Hey friends and welcome to episode #41. In this weeks episode I share my fertility journey and experience with my first egg retrieval. (Part 2 coming).

I have always wanted a family of my own and just figured that it would happen "when the time was right". After moving home from Indonesia in 2020 at the age of 32 and parting ways with my long term partner, I decided to find out where I was in relation to my fertility health. When my AMH results came back as 'low' I realised I was going to need to make a decision.

It is a simple fact that as women age we have less eggs and the quality starts to drop, which could make falling pregnant more difficult. I made the choice to move forward with an egg retrieval so that I could freeze my eggs as a bit of "peace of mind" after debating the topic in my head for months. Do I spend the money? Do I put my body through that? What if I don't need them? WHAT IF I DO?!

I talk through how I got to this point, withdrawing money from my superannuation account to pay for it, the different hormones and what the injection process was like and allllll of the feels that came after the retrieval itself.

This is a raw and emotional share. I am and will eternally be grateful to every single person who reached out to me as I documented this on my instagram account. To every person who checked i, who offered tips, who shared their own experiences; there will never be enough words to say how thankful I am for making this solo process a little less lonely.

Thank you for taking the time to listen, I am SO glad that you are here with me today! Find ME on instagram at either @hightidelowtideau or @a_girl_and_the_ocean

Please note that in these episodes we will discuss mental health and all that it entails. Sometimes we will talk about suicide and self harm, if this is triggering for you please take a moment to decide if you should continue to listen.

If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help now, call triple zero (000). You can also call  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Other helplines available in Australia include:

Mens help line (24/7)- 1300 78 99 78

BeyondBlue (24/7)- 1300 22 46 36

Sane Australia (10am-10pm)- 1800 18 72 63

Suicide Call Back Service (24/7)- 1300 659 467

Hey friends and welcome to episode #40. In this weeks episode I chat with the infectious Rebekah King. Rebekah is more than just an anxiety and mind shift coach; She is the anxiety coach and co-creator of Moonbeam Monday

Five years ago, she could barely get out of bed. Her stomach was in constant knots; she felt sick at the thought of going to work, and felt fearful at the mere thought of her future. After being introduced to Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) she learned how to retrain her brain from destructive thoughts and erase her old obsessive-compulsive negative thought patterns. Having studied NLP myself, I can vouch for how powerful these methods are and how quickly they can help turn your life around.

The energy in this episode is beautiful, I got very energised and re-inspired and had an ah-ha moment in realising how much NLP had had a positive effect on my life over the last few years.

You can work with Rebekah in many different ways and can find more information on Instagram at @moonbeammonday or https://www.moonbeammonday.com.au/

Thank you for taking the time to listen, I am SO glad that you are here with me today! Find ME on instagram at either @hightidelowtideau or @a_girl_and_the_ocean

Please note that in these episodes we will discuss mental health and all that it entails. Sometimes we will talk about suicide and self harm, if this is triggering for you please take a moment to decide if you should continue to listen.

If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help now, call triple zero (000). You can also call  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Other helplines available in Australia include:

Mens help line (24/7)- 1300 78 99 78

BeyondBlue (24/7)- 1300 22 46 36

Sane Australia (10am-10pm)- 1800 18 72 63

Suicide Call Back Service (24/7)- 1300 659 467

Hey friends and welcome to episode #39. In this weeks episode I chat with the incredible Wala Truscott. Wala is a not a therapist or marriage counsellor, by choice. She is a truth telling somatic sexologist, offering valuable insights into the dynamics of intimacy and attraction and why relationships either deepen or dwindle.

It does not matter if you are single, dating or in a long term1 relationship, there is something in this episode for everyone. We talk abut how a difficult relationship breakup lead her to wanting to learn MORE. We chat about high quality touch and conversations, giving and receiving and ugly snot crying!

This conversation will leave you smiling and intrigued. Such an interesting topic of conversation and one we should all be discussing more. I just KNOW you'll love this one as much as I do.

You can find Wala on Instagram at @wala_truscott or https://www.walatruscott.com/

Thank you for taking the time to listen, I am SO glad that you are here with me today! Find ME on instagram at either @hightidelowtideau or @a_girl_and_the_ocean

Please note that in these episodes we will discuss mental health and all that it entails. Sometimes we will talk about suicide and self harm, if this is triggering for you please take a moment to decide if you should continue to listen.

If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help now, call triple zero (000). You can also call  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Other helplines available in Australia include:

Mens help line (24/7)- 1300 78 99 78

BeyondBlue (24/7)- 1300 22 46 36

Sane Australia (10am-10pm)- 1800 18 72 63

Suicide Call Back Service (24/7)- 1300 659 467

Hey friends and welcome to episode #38. In this weeks episode I chat with the wonderful Mark Koen. Mark is a youth worker and a member of a school wellbeing team and also runs 'Restored Connection' which supports families to stay connected through that teenage journey.

Whilst we do discuss Marks own mental health journey our conversation is mostly centred around the importance connection. We discuss purpose and how we can all wear many hats and he has some great suggestions on where and how to find a community no matter where you live.

This conversation was absolutely cup filling! Another great example of a guest arriving as a stranger and leaving as a guest. I am truly blessed to be producing this podcast and I know you will enjoy it as much as I did.

You can find Mark on Instagram at @restored_connection or https://www.restoredconnection.com.au/

Thank you for taking the time to listen, I am SO glad that you are here with me today! Find ME on instagram at either @hightidelowtideau or @a_girl_and_the_ocean

Please note that in these episodes we will discuss mental health and all that it entails. Sometimes we will talk about suicide and self harm, if this is triggering for you please take a moment to decide if you should continue to listen.

If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help now, call triple zero (000). You can also call  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Other helplines available in Australia include:

Mens help line (24/7)- 1300 78 99 78

BeyondBlue (24/7)- 1300 22 46 36

Sane Australia (10am-10pm)- 1800 18 72 63

Suicide Call Back Service (24/7)- 1300 659 467E

Hey friends and welcome to episode #37. In this weeks episode I chat with fellow podcast producer of the 'Could it Bii' Podcast, HR data specialist, dog mum and backup singer Bianca.

We talk through Bianca's decision to get breast implants initially after coming into her teenage years and not developing the way she had assumed she would. She then went on to develop a host of different, somewhat specific but not always connected symptoms which prompted her to do some digging. We talk through her journey to explant and how she is doing now.

Although BII is not a recognised diagnosable condition there is plenty of information available online and support groups to connect in on.

You can find Bianca on Instagram at @coulditbiipodcast or email [email protected]

Some useful links from this episode:

https://saferbreastimplants.org/breast-implant-removal/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRGyQcq5e0LglTVgbaUaE-Q

https://linktr.ee/coulditbii?fbclid=PAAaZoJ_AaqfeA3VveSRKn1XXAd_Fod4RgeuraGiQ2ROXzxSkcjwErDA9oHLo

Thank you for taking the time to listen, I am SO glad that you are here with me today! Find ME on instagram at either @hightidelowtideau or @a_girl_and_the_ocean

Please note that in these episodes we will discuss mental health and all that it entails. Sometimes we will talk about suicide and self harm, if this is triggering for you please take a moment to decide if you should continue to listen.

If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help now, call triple zero (000). You can also call  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Other helplines available in Australia include:

Mens help line (24/7)- 1300 78 99 78

BeyondBlue (24/7)- 1300 22 46 36

Sane Australia (10am-10pm)- 1800 18 72 63

Suicide Call Back Service (24/7)- 1300 659 467

Hey friends and welcome to episode #36. In this weeks episode you will meet the wonderful Rhegan Cleggett. Woman, wife, hairdresser and step mum we discuss her lengthy road to becoming a biological mother.

With 1 in 9 couples of reproductive age facing infertility issues I am grateful to be able to create conversation in the area. We discuss reproductive health, contraceptive use and just how varied the experience can be within the fertility space. I was honoured to have had her join me to talk through her journey and know that there are many people out there who will be able to connect in with her story!

You can find Rhegan on Instagram at @haven.est_salon

Thank you for taking the time to listen, I am SO glad that you are here with me today! Find ME on instagram at either @hightidelowtideau or @a_girl_and_the_ocean

Please note that in these episodes we will discuss mental health and all that it entails. Sometimes we will talk about suicide and self harm, if this is triggering for you please take a moment to decide if you should continue to listen.

If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help now, call triple zero (000). You can also call  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Other helplines available in Australia include:

Mens help line (24/7)- 1300 78 99 78

BeyondBlue (24/7)- 1300 22 46 36

Sane Australia (10am-10pm)- 1800 18 72 63

Suicide Call Back Service (24/7)- 1300 659 467

Ok, ok I totally ghosted you! wow, yep terrible form on my behalf BUT I am back and looking forward to this next chapter of High Tide Low Tide!

Today's episode is a little life update so you can get up to date with everything that has been going on in my world and why I disappeared.

Episode #35 takes you through what my 20 week prep looked like for my 3rd body building/fitness competition with ICN. How making a really difficult decision helped shape my entire year and how I managed to stay in my own lane and be really present through the process.

I also discuss the waves I have been riding since show day as I only ever want to be authentic about how I am doing with my own mental health.

Rounding out the ep I discus the start of my journey in collecting and freezing my eggs. A topic I am happy to be creating conversation around.

Super glad to have you all here with me! Please share this ep with others if you think they will enjoy it too.

Thank you for taking the time to listen, I am SO glad that you are here with me today!

Find ME on instagram at either @hightidelowtideau or @a_girl_and_the_ocean

Please note that in these episodes we will discuss mental health and all that it entails. Sometimes we will talk about suicide and self harm, if this is triggering for you please take a moment to decide if you should continue to listen.

If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help now, call triple zero (000). You can also call  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Other helplines available in Australia include

Mens help line (24/7)- 1300 78 99 78

BeyondBlue (24/7)- 1300 22 46 36

Sane Australia (10am-10pm)- 1800 18 72 63

Suicide Call Back Service (24/7)- 1300 659 467

Hey friends and welcome to episode #34. In this weeks episode you will meet the wonderful Bel Ryan. Bel is an art therapist, sees people 1 on 1, runs well-being workshops and is a guest speaker. I was lucky enough to meet Bel last year when working together on the Womens Wisdom and Well-being program we took out to regional towns in South Australia.

In her episode Bel talks through her childhood and what it was like dealing with her dads cancer diagnosis in a small, rural town to how she was treated and subsequently felt different at boarding school. Very interesting to hear her reflections on seeing her first psychologist and the many different modalities she has used and still uses now to help manage her mental health.

Please note we discuss a critical incident in her workplace in this episode so an extra trigger warning in here for those who need it.

There is so, so much to take out of this discussion. Bel is open and honest about her journey and herself and I am so grateful to have had her join me!You can find Bel on Instagram at @ignitewellbeingco or on LinkedIn by searching her name.

Thank you for taking the time to listen, I am SO glad that you are here with me today!Find ME on instagram at either @hightidelowtideau or @a_girl_and_the_ocean

Please note that in these episodes we will discuss mental health and all that it entails. Sometimes we will talk about suicide and self harm, if this is triggering for you please take a moment to decide if you should continue to listen.

If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help now, call triple zero (000). You can also call  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Other helplines available in Australia include

Mens help line (24/7)- 1300 78 99 78

BeyondBlue (24/7)- 1300 22 46 36

Sane Australia (10am-10pm)- 1800 18 72 63

Suicide Call Back Service (24/7)- 1300 659 467

Hey friends and welcome to episode #33. In this weeks episode you will meet the wonderful Kym Inglis. In January 2010 Kyms life changed forever when he tragically lost his wife, two daughters and a close family friend in a car crash.

Most of us can never even begin to imagine what he has experienced. He talks us through that day, from that feeling of just knowing something was wrong in his stomach to being delivered the worst news imaginable all in such a short space of time. He tells us what those weeks and months were like afterwards and how turning to running, helped to save his own life.

Kym now shares his story with others and hopes to encourage others to seek help when times get tough. I once again, feel blessed to have met such an incredible guest and I know you will take something from listening in to this.

You can find Kym on Instagram at @kyminglis or on LinkedIn by searching his name.

Thank you for taking the time to listen, I am SO glad that you are here with me today!

Find ME on instagram at either @hightidelowtideau or @a_girl_and_the_ocean

Please note that in these episodes we will discuss mental health and all that it entails. Sometimes we will talk about suicide and self harm, if this is triggering for you please take a moment to decide if you should continue to listen.

If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help now, call triple zero (000). You can also call  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Other helplines available in Australia include

Mens help line (24/7)- 1300 78 99 78

BeyondBlue (24/7)- 1300 22 46 36

Sane Australia (10am-10pm)- 1800 18 72 63

Suicide Call Back Service (24/7)- 1300 659 467

Guyyys it has been a hot minute! After a small break I am back with a solo episode today chatting about everything that has been happening in my life recently.

I felt really called to do an episode centred around LONELINESS as it has been a reoccurring theme for me as late. Alone and lonely are two very different things, in this episode I talk through the differences I found after moving back from Indonesia, the stories I created around it and why I always see a black Rav4 everywhere I go.

I chat about dating apps and why I think they're not the answer for me and strap in for a Dear Diary story time after I met Casper the friendly ghost. haha. FML. As always I will share with you my learnings and why I am grateful for the experience even though it left me with cartoon question marks floating around my head.

If this episode speaks to you check out Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett Episode #237 with Chris Williamson, I listened to it twice BACK TO BACK.

Thank you for taking the time to listen, I am SO glad that you are here with me today!

Find ME on instagram at either @hightidelowtideau or @a_girl_and_the_ocean

Please note that in these episodes we will discuss mental health and all that it entails. Sometimes we will talk about suicide and self harm, if this is triggering for you please take a moment to decide if you should continue to listen.

If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help now, call triple zero (000). You can also call  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Other helplines available in Australia include

Mens help line (24/7)- 1300 78 99 78

BeyondBlue (24/7)- 1300 22 46 36

Sane Australia (10am-10pm)- 1800 18 72 63

Suicide Call Back Service (24/7)- 1300 659 467