The Man Cave 4301 Podcast

In this episode, I'm joined by Pavla Parayzkova, an energy healer from Melbourne Australia.

This conversation is an introduction to the work she does in healing physical and mental traumas, with more to come.

to reach Pavla's content, search here.

www.infinite vitality.love

Honestly this episode is just 3 mates having a yarn. Enjoy

In this episode, Ben and I dive deep into the rabbit hole of depression for both him and his step dad. This would have to be the most comprehensive talks surrounding depression and suicide I have done on the podcast to date. We talk about the suicide of his step father and how Ben had his own end game planned. We see exactly how blind we can get when depressed when Ben tells us how his problems were extremely similar to his fathers and couldn’t see it himself. Incredibly Ben's last hooraa ended up to be his saving grace.

Stacey was in her early 20’s going about her life. Her story is a prime example of how quickly our lives can be turned around. Generally, when you hear the word, wheelchair, we associate it to injury. Sporting or vehicle accidents, combat or even a good night out turned wrong due to alcohol and a little extra courage. In Stacey’s case, it was her body that made that decision. We talk about her journey of 13 years adapting to life in a wheelchair and how she dealt and still deals with her condition. It’s a truly inspiring story of resilience from the get go. There is a lot to be taken from this story and I’m grateful to be able to bring it to you all. Enjoy.

Elaine, a self-confessed rebel teen took a leap that would change her life forever and joined the ADF at the young age of 17. We go through how the military shaped her into the person she is today. But it wasn’t without its flaws. Elaine was diagnosed with stage 5 cervical cancer and after 13 years of service was medically discharged, but the reason why is a story we have heard too many times before on the podcast. She is now the founder of Wellness Ignitor and has officially started her new podcast. Elaine spent the day at my house and I taught her what I know and let me tell you. She is a natural. So, sit back, relax and enjoy the episode.

Straight out of school, Keith decided to join the ready reserves. After the scheme was canned by the Howard government, he found himself out of the military and studying. Missing the military lifestyle Keith joined the Air Force where he fitted aircraft with life support systems. wanting to take his career to the next level he joined the Army, still in the aviation sector where he deployed to Afghanistan. Keith has been a paramedic for the past 10 years as well as a part time author.

Best ending EVER😮😐😂🤣

When the person you are about to interview walks through your front door and gives you a massive hug, you know this is going to be a good episode. 

We go over Shaun's time in Indonesia in 2004 after the tsunami, how he developed his PTSD witch is not how you would think he ended up with it and his time now as the founder of Extra Specialist. Shaun was super talkative and was an open book when it came to the passing of a close friend, how it effected him and his perspective on death. an extremely insightful interview with another solid individual just trying to help others through his venture, finding veterans work in TV and movies. Welcome to part 1.

Ben was kind enough to come into the studio on his way passed Ipswich to do this podcast. it humbles me that someone would make a special stop just for my pokey little podcast. Ben talks us about his various deployments, the struggles from the different terrains. the struggle between losing friends and being a leader at the same time and how his leadership skills from the military transfer into his job now as a leadership consultant. we also touch on an important part of the military, the love for coffee.