To Be Human

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CONNECT WITH ZACH
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On today’s podcast we have Zach Bitter. Zach is an ultramarathon athlete, coach and host of the Human Performance Outliers podcast. He has broken both the World and American Records in running 100 miles, that's 160km, in 11 hours, 19 minutes and 13 seconds! 

What I love about this conversation is the difference between Zach and I, and how much I learned from him. As many of you know, I absolutely love endurance running. I love it for the experience, the adventure, the uncertainty and the unknown. And yes, Zach certainly runs for the experience, but to be a world record holder in running 100 miles on the track, it is necessary to remove as much as you can in relation to this uncertainty and the unknown. There is a lot of great advice right down to specificity in the conversation that will help with increasing your performance, and there is a lot we can learn from Zach in terms of commitment. It took Zach 6 years of dedication to achieve the world record, and we go deep on what supported him in staying on the path of greatness during those years. 

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CONNECT WITH KAREN
Website | https://karenjhardwick.com 

On today’s podcast we have Karen Hardwick. Karen is a clinically and spiritually trained Psychotherapist turned Leadership Coach, Podcast Host and Speaker. She helps people to awaken, courageously lead and unlock the power of connection in their lives and work. She is the author of the book, ‘The Connected Leader: 7 Strategies to Empower Your True Self and Inspire Others’. 

What I love about this conversation is Karen’s absolute presence. As a leader of connection she shows up in a way that has you feel safe, heard and seen. This is certainly a vulnerable conversation as we delve into the darkness of connection, how disconnection can fuel distraction, numbing and addiction, and we explore the theme in the realm of Gabor Mate’s work, stop asking why the addiction and start asking why the pain. Connection is a biological imperative, and this isn’t just in relation to us and our surroundings, our relationships with others, but also our relationship with ourselves, and so in knowing that we discuss how to stop fearing ourselves and start being with ourselves. 

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CONNECT WITH DAN
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/danpronk
Book: The Combat Doctor | https://amzn.to/3dC9X6M 

On today’s podcast we have Dr Dan Pronk. Dan has served on over 100 combat missions in Afghanistan as a frontline special forces combat doctor. He was awarded a Commendation for Distinguished Service for his conduct in combat and upon discharge after 5 years of service, Dan completed an MBA and moved into medical and leadership roles. He is known as Dr Dan on SAS Australia, and is the author of two books, ‘The Resilience Shield’ and his newest publish, ‘The Combat Doctor’. 

What I love about this conversation is Dan’s openness, vulnerability and self-awareness. You can go in conversation anywhere with Dan, which really provided the freedom to go deep into self-worth, identity, purpose, combat, the loss of fellow soldiers, PTSD, the effects on home life, and how him being the sum total of all of his experiences brought him to not only understanding psychologically but also scientifically the art and importance of resilience and post traumatic growth. Let’s just say, it’s a good one!

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CONNECT WITH JESSICA
Website | https://www.beselffull.com/anxiouslyattached
Book: Anxiously Attached | https://amzn.to/3r6Ba4J 

On today’s podcast we have Jessica Baum. Jessica is the founder of the Relationship Institute of Palm Beach and owner of Be Self-full which offers transformational courses and online coaching services that support individuals and couples to form healthy long-term relationships. She has been a therapist for over 10 years and is the author of the book, ‘Anxiously Attached: Becoming More Secure In Life and Love’. 

What I love about this conversation is Jessica gets straight to the core of the patterns of disconnect that show up in our relationships. This is not about blame or judgement; this is about taking ownership of our experience with ourselves and other people through self-awareness. Jessica shares helpfully the four Attachment Styles that reflect the way in which we behave in relationship, and both in-moment and long-term strategies to guide us to a space of safety, security and connection. One of my favourite parts of this conversation is discussing attraction, and how we can learn to begin attracting people through chemistry over core wounding. 

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CONNECT WITH EMMA
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Book: The Girl Who Fell From The Sky | https://amzn.to/3Ljnc8M 

On today’s podcast we have Emma Carey. Nine years ago Emma was skydiving over the Swiss Alps when her instructor’s parachute failed to open properly. Falling 15,000ft, that’s around 4.5km, to the ground. Emma incredibly survived, but was paralysed from the waist down and told she would never walk again. In her new book, ‘The Girl Who Fell From The Sky’ she shares her story of courage, resilience, hope and her journey of coming to walk again.

What I love about this conversation is Emma’s beautiful spirit showing the evolution of her inner strength. Emma shares she wasn’t always the positively oriented person, living, as we do, in the ebb and flow of life, it wasn’t until her accident that she came to truly understand her relationship with her body and the appreciation of it. We explore the idea that as much as society focuses on the way that we should look, we are indeed not our body, and that our essence appears to be closer to the truth. She interestingly shares how being in a wheelchair influenced her to deeply want to walk again, and as she powerfully began to walk, thoughts arise that now she wants to run; it gives this beautiful insight into the human condition as how we generally are always focused on more, which to an extent can be great in terms of working towards expanding one’s potential, but we certainly also have to be accountable to when we continue to move the goalposts and do not appreciate what we have right now. 

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CONNECT WITH SANJAY
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/mrsanjayr
Documentary: 3100: Run and Become | https://3100film.com 

On today’s podcast we have Sanjay Rawal. Sanjay spent 15 years working on grassroots peace-building campaigns under the direction of his teacher Sri Chinmoy. He is also the film director of the documentaries ‘Food Chains’, ‘Gather’ and ‘3100: Run and Become’ which features several Indigenous cultures in their quest for peace through long-distance running. 

What I love about this conversation is the enrichment, full of depth, passion and love. This is genuinely one of my all time favourite conversations from the To Be Human podcast, and it’s one personally I will be listening back to more than once. I want you to go on your own journey in this one, so I won’t share too much of what is inside. I will share that we do derive a lot of our conversation on the lessons learnt from filming 55 days of the 3100 Self-Transcendence Run; a 3,100 mile run around less than 1km block in Queens, New York. We discuss the beautiful relationships between endurance and growth, the beauty and joy that can be found in suffering, and the mindset of those who finish this phenomenal feat. There is also a special contribution to my dear Australian friend Stephen Redfern at the end; he has just arrived in New York to experience his own path of self-transcendence. Stephen I will preface this now with saying, the beautiful Native American Navajo People believe that, ‘Mother Earth is also under the sidewalk.’ I am excited to further share this with you and with all. 

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CONNECT WITH JACQUI
Website | https://thebroadplace.com.au
Book: The 14-Day Mind Cleanse | https://amzn.to/3AHbrnC

On today’s podcast we have Jacqui Lewis. Jacqui is an educator, speaker and co-founder of ‘The Broad Place’ sharing knowledge and modern neuroscience, tools and experiences for mindful living. She is the author of the book, ‘The 14-Day Mind Cleanse’. 

What I love about this conversation is Jacqui’s beautiful, vibrant and passionate energy. We discuss how we all come to trip, fall and stagnate, and the lessons we learn in overcoming. We talk about the chaos of multitasking and ways in which we can reset; which of course include exploring the evidence behind meditation and mindfulness, and how these practices can help you to experience more happy hormones. We come to a close discussing the power of embracing all the parts of who you are. For all of you beautiful regular To Be Human listeners, this is certainly a theme that continues to be repeated. 

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CONNECT WITH JOSEPHINE
Website | https://josephinetaylor.com
Book: Eye Of A Rook | https://amzn.to/3q5MmOh 

On today’s podcast we have Josephine Taylor. Josephine is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Writing at Edith Cowan University. Her creative and critical writing has been anthologised and published widely including her new book, ‘Eye of a Rook’. 

What I love about this conversation is Josephine’s openness to sharing her experience of Vulvodynia; an unexplained chronic vulva pain. For a lot of her life Jospehine has experienced what she describes as ‘obliterating pain’ and it is in this episode that she shares powerfully the meaning that she has been able to derive from the experience; a redefining of suffering. Initially gagged by shame and embarrassment, Josephine now shares her story with power, a journey from antagonism and resentment to one of deep gratitude, Josephine shares, you cannot not be grateful for something that has brought you wonderful things in your life. Certainly a thought for us all to ponder on.  

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CONNECT WITH CORINNE
Book: The Art of Grieving | https://amzn.to/3cESVEm 

On today’s podcast we have Corinne Laan. Corinne is a practising Acupuncturist, Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner and Coach. She is the author of the book, ‘The Art of Grieving’.

What I love about this conversation is Corinne’s energy and heart that she brings to the experience of grief. We discuss why in modern day society we have lost our connection with death and how this affects the healing process. We discuss how it is important to acknowledge grief, to give it space and to communicate it, rather than living in isolation. We also talk about grief being not only experienced in relation to death but also in relation to a break up, and the self-care practices that align with moving through when love meets loss. 

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CONNECT WITH SALLY
Book: Outback Teacher | https://amzn.to/3CRz9jL 

On today’s podcast we have Sally Gare. Sally is a beautiful lady in her 80s who was a teacher in Outback Australia in the 1950s and is currently involved in the Alternative to Violence Project. She is the co-author of the book, ‘Outback Australia’; an inspiring story about her adventures in remote Australia. 

What I love about this conversation is the intersection between Sally’s firsthand experience of working with Indigenous communities in the 1950s and her perspective on the people within these communities. Sally has a profound belief that though we may be different from culture to culture, we are indeed one, and it is more about integration than assimilation between cultures. The most important lesson Sally learnt was to respect another’s culture and through her work with the Alternative Violence Project she also spans this out to people's individual journeys and experiences; that we should take time to know where one comes from to better understand where one is going. 

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