Are you dealing with grief or do you know someone who is?  

This is must listening  on this episode of  "A Cuppa with The Con Versationalist".  I had an, at times, emotional chat with Jodie Atkinson who is Jodie Atkinson - Grief Recovery Specialist  and author of "Have You Met My Grief"  She shared with me her story how her husband passed away from Pancreatic Cancel within 37 days of diagnosis and how it ultimately lead her to do her work in grief recovery. Jodie shared

> that people grieve for situations other than death.

> The 6 myths of Grief

> STERB's Short Term Energy / Emotional Relieving Behaviour's and so much more.

This is important work Jodie does, so I urge you to share.  We all, at some point in our lives will be touched by grief.
Jodie's contact details are 
 web                jodie-atkinson.com.au  The website is now live since our chat.
email              [email protected]
facebook     JodieAtkinsonGriefRecoverySpecialist

Drug use as a 15 year old  leading to addiction is not reserved for poor and dysfunctional families.  Mark Sandercock was raised in a loving family and attended a good school but began experimenting with marijuana which spiralled,  ultimately leading to a meth addiction which he hid from his wife for years whilst working in a corporate role.  Sadly this is not an uncommon story.  Mark Sandercock from Magnificent Mindset - Relationship & Mindset Coaching opened up on this episode of  "A Cuppa with The Con Versationalist" about his hidden drug addiction.  How it went from recreational to a serious addiction and how, with the support of his wife, he beat it and went on to follow his passion.   We talked about Hypnotherapy and the main cause of relationship issues and much more.   Thank you for your openness and vulnerability Mark.

Do you feel you're just existing and that the life of your dreams is just that......a distant dream.  A life meant for others and not you?   Join me on this episode of "A Cuppa with The Con Versationalist" with Bernice Allan, Certified Master Coach, & Practitioner of NLP, Time Line Therapy and Hypnotherapy as she shares the story of her amazing transformation in just 7 short years.  Bernice went from grossly overweight, regularly eating fast food, smoking and drinking to numb the pain, depressed and with no vision of what was possible to completely transforming her life.  Bernice lost a whopping 45kg, no longer smokes or consumes alcohol, only eats whole, healthy food.  Bernice followed her dreams and now lives her purpose  working with (coaching)  heart centred entrepreneurs who are passionate about making a positive impact in the world.  She helps them breakthrough fears and limiting beliefs that are holding them back from taking inspired action towards their hearts desires, getting visible sharing their message on social media, organic marketing and branding.  Bernice shared exactly what motivated the change and the steps she took.  Bernice is living proof  that anything is possible if you believe it is and you have a vision for your life.
Bernice has transformed the lives of people all over the world and she is living proof that anything is possible! Follow her on her socials and see the impact she is having on peoples lives.

On this episode of "A Cuppa with The Con Versationalist" I chatted with Nicholas Boundy aka DJ M4Sonic.  Nick shared his meteoric rise from being discovered by Sia after his Youtube video was watched by tens of millions of people all over the world to being flown to New York City to meet with Sia and her production company virtually overnight!  Nick had a recording contract with Sony/Ultra Music and has toured the USA, Asia, Europe and Australia, having performed to millions at festivals including Tomorrow World, Life is Beautiful, Sterosonic and the 2015 "Warped" Tour, what was the largest travelling rock tour in the USA since 1995.  He shared his thoughts on how the music industry has changed and more importantly, where he feels it is heading.  He also had some very wise words if you are an aspiring musician.  After those heady days of touring the globe, Nick has now established Global League, his own independent label, to support budding musicians. Listening to Nick was entertaining and it really highlighted some synergy between the music industry and business in general. 

How would you deal with being diagnosed with an incurable rare cancer? On this episode of “A Cuppa with The Con Versationalist” I chatted with Desiree Jeffries who’s life was turned on its head after becoming part of a club which no-one would want membership to and which only has about 80 new members a year. Desiree shared her emotional journey from diagnosis to finding her purpose and founding Without a Ribbon Inc. She gave us an insight into not only the emotional side but the harsh financial cost.  Desiree also shared some incredible stats and how a particular drug is on the PBS for certain groups of cancers but THE SAME drug costs thousands of dollars to other cancer patients.

I encourage you to share this interview to raise awareness of the amazing , tireless work which Desiree and her charity do and in the hope that someone out there who needs support sees it.

For more information visit www.withoutaribbon.org, contact them at [email protected] and follow them on Facebook and LinkedIn

The death of her husband as a result of an aggressive and inoperable brain tumor lead her to ask more questions and really challenge the information she was given.  An extremely informative and thought provoking episode.  Irene shares

• How her perceived "healthy' diet was in fact not healthy.
• Wet a slice of bread you eat and squeeze it.....wonder why you are having intestinal issues?
• The effect of stress on our Magnesium and how prescribed medications can deplete our bodies of vital vitamins and minerals.
• Health is not a "one size fit's all" and the consumption of "miracle" products may work for some but NOT all and much more.

Her strong and simple message, "the less processed your food is, the better it is for you".