Roll With The Punches

The tables have turned, and I've sat in the interviewee seat in this episode. Former guests and absolute legends Mike Rolls and Ben Pettingill have recently launched a brilliant podcast, Talkin' Tough... it's a podcast redefining what it means to be tough and where tough is in the talking. And well, I'm all for being tough and for talking about the tough so here we are doing just that.  If you lov...

The lad is back for yet another debunking humanness style conversation where we talk about objective and subjective realities, what we say we want vs what we actually respond to, choice and the art of letting go (yeah, I still struggle with that) and creativity... what is it we need to switch off or on to access it? Enjoy! SPONSORED BY TESTART FAMILY LAWYERS Website: testartfamilylawyers.com.au BO...

At the age of 23, Amy Molloy found herself widowed just three weeks after her wedding day. For me, the mere thought of being married at such a young age is difficult to fathom, let alone facing the profound grief that accompanied her devastating loss. Amy persevered and found solace in her process of coping, which eventually became the foundation of her candid memoir, 'Wife Interrupted.' A book wh...

It doesn't get more complex than being human. Lucky for us there are people like Peter Quarry floating around, helping us figure it all out along the way! Peter's a life expert, psychologist, writer and media presenter who make the complex, not-so-complex!  In this episode we talk about the idea of talking with strangers, desensitizing social anxiety, having a life review, self-awareness and self-...

Ever find yourself snookered, only to admit you're the one doing the snookering? Me too... all the damn time! This week I take a look at how that plays out, amidst a little public service announcement around a change in show schedule. Enjoy! TIFFANEE COOK Linktree: linktr.ee/rollwiththepunches Website: rollwiththepunches.com.au LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tiffaneecook/ Facebook: facebook.com/rollwit...

When you hear 'motivated by murder' , it's likely to make you conjure up feelings such as fear, anger, injustice, bitterness and a desire for revenge. But that's not the case for Ken Marslew, (well not now, anyway) whose actions have been motivated and set in motion due to the callous murder of his university-age son Michael, a good kid simply working his shift at Pizza Hut when his killer carried...

14 September 2018 at 2:18pm was a moment in time that changed the course of so many innocent lives. Victoria Police Detective Senior Sergeant Vic Kostiuk was taking part in the Wall-to-Wall ride, a charity ride to raise funds for Police Legacy. Riding with Vic was his son, Felix, who is also a Victoria Police member. Father and son joy turned upside down when met with gut-wrenching tragedy as a dr...

In this chat with Bobby, we are talking about the practice of positivity and the idea that it's precisely that, a practice. How might that differ from toxic positivity, and where are our positive -thinking blind spots?  Enjoy!   SPONSORED BY TESTART FAMILY LAWYERS Website: testartfamilylawyers.com.au BOBBY CAPPUCCIO Website: theselfhelpantidote.com TIFFANEE COOK Linktree: linktr.ee/rollwiththepunc...

Jane. She’s just your run-of-the-mill, everyday dominatrix next door.  Say whaaaaaat? Yep, I can just about hear you all secretly thinking ‘ what on earth leads a mother of two through such a potentially dark door? ’.  Well tune into the very conversation we all wish the walls had ears for… because now they do. Who have thought that the catalyst for such a career might have come from the idea of a...

Liza Pavlakos is a survivor, an entrepreneur and a trailblazer in the field of mental health. She's experienced and risen above trauma and adversity from childhood through to adulthood. She's done the healing, learned the lessons, developed resilience and turned it all into her strength. She's also the Founder of the Mind Hub Directory, a mental health directory committed to helping those who requ...

'We're all dying from the moment we are born.' It's the truth, but a truth we never really acknowledge or contemplate. I never could have imagined how much I was going to love this conversation with Stephen Jenkinson. He's a philosopher and a wordsmith, a deep-thinker and an articulate communicator, and he has a way of weaving linguistic magic that took my mind into places it loves to go.  We talk...

In a previous episode one of my guests spoke of the importance of rupture and repair in relationships and friendships. It's something I found incredibly insightful and have since discussed quite a bit... Here's an episode on just that! TIFFANEE COOK Linktree: linktr.ee/rollwiththepunches Website: rollwiththepunches.com.au LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tiffaneecook/ Facebook: facebook.com/rollwiththepu...

"Being in prison made me a better person." - Kerry Tucker Not the words you'd expect from someone who left two very young daughters on the outside and spent 5 years in maximum security prison, right? Well, Kerry Tucker, once known as prisoner 171435, is far from what you'd expect in many ways. She's someone who for 5 years, imprisoned with some of Australia's most notorious female inmates. Despite...

We talk about 'listening to our bodies', and that's an acquired skill. And we now have access to great technology to better understand the language our bodies speak. HRV, body temperature, monitoring sleep... but the vast majority of this tech is developed by men, for humans. Female bodies speak a whole different language week to week, day to day... not to mention throughout different stages of ou...

Time to park the old 'just be nice' thing for a minute, we'll talk more about that later. But right now, the firecracker, Dr. Hannah Korrel is in the house. She's a Clinical Neuropsychologist, Registered Psychologist, author and an absolute rockstar when it comes to talking about how to be assertive, set boundaries and stop self-gaslighting... Oh yeah, raise your hand if you too indulge in a bit o...

Another week of 'pontifications' with Bobby Cappuccio. However, upon exploring what that even meant, Bobby learned a thing or two himself around his own vocabulary! Anyway, this is us again doing what we love doing most... talking about life, meaning, manifestation, identity, certainty and all the things that make us tick (or not tick) in life.  Enjoy!   SPONSORED BY TESTART FAMILY LAWYERS Website...

Lauren Mackenzie spent the vast majority of her life battling a severe eating disorder. From the age of 5 she recalls becoming body conscious and from the age of 9 developing an eating disorder. By Lauren's teenage years she was admitted to a facility where she unwillingly resided for 3 years, under the notion that she was being wrongly admitted and did not actually have a disorder at all. Lauren'...

That's right, psychopaths don't blink. Now there's something I'll be looking out for from now on (through my own very much blinking eyes). Mark my words, Dr. Louise Mahler has shot straight to the top of my list of fascinating and fun guests I've had on the show. You may have seen her on The Morning Show decoding Donald Trump or on Sunrise analysing Meagan and Harry's relationship. Dr. Louise is a...

What makes us overeat and why do we continue to do it when we know deep down, we really don't need or want to? Armed with a BS in Biochemistry and a PhD in Neuroscience Dr. Stephan Guyenet has thrown himself into research around the neuroscience of obesity for 12 years now and argues against problem being a lack of willpower or understanding of what to eat. Rather, that our appetites and food choi...

I'm unpacking a recent thought tangent I posted on my socials... This is it: What if... tomorrow you wake and realise that all of the yesterdays that once were todays, were actually the best it was ever going to get? And what if you realise you've wasted them all by sweating the small stuff. Chasing 'enough' without even knowing what 'enough' is.. maybe 'enough' comes the day we just pause and rea...

It's not often someone can tell you to 'stick it up ya bum' and you can trust that they wholeheartedly have your best interests at heart. But if Josh Williams tells you this, you can trust he sure does. He's known as The Gut Guy, with his academic background in biomedical science and his lived experience in weight loss and the positive effects of FMT (faecal microbiota transplants) he joins me tod...

Holy moly, here's a tale for you...Imagine rummaging around in the quest for some sense of ancestorial belonging, to find out amidst your 50's that you're actually the long kept secret son of a Catholic priest and nun. A li'l hush-hush in human form, swept quietly under the rug for a few decades until a DNA test eventually unveiled the very unexpected truth. There's enough that fascinates me in ju...

What happens when neuroscience, psychology and lived experience collide? Britt Frank, that's what. Britt is a licensed neuropsychotherapist, author, academic, featured writer and an award-winning adjunct instructor. So yeah, in 'Tiff language' she's kind of a big deal. Speaking with her today was like sitting down for a coffee with an extremely smart and articulate best mate. I loved it.  We talk...

The more I explore the concept of self-development, the more I raise questions around the so-called answers I stumble on. It seems to me we are all balancing on a self-development tightrope, hoping to steady the wobbles. When hindsight is upon us, we seem to accept the idea that our struggles fuel our triumphs, yet we rarely accept the struggles when in them we are immersed. But can we? If we can,...

It's quite ironic that Nicole Madigan and Steve met and eventually married due to the peculiar messages sent by Karissa Owens after they crossed paths at their kids' local footy match one day. At what point does someone's contact cross the line from being inappropriate and perhaps a little awkward to becoming unlawful stalking, deemed a criminal offense? Much like domestic abuse and coercive contr...