Annee de Mamiel grew up in rural Australia. And after an early career in the pharmaceuticals industry, she pivoted into finance and excelled as a trader on the financial markets. She also pursued her love of sport and became one of Australia's top women triathletes. Then, the sudden death of her dear mentor made her question her life and, as a result, she made some quick and drastic changes. Later, following her cancer diagnosis, she continued to change and evolve her purpose.

I welcomed Emma Slade, who after studies in Fine Art went into banking, becoming a successful financial analyst. Some years ago, she was in Jakarta on a business trip when she was held at gunpoint. After this profound trauma, she went on a journey which led her to make some fundamental changes in her life. 

 

Emma shared the story of how the moment of intense fear made her aware that she wanted to do more with her life. It changed her priorities and gave her the sense that being alive is not to be taken for granted.

 

She talked about how yoga helped her in the process of letting go of many things and of the role that Buddhism played in her life from a young age. In 2014 she has ordained a Buddhist nun in Bhutan.

Points of Discussion:

 

• Introducing (00:52)
• The change after trauma (01:31)
• About yoga, meditation and Buddhism (04:30)
• How do you keep the continuity? (10:53)
• Do you believe in chance? (11:50)
• Becoming a Buddhist nun (12:54)
• Epiphany of motherhood (14:04)
• About happiness (20:49)
• Advice for the people who are trying to escape the prison of themselves (22:30)
• About change and uncertainty (26:10) 
• How do you use your previous experience in your work today? (29:27)
• How can people find purpose today? (35:33)
• What is your biggest concern in the world today? (38:06)
• The question people ask you the most (40:02)
• Key takeaways (42:17)

 

Additional Resources:

 

Follow Emma Slade on Instagram

 

Watch Emma's TEDx talk 

 

Follow me on Instagram

 

Visit my website

 

Jill Sherer Murray is an author, award-winning journalist, life coach and founder of “Let go for it” a lifestyle brand that enables people to enhance their lives by learning how to let go of what is holding them back.

 

Jill is the author of “Big Wild Love: the unstoppable power of letting go,” published in 2020. Her TEDx talk about letting go now has over 3 million views.

 

Today we talk about how the changes in her life have forced her to look in the mirror and answer some very hard questions. Jill shared a pivotal moment when she decided to end a long relationship that wasn’t working. Despite the pain, she learned that the biggest love story we have is ultimately with ourselves. Jill decided to throw herself into embracing change and taking true responsibility for her choices.

Points of Discussion:

 

• Introduction (01:01)
• The pivotal moment (03:05)
• How did you adjust to the change? (06:52)
• Why do you think human beings struggle with change? (12:27)
• Moving forward, both physically and emotionally (15:55)
• How did you change your approach to dating? (17:39)
• How slowing down due to Covid affected us psychologically (20:25)
• How to own your own choices (22:24)
• The hardest part of change (24:25)
• The fundamental role of instinct and intuition (30:27)
• The powerful combination of loving yourself and letting go (35:42)
• Advice for someone who is facing major change (39:11)
• What is your mission in life today? (41:37)
• Key takeaways (43:50)

 

Additional Resources:

 

More about Jill Sherer Murray

 

Find the book “Big Wild Love”

 

Follow me on Instagram

 

Visit my website

 

Welcome, Christine Handy, mother, model, humanitarian, cancer survivor, and author of “Walk with me,” a novel based on her experiences of dealing with multiple cancers and soon to be made into a film. Today she devotes her life and energy to supporting, helping and motivating others.

I am happy to welcome Zainab Alema, known as Zee or The Bulldozer. In 2020, she was named the Sunday Times Grassroots Sportswoman of the Year. The year before, she set up Studs in the Mud, a charity providing equipment and funding to help and encourage women to play rugby.

I’m delighted to introduce season 3 of the show - Change Sessions. In this season I will talk to incredible people who've experienced huge pivotal moments of real change, by choice or by circumstance. From stories of reinvention and inspiring career pivots to the dramatic shifts that happen in moments of crisis. These sessions on change will explore how we feel at that crucial point of creating new lives for ourselves, and what we can learn from the experiences of others.

Today I am excited to welcome a scientist and marine conservation specialist Dr Tessa Hempson. She is an ecologist, a coral reefs specialist, and a writer. She studied botany and zoology, conservation biology, and worked extensively across Africa. Today she is the Principal Scientist and Program Manager of Oceans Without Borders and at the same time an Adjunct Researcher at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University in Australia.

I am delighted to have Tom Mustill as my guest today. He is an environmental director, producer, writer, the founder of Gripping Films. He creates stories, connects people with the world and some of the burning issues around climate. He made films for BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, National Geographic, won many awards and worked with many pioneering environmentalists and scientists of our days and some of the legends like David Attenborough himself.

Today it is my great pleasure to introduce Bianca Rangecroft, the founder and CEO of Whering, the fashion tech app that allows you to digitise your wardrobe and see and style what you own.

In this week’s episode, I had the pleasure to talk with Robert (Bob) Blake. He is a tribal citizen of the Red Lake Nation of Ojibwe Indians and the founder and CEO of Solar Bear, a solar installation company based in the US, in Minnesota.