After completing the main season of the WA Real podcast, I realised this applied to the bulk of people I had interviewed. 

People who had had a major life event/experience and, rather than completing the full healing journey of to clean up and remove the impact of the event/experience, set about trying to save the world instead - replicating destructive patterns in the world.  

Many of the life event i describe in more detail in my short ebook - free download

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Lead Your Best Life: Why Healers, Coaches & Leaders Must Heal Themselves First.

If you're on a journey of personal development, transformation, or helping others lead their best lives—this powerful podcast is for you. Join us for an insightful conversation with Bryn Edwards, Occupational Psychologist, as we explore why true healing starts within—especially for those in roles like coaches, consultants, therapists, and managers.

Before you can help others thrive, you must first do the deep inner work yourself. We dive into: ✅ Major Life Stress Events ✅ The Healing Process and Stages ✅ Energy and Emotional Flow in the Body ✅ Perturbation and Personal Growth ✅ Why People Evolve Under Pressure ✅ Tools for Transformation and Inner Alignment ... and much more.

Bryn brings a holistic, integrated approach to healing, offering practical insights for anyone committed to leading a more conscious, empowered, and fulfilling life.

🔗 Connect with Bryn Edwards LinkedIn:

  / bryn-edwards-29a906  

🔗 Explore the Wisdom in Your Life Healing Program https://wisdominyourlife.com.au/heali...

📘 Free eBook: Understanding Significant Life Events https://wisdominyourlife.kit.com/ebook

Earlier this year, I successfully completed the 20km solo Rottnest Channel Swim. I had previously completed the challenge in 2016, but, despite successfully crossing, that ended up being a net negative experience physically.

Therefore, this time around I enlisted the help of Mark Bernacchi, experienced explorer of all things ‘movement’ and the co-founder of Modus Movement Studio in Myaree Perth.

Originally, I approached Mark for guidance with preparation for the swim with the aim of increasing the integrity of my body so that, at the age of 47, I would come out of it in a net positive physical position.

However, by embracing the culture and philosophy Mark has created at Modus and its application to the challenge of swimming 20km in open ocean, I started to experience the movement of my body in a deeper and broader context that exceeded the swim itself and spread out to all aspects of my life.

This has given rise to a movement practice that continues to be an integral part of my life today. The practise has redefined my physical experience in life and yields so many exciting possibilities for future exploration that far exceed swimming.

This conversation charts that journey.

So, who would benefit from this conversation?

• Anybody who exercises or undertakes physical challenges; particularly anybody who exercises using singular repetitive based movement patterns, such as swimming, running, cycling, etc.
• Anybody who wants to consider their experience within their body more deeply
• Everyone who asks ‘What do you mean by movement?’

To learn more about Mark and Modus visit:

• Instagram – @modusmovement
• Webpage – modusmovement.com

As always with Rebecca, this was a playful, expansive and exploratory conversation that put its roots in to many of the surrounding recent events.

Explore further with Rebecca at - www.rebeccadawson.net/

Find out more about Gabriella and her book - www.gabriellabraun.co.uk

These are amazing, life affirming feats that require a lot of time, focus and energy. There is a wealth of information relating to leading up to and during the event, but there’s been very little focus on what happens afterwards and the journey post event.

In this very honest conversation, I talk and reflect with Perth swim coach Paul Newsome about this very ‘live’ issue for me and his experience both as a competitor and coach of many others who have undertaken such feats.

In this brutally honest conversation, I reflect on my journey over the past 3 years of practising Trauma Release Exercise Tremoring with Richmond Heath, Founder of TRE Australia. Together we explore the changes, impacts and growth over time that this simple but powerful practise has had on my nervous system and way of being in life.

From a start point common to many - a state of high anxiety hyper-vigilant functioning in the world where I genuinely thought “I was ok” - to a place of being where I can begin to meet the complexity of the outside world with an inner existential trust and truly begin to grow.

It’s certainly not all blissful states of ease and grace serenely passing through life because, as you will find out, that concept is a response to an early point on the journey.

Why did I record this conversation?

I am no different to millions / billions of people who heavily wear the anxiety, depression, despair and stress resulting from the everyday living in the current human experience – but does it have to hang so heavily upon us? I believe not, but what is the journey ahead and what can be done about it?

I believe more conversations like this need to happen so that we can chart the journey ahead and normalise it into our collective way of being.

Link to online Richmond’s TRE course: https://www.trecourse.com/

Link to Richmond’s High Anxiety Functioning Video: https://www.treaustralia.com/product/tre-for-high-functioning-anxiety/

Learn TRE Tremoring in Western Australia with Fran Fuller: https://www.treaustralia.com/providers/listing/frances-fuller/

The focus - the wisdom gleamed from the journey of 4 years and 200+ conversation with the WA Real Podcast.

A big thank you to all guests and listeners who all helped to make this happen - gratitude overwhelms me. 

Alan has lectured philosophy at Curtin University, informed policy and has also been instrumental in leading philosophy being taught in schools.

This is another great journey into philosophy, starting during the Age of Enlightenment and Rationality working to present day, discussing the how this period influences our modern day and illuminating many elements we may take for granted.

This is a great and deep conversation that will educate you while taking you on a journey.

It's been three years since Mike was on the podcast last, in this conversation he shares with us many of the patterns and consistencies that he sees across his work.

He talks about the ‘Man Box’, which seems to be a crappy version of masculinity that is passed down generation by generation, that involves a lack of emotional literacy and a lot of shame and guilt. He also talks about how a lot of this can play into the hands of violence.

Mike also talks about opening up a space for healthy masculinity and what that involves in terms of men defining what they want to be into in terms of their masculinity.

This is a great conversation; Mike gets very passionate, sharing a lot of wisdom and knowledge from his years of doing the work in the men's space.

https://www.goodblokes.co/

In this conversation, you get a really great insight into the amount of work and the process that goes into being a comedian and developing a character like Famous Sharron.

We hear about the history and the development of this character and what Bonnie's been through to take her to where she is today.

Now famous Sharon doesn't actually appear in this conversation, which is maybe disappointing to some of her fans, but her theme of ‘celebrate yourself really shines through in this conversation and it's really interesting to hear how Bonnie has embraced that herself.

Bonnie is a lot of fun to talk to and this is fascinating conversation from a behind the scenes of being a comedian point of view.

www.famoussharron.com/

Jim explains what the study of theology is and delineates it from institutionalised and organised religion.

Jim explains how considering the questions that theology raises helps us to orientate ourselves in life and society and, as a consequence, develop stronger existential strength and inner compass within ourselves. Jim also puts forward how a lack of orientation in life could be behind much of the anxiety and mental health issues that we see arising today.

This a great conversation with a lot of depth and will leave you with much to consider. Jim is a very thoughtful gentleman and it was a real pleasure to speak with him.

But ask yourself, what does an Australian style of interior design actually look like?

Or let’s go deeper - what would the style of design that's influenced by the land and the deep culture here in Western Australia looked like?

It’s actually a difficult question to answer because very few designers are following this path, that is with the exception of this week's guest Leah Bennett of Leah Paige Design.

Leah talks through the nuances and intricacies of interior design, so that we can understand it in more clarity and more depth. She then adds the layer of culture and land so you can really begin to get a feel of how she's designing spaces that we can really connect to.

Leah also talks about the challenges of putting forwards this new approach to the interior design world and how often many people want to get involved but are just a bit too worried about where to start and getting ‘things wrong’.

Leah is a fantastic and articulate lady with a real drive and passion that shines through in this conversation and which is sure to underpin her impact in the future.

Website: leahpaigedesigns.com

Christine has spent 35 years in teacher education and educational history, authoring the book ‘Recovering Boarding School Trauma Narratives’.

In this conversation Christine tracks how the concept of boarding school came from England to Australia, as a colony of the British Empire, and then the ensuing impact within our education system and beyond.

Again, it was another great conversation about how difficult it is to put privilege and trauma in the same sentence.

Links

- Recovering Boarding School Trauma Narratives’ – https://www.routledge.com/Recovering-Boarding-School-Trauma-Narratives-Christopher-Robin-Milne-as/Jack/p/book/9780367819521

- Episode #164 with Nick Duffell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPHxGYAqbuU

As Victoria puts forward, grief is so often narrowly associated with death, however it is much much wider than that as it is the result of any loss and so we incur grief more widely than we realise.

Victoria shares the six common myths relating to grief and how they have been perpetuated intergenerationally, becoming part of our current culture resulting in a collective  lack of emotional discernment and literacy.

Victoria is really good at breaking down the dynamics of grief and walks us through the process to release its grip. This conversation covers a lot of ground, there's a lot of interesting emerging questions that come up, which really provides a full picture in this area that affects you, me and everyone.

Find out more about Victoria and her podcast at www.theunleashedheart.com

That's exactly what I explored this week with Coach Joel Jamieson who has over 20 years of working with heart rate variability while training Olympic athletes, MMA fighters, Navy Seals, NBA and NFL stars.

Joel explains exactly what HRV is – a measurement of recovery - while also breaking down the basic principles of exercise. He explains how under recovery is at the heart of most injuries.

We then discuss how you can measure HRV and what are key features to look for in selecting a measurement device. Joel then explains how HRV is scored and how to interpret the score and what to do with it.

The conversation then broadened out to explore the impact of stress on our HRV and how a high base level of HRV places us in good stead to face the stresses and uncertainty of the world we operate it.

This is a super important measure, because as Joel puts forward – it is non-invasive and easy to track over a long period of time giving you a real indicator of life longevity.

Joel is super clear and concise throughout this whole conversation dispelling many myths along the way.

Whatever level of exercise or focus of well-being you are at, by the end of this conversation you'll have a clear idea of what the heart rate variability is, and how important it is to you and how you can go measure, track it and make some significant changes in your life.

Joel: www.8weeksout.com/

Morpheus: www.trainwithmorpheus.com/

But how do we begin to acknowledge that within ourselves?

How do we begin to navigate our emotions to avoid overwhelm, so that we can get to a place where we can actually do something about it?

And just what can we do?

This is exactly what I explored with Shona Hunter, Community Organiser for the WA Forest Alliance.

Shona brings a wealth of experience of working in this area to open up a space to journey through this tricky journey from a real personal point of view.

In this conversation we cover a lot of ground including the impact of an extraction economy, the rise and fall of civilisations and where we are in the that cycle, a deeper history of Britain, ask where the grown-ups have gone, our trajectory from the printing press, systems, the 1000 year clean up and much more.

I also learnt a huge amount about Western Australia, seeing it from a different perspective.

Tyson mixes his wealth and depth of knowledge together with his great sense of humour and openness to share to make for a great yarn that will take you on a journey.

This week I explored sense making and the media with David Fuller, founder of the Rebel Wisdom Channel who is also a former BBC and Channel4 journalist.

David talks about how sense making is the fundamental issue that faces all of us - our inner capacity, both individually and collective, to make sense and meaning of the outside world and then to agree on what is truth and what are the key problems we need to focus on.

This issue is further exacerbated by the incentive structures, drivers and failures of both legacy media and alternative media, which is then accelerated by technologies that are purposefully designed to mine and capture our attention and concentration.

These factors and their impacts, which are being left unchecked, are causing a mounting existential crisis of disconnection that potentially sit at the heart of many of the recognised mental and emotions health issues we now encounter.

With financially incentivised decentralised flows of information straight to the individual now a feature of life, it is time for each of us to do our individual work in terms of ‘cleaning house’ and developing our relationship with the truth and how we make sense of the outer world so we can live a meaningful life.

Spurred to investigate resilience by the recent impacts of COVID and specific requests of clients, Mike carried out an extensive research study into resilience through interviewing a range of leaders which he’s collated in his book (Un)Shakeable.

In this conversation, we dive into just how the differing personal definitions of what resilience means to different people plays out in in their lives; we have a particularly interesting exploration into the delineation between adaptability and resilience.

Mike puts forward that a key part is acknowledging that we as humans are resilient and we are impacted by events. And this, in and of itself, then starts to build an amount of trust not just in ourselves, but in the collective among us.

As always, chatting to Mike is a real treat. He has a unique perspective and depth of thought that he brings from his experience as a survival expert that makes this a great conversation.

The topic of systems came up - those that are serving and those that are not serving us. Anthony spoke about how development involves a period of unravelling and the gentle stripping of old frameworks to reveal dissolutions as well as the need to be solid in the wilderness within.

He also shared a beautiful story from Archie Rose about the elders that are sitting around the campfire waiting for us to come home – a theme that has significant meaning throughout this conversation.

This was a fantastically delicate but powerful and strong conversation with a lot of humour - particularly listen out for Anthony talking about lasting change.

This week, we go further into the world of spiritual and psychological emergencies with a presentation of the findings from a recent qualitative research project that explored the experiences of people here in Western Australia that have been through such an experience.

The research was conducted by Bryn with help from a number of ‘like-concerned’ friends.

The presentation shares some of the emerging patterns from the research and sheds some light into naturally occurring human growth experience.

Following the presentation there is a Q&A in which the exploration continues from the ensuing discussion.

If you wish to get in touch as a result of listening to this please feel free to email me at warealbryn@gmail.com

Roslyn takes time to talk through Realm Theory that sets the framework of understanding for patterns she’s noticed across her life, vast studies and 20+ years as a practising Clinical Psychologist.

Throughout the conversation, she gives plenty of examples to provide the context for deeper understanding of how it all comes together.

It’s rare to find someone who works at this meta level of connection and who can see such deep patterns; patterns that have been understood and shared for hundreds and thousands of years previously in indigenous cultures. Indeed, Roslyn talks about how she’s not only captured the pattern mathematically but has also sang and danced the patterns.

This is a very deep conversation but right now I personally believe that this is a level of thinking and sensemaking that is missing from the overall conversation that directs where we’re going in the human experience.

This is the focus of this weeks conversation with Emma Gibbens who, based on her previous work as a political campaigner, now holds space for deeper searching conversations on a range of topics.

In this exploratory conversation we got into the need for boundaries; how social media has impacted the relationship between community, the market and government; we question the underlying structure of many assumptions that we connect upon; and we also consider how connection will differ, particularly for countries like the US and UK, as we come out of COVID.

Emma is obviously a bright and passionate lady, which produced a hugely thought provoking conversation.

I explore this with Andy Lamb, an experienced organisational disruption consultant who specialised in unlocking creativity within businesses.

What makes this conversation super interesting is its fractal nature in that Andy started by noticing small changes that he needed to make himself on a personal level, and then spotted the patterns that emerged applying them to larger organisations in his work.

We also dived how to remain open to learning, complexity, ecosystems, and much, much more.

While on the surface this might seem like a very heavy topic, Andy is a super articulate guy and he's tonnes of fun to talk to, which makes this a very approachable conversation that will lightly provoke quite deep thought.

That is the starting question from which I explored complexity in this wonderful conversation with the wise owl and elder that is Rod Griffiths.

Just what is complexity? Can it be defined or is it felt?

In exploring complexity, we went through many areas in this conversation ranging from beauty in design, existentialism, aesthetics, the role of our nervous system, as well as how we actively move away from complexity and why we protect ourselves from it.

We live in a highly complex world, something COVID has painfully revealed to us.

We also talked about surrendering to complexity and just being in it, as opposed to restlessly needing to do something.

This is a fantastically gentle yet deep conversation that has so much to offer as we continue to face an uncertain, complex, ever changing and ambiguous world.

In this fun and playful discussion, Kate shares her real-life journey that brought together the mix of play, Lego and dating together.

We also broadened out the conversation to focus on the general state of human connection and the barriers to that.

NOTE: Kate is currently launching Lovego and she offering all ‘Badass Professional’ Lady WA Real Listeners the opportunity to work with her personally to journey further into their dating with Lovego; all you have to do is email her at: Kate@lovegomethod.com

Whether you're currently dating or generally in need of greater quality human connection, there’s plenty in this discussion for you.

For more info go to: lovegomethod.com

In this conversation, we talked about letting go, the process of letting go, about actually sitting and being with death and how death can question our identity as a source of its greatest growth.

Joseph is a fantastic person to talk to; he's very thoughtful and considered. He is very transparent with his emerging thought process as he shares it.

Also, there is an extra 10 minutes after the end of the conversation about the stories of death that we told ourselves probably before the period of rational enlightenment and how those mythical stories now play into our rational scientific view of the world.

Meet Alex Waters, who set himself the challenge of having 100 coffees with 100 strangers throughout the year in 2020.

Alex shares his journey throughout the challenge and talks about how it brought a new sense of humility to him, how he learned to receive feedback, how he really zoned in on his own listening and the importance of human connection, as well as just undertaking a challenge for no other reason that you feel called to.

Alex gets raw and candid about his journey, which makes it a fantastic, fun and engaging conversation.

Hopefully, it might just inspire you to go out and meet strangers and expand your own network and perspective.

We talked about podcasting, and the art of podcasting. And so I thought it would make for a great little episode, as it provides a fantastic behind the scenes look of what goes into creating WA Real.

Also in this, I think there's a lot of pointers in there for just how to have a more deeper and engaging conversation. It's a lot of fun, and I thought it would make for a great episode with a different viewpoint.

Meera sets the scene of what philosophy and philosophical inquiry is all about, before sharing some of the big questions that she herself is wrestling with currently.

She takes you on a fantastic tour, through the origins of philosophy and introduces some of the great thinkers that have come before us. She also introduces you to the three main areas that of metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics, or in other words, questions relating to our reality, our knowledge, and our sense of right and wrong.

This is a fun and engaging conversation where we exchange many views.

What you will soon begin to realise is just how some of those bigger questions that many of the great thinkers that have come before us have wrestled with, still apply to today, and our current situation.

What is good? What is evil? How should I live my life?

Richard Grannon returns to discuss the importance of continuing to wrestle with important questions just like these to develop your own moral philosophy.

Previously, we spoke about co-dependency, people pleasing, and the impact of trauma. In this conversation, we go further into why a lack of moral philosophy will leave you in a weakened and a unboundaried state that can be so easily preyed upon by the outside world.

This is about our thinking, our decision making, and how we implement boundaries to live a more healthy life.

Considering your moral philosophy is not as difficult as you think, but it's possibly more important than you may ever consider; there's a strong suggestion that this may sit at the heart of some of our rising mental health issues.

As always, speaking to Richard was a true privilege and honour; he is incredibly articulate and has an amazing sense of humour. This conversation pushed me right to the forefront of my thinking currently, and possibly right to the forefront of my use of language.

That's exactly what I discussed with Daithi Gleeson, member of the Flux Party – political party and movement that is drawing on technology to put forward an upgrade to our democratic system.  

In this discussion, Daithi gives us a history of our democracy through today with key suggestions of how we can upgrade to make it work for us better in the present day.

Daithi and I about went into the current state of our individual and collective capability to be effective citizens in Democracy 2.0

Daithi is superbly articulate which makes this a very accessible conversation. It is also fascinating because all too often political discussions focus on the differences between parties and policies rather than on the actual nature of the underlying system and its ability to serve us the citizens and meet the complexity of the current day.  

Claire, through her company, Weapons of Mass Creation provides a vision quest service here in Western Australia.

During this conversation, we really dived into what exactly is a vision quest and in particular the role of nature and all that we can learn from nature in relation to transition within our own systems and community.

This is a super conversation with a lady who has spent a lot of time solo by herself out in nature; and you can really tell that there's a lot of depth of character that she's drawing on throughout the podcast.

Wallace shares his paradigm changing Electrical Universe theory.

What makes this so interesting is that Wallace, and others, have conducted their research and exploration separate from the university infrastructure.

As well as expanding your understanding of the fabric of the universe, hopefully from this conversation you will be inspired to rethink your own relationship with science and consider your own scientific exploration and experimentation to further your own horizons rather than abrogating to University Scientists.

Nick explains is that, as he predicted in the last podcast, that there's been a real move back to traditional forms of media, in particular radio.  

We really had a great discussion about becoming more discerning in our media consumption and sense making, particularly recognising the leanings, particularly the political orientation, of the sources that you're listening to. We also talked about the pitfalls of going to social media as a source of news and also the concept of consuming too much information.

Nick is really articulate and has a great sense of humour. He brings a very grounded and grown up perspective to the topic of news and media in general.

Surrounded in cultural interpretation, what becomes more and more apparent in this conversation is the fact that hearing voices is not quite what you think - it's very subjective to an individual and a lot more common than one might expect.

We also dive into the link with loneliness to mental health and the onus on those of us who are not lonely to open the door to those who are for the sake of a healthy society.

Why would you listen to this conversation? Because it’s a fascinating exploration into holding space for the legitimacy of your interior personal experiences. It highlights how much there is to explore and just how normal ‘things we don’t necessarily feel comfortable talking about’ really are.

With over 45 years of mushroom growing experience, Graham is WA’s leading expert in this field. He shares some of his stories learning how to grow and think like a mushroom as well as the businesses he’s developed along the way. You will soon begin to appreciate just how complex and precise growing mushrooms is.

Graham then talks about the main medicinal mushrooms that he supplies and their properties - lion’s mane, turkey tail, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, maitake and shiitake.

This is a fascinating conversation; Graham is a real font of knowledge in this field.

As the listener, you will soon realise that there's so much more to learn and explore when it comes to mushrooms.

https://www.touchwoodmushrooms.com/

Through Bill’s research for his new book, he’s really dived into the true reliability and robustness of the underlying psychiatric framework and treatment protocols that shape the mental health space.

The picture that soon emerges is one that may well have lost its way scientifically becoming too complex, overly industrially influenced and separated too far from the true nature of the human journey.

Bill suggests that rather than asking ‘what's wrong with a client?’  the better starting point is to ask ‘what has happened to you?’ because more often than not the source of the majority of mental health issues originated from an early traumatic event in childhood.

This is a super engaging and detailed conversation with someone with over 40+ years of clinical practice and research experience.

If you or a loved one has any mental health issues or is receiving treatment – particularly medical drugs – then I would strongly recommend taking this on board.  

But how often do you pay attention to your dream? How often do you legitimise them? How often you actually talk about them and share them?

This week it was absolute pleasure to talk to Debbie Ford, dream therapy psychotherapist, about this rich source of connection to psyche

Debbie explains what dreams are, their underlying dynamics and mechanics and just how beautifully subjective they are in their very essence. She gives an insight into how she works with clients and their dreams and provides some wonderful examples to really set some context of how we can begin to work with our own dreams.

Fascinatingly, we also discussed on a bigger level of what she's beginning to see across her client’s and their dreams at this time in this COVID disrupted time – messages from the collective psyche.

This is a truly subtle, beautiful, yet really powerful conversation with a wonderful lady who is really amazing at holding space for something that our own ego so often sweeps over or puts to one side.

Many may have a preconception that this is a lovely serene experience, however the truth of the matter is often something very different and scary, which is where the term ‘Spiritual Emergency has come from’.

This week had the great privilege of exploring the topic of spiritual emergencies with Jules Evans, practical philosopher and co-editor of the book Breaking Open, which documents real cases of individual spiritual emergencies.

In this conversation, Jules provides some of the characteristics and surrounding mechanics and dynamics of spiritual emergencies, as well as the impacts.

In an uncertain and rapidly changing world that can so easily trigger a deep change within us set against a noticeable increase in an uptake of differing healing modalities, this is an important conversation to normalise and map out what exactly is happening during these deeply subjective experiences.

FURTHER NOTE: - If you listen to this podcast, and you resonate with the contents based on your own experience, and would be willing to share and participate in a WA based research study to deepen our understanding of these experiences - then please, reach out because we'd like to hear about your spiritual emergency experience.

While I featured guests of a similar ilk previously on the podcast, what makes this really different is the fact that over the last four months I myself have been working with Christine to explore sound for myself. So rather than this being a theoretical discussion, it's very much starts off as an experiential discussion with Christine providing deeper context. This includes how I’ve myself now use sound to connect into my body and how that has led to a number of experiences which I could say rival certain psychedelic experiences.

From that Christine talks about how her work with sound came into her life – which is something she didn't really want to start with but she shares her process of letting go  and answering the call.

Christine is a super grounded lady with a deep history of working with sounds that includes indigenous links which really sets the tone for this discussion about using sound as a modality to really bring us back into our body at a time when it's easy to be just swept up and swept away by our minds.

Tomas explains how Oak Island is modelled on the original retreats that were state funded across the Nordic Countries at the turn of the last century - also captured in his book ‘The Nordic Secret’. It was these retreats that helped instil the human capabilities within the population to face adversity and uncertainty at that time, and which saw those Nordic countries turn around and flourish socially and economically.

Tomas then introduces the 5 clusters of human capabilities that are key to facing the unknown, complex and volatile world we’re faced with – Openness, Perceptive Taking, Sense Making, Inner Compass and Compassion.

In this conversation, we go on to explore the depths of the shifts that we're experiencing right now to our collective imaginary in an interconnected world and how this can only be facilitated, it cannot be managed

The focus of this conversation will be challenging to your own sense making and aspects of how you construct reality for yourself. Yet despite this Tomas points to a way forward that is beautifully grounded and human.

In this conversation Darpan spoke very eloquently about just how the current chaotic conditions are actually the perfect settings for a transformation in human consciousness.

While it would be very easy for the conversation to depart into light, nebulous and mystical realms, Darpan stressed the need to ground in this 3D reality, feeling into the darkness to bring in higher frequencies rather than trying to avoid this necessary step through dissociating into a form of ‘spiritual bypassing’. To really feel into what you stand for and your sovereignty.

Darpan is a great storyteller and he uses some fantastic metaphors to get his point across, which makes this a very engaging conversation.

In this conversation we explore her perspective of the world through the lens of Jungian depth psychology.

Within this conversation, Britt shares a pertinent throw from the I Ching and Jung’s equation for realising God. We also discussed the tension of opposites and the link to cancel culture, as well as legitimate suffering.

What shines through in this is that all systems move towards wholeness – particularly psyche - and that the way forward is not through spiritual bypassing, playing on social media or just burying your head in the sand hoping that it'll all go away. The way forward is actually being in your self, your body and dropping into the darkness.

While this is scary, it's only in the depths of the darkness that potentially we will find the light.

Ultimately, this is a process in which psyche is on a journey, and we are part of it.

Richard puts forward that co-dependency, or people pleasing, is a master-slave dynamic that has been deeply in trained and entranced within culture and society at large. That this is an unseen issue that is more pervasive than narcissism. Richard asserts that if we're to crack the puzzle of the pervasive presence of narcissism in society, then we need to bring our perspective closer to home and have an honest look at how we’re actively accepting and enabling it.

Through the conversation, we go into the dynamics and mechanics of co-dependency in depth across a variety of areas of life providing a number of clear examples including how you’re governed, consumerist capitalism, slave morality and many more.

Through all of this, you will begin to gain a deeper understanding of your own co-dependency, or people pleasing, tendencies and why you’ve become so conflict adverse and unable to say no leaving you in very much an infantilised state.

This is a fascinating conversation and it was a real privilege and honour to speak to Richard. What is most impressive is his ability to articulate, with a great humour, much of why you have such an deep uneasy feeling about life currently.

I can't say it is easy listening because much of what Richard has to say is very triggering, but when you do find yourself arguing and strongly disagreeing with him then I would suggest X marks the spot for greater personal inquiry.

Whether you, or a loved one, attended boarding school or not, there is a lot to take on board and consider in this conversation.

Why?

Because to understand boarding school survivorship is to understand:

• one of the core fundamental elements of the British psyche that also spreads across what was the Empire and is now a Commonwealth
• a very clean example of early developmental trauma and the defence mechanism of splitting to create a survival self-survival personality away from what Nick refers to as our inner indigenous or natural self.

In this conversation we cover:

• Reconciling the concept of linking ‘trauma’ with the privilege of a private education
• The mechanics and dynamics of boarding schools school syndrome and how that's plays out in creating a Strategic Survivor Personality
• How that plays out as the ex-boarder then goes out into the world.
• The inevitable collapse of the Strategic Survivor Personality that has been created by a very young child
• The process of normalisation that perpetuates this cycle

From this, we then go further into the wider implications on the British psyche, and leadership and culture and how that spread across the world.

As said above, there is a lot to learn from this conversation; even more if you yourself were a boarder and there’s aspects of how you ‘do life’ that you still struggle to truly understand.

I went into this thinking that I was going to learn about a mental health issue, but what I soon began to realise was that this is much bigger than that - to use Sam's own words ‘narcissism is more than just a mental health issue or a personality disorder; it's an organising principle of our culture and our society’. It's a primal drive in all of us that pervades parenting, education, media, social media, politics, governments, all of it.

Sam talks in great detail about the dynamics and mechanics of narcissism. He then goes on to discussing the specific design of social media and the links between its usage and narcissism, which is very chilling indeed.

He then goes on to talk about how narcissism is shaping all of us and why is now becoming the one true religion – a decentralised, networked religion.

Sam finishes with two suggestions of how to navigate the waters ahead.

This isn't easy listening, but it's necessary listening if you truly want, and have it in you, to understand the ‘water you swim in’.

This is a far-ranging conversation offering a number of perspectives of the world we now live in.

Among the many things we go into are:

• Looking into the illusions of life that we’ve all being buying into
• The need to slow the world the fuck down from the previous rush, need to know, constant doing and selling
• The invitation to become more ‘human’ and sit with that – shadow and all
• Deep diving into Karpman’s drama triangle and how that plays out in life – particularly the role of victim and well-meaning helper in the capitalist context
• Feeling into the collective experience that is going on as oppose to individual experiences
• How we’re at the apex of worshipping ourselves as individuals

Suzanne also talks about her recent book Sleeping Giants, which provokes further discussion about resilience and an accessing your own sleeping inner giant.

This is a playful yet searching conversation and often it’s difficult to work out just exactly who is interviewing who in this conversation.

I personally found this a wonderfully nourishing conversation and hope you the listener will too.

Peter wastes no time getting straight to the point putting forward the research that clearly indicates that the majority of the chronic illnesses that we suffer from today can track their source back to poor nutrition and gut health – including COVID-19.

Peter presents how the state of one’s nutrition and gut health are linked to hypertension, obesity and diabetes that is reducing our life expectancy.

This will be difficult listening to some as it clearly indicates the direct impact of our lifestyle choices upon our health and time on earth.

We also talk about the key difference between true scientific research and the pathology focused business of medicine, and how you as an everyday person can tap into the latest research that isn’t always so forthcoming.

Peter is super enthusiastic, and this was a great opportunity to tap into such a wealth of evidence-based wellbeing information and data.

For the listener you will be given some clear tips and steps of just how to regain your health and standard of life.

We go for Round 2 journeying further into the 35+ years’ experience of herb and plant knowledge of Dipaunka Macrides, renowned Perth based Herbal Alchemist.

Following on from the previous episode (#151), Dipaunka talks about:

• The impact basic plant and herb education among children would have
• Plant Consciousness
• The Mycelium Mushroom network that connects the plant world
• Witches and plant spells
• How plants are the most natural display of unconditional love
• Balance
• Plant Chemistry
• And much much more

Again, for the listener you are invited to tap into a vast depth of knowledge and learn some simple step for making significant changes in your life for the better.

Alison shares her view on the world currently through the lens of her 30 years of dedicated study of esoteric knowledge and practice for the purpose for assisting the evolutionary shift towards “unity consciousness”.

Alison puts forward that we are currently being forced to go within ourselves as we are entering a collective ‘Dark Night of the Soul’ that will open us up further to connecting and processing the energy that surrounds us.

While the conversation is far ranging, covering so many fascinating perceptions and explanations, it also serves as safe space for others to recognise and legitimise many of the unseen or ‘not so normal’ experiences that happen to so many of us but of which we simply don’t speak about for fear of ridicule.

This isn’t just about sitting on the edges offering quasi sage advice. As you will find further in the conversation, Alison, and the people she practises with, have a mission and a very practical and forward thinking approach the use of this knowledge to bring about change in the world on an energetic level.

For the listener, you can feel Alison’s wealth of experience as she clearly and articulately explains many of the unseen forces that many of us are experiencing currently.

In 2015, after leaving a 15+ years being a science teacher and following her curiosity and concern sparked by observing an abnormal rise in allergies and learning disorders in the children she was teaching, Dr. Judy completed her PHD entitled ‘A critical analysis of the Australian government’s rationale for its vaccination policy’.

What followed was nothing short of a drama out of Netflix – intense media scrutiny, actives steps to discredit her, lobbyist pressure to remove her PHD from the University of Wollongong’s Library and website and much more.

In this conversation Dr. Judy explains vaccine theory, ‘undone’ science, the lack of rigorous and legal accountability surrounding vaccines as well as the numerous conflicts of interest that pervade the Australian Scientific and Government Regulatory and decision-making bodies.

What shines through for me are the major questions about just how much we, and particular key state decision makers, lay our trust on scientists for many of our major answers – something that potentially applies to not only to vaccines but also the Governmental respond to COVID-19.

Dr Judy is a regular mother who is concerned for her children and the society we live in - the impact of all of this is laid bare within the conversation. What is interesting is the scale of the backlash because she dared to question.

For the listener, ultimately this comes down to a question of sovereignty over your own body, and for your children, and just how much responsibility and ownership you are willing to take over that.

In a former life Paul was a mortgage broker and he shares his long held concern about the financial system, burdening debt and the systemic failure in the past to deal with the real issue at hand. He suggests it is now time that we have a serious review of our relationship with capitalism in its form.

While the conversation goes further into the impact of the Covid shake up to the world, state of mental health, fake online gurus, drama triangles and much more; time and again the common element that we continue to return to is the impact of capitalism effecting and directing people’s choices and behaviours.

This was a great conversation between two men, both 45, trying to make sense of the world – much like many of us. While it’s serious in parts there’s also a lot of humour as well.

This is a truly fascinating story on so many levels that packed full of life’s golden nuggets – going out into the world as a young man, building a multi-million-dollar business, the highs and lows of life’s journey and opening up to yourself and unleashing the beauty and power within.

Again, the extra depth of this conversation is Davey’s recognition of the deep stories at a belief level that he took on board as a child that drove him to all his successes but then passed its ‘use by date’ and became the major factor in his undoing.  

Davey is a very open, honest and lovable man who has done ‘the work’ within, which makes this such and an approachable and powerful conversation.

For the listener, in addition to being drawn into Davey’s journey you will be challenged to consider the stories that lie deep within yourself.

Garry shares how, through his work, he views the world through an ‘energy lens’ – whether love or fear, is this mine energy or has someone imprinted it upon me - which really helps to provide a framework for understanding life on a deeper level and make more conscious choices.

The conversation is deep and varied and we focus on a number of areas including the victim/persecutor/helper drama triangle that is put upon us and enslaves us, questioning whether the voice in your head is really yours, the potential role of the moon in all of this and the role of the human DNA design to bring peace to the universe.

Garry has a fantastic view and perspective on ‘doing life’ from many angles and I super enjoyed this conversation as you’ll gather listening to me.

For the listener, you’ll again go on a fantastic journey of viewing what may well be happening from another point of view and in the process have your own horizons and beliefs challenged.

In this beautifully exploratory conversation with Tash, we held space to share observations and reflections about the recent shifts in the way we do life and the energy that surrounds that.

There is a strong emphasis throughout of letting go of our need for control and introducing more allowing as a key part of the modus operandi of life - particularly in these uncertain times.

By adopting this leading edge approach to life, we explore how it opens up space to experience what is to be, opens up greater possibility and possibility in front of us and also opens the gateway for a true connection to energies and intelligence that are so much bigger and expansive than we can perceive.

As always Tash brought her magical and inquisitive self, which really sets the tone and foundation that made this conversation possible.

For the listener, you will go on a fantastic journey of what may well be happening currently on a very deep level and you will be asked to consider – if just for a brief moment – what if it any of it were true?

In this episode I piece together observations and revelations from ‘doing my own life’, 100’s of podcasts and legacy interviews and many other authentic and real experiences.

• How I’ve become addicted to ‘Knowing’ stuff and staying there
• The Impact of the addiction to ‘Knowing’
• Why there’s a need for me to comfortably sit in the Unknown
• The Challenge to face myself in the Mirror and say ‘I don’t Know’
• Extending beyond my limited sense of identity
• True Leadership across all aspects of my life
• The beauty of connecting to something bigger than myself

I felt it important to release this as a podcast episode as I watch so many cling on to that they know during the disrupted time influenced by Corona Virus.

Go further into considering just who you really are with business coach Chris Jackson.

Chris explains how he takes clients deep into themselves, connecting with their soul, in order to truly align their life direction, business and relationships to their true purpose and identity.

This conversation goes super deep super quick, as Chris and I explore consciousness, our connection to something bigger than ourselves and what the current changing environment is teaching us about our identity.

Chris makes what could be a confronting conversation really approachable and will leave the listener considering just what else there is to learn about yourself.

From start to finish in this episode, Dipaunka shares his knowledge, philosophies, teachings and wisdom when it comes to working with and appreciating herbs. He goes further than just talking about the chemistry of the plant, he explains the energetics of how they combine to effect the impact on the human body that they do. We cover so many topics and applications.

Dipaunka is a super passionate and knowledgeable man and you can tell that this episode is only scratching the surface of his vast knowledge; I felt it was a real privilege that he chose to share this with me on the podcast.

For the listener, you will be given an abundance of simple options that can be added to your kitchen that will not only enhance the flavour of meals but significantly contribute to your health without having to reach for the pharmaceuticals.

The encyclopaedic volume of knowledge packed into this episode many well be too much for one listening of this episode - but that’s ok, because the episode is going nowhere, and you can listen to it over and over again!

So, take an exploration into public speaking with founder of Chatterbox Public Speaking and TEDx Speaker Coach, Shil Shanghavi.

Shil shares his own journey of overcoming a significant childhood stutter to where he is now and how his greatest challenge (his kryptonite) has become is super strength.

Shil breaks down the art of public speaking, sharing key tips as well as a deeper dive into the fears that public speaking elicits.

While on one level you would expect Shil to present well given his background, however it is his humanity and vulnerability that shine through in this conversation, which make it a truly engaging and enlightening podcast.

Michelle explains in depth why we sleep and further detail about the different stages of sleep and their individual importance. She then goes on to provide clear steps of how to improve ‘sleep hygiene’ which will optimise your recovery and restoration in life.

Most importantly Michelle underlines the importance of sleep and details the nature of the relationship between sleep, well-being, immunity and high emotional and mental functioning. She points out that even prior to Corona Virus we were significantly impacting our health as Australia was suffering an overall sleep deprivation epidemic.

We also get into some of the fascinating current leading-edge research within sleep including a study which highlights how consciousness is something quite separate from brain function.

Michelle is very engaging and enthusiastic to share her wealth of expert knowledge making this truly great conversation.

As the listener you will have clearer idea of the importance of Sleep as a key tool to optimising your life.

In this very enjoyable and light-hearted conversation, Shelley talks about connecting with the world of children, their questions, engagement with fairy tales and how this helps us as adults connect with the treasure trove of our own childhood.

As a 10-year veteran of online teaching, Shelley also provides some key insights and suggestions of supporting children from the structure of the school to studying at home during this Corona Virus period.

For the listener who is looking to further and deepen their connection with their children, this conversation provides lots to consider and do with them.

I speak with Sam Falsafi, Head Coach of the hugely successful men movement Wake Up Warrior.

Through Covid-19, human momentum is on pause and it is forcing many to face your truth. The truth you have been potentially avoiding through the lies upon which you build the stories you tell yourself – the defence mechanism of choice for so many men whether they admit it or not.

Sam talks through the process of accepting what you see in the mirror to unlock a greater, more expansive awareness of identity that is built on your truth and then applying it to your well-being, relationships, business and connection to something bigger than yourself.

Interestingly, Sam highlights how the full nature of the Covid-19 impacted world is exposing the true leaders in our communities and those that have a solid connection to something bigger than themselves.

Sam is a straight talking and direct man – simple as that – he tells it like it is based on his wealth of experience both personally and in his role as Head Coach for Wake-Up Warrior.

For the listener this will either be welcomed listening or difficult listening, but either way it is an invitation to expand your identity to something much, much bigger.

In this conversation, Rebecca eloquently articulates what many of us are seeing in that the pressure and the strain on the weave of our society is not only exposing how everything is breaking down (government, money, legal systems, etc) but is also beginning to show us the greater gaps in that weave.

The listener is invited to become curious about the gaps, rather than being drawn to fix the straining weave and being pulled to one end of the duality or another, and to sit in a central position comfortable in a place of not knowing.

Why? Because it is in that place of not knowing and declaring “I am here” that you can truly birth something new – a new reality.

It’s time to let go of fixing, survival, ‘needing’ to do things and fulfilling self-imposed requirements; the time of carrying the heavy weight of karma and unconscious living has passed – it’s now time to ask what else is there and for a new dimension of experiencing, creating and exploring! Wow!

This is a very focused and intense conversation and there is no shame in listening back through it numerous times to let it fully settling within you.

Again, listen carefully for the use of ‘I’ and ‘we’ in the words Rebecca says.  

Want to go deeper into this - follow the link: bit.ly/RebeccaDawsonConversationwiththeMasters

Lisa, former Olymipic Swim team captain, author, actor and broadcaster, tells how from a young age, as an elite gold medal athlete, she was aware that she ‘had trouble with her thinking’. However, it wasn’t until her late 40s did the penny drop that she could let thoughts go, a key learning that changed her world.  

Lisa goes on to expand on key 'ways of being' such as mindfulness, resilience and compassion - both for others and self - during this Corona Virus period. She also provides some fascinating insights into the differing coaching styles she encountered in her swimming career and how they shaped some of her identity stories and work today.

The conversation is far ranging and expansive, including an exchange of views as to what the new reality could be like after Corona Virus.

Lisa is a wonderfully grounded lady who offers straight down the line explanations to some key life concepts, particularly Mindfulness, that can so often be shrouded in vagueness and lost in an overly hip and woke culture.

For the listener, you will provoked to challenge your attachment to your thoughts and levels of self-care by someone who has performed at the highest levels in many area of life.

Amy and Bryn start off by exploring about how and why the current disruption of the Corona Virus outbreak is effecting all of us deeply at an identity level.

Amy then explains in detail what emotional intelligence is and how it is not only a key to high performance and success in the corporate world but also in the current disrupted environment we now find ourselves in. She also talks extensively about the importance of taking ownership and showing empathy as further keys to success in life.

Amy has a wonderful ability to clearly explain some taxing everyday life challenges and she call on everyone to extract as much enjoyment and love out of the current situation.

For the listener you will come to realise that our mindset is exactly what will determine how you come out of the corona virus situation – so ask yourself ‘How do you want to remember this Corona experience?’ because the answer is entirely down to you.

Focusing on making Mental Health Mainstream, Lachlan shares how it's affecting him and how he's adapting to it.

There's lots in this conversation relating to the tools to maintain mental health.

Lachlan also talks about his recent focus into supporting men overcome the stigma of penis size.

Karl candidly shared how it was impacting him both personally and in business. He talked through just how he was adjusting focus and expectation in his own business to meet the new reality.

Karl finished with an invitation, and open offer of support, to everyone to fully capitalise on this very rare opportunity to discover and pursue something very new in your life that makes your soul sing - whether it's playing guitar or offering a service to the world that is very much in need. 

I would strongly recommend reaching out to Karl at bit.ly/ConnectwithKarl

In this conversation Andrea begins by talking about the full journey of her training as a singer that also spans time away from singing to include yoga, meditation, tantra and intuitive healing – this is important as it sets the context for the rest of the conversation which provides a much wider and expansive view of the current Corona virus situation.

We go on to discuss and explore the potential positive impacts of the Corona virus on our society, why on an level the disruption is very needed to restructure society and the need to surrender to the ensuing chaos (divine feminine) in order to move through it; as well as many other fascinating viewpoints.

One thing is for sure, if you’d listen to the contents of this conversation before 2020 you may well have easily overlooked it and dismissed it, but now it all seems to make sense.

And finally – start choosing love over logic x

Samantha shares her approach and philosophy towards health and what that actually looks and feels like. Through this she puts forward the very real question as to why we settle for anything less than peak health and vitality.

Samantha also explains the dangers of toxic fat and breaks down how you can either feed or starve it.

The conversation then goes on to how to remain healthy in the current Coronavirus environment and the pitfalls to avoid.

Samantha is a wonderfully grounded and direct lady who speaks in a non-nonsense common sense manner, which is how she such impressive results with her clients - which include some famous names.

For the listener, you will be given some very clear questions about your own health and steps towards how to be sustainably awesome!

Dave talks through how he built Capital Partners upon clear fiduciary principles with a key focus on the juncture between the whole of the clients life and finances rather than a singular narrow and immediate financial focus.

Dave draws on the 1000s of conversations he’s had with clients to put forward how financial planning is much deeper than merely a money focus but being very clear about your purpose and how want to live your life in a meaningful and fulfilling way and that this only comes about by being clear on your individual values.  

Without this clarity we quickly fall prone to reacting and comparing ourselves to the outside world, which leads only to discontentment.

David is a wonderfully grounded and deep-thinking man who is able to share his huge wealth of knowledge and reflections in an engaging and articulate manner.

For the listener there is the valuable opportunity to tap into some very solid and deep wisdom and truths that goes far beyond money and financial planning.

Michelle grew up in Papua New Guinea with only black boys as friends, learning how to fight to make her way in the world, until she was shipped off to an all-girls white boarding high school in Queensland, which made for an abrupt transition.

Wanting to make further sense of the world, Michelle studied behavioural science at university which has led her where she is now being both a clinical and neuro psychologist.

She talks about how focusing on attachment styles and thinking patterns is central to her approach and how treatment follows 3 levels – developing coping skills, going into a trauma and future templating.

It is super rare to meet someone with such a unique background and listen to how that transition became the basis of her vocation today.

Through his SWAG podcast, Quintin interviews some of Perth’s resident millionaires in order to connect aspiring entrepreneurs with the knowledge and wisdom of successful local business people. He himself has set the goal of generating $50m in 10 years.  

Quintin candidly shares how his relationship with money has developed and how the podcast has played a key role in his journey to turn things around from being, by his own words, ‘an over controlling dickhead’ to the man he is now – comfortable in his own skin in among others.

Quintin goes deep on the lessons he’s learnt from the millionaires he’s interviewed and how, despite common perceptions about anyone who has generated a wealth of money, underneath they are still people with similar issues and concerns. He puts forward how one of his major learning points is that the focus isn’t solely on the money but balancing that with health, family, faith and fulfilment.

As I often find when talking with people who are open and proud of their faith, Quintin is a wonderfully strong and passionate man who is very clear about his priorities in life and his pursuit of them – which is so refreshing to be around.

For the listener, in addition to the wealth of insights Quintin shares, you will be given a great example of just where taking imperfect action can and will take you.

Paul, also a counsellor and psychotherapist, shares the story behind how gongs came into his life and how he began to offer sound healing to the world. He explains the fascinating process of how gongs are made and how from the outset they are designed and crafted to create and evoke a response in people.

Paul explains how the power of gongs, and their sound, lies in their ability to stop people and almost force them to be present in themselves and to be aware of what’s going on inside in that moment.

Paul is a deeply thoughtful and gentle man and I was very flattered he shared his wealth of experience with me in this conversation.

For the listener, you won’t just learn about this truly mystical instrument, you will also be challenged to open up to the perceptive of sound as a healing tool as well as be invited to become curious about de-layering yourself to reveal your real authentic self.

Ceinwen talks about how swimming was a key part of family life growing up and how, in her first Rottnest channel crossing, she found the spark and challenge that would lead her to becoming only 1 of 83 people worldwide to have swum the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. She also talks through her upcoming challenge to swim a 4-way crossing of the Rottnest Channel in March/April of this year that will see her swim for over 24 hours.

We then go into the story of behind the beginnings of the Port to Pub event that crosses the Rottnest Channel and the scale of involvement to manage such and event.

Ceinwen is a very grounded lady that gives off a magnetic 100% authentic energy - she is very clear that despite her achievements, she doesn’t she herself as anything special, just someone who is willing to open up to possibility and explore just what she is capable of doing. She talks openly about the challenges of balancing her full life that includes a family of two little girls and how swimming, and the ocean, is also a key tool for her to maintain solid mental health and stability among it all.

For the listener, you will be given a very clear example of the scale of what can be achieved if you actively choose positivity and gratitude as the basis to approach everything that life presents.

Bethan takes time to clearly explain some of the common thinking and decision-making biases and fallacies that we all fall prey to and the impact they have while navigating our everyday life. She also explains the difference between our instinctive reactive thinking patterns and the deeper more considerative patterns and when and how we access them.

The conversation then goes deeper into exploring emotions and thinking and the role they play and the influence they have on us.

This is a fantastic and hugely approachable and engaging conversation, Bethan’s gratitude and passion for this area is clear from start to finish.

For the listener it provides a clear framework for greater self-awareness and reflection on the mechanics of your own thinking patterns and decision making.

Joseph talks about growing up in a highly artist family and how the draw to attend Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) first brought him to WA.

He then goes on to tell the story behind the creation of the History of Dance solo show, which so beautifully spans so many facets of all things dance, and how it has developed to place it is now.

The conversation doesn’t end there. We then explore the life of a dancer and how Joseph’s body is his instrument as an artist. We talk about his relationship with his body, functionality vs aesthetics and the benefits of exploration of movement.

Joseph is wonderfully engaging and his energy and humour shine throughout the conversation. By listening to this you will come to realise that dance is for everyone and there no better place to start that in your bedroom with only your radio as company.

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Belinda shares her story to becoming a divorce and family lawyer and starting her own practise.

Within this conversation, she takes time to talk through the legal process as well as providing some very clear insight and strategies to align expectations in terms of the time and the money implications of not working towards an agreement in a proactive fashion.

The podcast is super useful for someone who has recently separated and is in the middle of what is an immensely emotional event. However Belinda also explains how important it is to consider upfront the financial and administrative implications of moving in together with a partner – something so often overlooked.

Belinda is a lovely and down to earth lady which goes a long way to dispel some of the myths that many have about lawyers from the outside.

Nic shares how he spotted an opportunity in the changing media landscape to create Media Stable, which actively links experts and their views with media outlets to produce informed and trusted content.

Through this conversation Nic provides an insightful commentary of the full range of media platforms, from traditional forms of print, TV and Radio through to online and social media, as well as the changes in our consumer behaviour. Interestingly Nic explains how, through a growing erosion of trust in social media content, there is the potential for people to return to the more traditional forms of media once they gain more awareness of the often-questionable credibility and decide to become more discerning media consumers.

We also spend time discussing the impact of content that is aimed at giving people what they WANT versus giving people what they NEED, as well as the importance of real human relationships and interaction.

Nic is a wonderfully engaging as well as knowledgeable man, which makes this conversations both entertaining and thought provoking, and leaves the listener with the challenge to consider a more discerning consumption of media in day to day life.

Shazar candidly shares her journey with volunteering and talks about the light and dark side of giving time. She speaks about the conditionality of volunteering and how it was moving to a place, within herself, of giving without any expectation of receiving was the gateway to receiving so many unexpected gifts.

Shazar also talks about how her work at a children’s project in India caused her to question why there was so many abandoned children that lead to her next project that focuses on cleverly harnessing year round water supply in rural areas – this truly is a fascinating story in inquisitive thinking and underlines the true importance and almost sacred nature of water.

Charitable giving, whether time or money, can be an awkward process for many as it can bring up all sorts of fear and worries relating lack and scarcity against a backdrop of the desire to be perceived as generous. However, this conversation, in which Shazar speaks very openly and with great vulnerability about her own journey with giving, provides a safe space for you to consider your relationship with giving.

Having both served time in the US Air force in demanding role, these guys aren’t just bumming out. Pat is refining his stand-up comedy skills across Australia while Allie creates travel content for companies back in the US.

This conversation get real very quickly and we cover a lot of ground, from the check to identity from leaving the military and avoiding the draw of the ‘shoulds’ of the life are pressed upon us through to the relationship learnings from living in the crucible of a small van environment and need to understand and article personal needs to those closest to you.

Throughout this story, Australia and its people play a key role as the muse and the backdrop to their journey and travels. Often Pat and Allie come back to the opportunities to enjoy real human connection as they explore the land and culture – either through conversation or laughter.

Pat and Allie are just wonderful and lovely people both individually and as a couple

Whether you have travelled and want to reconnect to that part of you, or you’re thinking about taking the first step out there, this is a must listen to.

Michael shares how the podcast is the product of his own experiences of actually travelling to unstable and war-torn countries to speak to the everyday people on the ground to understand their point of view.

Michael does an excellent job of condensing his extraordinary wealth of knowledge and information to provide a summary of the major forces in play in in geopolitics (US, Russia and China) as well as the three major faults lines across the world currently – you would be hard pressed to find such a focused insight anywhere else on the internet. He also provides a compelling argument as to why it is so important to understand these things on an individual level and how they effect your everyday life.

Michael also strongly recommends the key approach to further geopolitical knowledge for anyone is to move away from ‘the what’ to ‘the why’ to truly understand geopolitics in any situation.

What shines out for me in amongst what can be a wealth of anxiety provoking information, is that from his journeys Michael has seen and experienced how through our humanity we are all the same with the same basic needs and desires despite the country we live in – there is no ‘them’ and ‘us’ which the mainstream Orwellian type media would have us believe.

Kelly shares how she put a hugely successful global career in oil and gas behind her to follow what was her true passion, working with dogs and their owners, and create a successful business for herself.

Kelly explains in detail the underlying philosophy behind her training methodology which is based on rewards-based reinforcement rather than punishment. It is as much about training the owners, and what is possible, as it is the dogs. She also provides some fascinating insights into the hard-wired nature within different breeds and how to work with, rather than against, this.

What becomes super clear from early on, is that there is so much to learn from Kelly not just about managing dogs but crossing over to children, friends and people around.

Kelly is super knowledgeable and she does a wonderful job of distilling all of her knowledge into an a easily approachable conversation. 

Rita shares her journey from training as a journalist to moving into marketing at exactly the right point to learn the skills to capitalise from digital marketing from its early beginnings. She then tells how she stepped out to create her own business so she could add greater focused value to her clients.

Rita deep dives into the merits of the various online platforms and opens up about the process she takes her clients through to get the most out of their advertising spend in terms of new leads and sales – you will learn about the key questions to work through when considering digital marketing.    

What shines through in this conversation is just how passionate and committed Rita is to helping businesses succeed through digital marketing in a focused and ethical manner. She is super knowledgeable and this conversation does a lot to shine the light of clarity and direction into a world that can be confusing and impenetrable.

Matt talks about escaping unhealthy male role models to join the army and how that led to spending 10 years in a constant environment of being ‘switched on’ that resulted in chronic adrenal fatigue. Matt shares how he became more and more disconnected from his body until such point he hit rock bottom and had to leave the army to salvage a relationship with his partner.

Self-confessed trauma nerd, Matt provides a fantastic framework for explanation that is super clear and practical. Just because you've not served in the military doesn't mean that you’re not carrying your own trauma in your own system. Matt goes really deep and explains how trauma is less about the actual event itself and more how you and your body receives trauma. He also goes on to explain how breathe work is a powerful tool in releasing trauma.

What makes this a fascinating conversation is the real-life examples Matt draws on to make trauma real. He’s a super caring guy and you can really feel his journey and passion to want to help others in the way he speaks

Marcel talks about how growing up always searching for the real truth with his brothers together with a near drowning incident under the ice played a key role in shaping how he serves the world today.

He talks at length about the Marcel Hof method that takes people from the rigid fully formed state of being to the open formless state of possibility and probability through specific exercises that are designed to pull people from their heads by intensifying life.

This is a wonderful and enlightening conversation. I found Marcel to have a beautiful and positive energy about him. I was also struck with how very human he was, admitting how he himself is so often caught in his own stories.

Nursing is a role that we’ve all relied upon at some point in our lives, but what is it really like to be a nurse and what can we learn from this? Take a journey into the world and culture of nursing with Resilience and Nurse Coach Eva Storey.

Eva tells about her 36 years as a nurse in a variety of countries across the world, sharing fascinating stories from her journey and the challenges of the role. However, it is the insights into the nature of the culture and pervading operating paradigms of nursing that really set the context for the need for her new phase of her career as a Coach within nursing – something that is a very new in this field.

Eva talks about the need to put self-care first in order to provide sustainable quality care to others, creating a safe space to explore different, more human, conversations as well as how to coach resilience in such a demanding role.

Care has many faces beyond the traditional views many of us carry and this conversation with Eva, who’s own care for others particularly her fellow nurses, provides many clear and focused examples for anyone to implement in their own lives.

Told with great poise, irrelevance and certainly no political correctness, stories include the true nature of life on oil rigs and big oil before health and safety, the brutal reality of a desk job, becoming an acclaimed author with dyslexia, riding around Australia on the world’s first bike that runs on cooking oil, the baby joke that will get you in trouble, sharing a smoke with a primate and nearly dying on a National Geographic shoot as well as many many more.

However, this isn’t just one amazing story after another. Contained within this conversation there are solid truths, values and a firmness, particularly about the true nature of manhood, that I personally find missing currently.

This podcast isn’t for everyone, but I truly valued and enjoyed my time with Paul unapologetically.

Tara talks about how her successful career in performance dancing finally came to an end when, after years of looking outside for validation, she realised that she had enough. She candidly shares how it was through yoga that that focus began to move inwards and impact it had on her life.

Tara explains how she now supports women through their own journey to similar awakening – taking time to talk through the 7 key focus areas.

Male or female, there is a lot to learn in this conversation and reflect on from all perspectives – particularly when it comes to putting your own self-care first. Tara is a wonderful lady who speaks in a very engaging and focused manner. Her story provides much to reflect on and draw from.  

Steve tells how, as a Personal Trainer, it was through his simple challenge of conventional held wisdom in this field that lead him to awaken from his ‘auto-pilot’ state and continue to ask wider focused questions that lead him to discover rewilding for himself and create Wild Movement Perth.

Packed full of insightful nuggets of how Steve lives and thinks, this conversation holds a mirror up to the fundamental disconnect that lies in the heart of our modern-day industrial and information driven existence and the impact it has on our health.  

However, the conversation certainly doesn’t leave the listener stuck in this disconnect. It captures Steve’s wealth of knowledge, passion and drive leaving the listener with a clear route forward to close the gap and live a healthier lifestyle connect to nature and our surrounding environment.

Leanne started life as a very logic based lady, originally trained as a librarian and a distinguished career with the Australian Bureau of Statistics. However, it was through a chance encounter with someone who helped her to connect with her ability as a Psychopomp and dealing with the passing of her own father that she began the journey as an end of life counsellor.

As an end of life counsellor, Leanne holds space for those in their end of days to fully engage with what is happening – often an isolating process as surrounding loved ones often struggle to fully be present due to their own issues with the confronting nature of someone else’s passing.

The conversation highlights the need to cease sweeping death under the carpet and for better ‘death education’ – to ask questions and reach on our own truth so that we are more equipped to face the inevitability of death and through that experience a life of more meaning.

One thing is for sure, none knows the answer to all of this until the time comes, however this conversation is a fantastic opportunity to engage with a lady who has gone further than most on this journey.

It is in the retelling of his journey transitioning in his late 30s from a successful career in IT to become a pastor that Ray provides a truly fascinating living example of living with faith and having the bravery to listen and act on god’s word.

Ray puts forward that god is good, despite popular misgivings, and his love is always waiting patiently on the other side of ‘the door’ - all we have to do is open the door and let him in

We talk about need for a ‘third space’, after home and work, and the connection to community and something bigger than yourself and the benefits that brings to life. Ray also provides insights into the life of being a pastor and to walk along side his congregation.

This is a very approachable conversation that provides a very real insight into opening up and allowing faith into your life.

From an intense drive to look after and protect the loved ones around him, Jake got into martial arts from an early age. His staunch character and his refusal to take a backward step not only brought success fighting within the ring but soon outside of it and before long he was firmly part of gang life. However, it was being heavily in debt and dumped by his girlfriend that was the catalyst for Jake to level up and rebuild a better version of himself.

Taking this staunch unstoppable strength of character into other areas of his life to turn his life around and grow exponentially, Jake now acts a beacon to others of what can be done and has built businesses to serve others to operate at their highest.

We talk about individual power, importance of values, the impact of beliefs, developing successful behaviours, weeding out low-quality distraction out of your life and so much more. This conversation really is an amazing insight into the mind and being of someone who is so intensely focused on rising above his past to build his own future.

Jake is non-stop and he’s an endless supply of raw benevolent power. It was a true privilege to be in his presence and absorb his story.

Nick has a very experienced background in advertising and marketing, but it was when he started to take his own health more seriously did he begin to truly understand the role that his industry has played in selling and shaping less than healthy beliefs and behaviours – something that left him very angry.

It was this that was the catalyst behind him beginning his health coaching business Genelife, mission is to help you optimise gene expression through nutrition, exercise and lifestyle.

We cover epigenetics, how to switch on and off genes, stressors, diet, sleep and a whole lot more. Nick is a seriously well researched and read individual that’s bursting at the seems with knowledge and the further the conversation goes on the more his energy levels go up along with the fascinating gold nuggets – you can tell just how much this all means to him

While this is a very informative conversation, it’s also confronting – the conversation forces you to consider seriously your health and habits, not just for today but for the future.

Rebecca shares how she spontaneously became a channel, the impact it had on her life and how she stepped out to fully embrace her ability and make her living through it.

What becomes amazingly apparent, particularly as Rebecca explains what channelling actually is, is the fact that this is someone that we all can do – we all have the ability to access a vast wealth of information that exceeds our imagination; all we have to do is look inside not outside.

I found it an amazing privilege and treat that Rebecca took time to join me in the podcasting space to create such truly fascinating conversation packed with so much information. She is a hugely engaging, possibility provoking while playful lady.

More and more people around us, particularly here in WA, are waking up to greater capabilities and paradigms and this conversation talks a lot about that and begins to explore why.

One final point before you dive into this conversation – listen out for when Rebecca uses ‘I’ and ‘we’ because at times it’s not just Rebecca that’s talking………….

Copywriter, film critic, editor, and now scriptwriter and public speaker, Mark talks in depth about his 20-year career as the film editor for the West Australian. He shares some fun stories from this time and takes time to explain how he goes about actually reviewing films.

In this conversation we explore the development of film and the film industry as well as insights into the Australian film industry. Mark provides a fascinating summary and commentary of the changing landscape of entertainment from the 70s to present day, which provokes a lot of food for thought about the media we consume.

What gives this conversation real depth is the very honest share from Mark about the challenges and learnings of his transition of leaving a stable 20 year career job to move on to his new focus on scriptwriting.

Darryl, a chartered engineer and a fantastic systems thinker, shares how he put his thinking to the test by creating New Normal Bar + Kitchen in Subiaco, which was built on the principles of providing seasonal local WA based food and beverages while reducing food related waste in the process.

This is a fascinating insight into the thinking of someone who has spent some quality time considering behaviour economics and impacts at a really quite deep level – both on a micro and macro level her in WA.

I believe taking the time to listen and truly engage with Darryl is well worth the time investment. He puts forward that his lack of emotionality helps his thinking, but I believe there’s actually a lot of emotion in there which, like his thinking, runs deep.

That’s exactly what my guest Karl O’Hare achieved for himself.

Karl shares how he managed to retire at the age of 38 and what drove him during that time.

Karl then goes on to talk about what life was like after he retired and how a few years later he found himself in a low place asking himself ‘Is there more to life than this?’, which was a gateway to a journey of self-discovery, deeper connection to those around him and sharing his light with the rest of the world.

Again, there are clear examples of how events and stories that form the fuel that drive us to our success can also be the hurdle we need to overcome in living a full and meaningful life.

Karl is a wonderfully open and lovingly energetic man who provides a wonderful insight into the reality of what many daydream about.

Opening up the conversation about our own death while we have the space to do so that is the focus of this week’s guest Nicola Adams.

Nicola, an intensive care nurse, talks about her own direct experiences of death through her life and work as an ICU nurse and the implications of not facing this beforehand. She also talks about her own relationship with death and how she personally moved from not wanting to be here to wanting to enjoy life.

This is an easily accessible and far ranging conversation with a wonderfully engaging lady. Whether you believe we go on after this life or whether you think that this is it, the conversation challenges you to consider ‘how you want to die’ and how settling on your own truth on this matter that can actually reduce fear and bring a sense of ease to your life.

Paul, a very driven and competitive man, very candidly shares how the re-occurrence of a major back injury minutes before departing on a family holiday was the entry in a very dark period that has brought about some very significant revelations about the manner in which he has been living his life and the required changes that he’s beginning to make.

We cover a variety of topics including the importance of sleep, how we carry stories from our childhood that shape how we live as adults, the nature of being very achievement focus and how we don’t necessarily listen to those closest to us.

The beauty of this conversation is that it freshly captures a superb example of someone waking up to the control and impact of the events and stories that lie deep within us. It captures how if left unchecked these events and stories can such a grip on us that it takes something major to bring them to light and shake us out of it. 

What is clear by the end of the conversation is how this may just be the best thing to happen to Paul and his swim coaching despite being such a personally painful experience.

With a focus on building a more connected community across WA, Pieta tells where the idea for Perth Happenings came from, how she has grown the platform and how she likes to champion small local events.

Pieta goes on to tell how she has found ‘her voice in the world’ through Perth Happenings and how she now expresses that more through her own personal social media channels. She talks about the state of social media, how she deals with haters as well as providing a fascinating example of the workings of mass media to present a rather singular view of society by excluding those who don’t fit their shape.  

In addition to being super insightful from a business sense, this is a superbly authentic conversation with a very real lady who is at ease with owning where she is in life, sharing her observations and ‘going there’ to speak up to champion causes and challenge stereotypes.  

Starting at 5.15am, I joined a large group to enjoy meditation, cold water exposure and then real conversations over a coffee.

Paul tells of how a culmination of losing his wealth in the Global Financial Crisis in 2008 and the terminal cancer that took his father cracked him open to truly living life and serving those around him to reach the potential that lies within.

He shares the story of how the Human Excellence Project came to be, his coaching with men and the current state of ‘being a man’.

This podcast is truly packed full of golden life nuggets that are so beautifully and simply put forward by Paul who himself is a wonderfully magnetic character – something you’ll feel from the minute he begins to speak in this conversation!!

This week I was super fortunate to spend time talking with physiotherapist & exercise physiologist, Jeremy Ingram. Jeremy is deeply passionate about improving the health-related quality of life for those who are dealing with chronic pain, disease or cancer treatment and has created Western Integrated Health to meet this aim.

Jeremy tells of how he began his career with a focus on professional football, working with Claremont Football and the West Coast Eagles, before ‘out of left’ field a side role in a clinic focusing on pain management started the trajectory to where he is today.

Jeremy superbly presents a wealth of information of evidence and knowledge in an approachable manner about the role of exercise to counter the physical side effects of cancer treatment and how it plays a key role in improving survivorship from these episodes.

 But despite the science research and stats, there’s a real key point that Jeremy makes which is that despite the situation there always something you personally can do to improve your health and in that turn the snowball effect of a significant life event, such as cancer treatment, upwards instead of downwards.  

Jump into the science of your heart and the surprisingly greater effects it can have on your everyday experience with HeartMath trainer and mentor Willow Francis.

Unwittingly, moment to moment, we bombard ourselves with judgements and negative thoughts that can leave our bodies a stress hormone cortisol waste ground.

Willow provides a wonderfully entertaining and detailed explanation about the importance of heart rate coherence and how, through scientific biometric feedback lead techniques, anyone can enjoy the benefits of this state which brings about improved physical and emotional well-being and resilience to everyday life – in fact Willow also puts forward that the state of heart coherence can also bring about access to  greater levels of wisdom from within.

This is episode is packed full of fascinating nuggets that leave you with the realisation that the heart may be just as, if not more, important than the brain to the quality of our everyday experience. You will also realise just how your own heart is impacting your family, friends and community in ways you have not considered before.

Journey into the process of creating tomorrow’s changemakers with Elaine Olsen, founder of Fourth Space which creates space and guidance to shape the changemakers who will shape the world we will live in.

Elaine tells of the 3 pivotal events that influenced her awakening from her 20-year career in public sector government to work in a manner that made her feel truly feeling alive and creative and in turn lead to her focus with Fourth Space.

Elaine beautifully explains how the key elements to future changemakers rest with deeper levels of listening, questioning and connection to those around you in such a way that you are more open to new ideas, collaboration and actually feel moved to want to change from the inside out. It is focusing on the actual experience, letting go and leaning into what presents from the unknown that yields the most pertinent learnings and solutions rather than an overemphasis on results and outcomes.

This is a super powerful conversation from a wonderfully grounded lady that contains a deep sense of knowing about where we as human beings need to truly focus to yield the real answers that will shape a fundamentally different paradigm for a different tomorrow that is very required right now.

Richmond talks about his own chronic pain and fatigue that resided in his body and how he was thrown out of 10- day vipassana meditation retreat when is body literally re-awoke and began to move by itself – thus beginning his quest to understand more as to why this occurred.

Richmond is a hugely energetic and entertaining man who provides a wonderful mixture of technical knowledge with real lived examples and stories. He goes super deep and vulnerable to provide some very personal insights as to how he tracked the onset of physical patterns in his own body to past traumatic events and how he overcame the impacts.  

Richmond also puts forward a fascinating concept of where our subconscious truly resides.

This is a gamechanger of a tool and one that is just as powerful as talk based therapy, so it is well worth listening and learning more.

Adam tells of how he became a futurist, how it is more of a calling than a career choice and provides insight into the actual work and the typical clients he works with. 

Adam eloquently provides some simple models of relating to human learning that provides great context for deeper understanding of how we deal with change and therefore the future. He also talks about the barriers and frustrations that he sees individuals have in interacting and engaging with the future through his work.

What becomes clear from this conversation is the cyclical non-linear journey of growth and learning that underpins the human journey and how that growth will accelerate faster when we become more accepting of this truth and act in line with it.

Adam is a wonderfully deep-thinking man who is content to sow the seeds of change that may well only truly blossom after his own time has passed – which is the highest level of service.

This week we go behind the scenes with Tazz Wright – prominent Perth influencer – who provides and very real and honest insight into the life behind the posts.

Tazz shares how, as a mother and model, she became a social media influencer and how she built her following to make an income from it.

Tazz also goes deep on how her life began to significantly differ from the one she was portraying and the impact it had on her personally which forced her to step away from social media for 2 years – highlighting one of her key points that influencers themselves are not exempt from the challenges of life regardless of what their profile might look like.

This is a very brave share from a wonderfully passionate woman who has to date kept her private life private. What is most interesting from the trials of her journey is the realisation of an inner need to return to something authentic and to have real connections to people beyond the output of a keyboard.

Lana, also a chiropractor, shares her journey to finding Vedic Meditation and the rigorous process she underwent to becoming a teacher. She also provides insight about what is actually involved in the technique. 

What is of most interest from this discussion is the role our nervous system plays in defining our everyday experiences and the specific focus of Vedic Meditation on restoring the nervous system to reducing stress and improving our quality of life. Lana also put forwards the importance of developing a personal daily practise to create space and capacity so that we are not left at the whim of life or more importantly the reactions of our own nervous system.

Lana brings with her a wealth of lived experience with Vedic Meditation which makes this a very pragmatic and approachable conversation about this 5000-year-old practice. 

Renae tells how thyroid issues, Hashimoto's Autoimmune disease and lack of direction from doctors forced her to take control of her own health and properly investigate what she was consuming in terms of food, cosmetics, cleaning products and may other areas.

Renae goes on to tell how she has taken her knowledge through regaining her own health to create her business Low-Tox Lifestyler so she can share her message and educate others about living a more consciously low-tox life style.

Again, the theme of taking responsibility for yourself, your health and your choices and not leaving in the hands of governments and large businesses plays a key theme. Renae talks with a lot of passion and lived experience. She also shares loads of tips and advice throughout her story of how you can begin to make these choices for yourself.

Tash takes time to explain and expand on the Law of Attraction.  She tells of her personal journey and events that lead to her firm belief in her ability to consciously create as well as sharing how she actually goes about consciously manifesting in her own life.

Central to Tash’s explanation is that aided by contrast, life is a learning experience and that manifesting is about actually allowing things and events to happen. She repeatedly puts forward the need to trust in yourself and overcoming our intense need for control.

Tash also talks about her 20/20 Vision and ‘The Gathering’ event that she is creating which will be at Optus Stadium on 22/02/20 and will feature spiritual leaders from all around the globe consciously creating in one large circle of people.

It was a real privilege to be in the space of someone who is so open and trusting of herself, events and life around her - there is so much to learn in this conversation about letting go, trusting yourself more and allowing life to flow.

Belinda, originally a practising vet, tells the story of how her refusal to accept the standard sugar laden products was the original inspiration to create her own endurance sports nutrition that she went on to sell and build Bindi on.

Drawing heavily on her science background in veterinary science, Belinda shares how she has built Bindi applying the same methodology that got her to the Ironman World Championships – that being methodically focus on one task in front of you, complete it and then move on to the next one.

She also tells about continually refining the products, building a loyal local customer base and competing with the ‘Big Boys’ of the sport nutrition market.

Belinda is wonderful and family orientated lady whose focus and go forward attitude was absolute treat to tap into. 

Julia shares how unresolved issues from her childhood played out first in sedation through drink and video games and then in the ‘healthy’ pursuit of gym training that soon went too far. She then tells how circumstances lead her to the realisation of the impact of her actions and how she overcome the baggage that was weighing her down.

We discussed how physical training can be a real gateway to greater ‘work’ if supported in a more considered manner and Julia passionately explains how she is focused on helping others who display similar symptoms through specific support and guidance.

This is a very honest and brave share of a personal journey. It is made brave by the complete ownership of the journey by Julia despite the sources and synchronicities that played their role. I believe currently the world needs to reflect on more journeys like this so that a deeper understanding of the human experience can become normalised within our community. Bravo!!

Steve, the product of a family of adventurers, shares how the adventure came about, the months of camel training and the sheer logistics that went into even getting to the starting position.

Once on the journey, Steve tells about the daily routine, the threat of rutting bull camels in the area and the immensity of being in such an isolated part of the country and world! He also shares how this was as much a journey within as it was across a desert and how he was overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of others.

This is a hugely engaging and enlightening conversation and as Steve says ‘It’s amazing just what we’re capable of when we just give it a crack’!

Amanda puts forward with simple, humorous yet painfully obvious clarity how at no point are we taught the foundations of how to hold and navigate ourselves within our relationship set against a context of increasing divorce rates.

She shares some of the key elements and steps of the relationship foundations that not only bring more connection and meaning into your life but can extend it too.

This podcast is packed full of golden nuggets and it was a true pleasure to tap into Amanda wealth of knowledge, she is a wonderfully engaging speaker, which plays a key part in delivering her message and impact.

Lyn shares key moments of serendipity from earlier in her life that set her on the trajectory to where she is today. Lyn also modestly tells of how her weekend research project played a key foundational role in the development of the field of neuroplasticity – how the brain has the ability to change continuously throughout an individual's life – this is a key foundation of the whole focus of self-development.

We go deep on what is the actual scientific methodology, building a career in science, the state of science in WA and other super interesting topics that include the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope project in Murchison, shark repelling strips on wetsuits and much much more.

During her time as Chief Scientist of Western Australia, Lyn’s key ethos was ‘Do Science, Translate Science and Communicate Science’ and it is exactly this reason as to why this is such a truly approachable and fascinating conversation with such a wonderful and curious lady.

Stephanie bravely shares how it was through the rather painful realisation that she herself had no hobbies of meaning in her life that lead her on the journey of self-discovery which resulted in the concept of House of Hobby.

She explains how her goal is to produce a creative focused space for women to be vulnerable and real about where they are in life, a space where they can feel connected, understood and part of a community.

Stephanie also talks through how she took House of Hobby from a side hustle in November 2017 to quitting her job 8 months later to go full time on it.

Male or female, there’s lots to learn from on many levels in this conversation with this beautifully down to earth lady who’s superbly passionate about women being Real and being the best that they can be as individuals.

And so this week we go deep on fathering and father figures [a subject so very close to my own heart] and how The Fathering Project, through its focus on linking dads together at their children’s school, is providing the well needed structure into the whole conversation of fathering among men and how to step up into the role.

This isn’t just about fathering, it’s about better outcomes for children through real and honest father figures that will influence and shape the next generation of Western Australians and Australians at large.

Wayne is a wonderful unassuming man who has a such a strong sense of community and giving back and it is through this that he makes such a strong impact.

Wayne dishes up many studies and examples to back up the focus of the work but you only have to listen to him to know that the direction of the Fathering Project just makes so much sense from a deep level of knowing.

He also leaves the listener with some very tangible and straightforward steps to take action and step up within your own fathering

Erin, a single mother who now works as a bus driver here in WA, shares how through the introduction of meditation 6 years ago, she was able to overcome her personal history that held her in a cycle of drink, drugs and a toxic relationship.

Erin tells of the pivotal moment of how she was able to see the repeating ‘film tape of her life’ that she was stuck in and how she realised that her life didn’t have to be that version and that she could write a new story with new options for herself.

Erin goes further talking about her journey with meditation, at the two centres of Perth Meditation and Mandurah Mediation, and the many broader benefits it has brought her particularly in her own self-confidence, parenting and work.

This is a raw and real story with a very courageous woman that really underlines the power of this practise as well as the fundamental impact the stories we tell ourselves have in how our life maps out and how we can rewrite them.  

From the start we get deep into numerous ideas, issues and topics that include:

- the state of the Australian national identity

- being real about what’s going on around us and acknowledging the ‘Canary birds’ in our society

- what is Grace?

- the number of questions Jesus posed throughout the bible

- the value of engaging in considering something bigger than yourself

- taking stock of who do you actually look up to shape your desires

- and much much more

This conversation will stretch and expand your perspective in all sorts of directions – it certainly did me on a very deep level.

It was a true pleasure and privilege to speak with Jarrod and be in the presence and energy of a man who truly lives by his beliefs.

The source of our power in life comes from our ‘why’ or purpose, so join me today as we deep dive into understanding this source with Dave Clare. Dave is an author, speaker and leadership coach with a mission to create and inspire 90,000,000 purpose driven leaders in organisations across the world. Dave shares how the catalyst to where he is today came early in his banking career, when a key leader saw something in Dave which he himself couldn’t at that point. Dave ties passion and purpose to essentially finding the problem that resonates down to your deepest core, so much so that you’ll be relentless in wanting to solve it for others. Dave puts forward how when organisations and individuals work from a place of purpose, they are on average 40% more productive. He shares how he is able to hack the strategy and culture on an organisation towards being purpose driven through his three key pillars and how demise of any organisation is set as soon as they switch their primary focus from fixing the customers problems to serving the profit sheet and shareholders. What is most impressive is the clarity and simplicity that Dave presents working on purpose and how so critically important it is and how easy it can be.  

Garry talks about his own journey to finding breathwork and the powerful effect it has had on his own life. He explains how as a practise breathwork moves your mind out of the way to allow your body to heal itself and also exposes ‘how you do life’.

From his broad experience, Garry goes into details of

- how he observes patterns from childhood play out and reveal themselves in adult life,

- how by asking ourselves ‘who’s driving the bus?’ reveals the hidden programs and emotions that take over much of our lives, and

- how bringing light into the darkness of what we hide is key to removing limiting beliefs and patterns.

This is a very deep and powerful conversation with a man who has been called on a higher level to his work.

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As well as sharing the story behind Haka for Life, Leon talks openly about his own journey with mental health, being stuck in his head and contemplation of suicide. He also explains how, through our upbringing, we get conditioned into remaining silent and not expressing ourselves and how this leads us through the gateway to depression and anxiety and even suicide.