My guest is Dr. Alia Bojilova - author of one of the books of the year (in my opinion) ‘The Resilience Toolkit ‘which is based on Alia’s experiences as a registered psychologist incl as the lead psychologist for the NZ SAS - Alia’s incredible book gives the reader a look at the mindset, resilience and advice of some of our most elite military personnel and what drives them.

Former psychologist for the NZ SAS, A NZ army officer, a mum, one of the stars of the NZ tv show Tracked who also served in Afghanistan, Israel, the Middle East, East Timor, Solomon Islands and she was even kidnapped in Syria once too ! So Alia joins me and we discuss her book, her career, the fascination and mystery of the NZ SAS and just how do we get that resilient???

Be sure to get a copy of the resilience toolkit by Dr Alia Bojilova avail at all bookstores/online stores NOW

Dr Alia Bojilova meets the Coppuccino Podcast arriving this Friday ! Avail on all major podcasting platforms

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Rob Masters has been a Police officer, a Frontline Sgt, a Senior Sgt, based on the NZ Police Maritime unit so perhaps more than most he knows what being a police officer demands from your body. Rob is now a Police Physical Education Officer so we sit down and chat about everything from the tests you'll face to join the police to how to stay fit once you join the police ....

Suzy Cato joins me again after some 200 episodes of the Coppuccino and we discuss what she does to remain so positive, her appearances on reality tv shows, her baking and how the heck she came to educate a nation in the middle of a pandemic. Plus we find out what does a shitty day look like for her #itsourtime

Olivia McDonald - TV Host for the @nllroughnecks & @ahlwranglers joins me and we talk her career, how she copes with the insane travel for her jobs, team dynamics, being a woman in the sports industry and just how you get a job as a 'funchaser'

Victoria Short - Mum, Wife and local politician joins me and we discuss some of the issues that local body politicians have to deal with - from campaigning, to the abuse that she faces, what are some of the issues she deals with and how does she switch off from it all.

Andrew Hay - The first man to play 250 games in the NZIHL joins me and we discuss hockey, fitness, how does he switch off, how has he managed to stay in the game since the age of 12 and just who and what to look out for in the 2023 NZIHL season -plus we chat about 'that' Auckland Mako goal and the fins up celly !

Caitlin O'Reilly Ultra Marathon Swimmer aged 19 joins me and talk about her incredible career so far. She is the youngest person to achieve the New Zealand Triple Crown. and talks about her ambition to complete the Oceans 7 - The Oceans Seven is a marathon swimming challenge consisting of seven open water channel swims. It was devised in 2008 as the swimming equivalent of the Seven Summits mountaineering challenge. It includes the North Channel, the Cook Strait, the Molokai Channel, the English Channel, the Catalina Channel, the Tsugaru Strait and the Strait of Gibraltar.

Kesia Denhardt : Kesia has practised family law exclusively since 2009, having gained a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Otago (as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science). She handles all types of matters, including ones involving parenting and guardianship disputes, domestic violence, relationship property and financial support, adoption, surrogacy and embryo donation, paternity issues, Family Protection Act claims, and applications under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act.

Kesia is a member of a number of committees, including the Auckland Women Lawyers’ Association, and has been appointed as an ambassador of White Ribbon New Zealand, in recognition of her work assisting and supporting victims of domestic violence. Kesia has written and presented legal seminars on family law issues, authored articles for the New Zealand Law Society publications, LawTalk and LawPoints, and is a contributor to the quarterly magazine of the Family Law Section, The Family Advocate. Kesia is an appointed member of the New Zealand Law Society Lawyers Standards Committee. Kesia is also a mentor for the New Zealand Law Society, a member of the College of Law / New Zealand Bar Association Mentoring Panel, and regularly judges competitions for both the University of Auckland and the AUT Law School.

Anajli Mulari - NZ ice Fernz, NZ inline hockey rep, Fingerprint officer, Mum and wife joins me we chat about hockey, crimes shows and how the hell does she do it all ???

Gwendoline Smith MNZM - Clinical psychologist, public speaker, blogger, best-selling author of the Book of Knowing, The Book of Angst and the Book of Overthinking joins me to discuss her new book 'The Book Of Feeling Blue' so we chat about that depression, where to seek help and what we can do to support people through their journey. Gwendoline's new book 'The Book of Feeling Blue is available at all good bookstores and online stores.