Challenges That Change Us

Trigger warning: domestic violence This episode is a truly raw and personal look at the impact of not only domestic violence on children, but also the impact that unsecure parenting can have as well. Our guest is Emma Schaeffer, a mother of three fabulous humans, a wife of a genuine salt of the earth guy, a Creative, a Teacher, and more recently a Cycle Breaker. Emma grew up with a tumultuous chil...

We have talked about losing a loved one on the podcast before but often have focused on the grief that comes afterwards and not as much on the moment of when someone first learns of that loss. This week’s story covers this moment but with a twist. Jessica Ritchie has had several challenges in her life, but for her, the one that stands out is the moment a national news headline led her to genuinely...

It’s the second part of the episode 100 celebrations! I still can’t believe we have made it this far and grown the community to the size it now is. Now, so many of our guests stories have been about overcoming adversity and the lessons they have learnt from doing so. But one of the big key factors I have noticed for so many of these stories has been the persons resilience. Resilience is a word tha...

It is episode 100. Can you believe we have made it this far? I could not believe it when it was pointed out we were about to reach episode 100 and I was asked “what do you want to do for it?” But I felt, the Challenges That Change Us community has been such an amazing source of support and love ever since we started, that I had to do something to give back. So to celebrate we are releasing two sol...

To book an exclusive spot in our High Performance Leadership summit head here: https://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/registration1660014924140 Trigger warning: discussions of suicide This week we are joined by someone to share two very different stories. Myfanwy Maple is Professor of Social Work in the School of Health at the University of New England in Armidale. Her first...

To book an exclusive spot in our High Performance Leadership summit head here: https://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/registration1660014924140   Our childhood, and how we are treated during that period of our life, has a massive impact on us as adults. I think it’s fair to say we have covered stories of a variety of childhood traumas in this podcast and each one has been unique and stunni...

To book an exclusive spot in our High Performance Leadership summit head here: https://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/registration1660014924140 Trigger warning: this episode discusses domestic violence Our guest for this episode is someone whose tenacity and ingenuity helped them overcome a big personal hurdle, but also helped them take on a challenge to help other Australians as well. Ashton W...

To book an exclusive spot in our High Performance Leadership summit head here: https://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/registration1660014924140 We’ve spoken on this show before about highly controlled religious groups before, but it has been more from the outside looking in. This episode’s guest experience being born into just such a group and living in it for 20 years before being expelled sim...

To book an exclusive spot in our High Performance Leadership summit head here: https://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/registration1660014924140 We often end up discussing big medical challenges on this podcast but there are so many other challenges that can have lingering effects. We can all agree that teachers have an enormous responsibility on their shoulders, but what happens when one of the...

To book an exclusive spot in our High Performance Leadership summit head here: https://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/registration1660014924140 We have spoken about living with disability on this podcast before, but one disability that we don’t often understand the full impacts of is deafness. Today’s guest is David Brady and he has ample experience to share, including his insights into living...

To book a spot in our High Performance Leadership Summit head here: https://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/registration1660014924140 To book into our free mindset reset workshop on January 2nd head here:  https://trialtitude.as.me/Mindsetreset We’ve spoken about burn out before on this podcast, but no one quite encapsulates what it’s like to burn out from hitting the dizzying highs of a hi...

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1 Trigger warning: domestic violence   This week we are joined by someone truly amazing. Taylah is an 18 year old psychology student, who on first glance looks just like everyone else, except in her first 18 years she has overcome bigger challenges than some of us may see in our entire lives. T...

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1 Some challenges come out of the blue, but others often occur as part of a chain reaction. That is the case for this week’s guest John Weiman. John is an incredible survivor and also the owner of Life Bridge Coaching. John’s life changed dramatically when he discovered that his extended period of a...

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1 When someone has a life altering medical challenge it can often be incredibly hard to come ot grips with. It can be even harder when the this medically challenging event contrasts your life with the physical, active one you had before hand. Bethany Wormald is a fun runner with a long list of achie...

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1 This week we have a returning guest, Peter Holtmann of Holtmann Professional Services. In the past episode we spoke about making a big career change, but this time we are going to be delving far deeper into the self doubt that comes with that and the advice he has for others making the same move....

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1 People throw out the term ‘burn out’ a lot these days but what does it actually mean and just how bad can it be? For some it’s a cognitive feeling and for others it can also manifest in physical symptoms. To help us talk about burnout today is Sophie Scott, a renowned international keynote speaker...

To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1 Trigger warning: domestic violence We have talked on this podcast before about abuse, but domestic violence between partners is something is simultaneously incredibly prevalent in society, whilst also barely understood. To help us shine a light on this we have the incredibly brave Jess Patz joinin...

This week we are very lucky to be joined by 3 times Tedx Speaker, Shilpa Kulshrestha. In the modern day a lot of us can fall into the trap of defining ourselves by our careers. But what happens when that is all taken away? Sometimes, despite maybe causing a little bit of panic, it shines a light on the habits we have developed and the ways we have been restricting ourselves and allows us to change...

TW: psychosis, drug abuse, suicidal thoughts We’ve had episodes with one challenge and we’ve had episodes with multiple, disconnected challenges. But this episode is truly a story of resilience and overcoming adversities that start from a young age and cascade into each other like a domino effect. Our guest is Jenn Henry, a multiple business owner, best selling author, award winning speaker and li...

Trigger warning: Anorexia, perfectionism, panic attacks   Body image disorders can occur for a number of reasons and can slip quietly and insidiously into our lives through a number of ways. One space that can often make it hard to identify the issue is the sport and fitness space. Afterall, there is never a straight black line that determines what is and isn’t too much. On this episode we’ll...

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

Trigger warning: This episode discusses premature birth, postpartum depression and anxiety For those who haven’t experienced it, premature birth may seem like a simple concept. The baby is born early. But for those who have gone through it, it can be a traumatic, all consuming event that can have long lasting effects on their mental health and the very way they function as a parent. In this episod...

Trigger warning: grief, miscarriage Grief has been a common theme on this podcast, but often it has been discussed as a side effect, or an addition to the main challenge. You might remember that we spoke to Imogen from the Good Mourning podcast in episode 61. In this episode I catch up with Sally Douglas, the second half of Good Mourning, about the loss of her mother and the long lasting impacts o...

A lot of people have at some point jokingly said “Oh that’s my OCD acting up” when it comes to being a bit specific about details and for a lot of us that is the extent of our experience with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. But for many this can be a debilitating and difficult mental health condition to live with. In today’s episode I have the honour of speaking with Simon Rinne. Simon is a qualifi...

Today we are talking to an incredible man who, together with his with Phoebe, went through the horrendous experience of losing their daughter Josie to Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). Matt Dun is Professor of Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Research at the University of Newcastle and Deputy Director of the Precision Medicine Research Program at Hunter Medical Research Institute, Matt is cu...