Welcome to Coffee with a Coastie. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Alex Wilson from Mindful Recovery Services. After being helped by counsellors to navigate her own difficult teenage years, Alex has gone on to forge a successful career in mental health, helping teenagers and young adults. Alex’s journey is one of inspiration, so I was excited to get the opportunity to sit down and chat with Alex.

If you would like to find out more about Alex and the work she is doing to help teens and young adults, you can find her online at mindfulrecovery.com.au

Welcome to Coffee with a Coastie. I had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with Luke Grant, personal coach and proud Wiradjuri man, about mental health, exercise, and his own journey. We talk about the positive impact he sees physical health play in the role of someone’s mental health. As he strives to help men over 30 regain control of their health, so they can live a life of purpose.

If you would like to find out more about Waluwin go to waluwin.com.au or you can see what Luke is up to with the men’s group on Instagram @luke.grant.coach or reach out to Luke email: [email protected] or mobile: 0414615853

Welcome to Coffee with a Coastie. I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with sisters Lorraine and Rhonda from Central Coast Kids in Need. Lorraine and Rhonda have been at the helm of CCKIN helping children and their families on the Central Coast for over 19 and 21 years respectively and have helped over 3900 children and their families. It is no wonder so many individuals and organisations across the Coast support CCKIN and I was honoured to get the opportunity to sit down and chat with them.

Welcome to Coffee with a Coastie. I was grateful to sit down and chat with Central Coast local Tanya Green. Tanya is on a mission to help women and couples going through fertility treatments, though has had quite the journey to get there. From being told by medical professionals at the age of 16 that she’ll likely never have children, to having children in her 20s, only then to find herself undergoing fertility treatments later in life. This journey has fuelled her purpose to create the fertility wellness brand Ivy Dayz, to help others undergoing fertility treatments.

Welcome to Coffee with a Coastie. I sat down with Elizabeth Long, who at 82 is still creating textile art. Recently Elizabeth has been making beautiful items from her left-over fabrics. Making everything from masks, to quilts and tea cosies. Over the years Elizabeth has won prizes in The Quilter’s Guild of NSW for her textile art pieces, though now Elizabeth simply wants to inspire others to pick up whatever it is that interests them later in life and start doing it. So it was with great pleasure that I got to sit down and chat with Elizabeth to share her story.

Welcome to Coffee with a Coastie. I was excited to have Maz Compton join me to discuss life, sobriety, her podcast Last Drinks and her latest book of the same name Last Drinks. Maz’s journey has been a captivating one, spanning from MTV host to becoming a gym owner and a prominent breakfast radio host. So, it was an honour and a pleasure that I got to sit down and chat with Maz.

Welcome to Coffee with a Coastie. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr Ash Bowden aka Dr Do More, as many know him. Originating from the UK, Ash is an emergency doctor on the Central Coast. Ash has also become somewhat of a local celebrity known as Doctor Do More. Promoting movement and exercise on the Central Coast. Ash is also a passionate and caring human that just simply wants to do good, and I was grateful to be able to sit down and chat with him.

Welcome to Coffee with a Coastie. We had the pleasure of sitting down with one of the Coasts most beloved entertainers, Toni Stevens. Toni has travelled the world as a professional entertainer, though chose to call Australia home in 1972. With a career spanning decades, the list of talented individuals that Toni has worked with are endless. She was the first to introduce Theatre Restaurant into registered clubs back in the early 80’s and her heart for giving back is evident in the work she does with the many charitable organizations and in the establishment of The Australian Ladies Variety Association. Being described as a ‘One woman party’ and ‘a truly great entertainer’, who shows no signs of slowing down, it was with great pleasure that we got to sit down with Toni.

Welcome to Coffee with a Coastie. We were grateful to have been given the opportunity to chat with David Kirkpatrick. David is an Australian country music artist, born in Rockhampton, Queensland, and the son of Australian country music royalty Joy McKean and the late Slim Dusty. As a child, David spent his first six years on the road, living in a caravan with his family, before going to boarding school and onto a successful career as an emergency medicine doctor, but he has always followed in his family's footsteps with his love of music. Having been part of a band throughout his medical career and made appearances, with his fine song writing and singing featured on the Slim Dusty Family Reunion album. Now after retiring from medicine in 2019 after nearly 30 years of service at Gosford Private Hospital, David formed the band Two Tone Pony, with their latest single ‘A Life Well Lived’. So it was with great pleasure that I got to sit down and chat with David about life and Two Tone Pony.

Welcome to Coffee with a Coastie. We were excited to chat with Kate Perkins. Kate has worn many hats throughout her life, from elite athlete, to mustering cattle on horseback and is now a passionate practitioner in cancer rehabilitation. So, it was an absolute pleasure to sit down and chat with Kate about her inspirational journey and her passion to help and inspire others.