Roll With The Punches

Todays guest is a convicted bank robber and prison escapee. 

From the age of 15 Russell became a victim of institutional abuse. He was imprisoned at 17 years old, (not yet a man) however housed in an adult prison with known sex offenders, podophiles and necrophiliacs.  Is it any wonder he promptly developed a heroin addiction?  Well I'm thrilled to inform you that after 23 years behind bars and a lifetime suffering the consequences of his abuse Russell has turned it all around beyond measure. He now runs an organisation called The Voice Of A Survivor and he has helped over 6,500 people tell their stories and begin the process of healing.

 

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RUSSELL MANSER

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TIFFANEE COOK

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RWTP’s favourite Cappuccio is back in the hot seat with me today. Ya'll know how much I love a banter with Bobby and I know I’m not alone cos you guys tell me you do too. 

I've been quite the drama queen lately!  Nah seriously... I signed up for an improv workshop (and yep, that terrified me) and given that Bobby was the person to essentially introduce me to it I was eager to unpack some of my excitement about my experience so far and how relatable so much of it is in life in general. 

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TIFFANEE COOK

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Ben Pronk, Australian Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) veteran who is now dangerously equipped with an MBA and a microphone as host of The Unforgiving 60 podcast joins me today to banter about all things 'mental deadlifts', mindset and resilience.

From the battlefields of military life where I quizz Ben over the reality of, let's be honest, taking human life in the name of war. To maintaining a marriage and family life amidst the commitment to such career. 

I loved chatting with Ben and I think ya'll going to love him too!

 

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BEN PRONK

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TIFFANEE COOK

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I’m beside myself over just how much I adore the guest you’re about to hear.

Katarina Wittich (or Kato Wittich) appeared on episode 5 of Gwenyth Paltrow's Netflix Series Sex, Love and Goop…  She is a former film maker turned somatic therapy expert who refers to herself and a ‘student of human-ness’. The tools in Kato’s toolbox which I’d not previously heard of, that we discuss today are the Rosen Method and Family Constellation Therapy and it’s fair to say that I found this conversation incredibly profound and I dare say even a little meant-to-be having it fall into my lap at this particular point in time. 

You are going to LOVE Kato!

 

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KATO WITTICH

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TIFFANEE COOK

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She's back!

Karen Hurd speaks nutrition like no one on this planet. We heard from Hurd (see what I did there) in episode 210 when she told us in no uncertain terms what happens when sugar collides with our biology... Well she is back to speak of the absolute magic of beans and just how necessary and healing soluble fibre is to our toxic waste producing bodies so buckle up, you're going to want to follow the Hurd after you hear this (see what I did there, too).

High cholesterol? Let beans be thy medicine.

Toxins in our body? Let beans be thy medicine.

Feeling anxiety? Let beans be thy medicine.

No sh*t. Go listen.

Oh and perhaps turf the coffee and grab a herbal tea for this episode (you'll get what I mean in an hour...)

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KAREN HURD

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TIFFANEE COOK

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Frans de Waal is a Dutch primatologist and ethologist. He is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Primate Behavior in the Department of Psychology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia

It’s no secret I’m a bit of an animal lover to say the least… my doggo Coach the exquisite whippet rules the roost over here at RWTP HQ.

So I stumbled across Frans de Waal, Dutch primatologist and ethologist who happens to be the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Primate Behavior in the Department of Psychology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia he sure captured my attention.  Frans has spent Four decades at the forefront of animal research and written a dozen books along the way, his latest being Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Teach Us About Ourselves released in 2019.

If like me, you’re intrigued to find out what we can learn about our human selves from the primate and animal world then buckle up, I’ve found us just the lad to lead the way.

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FRANS DE WAAL

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TIFFANEE COOK

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Kupu-kupu means butterfly in Indonesian. Kupu Kupu Australia is the animal therapy business that Tara Lord founded to introduce her therapy assistance dog Loki to the mental health and disability space in Western Australia.

She is the ripe young age of 23 but make no mistake, Tara is one impressive young lady.  This year was a 2021 finalist in the 7 News Young Achiever Awards for Western Australia.  Tara has worked as a Youth programs Co-ordinator for a youth counselling and suicide prevention organisation and now as a Senior Peer Worker for a mental health organisation in addition to working within in a psychiatric hostel and as a community rehabilitation worker, she is also a Youth Ambassador with the Mental Health Foundation of Australia and volunteers with a number of organisations in the community. Tara shares her own lived experience with mental health and the works she so passionately devotes her time and attention to.

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TARA LORD

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TIFFANEE COOK

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Grab a cuppa, you're going to love this ep!  NINE TIME Emmy Award winning TV Producer John Marshall needed a change. His twenty-year marriage was falling apart, his seventeen-year-old son was about to leave home, and his fourteen-year old daughter was lost in cyberspace. Desperate to reconnect with his family, John dreamed of a trip around the world, a chance to leave routines and responsibilities for a while. And though he didn’t have the money for resorts or luxury tours, he did have an idea that made world travel more affordable and more meaningful than he’d ever imagined.

This 6 month stint of ‘Voluntourism’ changed life forever and became the catalyst for Teach Her, an organisation that is making ripples across the globe by educating orphaned girls across India.  

 

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JOHN MARSHALL

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Some of you might relate somewhat to Graeme's story...  He went from seemingly successful in all things business and life, to 'existing' for 5 years on what we call the brink, going toe to toe with the demons of depression.

In his earlier career he worked in senior leadership positions with Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and AT Kearney and then in the year 2000 Graeme went through a 5 year episode of depression that his psychiatrist described as the worst he had ever treated.

He emerged from this crisis with a different view about how we can increase our resilience, mood, and performance. He is described by the Australian Financial Review as a “workplace resilience expert”.

He is the author of 4 books, including the internationally acclaimed BACK FROM THE BRINK. Graeme also helped to start R U OK? in 2009, and is an active Board Director.

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GRAEME COWAN

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Food addiction... it's a thing. But we can't quit it cold turkey, we need that sh*t to stay alive.  Is it only sugar that feeds our addiction?  How do can we modify our addictive behaviour? Is my Lindt chocolate consumption killing me? 

Dr. Nicole Avena is a research neuroscientist and a pioneer in the field of food addiction. Her seminal research work jump-started a new field of exploration in medicine and nutrition. On top of the area of food addiction Dr Nicole is an expert in diet during pregnancy and baby, toddler and childhood nutrition.

If you (like me) are raising your hand when it comes to mild addictive tendencies around food then this episode might just float your boat!

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DR NICOLE AVENA

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TIFFANEE COOK

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