Roll With The Punches

My first conversation recorded for 2023 couldn't have been with a better human. Jem Fuller is back as our new regular monthly guest to shoot the breeze about some great end of year (or beginning of year) reflections.  'Pause moments' is a concept I'll be 100% stealing and implementing in my own life. I dare say I'm not the only one these days who needs a reminder (or many of them) to pause and be...

Dr. Robb Kelly is an addiction recovery expert, who's expertise come from both an academic perspective but also very much an experiential perspective. Owning up to the depths of Dr. Robb Kelly's alcohol addiction, he reflects openly and honestly on some pretty confronting truths around just how rock-bottom he found himself.  Homelessness, theft and the perpetrator of some pretty serious domestic v...

Ah 2023 is off and racing full steam already… So this week Bobby and I are talking about rather than ‘goal setting’, the idea around ‘story boarding’ the year. We are asking ourselves (and you) questions such as ‘what’s missing in my life?’ and how much should we be stepping out momentarily and perhaps considering how radically we clean the slate that is our current life situation to break the lim...

I've spent my whole life grappling with bouts of insomnia. I know I'm not the only one who can lay atop their pillow feeling beyond exhausted yet wired and wide awake until the early hours of the morning.  After decades of trial & error, research and learning I'm finding what works and what doesn't in my world, and I've had some recent wins lately. I thought I'd share then with you and maybe y...

Rob Mills is no stranger to putting on a show. From Australian Idol and The Singing Bee to Dancing With The Stars, Celebrity Apprentice and 5 years on Neighbours, to name a few... Australia just can't get enough of Millsy sprawled across our TV screens.  In the world of musical theatre Millsy has starred in Grease, Hairspray, Legally Blonde, Wicked and lo and behold not only did he play Sam in Gho...

Here we go, two epic worlds collide as we speak to Pat and Jas. Both former special ops personnel, discharged due to injuries and come together to bounce off one another over their love for (and obsession with) training assistance and attack dogs. When we think of assistance dogs, most of us think of guide dogs. I was beyond fascinated to hear about how mental health assistance dogs are trained an...

Our girl Lisa Saygun is back and third time's a charm as we finally have the conversation I had assumed we were having on our first episode (before Lisa's incredible life story unfolded in front of our eyes).  If you're a woman thinking about trying your hand at body building then I can tell you now, Lisa Saygun is the coach you want in your corner, and this is exactly what we are talking about to...

This episode was Bobby and I crawling across the finish line for 2022 recordings! Let’s be honest, there’s no one I’d rather be closing off the mic with for the year. Bobby rocked up with a gnarly haircut which kicked of the conversation around owning our appearing and how to navigate edgey looks and styles in the corporate and business environment. I definitely got the trophy on the worlds worst...

In this episode I'm sharing with you 4 life (and business) hacks I'm implementing this year to improve my life and my operating system. Simple, yet much needed tweaks that will (and already are) paying compounding dividends when it comes to my performance, results and lo and behold, my happiness! I'm talking about some boundaries with mobile phone use that directly affects my sleep and cognitive p...

I never get sick of speaking to first responders and emergency service workers. They were some of the humans I was most curious to learn about when I started the show and my passion and empathy for what lay beneath their journeys is as strong today as it ever was. This conversation with Keith Hanks is every bit as raw and vulnerable as they come as we speak about the generations of first responder...

Matt Raekelboom (what an awesome name by the way) is an ADHD influencer who boasts one hell of a following across Instagram and TikTok with just shy of 400k followers. Matt is a thought leader and ADHD life transformation expert who shares tools and strategies to help others through their 'Journey to ADHD'.  Matt was diagnosed ADHD as a kid and bumbled his way through understanding (or perhaps mis...

Matty Lansdown is back, shooting the sh*t. Literally! Ok, not literally 'shooting' it... but talking it indeed. I don't know about you, but I never knew of this infamous Bristol Stool Chart that is somewhat of a universal leaderboard for how brilliant our poop is performing in life. Apparently, there's a lot to learn about our overall health by having a quick squizz before we flush our mighty Bris...

Visualisation get's quite a bit of air-time as a useful strategy when it comes to performance and mindset. I know myself it's been massive when it comes to stepping into the ring to compete in combat sports, and likewise preparing to step on the stage and present. Bobby hit the airwaves today with a thing or two to clarify on the use of visualisation though, so here we are unpacking what we know (...

Here it is! The last day of 2022 right here to wave us farewell. Might be a handy time to pause, reflect, acknowledge and set an intention or two around how we want 2023 to play out, huh? Well, that's precisely what I'm riffing on in today's episode. A few Tiff-style suggestions around how we can use what we've learnt, achieved and adapted to over the last 365 days to get the ball rolling on getti...

Ever listen to a song and wonder, 'what's this song about?'. Best we throw that question to the songsmith himself, shall we? Mark Seymour is back for yet another banter about life. Life as a rock musician, and life as a human. We meander through the corridors of Mark's musician mind and explore the creative process behind what he refers to as the dark art of songwriting and how stories are weaved...

Why are difficult conversations so... well, difficult? And how can we stop avoiding them and learn to navigate these conversations around the things that are causing us tension, conflict, anxiety, miscommunication and strained relationships? It's something that (as the grown-up I apparently am) I have personally been focusing on in recent times, and I'm sure I'm not the only one raising my hand to...

Julia Linn became acquainted with grief for the first time at 9 years old when her 6yr old sister was lost to illness. She suffered her second devastating loss at 20 when the first love of her life was hit by a car and killed. That isn't even the beginning of her story... Julia was a childhood diabetic which led to kidney failure, heart disease, retinopathy and nerve damage. At age 34 she required...

This week as young Robert and I meander through the conversational landscape we land on the topic of beliefs again and throw them under the microscope to question at what point do the beliefs we have, actually have us. When a belief around principles results in conflicting emotions or reactions to circumstances... or worse, like perhaps the belief around 'hard work' being the key to success result...

In Australia 2/5 people put on weight over Christmas. 3kg is the average gained. Now that's a lot over a small window of time, and often the habits created can roll on into the new year and be hard to reign in. Let's not kick off the year chasing our tails! Today I'm riffing on some ideas around how we can get through this Christmas period unscathed and let the obesity fairy pass us by...   TIFFAN...

Today's guest is the brilliant Jordan Syatt, who just so happens to be one of the most influential strength, health & nutrition coaches out there and the man behind Syatt Fitness. Jordan sports a Bachelors of Science in Health & Behavior Science with a focus in Strength & Conditioning and holds 5 world records in powerlifting. So yeah, he goes alright... and might I add, he also happen...

Is dissociation actually a superpower that's been given a bad rap? Why does trauma make some memories so vivid, yet lock others away in a seemingly inaccessible vault? Can how we view our story determine whether we experience post-traumatic growth vs post-traumatic stress disorder? Did you know it takes as little as a 10-minute traumatic experience at a very young age to permanently change brain b...

Love, hey. It's a powerful thing. It's a terrifying thing. It's a wonderful thing. It's an exhilarating thing. It can make us feel like kids again. It can see us move mountains. It can turn even the darkest of days bright. It can give us the strength to endure and overcome. And... unfortunately it can blind us, bend us and twist us into a world and circumstance we never saw coming.  This episode i...

Another Sunday, another Bobby extravaganza. This week we are talking about who's your one? Nah, I don't mean 'the one'... that's a whole different conversation and clearly one you don't need the likes of MY rogue advice around.  Who's your 'one' in terms of your message. Who are you speaking to? Who needs your words, insights and perspectives? In a world where Instagram likes, public accolades and...

I had a nice experience this week... Thought I'd yak it out over one of our #SelfieSaturday pods. Partly to encourage others to pay it forward but really, if I'm honest, to solidify the intention in my own mind to pay it forward in my own life. Can I give more generously of my words, thoughts and ideas? I bet I can...   TIFFANEE COOK Linktree:   https://linktr.ee/rollwiththepunches/ Website: www.r...

Women. Oh so complex with our estrogen and progesterone pulsing through our biological earth suits at a mysterious and seemingly everchanging rate, dictating who we are and how we are in any given moment. Tuesday I'm lean, light, spritely and ready to take on the world and face challenges, but Wednesday I'm puffy and tired with a short fuse and by the way, why can't I lift that same weight I lifte...