Chats From A Chair

In this episode I speak with Brooke Colless and her son Kai, who is a wheelchair user following a very rare spinal condition. We discuss the nomadic lifestyle the family were living, the concerning progression of Kai's condition, the day he tried to stand up and was paralysed, as well as the way that he is now dominating the adaptive surfing world.

In this episode, I speak with Chanelle Morris who has a rare eye condition that leaves her with around 30% vision. We explore the ways that impacts her day-to-day, dating with a disability and her change in mindset that has enabled her to live a more fulfilling and adventurous life.

In this episode I speak with former AFL player, Max Lynch who had to retire at just 24 years old due to ongoing concussion issues. Max opens up and shares the immediate affects that the head knocks had on him, his emotions around retiring from the AFL, some of the ways it has impacted his life behind close doors including the way it affected relationships with loved ones and how he feels about it all moving forward with the rest of his life.

*This Episode Contains Discussion Around Mental Health* In this episode, I speak with Australian swimmer, Shayna Jack as she opens up about a ban she received from all competition for ingesting a band substance. We discuss how the positive drug test came about, the battles she faced behind close doors, how close she came to giving up swimming forever and what the future holds for her in an out of the pool.

In this episode I speak with world renowned photographer, Jarrad Seng as he shares how he was able to turn a hobby into a very successful career. Jarrad recounts some of the amazing adventures he's been on with a camera in his hand, an exciting new project that he's working on now, as well as sharing some life lessons he's learnt along the way that we can all apply to our own lives.

In this episode I speak with joint 2019 Australian of the year, Dr Richard Harris, OAM, who you might know as the anaesthetist and cave diver that played a pivotal role in the rescue of the Thai soccer team that became trapped in a flooded cave in 2018. I speak with him about how he came to be involved in the rescue efforts, the risks associated with the sedating the young boys and diving them out through a narrow cave, the feelings he had when realising they had all survived and how he views it all now, five years on.

In this episode I speak with brothers Tom and Kell Reese or as they're better known on Instagram and TikTok, the Reese Bros. These two have amassed over 800,000 followers across the two platforms and have over 38.5 million likes on TikTok alone with their very funny and relatable skits. I speak with them about how all this started, how they come up with ideas for their videos, explore some of the negative aspects that come with being in the public eye and what the future holds for them.

In this episode I speak with great mates Sam Harrison and Henry Bradford as they each share their own stories and one that brings them together. Sam discusses his unhealthy relationship with alcohol, how he battled that as a professional athlete and recounts events that led to him deciding to become sober. Henry shares the story that left him on the ground and unable to move his legs for a period of time and the effects he still deals with today. As an extra layer to the story, they both have a good friend that was diagnosed with MND in his early 30's so we discuss how they reacted to finding out the news and chat about a very impressive feet they accomplished as a fundraiser for him and his family.

In this episode I speak with my two older brothers about the night of my accident and my disability as a whole. We recount the events leading up to my injury, we explore the way it has impacted them, what they have seen of me from the outside and how they view my disability now. As we have never spoken about this, you get a first hand and very real view of our relationship.

WARNING – This episode contains discussions around suicide and mental health.
In this episode I speak with the founder of 'The Shaka Project', Sean Phillip. Sean speaks openly and honestly about his own mental health battles that lead to him making multiple attempts to take his own life, and how he was able to turn his battle into a positive men's mental health movement. He details how The Shaka Project started, what they are doing today to help young men and people in crisis and what the future holds as the organisation continues to grow. Sean's raw and emotional honesty has helped thousands and will continue to do so.