Challenges That Change Us

Cancer is an enormous challenge that many of us, or our loved ones may encounter.But somehow a lot of us are still unaware of what is involved in the recovery journey.And for Australians, an alarming number of us are unaware of the journey with Melanoma in particular.In 2019 Jarrad Bolton’s life was changed forever when he was given a stage 4 Melanoma diagnosis.Since then he has gone through an incredible journey to remission and then the insane journey to become an ultra distance runner to run the 660 km’s of the Gibb River RunIn this episode Jarrad shares:-      What happened when he found out it had stage 4 melanoma-      The experience of being on a 5 year trial-      How it felt being part of the melanoma community-      Why the hardest part was not being able to provide for his family-      The experience of taking part in the 660km run-      Why his dad is his biggest hero-      Why his biggest take away is to not be afraid and just try thingsKey Quotes“It’s so easy to get caught up in life, life’s hard…but you have to just enjoy it.”“Knowing I couldn’t provide for the family, that was probably the hardest part.”“Without even knowing you become a bit of an inspiration to the outside world.”More about JarradYou can watch the documentary about his journey here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlN7_hgwtwoTo help donate to Jarrad’s go fundme you can do so here: https://diy.melanoma.org.au/page/JarradBoltonOr follow him on social mediaInstagram: @bolts88You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This weeks episode is all about overing MS or Multiple sclerosisLynda MacCallum grew up on her family’s sheep and cattle property in a little district called Timor, in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales.In 2018 she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and to many that would see an end to any career that requires hard physical work with animals like horses.Instead she has gone on to run MacCallum Performance and achieve so much more.In this episode Lynda shares:-      The moment she started to develop symptoms of MS-      How she had to lay on a bench in the doctors office to get a diagnosis-      The grieving process of letting go of who you were before MS-      How she learnt to listen to herself and learnt to say no-      The journey she went on to not allow her illness to define herKey Quotes“I did grieve that person that I’d been and the person that I couldn’t be.”“I need to live every moment for what it is and take the good out of every moment.”“I need to learn to listen to myself and do what I need even if that means saying no to something that my husband or my children want me to do.”More about LyndaYou can find out more about Lynda via her website: https://maccallumperformance.com.au/Or follow her on social mediaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/maccallumperformance/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3DFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MacCallumPerformanceHorsesYou can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this episode we are examining a very different kind of challenge. The journey of launching and running a national charity at the age of 10.Jack Berne is the founder of the Jack’s Mate’s Foundation and the campaign A Fiver for a Farmer that he started when he was 10 years old. Since launching the campaign in 2018, more than $2 million dollars have been raised to help support farmers. Jack has continued to use his small but mighty voice to continue raising awareness.In this episode Jack shares:-      The story of how he started A Fiver For A Farmer-      His experience with public speaking-      Why being a kid is an advantage, Kids want to go to that next level-      What it was like on Little Big shots, with Melissa McCarthy-      Why he’s not worried about the future -      Finding the balance of working and being a kidKey Quotes“One small act for some one else every day. If everyone did that, the world would become a better place.”“Public speaking is finding what’s best for you, its about being passionate”“Fail stands for First Attempt In Learning.”More about JackYou can find out more about Jack via his charity website: www.afiverforafarmer.com.AuYou can view his speech via the live link here https://www.youtube.com/live/ivzyw827q6g?feature=share which to date has 1.8k views.. you can scroll to his speech at 1 hour and 13minutes. You can also listen to his episode of Pinna podcast ‘One Small Act’: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/one-small-act/id1292020504?i=1000541686758 Or follow him on social mediaInstagram @jacksmatesfoundationFacebook @afiverforafarmer You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn Facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Work, life balance is something we are all becoming a lot more aware of, but being aware and enacting it are two very different things.Most of us will be familiar with the feeling of burn out, over work, or being stuck in a toxic work place, but what happens when those very circumstances result in you waking up in the hospital in your twenties?That is exactly what this weeks episode is about.Wayne Reuben is the host of Hard Yards in leadership and he is an accomplished CEO with decades of senior leadership experience focused in APAC and Australia.Now he is an international leader who provides coaching, mentoring and advisory services to Founders and C-level leaders.But in his early days he encountered work place stress that had a significant impact on his health and completely changed how he approached work and his own life.In this episode Wayne shares:-      The experience of being targeted by a boss at work-      How his experience with work led him to a heart attack-      The journey he went on to prevent a similar experience from happening again-      Why he was actually happy when a later job made him redundant-      The pieces of advice around work and leadership that he has learntKey Quotes“When you make things complex, you never make progress easy.”“When people define themselves by narrower and narrower things, you run into all kinds of consequences when everything doesn’t go perfect.”More about WayneYou can find out more about Wayne via his website: https://engage4performance.com/Or follow him on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-reuben-engage4performance/  Or listen to his podcast Hard Yards In Leadership: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/hard-yards-in-leadership/id1671457626You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we are delving into the topic of ‘Chronic pain’. It’s a term that is being used more and more often, but for those on the outside, how much do we really understand about it? How much of the impacts to we truly know?Ellen Howland is a 44 year old mum of 3 and is a Health, Lifestyle and Nutrition Coach with 18 years coaching and mentoring experience. Ellen had a life changing health journey which completely transformed her life, going from walking zombie to ultra marathon runner and really finding her passion and purpose in life. Ellen now uses this knowledge and experience to support other women on their own health and wellness journey.In this episode Ellen shares:-      Exactly what is Chronic neuropathic pain-      How one moment hitting a cow changed life-      What happened when her chronic pain led to depression and medication.-      Why the hardest thing was not living up to being a mum-      The importance of fighting limiting beliefs.-      Why you should go public with your goals and embrace vulnerability.Key Quotes“Have the people that fan your flames around you at all times.”“I wasn’t living up to be the person I wanted to be and definitely wasn’t being the mum I wanted to be.”“That one moment completely changed everything in my life.”More about EllenYou can find out more about Ellen via her website: https://www.ellenrenee.net/Or follow her on her socials:https://www.facebook.com/ellenreneehowlandhttps://www.instagram.com/iamellenrenee/You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this episode we are welcoming back my incredible friend Jess Lawton who you might remember from episode 22 “When no one notices you have anxiety”.But this time around she is sharing a completely different story about her journey to the stage of under going bariatric surgery and what the process was like.For those who don’t know Bariatric surgery is a weight loss measure that affects the stomach and how food is digested.This surgery is shrouded in a lot of mystery because those who undergo it are often accused of ‘taking the easy way out’ when it is anything but that.In this episode Jess shares:-      Her early journey with weight and her body-      How the fertility journey set her on the path to bariatric surgery-      The long process of researching the surgery-      How much she had to prepare and what the surgery was like-      Exactly what she is limited in doing after having the surgery-      How people treated her differently after the surgery-      What she learnt from the journeyKey Quotes“The risk of major surgery is not something you put your body through lightly.”“I’m in control of my thoughts, but that also means that ‘I’ am in control of my thoughts.”More about JessIf you want to look into Jess’ services you can check out her website: https://www.mindemporium.com.au/Or find her on socials,Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themindemporium/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088916512713You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger Warning: neo natal death and miscarriageWhile we have previously touched on difficult pregnancies, today’s episode follows one incredibly strong woman’s journey through the trauma of neo natal death.Kim Grundy is an incredible woman, wife and mother to two boys, but before she had her two children she lost her baby girl Chloe at 23 weeks of pregnancy.In this episode Kim shares:-      When she started to think things were wrong but the doctors said it was fine-      The process of being hospitalised when her pregnancy started to go wrong-      How confusing and unclear the process of finding out what was happening was-      The traumatic moments after having to give birth to her daughter-      What happened to her after the neo natal death of her daughter-      The scary process of falling pregnant a second time-      How her second pregnancy almost ended in a similar way-      The lessons she has learntKey Quotes“I could see her face and I knew it wasn’t ok.”“I remember for months I would just feel numb.”“You don’t know how much strength you have until you have to engage it.”Support around miscarriageBears of hope is an organisation that provides help and support: https://www.bearsofhope.org.au/You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this episode I am so excited to introduce you to a guest who is extremely special to me. I want to introduce you to my beautiful Aunty Di.This is a story that when you see it on paper you think, there is no way that so much could happen to one family at one time.In the space of forty days, my Uncle Barry, Aunty Di and cousin Laura were all diagnosed with cancer and this was all during the peak of the covid pandemic in the UK.Their resilience and zest for life is extraordinary and for anyone going through or is going through the cancer world you know how challenging it can be and I am still blown away by how these guys tackled this head on.In this episode Di shares:-      The journey her family took to relocate to the UK as her sister died from cancer-      Living through the covid pandemic with an immune compromised husband-      What it felt like to suffer from long covid-      Discovering her husband had cancer, then shingles-      How she felt discovering she had breast cancer shortly after her husband started cancer treatment-      The devastating moment they discovered her daughter also had breast cancer-      What happened when her husband did get struck by covidKey Quotes“We went 6 weeks from being a perfectly normal family to 3/4 of it having a cancer diagnosis to deal with.”“We thought cancer was bad, we knew nothing about covid.”You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!I’d like to introduce you to Josh Marshall a veteran nurse who has been living with MS since he was was 23. He’s used a wheelchair for the last 5 years and is incredibly passionate about equality and inclusion in our community.Having worked through the health system, handled MS and major injuries from a car accident you would think that would all of Josh’s story but he has gone on to achieve so much more. He is a member of Queensland Council of Social Service, a member of Spinal Life QL, a member of the Regional Access Disability Advisory Committee to Toowoomba Council and has made it his goal to work with both Governmental and non-Governmental agencies to improve the education, understanding and empathy for those living with disability.In this episode Josh shares:-      The hard journey of getting an MS diagnosis-      The big life change he made after his diagnosis-      The moment his life changed in a car accident-      How the car accident combined with his MS to cause long term health problems-      The journey he has gone on to become a disability access advocateKey Quotes“There’s no use focusing on what we can’t achieve, because we are not going to achieve it.”“It’s not the challenge that defines us, it’s the challenge that helps direct us.”“It’s important to be grateful for those things (the little things), because a lot of people won’t have that opportunity.”Find out more about JoshYou can find out more about josh and Inclusion Access (and donate) here: https://www.inclusionaccess.com.au/You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!Trigger warning: suicideThe grief of losing a loved one is a powerful thing and when it is an unexpected loss such as homicide or suicide there can be other complicated feelings involved as well.Imogen Carn is one half of the Good Mourning podcast, an incredible show that shines a light on what grief is really like with honesty, hope and humour.Imogen lost her mother to suicide and after partnering with her co host Sally they have gone on to release an amazing podcast, release a book and grow an incredible community.In this episode Imogen shares:-      What it was like to lose her mother to suicide with no warning-      The common misconception about grief-      Why she felt alone even with a lot of support-      How therapy helped her-      Her advice for how to support someone who is grieving-      How grieving is different for everyoneKey Quotes“There was no note, no goodbye. She was just gone, vanished.”“I felt huge amounts of rage an anger.”“We don’t move on, we move forward.”“The real grieving starts after the funeral.”Find out more about ImogenYou can check out the Good Mourning podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/good-mourning-grief-podcast/id1529978129You can also find out about their book and community here: https://www.goodmourning.com.au/#1You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!The weeks episode is with the very impressive Peter Holtmann of Holtmann Professional Services.Peter is a visionary business leader who  was Formerly the President and CEO of a global non-profit. But when the lifestyle was taking a toll on him he decided to make a big career change, which left him wondering what he would do, how he would do it and how he could continue to support his family in the way he was with the finances of a CEO.In this episode Peter shares:-      How his background in science and management lead to a career of travelling around the world-      The toll that a high level CEO non for profit job took on him-      The moments he realised he needed to make a change-      The story he told himself in his head-      His fears and challenges that he faced in making a career change-      His advice for others on how to make a big career changeKey Quotes“Don’t be put off by rejection and failure. It’s just part of the building process.”“Just keep moving forward because when you look back over the days and the weeks and the months, you've actually made progress.”Find out more about PeterYou can find out more about Peter’s services via his website: https://holtmann.com.auYou can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!Trigger warning: this episode discusses excessive alcohol use.In society we are well aware of the term ‘alcoholic’, but have you heard of Grey Area Drinking?This episode’s guest is Grey Area Drinking Coach, Motivational Speaker, Workshop Facilitator and host of a community of over 20,000 women, Sarah RusbatchAfter years of dysfunctional drinking, falling hard for ‘Mummy Wine Culture’ and using alcohol as a crutch to manage stress, overwhelm and anxiety, Sarah finally made the decision to remove alcohol from her life in April 2019.In this episode Sarah shares:-      Her long history with alcohol and how it shaped her life growing up-      The moment she realised her relationship with alcohol was not benefiting her-      The stop and start process she went through trying to stop drinking for short periods of time-      The difference between alcoholism and grey area drinking-      How the subtle messaging of alcohol and mum culture is dangerous-      Her advice on the work you have to do to improve remove alcohol from your lifeKey Quotes“It turns out that your boozy friends don’t like it when you don’t drink anymore.”“I would just drink and smoke until I didn’t feel anymore.”“In the end I realised it's easier to say none than it is to say 1.”Find out more about SarahIf you want to know about her grey drinking coaching you can find out more here: https://sarahrusbatch.com/You can also follow her on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahrusbatchcoachAnd on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrusbatch/You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!Jonathon (Jono) Peatfield is CEO of Life Ed NSW/ACT. He manages a team of 80 people delivering health and wellbeing programs to around 280,000 children right across NSW and the ACT, with support from the infamous mascot Healthy Harold.  After graduating in Commerce/Psychology from Australian National University, Jono went on a varied and very unique career pathway that saw him move from being in sales leadership and national account management with national hardware business, Otter Group to Head of Partnerships at Batyr, a social enterprise that focuses on preventative education in the area of young people’s mental health. Recently, Jono has been working with the Thrive by Five movement to promote equitable, affordable and accessible access to early learning so that every child can thrive.In this episode Jono shares:-      Why he made the unusual move into sales for a Hardware company after studying psychology-      The lessons he learnt from working in a vibrant work culture-      Why he moved to help launch Batyr-      The challenges he encountered working in a start up-      The active moves they made to ensure a healthy work culture at Batyr-      Why he moved to Life EdKey Quotes“You should bring your true self to work and be able to enjoy yourself and have fun.”“We would purposely take the time to stop and celebrate and go and have some fun. If we couldn’t have fun, what was the point?”You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger Warning: Strokes, medical recoveryWell we are properly into our second year of Challenges That Change Us and this week we are continuing with Part 2 of my story.If you thought Part 1 had a lot, we are about to take a hard left turn into the world of medical challenges and delve into the moments of my health journey that left me feeling like I was dying a slow death.In this episode I share:-      The moments I started having a stroke and how it ended with me in hospital not remembering people I’d known my whole life-      The long battle to recovery and my journey to compete in triathlons-      The big medical journey’s I have encountered with my daughters-      What happened when I was diagnosed with POTSKey Quotes “I was just thinking, I am dying a slow death here.”“By the time I got to the hospital I couldn’t recognise people.”“We spend so much time and energy on the things that we don’t value. I think we all fall in that rut of just doing and not doing what matters.” You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformanceLeadership challenges and skills Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can you believe we have made it to the first anniversary of Challenges That Change us?Thank you so much to everyone who has joined us on this journey, and to celebrate 1 year of stories I will be sharing my personal story, the origin of why I am doing this whole project.This is part 1 of 2 and will be covering the abuse and trauma I suffered as a child and how it impacted me well into adulthood.In this episode I share:-      The abuse I suffered as a child-      What repressed memories are and how late in life I actually remembered my abuse-      The reasons I slept in the school yard as a child during winter-      Why no one could tell what was happening-      The ways I acted out in response to what was happening-      How I struggled in relationships because of what had happened to me-      The journey I went on to recovering-      The amazing people who helped me on my journeyKey Quotes “I remember being in the middle of Winter and I would be sleeping down in the school yard thinking, this is the safest place for me right now.”“That very first person you tell about sexual abuse is so critical to your recovery and that healing work.”“A lot of people that have experienced sexual assault, your body remembers.”“My earliest memories are from the age of 5 and during my time living there I experienced 2 years of sexual abuse.”You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformanceLeadership challenges and skills Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!This week we have one of our expert episodes where we get advice on how to overcome a particular challenge.For this episode we are joined by Clifford Morgan, an endorsed organisational psychologist and leadership expert with over fifteen years of service with the Royal Australian Air Force. His years of service leading and coaching people – both in uniform and out – bring a wealth of experience that provides a unique perspective to assist his clients.As a coach Clifford has worked with CEOs, military commanders, government executives and business and community leaders across a wide variety of industries. In this episode Clifford shares:-      His journey from the military to psychology-      His experience with leadership and executive coaching-      Some challenges leaders have encountered-      What is the difference between mentoring and coaching-      How he’s had dad’s use his coaching advice to mend family relationships-      The importance of teaching people about the long term consequences of choices they make with co-workers-      Why leaders should not just solve problems for employees-      The art of questioningKey Quotes “People think if you're not doing the talking you lose control of the conversation. It's actually he opposite.”“If you don’t (ask questions) your employees are going to be passive problem presenters rather than active solution generators.”If you want to find out more about Clifford MorganYou can order a copy of his book The Coaching Leader here: https://cliffordmorgan.com.au/products/the-coaching-leaderYou can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!In last weeks episode we spoke with Jo Bird about her journey to having twin boys via IVF on her own.In our first ever part 2 episode Jo joins us again to share what it was like immediately after giving birth and having her boys in intensive care, as well as the many struggles she encountered raising twin boys on her own.In this episode Jo shares:-      The long process of having her twins in the neo natal intensive care ward for days-      How she couldn’t let anyone touch her babies for a long time-      The everyday struggles of raising twins on your own that we don’t think about-      How it’s even difficult going to the supermarket with twins-      How bad things got when she and her kids caught covidKey Quotes “I had early on someone say to me that it was my choice to have twins and do it by yourself.”“If I had of thought about it, I would have known for quite a while that I needed help.”Disc WorkshopIf you want to take part in our next Disc workshop check it out here: https://trialtitude.as.me/DISCprofileYou can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!Over the past few years Endometriosis awareness has increased significantly, and with it the understanding of how debilitating it can be and how it can affect a woman’s fertility.Now imagine going through that fertility journey, while also having to lose 60 KG and doing so without a partner.That is just the tip of the iceberg of Jo Bird’s journey that we will be hearing about in today’s episode.In this episode Jo shares:-      Just how long it took to get an endometriosis diagnosis-      The shocking number of surgeries she has had to endure to treat endometriosis-      What motivated her to lose 60 kg and how she did it-      Her IVF journey and what it was like doing it as a single woman-      What it was like finding out she would be having twins-      Her pregnancy journey as a single womanKey Quotes “Watching my brother and sister have children, I was over the moon happy for them but at the same time I just wanted it to be me.”“I have had people judge me. Not to my face. I’ve heard second hand the reason why certain friends aren’t contacting me anymore is because I made that choice.” Disc WorkshopIf you want to take part in our next Disc workshop check it out here: https://trialtitude.as.me/DISCprofileYou can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!Returning to normal life after a big challenge is hard for any of us, but what happens when your ‘normal’ is competing in sports at the Olympic level?That was exactly what happened to Sami Kennedy-Sim who, after competing as an Olympic level skier, found herself in hospital recovering from a stroke at the age of 24.Somehow, after that, she returned to the Olympics.In this episode Sami shares:-      Her journey to becoming an Olympian-      Why it’s ok to want to quit-      The exact moment she started having a stroke-      How she was told she would not be an Olympian again-      Her journey to returning to the OlympicsKey Quotes “You can choose to see obstacles as speed bumps or road blocks. A speed bump you slow down and then you carry on. A road block, you may have to quit altogether.”“Unless you give people the experience to challenge themselves they’re living in comfort zone land.”Find out more about SamiYou can find out about Sami’s coaching and other businesses here: https://www.samikennedysim.com/Or you can follow her on Instagram: @samikennedysim Disc WorkshopIf you want to take part in our next Disc workshop check it out here: https://trialtitude.as.me/DISCprofileYou can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warning: this episode discusses miscarriage, child abuse and domestic abuse.A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!This episode’s guest is Tim Elliott, a senior writer at Good Weekend and The Age, where he has won two Kennedy Awards and been nominated for a Walkley. He has many other accolades, but is also the host of Inside The Tribe a podcast detailing the inner workings of international religious sect The 12 Tribes.Having worked closely with people who have been trapped inside The 12 Tribes for this podcast, Tim has a fascinating insight into what actually happens in these highly controlling groups.In this episode Tim shares:-      How he first heard about The 12 Tribes and why he didn’t believe what he heard-      The way every day people are lured in-      The horrifying practices that take place inside these kinds of groups-      How people are prevented from leavingKey Quotes“Most of us at some point in our lives will be vulnerable to that kind of entreaty.”“They isolate you from your loved ones. Completely…That allows the cult to have full control of the information you’re receiving.”Find out more about Tim and Inside The TribeIf you want to hear more about this in detail you can listen to the podcast Inside The Tribe: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/inside-the-tribe/id1533629268You can also follow Tim on his socialsTwitter: @TimElliottSMHInsta: @timelliottsmhFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/tim.elliott.927/Disc WorkshopIf you want to take part in our next Disc workshop check it out here: https://trialtitude.as.me/DISCprofileYou can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warning: this episode discusses miscarriage, and depression, and difficult child births.A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!Todays episode features the incredible brave and strong Rachael Laurie.Awareness of complications during pregnancy is becoming more and more widespread, but it is still not diagnosed enough.Rachael joins us to explain her experiences with a premature birth, followed by a miscarriage and a haemorrhage after giving birth. In this episode Rachael shares:-      What happened when her first child was born premature-      The moment she found out she was having a miscarriage-      Why her doctor called her to come see him immediately just days after the miscarriage diagnosis-      The process she took to heal-      The scary moment nurses realised she was having a haemorrhage after giving birth-      What it was like having 40 medical experts in one room with no one she knew around-      The moment she had to make a decision to have a hysterectomy-      How she is coping nowKey Quotes “It was a lot to have 40 people in that room (birthing room) and not a single person you know.”“He just kind of looked at me and he said I’m really sorry but I believe that you’re having a miscarriage.”“So I leant into some pretty good friends and while they were great they were no therapist.”“You need to appreciate the small things and the laughter with the kids and the family for who they are and what they are.”You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!Todays episode features a guest who both helps those with their challenges, but also worked through one our biggest, recent natural challenges. The Lismore floods.Michael Were is the Regional General Manager NSW for Lifeline and it is Michaels’ responsibility to oversee Lifeline’s operations across the Hunter, Central Coast, New England North West, and Eastern Sydney.As well as having a career in a variety of non-profit organisations, helping out those in need, he was on the ground helping during the Lismore floods. In this episode Michael shares:-      How he went from working in insurance to Open Heart International-      The lessons he learnt about how people’s situation influenced if they could live or die-      Why he made the move to lifeline-      His experiences with the beginning of the Lismore floods-      What he and Lifeline did to help during the floods-      What he witnessed in the aftermath of the Lismore floodsKey Quotes “Where you live shouldn’t effect whether you live.”“Culture and change and refreshing of people is actually a good thing.”“There's a refugee crisis that no one is talking about in Australia.”“People in crisis act in so many different ways.”“Turning a chaos into a canvas.”For more information lifelineIf you would like to become a crisis supporter check it out here: https://lifelinedirect.org.au/newengland/get-involved/become-a-crisis-supporterYou can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A big thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!When it comes to overcoming a challenges, one of the reoccurring factors is nutrition.Health problems can be caused by, or exacerbated by an unbalanced diet. Or when other problems occur our nutrition can fall to the way side, often causing additional problems.So for this episode we will be speaking to Andrew Hall an advanced sports dietitian, motivated by improving the nutrition, health and performance of others. Andrew has worked with a range of individuals, from recreational to elite athletes. He is fascinated by interactions between the environment, mind, food, and the human body, and uses science-informed approaches whilst adjusting recommendations to the individual’s unique requirements and situation. In this episode Andrew shares:-      The study that connected nutrition to mental health-      The surprising number of vegetables we should be eating and how to not be overwhelmed by that number-      The reason he thinks eating fruit is not a bad thing for most people-      The reason why he thinks meal replacement shakes should not be the first approach for most peopleKey Quotes “The strain on the health system from nutrition is not because people are eating too much fruit...For most people it’s very hard to over do.” “Rather than feeling overwhelmed (by the number of veggies you need to eat), just wonder, how many you are already eating.”“Two sessions on the track isn’t going to win you a gold medal, but every session you do adds up. Everything we do is just a series of small actions.”For more information about AndrewYou can find out more about Hally and book in with him via his website: https://andrewhalldietitian.com/Or you can follow him on social media: @andrew_hall_dietitianYou can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warning: this episode discusses depression, suicide, self harm and brain cancerA huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!This episode’s guest is Sienna Catterall, our youngest guest so far at 20 years of age.Sienna’s self awareness, knowledge and life experience is beyond her years.Today she talks about the dark cloud that started to engulf her. Throughout her story she reveals the factors that influenced her depression and pushed her to a point where she considered taking her own life. In this episode Sienna shares:-      The triggering factors of sexuality repression and her mother’s battle with cancer-      How it felt like she was cutting herself off from everyone and everything she loved-      The balancing act she had to find between her sexuality and her religion-      The point she reached where she considered taking her own life-      How she reached out for help and what happened after-      Her strategies for managing self harmKey Quotes “It was like I had created a nest of darkness around me inside the house and that’s when I made a plan to end everything.”“For me, my mental illness is always going to be a part of my life.”“I just imagine like drowning in this pool and then the side of the pool and pushing yourself up and getting out of it and then there are people to support you once you get out.You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auAnd you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warning: This episode discusses infertility for men, mentions suicide, and a possible heart attack.A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!This episode’s guest is Ben Law, The Financial Bloke.While Ben is a successful coach and podcaster in the agriculture space, he is joining us to discuss the incredibly challenging journey he faced when he and his wife chose to try and have kids, despite the fact he had been told he was infertile years earlier. In this episode Ben shares: -      What it felt like to be told he was infertile-      The painful and emotional process men must go through during IVF-      How the IVF process was socially isolating and caused him to lose friends-      What happened when they tried for a second child-      The mental resilience he needed to get through it and his advice for others tryingKey Quotes“The doctor looked at me one day and said, we’re scraping the bottom of the barrel with you aren’t we?.”“We lost friends over that, especially in the guy area.”“We went through the first round of IVF and the doctor essentially said we were wasting our money and should give up.”More About Ben LawIf you need want coaching help, especially in the agriculture space around money, you can find out more about ben via his website: https://thefinancialbloke.com.au/You can also listen to his podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-financial-bloke-wealth-and-wisdom/id1598835360You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!This episode’s guest is Nerissa Trinidade.Nerissa is a professional keynote and transformational speaker who has inspired audiences globally and a two-time international bestselling author of her books Growing Through and A Different Reality. She is also the founder of the ‘Anything Is Possible’ framework and the ‘Speak for IMPACT’ program. Asa a migrant gay woman of colour and a carer for her wife after a major accident, she is no stranger to adversity. In this episode Nerissa shares:-      Her experience growing up in India and hiding her sexuality-      What she learnt about herself that allowed her to finally be herself openly-      The horrifying accident her wife experienced that meant she would become her carer.-      Her advice for communicating with and caring for loved ones with mental health battlesKey Quotes“People who live with mental health often live with shame and guilt about experiencing and sharing what they are going through.”“It’s ok to say I’m struggling, it’s ok to say I need help.”“We don't realise how much effort goes into not being you.”More About Nerissa TrinidadeIf you need help with accounting you can find out more about Nerissa’s coaching and speaking via her website: https://www.nerissatrindade.com/You can also follow her via social media.Instagram: @nerissa.trinidadeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063722824802Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9V1ZUADpKNpd6cZsaGZ4kwYou can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!This episode’s guest is Martin Broad, an accountant Broad who fell victim to Guillain-Barresyndrome, a rare disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks your nerves. It can eventually spread, eventually paralysing the whole body, which happened to Martin to the point he could only communicate with his eyes. In this episode Martin shares: -      What the first moments felt like as Guillain-Barre syndrome started to take effect-      Just how bad things got for him while in hospital-      What it felt like being trapped in his own body-      The impact this challenge had on his family and life-      His long road to recovery and how he kept the mindset he needed to recoverKey Quotes“So all I had was the function in my eyes, so the rest of my body completely shut down.”“You've still got to be entertaining hope of some sort.”“You’ve got to make those steps knowing full well that you could fall left or right.”“You’ve gotta know when the good times are on.”More About Martin BroadIf you need help with accounting you can find Martin’s business here: https://www.broadaccounting.com.au/about-us/You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!This episodes guest is former journalist, coach and leader, Carey Hauri.Born in Switzerland, Carey immigrated with her family to Australia when she was six years old. While she now calls Australia home, she’s also lived in Switzerland, Hungary, South Africa and Spain, visited more than 30 other countries and learnt four languages.At the age of 17 a family secret rocked her world and shook her personal identity.And as she continued, multiple other incidents would go on to shake those same identity foundations. In this episode Carey shares: -      The wild family secret that changed her world at the age of seventeen-      The horrific stabbing incident she was victim to overseas and the aftermath of it-      The process of burn out that changed her identity for a third time-      Her tips and perspectives on shaping your personal identity and dealing with traumaKey Quotes“You can have a full rich meaningful life, not knowing (your ancestry).”“At the end of the day who we are and how we live our lives is what we make it.”“I had a decision to make, was I going to hate this person who attacked me? Or was I going to forgive and let go.”More About Carey Hauri Find out more about Carey via her website: www.careyhauri.comYou can follow Carey on socials.LinkedIn: Carey HauriInstagram: Carey HauriFacebook: Carey HauriYou can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!Our free MINDSET RESET is 8.30am January 2nd. Jump on to book your spot and get crystal clear on your plan for 2023- mindset, environment, strategy https://trialtitude.as.me/MindsetresetTrigger warning: Drug and alcohol useToday’s episode features two incredible men, who have made it their mission to help others overcome one of the big journeys of our young adult lives. Schoolies, and the partying lifestyle.Starting in the 90’s Andy and Dave began Red Frogs as an initiative to help reduce the risk to young adults when partying, and their endeavour has continued to grow and save lives.So we got them both on the podcast to discuss the challenges that might be encountered when partying at schoolies and their advice for how to stay safe, or keep our kids safe.In today’s episode Andy and Dave share -      How Red Frogs started and their motivations for doing so-      Advice for how to stay safe or keep our kids safe while partying-      Tips on how to set boundaries for kids early on so they are safe when they get olderKey Quotes“It’s all about environment, put a good kid in a bad environment you get bad results.”“The power of little things you do is great. It’s not the big things but the little things consistent.”“No matter how messed up it is, I can actually have some victory over these things.”More About Red Frogs You can find out more about Red Frogs via their website: https://redfrogs.com.au/Or you can follow them on socials.Instagram: @redfrogsauFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/redfrogsauYou can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!This episodes guest is Samuel Munday a former professional cyclist. Diagnosed as Type 1 Diabetic at the age of 11 in 2009 and started to compete overseas in International cycling competitions in 2016.After signing some big contracts he moved to Girona, Spain in 2019 to pursue his professional cycling goals.After growing up with diabetes to become a professional athlete and overcoming a horrific cycling accident with a car Sam has some amazing tips on mindset and overcoming adversity. In this episode Sam shares: -      His journey to becoming a professional athlete when he had diabetes-      The horrific accident he encountered while cycling-      His mindset tips for reaching goals but also handling the low points-      Advice for how to stay as safe as possible while cyclingKey Quotes“Probably going to have 80% days where you feel shit training but I think it’s just really refocusing and the main thing is to not let that consume you.”“Looking at the small goals, the small positive achievements is the key [to recovering from trauma].”More About Samuel MundayYou can follow Sam on socials.Free seminarOur free MINDSET RESET is 8.30am January 2nd. Jump on to book your spot and get crystal clear on your plan for 2023- mindset, environment, strategy https://trialtitude.as.me/MindsetresetYou can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!The mantra of our podcast is taking the lessons we learn from our challenges and implementing them into our life and one person who has truly lived that philosophy is Skye Hanley.Skye is a self-proclaimed business badass and spiritual entrepreneur bringing the best of both worlds to business and her clients’ lives Through Skye’s time working a variety of high level jobs Skye realised how stifled she felt. Wanting to build out high end signature programs that deeply touched people’s lives, Skye was boxed in by the old paradigms of the coaching industry.This was also helped along by lessons she learnt from health and life challengesIn today’s episode Skye shares: -      Her struggles with stress and how she changed her mindset to work on them-      How a Multiple Sclerosis threw her planning out the window and how she moved beyond the diagnosis-      Her tips for improving your health and mindsetKey Quotes“If every time we stub out toe we lose our shit... then we're going to have a really fucking clunky life.”“If I wanted my life to expand, if I wanted happiness… I was only going to receive them in proportion to how much courage I was willing to show up with.”“If I am shoving things down and trying to not feel them or having toxicity build up in my mind then the only person that is going to hurt is me.”More About Skye You can find out more about Skye via her website: https://www.limitlesshealthco.com/You can also listen to her podcast here: http://www.limitlesshealthco.com/podcast/Or you can follow her on socials.Instagram: @skye_hanley_unleashedFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/skyehanleyunleashedYou can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!One challenge most women face is going through menopause, but so many of us do not prepare or even look into it before hand and it turns out we should.Today’s guest is Alex Robinson, the founder of Alex Robinson Wellness .andShe holds an Advanced Diploma in Nutritional Medicine from the Australasian College of Natural Therapies (ACNT), and is also a 300 hour Vinyasa and Yin Certified Yoga Instructor.In 2022 she completed "The 3rd Age Woman Menopause Transition Certification", tofurther her skills in supporting clients going through peri to post menopause.In today’s episode Alex shares -      What happens in menopause-      How people know they are in this chapter of their life-      What, when and who to ask for help when you need it-      Her advice on what to be aware of about menopause-      How to approach your sex life when you have menopause-      Life post menopause-      Advice for men with partners going through menopauseKey Quotes“I say now, slowy is the new quicky. Quicky can never happen again.”“I think we can write our own page here, start a fresh canvas.”“You can’t solve it all at once. It takes years.”Find Alex Robinson online You can find out more about Alex via her website: https://www.alexrobinsonwellness.com/Or you can follow her on socials.Instagram: @alexrobinsonwellnessFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlexRobinsonWellnessLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-robinson-80735642/You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warning: Sexual assault, Suicide, Losing a parent, Depression/anxiety, Post natal depression, Charging a perpetrator.This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.It is my absolute honour to introduce our guest for this episode, Anna Lyon.Anna suffered trauma at a very young age when she lost her father, but that was only the beginning of what would soon become a difficult and devastating childhood when she was preyed upon by someone who should have been protecting her.This was made even more difficult when she confided in family members about what had happened, and instead of protecting her, they covered it up.This compounded trauma led to a long and difficult journey which recently culminated in a truly heart breaking result.In today’s episode Anna shares: -      The devastating loss she suffered when she lost her father as a child-      The horrifying sexual assault she experienced from someone close to her family.-      How her assault was covered up by family members-      The Long term effects her trauma had on her even as an adult-      The emotional process she went through trying to see justice served.Key Quotes“I think that the trauma I suffered in my younger years has definitely altered the way my brain functions.”“I feel broken, I don’t feel brave, I don’t feel strong i feel broken, but broken things can get put back together.”“I honestly cannot put into words how important it is that these children are listened to.”“It is easy to be bitter, it is easy to spiteful, but it's not the way that I want to live my life.”Help resources In Australia support for sexual assault survivors is available at 1800 RESPECT or 1800 737 732. Children and young adults, parents and teachers can contact the Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800, and adult survivors of child sexual assault can seek help at the Blue Knot Foundation.Bravehearts' provides a national Information and Support Line that can be accessed by anyone wanting information or support relating to child sexual assault and exploitation. Bravehearts’ toll free 1800 272 831 Support Line is open from 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday AEST.You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warning: Drug crimes and false arrestsThis episode is a story that took me completely by surprise and had my jaw absolutely on the flaw.Our guest is Brenda Denbesten, a chemical engineer with over 15 years' experience in the mining and manufacturing industries, and a Women in STEM advocate and driver for changeBrenda is a best-selling author of ‘the FIFO wives tale’s’ and creator of 'Chronicles of a Female Engineer', a YouTube series that demystifies what an engineer does plus how to get ahead in traditional and male dominated fields.But one day, years so, nearly saw everything she had worked towards snatched away when she was confronted by police about a crime she did not commit.In today’s episode Brenda shares: -      The wild story of how she was used and left to take the fall for a crime she didn’t commit-      Her dealings with the Australian justice system-      The lessons she learnt from overcoming this enormous challenge-      Her advice for anyone else who has gone through similar traumaKey Quotes“We've all got a unique purpose on this world and the more we copy others you're only dimming down the reason you are on this earth.”“Your past doesn’t determine your future.”“The next minute I knew I was getting hand cuffed and being put in the back of a paddy wagon.”Find out more about BrendaYou can find out everything about Brenda here:  www.linktree.com/brendadenbestenYou can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warning: Anxiety, panic attacks, cancerAt this point we all know that the events in our formative childhood years can have long reaching effects, often influencing us decades later.So what happens when your Mum goes through life threatening cancer when you are just going through your teenage years?That’s exactly what happened to Erica Smith.Erica is an Associate Professor in Chemistry at the University of New England (UNE), Armidale. With a long history and decorated career Erica is currently the Chair of the University Curriculum Committee and Chair of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Chemical Education Division and has so many more achievements.But she was just 13 when her mum was diagnosed with CML (chronic myeloid leukemia) in 1984. She underwent intense radio and chemotherapy, and was eventually offered a bone marrow transplant as her only option to survive.Erica lived through this, but it wasn’t until she was much older that she realised just how much of an impact this challenging time had had on her.In today’s episode Erica shares: -      How she keeps things real in her classroom and helps her students accept failure-      The harrowing ordeal of watching her mum battle cancer when she was just 13-      Just how close she came to losing her mum-      The moment she realised as an adult that she had developed anxiety and panic attacks-      The many tips and tricks she has for navigating her anxiety and panic attacksKey Quotes“I’d never seen anyone in so much pain and agony.”“It’s about sitting and thinking what am I doing in my life and why am I doing it and why am I reacting this way?”“A positive attitude won’t save you, but a negative attitude will kill you.”“Accepting that it is hard, it’s not just you.”You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warning: suicide, depression and substance abuse.This episode is all about what comes after the challenge.At 19, Morgan T Nelson found himself in a toxic work and life situation that resulted in substance abuse and a suicide attempt.Shortly after he vowed to turn things around and reached financial freedom at the age of 23.Now he’s a business owner, international speaker and podcast host and is hell bent on spreading his message.In today’s episode Morgan shares:-      How a traditional upbringing and job led to his darkest moments-      How he turned things around and the steps he took to reach financial freedom-      The 4 pillars he things everyone should live by-      His 3 mentors and inspirational figures in his lifeKey Quotes“I’m going to focus on where I’m going in life and what I want to create and I’m going to double down on that.”“Where you are right now has nothing to do with where you can get to.”“Money is a result, your health is a result, your lifestyle is a result is based off of the beliefs the attitude and the values we have.”Follow Morgan OnlineYou can follow Morgan on Instagram at: Www.Instagram.com/morgantnelsonYou can listen to his podcast Dream Out Loud: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/dream-out-loud-with-morgan-t-nelson/id1511310000You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve spoken before about the horrifying experience of being in limbo when the medical industry cannot give you a diagnosis.Imagine what it’s like when that happens to your new born baby.In this week's episode I’m speaking with my close friend and incredible mother, Jess Galvin.After having her first child, Jess and her husband were delighted when their daughter Lucy was born, apparently happy and healthy.However things quickly changed when small symptoms appeared to indicate there could be other complications.As the medical establishment repeatedly dismissed her concerns, Jess had to push further and further before anyone would even acknowledge that something was wrong with her baby. But even when they did eventually admit their was a basis to her concerns, that was just the beginning of her family’s incredibly long and difficult journeyIn today’s episode Jess shares:-      The first signs she noticed there might be complications with her daughter’s health-      The incredibly long journey they have been on to treat her illnesses-      How this challenge has impacted her family-      The lesson she learnt about using alcohol to helpKey Quotes“She said, the good news is it’s not brain cancer.”“She said, she has veins on the left hand sign of her brain in excess.”“Trust your gut…you just gotta keep pushing and pushing. Mums really do know.”You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warning: brain injury and traumaThis is an extra episode that we have released just to thank you all for listening.Today’s guest is Suz Greig, an amazing friend and an incredible woman who was rushed to hospital after her car was found wrapped around a tree in 1996.She suffered an acquired traumatic brain injury and the doctors told her family she would never walk, cycle, work or live independently.What followed was an incredible journey of recovery.In today’s episode Suz shares:-      The story of her accident and how she acquired her brain injury-      The odds she faced to succeed at any level of recovery-      The steps she took and what helped her on her journeyKey Quotes“When somebody says to me they’re over stressed I say you're over alert.”“The negotiation that requires most attention is the negotiations I have with myself.”“I’ve worn bullet proof vests 6 times and been held at gun point 3 times.”“Become the author of our story not the narrator of our story.”“So many people think if they're experimenting it will go wrong, but there is no wrong.”You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sometimes one of the greatest challenges can be our interactions with other people. Settling disputes, overcoming inter-personal conflict or just reaching a compromise can often be anxiety inducing events.That’s why today’s episode will be highlighting advice on how to navigate these experiences with the help of Allan Parker.Allan Parker OAM is a Micro Behavioural Scientist and Negotiator.Allan usually introduces himself as an eccentric Micro-Behavioural Neuroscientist, International Negotiator, and Educator.He works as a negotiator/facilitator of large-scale multi-party negotiations and disputes. Within government and private organisations, he trains in negotiation, dispute prevention and healthy considered conversations.Allan has presented, facilitated, and moderated in over 60 different countries around the world and has had participants from 192 countries in his audience at one time at the United Nations-World Investment Forum.In 2020, Allan was a recipient for the Order of Australia Medal for his contribution to business and dispute resolutionIn today’s episode Allan shares-      His journey to becoming a professional negotiator-      How some negotiations required him to be held at gun point and wear a bullet proof vest.-      His opinion on how stress and over alertness are connected-      The 3 styles of negotiation (including the ones we don’t use but should)Key Quotes“When somebody says to me they’re over stressed I say you're over alert.”“The negotiation that requires most attention is the negotiations I have with myself.”“I’ve worn bullet proof vests 6 times and been held at gun point 3 times.”“Become the author of our story not the narrator of our story.”“So many people think if they're experimenting it will go wrong, but there is no wrong.”Find out more about Allan ParkerYou can find out more about Allan here:www.peakpd.comYou can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warning: this episode discusses anxiety, depression and agoraphobia.We have spoken about anxiety and depression on this podcast before, but what happens when the panic attacks and symptoms are so bad that you end up feeling too scared to even leave your home.A small town country kid who never quite fit in. that’s the feeling that would follow Daniel Bentley for decades and eventually lead him to developing a number of mental health conditions.Battling with depression and feeling stuck in a life that he felt was going nowhere, at the age of 23 he packed up and moved 2000km across the country in search or something different.His depression followed him though and he eventually developed severe social anxiety and agoraphobia. Spending most of his 20’s as a shadow of a person locked in a cage of his own making he finally sought help.This episode is a fascinating look into how the panic attacks of an agoraphobic can be the very thing that lead someone to isolating themselves even further.But Daniel’s story isn’t just of his illness, but also of his extraordinary journey to overcome and grow beyond it.In today’s episode Dan shares:-      The isolation, depression and anxiety he suffered from even during childhood-      How the panic attacks of agoraphobia led to a cycle of anxiety and depression.-      The ways he pushed himself past his comfort zone and made his mean health struggles his super powerKey Quotes“My assumption that I was going through this school as a complete loner, I don’t really matter.”“The more I spoke to people about it, the more better I felt about myself.”“You have to arrange your life around avoiding these attacks and that basically becomes very boring.”“if something came up and I was afraid of it, I knew I had to do it.”“You create the situation you’re in. I told myself I didn’t fit in and that became the way I was.”Find out more about Daniel bentleyYou can find out more about Daniel here:www.danbentleymedia.comOr follow him on socials: @danbentley.mediaDaniel is also a supporter of Mates In Construction - https://mates.org.auMATES is a charity established in 2008 to reduce the high level of suicide among Australian construction workers.You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Challenges That Change Us Marie ClaireBattling any illness is a challenges in and of itself, but when it comes to often unknown autonomic conditions, the medical field can leave patients feeling lost, ignored and forgotten.Combine that with trying to seek medical help in the 90’s in a second world country like Uzbekistan and you might begin to imagine the overwhelming challenge that Marie Claire faced in her journey to be diagnosed with POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome).Marie-Claire coheads a multi-disciplinary practice in Adelaide, SA which specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and Long Covid. She is undertaking her PhD at The University of Adelaide where she is exploring the association between autonomic disorders and post-acute sequalae of Covid-19.She believes in the power of the 'lived experience' researcher and has established The Australian POTS FoundationIn today’s episode Marie-Claire shares:-      Her time in Romania and other similar countries shortly after the ball of the Berlin wall-      The distinct moment she felt herself develop POTS-      The extremely long and difficult process of seeking a medical diagnosis overseas-      The sexist diagnosis practices she encountered in Australia that left her undiagnosed for years-      How POTS and long covid are connected-      Her advice on treatment and management for POTS-      Information on Australia’s first POTS conference this year.Key Quotes“I remember that feeling of thinking how can you not know what’s just happened because it was so dramatic and loud in my ears.”“I don’t tend to seek help which is typical of country people”“I feel like I was accused of murder, I was stood up to give my defence and the judge says no you cant have a defence, you're guilty.”Find out more about Marie-Claire SeeleyYou can find out more about Marie-Claire and the Australian Pots Foundation here: https://potsfoundation.org.au/You can also follow them on social media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/australianpotsfoundation/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082147502638You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performanceFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In previous episodes we have discussed long term illness, but this week we are getting specific by talking to Andrea Wildenthal Hanson about the challenge she has faced in living with Multiple sclerosis.Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2000, Andrea coaches people to become their own wellness guru. Andrea combines her experience from five years of life coaching and 16+ years of living well with MS to teach people how to create a customized approach to health that includes life balance, mindset tune-ups, and stress management so that they can feel like they're back to normal and in control of a life they love.In today’s episode Andrea shares:-      The negative way professionals introduced her to how she would live with MS-      How MS affected her relationships and how she managed that-      The coping strategies she developed for moving beyond her diagnosisKey Quotes“When your diagnosed you’re in such a vulnerable place”“Kindness and acceptance of myself comes from maturity and part of it comes from how necessary it is.”“What are the little things that I’ve gotten used to, that I say to myself all the time, that actually aren’t that nice?.”Find out more about Andrea Wildenthal HansonYou can find out more about Andrea’s courses and coaching here: https://andreahansoncoaching.com/Her podcast, Live Your Life, Not Your Diagnosis can be found here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/live-your-life-not-your-diagnosis/id1196011272You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performanceFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warning: this episode discusses suicide and depression.If you are struggling, please call lifeline on 13 11 14.After a few weeks of episodes discussing mental health and other struggles we noticed one thing that kept coming up.Lifeline.But a lot of people have been asking, what actually happens when you call lifeline?Well to clear things up and highlight how important of a service it is, this episode’s guest is Lifeline CEO Robert Sams who also works as a crisis support worker.In today’s episode Rob shares:-      His life journey and how it led him to lifeline-      What happens when someone answers a call at lifeline?-      What do you get asked when you call lifeline?-      Who are the people who work the phones and are they trained?-      Will the conversations be escalated or shared?Key Quotes“We want more thinking at the right times for the right things.”“I think those around listening and being curious are really important to bring into the workplace.”“This call is about you when you ring us. It’s what you want out of it.”“Sometimes you just need the kindness of strangers, and they are the kindest of strangers.”Information If you are struggling or need help you call lifeline on 13 1114.If you are interested in getting lifeline going again in the New England region head to: www.newengland.lifeline.org.auYou can also find out more about lifeline at: https://www.lifeline.org.au/Or follow them on social media:Instagram: @lifelineaustraliaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LifelineAustralia/SocialsYou can follow the podcast on Instagram at:@challengesthatchange usOr join our online community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusIf you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performanceFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au Or you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warning: this episode discusses childhood sexual abuse and depression.In Australia support for sexual assault survivors is available at 1800 RESPECT or 1800 737 732. Children and young adults, parents and teachers can contact the Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800, and adult survivors of child sexual assault can seek help at the Blue Knot Foundation.In today’s episode the incredibly brave Aggie Seiler has chosen to speak to us about the incredibly traumatic experience of surviving childhood sexual abuse.This occurred with a family member, someone with whom she should have been safe, but that was not the case.What followed was a years long journey as she worked through the trauma, her relationships and her own story, before eventually reporting the assault to police as an adult.In today’s episode Aggie shares:-      What family and life moments led to the assaults of her and her sister-      How the family and community chose to sweep it under the rug-      The long ranging effects the assault had on her mental health and well being-      The traumatic experience of the justice system and having her uncle chargedKey Quotes“I started getting pretty wobbly…so I ditched him and went really off the rails.”“Until then there’d been no one defining what was right and wrong. So you’d internalised this very blurry line of what was right and wrong.”‘You just don’t realise how much psychological trauma is holding in your body.”“We need to learn more about how we can do this better and we need to learn the skills to have those hard conversations.”“We need to be able to say to a young person, it is not your fault.”InformationThe Australian Childhood foundation have amazing tools around trauma and have launched Emma’s project to get surveys from adult survivors. You can find that here:https://www.childhood.org.au/emmas-project/#:~:text=Emma's%20Project%20aims%20to%20collect,listened%20to%2C%20validated%20and%20effectivelywww.Safecare.org is the organisation in WA that has incredible resources for a whole range of people.If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performanceFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warning: this episode discusses mental health, depression and anxiety as well as chronic pain.Jessica Macguire who has worked as a trauma informed integrated physio therapist for 14 years and is currently running programs on the vagus nerve.She aims to help people get to the cause of the problems, rather than relying on others to treat their symptomsShe has studied neuro physiology throughout Europe, America, the UK and Australia and has learnt from pain researchers, professors in neuro plasticity, neuro scientists and psychologists on how the brain and nervous system change from stress, trauma and chronic pain.Stress related illness such as anxiety, depression gut disorders, autoimmune issues and chronic pain can arise from dysregulation after chronic trauma and stressIn today’s episode Jessica shares:-      How the vagus nerve and the parasympathetic nervous system can affect our health-      How the isolating techniques of medicine can hinder rather than help diagnosis-      Her advice for learning more about the vagus nerve and how it can help youKey Quotes“We may learn to cut off from sensations and live almost numb from out body. But either that that is creating an inner homelessness.”“We really need to lean into the complexities, rather than trying to over simplify.”“What I may find stressful may not be stressful to you, and no two people will have the same experience of pain or trauma.”If you want to know more about Jessica You can head to her website: https://www.jessicamaguire.com/Or you can follow her on social media,Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repairingthenervoussystem/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repairing_the_nervous_system/?hl=enIf you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performanceFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warning: this episode discusses depression, anxiety, PTSD, strokes and stressful work environments.For this episode we are joined by Roger Sutherland.Roger is a veteran law enforcement officer and 24/7 shift worker for almost 4 decades.He has 2 children and a son in law that are all shift workers.His partner Melissa also works in a shift working environment and is a former 24/7 shift worker herself.He “gets” shift work.Roger runs his own podcast “A Healthy Shift” and coaches shift workers 1:1 in how to “Thrive, not just Survive” the rigors of shift work.But during this journey, it was the stressful work environment that resulted in significant health complications including a Transient ischemic attack, PTSD and more.In today’s episode Rogers hares:-       The moment he had a mini stroke and realised his work stress was impacting his health-      How he has come to grips with PTSD, anxiety and Anhedonia-      How the podcast and business A Healthy Shift has helped him focus and move forward.Key Quotes“It doesn’t mean the person you expect will be there, will be there, but if you wait, the person you need will be sent to you.”“I thought I was the king and on top of the world…but I didn’t realise how much {work stress} is impacting you.”“I can get on my insta story and talk like I’m on top of the world…and then put the camera down and sit with my head in my hands.”InformationIn today’s podcast we discuss the hunger scale. If you want to understand it, you can find it here: https://altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Hunger-and-Fullness-Scale-2.pdfIf you want to know more about Roger Instagram: @a_healthy_shiftWebsite: ahealthyshift.comPodcast: ahealthyshift.com/podcast If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performanceFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warning: this episode discusses cancer, and endometriosisThis episode’s guest is an incredibly strong woman who has battled through a lot.Catherine Stephen was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer at a much younger age than is normally expected.The five-year survival rate for ovarian cancer in Australia is just 48%, meaning those diagnosed get less than half a chance of surviving five years from their diagnosisAfter going through surgeries and treatment she was also diagnosed and struggled with endometriosis.Catherine has very kindly offered to share her story of the challenges she overcame and the inspiring lessons she learnt from her journey.In today’s episode Catherine shares:-      How hard it was to get a doctor to actually get her tested-      The horrifying moment she discovered she had a toxic mass in her abdomen-      The 10 year process of overcoming the cancer-      How she has handled the added struggle of endometriosisKey Quotes“They said we can’t believe this hasn’t ruptured and you’re still alive.”“I didn’t realise how much I hadn’t addressed the trauma.”“Its like you’ve been swimming underwater for 10 years and you come up for air and everything’s different.”“People make a lot of assumptions about you being a woman without children without even knowing you.”“I’ve had people say things are easier for me because I don’t have kids.”If you want to support ovarian cancer research and Catherine you can do so here:https://www.frocktober.org.au/my-fundraising/2568/catherine-stephenIf you want to support her photography you can do so here on Instagram: @catherine_stephen_photography If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performanceFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warning: this episode discusses family dysfunction.This weeks episode brings a story from someone who has truly lived a life.From leaving home in her teens to join the military, working in a prison, studying bachelor of arts (majoring social welfare), bachelor of social work, graduate diploma of social science, a diploma of disability and a masters of business administration, Cheryl has done a lot.But before all of that Cheryl Wilson was raised by an adopted family with some serious issues and that was the start of her journey and a challenge she had to overcome.In today’s episode Cheryl shares:-      Coming to the realisation that her adopted mother did not like her-      How her adopted mother pitted her against her adopted sister-      How she overcame such a troubling childhood upbringingKey Quotes“I learnt that I had to accept the person sitting in front of me.”“I learnt who I was and it helped me change some of my…opinions we tend to have.”“My mum…she hated me. She disliked me so much she hated me.” If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performanceFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While we have talked about mental health throughout this podcast, in this weeks’ episode we will be specifically discussing anxiety.Our guest for the episode is my incredibly dear friend Jess LawtonShe has over 17 years of experience in human resources and organisational development, is passionate about working with people and teams and her goal is to challenge status quo and use her experience in change management, strategy, business design and development to hone in on organisational leaders and teams.She is a certified gallup strength coach, life and NLP coach and has recently supplemented her psychology and sociology degrees with further education and has added in strategic psychotherapy, clinical hypnotherapy and counselling to her toolbox.But with all this, Jess also lives with high functioning anxiety and it is this challenge that she discusses with us.In today’s episode Jess shares:-      Just how overwhelming anxious thoughts can be-      How she handles her anxiety with the help of friends-      Why it is important to accept anxiety if it is in your life in order to live with itKey Quotes“I heal by speaking about it, even when I don’t want to.’“My anxiety is all about what might happen in the future.”“The reality is very rarely does the things I worry about actually happen.”“You can still have your shit together and still have some anxiety.” Anxiety InformationIf you are struggling you can always access the Lifeline 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention. Ph: 13 11 14 Website: https://www.lifeline.org.au/ You can also contact Beyond BluePh: 1300 22 4636Website: https://beyondblue.org.au/DEALThis is the last week to get in on our free personality and performance workshop. If you sign up you can do so here: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performanceFor my other businesses you can find them through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auwww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s episode is going to be a bit of a change of pace.As we approach spring, many of us will be starting to think about getting moving and getting fit and often that means we might decide to go for a run.But before you do up your laces, even a 5 km run can lead to injury and pain if not done properly, so today we’ll be talking to an expert to ensure you do things right.I am very lucky to have the help of physiotherapist Andrea Bishop who has kindly offered to share her tips and advice for anyway who is thinking about starting to run.In today’s episode Andrea shares:-      The challenges that new runners can face-      The meaning and importance of external and internal load-      Her advice for how to safely approach running trainingKey Quotes“Sleep is the number 1 biggest recover.’“That point of when is the best time to call your physio, ideally it would be before you embark on this journey.”“I think the biggest key is listening to your body and that sometimes takes a little practice.” Running InformationYou can find the RPE scale for extra info when it comes to running here: https://altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Monitoring-Training-Load-RPE.pdfYou can also find a beginners guide to running here: https://altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Beginners-Guide-to-Running-2.pdfDEALIf you want to get one of the free spots for our personality and performance workshop you can find it here: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performanceFor my other businesses you can find them through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auwww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.