The Mindset Athlete Podcast

Madeleine was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma at age 16 when a tumour was found in her left ankle. She ultimately won her year-long battle with cancer, but not before earning a few battle scars, including the amputation of her left leg.

While studying voice at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music, Ruff began penning fan- favourites like "Close the Door" and "Don't Fall", the title track to her debut album.

Her experiences during cancer treatment provided the inspiration for another favourite on the album: the emotionally charged "Tell Me Not to Worry", which she began writing during a fever-ridden drive to the hospital.

As a two-time cancer survivor and amputee, Ruff performs on a high-heeled prosthetic leg that she jokingly refers to as her "Barbie foot."

Ruff's confidence, maturity, and sense of humour shine in her songs. The Daily Freeman counted Don't Fall among the top ten regional albums of 2013. With her follow-up album, Maddy makes one thing clear: whether it's cancer or dating in New York, she's Over It.

Maddy is an up-and-coming singer-songwriter with the no-nonsense sass of a true New Yorker. As a Broadway Baby born and raised in Manhattan, Ruff's musical influences come from all over the proverbial map. Although Ruff has a penchant for rock and roll, it won't surprise you that she has a background in both jazz and opera as well.

As frontwoman of her band, The Ruff Riders, Ruff draws comparisons to the emotion and beefy musicality of Amy Winehouse and Fiona Apple. Ruff's old school, bluesy vocals blended with modern writing create a truly unique sound.

You can find out more about Madeleine by visiting her website www.maddyruff.com and you can connect with her through Instagram.

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Rory Mitchell, Host Of The Mitchell Report Unleashed Podcast. Bringing you a direct diverse podcast that relates around sports, fitness, culture & relationships. Keeping it direct to the general listeners and engaging the community. All the topics on the show are skillfully crafted and thought out for the listeners to dive into.

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Chip Baker is a teacher/coach for 20yrs, 4th generation educator, best selling author, motivational speaker, networker, life coach, and consultant. But not forgetting he is also the creator of "Chip Baker- The Success Chronicles" where he interviews people from all walks of life and shares their stories for inspiration and motivation.

You can find out more about Chip by visiting his youtube channel and you can connect with him through Instagram.

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Darryll Stinson is a vision-driven change agent with a career-long record of community outreach, leadership development, motivational speaking, marketing and communications success for leading organizations.

He played defensive end at Central Michigan University from 2008-2011 where he won a MAC championship and was part of a 23rd nationally ranked team.

Stinson attempted to take his life in 2011 after a severe back injury ruined his chances of playing in the NFL. Thankfully, he survived his suicide attempts and discovered his life had meaning beyond sports.

Stinson founded Second Chance Athletes, a holistic athletic transition company, in 2017 to help athletes reach their full potential on and off the field. SCA provides online curriculum, assessments, one-on-one life coaching, workshops, keynotes and a variety of other transition solutions to current, former and forgotten athletes.

You can find out more about Darryll by visiting his website www.secondchanceathletes.com and you can connect with him through Instagram.

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Following a 15 year corporate career and a MBA from University of Edinburgh, Kapil raised $1mn and co-founded TurnON Britain, a company dedicated towards personal growth. He spent the last 6 years living a very spiritually monastic lifestyle, full of practices based in connection and relating.

During this journey of personal growth, he has taught 1000+ of people from the front of the room and supported 100+ people through one-on-one coaching

Kapil now provides transformational coaching, organises talks, workshops, holds men's groups and manages online forums for people to connect and discuss their challenges and successes in an open and safe space.

You can find out more about Kapil by visiting his website https://www.nibana.life/ and you can connect with him through Instagram.

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Sarah, who was born with fibular hemimelia, was 18 months old when her parents gave doctors the go-ahead to amputate her foot. That decision changed the course of her life. Were it not for that decision, Sarah would not have represented Australia in Para-athletics. She would not have become a Paralympian. She would not have been given all the incredible opportunities that come with being an athlete on the world stage. Sarah says it is the best decision her parents have ever made for her, and is the reason why they are her heroes.

Sarah was nine when she first began to take sport seriously, and after she was gifted her first running blade, she promised herself she would become the best athlete she could be. As it happened, Sarah's best was reaching the pinnacle event for her sport – the Paralympic Games.

At the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, Sarah set an Oceania record of 4.82m to finish sixth in the women's long jump T44. But impressive as this was, it was not until the following year, at the 2017 World Para-athletics Championships in London, England, when Sarah proved she had become a force to be reckoned with on the world stage, placing fourth in the women's long jump T44.

At the time of recording in late 2019, Sarah had claimed her first spot on the podium at a World Championships level winning Bronze in the Long Jump.

In the three years since Rio, Sarah has well and truly established herself as a podium athlete, and with the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games just around the corner, she is on the verge of winning her first Paralympic medal.

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Matt is a former Division I college football athlete who played for the Lousiana State University Tigers. He lost his leg in a hunting accident 11 months prior to recording this episode. He has had to relive his collegiate training and diet schedule to prepare himself to become a successful amputee and prosthetic user.

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Allistair McCaw is recognized as one of the world's leading figures in human performance, team culture and leadership. For over 25 years, he has worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies, Olympians, Grand Slam Champions, NCAA Colleges and Professional Sports Teams. An author of three best-selling books and a much sought-after keynote speaker, Allistair consults and partners with sports teams and corporations around the globe optimizing individual and group potential.

Not forgetting he also hosts is on own podcast, "Champion Minded" and is a former five-time world championship competitor in the sport of Duathlon and 29x Marathoner

You can find out more about Allistair by visiting his website http://www.allistairmccaw.com/ and you can connect with him through Twitter.

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In this episode, I sat down with David Harrell, community outreach for Camp No Limits.

Camp No Limits is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating, empowering & supporting kids and their families with limb loss.

You can find out more about Camp No Limits by visiting their website https://nolimitsfoundation.org/ and you can connect with them through Instagram.

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Sarah has overcome many challenging obstacles to become a recognized expert in the field of Coaching, Hypnosis & Weight Loss and is regularly featured in international and national press including Top Santé Magazine and the Daily Mail.

Her credentials include over a decade's experience as a qualified Psychotherapist and Senior Hypnotherapist, after starting out her corporate career in Marketing and Consumer Psychology. Sarah is passionate about creating rapid transformation for lasting change, just like her own, and empowering women to thrive and live their best lives.

"Transformation happens through the body, going into the body rather than going up into the head can have a bigger impact on your the mind than trying to be mental about, trying to think about, go into the body"

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