The Wellness Puzzle Podcast

Jamie Ryder was gifted with the (dis) ability of dyslexia. This reduced his ability in reading and spelling, and it super charged his ability to see patterns. He sees through problems, tragedy & negativity and clearly see an opportunity, solution & possibility. Having this (dis) ability is hugely powerful, however, learning it for him has been a wild ride.​ For Jamie, winning was everything, as a...

In 2011, Geneviève Pépin got her dream job. She thought to herself, ”Starting today, I am waking up knowing that I am working toward saving the world."  She gave it everything she got. A year later, she resigned. She was crying in the shower, developed an eating disorder, and didn’t want to get out of bed anymore. Enough! She was lucky to be offered another dream job opportunity right after. New j...

In 1995, Jackie Simmons was blindsided by her 14-year-old daughter’s suicide attempt after a day of clothes shopping went awry. This took Jackie down a path which led to depression, addiction, medical mysteries, and deadly silences. The journey into the world of mental health services and cultural taboos left Jackie feeling lost and alone. Although she declared to the outside world that she was fi...

Meryem Arpaci is a passionate coach and brand strategist who advocates to inspire people to be free and serve authentically in their purpose. She brings a wealth of knowledge in branding and creating purposeful impact and connection. Along with these, she is a dedicated to helping brands increase their purpose-driven impact with complete authenticity and world class branding strategies. Meryem Arp...

Justine Martin is a resilience consultant, art therapist, artist, soon-to-be author and speaker, plus an advocate for medical care. She uses her own experiences of living with a disability to encourage others to take steps towards a positive future of their own by finding hope, overcoming adversity, and building resilience. She speaks from the heart, connecting with many audiences through her vari...

Jade Lauren Edmistone, an Australian Swimmer, Entrepreneur, Author and Motivational Speaker, was born in Brisbane in 1982. At the age of 8, she joined her local swim club, where her natural affinity and love for the water developed. As a late bloomer, it wasn't until the age of 16 that Jade started making headway in the sport, but after the tragic loss of a close friend and her resultant battle wi...

In 2018 Bruce Molloy could not have found himself at a darker place in life. Ironically, just a few months before losing his job, his relationship and his home, he had purchased a camper van to go on some travels with his then partner. As he contemplated his situation, and with some very dark thoughts, he spotted a twenty cent coin wedged between the windscreen and the dashboard of his camper van....

I am blessed to have known Perry Venakis for well over 20 years, so far. When we met, he was just starting his personal training journey after a very interesting background as a mechanic, a farmer and then with a passion to help people with their health and well being. He turned his knowledge and experience to help body builders  get positive results in a much more healthy and natural way, and had...

Lachlan Winter  is director of Abilitive Pty Ltd an NDIS registered provider for support work, support coordination and allied health services. I am also a practicing Accredited Exercise Physiologist. His passion is around the concept of physical freedom. He believes the human body is capable of so much more than almost all of us give it credit for. It is his aim to spread that belief. This messag...

Dr Aneta Kotevski is a Principal Clinical & Health Psychologist who leads a growing and diverse private practice at Bluff Road Psychology in Sandringham. This flourishing practice is supported by a team of psychologists who utilise evidence-based treatment approaches assisting children, adolescents, and adults.  After completing her Doctorate in Health Psychology in 2008 at the University of Melbo...

I am so grateful to have come across Millicent Tuhakaraina on LinkedIn. What an amazing lady. After spending much of her childhood exposed to violence, drugs and death, just trying to survive and to protect her siblings and cousins, she is now committed to creating positive change in the world. She is particularly focused on helping young people overcome trauma and triumph over adversity (TOA). Th...

Wow! What an incredible conversation with nine time author  Petrea King, who holds a special place in my heart. She is an amazing lady who my mother and father reached out to when my mum was going through her cancer journey. Petrea had a profoundly positive impact on both my parents, and was a large part of the reason my mother outlived her cancer diagnosis by 15 years. In fact, my parents helped...

My conversation with Craig Harper, as always, is one you will get an enormous amount of value from. I just knew, before the conversation started, it was going to be a powerful and profound conversation.  Both Craig and I have struggled with moving from reacting then responding to the last 12 months or so and the impact of COVID in the world and our lives. In this podcast we get raw and real and di...

Dr Irene Tan is an incredibly humble and inspiring lady. She is an experienced doctor and qualified Geriatrician, working primarily with the more mature population. She is a personal trainer and part-owner of K1 Sports, an awesome fitness centre in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. She is incredibly passionate about helping people create optimal well-being and live a long life of joy, love and hap...

Kye Harris, financial planner and business owner says; "My superpower is helping people change how they think and feel about money. By helping you connect to what you value in life and creating a clear path to get there, your stress will disappear, your world will open up and you’ll believe more is possible." He has been working in the Financial Services sector for 17 years. His love is in support...

Delia McCabe, PhD, is based on the Gold Coast, in Queensland, Australia, is a powerful spokeswoman for enhancing mental well-being via targeted brain and gut nutrition, using the latest evidence from the field of nutritional neuroscience. Using her psychology background, in combination with her neurological and nutritional knowledge, Delia provides a unique perspective on improving cognitive funct...

At the age of 21, and insecure and scared Tiffany Johnson’s adventure started in the search for self-discovery, as many young people do as a rite of passage. After leaving home at 17, going to university and falling in love with the wrong man, Tiffany was finally brave enough to leave and pursue adventure. She explored Europe in hope of finding her missing puzzle piece.  And she found it, only the...

John Di Natale is a TEDx speaker, international keynote speaker and highly experienced speaking coach. As a charismatic and inspiring keynote speaker, he has presented to audiences in more than a dozen countries – so far – and, as a mentor and speaker coach, he has helped many others find their purpose and voice, and make a real difference in the world around them.  John inspires people to live on...

Pietro Girgenti is a born entrepreneur. Inspired by his parents who migrated from Italy with nothing and went on to create great success in Australia, he has also  that courageous and adventurous spirit. After making money selling individual sachets of microwave popcorn at the boarding school he attended,  then developing property at the age of 18 with his brother,  he went on to own his own law f...

Tania Kolar is president and founder of Ignite Life Mastery Inc, a personal development company. She believes that everyone has the ability to unlock their greatness and live an extraordinary life. Her mission is to inspire people to remember who they are and discover the best version of themselves so they can achieve greater levels of success in their personal and professional goals and claim the...

An honors English graduate from Tufts University, Dr. Stephen Petteruti continued on to medical school to become a Family Practice Physician. In 2014, with a holistic, patient-centered approach, Dr. Petteruti launched Intellectual Medicine 120—offering concierge medical services, functional medicine, facial anti-aging treatments, and advanced techniques to manage the body’s aging process. His next...

Through a multidisciplinary approach to wellness education that combines technical and hands-on learning, Miranda Mae teaches her clients how to consistently succeed in the real world. Since she began working with groups and individuals, she has helped countless people to achieve their health and aesthetic dreams through resetting mindset, lifestyle, nutrition and movement. She is committed to pro...

Heather Rendulic wants to live in a world where everyone feels empowered when they face life’s challenges. She knows how hard life can get. As a young stroke and brain surgery survivor, she learned the tools needed to become an overcomer. When she’s not working as a Human Resources Professional, Heather is sharing her message of hope as a motivational speaker, mentor and author as she shares the a...

Carol Cooke is a truly remarkable lady, with character traits that we can all hone and develop. Her courage, her persistence, her self-proclaimed stubbornness and her total expectancy that it would happen, kept her going from one setback to the next until she finally overcame her many challenges to win her first Para-Olympic gold medal for Australia in 2012. She was 50 years and it took 41 years o...

Ossie Khan is doing amazing things. Not only does he jump out of planes on a regular basis, he helps many people face and overcome their fears to do the same thing. His 27 plus years of experience and lessons have led him to a successful career as a sky-diver, teacher, speaker and encourager, and led him to say,  “Skydiving at its core is about reading situations, making decisions and being accoun...