The Elephant in The Room

On this beautiful Episode 19, in a man to woman convo (about time to have a man to "brave up" again! ;-)) I spoke to a young legend, Daniel " Dan" Wootton, the owner of Fitness Culture, a personal trainer & metabolic Nutritionist best know for serious body transformations. The key point of difference to his approach is the detailed, personal focus on each individuals journey rather than just the destination. At Fitness Culture they do this through exercise prescription, customised nutrition & lifestyle coaching such as sleep hygiene, meditation, breathing exercises & much more.

But before sharing some of our topics for today, clearing the skip from 17 to 19. The obvious ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM here. What's up with that?? ;-) Well, the incredible episode 18 with Jessica from Bullyology, that was recorded way back when was cut short at the studio by "system failure" and we haven't gotten a chance to re record yet. Fingers crossed you get to hear her story soon. So much beauty and rawness, talking about a serious issue in our society. Workplace bullying when it goes to the extreme. WATCH THIS SPACE!

I was struggling to leave an IMPERFECT gap between the episodes but then I thought...hold on. I sense a TEACHABLE moment here, a moment to pull out my favourite weapon. EXPOSURE therapy to flip my perfectionist ways the middle finger. So there it is. A gap. And I am ok with it (breathing it out...).

So, on this amazing chat with my latest vulnerability warrior, Dan, we spoke about growing up with abusive parents, and an alcoholic dad, leaving home at a young age and learning to fend for himself, men and vulnerability, openly about his personal struggles through anxiety and depression. His deep self realisations over his own healing journey and ways he has used to become the vulnerable badass of a man and beautiful human he is today.

To connect with Dan and his team, you can find them from the following:

Facebook: @FitnessCultureBondi, Instagram: @Fitness_Culture_Bondi, Website: www.fitnessculture.com.au

To connect with Suvi or book for Intuitive Mindset and Self Love Coaching / A Talk / Workshop or for Serious Perfection Busting --> www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks / [email protected]

On the EPISODE 17, Part 1, I spoke to another beautiful soulsister of mine, Katie O'Neill. A hard core partygirl turned into a spiritual healer and absolute goddess.

She is a 33 year old Sydney girl. She describes herself as a reformed party girl that still DJs and loves music more than ever since putting down drugs and alcohol 4 years ago. Way back then she went to every party, every after party and every after after party. She loved the hedonistic life of champagne and cocaine and ended up liking it all a little bit too much. And it let to over a decade long battle with those destructive demons.

Then things started to shift. Katie had a spiritual awakening 4 years ago and she saw a greater path to lead than the one she had been on. She knew she was to turn her pain into power and she dove straight into the world of healing therapies and practices.

Today she is known as a spiritual seeker, healer, DJ, Uni student, Vedic student, Meditator, yogi, India lover (7trips in 2 years). She has a guru in India who is what she had been looking for her entire life.

With Katie we spoke in a raw, candid and honest way about her life. How at a delicate age of 17 a moment in time changed the course of her entire life. She was a driver of a car in a fatal accident where 2 people died and it changed her young life forever. She slowly plummeted into a severe drug addiction, disordered eating, PTSD, depression...We spoke about the ups and the downs, relapses and triumphs and how she shifted her life by taking on a spiritual path after experiencing a powerful spiritual awakening and how that lead her to become a healer and a spiritual warrior she is today.

Such a powerful story of survival, transformation, love and compassion.

To connect with Katie, you can find her on Insta @iam_veda

To connect with Suvi or book for Intuitive Mindset and Self Love Coaching / A Talk / Workshop or for Serious Perfection Busting --> www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks / [email protected]

(Apologies for the a little dodgy quality in this one as I made few mistakes on recording settings this being the first done with my own equipment. There was a lot of laughter but most of that had to unfortunately be cut of, because neither of us do it quietly ;-) The most important parts are there and the message is the most important things on this one, not the "perfect" quality, so thats why I decided to release it anyway!)

On this episode we are continuing to dive deep into Alicia "Leash" Portelli, 37 and her life story. She is a Sydney born and raised wild child rockstar and a mummy of 2. A personal trainer and group fitness instructor, known for spin but also boxing and functional fitness. She led a successful retail career across many active wear brands, today being an ambassador for Lululemon. She currently teaches at Vicious Cycle as a Rhythm instructor, at Beat body for boxing and HIIT training, Urban Flow for corporate Bootcamps and also guest teaches in Brisbane at InspireCycle.

Her goal as a trainer is to touch, move and inspire people into believing they can always do more than they think they can. She wanted people to fall in love with the process, to elevate those around her by not only leading by example but encouraging others.

On this part 2 we chatted about her journey and battles through substance abuse and perfectionism. As well as sexual abuse she endured as a fragile, young girl. Sharing that was especially vulnerable for her and despite of having a raw, tearful moment during recording, she wanted you to hear her story, tears and all. Such a strong and beautiful woman!

In addition to going through those hard moments in her life, we talked about being a single mummy and overcoming divorce. Coping and healing from addictions and making something so beautiful and empowering out of it all. How she became the rockstar of a trainer and human she is today!!

To connect with Alicia, you can find her on Insta @missaliciaportelli or book a class to sweat it out through the places mentioned in her intro!

To connect with Suvi or book for Intuitive Mindset and Self Love Coaching / A Talk / Workshop or for Serious Perfection Busting --> www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks / [email protected]

Alicia "Leash" Portelli is Sydney born and raised wild child rockstar. She is a mummy of 2. A personal Trainer and group fitness instructor, known for spin but also a kick ass boxing and functional fitness trainer. She led a successful retail career across many active wear brands, today being an ambassador for Lululemon. Currently she is rocking it at Vicious Cycle as a Rhythm instructor, runs boxing classes at Beat body, teaches HIIT training and Urban Flow for corporate Bootcamps as well as guest teaches in Brisbane at InspireCycle.

Her main goal as a trainer is to touch, move and inspire people into believing they can always do more than they think they can. She wants people to fall in love with the process, to elevate those around her by not only leading by example but encouraging others to be the rockstars in their own life.

On this part 1 we chatted about her journey and battles through bulimia and other severe addictions. Her struggles with self worth and feeling she was never good enough. Perfectionism and juggling motherhood. How she became the rockstar of a trainer and human she is today!!

To connect with Alicia, you can find her on Insta @missaliciaportelli

To connect with Suvi or book for Intuitive Mindset and Self Love Coaching / A Talk / Workshop or for Serious Perfection Busting --> www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks / [email protected]

On the EPISODE 15, in this a tad more testosterone filled yet incredibly vulnerable and open chat I spoke to a legend of a man, man on a beautiful mission to make the world a little bit nicer for us all to exist in.

​His name is ​Josh Reid Jones, who is the Founder of the Just Be Nice Project. He is an accomplished entrepreneur, innovator, speaker and educator. He is driven by a desire to 'Create extraordinary positive change in the world by helping people make ordinary positive changes'. Josh works with schools, businesses, industry groups and charities both in Australia and abroad, working extensively on social responsibility, corporate impact, community development and mental health.

With an organisational focus on housing, employment and mental health, an emphasis on community and peer support is of the utmost importance to Josh. Pursuing more effective help for people in need and a better integration of impact into existing organisations. Josh believes the answer to effective help lies on the other side of utilising community, organisational and individual skill sets to maximum impact. He works with organisations, communities and individuals across the globe to help people, help people.

With Josh we spoke about his upbringing coloured by the presence of a violent father who struggled with substance abuse. About how he became the inspiring man he is today because/despite of it all, about men and vulnerability as well as his personal mission to make the world a nicer place through his work. Such a beautiful, encouraging and raw share with so much to take with you. ​

To connect with Josh or join him on his mission → Insta @joshreidjones / www.joshreidjones.com / www.jbnproject.com

To connect with Suvi or book for Intuitive Mindset and Self Love Coaching / A Talk / Workshop or for Serious Perfection Busting → www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks / [email protected]

With Boxy we talked with cheekiness and quirky sense of humour we both share, all about her powerful journey through a severe decade long stint with depression, self harm, disordered eating and perfectionism. She shares with you how she overcame it all, as well as setbacks and triumphs within the journey, and became the incredible human she is. How she today helps her clients using her own story. And does it with so much courage, grace and love

/ Insta @nourishednaturalhealth / FB Nourished Natural Health For Intuitive Mindset coaching or perfection busting with Suvi, head to / Insta@hunaworks" data-userid="1020936851583086592" data-orgid= "1020936853881565184">Tamika "Tam" Woods, 27. Tam is a Women's Health Nutritionist with her greatest passion in her work being to help women get in touch with their bodies and their menstrual cycles. She uses her knowledge of food as medicine and the menstrual cycle to empower women to take back control of their health and find the root cause of their hormonal imbalances. She works with clients 1:1 in her clinic in Bondi Junction and all over the world via video calls, and creates eCourses and eBooks to spread the message of health further. She is also a self-proclaimed perfectionist in recovery. With Tam we talked about her rock bottom in her own health journey and how she found her way out, her lessons and lightbulb moments with perfectionism linked to health, periods and their energetic effects on women, sex and finding balance in life and within wellness. To work/connect with Tam, read her blogs, tips for hormone balance and recipes: www.nourishednaturalhealth.com / Insta @nourishednaturalhealth / FB Nourished Natural Health For Intuitive Mindset coaching or perfection busting with Suvi, head to www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks

Instagram: shelley.vitae LinkedIn: Shelley Laslett & Facebook: Shelley Charnley-Laslett & For Intuitive Mindset coaching or perfection busting with Suvi, head to / Insta@hunaworks" data-userid="1020936851583086592" data-orgid= "1020936853881565184">Shelley Laslett, 37. She is the CEO and Co-Founder of a coaching business called Vitae,- a startup that takes neuroscience out of the lab and into life to help people grow themselves and their businesses. Using the latest neuroscience, Vitae helps businesses improve performance by empowering people, teams and leaders with practical neurological knowledge, tailored learning programs, brain-based coaching and advisory services. Shelley has a background in social science (undergraduate degree) and is currently completing her MSc in Applied Neuroscience at King's College in London. As well, as being the CEO of Vitae, Shelley is also a startup advisor, startup mentor startup board member, brain-based coach and international speaker. Previously, Shelley was the General Manager of YBF Ventures - a startup incubator and VC fund. Prior to entering the startup world, Shelley was an international strategy and innovation consultant with Accenture UK. She has helped a number of companies evolve, change and bring their new ideas to life. Some of the companies Shelley has worked with include; The Walt Disney, Company, Salesforce, NASDAQ. With Shelly, we spoke about her own journey through perfectionism, her personal vulnerabilities, struggles/insecurities with body-image and being a redhead as well as finding strengths in being an empath, hitting rock bottom at 26 and finding her true passion, perfectionism hacks through neuroscience and so much more!! To connect/work with Shelley, Company Website: https://www.vitae.coach/ Instagram: Shelley.vitae LinkedIn: Shelley Laslett & Vitae.Coach Facebook: Shelley Charnley-Laslett & Vitae.Coach For Intuitive Mindset coaching or perfection busting with Suvi, head to www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks

For Intuitive Mindset coaching and kicking your perfectionist ways to the curb with Suvis help, head to / @hunaworks" data-userid="1020936851583086592" data-orgid= "1020936853881565184">Lisa Marie Wynan, 38. She is a lawyer but found that wasn't for her. So she became a qualified personal trainer, Les Mills group fitness instructor and running coach. By day she moonlights as a marketing manager for Quantas. Lisa has completed 11 marathons including the prestigious Boston Marathon in April 2019 and been in the fitness industry for over a decade. Through her own coaching business, Miss Marathoner she hopes to empower others with the confidence and tools to unlock their full running (and life) potential. For her fitness is the best way to express her authentic self. She is a self-proclaimed perfectionist and a people pleaser (happily in recovery with both). We talked about it all using her love for running as a lifeline. About her journey to becoming a flourishing imperfectionist, dating, and relationships as one and how she found her way to the other side with some tough times and a lot of self-reflection. To train with Lisa, you can find her on Insta @miss_marathoner or www.littlemissmarathoner.com For Intuitive Mindset coaching and kicking your perfectionist ways to the curb with Suvis help, head to www.hunaworks.com / @hunaworks

/ Insta@hunaworks" data-userid="1020936851583086592" data-orgid= "1020936853881565184">Libby Babet is a super lovely human, a fitness influencer, a trainer who specialises in turning fitness into an entertainment-style experience. She's also a speaker, TV presenter, trainer in the BIGGEST LOOSER, author and journalist who has built no less than five businesses, including Agoga and her first love, BUF girls...meaning Beautiful, Unstoppable, Fearless...defines her quite well too! And she is a mum to her almost one-year-old daughter, Izzy Scout.

/ Insta@hunaworks" data-userid="1020936851583086592" data-orgid= "1020936853881565184">In this 2nd part, we chatted about her love story with her husbands and their toolkits for a long-lasting and happy relationship, motherhood, her biggest losses in life and her inspirational sister who has gone through a lot with her disability and one of Libbys greatest role models. To connect with Libby, you can find her on Insta @libbybabet. For Intuitive Mindset coaching or perfection busting with Suvi, head to www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks