alisonshamir.com

Follow her on social media:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-shamir-67440b17/

Instagram: @alisonshamir

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alisonshamir

You can get involved with the podcast online

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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@Altitudefitnessarmidale

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Trigger warning: eating disorders and depression

Eating disorders are a mental disorder that is gaining a lot more awareness, but there is still so much we do not know.

That is why I am so honoured to have Hannah Campbell share her journey of recovering from Anorexia Nervosa in such a raw, detailed and personal way.

Hannah is 32 years old and currently lives in the United Kingdom. She completed her PhD in Clinical Exercise Physiology and is one of the first Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologists in the UK. She's now the Programme Lead for the Bachelor in Human Physiology at the University of Leeds.

In this episode Hannah shares:

Her experience of a friend's death and subsequent rumours and bullying at school
How she felt isolated and lost trust in people
The early warning signs she was developing a disorder
What support could have looked like for people with an eating disorder
The experience of refeeding in a hospital setting
How the struggle with eating disorder compares to alcoholism or drug addiction
The lasting impact of bullying and why she urges bullies to consider the consequences
There is always hope.

Key Quotes

"I was so exhausted. I just started eating, and I'd eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat until I was so full, and then I'd feel disgusting."

“I wasn’t just losing a couple of kilos a week, I was losing a kilo a day”

“I had a GP who told me my BMI wasn’t low enough to have an eating disorder”

More about Hannah

Hannah suggested these resources and books around eating disorders:

https://butterfly.org.au/

https://emilyprogram.com/resources/books/

https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/get-information-and-support/about-eating-disorders/downloads-resources/helpful-books/

The book: Goodbye Ed, Hello Me: Recover from Your Eating Disorder and Fall in Love with Life by Jenni Schaefer.

Follow her on X: @HannahCamp

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-campbell-clark-b126a2223/

Her professional achievements: https://biologicalsciences.leeds.ac.uk/biological-sciences/staff/2618/hannah-campbell-

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If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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Cancer is a topic that has come up a bit on Challenges That Change Us, but my good friend Col Secomb has an incredible story to share about not only overcoming a brain tumour the size of a plum, but also overcoming a challenge he describes as being even harder than going through brain surgery.

Col was born, raised and educated on the east coast of Australia and moved to England in 2010 after travelling extensively. Since then he has gone through brain surgery, founded a law firm and founded a legal tech company.

Cole opens up about his own experience with a brain tumour and the shocking death of his father that changed his world.. We'll explore their unique perspective on life and how it shaped his approach to challenges, as well as the contrasting viewpoints within their relationship. Cole also navigates the complexities of parenting, the importance of treating people equally in business and living your live with no regrets as life is short, Just crack on with life.

In this episode Cole Shares

His discovery of a plum-sized brain tumour that caused him to lose his ability to speak
How his biggest fear was if his tumour affecting him in communicating with children
Reflection on why he needed to be selfish during difficult experiences
Why the loss of his father was his real challenge that changed him
Navigating differing perspectives on the same issue
His parenting dynamics in guiding children and how it has shifted as they grow older
How he gets clarity and relaxation through walks and thinking through things

Key Quotes

“Without physically holding my hand, She held my hand, and allowed me to guide myself through the way that I thought I needed to do it.”

“You know, the only thing you take your grave is memories”

“As soon as you start to realise that people are just people, it's makes all the relationships easier.

More about Col

If you want to connect with Col personally you can do so via linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/col-secomb-4072326b/

You can find his law firm here: (www.lewisdenley.com)

And you can find his legal-tech company here: (www.yaotechnology.com)

You can get involved with the podcast online

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Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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Trigger warning – depression and suicide

We have been honoured to have a few guests share their stories of mental health battles, this week’s episode is a truly detailed and immersive story of what it’s like to live with a parent who is battling depression.

Meg Southcombe is currently the Where There’s A Will There’s A Way Ambassador and it is her story of coming to terms with her father’s depression that has allowed her to have such an impact with the organisation.

She attended St Joseph’s High School Aberdeen and was a WTAW student leader and takes every opportunity afforded to her to promote WTAW’s approach to community wellbeing and lobbies for every Australian school to adopt an evidenced based approach to

wellbeing education.

Meg is the Recipient of the National Council of Women, Dame Marie Bashir Peace Award for work on international women’s day , mental health, and homelessness advocation.

She is also a panellist for The Australian Broadcasting Commission – ‘The Drum.

In this episode Meg shares:

Her Father's illness and the impact it had on her
Feeling trapped and unable to escape the situation
Embracing vulnerability and honesty
Sharing their experiences to help others relate and understand their struggles
Emphasising the importance of reaching out for support
Working with the organisation "Where There's a Will"

Key Quotes

“You see, I was so caught up in presenting a picture-perfect life because I was embarrassed and didn't want to be associated with anything negative. I felt trapped, unable to escape the situation at home.”

“It wasn't until I started working closely with a program that teaches coping methods to kids that I truly began to understand the importance of opening up and talking about our struggles.”

“It was important for me to be seen as positive and a go-getter, but deep down, I was struggling. I would cope with stress on my own, not reaching out for support when I desperately needed it.”

More about Meg

You can follow her on social media

Instagram: @meg_southcombe

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meg-southcombe-538663269?originalSubdomain=au

You can check out the charity, Where There’s A Will” here: https://uhwheretheresawill.com.au/

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If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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Trigger warning – difficult births

Combining long term health issues like diabetes and birth complications is enough of a challenge for anyone to overcome, but Katie Godden has gone through it all.

She has experienced the negative self talk, the struggles of not having a system that works for you and has come out the other end.

Now Katie is a committed and purpose driven holistic health practitioner, qualified with a bachelor of education, a Master in Hypnotherapy and Timeline Therapy and is and NLP trainer.

In this episode Katie shares:

What it’s like living with type 1 diabetes
How her relationship with diabetes has changed over the years
The moment that she realised she was done with the way she was living and that things needed to change
How the thoughts were all consuming for such a long time and the excuses and self talk she had in her mind
The power of timeline therapy and neuro linguistic therapy

Key Quotes

“Experiencing Type 1 Diabetes is not a straight line.”

“Knowing what felt good for me was the key.”

“There were moments that I thought oh gosh I can’t do this, this is too hard.”

More about Katie

You can find out more about what Katie does via her website: http://katiegodden.com/

You can also follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katie.godden/

You can get involved with the podcast online

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Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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A lot of the challenges we discuss on this podcast are about overcoming something unexpected, or something you were not prepared for, but this week’s episode is a different kind of challenge.

Extreme sports like Ultra Marathon running, or swimming every day for over 8 years require an incredible amount of preparation and endurance and that is something Peter Hancock has in spades.

This amazing friend of mine has pushed his body to the absolute limit with running and swimming and it was my absolute pleasure to talk with him about the impact that these incredibly challenging sports have had on him.

In this episode Peter shares:

What made him first get into ultra marathon running
The powerful addiction of endurance sports
The hardest run that really made things challenging for him
How he uses fortune cookies to help get through hard and challenging runs
How negative thoughts can derail a run
What made him decide to keep swimming for over 3000 days
The time his swimming caused him and his two children to have a run in with a shark

Key Quotes

“I try to focus on the positive...Once you start doubting the negative thoughts cascade.”

“It’s really inspiring to know that someone is waiting at 100km”

“Before every event I will open a fortune cookie and I’ll carry the fortune with me throughout the event.”

You can get involved with the podcast online

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If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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A lot of the challenges we discuss on this podcast are about overcoming something unexpected, or something you were not prepared for, but this week’s episode is a different kind of challenge.

Extreme sports like Ultra Marathon running, or swimming every day for over 8 years require an incredible amount of preparation and endurance and that is something Peter Hancock has in spades.

In this episode Peter shares:

What made him first get into ultra marathon running
The powerful addiction of endurance sports
The hardest run that really made things challenging for him
How he uses fortune cookies to help get through hard and challenging runs
How negative thoughts can derail a run
What made him decide to keep swimming for over 3000 days
The time his swimming caused him and his two children to have a run in with a shark

Key Quotes

“I try to focus on the positive...Once you start doubting the negative thoughts cascade.”

“It’s really inspiring to know that someone is waiting at 100km”

“Before every event I will open a fortune cookie and I’ll carry the fortune with me throughout the event.”

You can get involved with the podcast online

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

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Trigger warning: This episode covers the details of a genocide and discusses murder, rape, assault, slavery and more.

This episode I have the privilege to be speaking to someone truly courageous and incredible.

Living in Australia and the rest of Western society, our understanding of what can happen oppressed minority groups in other countries can be hazy at best.

So it goes without saying that even our imagination cannot truly help us what it must have been like to have suffered through a genocide.

That is exactly what happened to Salam Qaro and his Yazidi community in 2014.

Abandoned by governments, Salam witnessed atrocities committed against his people when ISIS attacked. From there he began the long journey through refugee camps, seeking asylum and eventually travelling all the way to Armidale, Australia.

Now we are truly honoured to have him talk to us about his story.

In this episode Salam shares:

What actually happened during the 2014 Yazidi Genocide
The horrific war crimes committed by Isis against the Yazidi people
How he worked to save and rescue people during the attacks
The reality of what it is like in a refugee camp and why it’s not how we imagine
The drawn out process of seeking asylum and why it took him years to have it granted
What it has been like settling in Armidale
The strange challenge they are having with getting the Government to recognise the Yazidi language and why it is costing lives

Key Quotes

“I hate the term refugee, because we are not refugees, and we feel we are a part of this beautiful country and community.”

“Be kind to yourself, treat yourself with the same compassion you would offer to the others.”

“That’s the only thing we want. We just wanted to be safe and in a life and to support the community around us.”

More about Salam

If you want to show your support you can attend the Yazidi Genocide commemoration on 3rd August 2-4pm at the Armidale Town Hall.

Resilience course

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If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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For this episode we’re going to have a little change of pace with an expert to give us some amazing guidance and advice on positive education and the science of well being.

Marnie Thomas is the head of positive education at Newcastle Grammar School and loves making wellbeing visible for her students, colleagues, and the wider school community.

She has a Masters of Applied Positive Psychology, University of Melbourne and won the Top Visible Wellbeing Teacher Award in a K-12 School – Global Visible Wellbeing Summit in 2021.

In this episode Marnie shares:

The moment she realised it's not her role to fix others, but to listen and learn and the personal challenges during this time that shaped her.
Why it’s important to understand that grief and gratitude and strength and struggle coexist in relationships
Her belief that we should be moving beyond individual well-being, focusing on systems.
The importance of knowing your strengths, relationships, and learning from mistakes.
How they implemented a well-being system at a school.
The power of having language around emotions
The science of well being
How gratitude and micro moments can change perspective.

Key Quotes

“Grief and gratitude also co-exist.”

“I try to notice 3 micro moments every day. It’s that shared human moment that you have with somebody else.”

More about Marnie

You can connect with Marnie professionally on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marnie-thomas-she-her-mapp-9588b9223/?originalSubdomain=au

You can also follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marnie.j.thomas/

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Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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Cancer is an enormous challenge that many of us, or our loved ones may encounter.

But somehow a lot of us are still unaware of what is involved in the recovery journey.

And for Australians, an alarming number of us are unaware of the journey with Melanoma in particular.

In 2019 Jarrad Bolton’s life was changed forever when he was given a stage 4 Melanoma diagnosis.

Since then he has gone through an incredible journey to remission and then the insane journey to become an ultra distance runner to run the 660 km’s of the Gibb River Run

In this episode Jarrad shares:

What happened when he found out it had stage 4 melanoma
The experience of being on a 5 year trial
How it felt being part of the melanoma community
Why the hardest part was not being able to provide for his family
The experience of taking part in the 660km run
Why his dad is his biggest hero
Why his biggest take away is to not be afraid and just try things

Key Quotes

“It’s so easy to get caught up in life, life’s hard…but you have to just enjoy it.”

“Knowing I couldn’t provide for the family, that was probably the hardest part.”

“Without even knowing you become a bit of an inspiration to the outside world.”

More about Jarrad

You can watch the documentary about his journey here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlN7_hgwtwo

To help donate to Jarrad’s go fundme you can do so here: https://diy.melanoma.org.au/page/JarradBolton

Or follow him on social media

Instagram: @bolts88

You can get involved with the podcast online

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Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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This weeks episode is all about overing MS or Multiple sclerosis

Lynda MacCallum grew up on her family’s sheep and cattle property in a little district called Timor, in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales.

In 2018 she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and to many that would see an end to any career that requires hard physical work with animals like horses.

Instead she has gone on to run MacCallum Performance and achieve so much more.

In this episode Lynda shares:

The moment she started to develop symptoms of MS
How she had to lay on a bench in the doctors office to get a diagnosis
The grieving process of letting go of who you were before MS
How she learnt to listen to herself and learnt to say no
The journey she went on to not allow her illness to define her

Key Quotes

“I did grieve that person that I’d been and the person that I couldn’t be.”

“I need to live every moment for what it is and take the good out of every moment.”

“I need to learn to listen to myself and do what I need even if that means saying no to something that my husband or my children want me to do.”

More about Lynda

You can find out more about Lynda via her website: https://maccallumperformance.com.au/

Or follow her on social media

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maccallumperformance/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MacCallumPerformanceHorses

You can get involved with the podcast online

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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For this episode we are examining a very different kind of challenge. The journey of launching and running a national charity at the age of 10.

Jack Berne is the founder of the Jack’s Mate’s Foundation and the campaign A Fiver for a Farmer that he started when he was 10 years old. Since launching the campaign in 2018, more than $2 million dollars have been raised to help support farmers. Jack has continued to use his small but mighty voice to continue raising awareness.

In this episode Jack shares:

The story of how he started A Fiver For A Farmer
His experience with public speaking
Why being a kid is an advantage, Kids want to go to that next level
What it was like on Little Big shots, with Melissa McCarthy
Why he’s not worried about the future
finding the balance of working and being a kid

Key Quotes

“One small act for some one else every day. If everyone did that, the world would become a better place.”

“Public speaking is finding what’s best for you, its about being passionate”

“Fail stands for First Attempt In Learning.”

More about Jack

You can find out more about Jack via his charity website: www.afiverforafarmer.com.Au

You can view his speech via the live link here https://www.youtube.com/live/ivzyw827q6g?feature=share which to date has 1.8k views.. you can scroll to his speech at 1 hour and 13minutes.

You can also listen to his episode of Pinna podcast ‘One Small Act’: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/one-small-act/id1292020504?i=1000541686758

Or follow him on social media

Instagram @jacksmatesfoundation

Facebook @afiverforafarmer

Or listen to his podcast Hard Yards In Leadership: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/hard-yards-in-leadership/id1671457626

You can get involved with the podcast online

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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Work, life balance is something we are all becoming a lot more aware of, but being aware and enacting it are two very different things.

Most of us will be familiar with the feeling of burn out, over work, or being stuck in a toxic work place, but what happens when those very circumstances result in you waking up in the hospital in your twenties?

That is exactly what this weeks episode is about.

Wayne Reuben is the host of Hard Yards in leadership and he is an accomplished CEO with decades of senior leadership experience focused in APAC and Australia.

Now he is an international leader who provides coaching, mentoring and advisory services to Founders and C-level leaders.

But in his early days he encountered work place stress that had a significant impact on his health and completely changed how he approached work and his own life.

In this episode Wayne shares:

The experience of being targeted by a boss at work
How his experience with work led him to a heart attack
The journey he went on to prevent a similar experience from happening again
Why he was actually happy when a later job made him redundant
The pieces of advice around work and leadership that he has learnt

Key Quotes

“When you make things complex, you never make progress easy.”

“When people define themselves by narrower and narrower things, you run into all kinds of consequences when everything doesn’t go perfect.”

More about Wayne

You can find out more about Wayne via his website: https://engage4performance.com/

Or follow him on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-reuben-engage4performance/

Or listen to his podcast Hard Yards In Leadership: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/hard-yards-in-leadership/id1671457626

You can get involved with the podcast online

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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In this episode we are delving into the topic of ‘Chronic pain’. It’s a term that is being used more and more often, but for those on the outside, how much do we really understand about it? How much of the impacts to we truly know?

Ellen Howland is a 44 year old mum of 3 and is a Health, Lifestyle and Nutrition Coach with 18 years coaching and mentoring experience. Ellen had a life changing health journey which completely transformed her life, going from walking zombie to ultra marathon runner and really finding her passion and purpose in life. Ellen now uses this knowledge and experience to support other women on their own health and wellness journey.

In this episode Ellen shares:

Exactly what is Chronic neuropathic pain
How one moment hitting a cow changed life
What happened when her chronic pain led to depression and medication.
Why the hardest thing was not living up to being a mum
The importance of fighting limiting beliefs.
Why you should go public with your goals and embrace vulnerability.

Key Quotes

“Have the people that fan your flames around you at all times.”

“I wasn’t living up to be the person I wanted to be and definitely wasn’t being the mum I wanted to be.”

“That one moment completely changed everything in my life.”

More about Ellen

You can find out more about Ellen via her website: https://www.ellenrenee.net/

Or follow her on her socials:

https://www.facebook.com/ellenreneehowland

https://www.instagram.com/iamellenrenee/

You can get involved with the podcast online

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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For this episode we are welcoming back my incredible friend Jess Lawton who you might remember from episode 22 “When no one notices you have anxiety”.

But this time around she is sharing a completely different story about her journey to the stage of under going bariatric surgery and what the process was like.

For those who don’t know Bariatric surgery is a weight loss measure that affects the stomach and how food is digested.

This surgery is shrouded in a lot of mystery because those who undergo it are often accused of ‘taking the easy way out’ when it is anything but that.

In this episode Jess shares:

Her early journey with weight and her body
How the fertility journey set her on the path to bariatric surgery
The long process of researching the surgery
How much she had to prepare and what the surgery was like
Exactly what she is limited in doing after having the surgery
How people treated her differently after the surgery
What she learnt from the journey

Key Quotes

“The risk of major surgery is not something you put your body through lightly.”

“I’m in control of my thoughts, but that also means that ‘I’ am in control of my thoughts.”

More about Jess

If you want to look into Jess’ services you can check out her website: https://www.mindemporium.com.au/

Or find her on socials,

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themindemporium/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088916512713

You can get involved with the podcast online

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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Trigger Warning: neo natal death and miscarriage

While we have previously touched on difficult pregnancies, today’s episode follows one incredibly strong woman’s journey through the trauma of neo natal death.

Kim Grundy is an incredible woman, wife and mother to two boys, but before she had her two children she lost her baby girl Chloe at 23 weeks of pregnancy.

In this episode Kim shares:

When she started to think things were wrong but the doctors said it was fine
The process of being hospitalised when her pregnancy started to go wrong
How confusing and unclear the process of finding out what was happening was
The traumatic moments after having to give birth to her daughter
What happened to her after the neo natal death of her daughter
The scary process of falling pregnant a second time
How her second pregnancy almost ended in a similar way
The lessons she has learnt

Key Quotes

“I could see her face and I knew it wasn’t ok.”

“I remember for months I would just feel numb.”

“You don’t know how much strength you have until you have to engage it.”

Support around miscarriage

Bears of hope is an organisation that provides help and support: https://www.bearsofhope.org.au/

You can get involved with the podcast online

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Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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For this episode I am so excited to introduce you to a guest who is extremely special to me. I want to introduce you to my beautiful Aunty Di.

This is a story that when you see it on paper you think, there is no way that so much could happen to one family at one time.

In the space of forty days, my Uncle Barry, Aunty Di and cousin Laura were all diagnosed with cancer and this was all during the peak of the covid pandemic in the UK.

Their resilience and zest for life is extraordinary and for anyone going through or is going through the cancer world you know how challenging it can be and I am still blown away by how these guys tackled this head on.

In this episode Di shares:

The journey her family took to relocate to the UK as her sister died from cancer
Living through the covid pandemic with an immune compromised husband
What it felt like to suffer from long covid
Discovering her husband had cancer, then shingles
How she felt discovering she had breast cancer shortly after her husband started cancer treatment
The devastating moment they discovered her daughter also had breast cancer
What happened when her husband did get struck by covid

Key Quotes

“We went 6 weeks from being a perfectly normal family to 3/4 of it having a cancer diagnosis to deal with.”

“We thought cancer was bad, we knew nothing about covid.”

You can get involved with the podcast online

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.

PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!

I’d like to introduce you to Josh Marshall a veteran nurse who has been living with MS since he was was 23. He’s used a wheelchair for the last 5 years and is incredibly passionate about equality and inclusion in our community.

Having worked through the health system, handled MS and major injuries from a car accident you would think that would all of Josh’s story but he has gone on to achieve so much more. He is a member of Queensland Council of Social Service, a member of Spinal Life QL, a member of the Regional Access Disability Advisory Committee to Toowoomba Council and has made it his goal to work with both Governmental and non-Governmental agencies to improve the education, understanding and empathy for those living with disability.

In this episode Josh shares:

The hard journey of getting an MS diagnosis
The big life change he made after his diagnosis
The moment his life changed in a car accident
How the car accident combined with his MS to cause long term health problems
The journey he has gone on to become a disability access advocate

Key Quotes

“There’s no use focusing on what we can’t achieve, because we are not going to achieve it.”

“It’s not the challenge that defines us, it’s the challenge that helps direct us.”

“It’s important to be grateful for those things (the little things), because a lot of people won’t have that opportunity.”

Find out more about Josh

You can find out more about josh and Inclusion Access (and donate) here: https://www.inclusionaccess.com.au/

You can get involved with the podcast online

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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Trigger warning: suicide

The grief of losing a loved one is a powerful thing and when it is an unexpected loss such as homicide or suicide there can be other complicated feelings involved as well.

Imogen Carn is one half of the Good Mourning podcast, an incredible show that shines a light on what grief is really like with honesty, hope and humour.

Imogen lost her mother to suicide and after partnering with her co host Sally they have gone on to release an amazing podcast, release a book and grow an incredible community.

In this episode Imogen shares:

What it was like to lose her mother to suicide with no warning
The common misconception about grief
Why she felt alone even with a lot of support
How therapy helped her
Her advice for how to support someone who is grieving
How grieving is different for everyone

Key Quotes

“There was no note, no goodbye. She was just gone, vanished.”

“I felt huge amounts of rage an anger.”

“We don’t move on, we move forward.”

“The real grieving starts after the funeral.”

Find out more about Imogen

You can check out the Good Mourning podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/good-mourning-grief-podcast/id1529978129

You can also find out about their book and community here: https://www.goodmourning.com.au/#1

You can get involved with the podcast online

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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The weeks episode is with the very impressive Peter Holtmann of Holtmann Professional Services.

Peter is a visionary business leader who was Formerly the President and CEO of a global non-profit. But when the lifestyle was taking a toll on him he decided to make a big career change, which left him wondering what he would do, how he would do it and how he could continue to support his family in the way he was with the finances of a CEO.

In this episode Peter shares:

How his background in science and management lead to a career of travelling around the world
The toll that a high level CEO non for profit job took on him
The moments he realised he needed to make a change
The story he told himself in his head
His fears and challenges that he faced in making a career change
His advice for others on how to make a big career change

Key Quotes

“Don’t be put off by rejection and failure. It’s just part of the building process.”

“Just keep moving forward because when you look back over the days and the weeks and the months, you've actually made progress.”

Find out more about Peter

You can find out more about Peter’s services via his website: https://holtmann.com.au

You can get involved with the podcast online

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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Trigger warning: this episode discusses excessive alcohol use.

In society we are well aware of the term ‘alcoholic’, but have you heard of Grey Area Drinking?

This episode’s guest is Grey Area Drinking Coach, Motivational Speaker, Workshop Facilitator and host of a community of over 20,000 women, Sarah Rusbatch

After years of dysfunctional drinking, falling hard for ‘Mummy Wine Culture’ and using alcohol as a crutch to manage stress, overwhelm and anxiety, Sarah finally made the decision to remove alcohol from her life in April 2019.

In this episode Sarah shares:

Her long history with alcohol and how it shaped her life growing up
The moment she realised her relationship with alcohol was not benefiting her
The stop and start process she went through trying to stop drinking for short periods of time
The difference between alcoholism and grey area drinking
How the subtle messaging of alcohol and mum culture is dangerous
Her advice on the work you have to do to improve remove alcohol from your life

Key Quotes

“It turns out that your boozy friends don’t like it when you don’t drink anymore.”

“I would just drink and smoke until I didn’t feel anymore.”

“In the end I realised it's easier to say none than it is to say 1.”

Find out more about Sarah

If you want to know about her grey drinking coaching you can find out more here: https://sarahrusbatch.com/

You can also follow her on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahrusbatchcoach

And on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrusbatch/

You can get involved with the podcast online

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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Jonathon (Jono) Peatfield is CEO of Life Ed NSW/ACT. He manages a team of 80 people delivering health and wellbeing programs to around 280,000 children right across NSW and the ACT, with support from the infamous mascot Healthy Harold.

After graduating in Commerce/Psychology from Australian National University, Jono went on a varied and very unique career pathway that saw him move from being in sales leadership and national account management with national hardware business, Otter Group to Head of Partnerships at Batyr, a social enterprise that focuses on preventative education in the area of young people’s mental health.

Recently, Jono has been working with the Thrive by Five movement to promote equitable, affordable and accessible access to early learning so that every child can thrive.

In this episode Jono shares:

Why he made the unusual move into sales for a Hardware company after studying psychology
The lessons he learnt from working in a vibrant work culture
Why he moved to help launch Batyr
The challenges he encountered working in a start up
The active moves they made to ensure a healthy work culture at Batyr
Why he moved to Life Ed

Key Quotes

“You should bring your true self to work and be able to enjoy yourself and have fun.”

“We would purposely take the time to stop and celebrate and go and have some fun. If we couldn’t have fun, what was the point?”

You can get involved with the podcast online

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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Trigger Warning: Strokes, medical recovery

Well we are properly into our second year of Challenges That Change Us and this week we are continuing with Part 2 of my story.

If you thought Part 1 had a lot, we are about to take a hard left turn into the world of medical challenges and delve into the moments of my health journey that left me feeling like I was dying a slow death.

In this episode I share:

The moments I started having a stroke and how it ended with me in hospital not remembering people I’d known my whole life
The long battle to recovery and my journey to compete in triathlons
The big medical journey’s I have encountered with my daughters
What happened when I was diagnosed with POTS

Key Quotes

“I was just thinking, I am dying a slow death here.”

“By the time I got to the hospital I couldn’t recognise people.”

“We spend so much time and energy on the things that we don’t value. I think we all fall in that rut of just doing and not doing what matters.”

You can get involved with the podcast online

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

Leadership challenges and skills

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Can you believe we have made it to the first anniversary of Challenges That Change us?

Thank you so much to everyone who has joined us on this journey, and to celebrate 1 year of stories I will be sharing my personal story, the origin of why I am doing this whole project.

This is part 1 of 2 and will be covering the abuse and trauma I suffered as a child and how it impacted me well into adulthood.

In this episode I share:

The abuse I suffered as a child
What repressed memories are and how late in life I actually remembered my abuse
The reasons I slept in the school yard as a child during winter
Why no one could tell what was happening
The ways I acted out in response to what was happening
How I struggled in relationships because of what had happened to me
The journey I went on to recovering
The amazing people who helped me on my journey

Key Quotes

“I remember being in the middle of Winter and I would be sleeping down in the school yard thinking, this is the safest place for me right now.”

“That very first person you tell about sexual abuse is so critical to your recovery and that healing work.”

“A lot of people that have experienced sexual assault, your body remembers.”

“My earliest memories are from the age of 5 and during my time living there I experienced 2 years of sexual abuse.”

You can get involved with the podcast online

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.

This week we have one of our expert episodes where we get advice on how to overcome a particular challenge.

For this episode we are joined by Clifford Morgan, an endorsed organisational psychologist and leadership expert with over fifteen years of service with the Royal Australian Air Force. His years of service leading and coaching people – both in uniform and out – bring a wealth of experience that provides a unique perspective to assist his clients.

As a coach Clifford has worked with CEOs, military commanders, government executives and business and community leaders across a wide variety of industries.

In this episode Clifford shares:

His journey from the military to psychology
His experience with leadership and executive coaching
Some challenges leaders have encountered
What is the difference between mentoring and coaching
How he’s had dad’s use his coaching advice to mend family relationships
The importance of teaching people about the long term consequences of choices they make with co-workers
Why leaders should not just solve problems for employees
The art of questioning

Key Quotes

“People think if you're not doing the talking you lose control of the conversation. It's actually he opposite.”

“If you don’t (ask questions) your employees are going to be passive problem presenters rather than active solution generators.”

If you want to find out more about Clifford Morgan

You can order a copy of his book The Coaching Leader here: https://cliffordmorgan.com.au/products/the-coaching-leader

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If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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In last weeks episode we spoke with Jo Bird about her journey to having twin boys via IVF on her own.

In our first ever part 2 episode Jo joins us again to share what it was like immediately after giving birth and having her boys in intensive care, as well as the many struggles she encountered raising twin boys on her own.

In this episode Jo shares:

The long process of having her twins in the neo natal intensive care ward for days
How she couldn’t let anyone touch her babies for a long time
The everyday struggles of raising twins on your own that we don’t think about
How it’s even difficult going to the supermarket with twins
How bad things got when she and her kids caught covid

Key Quotes

“I had early on someone say to me that it was my choice to have twins and do it by yourself.”

“If I had of thought about it, I would have known for quite a while that I needed help.”

Disc Workshop

If you want to take part in our next Disc workshop check it out here: https://trialtitude.as.me/DISCprofile

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If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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Over the past few years Endometriosis awareness has increased significantly, and with it the understanding of how debilitating it can be and how it can affect a woman’s fertility.

Now imagine going through that fertility journey, while also having to lose 60 KG and doing so without a partner.

That is just the tip of the iceberg of Jo Bird’s journey that we will be hearing about in today’s episode.

In this episode Jo shares:

Just how long it took to get an endometriosis diagnosis
The shocking number of surgeries she has had to endure to treat endometriosis
What motivated her to lose 60 kg and how she did it
Her IVF journey and what it was like doing it as a single woman
What it was like finding out she would be having twins
Her pregnancy journey as a single woman

Key Quotes

“Watching my brother and sister have children, I was over the moon happy for them but at the same time I just wanted it to be me.”

“I have had people judge me. Not to my face. I’ve heard second hand the reason why certain friends aren’t contacting me anymore is because I made that choice.”

Disc Workshop

If you want to take part in our next Disc workshop check it out here: https://trialtitude.as.me/DISCprofile

You can get involved with the podcast online

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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Returning to normal life after a big challenge is hard for any of us, but what happens when your ‘normal’ is competing in sports at the Olympic level?

That was exactly what happened to Sami Kennedy-Sim who, after competing as an Olympic level skier, found herself in hospital recovering from a stroke at the age of 24.

Somehow, after that, she returned to the Olympics.

In this episode Sami shares:

Her journey to becoming an Olympian
Why it’s ok to want to quit
The exact moment she started having a stroke
How she was told she would not be an Olympian again
Her journey to returning to the Olympics

Key Quotes

“You can choose to see obstacles as speed bumps or road blocks. A speed bump you slow down and then you carry on. A road block, you may have to quit altogether.”

“Unless you give people the experience to challenge themselves they’re living in comfort zone land.”

Find out more about Sami

You can find out about Sami’s coaching and other businesses here: https://www.samikennedysim.com/

Or you can follow her on Instagram: @samikennedysim

Disc Workshop

If you want to take part in our next Disc workshop check it out here: https://trialtitude.as.me/DISCprofile

You can get involved with the podcast online

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Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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Trigger warning: this episode discusses miscarriage, child abuse and domestic abuse.

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.

This episode’s guest is Tim Elliott, a senior writer at Good Weekend and The Age, where he has won two Kennedy Awards and been nominated for a Walkley. His work has also appeared in London's The Financial Times, The Sunday Times, and The Australian. He has won multiple awards, including Best Feature at the Australian Magazine Awards and has many other accolades.

But he is also the host of Inside The Tribe a podcast detailing the inner workings of international religious sect The 12 Tribes.

Having worked closely with people who have been trapped inside The 12 Tribes for this podcast, Tim has a fascinating insight into what actually happens in these highly controlling groups.

In this episode Tim shares:

How he first heard about The 12 Tribes and why he didn’t believe what he heard
The way every day people are lured in
The horrifying practices that take place inside these kinds of groups
How people are prevented from leaving

Key Quotes

“Most of us at some point in our lives will be vulnerable to that kind of entreaty.”

“They isolate you from your loved ones. Completely…That allows the cult to have full control of the information you’re receiving.”

Find out more about Tim and Inside The Tribe

If you want to hear more about this in detail you can listen to the podcast Inside The Tribe: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/inside-the-tribe/id1533629268

You can also follow Tim on his socials

Twitter: @TimElliottSMH

Insta: @timelliottsmh

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tim.elliott.927/

You can get involved with the podcast online

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If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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Trigger warning: this episode discusses miscarriage, and depression, and difficult child births.

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Todays episode features the incredible brave and strong Rachael Laurie.

Awareness of complications during pregnancy is becoming more and more widespread, but it is still not diagnosed enough.

Rachael joins us to explain her experiences with a premature birth, followed by a miscarriage and a haemorrhage after giving birth.

In this episode Rachael shares:

What happened when her first child was born premature
The moment she found out she was having a miscarriage
Why her doctor called her to come see him immediately just days after the miscarriage diagnosis
The process she took to heal
The scary moment nurses realised she was having a haemorrhage after giving birth
What it was like having 40 medical experts in one room with no one she knew around
The moment she had to make a decision to have a hysterectomy
How she is coping now

Key Quotes

“It was a lot to have 40 people in that room (birthing room) and not a single person you know.”

“He just kind of looked at me and he said I’m really sorry but I believe that you’re having a miscarriage.”

“So I leant into some pretty good friends and while they were great they were no therapist.”

“You need to appreciate the small things and the laughter with the kids and the family for who they are and what they are.”

You can get involved with the podcast online

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If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

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Todays episode features a guest who both helps those with their challenges, but also worked through one our biggest, recent natural challenges. The Lismore floods.

Michael Were is the Regional General Manager NSW for Lifeline and it is Michaels’ responsibility to oversee Lifeline’s operations across the Hunter, Central Coast, New England North West, and Eastern Sydney.

As well as having a career in a variety of non-profit organisations, helping out those in need, he was on the ground helping during the Lismore floods.

In this episode Michael shares:

How he went from working in insurance to Open Heart International
The lessons he learnt about how people’s situation influenced if they could live or die
Why he made the move to lifeline
His experiences with the beginning of the Lismore floods
What he and Lifeline did to help during the floods
What he witnessed in the aftermath of the Lismore floods

Key Quotes

“Where you live shouldn’t effect whether you live.”

“Culture and change and refreshing of people is actually a good thing.”

“There's a refugee crisis that no one is talking about in Australia.”

“People in crisis act in so many different ways.”

“Turning a chaos into a canvas.”

For more information lifeline

If you would like to become a crisis supporter check it out here: https://lifelinedirect.org.au/newengland/get-involved/become-a-crisis-supporter

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If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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When it comes to overcoming a challenges, one of the reoccurring factors is nutrition.

Health problems can be caused by, or exacerbated by an unbalanced diet. Or when other problems occur our nutrition can fall to the way side, often causing additional problems.

So for this episode we will be speaking to Andrew Hall an advanced sports dietitian, motivated by improving the nutrition, health and performance of others.

Andrew has worked with a range of individuals, from recreational to elite athletes. He is fascinated by interactions between the environment, mind, food, and the human body, and uses science-informed approaches whilst adjusting recommendations to the individual’s unique requirements and situation.

In this episode Andrew shares:

The study that connected nutrition to mental health
The surprising number of vegetables we should be eating and how to not be overwhelmed by that number
The reason he thinks eating fruit is not a bad thing for most people
The reason why he thinks meal replacement shakes should not be the first approach for most people

Key Quotes

“The strain on the health system from nutrition is not because people are eating too much fruit...For most people it’s very hard to over do.”

“Rather than feeling overwhelmed (by the number of veggies you need to eat), just wonder, how many you are already eating.”

“Two sessions on the track isn’t going to win you a gold medal, but every session you do adds up. Everything we do is just a series of small actions.”

For more information about Andrew

You can find out more about Hally and book in with him via his website: https://andrewhalldietitian.com/

Or you can follow him on social media: @andrew_hall_dietition

You can get involved with the podcast online

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Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

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Trigger warning: this episode discusses depression, suicide, self harm and brain cancer

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This episode’s guest is Sienna Catterall, our youngest guest so far at 20 years of age.

Sienna’s self awareness, knowledge and life experience is beyond her years.

Today she talks about the dark cloud that started to engulf her. Throughout her story she reveals the factors that influenced her depression and pushed her to a point where she considered taking her own life.

In this episode Sienna shares:

The triggering factors of sexuality repression and her mother’s battle with cancer
How it felt like she was cutting herself off from everyone and everything she loved
The balancing act she had to find between her sexuality and her religion
The point she reached where she considered taking her own life
How she reached out for help and what happened after
Her strategies for managing self harm

Key Quotes

“It was like I had created a nest of darkness around me inside the house and that’s when I made a plan to end everything.”

“For me, my mental illness is always going to be a part of my life.”

“I just imagine like drowning in this pool and then the side of the pool and pushing yourself up and getting out of it and then there are people to support you once you get out.

You can get involved with the podcast online

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If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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Trigger warning: this episode discusses depression, suicide, self harm and brain cancer

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.

This episode’s guest is Sienna Catterall, our youngest guest so far at 20 years of age.

Sienna’s self awareness, knowledge and life experience is beyond her years.

In this episode Sienna shares:

The triggering factors of sexuality repression and her mother’s battle with cancer
How it felt like she was cutting herself off from everyone and everything she loved
The balancing act she had to find between her sexuality and her religion
The point she reached where she considered taking her own life
How she reached out for help and what happened after
Her strategies for managing self harm

Key Quotes

“It was like I had created a nest of darkness around me inside the house and that’s when I made a plan to end everything.”

“For me, my mental illness is always going to be a part of my life.”

“I just imagine like drowning in this pool and then the side of the pool and pushing yourself up and getting out of it and then there are people to support you once you get out.

You can get involved with the podcast online

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

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Trigger warning: This episode discusses infertility for men, mentions suicide, and a possible heart attack.

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.

This episode’s guest is Ben Law, The Financial Bloke.

While Ben is a successful coach and podcaster in the agriculture space, he is joining us to discuss the incredibly challenging journey he faced when he and his wife chose to try and have kids, despite the fact he had been told he was infertile years earlier.

In this episode Ben shares:

What it felt like to be told he was infertile
The painful and emotional process men must go through during IVF
How the IVF process was socially isolating and caused him to lose friends
What happened when they tried for a second child
The mental resilience he needed to get through it and his advice for others trying

Key Quotes

“The doctor looked at me one day and said, we’re scraping the bottom of the barrel with you aren’t we?.”

“We lost friends over that, especially in the guy area.”

“We went through the first round of IVF and the doctor essentially said we were wasting our money and should give up.”

More About Ben Law

If you need want coaching help, especially in the agriculture space around money, you can find out more about ben via his website: https://thefinancialbloke.com.au/

You can also listen to his podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-financial-bloke-wealth-and-wisdom/id1598835360

You can get involved with the podcast online

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Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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@Altitudefitnessarmidale

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This episode’s guest is Nerissa Trinidade.

Nerissa is a professional keynote and transformational speaker who has inspired audiences globally and a two-time international bestselling author of her books Growing Through and A Different Reality. She is also the founder of the ‘Anything Is Possible’ framework and the ‘Speak for IMPACT’ program.

Asa a migrant gay woman of colour and a carer for her wife after a major accident, she is no stranger to adversity.

In this episode Nerissa shares:

Her experience growing up in India and hiding her sexuality
What she learnt about herself that allowed her to finally be herself openly
The horrifying accident her wife experienced that meant she would become her carer.
Her advice for communicating with and caring for loved ones with mental health battles

Key Quotes

“People who live with mental health often live with shame and guilt about experiencing and sharing what they are going through.”

“It’s ok to say I’m struggling, it’s ok to say I need help.”

“We don't realise how much effort goes into not being you.”

More About Nerissa Trinidade

If you need help with accounting you can find out more about Nerissa’s coaching and speaking via her website: https://www.nerissatrindade.com/

You can also follow her via social media.

Instagram: @nerissa.trinidade

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063722824802

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9V1ZUADpKNpd6cZsaGZ4kw

You can get involved with the podcast online

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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@Altitudefitnessarmidale

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This episode’s guest is Martin Broad, an accountant Broad who fell victim to Guillain-Barre

syndrome, a rare disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks your nerves. It can eventually spread, eventually paralysing the whole body, which happened to Martin to the point he could only communicate with his eyes.

In this episode Martin shares:

What the first moments felt like as Guillain-Barre syndrome started to take effect
Just how bad things got for him while in hospital
What it felt like being trapped in his own body
The impact this challenge had on his family and life
His long road to recovery and how he kept the mindset he needed to recover

Key Quotes

“So all I had was the function in my eyes, so the rest of my body completely shut down.”

“You've still got to be entertaining hope of some sort.”

“You’ve got to make those steps knowing full well that you could fall left or right.”

“You’ve gotta know when the good times are on.”

More About Martin Broad

If you need help with accounting you can find Martin’s business here: https://www.broadaccounting.com.au/about-us/

You can get involved with the podcast online

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Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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@Altitudefitnessarmidale

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This episodes guest is former journalist, coach and leader, Carey Hauri.

Born in Switzerland, Carey immigrated with her family to Australia when she was six years old. While she now calls Australia home, she’s also lived in Switzerland, Hungary, South Africa and Spain, visited more than 30 other countries and learnt four languages.

At the age of 17 a family secret rocked her world and shook her personal identity.

And as she continued, multiple other incidents would go on to shake those same identity foundations.

In this episode Carey shares:

The wild family secret that changed her world at the age of seventeen
The horrific stabbing incident she was victim to overseas and the aftermath of it
The process of burn out that changed her identity for a third time
Her tips and perspectives on shaping your personal identity and dealing with trauma

Key Quotes

“You can have a full rich meaningful life, not knowing (your ancestry).”

“At the end of the day who we are and how we live our lives is what we make it.”

“I had a decision to make, was I going to hate this person who attacked me? Or was I going to forgive and let go.”

More About Carey Hauri

Find out more about Carey via her website: www.careyhauri.com

You can follow Carey on socials.

LinkedIn: Carey Hauri

Instagram: Carey Hauri

Facebook: Carey Hauri

You can get involved with the podcast online

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Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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Trigger warning: Drug and alcohol use

Today’s episode features two incredible men, who have made it their mission to help others overcome one of the big journeys of our young adult lives. Schoolies, and the partying lifestyle.

Starting in the 90’s Andy and Dave began Red Frogs as an initiative to help reduce the risk to young adults when partying, and their endeavour has continued to grow and save lives.

So we got them both on the podcast to discuss the challenges that might be encountered when partying at schoolies and their advice for how to stay safe, or keep our kids safe.

In today’s episode Andy and Dave share

How Red Frogs started and their motivations for doing so
Advice for how to stay safe or keep our kids safe while partying
Tips on how to set boundaries for kids early on so they are safe when they get older

Key Quotes

“It’s all about environment, put a good kid in a bad environment you get bad results.”

“The power of little things you do is great. It’s not the big things but the little things consistent.”

“No matter how messed up it is, I can actually have some victory over these things.”

More About Red Frogs

You can find out more about Red Frogs via their website: https://redfrogs.com.au/

Or you can follow them on socials.

Instagram: @redfrogsau

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/redfrogsau

You can get involved with the podcast online

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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@Altitudefitnessarmidale

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This episodes guest is Samuel Munday a former professional cyclist.

Diagnosed as Type 1 Diabetic at the age of 11 in 2009 and started to compete overseas in International cycling competitions in 2016.

After signing some big contracts he moved to Girona, Spain in 2019 to pursue his professional cycling goals.

After growing up with diabetes to become a professional athlete and overcoming a horrific cycling accident with a car Sam has some amazing tips on mindset and overcoming adversity.

In this episode Sam shares:

His journey to becoming a professional athlete when he had diabetes
The horrific accident he encountered while cycling
His mindset tips for reaching goals but also handling the low points
Advice for how to stay as safe as possible while cycling

Key Quotes

“Probably going to have 80% days where you feel shit training but I think it’s just really refocusing and the main thing is to not let that consume you.”

“Looking at the small goals, the small positive achievements is the key [to recovering from trauma].”

More About Samuel Munday

You can follow Sam on socials.

Free seminar

Our free MINDSET RESET is 8.30am January 2nd.

Jump on to book your spot and get crystal clear on your plan for 2023- mindset, environment, strategy

https://trialtitude.as.me/Mindsetreset

You can get involved with the podcast online

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If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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The mantra of our podcast is taking the lessons we learn from our challenges and implementing them into our life and one person who has truly lived that philosophy is Skye Hanley.

Skye is a self-proclaimed business badass and spiritual entrepreneur bringing the best of both worlds to business and her clients’ lives

Through Skye’s time working a variety of high level jobs Skye realised how stifled she felt. Wanting to build out high end signature programs that deeply touched people’s lives, Skye was boxed in by the old paradigms of the coaching industry.

This was also helped along by lessons she learnt from health and life challenges

In today’s episode Skye shares:

Her struggles with stress and how she changed her mindset to work on them
How a Multiple Sclerosis threw her planning out the window and how she moved beyond the diagnosis
Her tips for improving your health and mindset

Key Quotes

“If every time we stub out toe we lose our shit... then we're going to have a really fucking clunky life.”

“If I wanted my life to expand, if I wanted happiness… I was only going to receive them in proportion to how much courage I was willing to show up with.”

“If I am shoving things down and trying to not feel them or having toxicity build up in my mind then the only person that is going to hurt is me.”

More About Skye

You can find out more about Skye via her website: https://www.limitlesshealthco.com/

You can also listen to her podcast here: http://www.limitlesshealthco.com/podcast/

Or you can follow her on socials.

Instagram: @skye_hanley_unleashed

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skyehanleyunleashed

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http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.

One challenge most women face is going through menopause, but so many of us do not prepare or even look into it before hand and it turns out we should.

Today’s guest is Alex Robinson, the founder of Alex Robinson Wellness .and

She holds an Advanced Diploma in Nutritional Medicine from the Australasian College of Natural Therapies (ACNT), and is also a 300 hour Vinyasa and Yin Certified Yoga Instructor.

In 2022 she completed "The 3rd Age Woman Menopause Transition Certification", to

further her skills in supporting clients going through peri to post menopause.

In today’s episode Alex shares

What happens in menopause
How people know they are in this chapter of their life
What, when and who to ask for help when you need it
Her advice on what to be aware of about menopause
How to approach your sex life when you have menopause
Life post menopause
Advice for men with partners going through menopause

Key Quotes

“I say now, slowy is the new quicky. Quicky can never happen again.”

“I think we can write our own page here, start a fresh canvas.”

“You can’t solve it all at once. It takes years.”

Find Alex Robinson online

You can find out more about Alex via her website: https://www.alexrobinsonwellness.com/

Or you can follow her on socials.

Instagram: @alexrobinsonwellness

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlexRobinsonWellness

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-robinson-80735642/

You can get involved with the podcast online

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If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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Trigger warning: Sexual assault, Suicide, Losing a parent, Depression/anxiety, Post natal depression, Charging a perpetrator.

This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.

It is my absolute honour to introduce our guest for this episode, Anna Lyon.

Anna suffered trauma at a very young age when she lost her father, but that was only the beginning of what would soon become a difficult and devastating childhood when she was preyed upon by someone who should have been protecting her.

This was made even more difficult when she confided in family members about what had happened, and instead of protecting her, they covered it up.

This compounded trauma led to a long and difficult journey which recently culminated in a truly heart breaking result.

In today’s episode Anna shares:

The devastating loss she suffered when she lost her father as a child
The horrifying sexual assault she experienced from someone close to her family.
How her assault was covered up by family members
The Long term effects her trauma had on her even as an adult
The emotional process she went through trying to see justice served.

Key Quotes

“I think that the trauma I suffered in my younger years has definitely altered the way my brain functions.”

“I feel broken, I don’t feel brave, I don’t feel strong i feel broken, but broken things can get put back together.”

“I honestly cannot put into words how important it is that these children are listened to.”

“It is easy to be bitter, it is easy to spiteful, but it's not the way that I want to live my life.”

Help resources

In Australia support for sexual assault survivors is available at 1800 RESPECT or 1800 737 732. Children and young adults, parents and teachers can contact the Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800, and adult survivors of child sexual assault can seek help at the Blue Knot Foundation.

Bravehearts' provides a national Information and Support Line that can be accessed by anyone wanting information or support relating to child sexual assault and exploitation. Bravehearts’ toll free 1800 272 831 Support Line is open from 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday AEST.

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http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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Trigger warning: Drug crimes and false arrests

This episode is a story that took me completely by surprise and had my jaw absolutely on the flaw.

Our guest is Brenda Denbesten, a chemical engineer with over 15 years' experience in the mining and manufacturing industries, and a Women in STEM advocate and driver for change

Brenda is a best-selling author of ‘the FIFO wives tale’s’ and creator of 'Chronicles of a Female Engineer', a YouTube series that demystifies what an engineer does plus how to get ahead in traditional and male dominated fields.

But one day, years so, nearly saw everything she had worked towards snatched away when she was confronted by police about a crime she did not commit.

In today’s episode Brenda shares:

The wild story of how she was used and left to take the fall for a crime she didn’t commit
Her dealings with the Australian justice system
The lessons she learnt from overcoming this enormous challenge
Her advice for anyone else who has gone through similar trauma

Key Quotes

“We've all got a unique purpose on this world and the more we copy others you're only dimming down the reason you are on this earth.”

“Your past doesn’t determine your future.”

“The next minute I knew I was getting hand cuffed and being put in the back of a paddy wagon.”

Find out more about Brenda

You can find out everything about Brenda here: www.linktree.com/brendadenbesten

You can get involved with the podcast online

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If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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Trigger warning: Anxiety, panic attacks, cancer

At this point we all know that the events in our formative childhood years can have long reaching effects, often influencing us decades later.

So what happens when your Mum goes through life threatening cancer when you are just going through your teenage years?

That’s exactly what happened to Erica Smith.

Erica is an Associate Professor in Chemistry at the University of New England (UNE), Armidale. With a long history and decorated career Erica is currently the Chair of the University Curriculum Committee and Chair of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Chemical Education Division and has so many more achievements.

But she was just 13 when her mum was diagnosed with CML (chronic myeloid leukemia) in 1984. She underwent intense radio and chemotherapy, and was eventually offered a bone marrow transplant as her only option to survive.

Erica lived through this, but it wasn’t until she was much older that she realised just how much of an impact this challenging time had had on her.

In today’s episode Erica shares:

How she keeps things real in her classroom and helps her students accept failure
The harrowing ordeal of watching her mum battle cancer when she was just 13
Just how close she came to losing her mum
The moment she realised as an adult that she had developed anxiety and panic attacks
The many tips and tricks she has for navigating her anxiety and panic attacks

Key Quotes

“I’d never seen anyone in so much pain and agony.”

“It’s about sitting and thinking what am I doing in my life and why am I doing it and why am I reacting this way?”

“A positive attitude won’t save you, but a negative attitude will kill you.”

“Accepting that it is hard, it’s not just you.”

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Trigger warning: suicide, depression and substance abuse.

This episode is all about what comes after the challenge.

At 19, Morgan T Nelson found himself in a toxic work and life situation that resulted in substance abuse and a suicide attempt.

Shortly after he vowed to turn things around and reached financial freedom at the age of 23.

Now he’s a business owner, international speaker and podcast host and is hell bent on spreading his message.

In today’s episode Morgan shares:

How a traditional upbringing and job led to his darkest moments
How he turned things around and the steps he took to reach financial freedom
The 4 pillars he things everyone should live by
His 3 mentors and inspirational figures in his life

Key Quotes

“I’m going to focus on where I’m going in life and what I want to create and I’m going to double down on that.”

“Where you are right now has nothing to do with where you can get to.”

“Money is a result, your health is a result, your lifestyle is a result is based off of the beliefs the attitude and the values we have.”

Follow Morgan Online

You can follow Morgan on Instagram at: Www.Instagram.com/morgantnelson

You can listen to his podcast Dream Out Loud: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/dream-out-loud-with-morgan-t-nelson/id1511310000

You can get involved with the podcast online

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If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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We’ve spoken before about the horrifying experience of being in limbo when the medical industry cannot give you a diagnosis.

Imagine what it’s like when that happens to your new born baby.

In this week's episode I’m speaking with my close friend and incredible mother, Jess Galvin.

After having her first child, Jess and her husband were delighted when their daughter Lucy was born, apparently happy and healthy.

However things quickly changed when small symptoms appeared to indicate there could be other complications.

As the medical establishment repeatedly dismissed her concerns, Jess had to push further and further before anyone would even acknowledge that something was wrong with her baby. But even when they did eventually admit their was a basis to her concerns, that was just the beginning of her family’s incredibly long and difficult journey

In today’s episode Jess shares:

The first signs she noticed there might be complications with her daughter’s health
The incredibly long journey they have been on to treat her illnesses
How this challenge has impacted her family
The lesson she learnt about using alcohol to help

Key Quotes

“She said, the good news is it’s not brain cancer.”

“She said, she has veins on the left hand sign of her brain in excess.”

“Trust your gut…you just gotta keep pushing and pushing. Mums really do know.”

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http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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Trigger warning: brain injury and trauma

This is an extra episode that we have released just to thank you all for listening.

Today’s guest is Suz Greig, an amazing friend and an incredible woman who was rushed to hospital after her car was found wrapped around a tree in 1996.

She suffered an acquired traumatic brain injury and the doctors told her family she would never walk, cycle, work or live independently.

What followed was an incredible journey of recovery.

In today’s episode Suz shares:

The story of her accident and how she acquired her brain injury
The odds she faced to succeed at any level of recovery
The steps she took and what helped her on her journey

Key Quotes

“When somebody says to me they’re over stressed I say you're over alert.”

“The negotiation that requires most attention is the negotiations I have with myself.”

“I’ve worn bullet proof vests 6 times and been held at gun point 3 times.”

“Become the author of our story not the narrator of our story.”

“So many people think if they're experimenting it will go wrong, but there is no wrong.”

You can get involved with the podcast online

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If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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Sometimes one of the greatest challenges can be our interactions with other people. Settling disputes, overcoming inter-personal conflict or just reaching a compromise can often be anxiety inducing events.

That’s why today’s episode will be highlighting advice on how to navigate these experiences with the help of Allan Parker.

Allan Parker OAM is a Micro Behavioural Scientist and Negotiator.

Allan usually introduces himself as an eccentric Micro-Behavioural Neuroscientist, International Negotiator, and Educator.

He works as a negotiator/facilitator of large-scale multi-party negotiations and disputes. Within government and private organisations, he trains in negotiation, dispute prevention and healthy considered conversations.

Allan has presented, facilitated, and moderated in over 60 different countries around the world and has had participants from 192 countries in his audience at one time at the United Nations-World Investment Forum.

In 2020, Allan was a recipient for the Order of Australia Medal for his contribution to business and dispute resolution

In today’s episode Allan shares

His journey to becoming a professional negotiator
How some negotiations required him to be held at gun point and wear a bullet proof vest.
His opinion on how stress and over alertness are connected
The 3 styles of negotiation (including the ones we don’t use but should)

Key Quotes

“When somebody says to me they’re over stressed I say you're over alert.”

“The negotiation that requires most attention is the negotiations I have with myself.”

“I’ve worn bullet proof vests 6 times and been held at gun point 3 times.”

“Become the author of our story not the narrator of our story.”

“So many people think if they're experimenting it will go wrong, but there is no wrong.”

Find out more about Allan Parker

You can find out more about Allan here:

www.peakpd.com

You can get involved with the podcast online

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Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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Trigger warning: this episode discusses anxiety, depression and agoraphobia.

We have spoken about anxiety and depression on this podcast before, but what happens when the panic attacks and symptoms are so bad that you end up feeling too scared to even leave your home.

A small town country kid who never quite fit in. that’s the feeling that would follow Daniel Bentley for decades and eventually lead him to developing a number of mental health conditions.

Battling with depression and feeling stuck in a life that he felt was going nowhere, at the age of 23 he packed up and moved 2000km across the country in search or something different.

His depression followed him though and he eventually developed severe social anxiety and agoraphobia. Spending most of his 20’s as a shadow of a person locked in a cage of his own making he finally sought help.

This episode is a fascinating look into how the panic attacks of an agoraphobic can be the very thing that lead someone to isolating themselves even further.

But Daniel’s story isn’t just of his illness, but also of his extraordinary journey to overcome and grow beyond it.

In today’s episode Dan shares:

The isolation, depression and anxiety he suffered from even during childhood
How the panic attacks of agoraphobia led to a cycle of anxiety and depression.
The ways he pushed himself past his comfort zone and made his mean health struggles his super power

Key Quotes

“My assumption that I was going through this school as a complete loner, I don’t really matter.”

“The more I spoke to people about it, the more better I felt about myself.”

“You have to arrange your life around avoiding these attacks and that basically becomes very boring.”

“if something came up and I was afraid of it, I knew I had to do it.”

“You create the situation you’re in. I told myself I didn’t fit in and that became the way I was.”

Find out more about Daniel bentley

You can find out more about Daniel here:

www.danbentleymedia.com

Or follow him on socials: @danbentley.media

Daniel is also a supporter of Mates In Construction - https://mates.org.au

MATES is a charity established in 2008 to reduce the high level of suicide among Australian construction workers.

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Challenges That Change Us Marie Claire

Battling any illness is a challenges in and of itself, but when it comes to often unknown autonomic conditions, the medical field can leave patients feeling lost, ignored and forgotten.

Combine that with trying to seek medical help in the 90’s in a second world country like Uzbekistan and you might begin to imagine the overwhelming challenge that Marie Claire faced in her journey to be diagnosed with POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome).

Marie-Claire coheads a multi-disciplinary practice in Adelaide, SA which specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and Long Covid. She is undertaking her PhD at The University of Adelaide where she is exploring the association between autonomic disorders and post-acute sequalae of Covid-19.

She believes in the power of the 'lived experience' researcher and has established The Australian POTS Foundation

In today’s episode Marie-Claire shares:

Her time in Romania and other similar countries shortly after the ball of the Berlin wall
The distinct moment she felt herself develop POTS
The extremely long and difficult process of seeking a medical diagnosis overseas
The sexist diagnosis practices she encountered in Australia that left her undiagnosed for years
How POTS and long covid are connected
Her advice on treatment and management for POTS
Information on Australia’s first POTS conference this year.

Key Quotes

“I remember that feeling of thinking how can you not know what’s just happened because it was so dramatic and loud in my ears.”

“I don’t tend to seek help which is typical of country people”

“I feel like I was accused of murder, I was stood up to give my defence and the judge says no you cant have a defence, you're guilty.”

Find out more about Marie-Claire Seeley

You can find out more about Marie-Claire and the Australian Pots Foundation here: https://potsfoundation.org.au/

You can also follow them on social media:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/australianpotsfoundation/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082147502638

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http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performance

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In previous episodes we have discussed long term illness, but this week we are getting specific by talking to Andrea Wildenthal Hanson about the challenge she has faced in living with Multiple sclerosis.

Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2000, Andrea coaches people to become their own wellness guru. Andrea combines her experience from five years of life coaching and 16+ years of living well with MS to teach people how to create a customized approach to health that includes life balance, mindset tune-ups, and stress management so that they can feel like they're back to normal and in control of a life they love.

In today’s episode Andrea shares:

The negative way professionals introduced her to how she would live with MS
How MS affected her relationships and how she managed that
The coping strategies she developed for moving beyond her diagnosis

Key Quotes

“When your diagnosed you’re in such a vulnerable place”

“Kindness and acceptance of myself comes from maturity and part of it comes from how necessary it is.”

“What are the little things that I’ve gotten used to, that I say to myself all the time, that actually aren’t that nice?.”

Find out more about Andrea Wildenthal Hanson

You can find out more about Andrea’s courses and coaching here: https://andreahansoncoaching.com/

Her podcast, Live Your Life, Not Your Diagnosis can be found here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/live-your-life-not-your-diagnosis/id1196011272

You can get involved with the podcast online

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If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performance

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Trigger warning: this episode discusses suicide and depression.

If you are struggling, please call lifeline on 13 11 14.

After a few weeks of episodes discussing mental health and other struggles we noticed one thing that kept coming up.

Lifeline.

But a lot of people have been asking, what actually happens when you call lifeline?

Well to clear things up and highlight how important of a service it is, this episode’s guest is Lifeline CEO Robert Sams who also works as a crisis support worker.

In today’s episode Rob shares:

His life journey and how it led him to lifeline
What happens when someone answers a call at lifeline?
What do you get asked when you call lifeline?
Who are the people who work the phones and are they trained?
Will the conversations be escalated or shared?

Key Quotes

“We want more thinking at the right times for the right things.”

“I think those around listening and being curious are really important to bring into the workplace.”

“This call is about you when you ring us. It’s what you want out of it.”

“Sometimes you just need the kindness of strangers, and they are the kindest of strangers.”

Information

If you are struggling or need help you call lifeline on 13 1114.

If you are interested in getting lifeline going again in the New England region head to: www.newengland.lifeline.org.au

You can also find out more about lifeline at: https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Or follow them on social media:

Instagram: @lifelineaustralia

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LifelineAustralia/

Socials

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@challengesthatchange us

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www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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Trigger warning: this episode discusses childhood sexual abuse and depression.

In today’s episode the incredibly brave Aggie Seiler has chosen to speak to us about the incredibly traumatic experience of surviving childhood sexual abuse.

This occurred with a family member, someone with whom she should have been safe, but that was not the case.

What followed was a years long journey as she worked through the trauma, her relationships and her own story, before eventually reporting the assault to police as an adult.

In today’s episode Aggie shares:

What family and life moments led to the assaults of her and her sister
How the family and community chose to sweep it under the rug
The long ranging effects the assault had on her mental health and well being
The traumatic experience of the justice system and having her uncle charged

Key Quotes

“I started getting pretty wobbly…so I ditched him and went really off the rails.”

“Until then there’d been no one defining what was right and wrong. So you’d internalised this very blurry line of what was right and wrong.”

‘You just don’t realise how much psychological trauma is holding in your body.”

“We need to learn more about how we can do this better and we need to learn the skills to have those hard conversations.”

“We need to be able to say to a young person, it is not your fault.”

Information

The Australian Childhood foundation have amazing tools around trauma and have launched Emma’s project to get surveys from adult survivors. You can find that here:

https://www.childhood.org.au/emmas-project/#:~:text=Emma's%20Project%20aims%20to%20collect,listened%20to%2C%20validated%20and%20effectively

www.Safecare.org is the organisation in WA that has incredible resources for a whole range of people.

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performance

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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Trigger warning: this episode discusses mental health, depression and anxiety as well as chronic pain.

Jessica Macguire who has worked as a trauma informed integrated physio therapist for 14 years and is currently running programs on the vagus nerve.

She aims to help people get to the cause of the problems, rather than relying on others to treat their symptoms

She has studied neuro physiology throughout Europe, America, the UK and Australia and has learnt from pain researchers, professors in neuro plasticity, neuro scientists and psychologists on how the brain and nervous system change from stress, trauma and chronic pain.

Stress related illness such as anxiety, depression gut disorders, autoimmune issues and chronic pain can arise from dysregulation after chronic trauma and stress

In today’s episode Jessica shares:

How the vagus nerve and the parasympathetic nervous system can affect our health
How the isolating techniques of medicine can hinder rather than help diagnosis
Her advice for learning more about the vagus nerve and how it can help you

Key Quotes

“We may learn to cut off from sensations and live almost numb from out body. But either that that is creating an inner homelessness.”

“We really need to lean into the complexities, rather than trying to over simplify.”

“What I may find stressful may not be stressful to you, and no two people will have the same experience of pain or trauma.”

If you want to know more about Jessica

You can head to her website: https://www.jessicamaguire.com/

Or you can follow her on social media,

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repairingthenervoussystem/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repairing_the_nervous_system/?hl=en

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performance

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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Trigger warning: this episode discusses depression, anxiety, PTSD, strokes and stressful work environments.

For this episode we are joined by Roger Sutherland.

Roger is a veteran law enforcement officer and 24/7 shift worker for almost 4 decades.

He has 2 children and a son in law that are all shift workers.

His partner Melissa also works in a shift working environment and is a former 24/7 shift worker herself.

He “gets” shift work.

Roger runs his own podcast “A Healthy Shift” and coaches shift workers 1:1 in how to “Thrive, not just Survive” the rigors of shift work.

But during this journey, it was the stressful work environment that resulted in significant health complications including a Transient ischemic attack, PTSD and more.

In today’s episode Rogers hares:

The moment he had a mini stroke and realised his work stress was impacting his health
How he has come to grips with PTSD, anxiety and Anhedonia
How the podcast and business A Healthy Shift has helped him focus and move forward.

Key Quotes

“It doesn’t mean the person you expect will be there, will be there, but if you wait, the person you need will be sent to you.”

“I thought I was the king and on top of the world…but I didn’t realise how much {work stress} is impacting you.”

“I can get on my insta story and talk like I’m on top of the world…and then put the camera down and sit with my head in my hands.”

Information

In today’s podcast we discuss the hunger scale. If you want to understand it, you can find it here: https://altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Hunger-and-Fullness-Scale-2.pdf

If you want to know more about Roger

Instagram: @a_healthy_shift

Website: ahealthyshift.com

Podcast: ahealthyshift.com/podcast

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performance

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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Trigger warning: this episode discusses cancer, and endometriosis

This episode’s guest is an incredibly strong woman who has battled through a lot.

Catherine Stephen was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer at a much younger age than is normally expected.

The five-year survival rate for ovarian cancer in Australia is just 48%, meaning those diagnosed get less than half a chance of surviving five years from their diagnosis

After going through surgeries and treatment she was also diagnosed and struggled with endometriosis.

Catherine has very kindly offered to share her story of the challenges she overcame and the inspiring lessons she learnt from her journey.

In today’s episode Catherine shares:

How hard it was to get a doctor to actually get her tested
The horrifying moment she discovered she had a toxic mass in her abdomen
The 10 year process of overcoming the cancer
How she has handled the added struggle of endometriosis

Key Quotes

“They said we can’t believe this hasn’t ruptured and you’re still alive.”

“I didn’t realise how much I hadn’t addressed the trauma.”

“Its like you’ve been swimming underwater for 10 years and you come up for air and everything’s different.”

“People make a lot of assumptions about you being a woman without children without even knowing you.”

“I’ve had people say things are easier for me because I don’t have kids.”

If you want to support ovarian cancer research and Catherine you can do so here:

https://www.frocktober.org.au/my-fundraising/2568/catherine-stephen

If you want to support her photography you can do so here on Instagram: @catherine_stephen_photography

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performance

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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Trigger warning: this episode discusses family dysfunction.

This weeks episode brings a story from someone who has truly lived a life.

From leaving home in her teens to join the military, working in a prison, studying bachelor of arts (majoring social welfare), bachelor of social work, graduate diploma of social science, a diploma of disability and a masters of business administration, Cheryl has done a lot.

But before all of that Cheryl Wilson was raised by an adopted family with some serious issues and that was the start of her journey and a challenge she had to overcome.

In today’s episode Cheryl shares:

Coming to the realisation that her adopted mother did not like her
How her adopted mother pitted her against her adopted sister
How she overcame such a troubling childhood upbringing

Key Quotes

“I learnt that I had to accept the person sitting in front of me.”

“I learnt who I was and it helped me change some of my…opinions we tend to have.”

“My mum…she hated me. She disliked me so much she hated me.”

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performance

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www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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While we have talked about mental health throughout this podcast, in this weeks’ episode we will be specifically discussing anxiety.

Our guest for the episode is my incredibly dear friend Jess Lawton

She has over 17 years of experience in human resources and organisational development, is passionate about working with people and teams and her goal is to challenge status quo and use her experience in change management, strategy, business design and development to hone in on organisational leaders and teams.

She is a certified gallup strength coach, life and NLP coach and has recently supplemented her psychology and sociology degrees with further education and has added in strategic psychotherapy, clinical hypnotherapy and counselling to her toolbox.

But with all this, Jess also lives with high functioning anxiety and it is this challenge that she discusses with us.

In today’s episode Jess shares:

Just how overwhelming anxious thoughts can be
How she handles her anxiety with the help of friends
Why it is important to accept anxiety if it is in your life in order to live with it

Key Quotes

“I heal by speaking about it, even when I don’t want to.’

“My anxiety is all about what might happen in the future.”

“The reality is very rarely does the things I worry about actually happen.”

“You can still have your shit together and still have some anxiety.”

Anxiety Information

If you are struggling you can always access the Lifeline 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention. 

Ph: 13 11 14 

Website: https://www.lifeline.org.au/

You can also contact Beyond Blue

Ph: 1300 22 4636

Website: https://beyondblue.org.au/

DEAL

This is the last week to get in on our free personality and performance workshop. If you sign up you can do so here: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performance

For my other businesses you can find them through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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This week’s episode is going to be a bit of a change of pace.

As we approach spring, many of us will be starting to think about getting moving and getting fit and often that means we might decide to go for a run.

But before you do up your laces, even a 5 km run can lead to injury and pain if not done properly, so today we’ll be talking to an expert to ensure you do things right.

I am very lucky to have the help of physiotherapist Andrea Bishop who has kindly offered to share her tips and advice for anyway who is thinking about starting to run.

In today’s episode Andrea shares:

The challenges that new runners can face
The meaning and importance of external and internal load
Her advice for how to safely approach running training

Key Quotes

“Sleep is the number 1 biggest recover.’

“That point of when is the best time to call your physio, ideally it would be before you embark on this journey.”

“I think the biggest key is listening to your body and that sometimes takes a little practice.”

Running Information

You can find the RPE scale for extra info when it comes to running here: https://altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Monitoring-Training-Load-RPE.pdf

You can also find a beginners guide to running here: https://altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Beginners-Guide-to-Running-2.pdf

DEAL

If you want to get one of the free spots for our personality and performance workshop you can find it here: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performance

For my other businesses you can find them through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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Trigger Warning This episode contains discussions of sexual abuse.

This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.

In today’s episode we will be talking to journalist and podcaster Virginia Tapscott about the sexual abuse she and her sister suffered as children.

This abuse and other subsequent traumas eventually resulted in the death of Virginia’s sister, which inspired her to create the podcast My Sister’s Secrets with her mother.

In today’s episode Virginia Shares shares:

How sexual abuse has implications for the entire family
How she has used empathy to understand the actions taken by those around her during the times of her abuse
The tips and advice she has for preparing her children so that they do not fall victim to a similar situation.

Key Quotes

“Empathy and imagining ourselves in situations is such a key part of the human existence.”

“The more you know the less you’ve got to be unsure about and wobbly in the universe about.”

“There is no easy answer, it’s just, to put it really bluntly, really fucked up.”

Help Information

If you have experienced sexual assault or sexual harassment and feel you would like to speak to someone for support or information, 1800RESPECT (Phone: 1800 737 732) can provide counselling 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.

Bravehearts Ph: 1800 272 831 Website: www.bravehearts.org.au

Lifeline 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention. Ph: 13 11 14 Website: https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Virginia’s Information

You can listen to Virginia’s podcast on apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/my-sisters-secrets/id1604304147 or any other podcast app.

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If you want to get one of the free spots for our personality and performance workshop you can find it here: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performance

For my other businesses you can find them through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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As we get through this week we thought we'd give you something a little extra. We're approaching episode 20, which means we have 19 episodes of wisdom and advice and if you haven't managed to check all the episodes out, we thought we'd collate a 'greatest hits' of some of the best advice given in some of our previous episodes.

This bonus mini episode contains inspiring anecdotes and useful advice so we hope you find some inspiration from listening!

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In today’s episode we will be talking about grief and loss with two people who have made it their personal goal to help others through the grieving process.

Both Kristy and James Thomas lost family members far earlier than expected and it was through the processing of this grief that they were inspired to start a charity to help others.

Feel the Magic is a charity supporting grieving kids and teenagers to heal after a death nationwide and their goal is to create a world where grieving kids and their families feel supported, empowered, and can begin to move forward with their lives.

In today’s episode James and Kristy shares:

The stories of how they lost their family members
How differently grief affected them
Their advice and tips for processing and dealing with grief
Advice for helping others deal with grief

Key Quotes

“Just be there. You don’t really have to do anything. It’s not about fixing them, it’s just about being there.”

“I think there’s signs all around us.”

“Grief has no time frame.”

“If you feel like going and laying in bed and watching Netflix, then do it.”

Resources

The online medicare mental health appointments via zoom that Kristy listed are at WeLysn: https://welysn.com/

Griefline is open 24/7 and is available for anyone to talk to and is free and they have onlihe chat.

You can call on 1300 845 745 or head to their website: https://griefline.org.au/

Finding Feel The Magic Online

You can follow the team at Feel The Magic via their social accounts,

Instagram: @feelthemagicau

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FeelTheMagic/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/FeeltheMagic2013

Or head to their website: https://feelthemagic.org.au/

For my other businesses you can find them through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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@Veravidyayoga

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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In today’s episode we will be talking to my good friend Prudie Woods, whose incredibly strong daughter Rosie went to school with my own daughter.

As a part of her story Prudie will be sharing how everything changed 6 weeks after the birth of her daughter when they started to realise Rosie had Achondroplasia. This is a genetic condition affecting a protein in the body called the fibroblast growth factor receptor. In achondroplasia, this protein begins to function abnormally, slowing down the growth of bone in the cartilage of the growth plate.

What followed was a big life lesson for their entire family on helping someone of short stature live in our world.

In today’s episode Pru shares:

The moment a nurse first told her she thought her daughter was disproportioned
What it has been like for their whole family as they help Rosie
How she has had to change how she helps Rosie as she becomes more independent and aware of how she fits into the world.

Key Quotes

“Be kind. That is all you have to do as human being. Be kind.

“People are gonna be mean, disability or no disability.”

‘If there’s someone in your workplace who has a child with a condition. They may be being a duck on the water, but their little legs may be paddling really hard underneath.”

If you want to support Prue and Rosie you can check out their children’s book, ‘Rosie-May Blue: Mayhem at the pet show” via the website: https://www.rosiemayblue.com

For my other businesses you can find them through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Veravidyayoga

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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Trigger Warning today’s episode discusses addiction, abuse, depression and suicide.

This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.

In today’s episode we will be talking to a someone who has really lived through some big life hurdles.

Jessica Quigley empowers coaches, healers & mentors through connecting to their unique magic & teaching organic marketing strategies.

She loves supporting women & showing them through mindset, energy & strategy how to succeed internally & externally.

But before starting The Quantum Business Academy, Jess had to work through several challenges.

Some of these stemmed from abuse she received as a child which, due to anonymity we do not reveal in the episode, but please know that this is very much an influence throughout her story.

In today’s episode Sarah shares:

Her difficult childhood life and the adversity she faced
Her battle with alcohol addiction and developing auto immune disease.
The steps she took to work on herself and save her marriage and life

Key Quotes

“That night it was either life or death and I chose life.”

“Every day in every way I am getting better and better.”

‘The biggest strategy for me is that I just don’t make it a problem.”

If you want to follow Jessica online you can find her via her website:

https://www.jessquigley.com/

For my other businesses you can find them through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Veravidyayoga

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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In today’s episode we will be talking to a truly influential man who I have known for a very long time.

Kamahl Simon is a business coach who coaches businesses across 5 continents and who comes from a long heritage of business owners going back 4 generations.

In today’s episode we will be talking about Kamahl’s experience growing up as a Lebanese kid in regional Australia and how he learnt to overcome racially targeted bullying and even grow and develop because of it.

In today’s episode Kamahl shares:

What it was like being targeted by much older bullies while going to school
How he overcame being bullied and how his family helped
The mindset he developed from being bullied and how it has allowed him to become so successful

Key Quotes

“When you solve one problem in business you get the gift of the next problem.”

“It’s never someone else, no one can make you feel happy sad, no one can make you feel anything.”

‘At what point does a baby give up trying to walk cause it’s fallen over a few times.”

If you want to follow Kamahl online you can find him via his social accounts:

Facebook: Kamahl Simon

Instagram: @kamahlsimon

For my other businesses you can find them through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Veravidyayoga

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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Challenges That Change Us Rachel

In today’s episode we will be talking to my the incredible Dr Rachel Horton, a woman with an absolutely amazing story.

From science, to rugby to Iraq with the military and currently Australia as a School Principal, Rachel truly has had an amazing journey.

While living in the growing up and studying in the UK, Rachel joined the army reserves and in the beginning of 2003 the UK government used the reserve forces while entering into Iraq. This led to Rachel being deployed overseas into the Iraq conflict as a female officer.

In today’s episode Rachel shares:

What it was like being a woman in the military
How she handled returning to civilian life afterwards
The lessons she learnt in the armed forces that she still uses today

Key Quotes

“If I commit to anything I want to do the best I can at it.”

“Stop looking for perfection…excellent is still really good. No one is going to get perfection.”

“If you make a mistake and you own that and take responsibility, people have a lot more respect for you.”

For my other businesses you can find them through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Veravidyayoga

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of anxiety, depression and suicide.

This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.

In today’s episode we will be talking to my friend Dane O’Connor, an incredible man who was ten years ago diagnosed with an incurable cancer and has since gone on to live well beyond the odds given him while handling even more challenges.

In today’s episode Dane shares:

His story of being diagnosed with cancer
How he almost died during chemo treatment
That the challenges he encountered resulted in him divorcing, finding a new partner and restarting his life

Key Quotes

“There is death at the end but why let the worry consume you?”

“Time heals everything so let’s take it day by day.”

“With cancer, it takes all your dignity.”

For my other businesses you can find them through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Veravidyayoga

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of coercive control and domestic abuse.

This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.

If you find that this material concerns you or you ever need some help contact 1800RESPECT – National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service – Call 1800 737 732 or visit 1800respect.org.au, Full Stop Australia – Call 1800 385 578 or visit fullstop.org.au

Today’s episode is another of our special expert episodes where a specialist shares their tips and advice for overcoming a particular style of challenge.

In the episode we will be hearing from Mia Madafferi of Grey Rock Consulting.

Mia is a proud mum who spent 16 years as a lawyer navigating complex disputes across a variety of industries.

As an experienced lawyer, trained to stick to the facts and leave emotion out, she found this difficult to do personally and sought out help.

Since then she has founded grey rock to help other women build and strengthen their muscles to navigate their situation. She specialises in working with clients who are trying to manage communicating with controlling, narcissistic and high conflict personalities.

In today’s episode Mia shares:

Just how dangerous and destructive words can be
The surprising truth behind which women are most often victims of coercive controllers.
Her tips for managing and dealing with a high conflict personality.

Key Quotes

“Words can be abuse. And they can be absolute weapons of destruction.”

“Listen to your instinct. More often than not, the beginning was something felt off.”

“As a friend, your starting point is to be an ear and to hear them.”

Again, these are contacts for free DV services:

1800RESPECT – National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service – Call 1800 737 732 or visit 1800respect.org.au

Full Stop Australia – Call 1800 385 578 or visit fullstop.org.au

And if you’d like to contact Mia you can do so:

www.greyrockconsulting.com.au and Instagram page is @greyrockconsulting

If you’d like to hear and learn more from our community, join the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

For my other businesses you can find them through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Veravidyayoga

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of depression, anxiety and suicide.

This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.

If you find that this material concerns you or you ever need some health, reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14.

In today’s episode we will be talking with the incredibly brave Matty Hourigan.

Matt is very bravely sharing with us his incredible story of growing up with his father’s battles with depression that eventually resulted in him losing his life to suicide a few years ago

In todays episode Matt shares:

What it was like growing up, aware of what was happening with his father
The story of the traumatic days when his father disappeared
How he maintains his own mental health and his advice for others

Key Quotes

“I did see a level of vulnerability in my father that I had not seen before.”

“The people that I surround myself with is what helped me get through that for sure.”

“If they know that you’re there, that’s all that you can really do.”

“A big part of my healing is...I’m so open and honest.”

“If your cars not running right you go for a tune up, it's the same thing in yourself.”

“If you’re not happy with your counsellor, go shopping.”

“Get comfortable with asking uncomfortable questions.”

Again, if you find that this material concerns you or you ever need some help, reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Matt also mentioned courses about bit coin trading, you can find those here: https://learntotradewithmba.com/mhourig4/

If you’d like to hear and learn more from our community, join the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

For my other businesses you can find them through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Veravidyayoga

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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In today’s episode we will be hearing from the incredible Michael Crossland, a businessman, elite sportsman and motivational speaker.

After overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds, Michael has gone on to represent Australia in Baseball, tour with Richard Branson and the Dalai Lama as the opening speaker, opened an orphanage and so much more.

But beneath all those successes lies the story of multiple, massive challenges that he had to overcome from a very young age.

In todays episode Michael shares:

His inspiring story of overcoming cancer and other health diagnoses multiple times
How overcoming those challenges resulted in an incredible career
His routine for anchoring himself every day

Key Quotes

“Hope is the most powerful word in the English dictionary.”

“We must embrace the coolness of the shadows for us to have the ability to enjoy the warmth of the sunshine.”

“We must give without remembering and receive without forgetting.”

“Sometimes in life we have to hit rock bottom for us to wake up to ourselves.”

“We don’t need to see the abs after we decide to get out of bed and do sit ups, we just have to decide to get out of bed and do sit ups.”

If you would like to find out more about Michael you can head to his website www.michaelcrossland.com

If you want to read his amazing words, check out his book “Everything will be ok” where 100% of the profits go to charity.

You can also follow him on social media

Instagram: @michaelcrossland

Facebook: www.facebook.com/michaelcrosslandofficial

If you’d like to hear and learn more from our community, join the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

For my other businesses you can find them through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Veravidyayoga

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of perinatal depression, anxiety and suicide.

This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.

If you find that this material concerns you or you ever need some health, reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14.

In today’s episode we will be hearing from Chelsea Pottenger

Chelsea is an international wellbeing speaker, ambassador for mental health charities including RUOK? and The Gidget Foundation, and author of ‘The Mindful High Performer’. Her passion is helping busy minds reset, recharge and navigate the challenges of everyday life.

Chelsea was a high level corporate worker when she was diagnosed with perinatal anxiety and depression and everything changed. After going through treatment Chelsea has made it her mission to continue the conversation on mental health.

In today’s episode Chelsea shares:

Just how simple some of the things are that you can do to help your mental health
How her husband being home when she wasn’t expecting him to be saved her life
An inside look at perinatal depression and anxiety

Key Quotes

“The bravest thing you can do is ask for help.”

“I just lost all sense of hope.”

“I just lied to them that I was feeling ok…but the demons were there day 3.”

‘Everyone’s kind of got a bag of shit that they carry.”

If you want to order Chelsea’s book you can do so via here website: https://www.eqminds.com/

You can also follow EQ Minds on Instagram: @eqminds

Or on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eqminds/

You can also listen to their podcast ‘EQ Minds: Recharge Your Mental Health’, https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/eq-minds-recharge-your-mental-health/id1387764149

And if you would like to find out more about the Gidget Foundation which helps to spread information about perinatal depression and anxiety you can find them here: https://www.gidgetfoundation.org.au/

If you’d like to hear and learn more from our community, join the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

For my other businesses you can find them through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@Veravidyayoga

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

@trialtitudeperformance

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Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of depression, anxiety and suicide.

This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.

If you find that this material concerns you or you ever need some health, reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14.

In today’s episode we will be hearing from another expert, who also has their own challenge story that they will be sharing as well.

Ana-Maria is the creator of a unique coaching method designed to create permanent lasting transformation in your confidence and mindset using neuro-linguistic reprogramming. Her background in academic research, social sciences, behavioral psychology, and cross-cultural communication, combined with a decade of personal immersion in various spiritual and wellness practices and the development of signature meditation techniques that her clients LOVE!

In today’s episode Ana-Maria shares:

The power of Unshakeable confidence and how everyone can develop it
The importance of forgiveness and how she learnt to forgive her father
The specific work we can all do to develop that self worth and confidence

Key Quotes

“When you start to feel fear, you are still fierce.”

“Your net worth is not your self worth and your self worth is infinite.”

“Once you commit to doing the work, every single person can change.”

‘I realised that I can spend my entire life blaming my dad for my relationships...for how unhappy I was…or I can set myself free.”

If you want to find out more about Ana-Maria you can do so via her website: https://lunavoda.com/

If you want to start somewhere specific, she recommends trying this article she wrote:

https://lunavoda.com/the-5-wounded-inner-child-archetypes-which-archetype-are-you/

Or any of her social handles:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/A.M.Georgieva

Instagram: @luna_voda_coaching

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjlbnw_k-b96eC_zaIk__eQ/videos

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Today’s episode discusses suicide, sexual assault, drug addiction, depression and anxiety.

This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.

If you find that this material concerns you or you ever need some health, reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14.

In today’s episode we’ll be talking about hardship, recovery and success.

This episode’s guest is Brody Lee, a good friend of mine and an incredible person.

After working through drug addiction, suicide attempts and a lot more trauma, Brody now runs Beyond Impact, an organisation that helps businesses scale up with events.

In today’s episode Brodie shares with us:

How repeated therapy helped him uncover deep trauma from his childhood
The drug addiction, near suicide attempt and repeated trauma he suffered through
The moment his mother appeared at his drug dealers front door and how it helped save him.

Key Quotes

“Whatever you are facing right now, judging on history, you are going to survive”

“I don’t think I experienced pure unadulterated joy from the age of 6 until 31”

“At the end of the day, I’d forgotten who I was”

“I don’t see it (the trauma) as a dagger above my head, I see it as a fire under my arse.”

“My trauma was hanging around my neck like a noose and I didn’t know it was there.”

To find out more about Brody you can follow him on Instagram at @itsbrodylee or heads to his website www.beyondimpact.com

You can also follow him on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsbrodylee

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In today’s episode we will be talking about the waiting game that comes with medical issues and just how much stress that can cause.

This episode’s guest is Elizabeth McNeil, a good friend of mine and an incredible women.

Her husband was diagnosed with bowel cancer at the age of 30. At the time they had a 1 year old daughter and were soon to be pregnant with their second child.

This is a discussion of diagnosis and treatment and the chaotic nature of the medical world.

On top of watching a loved one suffer through cancer, whilst also pregnant, Elizabeth had to deal with the unknown, the challenges of the waiting period, Dr Google and more.

In today’s episode Elizabeth shares with us:

How she had to learn to accept help in order to survive this process
The things that helped the most
The surprising and unlikely dangerous times that she struggled through the most

Key Quotes

“Try as hard as you can to let go of the things that you can’t control because there will be so many things out of your control.”

“I think I will always get that same knot in my stomach walking into any hospital.”

“Even that moment after, when everything has stopped, you almost feel a little bit of a loss, how do you move on with your life without appointments?”

‘Night times were hard for me…the quiet, it just felt so lonely.”

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Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of depression, anxiety and suicide.

This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.

If you find that this material concerns you or you ever need some health, reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14.

I also want to take a moment to acknowledge anyone who has lost someone or has ever been affected by suicide.

I also want to thank Dylan Lewis, today’s guest, for sharing his story.

In today’s episode I speak with Dylan about his personal mental health struggles , knock backs when seeking help and how it wasn’t until his second near fatal attempt to suicide that he finally got some support and the help he needed.

Dylan shares with us:

His views on managing mental health in combination with your whole health
How he personally manages the dark thoughts when they return
Th development of his amazing initiative Mental Mates that strives to help educate and build skills to prevent suicide.

Key Quotes

“Your mental health is about wholeness. Your whole health and wellbeing.”

“The spiralling starts before you even realise and you’re feeling like shit for no reason.”

“You need to have the guts to ask some hard questions. It’s only talking, you’re not going to make the problem worse.”

‘Once someone has talked about it once, that’s the start of the road to recovery.”

If you want to reach out to Dylan, this is still quite raw for him so we ask that you limit yourself to posting a message in our facebook group, which he will be watching

https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

But if you want to find out more about his initiative Mental Mates, you can do so at https://www.mentalmates.org/

Or on Instagram at @mental_mates_inc

For my other businesses you can find them through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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In episode 5 of Challenges That Change Us we will be speaking with the incredible Grace Hamilton. Grace is an Australian Rugby union player and Captain of the Australian Women's team the Wallaroos currently playing for the NSW Waratahs and The University of Sydney.

She is the 2019 Player of the year and RUPA people's choice amongst all international teams. Hamilton juggles rugby whilst working full-time in Sport at The Scots College, Sydney.Hailing from a farm in Panuara in Country NSW, Grace Hamilton started playing Rugby on a University exchange in the USA. Growing up around Rugby with her family, Hamilton was always on the sidelines cheering her father and brother yet playing netball and doing all types of athletics. Although never thinking she would play rugby debut for the Brumbies in 2014 and joined the Sydney team later that year.

Over the past few years Grace has had to handle the truly agonising feeling of limbo, training for international events for 2 years, with no idea when she might actually play another game. This only further compounds that challenge of trying to succeed in the world of women’s competitive sport in Australia.

On top of that Grace suffered the loss of her father, the figure who inspired her and supported her through her Rugby Union journey.

Throughout the episode Grace shares:

How she handled the loss of her father and the surprising time it hit her the hardest
Her advice for how other women can succeed in international sport in Australia
Just how crushing it was having to train without playing and with no end in sight.
Her advice for how to overcome a stumble or mistake in the middle of a game

Key Quotes

“Allow yourself to get in situations where you don’t necessarily have to think about it [the loss].”

“I was probably the worst I was a year and a half later.”

“Every situation you can either make it really great or make it really bad.”

If you want to follow what Grace does you can follow her on Instagram @graciehamilton4_ or follow the Wallaroos @wallaroosrugby or head to their website https://wallaroos.rugby

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www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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Welcome to episode 4 of Challenges =That Change Us, which will be quite different to the others.

Every few episodes I will be taking to an expert in their field about challenges they see on a daily basis and get some great tips for you in this space.

Today’s podcast is with the legendary Dave Ballard, aka Classy.

He is currently the Head Of Performance for the Bronco’s and is also my business partner and helped found the company Tri-Altitude Performance.

He has 17 years experience in the sporting industry and has working with the dragons, the knights, the reds and now the bronco’s.

For this episode Classy and I talk about mindset around returning to play or the gym after injury.

Through the episode Classy will share:

His career and just the ups and downs and experiences he has gathered
How different people respond differently to injuries
The importance of having direction’
His cool strategy for ensuring a player has prepared properly to return

Key Quotes

“Some people love detail and are goal focused, and the other person just wants day to day, don’t want to look too far ahead”

“It’s having the conversations and dealing with the person based on the style of person they are”

“You need to be consistent in what you’re doing with your rehab if you want it to work or with pretty much anything in work.

If you want to follow what Classy does, check out the business he helped me found, Tri-altitude Performance: www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au or on Instagram @trialtitudeperformance

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Welcome to the third episode of Challenges That Change Us, today’s episode discusses medical testing, the waiting game and the inner critic.

Physical challenges can hit us at any stage and one of the many hurdles that can come with these is how we feel others will perceive us afterwards.

Sarah Hayles is the host of All Things Small Biz podcast. Sarah is a mum, a career woman and an incredible entrepreneur who made it to the top in a very male dominated industry.

She is a qualified engineer, has worked internationally, has managed joint ventures all over the world and has negotiated 9 figure business deals.

However she is now playing in the space of running her own business. West of The Waves, All Things Small Biz and E-Commerce with Sarah Hayles.

But when she was younger she suffered a physical injury after some routine surgery.

In today’s episode Sarah shares:

The traumatic process of being stuck in the ‘waiting game’ of medical testing when there is no clear answer
How dealing with her physical injury caused her to change how she handled friendship imbalances
How she approaches helping her children understand her physical injury as a lesson in kindness

Key Quotes

“Validation is not going to come from someone else outside of yourself”

“I’m the only person who can make my kids ok with that and it’s how I deal with my injury that is going to teach them how to be, how to do, how to act, how to support, how to care”

“If I was the one having to make 70% of the effort, well I stopped making an effort because I was going through a really traumatic time and if people weren’t prepared to put in 50% then I wasn’t able to do it”.

You can listen to Sarah’s podcast ‘All Things Small Biz’ online on any of your normal podcast apps and you can follow the podcast and her e-commerce business on Instagram at @the_ecomm_hub or via the website https://www.sarahhayles.com/

You can also follow her clothing and jewellery business West Of The Waves on Instagram at @west_of_the_waves

You can find everything else on her website https://www.westofthewaves.com/

For Ali’s businesses you can find them through their websites

www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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@Veravidyayoga

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Welcome to the second episode of the podcast Challenges that Change Us, where we interview people who have overcome or dealt with challenges to find out how dealt with them and what lessons they have learnt.

For this episode I’m really excited to introduce you to one of the most incredible men I know, James Horsburgh Aka Teddy. His perseverance, determination and positive attitude is admired by so many.

Teddy and I both lived on campus together while studying law.

On the 7th of October 2004 I found out that something had gone seriously wrong for Teddy after he had dived into a water fountain after a night out with our mate and was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital after dislocating his neck.

In today’s episode Teddy shares:

Exactly what it was like in the initial moments of this horrible trauma
How he kept going and stayed afloat mentally in some of the darkest moments while in hospital
How he personally embraces and deals with negativity in a way that allows him to lead a positive life.

Key Quotes

“If you focus on the negative then of course it’s going to be negative. But if you focus on the positive then life’s much more enjoyable I’ve found”

“If you have a positive frame of mind and you have the ability to focus on what’s important and distract yourself from those things that are getting you down, then the rest of your life seems to have a positive overtone to it”

“Allow yourself to be negative for 5 or 10 minute, but have a strategy to diver your mind”

You can find James working with McIntosh McPhillamy & Co legal services here: https://www.mcmc.com.au/james-horsburgh

And you can also find him on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-horsburgh-429b4930/?originalSubdomain=au

For Ali’s businesses you can find them through their websites

www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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@trialtitudeperformance

@Veravidyayoga

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

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Welcome to the podcast Challenges That Change Us, where we interview people who have overcome or dealt with challenges to find out how they over came them and what lessons they have learnt.

We could not possibly start this podcast with anyone more qualified to talk about this than the incredible Sarah Davidson or Spoonful of Sarah.

As a high achiever in the law profession Sarah’s life took a dramatic turn when she developed serious health complications.

Since then she has founded multiple businesses and works as an influencer, podcast host, MC and keynote speaker.

She travels all around the world but maintains her health through the lessons she learnt.

In today’s episode Sarah shares:

How a trip overseas left her with health issues so complicated that she almost collapsed at work months later
How she learnt the importance of saying ‘No’ and how she incorporated it into her life
The planning tip she uses to ensure she doesn’t overwhelm and overwork herself.

Key Quotes

“Gratitude can be blinding sometimes”

“My potential has very clear limits…your potential doesn’t, but your body to achieve that potential does”

“You might as well learn to use ‘no’ sparingly but well, so that you never end up in the position where it’s said for you”.

If you would like to hear and see more from Sarah you can listen to her podcast Seize The Yay and follow the podcast on Instagram at @seize_the_yay

You can also follow Sarah herself on instagram at @spoonful_of-Sarah

For links to her book, podcast, websites newsletter and more you can find it here: https://www.spoonfulofsarah.com/links/

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www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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Listen to this trailer for Challenges That Change Us to see if this podcast full of inspiring stories is for you.

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