Everyday Warriors Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Some stories start with a roadmap. Ours begins on the side of a highway, smoke from a sliced radiator curling into the night while Dayelene and her son lie on a picnic rug, laughing at the chaos and choosing to keep moving.  From Airlie Beach’s endless summer to Victoria’s four seasons in a day, this is a candid journey through starting over, co‑parenting after domestic violence a...

Send us Fan Mail This is my longest episode yet but it deserves ALL the time to tell this incredible Everyday Warriors story! What if “being strong” is the very thing keeping you from healing? Shaunace's story starts with speed, a senior OT by her mid‑20s, a mortgage, a wedding to plan and a body built for aerial silks and pole. Then breast cancer hits. She keeps it secret, rushes back to wor...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when your entire world collapses around you? For Bridgette, April 2020 brought an unimaginable storm – serious legal proceedings against her family's investment business, followed just two days later by the birth of her daughter Emerald, all during the earliest and most uncertain days of the pandemic. In this raw and moving conversation, Bridgette reveals how she...

Send us Fan Mail What if everything that happens in your life isn't happening to you, but for you? This perspective-shifting conversation with Jackie explores how reframing our challenges can transform our entire experience of life. Jackie's journey begins with a simple yet profound "aha moment" when she realized how certain relationships were depleting her energy. This awarene...

Send us Fan Mail Facing the open ocean despite a lifelong fear of water and motion sickness wasn't exactly how I'd planned to celebrate turning 50. Yet there I was, boarding a cruise ship for the first time, determined to make this milestone birthday unforgettable. My 10-day journey through the South Pacific became so much more than a holiday. It transformed into a personal voyage of con...

Send us Fan Mail When a doctor's call on a lazy Sunday afternoon revealed that his wife Lynn had stage four lung cancer, Tony Stewart's world imploded. What followed was a six-year rollercoaster of clinical trials, spine surgeries, moments of hope and crushing setbacks as they navigated life with terminal illness.  Throughout Lynn's cancer journey, Tony took on the role of dedicated...

Send us Fan Mail What if the most powerful healing tool was already at your fingertips? In this profound conversation with holistic counsellor Jo, we explore how the simple act of journaling became her lifeline while raising a son with cerebral palsy who required round-the-clock care. Jo shares her deeply moving journey from overwhelm to acceptance, revealing how writing helped her process the &qu...

Send us Fan Mail From the moment Paul begins sharing his story, you can feel the weight of his journey and the lightness that comes from true transformation. Born in North London to a hardworking taxi driver father and stay-at-home mother, Paul recalls a relatively happy childhood despite modest means. Everything shifted when his parents separated when he was 11. In an unusual arrangement for the...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you're told your diagnosis is terminal, but something inside refuses to accept that timeline? In this deeply moving conversation, Kirsten shares her extraordinary journey with stage four metastatic melanoma, diagnosed just days before New Year's Eve in 2023.  As a seemingly healthy 37-year-old homeschooling mother of two running a successful cake decora...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when your entire life changes in a single moment? For Kiwan Amey, that moment came on May 5th, 2017, when a driver pulled out in front of his motorcycle on a North Carolina highway. One month later, he woke from a medically induced coma to discover he had lost his eyesight completely. Before the accident, Kiwan was living a full life as a US Air Force in-flight refuel...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Em, an incredible woman whose world began to shift in the most powerful way after receiving an ADHD diagnosis. What once felt like constant chaos and confusion finally started to make sense. The way she thought, felt, worked and related to those around her. Suddenly, pieces of her childhood, family dynamics and business life started falling into place. In today’s episode, we...

Send us Fan Mail Trauma doesn’t always scream. Sometimes, it whispers in sleepless nights, sudden mood swings or a nervous system that never really switches off. In this episode, I open up about my own experience with trauma, of how it crept into my life in ways I didn’t fully understand at the time. The anxiety, the depression, the moments of hypervigilance that made it hard to trust anyone or re...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Christina, a proud mum of two who made the brave move from Indonesia to Australia, chasing a new life filled with hope and opportunity. In the beginning, her marriage felt strong and full of dreams for the future. But after the birth of their children and the pressures of a struggling business, cracks began to show. Cultural differences and being so far from home left Christi...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Part VIII of my time with WA Police, the final chapter in a series that’s been deeply personal and incredibly emotional for me to share. A journey that spanned almost eight years and changed my life in ways I’m still learning to understand. In this final instalment, I talk about the long, drawn-out process of medical retirement, the waiting and uncertainty. The months o...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode is one that will stay with you long after it ends.  Meet Irina, an extraordinary woman whose journey through motherhood is nothing short of remarkable. Her story is layered with strength, loss, resilience and an unwavering commitment to creating a nurturing, supportive environment for children to grow and heal. From the deeply personal path of IVF to becoming a mot...

Send us Fan Mail Bonus Episode Alert – We’re Turning 1! What a year it has been! From what started as an idea to becoming a global podcast, we’ve shared stories that matter, connected with incredible guests and reached listeners in over 30 countries and 111 cities. With 13 inspiring guests , countless lessons and a whole lot of growth, this journey has been nothing short of amazing!! As your host,...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Part VII of my eight part series about my time with WA Police. I thought changing stations would bring relief, but boy was I was wrong. Moving to Narrogin wasn’t an escape, it was a deeper dive into the harsh reality of a broken system. The culture of the agency was toxic, and no matter where I went the issues followed. The weight of it all finally broke me. I had a bre...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Hayley, a successful businesswoman with a heart for her community who stepped up during devastating floods, determined to make a difference. But in an unexpected turn, her act of generosity led to legal charges, forcing her to navigate a system that saw her intentions differently.  As she faced the weight of a guilty plea, life dealt her another blow, her best friend’s heartb...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Part VI of my 8 episode series about my time with WA Police. In this episode, I take you back to my time in Leonora, a chapter that shaped me in ways I never expected. As my first regional posting, I arrived with the best intentions of bringing peace and connection to the wider community. However, it became the beginning of the end of my career.  The weight of organisat...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Richa, a woman of courage and resilience who left her home in India to travel before calling Australia home. Hear her story about the reality of immigration often brings more than just cultural differences, it comes with the challenge of rebuilding your life from the ground up, often without the familiar support of family and lifelong friends. How it can be a lonely and overw...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Part V of my 8 episode series about my time with WA Police.  Today, I’m diving into a pivotal chapter of my life, my time at a police station where I had the unique opportunity to learn more about drugs, the not so good side of life and the complexities of policing. It was a time of immense growth and challenge where I was fortunate to work with a super supportive team...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Dana, a remarkable woman who faced a near-death experience after the birth of her third child due to postnatal preeclampsia, a condition many don’t know enough about but desperately should. Today’s episode is one of resilience, hope, and a fierce determination to create change. Her journey didn’t end in the hospital. She’s taken those harrowing moments and turned them into a...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Part IV of my 8 episode series about my time with WA Police. In this episode, we dive into an exciting and transformative chapter of my career, working on a major project that truly tested my limits and expanded my skill set. From getting out of probation early to learning an overwhelming amount of information in record time, I found myself traveling across the state, s...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Jacky, a woman of incredible courage and resilience. For over 25 years, she carried the heavy burden of trauma from burnout, allowing it to shape her life and her sense of self. But today, she’s rewriting her story. Jacky has embarked on a transformative healing journey, stepping into her power and reclaiming her life. She’s here to share how she found the strength to let go...

Send us Fan Mail Join me for the third episode in my 8 part series about my time with WA Police. In this episode we dive into my second and final rotation as a Probationary Constable - my time at North West Metro Response. This was like being thrown into the deep end of response policing dealing with everything from family domestics to disturbances, from welfare checks to sudden deaths and fatal a...