From Frank Green drink bottles to the latest Mecca products, chasing perfection has never been so addictive and dangerous.

S5 | EP.9 The Secret Sunday Session with Asha Holland. 

In this week’s episode we speak with confidence coach and body image educator, Asha Holland about the dangerous sides of striving for perfection. 

Asha opens up about her past struggles with addictive perfectionism; discussing how the trends and outside 'noise' led her down a path of limiting beliefs, body image issues and negative self-worth. 

We share how women can “take back their power”, and how managing your inner critic can lead you to confidence.

Time to dive in…start the conversation by pressing play!

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Connect with Asha:
https://ashaholland.com.au
https://www.instagram.com/ashaholland_/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/asha-holland-31621b180/

*Trigger Warning: This episode discusses eating disorders and disordered eating. Listener discretion is advised. Please reach out to the below services for support: 

https://www.thesecretburden.org.au/
https://butterfly.org.au/
https://kidshelpline.com.au/
https://www.lifeline.org.au/
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

This podcast is proudly supported by Multicool Air Conditioning, Daikin and Star Air Conditioning. 

Fractured systems, lost trust, the effects of being a first responder. How covid negatively impacted our trust in senior authority. 

S5 | EP.8 The Secret Sunday Session with Michael Willing APM

In this week’s episode we speak with former NSW Deputy Police Commissioner and current Fortem Australia CEO, Michael Willing APM about the pressure to be a senior officer, policing in the 21st century, rebuilding trust between the public and the police force, and what it takes to be a leader through national crisis’. 

Michael shares how his entire career and identity was stripped away in “30 minutes”, openly admitting the tole of his sudden public dismissal and the controversial media coverage as a result. 

This episode is going to open your eyes into the pressures, the unspoken challenges for senior officers, and humanise the leaders we are quick to criticise in the public eye.  

Start the conversation by pressing play!

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Connect with Michael:
linkedin.com/in/michael-willing-apm-gaicd-049ab54

Check out Fortem Australia: https://fortemaustralia.org.au

*Trigger Warning: This episode discusses eating disorders and disordered eating. Listener discretion is advised. Please reach out to the below services for support: 

https://www.thesecretburden.org.au/
https://butterfly.org.au/
https://kidshelpline.com.au/
https://www.lifeline.org.au/
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

This podcast is proudly supported by Multicool Air Conditioning, Daikin and Star Air Conditioning. 

“BE ALL IN”! Strength. Confidence. Community. Empowerment. “We are building strong capable people.” 

From struggling with her own body image and the pressure to be “the poster girl”, BAIFIT co-owner and health advocate, Madison Hare opens up about her journey to inspire young women to be confident within themselves.

S5 | EP.7 The Secret Sunday Session with Madison Hare. 

On this week’s episode we talk about women in sport, the pressure to meet the “thin” ideal, finding your authenticity and navigating a consumer-led culture. 

Madi opens up about what it means to sustain a positive relationship with your health, self, profession and relationships, while sharing her motivation to support women at her gym, BAIFIT. 

We discuss the need for health and fitness professionals to focus on women’s capabilities and their performance, rather than weight-specific goals. 

Time to get to it…start the conversation by pressing play!

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Connect with Madi:
https://www.instagram.com/madisonhare/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/madison-hare-54995813b

Check out BAIFIT:
https://www.baifit.com.au/
https://www.instagram.com/baifit_/

*Trigger Warning: This episode discusses eating disorders and disordered eating. Listener discretion is advised. Please reach out to the below services for support: 

https://www.thesecretburden.org.au/
https://butterfly.org.au/
https://kidshelpline.com.au/
https://www.lifeline.org.au/
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

This podcast is proudly supported by Multicool Air Conditioning, Daikin and Star Air Conditioning. 

“Are people broken or is the system?” Mental health. Disengaged youth. Broken families. Dissociated parents. Are we doing more harm than good? When did mental health become a business? When did we lose the village raising the child?

From Australian sportsperson to motivational speaker and advocate, Joe Williams opens up about his struggles to be a present dad and the effects it’s had on his family. 

S5 | EP.6 The Secret Sunday Session with Joe Williams. 

In this week’s episode we talk about the difference between “wants” and “needs”, overcoming triggers established in childhood, the impacts of parenting and the importance of being “seen”. 

Let’s get to it…start the conversation by pressing play!

Hear more from us: 

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Connect with Joe:

https://www.joewilliams.com.au
https://www.instagram.com/joewilliams_tew/
linkedin.com/in/joe-williams-51bb9b11a

Check out SEEN the documentary: 

https://seenthefilm.com
https://www.instagram.com/seendocumentary/

Check out The Enemy Within:

https://www.joewilliams.com.au/speaking
https://www.instagram.com/theenemywithin_/

*Trigger Warning: This episode discusses eating disorders and disordered eating. Listener discretion is advised. Please reach out to the below services for support: 

https://www.thesecretburden.org.au/
https://butterfly.org.au/
https://kidshelpline.com.au/
https://www.lifeline.org.au/
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

This podcast is proudly supported by Multicool Air Conditioning, Daikin and Star Air Conditioning. 

From Super2 Series Champion in 2022, reaching the peak of his career in his early twenties, to hitting “the bottom of his career” months later, motorsports racing driver, Declan Fraser shares the story of “bringing himself back.”

S5 | EP.5 The Secret Sunday Session with Declan Fraser.

On this week’s episode we unpack the challenges of pursuing your passion when opportunities are lost, the need to work on yourself when faced with adversity, the power of the people you surround yourself with, and the importance of backing yourself when outcomes are uncertain. 

We discuss the reality of “making it” in the racing industry, the negative effects of a failing mindset, the pressure on sportspeople in a digital world, how breath work can bring clarity and where Declan’s “need for speed” will lead him in 2025. 

From the front seat of a motorsports racing driver, hear it all in this episode … start the conversation by pressing play!

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Connect with Declan:
https://www.instagram.com/declanfraserr/
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https://www.tiktok.com/@declanfraserrr

*Trigger Warning: This episode discusses eating disorders and disordered eating. Listener discretion is advised. Please reach out to the below services for support: 

https://www.thesecretburden.org.au/
https://butterfly.org.au/
https://kidshelpline.com.au/
https://www.lifeline.org.au/
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

This podcast is proudly supported by Multicool Air Conditioning, Daikin and Star Air Conditioning. 

Somatics … what is it? How do we approach it? Is it just a buzz word or should we be investing in somatic education? 

S5 | EP.4 The Secret Sunday Session with somatic educator and business mentor, Sarah Adele.

On this week’s episode we start the conversation about somatic education, the dangers of health trends and hype words, learning to understand your body’s means of communication (mind and logic VS body and feeling). Appreciating the art of the mind/body connection and allowing them both to disagree. 

We discuss the role of body language, the “protective clutch”, THE TRUE MEANING OF MANIFESTING; where we are going wrong + learning to meet the individual needs of our body's in relation to health, wealth, fitness and nutrition…

Can we truely live our lives with fulfilment by turning inward instead of seeking it externally?…Let’s find out! Start the conversation by pressing play!

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Connect with Sarah:
https://sarahadele.com.au
https://www.instagram.com/i_am_sarahadele
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*Trigger Warning: This episode discusses eating disorders and disordered eating. Listener discretion is advised. Please reach out to the below services for support: 

https://www.thesecretburden.org.au/
https://butterfly.org.au/
https://kidshelpline.com.au/
https://www.lifeline.org.au/
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

This podcast is proudly supported by Multicool Air Conditioning, Daikin and Star Air Conditioning. 

Holistic or medical? Nature or prescription medication? Is there room for both to co-exist for one’s healing? Are we programmed to seek negativity? Can we learn to  observe our thoughts, not embody them? 

S5 | EP.3 The Secret Sunday Session with mind-body medicine doctor, Michele Kambolis

On this week’s episode we start the conversation about finding our natural capacity to heal, coming back to our natural intelligence, using self-refection to come home to our core, and finding ourselves in an ever-changing world of technological advancement. 

From meditation practices to journaling, can we come home to ourselves and heal from the external pressures causing our society to suffer...?

Let’s find out! Start the conversation by pressing play.
 
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Connect with Michele:
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https://www.michelekambolis.com/product/when-women-rise/

*Trigger Warning: This episode discusses eating disorders and disordered eating. Listener discretion is advised. Please reach out to the below services for support: 

https://www.thesecretburden.org.au/
https://butterfly.org.au/
https://kidshelpline.com.au/
https://www.lifeline.org.au/
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

This podcast is proudly supported by Multicool Air Conditioning, Daikin and Star Air Conditioning. 

What is the fundamental human need? Is adversity inevitable? Is pain a mindset? When did we become “human doings?”… we are human beings.”

After losing 12 mates to suicide, struggling with his own emotional challenges and ending up homeless, Matt Runnalls turned it all around in an effort to find a way to live a life of purpose and meaning. 

S5 | EP.2 The Secret Sunday Session with Mindfull Australia Founder, Matt Runnalls. 

We start the conversation about the fundamental human need, how to articulate how we feel, what is pain and suffering, and if slowing down, providing a safe space and allowing younger generations to have downtime for emotional regulation is a means to prevent suffering in the modern era. Shall we find out?? … Start the conversation by pressing play…!

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Connect with Matt:
https://mattrunnalls.com.au
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Mindfull Australia:

https://www.mindfullaus.org/

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*Trigger Warning: This episode discusses eating disorders and disordered eating. Listener discretion is advised. Please reach out to the below services for support: 

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This podcast is proudly supported by Multicool Air Conditioning, Daikin and Star Air Conditioning. 

Boxing. Bronze. “Brilliance”. Caitlin Parker became the first Australian female to win a medal in boxing at the Olympic games in 2024, and in the first episode back of The Secret Sunday Session (to kick-off Season 5), we sit down with Caitlin to hear all about it. 

S5 | EP.1 The Secret Sunday Session with Caitlin Parker. 

From entering a boxing gym at 11, to setting her eyes on Olympic gold 10+ years later, Caitlin opens up about her resilience in the ring while sharing the pitfalls of a sport based on weight and diet management. 

We start the conversation about “weight pressures” in sport, learning to have alternate “identities”, and knowing when to step back, take a break and soak it all in. 

Start the conversation by pressing play…!
 
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Connect with Caitlin:
https://www.instagram.com/caityparkerr/?hl=en
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*Trigger Warning: This episode discusses eating disorders and disordered eating. Listener discretion is advised. Please reach out to the below services for support: 

https://www.thesecretburden.org.au/
https://butterfly.org.au/
https://kidshelpline.com.au/
https://www.lifeline.org.au/
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

This podcast is proudly supported by Multicool Air Conditioning, Daikin and Star Air Conditioning. 

A Christmas edition of The Secret Sunday Session with Lifeline Australia on how to support yourself this festive season, and how Lifeline could be your next phone call!

S4 | EP.30 The Secret Sunday Session with Lifeline Australia’s Chief Research Officer, Anna Brooks. 

In this episode of The Secret Sunday Session, we talk about suicide! 
The causes, contributing factors, the current research and potential outcomes. 

We start the conversation about the effect of major transitions on people’s lives, whether increased suicide awareness is hindering or helping the understanding of suicide in Australia, and how you can support yourself this festive season if a “personal crisis” pops up and you need an organisation like Lifeline. 

This episode has a trigger warning - discussing sensitive content concerning suicide. Please reach out to the below resources if you find this episode triggering, and remember… Lifeline is one text, call or chat away.   
 
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Connect with Lifeline Australia:
Website - https://www.lifeline.org.au
Crisis support line - 13 11 14
Chat line - https://www.lifeline.org.au/crisis-chat/
Text line - https://www.lifeline.org.au/crisis-text/
Suicide awareness and toolkit fact sheets - https://www.lifeline.org.au/resources/fact-sheets/

*Trigger Warning: This episode discusses eating disorders and disordered eating. Listener discretion is advised. Please reach out to the below services for support: 

https://www.thesecretburden.org.au/
https://butterfly.org.au/
https://kidshelpline.com.au/
https://www.lifeline.org.au/
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

This podcast is proudly supported by Multicool Air Conditioning, Daikin and Star Air Conditioning.