Fruitful Conversations

Who gets up your nose?  Who do you like hanging out with?  What annoys other people about YOU?  Is that even possible? In this last episode of the season I share a quick rundown of the Fruit personality characteristics before diving into stories and scenarios which allow us to see ourselves and each other in a different way.  Perspective is everything! And then we take a good look at how we can br...

For almost twenty years, Moya Sayer Jones wrote comedy for TV, print and theatre, too much to mention here, but including Ferals, Bananas in Pyjamas and Petals. She’s also the author of four fiction books. But it was when she wrote her first non fiction book, a collection of stories about families suffering disadvantage, that her career took another turn and Moya founded Only Human Stories. We tal...

What I love about this season in the Northern Rivers is that I get to talk to people with very different backgrounds and life journeys to myself. Because this is how I open up and learn.  If you are a practical Apple who doesn’t like woo woo, ignore this podcast at your peril.  Because it is packed full of useful shit. Seriya Cutbush is a yogini (that’s a female. Yogi, people) certified in a bunch...

 I was excited to chat to today's guest. Susi Muddiman. OAM,  is the Director of the Tweed Regional Art Gallery and Margaret Olley Centre just outside Murwillumbah. She’s a local from Lismore and  has worked as the director of three regional galleries in NSW over the last 20 years. She has always worked in this sector for which she is overflowing with passion and I suspect it never feels like...

Toni Scanlan is a stage and television actress, singer, dancer, teacher and director, probably best known to TV viewers as Senior Sargent Helen Blakemore on police drama Water Rats.  Her acting credits are too long to list but notably she won Best Actress in a Lead Role, twice, in the Sydney Theatre Awards, once for King Tide and once for All My sONS. Born a Perth girl to a single mum, Toni traine...

It's Easter 2023 (and some of you may not remember this is a Christian festival) so it's timely that I introduce you to the the Poster Girl for God. Stay with me. You won’t regret it. The Rev Rosie Wynter is a bit of a find. She’s been a model, a successful retail business owner, a musician, worked in natural therapies for 10 years, had a catering company, renovated houses and had bed an...

Today’s episode is a classic if you’re thinking about jumping off a cliff – metaphorically! and changing your career.  Anna Mortimer is co-owner and head chef (the only chef actually) at the unassuming and fabulous little French bistro in Brunswick Heads called Honour. But before cheffing she was a communications and management consultant for big corporations such as Deloitte. Here she shares that...

Arabella Douglas Is a Minyunbal Traditional Owner from Fingal Head in the Bundjalung nation and CEO of Currie Country, an organisation who offers cultural education and events. She is also an environment and planning lawyer, board director and sustainability consultant to both government and corporates. In this second episode with Arabella, we drill down to what drives her,  the work she does, her...

Arabella Douglas Is a Minyunbal Traditional Owner from Fingal Head in the Bundjalung nation and CEO of Currie Country, an organisation which offers cultural education and events. She is also an environment and planning lawyer, board director and sustainability consultant to both government and corporates.  We’ve split her podcast into two episodes. because there was just so much interesting stuff...

Janet Swain is all about the music. She’s had such a diverse and eclectic musical career which has seen her live in Tokyo, Singapore and Kuwait before settling back in Mullumbimby here on Bundjalung country 9 years ago.  She is a big hearted singer/songwriter who plays bassoon, piano and ukulele and shares her passion working with community choirs where she’s had wide ranging success.  We talked a...

Mandaley Perkins was born in Darwin in1960 to a father who’d survived being a prisoner of war on the Burma Siam Railway, enduring horrendous conditions over three years in many of the forced labour camps along the route from what is now southern Thailand to Myanmar. She’d known nothing of this until she broke her neck in the last term of university and, in an effort to encourage his daughter to di...

Today’s guest is a cracking good chick. Pauline Menczer is an original Aussie Battler. Born in the Bondi of old where money was skint and life was tough, Pauline has battled rheumatoid arthritis from an early age and now also suffers from a rare and terrible auto immune disease pemphigus vulgaris.  And yet. Against all odds and in a time where “girls can’t surf” Pauline became World Surfing Champi...

Mandy Nolan is a much loved  part of the furniture here on Bundjalung Country where she’s lived and been an active member of the community for 30 years. She’s a comedian, author, a journalist, an MC, a speaker, a humour therapist, a comedy instructor, a painter, a regular columnist , a podcast host and social commentator.  A staunch feminist, she is also mother to five children. In the last federa...

Brett Haylock is a seasoned commercial show producer and co -owner and Ringmaster of the Brunswick Picture House in Brunswick Heads. How he got to be there is an engaging story, starting with a drama loving kid in a tiny country school to accepting a Laurence Olivier award at Covent Garden for the internationally lauded show, La Soiree.  With his business partners, you’ll hear how they actually ch...

Michael Weir is hard to define by career. He’s kinda anything he wants to be. A businessman, a musician, a mentor, a storyteller, a leader of hip hop workshops, a producer, an artist, a writer. Above all he’s a proud Wiradjuri man and everything he does is designed to honour his heritage, share stories and educate people and inspire the next generation of indigenous creatives. We talked about his...

If ever you need a bit of calming down or a reminder that being nice has many rewards, you just have to listen to today's guest, the beautiful gentle soul who is Belinda Jeffery, She's an award winning author who has worked as cook (she won’t say chef) a TV food presenter on Better Homes and Gardens, a food writer, a teacher, a café owner and a restaurant reviewer. She  lives and works h...

Christine Manfield is a determined, resilient, accomplished woman. She’s a chef, a restauranteur, a culinary ambassador for Australia, an award winning author, a food judge and an inveterate traveller with a lust for life. For 25 years she’s hosted incredible gastronomic trips for foodies to exotic locations all over the world. We talked a lot about food, her obsession with India and with spice, h...

Welcome back to Fruitful Conversations where we chat to people who can teach and inspire us to be better versions of ourselves. This season I'm focusing on the beautiful people  in my home on Bundjalung Country.   You'll hear from chefs to politicians to artists and musicians, all with something nourishing to share. Enjoy! www.lynneschinella.com.au lynne@lynneschinella.com.au 0419 186 98...

In this last episode of the season I went solo and decided to share some of my biggest life lessons with you, in the hope they may be useful, and so my pain wasn't in vain :) But first we take a quick look at the top 3 most listened to episodes just in case you missed them. Then I'll share my story of the spectacular rise and fall of Lynne Schinella and you'll understand why I am su...

Pip Harrison became MD of Tourism Australia in Sep 2019,  realising a lifetime dream. And although all leaders have challenges nothing could have prepared Pip for the 2 years ahead. Pip  found her calling in her love of tourism early. From being a tour guide in India, Turkey and Britain she’s held roles with STA Travel, Contiki and Trailfinders in London, had  6 years with Hamilton Island and prio...

When you're chatting to Lisa Ronson time flies. The Chief Marketing Officer of Coles has a hugely impressive CV of  senior marketing positions across a wide range of industries from Westpac to Telstra to Tourism Australia. She is highly awarded and in the two years she has been at Coles she has helped transform a bricks and mortar retailer into a digital retailer with a  steely focus on both...

Today's guest is someone I've wanted to interview for a while, but the time hasn't been right. She hasn't been well the last 18months and not up to it. Now it's August 2021, half of the Australian population are in lockdown. I'm in northern NSW and my elderly parents are across the border in QLD.  So I thought it was the perfect opportunity to interview my mum. Jean B...

Today’s guest is a real find.  Lauren Tischendorf recently became the first woman to swim solo around Lord Howe Island in a single 35 km stretch. And if you think that doesn’t sound too hard, think sharks, a treacherous 2.5 metre swell and a lazy 14 hours in the water.  We talked about fear, the mental and physical strength you need for this sort of endurance sport, her love for championing women...

Todays guest is Jacqueline Nagle, speaker, mentor and facilitator of Any Given Tuesday.  And when we talk about people sharing their stories here to teach and inspire us to be better versions of ourselves...well, Jacqueline gives us plenty to choose from. In this episode we  focus on two of her stories, both business related, both huge but one  of them including loss of a friend. We spoke a lot ab...

Today you’re going to hear from Carmen Platt. She’s the no nonsense founder of the Generous and The Grateful – love that name, right?  An organisation that distribute bulky essential used items to people to help furnish their homes like washing machines, sofas and beds with the idea that if you can set up a safe home for someone, then they can get on with rebuilding their lives more easily.   We t...