Perfectly Flawed

In this episode, I am joined by Deja Young-Craddock. Deja is an American Paralympian in athletics. Deja speaks about her physical impairment and her introduction to sport which led to her amazing career so far. Deja made her first senior team in 2015. She talks about the highs and lows she has experienced and what led to her suicide attempt. She speaks about her support network and how that helped with her quick turnaround to the Paralympic games. Deja is also a new mum and she talks about the excitement but also the grief that she experienced. It was a pleasure getting to chat with Deja and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

You can follow her on Instagram @_dejyou

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In this episode I am joined by Self Worth Sam. Sam is an imposter syndrome expert, author, and public speaker. Sam explains what imposter syndrome is and his fascination with it that lead him to devoting his career to talking about its effects. We also discuss self-worth and some tips on how we can build it up ourselves. Sam speaks about how self-worth and imposter syndrome can be evident in sport and in particular athletes. He is able to provide explanations of each whilst also giving advice, tips, and strategies to improve. I hope you learn something new and enjoy the episode!

You can follow him on Instagram @selfworthsam

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In this episode, I am joined by Gaby Villa. Gaby is a sports and athlete nutritionist specialising in ultra-endurance nutrition. Her role through ‘IntensEATfit’ is to make your life easier, provide you with the tools that will help you take control of your diet, and make it your best ally to achieve your goals in sport and life. Gaby talks about how she became a nutritionist and her personal love for sports. We then delve into the role food can play in our mental health, sport, and even periods. I also ask Gaby about body image and what impact social media has especially around festive periods and new year marketing. Gaby speaks about some potential snack options in relation to some sporting examples. It was awesome to be able to chat with Gaby and broaden my knowledge on nutrition and helpfully you can learn something too!

You can follow her on Instagram @intenseatfit

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In this episode, I talk you through a mindfulness exercise. Visualisation, also known as, imagery or mental rehearsal, is defined as using all your senses to rehearse your sport in your mind. Its main purpose is to aid the replication of the competitive environment, whilst in a training scenario. It is a form of conditioning for your brain for successful outcomes. The more you mentally rehearse your performance, the more it becomes habituated in your mind. Think of visualization in sports as a pregame walk-through.  I hope you find this exercise helpful and you can play me over and over whenever you need it! There is no intro or outro so you can just focus on the exercise! 

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In this episode, I am joined by Kiah Melverton and Lachlan Carter both elite swimmers. This episode is the first in a new series based on different themes. This episode's theme is all things body image. Now, this episode was originally supposed to be released prior to Christmas and some of the conversation highlights that but everything we speak about is still very relevant. I hope to continue with this series bringing a new topic of conversation each episode with 2 guests sharing their varying experiences around the topic. Body image is something we all have, and Kiah and Lachie were kind enough to share their thoughts and experiences surrounding it. We dive straight into the chat so if you want to know about Lachie and Kiah they have both been on the podcast before so go check out their episodes too!

You can follow them on Instagram @melvertonkiah and @lachlan__carter

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In this episode, I take a look back at the year that was, 2022. I was fortunate enough to interview a lot of great guests this year whilst also taking the middle of the year off to write and complete my thesis. I want to say thank you to everyone that has been on the podcast as a guest, your vulnerability and willingness to share are incredible. I would also like to thank a few people from behind the scenes who have been there to bounce ideas off. A massive thank you to all the listeners. Thank you for your ongoing support and let’s bring on 2023. If you have any feedback or suggestions or guests that you might like, please feel free to DM on the podcast's Instagram page. So, I have compiled a snippet of audio from each episode released in 2022. These will be in order of release date and each snippet of audio is the 3 questions that I always ask my guests, something they are most proud of, their favourite quotes, and/or advice and tips for the listeners. If there is something you missed or want to hear again you should go back and listen to each episode in full.

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In this episode, I am joined by Ethan Calleja. Ethan is an ex-swimmer who transitioned into synchronized swimming. I think Ethan’s story is so captivating from his success in swimming to building upon that in his synchro career. His willingness to try something new as an adult and to have worked so hard for the success of being the first male to represent Australia in synchro and compete at the 2019 world championships is something I find truly remarkable. Ethan also describes how he experienced a period of grief after stepping away from swimming and articulates it so well. He also shared so many embarrassing and funny stories as well as the incredible people he has met along the way. I hope you enjoy this episode with Ethan as much as I did, and I feel lucky to be able to call him a friend!

You can follow her on Instagram @ecalleja99

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In this episode, I am joined by Molly. Molly is an online coach and a fitness enthusiast. Molly shares her journey as to why she created her Instagram and how it has built into the community it is now. She also is able to articulate how our bodies change for a variety of different reasons and how normal it is. Molly has this confidence in herself and her ability to be vulnerable and share her experiences is something I admire. We had a lot of laughs throughout and I genuinely felt so happy and better about myself after our chat. I hope you are able to take something away from this episode or even a little more comfortable in your own skin!

You can follow her on Instagram @mollyavafit

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In this episode, I am joined by Sarah Walsh. Sarah is a para-athlete and competed at her first Paralympics in Rio 2016. Sarah shares her background in athletics, and her journey into long jump being her main event. Sarah talks about her paralympic encounters both highs and lows and the different experiences she had in Rio compared to Tokyo. Sarah is so proud of her disability and this is evident throughout this chat. She also speaks about the para-athlete space, her views, and where she hopes to see the growth of the community and events in the future. Sarah was lovely to chat with, wishing her all the best in her career. I hope you enjoy the episode as much as me!

You can follow her on Instagram @sarah_walsh14

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In this episode I am joined by Chelsea Hodges. Chelsea competed at her first Olympics in Tokyo 2021 and then at the Commonwealth Games this year. Chelsea shares her background in swimming including facing the hard reality returning from Tokyo. She explains her struggles, the importance of talking about them and how she was able to overcome it. She also shared some embarrassing moments that have happened along the way, so there is laughing, successful moments and the challenging times. Chelsea was also kind enough to share a discount code from her sponsor LSKD to get 10% use the code CHELSEALSKD

Chelsea was an absolute delight and honour to chat to, wishing her all the best in her career. I hope you enjoy the episode as much as me!

You can follow her on Instagram @chelsea.hodges

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