Lead Yourself First

In this episode of Lead Yourself First, Craig Aird shares his journey from battling cancer as a teenager to becoming a successful business owner focused on mindfulness and family.

He discusses the importance of being present for his family while navigating the challenges of IVF and the emotional toll it took on him and his wife.

The conversation explores the transformative effects of float tanks on mental health, the journey of IVF, and the importance of prioritizing family and personal values in leadership and business.

Craig Aird shares insights on relaxation, parenting, and the significance of creating a supportive work environment while balancing personal and professional life.

Takeaways

• Mindfulness enhances family connections
• Overcoming adversity shapes resilience Float tanks enhance mental clarity
• Prioritizing family over work

Chapters

• 00:00 From Childhood to Cancer: A Journey Begins
• 09:46 Navigating IVF: Trials and Triumphs
• 19:35 Building a Mindful Business: The Birth of Clear Mind Studio
• 29:52 The Power of Float Therapy: Healing and Clarity
• 40:01 Visualizing the Future: Creating a Life of Purpose
• 47:53 The Power of Float Tanks
• 52:25 Navigating IVF and Parenthood
• 54:57 Making Financial Decisions for Family
• 01:00:22 Leadership and Team Dynamics
• 01:22:05 Pride in Personal and Family Achievements

Jake Loretto, founder of the Breath Movement, shares his journey from deep suffering to transformation through breathwork. He discusses the process of healing, emotional release, and the role of feelings and energy in breathwork. The conversation emphasizes authenticity, trust in life, and the importance of connecting to the body and emotions. The conversation delves into the power of partnerships, overcoming relationship struggles, balancing roles in a relationship, prioritizing self-love, understanding love languages, communication and relationship dynamics, navigating parenthood and family dynamics, fatherhood and parenting, personal growth and self-healing, and embracing authenticity and purpose.

Takeaways

• Breathwork facilitates transformation and emotional release.
• The process of healing involves connecting to the body and emotions.
• Authenticity and trust in life play a significant role in the breathwork journey. Power of self-love in relationships
• Understanding love languages for effective communication

Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction and Compliments
• 01:40 The Journey to Breathwork
• 05:53 Transformation and Emotional Release
• 11:50 The Process of Healing and Completion
• 18:24 Connecting to the Body and Emotions
• 25:28 The Role of Feelings and Energy
• 31:55 Authenticity and Trust in Life
• 41:46 The Power of Partnerships
• 43:19 Overcoming Relationship Struggles
• 45:37 Balancing Roles in a Relationship
• 47:46 Prioritizing Self-Love in Relationships
• 48:13 Understanding Love Languages
• 51:42 Communication and Relationship Dynamics
• 55:25 Navigating Parenthood and Family Dynamics
• 01:03:17 Fatherhood and Parenting
• 01:12:00 Personal Growth and Self-Healing
• 01:15:45 Embracing Authenticity and Purpose

In this conversation, Lachie and Jo O'Dell discuss their journey of ups and downs, the impact of childhood experiences, the search for validation and self-worth, the process of releasing energy and embracing emotions, and the healing power of self-expression. They explore the themes of personal growth, self-discovery, and the importance of understanding and accepting oneself. The conversation delves into themes of emotional expression, unhealthy coping mechanisms, relationship dynamics, self-permission, self-care, self-reflection, self-love, chakra system, relationship with food, fasting, warrior mindset, and offering support. The speaker emphasizes self-responsibility and the importance of self-work in personal growth and healing.

Lachie link

Takeaways

• Childhood experiences shape self-perception
• Embracing emotions leads to healing and self-discovery Self-permission and self-care are essential for personal well-being.
• Self-reflection and self-love contribute to healthier relationships.
• The chakra system and fasting can be tools for self-exploration and growth.

Chapters

• 00:00 Connecting Through Ups and Downs
• 03:01 The Impact of Childhood and Absence of Father
• 11:32 The Search for Validation and Self-Worth
• 23:49 Releasing Energy and Embracing Emotions
• 31:32 The Healing Power of Self-Expression
• 40:32 Emotional Expression and Inhibition
• 41:10 Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
• 43:33 Relationship Dynamics and Self-Sacrifice
• 44:45 Self-Permission and Self-Care
• 47:41 Shift in Relationship and Coaching
• 48:42 Mirror Principle and Self-Reflection
• 53:58 Self-Love and Relationship Dynamics
• 56:16 Chakra System and Self-Exploration
• 01:07:28 Relationship with Food and Fasting
• 01:19:03 Warrior in the Garden
• 01:21:40 Offering Support and Self-Responsibility

The conversation delves into the journey of self-acceptance and setting boundaries, leading to the development of deep connections and investing in relationships. It explores the impact of personal growth and the pursuit of authenticity in the face of life's challenges. The conversation delves into the realization of surface level relationships and the importance of investing in deeper connections. It explores the process of letting go of superficial relationships, prioritizing time with children, and rebranding life after crisis.

Takeaways

• Self-acceptance
• Setting Boundaries Surface level relationships
• Investing in deeper connections

Chapters

• 00:00 Journey to Self-Acceptance
• 13:11 Setting Boundaries and Building Deep Connections
• 30:59 Investing in Relationships and Becoming Authentically Me
• 35:32 Realization of Surface Level Relationships
• 36:44 Investing in Deeper Connections
• 39:28 Letting Go of Superficial Relationships
• 46:43 Prioritizing Time with Children
• 55:40 Rebranding Life After Crisis

Lachie shares his journey of personal and professional growth, from the challenges of letting go of his podcast to the life-changing health issues he faced. He reflects on the impact of his experiences and the transformation that led him back to coaching and podcasting.

https://www.lachiesamuel.com/

Takeaways

• Self-discovery through adversity
• The power of self-acceptance and self-love

Chapters

• 00:00 The Decision to Let Go
• 02:23 The Business Success
• 03:21 Struggles and Health Issues
• 15:02 Recovery and Self-Discovery
• 18:29 Return to Coaching and Podcasting

Tim Morrison is the creator of Invictus, a Mens programme centred around the masculine archetypes and values.

Through Invictus he has helped hundreds of men in WA, recently holding his first womens program too.

Invictus has been the most impactful program ive ever done, and in this podcast, we explore my experience of it, as well as a few questions I have for Tim.

The reason for this episode is to help those men and women sitting on the fence, get the answers they need, to feel safe enough to begin the process and receive Tims magic. 

I do not push many offerings from others, but this is something I will vouch for with every bit of my heart and soul. 

Lets go!

To get $100 off, use promo code: LACHIE

https://www.tim-morrison.com/invictus?fbclid=IwAR2NxzjukqdNRnHo9zXb34_ZZ2cec42Klg1FAOptd3tMqWOT8psYqQ-WEXQ

#251 - How to be Authentically YOU (Live workshop)

This is a workshop I created specifically for the Conscious Leaders event here in Perth a few weeks back. I do feel there is real power in this, but this was just an outlet for me to get some of my thoughts around this topic, out of my head and onto paper.

I wanted to approach this from a slightly different perspective. Instead of focusing on action and behaviour, choosing to focus on what compels those actions and how we can begin to make more consistent and aligned actions, which lead to showing up as authentic... at least more often than not.

As of right now I have no intention of refining and continuing to deliver this, but if you see value in it, I would be more than happy to come to your club/organisation and do so.

#mentalhealth #emotionalhealth #authenticity #trauma #vulnerbaility #menswork #embodiment

This is a video about my experience with being seen, receiving praise, and how that lead to me setting the intention to turn up to the announcement of the award winners, ready to fail and ready feel what it was like to not win. 🤣🤦

I guess thats going to have to wait lol

#mentalhealth #mensmentalhealth #menswork #award #perth

#249 Imperfect life & death - Shaun Kay

Meet Shaun Kay, one of my brothers here in Western Australia, sharing his magic.

In this episode we dive into Shauns perfectly imperfect upbringing, his experience with mental health challenges, human design and his newly acquired interest... death.

Shaun, I love the work you're doing. Keep shining that light my brother.

This is a podcast I was a guest on last week, with Naturopath and well being coach, Julia Smith. We spoke about my story, mens mental health and FIFO mental health, along with my current beliefs and perspectives around this. Julia has such a beautiful energy and Im grateful to have had the opportunity to not only be a guest, but also meet her in person! #podcast #perth #menshealthweek #mentalhealth #emotionalhealth #menswork #masculine #feminine #energy #archetypes