Podvan Podcast with Rabbit

For my 200th episode, I wanted to introduce my Podvan family... to my actual family! It's my Mum and Dad!

So, in this one, we talk about the time I was at my absolute lowest, and they drove 10 hours from Melbourne for a surprise hug I didn't even know I needed. We also finally get the story about why I went to a psychiatrist when I was three years old (what?!), and we find out what they really thought about this "Podcast from inside a caravan" idea when they first heard it. Mum's response is HILARIOUS!!!

And to you, if you're reading this, thank you. 🤗 I mean, for reading this for starters - because I don't even know if anyone does... But also for your support - and for being part of this beautiful Podvan family.

Here's to the next 200! 🎉

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"If you hadn't done what you did... would you be alive right now?" 

"No."

That’s how the chat started with the incredible Jon and Nicky, and their story only gets more unbelievable from there. It's a journey that spans decades, through multiple cancer diagnoses, unbelievable heartbreak, and a mental health crisis that brought Nicky to a breaking point where she was ready to end it all.

We also talk about the crazy parallels between Jon losing his job and my own story of being let go from radio, and the simple (but controversial) lifestyle change they made that left Nicky’s doctor absolutely stunned, uttering words she had never heard in her entire life: "It's gone."

This is my longest ever episode. Hope you've got some time cleared in the schedule! I LOVED this chat - and I know you will too!

If you do enjoy it - please share it around with your friends and loved ones. I'd love for this story to hit the number of people it deserves to! 

🤗

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"If you hadn't done what you did... would you be alive right now?"

"No."

That’s how the chat started with the incredible Jon and Nicky, and their story only gets more unbelievable from there. It's a journey that spans decades, through multiple cancer diagnoses, unbelievable heartbreak, and a mental health crisis that brought Nicky to a breaking point where she was ready to end it all.

We also talk about the crazy parallels between Jon losing his job and my own story of being let go from radio, and the simple (but controversial) lifestyle change they made that left Nicky’s doctor absolutely stunned, uttering words she had never heard in her entire life: "It's gone."

This is my longest ever episode. Hope you've got some time cleared in the schedule! I LOVED this chat - and I know you will too!

If you do enjoy it - please share it around with your friends and loved ones. I'd love for this story to hit the number of people it deserves to!

🤗

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I was super excited to show Julie my new party trick: an AI bot that writes songs about our episodes on the spot. I just needed a subject.

Enter Bev, a lovely ceramic artist we met on the beach. Perfect, right? Except... in my excitement, I told the AI her name was Val...

Remember, if you'd like to hear the whole episode it came from, just search for Episode 44 of The Podvan Podcast!

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The family just got back from Thailand - where Tiana and I weren't allowed to take our ADHD Meds with us... And yet we still managed to pull together a podcast episode from a chaotic week in Phuket!

We have soooo many laughs - and we hope you will too!

I'd love to hear from you! ⬇️

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"You didn't know they didn't have a gun. You didn't know what they were capable of."

I had psychologist Heather Irvine-Rundell from The READ Clinic back in the van, and I decided to share a story that messed me up for years. It involved my five-year-old son and a hooded figure trying to break in at 1am. Fun times.

Heather so brilliantly explains what actually happens in our brain during a moment of terror, why you freeze or why you fight - and why you have absolutely no choice in the matter!

We also chat about the unique trauma faced by first responders, the story of the time a police detective told her she'd "lost", and the critical difference between PTSD and Complex PTSD.

***A heads up, this one gets into some heavy topics, so please take care while listening.

If you've ever been shaken by an event and wondered why it affected you so much -and for so long, this episode could help you figure it out.

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Oh man, if you haven't heard this story - you're in for a treat!! (And it's super short and sweet!)

My kids (Jordan and Tiana) joined me in the Podvan about a year ago - and I'm still laughing about this story...

Remember, if you'd like to hear the whole episode it came from, just search for Episode 42 of The Podvan Podcast! 

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I had the absolute honour of sitting down with Adrian Date, a man who spent nearly 20 years as an intensive care paramedic. I've always wanted to chat with an ambo, and this chat went to places I never expected!

Adrian tells me about the time he drove straight into a brawl between two bikie gangs, shares a deeply personal story behind his tattoo, and we talk about the heartbreaking privilege of being with someone in their final moments.

I LOVED this chat - and I hope you do too!

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Well this episode is a little different!

After a reel I made about the NDIS went completely bonkers online, I got quite curious about the whole thing. The universe then delivered Imbi and Darren, old family friends I hadn't seen in 20 years since our kids were in mother's group together.

It turns out they're NDIS Plan Managers (a job I didn't even know existed), but the biggest lesson I learned is that their job title is completely wrong! We talk about the real fee they get paid per client, how providers can rort the system, and why they get so much joy from a job that seems like an absolute nightmare of confusion and spreadsheets.

If you're in the web of the NDIS yourself, or you're a sponge for learning (like me), you'll love this.

Oh, and if you want to get in touch with Imbi and Darren, you can find their fancy new website here: Pure Plan Management

And their instagram here: @pureplanmanagement

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"He lies Rabs, all the gear and no idea."

Well, it seems Jules and I have sorted out what's going on my tombstone. So that's one thing ticked off the list.

This was one of those classic Podvan chats that went everywhere and nowhere all at once. We talked about the weird and wonderful world of online comment sections, whether our phones are actually reading our minds, and the new TV show that has Julie thinking about wrapping people in tarps (I'm watching my back).

If you love a chat that feels like you're eavesdropping on two mates having a laugh, you'll love this.

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