The Megan Dalla-Camina podcast: Women | Creativity | Wellbeing | Leadership | Success

Are you obsessed with food? Do you spend too many waking hours thinking about what you can and can’t eat and feeling guilty when you make ‘unhealthy’ decisions? If you ask me, it’s time we change the conversation around food entirely, which is why I wanted to interview one of my favourite holistic health gurus, Lee Holmes. This podcast is a little different to the subject matter we usually cover on women, leadership and work, and I’m super excited to share it with you because nothing could be more important for us as women than how we look after and nurture ourselves – body, mind and spirit. Lee Holmes is a holistic nutritionist, yoga teacher, wholefoods chef, Lifestyle Food Channel’s Healthy Eating Expert and author of the best selling books Supercharged Food: Eat Your Way to Health, Supercharged Food: Eat Yourself Beautiful, Eat Clean, Green and Vegetarian, Heal your Gut, Eat Right for Your Shape and Supercharged Food for Kids. Lee also runs a four-week online ‘Heal Your Gut’ program. She is a columnist with Wellbeing and her articles have appeared in leading Australian newspapers and journals, as well as The Times and The Telegraph, The Daily Express in ...

For any women out there who have ever had any issues around money and finances, whether you’re a corporate career woman who has struggled with salary negotiations, or an entrepreneur who finds it difficult to sell your services, I’m excited to share this podcast interview with Denise Duffield-Thomas, because I know you’re going to find it super helpful. Denise is the money mindset mentor for the new wave of online female entrepreneurs. She is an award-winning speaker, author and entrepreneur and her best-selling books “Lucky Bitch” and “Get Rich, Lucky Bitch” give a fresh and funny road map to create an outrageously successful life and business. Denise helps women release their fear of money, set premium prices for their services and take back control over their finances. What I love about Denise’s work is that she is completely real and practical and this interview is certainly proof of that. We dive straight into some really important topics and Denise gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how she built her successful business including list-building techniques and why writing a book is a great idea for your business. Here are 3 key takeaways from my conversation with Denise: There is tremendous ...

If you’ve ever felt pressured to be everything to everyone and that you need to work hard to figure it all out on your own then you might need help around collaboration. And if that’s the case, then this podcast interview with Janine Garner is for you. Janine Garner is a business woman and entrepreneur who is passionate about commercial collaboration, driving courageous conversations, influential leadership, and above all future-proofing business. She is the Founder and CEO of the Little Black Dress Group helping women in all walks of business, thought leaders and entrepreneurs connect, contribute and collaborate to build their commercial success. Before taking the leap and becoming an entrepreneur, Janine spent 20 years working internationally and in Australia in corporate marketing roles for some of the world’s best brands. Janine is also the author of a fantastic new book ‘From Me to We: Why commercial collaboration will future-proof business, leaders and personal success’ In my conversation with Janine we delve into what it really means to move from me to we and how we can begin the shift towards working collaboratively. We chat about: The 3 things that triggered Janine to leave her job and create her ...

If you’ve lost touch with your creativity, or if you’re one of the many people who believe that they’re just not creative then this episode with Nicola Newman is for you. Nicola and I chat about all things creativity and share with you why we both believe that every single one of us is creative. Nicola is an artist, author, speaker, entrepreneur, business developer, gardening teacher and creativity advocate. She has created 2 successful online gardening courses, had 14 solo exhibitions of original paintings, videos and drawings, co-produced 3 documentaries, created a dozen organic gardens and written, designed and illustrated 2 ebooks. Talk about a creative woman! And just a heads up that this episode features some adult language, so you may want to make sure there are no little ones listening in. Here are 3 key takeaways from my conversation with Nicola: Every single person on the planet is creative. We need to broaden our definition of creativity. Creativity is really about taking elements that already exist and putting them together in a way that is new. Nicola’s unique take on resistance and why she believes listening to your body and balancing your inner driver mentality with that softer ...

Have you ever wondered why sometimes you can breeze through a task, where everything just flows and you don’t even notice time passing, while other times even something simple can feel like a struggle and everything seems to drag?  What if there was a way of attracting more of that flow and less of the struggle into your life?  A way to fast-track results in your career and in your life, that is actually enjoyable and sustainable?  Sounds too good to be true, right?  Well in today’s episode with Michelle McQuaid, that’s exactly what we’re talking about as we delve deep into the world of strengths. Michelle McQuaid is a best-selling author, a workplace wellbeing teacher and a playful change activator.  Michelle has a Masters degree in Applied Positive Psychology and she is currently doing her PHD in appreciative enquiry.  With more than a decade of senior leadership experience in large organisations all around the world, Michelle is passionate about translating cutting edge research from positive psychology and neuroscience into real strategies for health, happiness, and business success.  Her latest book, Your Strengths Blueprint, is full of practical tools that you can use straight away to improve your results ...

Last week I wrote about the need to change the conversation for women, work and leadership if we are truly to get to equality. This week I want to continue taking that conversation in a direction that inspires new solutions, positive outcomes and revolutionary change. I couldn’t think of a better person to have this conversation with than Margie Warrell. Margie is a thought leader in human potential and passionate about helping people live and lead more bravely. She is the best-selling author of 3 books; Find Your Courage, Stop Playing Safe and her latest book, Brave. Margie grew up the eldest of 7 children on a dairy farm in rural Australia where she learnt a lot about courage and overcoming adversity. Today she draws on her background in business, psychology and coaching to deliver leadership, communication and courage-building programs to organizations worldwide. A mother of 4 noisy children and avid adventure traveller, she is also a Forbes Columnist, founder of RawCourage TV and a regular media contributor. Margie and I are both passionate about creating a world in which more women feel empowered and more women are in power. A world in which women recognize their immeasurable worth ...

For those of you who were inspired by Lisa Messenger’s incredible story and personal insights from Part One of our podcast with her, then you’re going to love Part 2 of our interview where you’ll get more of Lisa’s beautiful,

One of the best parts of the work I do is the opportunity I get to speak to incredible women who are passionate about their mission in the world and are a shining example of what it looks like to be on your purposeful path. All of the women that I’ve interviewed so far have been wonderful examples of this, and none more so than my guest this week, the incredible Rebecca Campbell. Rebecca is a best selling author, inspirational motivational speaker, spiritual teacher, grounded spiritual mentor and practical intuitive guide. Through her new book Light is the New Black, she is guiding thousands of women to listen to the callings of their soul, work their light and create a life that is completely aligned to them. Rebecca teaches internationally and is passionate about helping people connect with their intuition and follow what lights them up in order to live wonderful lives both personally and professionally. She believes that when we follow what lights us up and courageously share that with the world, we light up the world with our presence. In this episode Rebecca and I chat about some of my favorite topics – the importance of listening to our intuition, how ...

If you’ve ever been guilty of letting criticism get the better of you, hiding your greatness and just plain old procrastinating (and let’s face it, who hasn’t?), then this podcast episode with Tara Sophia Mohr is for you. Tara is the founder of the acclaimed Playing Big leadership program for women.  She is an expert on women’s leadership and wellbeing and is committed to amplifying women’s voices through empowering women to play bigger in their work and in their lives.  Tara has an MBA from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree in English literature from Yale.  She is also the author of Playing Big, the best selling book that was recently named one of the ‘Best Books of 2014’ by Apple iBooks. In my conversation with Tara we dive deep into a bunch of juicy topics including: Dealing with your inner critic Unhooking from praise and criticism Ending the cycle of procrastination The many ways that women hide their greatness and play small Simple steps towards playing bigger Why Tara doesn’t believe in will power or self discipline How to achieve your goals with grace and ease 3 key takeaways from my conversation with Tara: Why tuning in rather ...

Have you ever wondered what it takes to run a hugely successful business or wanted to know how to take an entrepreneurial dream and turn it into reality?  Well you’re in for a treat because in this week’s episode, my super amazing girlfriend Lisa Messenger gives us the lowdown on exactly how she took an idea and turned it into a global brand. She also shares the daily practices she uses to keep her energy levels high so that she can thrive both professionally and personally. Lisa Messenger is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Collective.  She began her career in sponsorship and events, brokering international deals for the likes of the Wiggles, Barry Humphries and Cirque Du Soleil before starting her own publishing company, which has produced more than 400 books. In 2013, with a strong sense of purpose and her entrepreneurial spirit firing, Lisa decided to defy the odds and launch a print magazine at a time when the industry was ‘dying’.  Under Lisa’s visionary leadership, The Collective has grown rapidly into a multi-media brand, available in 37 countries and growing fast.  And as if this wasn’t enough, somewhere amidst building companies and launching a wildly successful ...