Gal Yates is an IFBB Pro World Champion, professional fitness athlete and competitor, 2007 IFBB World Bodyfitness Championship, 1st place (Pro Card), fitness fanatic, and works for ‘DY Nutrition’ alongside her husband, Dorian Yates, 6x Mr Olympia. Gal discusses her extensive fitness background from her native Brazil, beginning her competition career in 2006 at aged 32, and becoming world champion within one year. We discuss her approach to health and fitness from a holistic viewpoint, how she’s developed both her career and training schedule over time, marrying and working with 6x Mr Olympia husband Dorian Yates, her relationship with social media, and her aims for the future. You can find out more about Gal at @gal_yates on Instagram and @dynutrition on Instagram, and more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram (Website coming soon!)

Manuel Reale is the founder/owner of the authentic Italian restaurant, Pizza Reale in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, and joins me to discuss his hospitality journey, F&B in Vietnam, owning a completely Italian restaurant here, promoting and marketing the business, challenges faced due to CO-Vid, and more. If you’re Saigon based, I strongly suggest you try this restaurant! Thanks very much, Manuel! You can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram.

Nick Cabrejos joins for the 21st time, and our final in person episode for a while, before he jets off back to Virginia. We discuss our collective experiences with the podcast, taking control/responsibility, living up to certain standards, finding purpose and connection, and we delve into the rabbit hole to conclude. I’m sure you can all agree, been a pleasure to have him co host so far! Until next time. You can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram.

ComebaCK welcomes back Nick and Ricky for a second episode, following on from episode 252, a highly acclaimed and popular episode from the archives. We chat further on mental health, the guys discuss their upcoming chapter changes in going home from Vietnam, their experiences here in Vietnam, breaking the cycle of bad habits, staying grounded, managing their emotions, and more. Stay tuned - it gets emotional towards the end!! You can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram. (Website coming soon!)

Sage Jared joins me on this latest episode of ComebaCK to discuss his musical career to date, the variety of genres and influences incorporated into his work, and also a variety of expat stories, such as Cambodia and Phan Rang, Vietnam, where he’s currently based. You can find out more about Sage and his music at https://soundcloud.com/ageared and more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram (Website coming soon)

Niall Mackay, from Seven Million Bikes and ‘A Vietnam Podcast’, comes back to discuss his experiences being a reformed conspiracy theorist.

We discuss the reasons behind his transformation, the traps, level of distrust, and rabbit holes you can go down in looking for conspiracy theories. We also delve into the mindset of a conspiracy theorist and their motivations, methods of communication in how to change attitudes/beliefs, importance of fact checking, and how this is relevant to society nowadays, related to the ongoing Covid pandemic.

If you enjoyed, you can find out more at www.sevenmillionbikes.com.

Link to ‘A Vietnam Podcast’ : https://open.spotify.com/show/2emu0442lZisyV72BBmjeC?si=wiY4bF5kSQGMy0mtDpYhjw

You can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram.

Melynda Maheux is a lawyer and heavily involved in both ‘Girls In Tech Vietnam’, and ‘HCWA’, both aiming to bridge the gap of inequality both for women in the tech industry, and those facing inequality on the streets of Vietnam. We discuss key projects, statistics, bridging the gap of inequality, the benefits of charity, and more. Thank you, Melynda! You can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram!

Jordan Harkin is a British expat currently in Vietnam, a recurring guest, member of Coastal Connection, previously on Episode 54, and joins me to openly discuss losing his father to suicide, how he processed this event, and how he subsequently created a joyful, fulfilling life in the aftermath.

We discuss his time in Vietnam, his great experiences here, immersing himself in the culture and language, and how setbacks don’t define you. We talk taking control of the situation, dealing with adversity, and the benefits of working with children and teaching to enjoy life. If anyone is going through similar grief, they might benefit from hearing Jordan’s story.

The comeback beats the setback is the theme of the show. This encapsulates it. Jordan, thanks a lot!

If you enjoyed, you can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram.

Simon Kelly is from the Lake District, UK and currently based in Vietnam, having lived here since 2019, and joins me to discuss his various travel experiences. We discuss his upbringing in a small town and why it was an excellent time to travel around 24 years old. We discuss his various and interesting journeys, such as trekking in Nepal, driving Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi across Vietnam, exploring Malaysia, and horse riding/camping - some great stories in here. We also discuss the variety and opportunities available in Saigon, his experiences training BJJ, and his future aims related to travel. Thoroughly enjoyed this, and look forward to round two- thank you, Simon! If you enjoyed the enhanced audio and the conversation, you can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram. (Website coming soon!)

Laura Siddall is a professional triathlete from the UK, training and competing all over the world. Laura is currently the fifth fastest British woman of all time over the iron distance, a four time Ironman Champion, which includes winning Ironman Australia for three consecutive years (2017, 2018, 2019), Ironman New Zealand (2018), and also the ETU European Long Distance Champion (2018). Laura discusses her upbringing and background in sport, her challenges in dealing with confidence issues, the thrill of competing in such an intense environment, and her motto, “Don’t Die Wondering”. An absolute pleasure, thank you Laura! You can find out more about Laura at www.LauraSiddall.com and more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram. (Website coming soon!)