To Be Human

Hello beautiful people On today’s podcast we have the lovely Nikki Wynd. Nikki is a highly respected runner in the ultramarathon community. Starting her running journey in 2005 after the birth of her son, it wasn’t until 2008 when Nikki did the 100km Oxfam trailwalker that she really began to lean into this new area of her life. By 2011, Nikki was awarded the Australian Female Ultra Runner of the...

Hello beautiful people On today’s podcast we have the positively infectious Olivia Vivian. Olivia is a former Australian gymnast, having competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2005, 2006 and 2014 World Championships and the 2014 Commonwealth Games as a bar specialist. More recently, Olivia is a notable competitor on Australian Ninja Warrior, having first made an appearance in the inaugural season i...

Hello beautiful people On today’s podcast we have the glorious Julie Way. Julie has a full time practice as a breathworker, and is a specialised Lifeline Technique Practitioner. She is the author of the books Personal Mastery and Thoughts For A Miraculous Life. She holds a degree in Comparative Religion, Spirituality, and Mysticism, and holds monthly presentations that focus on a practical approac...

Hello beautiful people On today’s podcast we have the wonderful Craig Hamilton. Craig was an underground coal miner for 16 years before starting his career as an ABC Radio broadcaster in 1999. From here he was also a commentator for the Rugby League, Rugby Union and Cricket at an international level. Craig is the author of two books, ‘Broken Open’ and ‘A Better Life’, and is a highly sought after...

Hello beautiful people On today’s podcast we have the courageous Paul Pritchard. Paul was a cutting-edge rock climber and mountaineer; having his adventures take him from the Himalayas to Patagonia to the European Alps. In 1997 Paul won the Boardman/Tasker Award for mountain literature for his book ‘Deep Play’ in which he spent the prize money on a world climbing tour, finding himself climbing the...

Hello beautiful people On today’s podcast we have the incredible Ray Zahab. Ray is a modern day explorer having been recognised by Canadian Geographic as one of Canada’s top explorers. Having experienced over 30 expeditions in extreme environments from some of the coldest places on earth such as the South Pole and Siberia, to some of the hottest such as Death Valley and the Atacama Desert. Ray is...

Hello beautiful people On today’s podcast we have the wonderful Joe Bonington. Joe is the founder of Joe’s Basecamp and Australia’s leading Strength and Conditioning specialist in outdoor wilderness and adventure sports and activities. Joe helps adventurers, extreme athletes and ordinary people achieve their goals and dreams such as skiing to the North Pole, running the Sahara, Gobi and Atacama de...

Hello beautiful people On today’s podcast we have the phenomenal Lisa Blair. At the age of 25, Lisa discovered sailing. Impressively, a mere 7 years later Lisa made history by becoming the first woman to sail around Antarctica with one stop. Lisa then went on to lead the first all-female team to compete in the 2017 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race in 16 years, before setting two more world record...

Hello beautiful people On today’s podcast we have the lovely Scott Bidmead. Scott is the Co-founder and CEO of Euda which is a wellbeing app used by coaches and practitioners to support their clients and grow their business, and Creative Director of Mead Media working with China Tourism, The Commonwealth Games and Success Resources. He has both presented and produced shows on Network Ten, Foxtel a...

Hello beautiful people On today’s podcast we have the lovely Sue Clarke. Sue has such a deep and vast experience of life. She worked in Customs for 28 years and was involved in task forces such as Counter Terrorism, Air Border Security, People Smuggling and Joint Target Ops. She was in the reserve army for 10 years and a Presiding Justice of Peace in the Magistrate Court for Violence Restraining O...

Hello beautiful people  On today’s podcast we have the passionate Sergeant Mark Thomas. Mark has been a police officer with Victoria Police for 25 years. Mark is a trained peer support officer and has presented his mental health journey with internal units and the media. In 2003, Mark attended a triggering accident; and due to what he terms ‘a progressive failure to recognise the signs and symptom...

Hello beautiful people  On today’s podcast we have the wonderful Gus Worland. Gus is a radio and television personality, having hosted a three-part documentary series Man Up, which was focused on lifting the lid on the relationship between masculinity, social isolation, mental health and suicide. Due to this receiving great attention and creating awareness, and knowing Gus knew more was needed, be...

Hello beautiful people   On today’s podcast we have the absolutely phenomenal Robert Hamilton Owens. Robert is a radio and television personality, keynote speaker, adventurer, 12 x Ironman triathlete, philanthropist, former Pararescueman, father of 5 and author of the book, ‘Beyond Average: Developing Yourself Through The 20X Principle’. He was referred to as the fittest and mentally toughest 66-y...

Hello beautiful people On today’s podcast we have the beautiful soul, Mike Hamill. Mike is the director and lead guide of Climbing the Seven Summits. Mike is a 6-times Everest Summiteer, world-class mountain guide having guided over 120 major international high altitude climbing expeditions, has climbed all of the Seven Summits, the tallest mountains on each continent at least 6 times, some as man...

Hello beautiful people   On today’s podcast we have the curious Jeffrey Madoff. Jeffrey began his earlier years as a fashion designer, then turning to film and video production directing award winning commercials, documentaries and web content around the world for client’s such as Ralph Lauren, Victoria’s Secret and Tiffany. He is the author of the book, ‘Creative Careers: Making a Living With You...

Hello beautiful people On today’s podcast we have the lovely Kim Morrison. Kim is a 5- times bestselling author with her most recent award-winning book ‘The Art of Self-Love’. She is the founder of Twenty8 Essentials that sells organic essential oils and chemical-free skincare. And, she is a Coach specialising in breakthrough sessions, runs a Self-Love and Wellness Mentorship Program and is a host...

Hello beautiful people On today’s podcast we have the beautifully vulnerable and open, Mike Cazayoux. Mike is a back-to-back CrossFit World Cup Champion, and entrepreneur, co-founding Brute Strength, a company that specialises in developing physical training programs, having himself personally trained A-list athletes, which he sold in 2018 and moved into the role of President of Working Against Gr...

Hello beautiful people   On today’s podcast we have the wonderfully humorous Dave Hughes. Hughesy is a stand-up comedian, television presenter, having for example co-hosted on The Project for 5 years, presented his own show Hughesy We Have a Problem, and more recently was one of the judges on The Masked Singer, and, he is also a radio presenter having made up one-half of the of Melbourne’s Nova Br...

Hello beautiful people On today’s podcast we have the beautiful soul Scott Richmond. Scotty is a husband, father of 3, graphic designer, the persona Ozzie on a kids educational YouTube Channel and ultramarathon runner, most notably having finished the UTA, a 100km ultramarathon event in the Blue Mountains, Australia, nine times, having placed as high as 6th and most recently, 7th place.  What I pe...

Hello beautiful people On today’s podcast we have the beautiful and genuine Tiffanee Cook. Tiffanee is a former corporate worker to entrepreneur, host of the Roll With The Punches podcast, performance coach and a boxer, coming in as Novice Victorian Amateur Champion twice, and Featherweight VABL Victorian Champion.  What I personally love about this podcast is Tiff’s ease and personability. She is...

Hello beautiful people On today’s podcast we have the passionate Troy Jones. 8 years ago Troy lost a good friend which sparked a pathway into depression and severe drug use stemming from the internalisation of his emotions, and the lack of awareness, at that point in time, of how to process them. He found himself in debt, ruining relationships and upon getting arrested experienced his darkest poin...

Hello beautiful people On today’s podcast we have one of my favourite people in this entire world, Nick Iadanza. Nick is an English teacher, husband, proud father of two and Australian Survivor All Star, having been a participant on Season 1 and Season 5; Season 1 being when Nick and I first met out on an island of Samoa.  What I personally love about this podcast is the authenticity that Nick bri...

Hello beautiful people On today’s podcast we have the compassionate and committed Dr Andrew Browning. Andrew has spent 17 years of his life working in countries such as Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Togo in Africa, and has personally operated on over 7,000 women with obstetric fistulas; which Andrew will explain what this specifically is, in the beginning of this podcast. He has started the...

Hello beautiful people On today’s podcast we have one of the world’s top ultramarathon coaches, Andy DuBois. Andy in his earlier years, changed gears quite dramatically, from studying to become a Land Surveyor, he decided to leave that behind and pursue his dream of finishing a Hawaii Ironman. It was certainly no easy journey, taking 5 years of both internal and external setbacks, but achieved thi...

Hello beautiful people On today’s podcast we have the talented and kind-hearted Matthew Smeal. Matthew is a writer, videographer, fine art photographer, and for the last 15 years has been a humanitarian and NGO photojournalist. He has worked in countries such as Uganda, Kenya and Cambodia, for organisations such as Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders, UNICEF, The Fred H...