Challenges That Change Us

In today’s episode we will be talking to my good friend Prudie Woods, whose incredibly strong daughter Rosie went to school with my own daughter. As a part of her story Prudie will be sharing how everything changed 6 weeks after the birth of her daughter when they started to realise Rosie had Achondroplasia. This is a genetic condition affecting a protein in the body called the fibroblast gro...

**Trigger Warning** today’s episode discusses addiction, abuse, depression and suicide. This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week. In today’s episode we will be talking to a someone who has really lived through some big life hurdles. Jessica Quigley empowers coaches, healers & mentors through connectin...

In today’s episode we will be talking to a truly influential man who I have known for a very long time. Kamahl Simon is a business coach who coaches businesses across 5 continents and who comes from a long heritage of business owners going back 4 generations. In today’s episode we will be talking about Kamahl’s experience growing up as a Lebanese kid in regional Australia and how he learnt to over...

Challenges That Change Us Rachel In today’s episode we will be talking to my the incredible Dr Rachel Horton, a woman with an absolutely amazing story. From science, to rugby to Iraq with the military and currently Australia as a School Principal, Rachel truly has had an amazing journey. While living in the growing up and studying in the UK, Rachel joined the army reserves and in the beginning of...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of anxiety, depression and suicide. This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week. In today’s episode we will be talking to my friend Dane O’Connor, an incredible man who was ten years ago diagnosed with an incurable cancer and has since gone on to live well b...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of coercive control and domestic abuse. This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week. If you find that this material concerns you or you ever need some help contact 1800RESPECT – National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service – Call 180...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of depression, anxiety and suicide. This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week. If you find that this material concerns you or you ever need some health, reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14. In today’s episode we will be talking with the incredibly brave Matt...

In today’s episode we will be hearing from the incredible Michael Crossland, a businessman, elite sportsman and motivational speaker. After overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds, Michael has gone on to represent Australia in Baseball, tour with Richard Branson and the Dalai Lama as the opening speaker, opened an orphanage and so much more. But beneath all those successes lies the story of multi...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of perinatal depression, anxiety and suicide. This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week. If you find that this material concerns you or you ever need some health, reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14. In today’s episode we will be hearing from Chelsea Potteng...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of depression, anxiety and suicide. This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week. If you find that this material concerns you or you ever need some health, reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14. In today’s episode we will be hearing from another expert, who also...

In today’s episode we will be talking about the waiting game that comes with medical issues and just how much stress that can cause. This episode’s guest is Elizabeth McNeil, a good friend of mine and an incredible women. Her husband was diagnosed with bowel cancer at the age of 30. At the time they had a 1 year old daughter and were soon to be pregnant with their second child. This is a discussio...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of depression, anxiety and suicide. This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week. If you find that this material concerns you or you ever need some health, reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14. I also want to take a moment to acknowledge anyone who has lost some...

In episode 5 of Challenges That Change Us we will be speaking with the incredible Grace Hamilton. Grace is an Australian Rugby union player and Captain of the Australian Women's team the Wallaroos currently playing for the NSW Waratahs and The University of Sydney. She is the 2019 Player of the year and RUPA people's choice amongst all international teams. Hamilton juggles rugby whilst working ful...

Welcome to episode 4 of Challenges =That Change Us, which will be quite different to the others. Every few episodes I will be taking to an expert in their field about challenges they see on a daily basis and get some great tips for you in this space. Today’s podcast is with the legendary Dave Ballard, aka Classy. He is currently the Head Of Performance for the Bronco’s and is also my business part...

Welcome to the third episode of Challenges That Change Us, today’s episode discusses medical testing, the waiting game and the inner critic. Physical challenges can hit us at any stage and one of the many hurdles that can come with these is how we feel others will perceive us afterwards. Sarah Hayles is the host of All Things Small Biz podcast. Sarah is a mum, a career woman and an incredible entr...

Welcome to the second episode of the podcast Challenges that Change Us, where we interview people who have overcome or dealt with challenges to find out how dealt with them and what lessons they have learnt. For this episode I’m really excited to introduce you to one of the most incredible men I know, James Horsburgh Aka Teddy. His perseverance, determination and positive attitude is admired by so...

Welcome to the podcast Challenges That Change Us, where we interview people who have overcome or dealt with challenges to find out how they over came them and what lessons they have learnt. We could not possibly start this podcast with anyone more qualified to talk about this than the incredible Sarah Davidson or Spoonful of Sarah. As a high achiever in the law profession Sarah’s life took a drama...

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