Roll With The Punches

Ohmegoodness... I've done it again. Peter Crone is my guest today and I know I’m not alone in being somewhat of a Peter Crone fan. However, by the end of this podcast you’re going to have learned a new term.. That is the term – to have been 'Croned'. This is the term used for one who sits down with Peter to record a podcast and somehow drags out all of their deepest, darkest issues. Much like the...

Ya'll have heard be carrying on about recently watching Filthy Rich & Homeless series… where a handful of Australia’s wealthy humans were plucked from the comfort of their luxurious lives and immersed in a 10 day experience of sleeping rough. Today’s guest is Tim Guest, Self-made millionaire and retiree at 27 AND my favourite participant from series one of the SBS documentary. We talk about Ti...

From growing up amongst the cattle stations in the Northern Territory to the war fields as a young lad in the Australian Army.  From the chaos of drug addiction to the discipline of martial arts. Luke Richmond's fire was well and truly lit for adrenaline; and extreme adventure, his salvation. Conquering the highest peaks, Luke has witnessed death before his eyes, healed his mind rowing the At...

Well… if you’re in need of a little pick me up story, Bobby Semple is bringing it in spades today. First things first, Bobby built a multi-million business from a family start-up.  When he 'started fresh' from leaving his relationship, little did he know what the coming months would bring. Out of the blue his former partner (with whom he was still on good terms with) was lost to a very unexpected...

Today I’m talking to Australia’s favourite nutritionist, yoga & crystal loving hippie.   Oh… is this a podcast, sorry guys I thought I was just having a coffee with an awesome new friend of mine. Anyway we got stuck into talking about some epic topics. Lola after years of doing what she does impeccably around all things health & wellness, writing a stack of books and stamping her name...

Spoiler alert… you are going to LOVE today’s guest. His energy and positivity is undeniable, not in a wanky toxic positivity way... but in a way that lead me to, for the most part of our conversation pretty much forgetting that I was speaking to someone who lives with some significant physical challenges, being paralysed from the chest down. Matty Brumby is an absolute weapon of a para-athlete Iro...

The much loved Bobby Cappuccio, RWTP undisputed favourite is BACK. And don’t you worry, I have missed him every bit as much as you guys. We talk on this episode about subconscious bias and thing subtle things in life that give us privilege over others. How often do we compare ourselves to others without taking into account those things that give them or vice versa us, a natural advantage. As you k...

Join me for another dive into Buddhist philolophies yet again with Gen Kelsang Dornying from the Kadampa Meditation Centre in Melbourne. Gen Dornying one of my favourite teachers and I cannot tell you how grateful I am that he joins me to share his wisdom and ideas around life and the human experience. Gen Dornying first rolled in for a chat with us in episode 67 so if you haven’t heard that one t...

Absolutely pumped to bring ya'll this episode on psychedelic medicine with Dr Alana Roy. She brings to the table the story of her own Ayahuasca experience, a last straw when the chips were down and it was the flip of a coin between a trip to the psych ward or a trip to Peru to visit a Shaman. Alana chose the latter and thus catapulted herself head first into healing, evolving and wrapping her prof...

Brains matter. According to Dr Kim Gorgens who joins me today to unpack all matters of brain health, damage, recovery & function. As a competitive boxer, occasional insomniac and teenage binge drinker along with a handful of other black marks against healthy brain development along the way I dare say Dr Kim Gorgens left me rethinking (with watch functional cells I have left) some of the experi...

1 in 3 women experience sexual abuse, that's what Dr. Donna Lyon told me in this conversation. (congrats on the shiny new PhD Doc) Donna and I met recently and in some ways we both felt at times like we were sitting in front of a mirror. Hearing our story relayed to us as someone else told it as their own, in a way. So very similar, so very different. Two women who had been the 1 in 3. Two women w...

She’s dominated multiple sports and represented Australia on the world stage in 3 of them, breaking barriers, breaking records, breaking so called medical truths. She’s survived suicidal times and reincarnated herself into the Cindy-Rella fairytale she dreamed to be. If you watch Wentworth you’d have seen her in the crew with vibrant red hair, half a shaved head and a skin canvas full of art. And...

537 days of ICE-olation… meaning David Knoff recently returned from quite the adventure living in Antarctica for well, as it turned out, a hell of a lot longer than anticipated. From ice-olation to isolation David has faced uncertainty and adversity in conditions that would send literal chills down most of our spines. No stranger to conflict zones with his background in the Australian Amy, David w...

Jason Nelson is a bit of a weapon and we got along like a house on fire! A Royal Navy Veteran and former UK and WA Police Officer, Jason lives with PTSD, Depression and Anxiety.  He is a suicide attempt survivor, a father to a suicide attempt survivor and he is a childhood sexual abuse survivor. Dubbing his current life ‘iJason 2.0 Resilience Reboot’, Jason reached into the old therapy bucket...

We love a story of… I didn’t think I could, but then I did don’t we. Well that’s how miss Alexandra Andre ended up striding across the Iron Man finish line. Fueled by a little Dutch courage and cheeky ego, Alexandra Andre took the bait on committing to a marathon one night out. Not the type of caper you'd assume might see someone actually finish a race... let alone go on to finish an Iron Man too!...

Kidnapped by her mother at 8 and whisked from Canada to Australia, Kit Kline shares a little of her personal and professional experience around life, trauma and healing. She has 17 years under her belt as a Counsellor and Educator in the social and community services sector with both public and private health services specialising in mental health and addictions. Kit founded Nature Based Therapy d...

 Well, a fat lot of good Peter is...  Nah, really he's pretty brilliant and when you see all the letters following his name you'll realise it's no accident! Peter Brukner OAM, MBBS, FACSP, FACSM, FASMF, FFSEM is a medical doctor and specialist sports and exercise medicine physician. A world renowned sports medicine clinician and researcher, Peter was the founding partner at the Olympic P...

What does a bareknuckle boxer, porn star, BDSM dominatrix, ballet dancer, ultra runner, wrestler, flesh-hook suspension artist and MMA fighter have in common? Push themselves to extremes. If you've dipped your toes (and by that I mean fully immersed yourself) in any of the above, you're likely going to relate to this episode. Jenny Valentish writes for The Guardian, the ABC, The Age and The Monthl...

Wow, speaking to Les Twentyman opens up a whole world most of us just aren't exposed to. Some parts of this conversation could have been scenes from the Underbelly Series (probably were). Les Twentyman OAM is a prominent youth outreach worker and community activist and is one of Victoria's best known social campaigners, on issues ranging from homelessness, drug abuse, prison reform and social welf...

Margie Warrell is a small town Victorian lass who took life by the you know what’s and made it her own. She describes herself as an author – keynote speaker – media commentator – certified coach – podcast host – Forbes columnist – board member – women’s advocate – leadership facilitator – adventure traveller – amateur barista – ball juggling/dropping mother of four… you get the drift. She’s author...

We all know sugar is a bit sh*t for us...   But, when I heard Karen speak of sugar in a way that 1. resonated with a lot of answers I seek on this podcast and 2. was unlike aaaaaall the other experts I've heard speak on sugar (and don't get me wrong, they're great) I knew I had to get Karen Hurd behind the mic with me... For you. Her research and around sugar and our biology excited me as she...

Today I’m shooting the breeze with Jorge Purgly. Brazilian raised throat-singing Hungarian, now living in NZ… Jorge knows what it’s like to get knocked down a time or two and get back up again. OK the throat-singing probably doesn’t fascinate everyone else as much as it does me but because I’m fascinated you all get to hear a little of it!  We talk about not fitting in, getting bullied, movin...

Look...  I normally draft up a mighty bio for my guests but I was well aware in this case that Doc's deserved a bit more finesse than I would have brought to the table - no I nabbed this off his website.  Fair to say I'm extremely excited to have such an incredible human joining me for a chat. Jeffrey Rediger, MD, MDiv, is a physician, best-selling author, and popular speaker. He is an A...

In two 207 episodes I’ve never had one hold as much meaning as the one you are about to listen to. The September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre became not only the single deadliest terrorist attack in human history, but also the deadliest incident ever for firefighters, as well as for law enforcement officers in the United States. 2753 lives were tragically lost that day 343 firefig...

It all started in Australia, she says… sitting on a bus as a know it all 19 year old. One brief conversation later so it seems the seed was planted. American adventurer, endurance athlete, philanthropist and author Katie Spotz is one of the most down to earth and simultaneously, uniquely driven humans I’ve had the pleasure to speak to. She’s accomplished enough to have been feat...