To Be Human

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On today’s podcast we have the explorative Laura Waters. Laura is a freelance travel writer, speaker, presenter and author of the book, ‘Bewildered’ which beautifully covers her transformational 3,000km walk along the entire length of New Zealand.

What I personally love about this conversation is Laura’s expression of how close she was to never truly knowing who she really is. Living a life of corporate, overwhelmed with dissatisfaction and anxiety, Laura chose the adventure of a lifetime walking the entire length of New Zealand in a journey of reconnection with self, of joy and of fulfilment. We discuss the power of nature and how it heals, how listening to your gut provides the answers that you are seeking, and the importance of exploring the idea, that if you are right now unfulfilled in your life, that something else is possible.

Please enjoy this conversation with the wonderful Laura Waters.

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On today’s podcast we have the powerful and vulnerable Anton Nootenboom. Anton is from the Netherlands where he spent 10 years serving in the Dutch Army, including three missions to Afghanistan, and more recently moved to Australia where he spent 5 years working in construction; these being highly masculine environments where he witnessed first hand men’s mental health challenges. In 2019 Anton became the first person to walk to Mount Everest Basecamp barefoot, successfully raising funds and awareness for remote communities and wildlife of the Himalayas, and in 2021 set a second world record, walking 3019km barefoot from Cairns to Sydney raising funds and awareness for men’s mental health, including Gotcha4Life whose Gus Worland has been on the podcast #021. 

What I personally love about this conversation is Anton’s powerful openness. There is so much freedom in being able to be who you are and share your story to the raw detail that Anton does. Anton shares about his experience with anxiety, depression and panic attacks that lead him to walking the shores of the Northern Beaches for up to 9 hours a day hurting with a lack of direction. He shares how walking barefoot to Mount Everest sparked his purpose and mission by realising it was as simple as using his two bare feet to make a difference for someone else. He shares of the both gruelling and rewarding experience of walking 3019km barefoot in 163 days, the impact that it made in the communities that he touched, and we get pretty raw and real, in speaking about how he felt miserable after such an achievement when he came home after 5 and a half months to an empty apartment and the loss of relationship. And this is precisely why I respect Anton so much. He leans in fully to the experience of being human without shame; which supports his fundamental message that showing emotion is not weakness.

Please enjoy this important conversation with the beautiful Anton.

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On today’s podcast we have the incredible Dean Stott. Dean was a former soldier in the British Special Forces until a parachuting accident which abruptly ended his career in the military. Not one to hold himself back, he reinvented himself as an entrepreneur, motivational speaker and record-breaking adventurer. He worked in private security for 5 years, most notably in 2014 single handedly evacuating the Canadian Embassy in Libya, rescuing four diplomats and 18 military personnel, and in 2016 broke two world records when he became the fastest person to cycle the Pan-American Highway which stretches 14,000 miles in 99 days; cycling on average 10 hours per day. Dean is author of the book, ‘Relentless’, and is the new directing staff on SAS Australia.

What I personally love about this conversation is the power and impact of Dean’s self-belief and confidence. He is the kind of guy that knows what he wants and gets after it; and if there are any haters that come into his way, which there inevitably always are, he simply uses this as fuel to his fire. Though his resume per se comes across as quite intimidating, Dean is such a well-rounded person, in that yes he is tough, but he can also see the strength in vulnerability. In this conversation he talks about the experience of his father not initially supporting him in his dream of being in the military. He speaks about the challenges of an identity crisis, both for himself and his wife, Alana, when he left the military, and also of what it was like having broken two world records and fundraised over $1,000,000, to be asked more about how the canapes were at Prince Harry’s Wedding, than of his significant achievements both personally and philanthropically. We also get insight into what it is like to be the new directing staff on the popular television series SAS Australia. Please enjoy this powerful, yet humbling, conversation with the incredible Dean Stott. 

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On today’s podcast we have the lovely Kerry Preston. Kerry is the founder of Growtality; an Executive & Business Coaching Company that focuses on leadership development and team performance. She is a thought leader in this industry and is the author of the book, ‘Enhancing Your Executive Edge’. She is a passionate endurance athlete having run 13 marathons, two half Ironman races and most recently completed a full Ironman.

What I personally love about this conversation is Kerry’s passion for growth and vitality. On our path to achievement it is so easy to face a setback and feel like we are no longer progressing, or we put everything into our goals and feel fatigued because we have lost touch with why we are doing what we are doing. It is in this podcast that Kerry shares the importance of goal setting, how thoughts control your outcome, the power of visualisation both in achievement and in overcoming setbacks, and how you can use positivity as a strategic lens to attain all that you desire in life. 

I first met Kerry in a Siri Lindley Mastermind, see episode #04 if you would like to know more about this phenomenal woman, so it comes as no surprise that Kerry shares her values of authenticity, passion and being of service to others. If you are looking to be fulfilled in your life, this is the conversation for you. Please enjoy this conversation with the beautiful Kerry Preston.

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On today’s podcast we have the incredible Hugo Toovey. Hugo is a young Australian Captain in the Australian Army. In 2013 Hugo was diagnosed with testicular cancer; a 5 year journey to being given the all clear. Within two months of what Hugo would define as freedom, he was then diagnosed with an entirely separate and more aggressive form of cancer; bowel cancer. These life threatening adversities have led Hugo to start an initiative ‘25 Stay Alive’ and a co-existing podcast .

What I personally love about this conversation is Hugo’s optimistic mindset that has helped him to overcome some of life’s most difficult of adversities; twice. It is in this conversation that we speak about the importance of positivity and hope, of how your mental health can influence your physical healing and the importance of sharing your emotions. There was a moment there where Hugo experienced increased anxiety and a deep depression, and it is in this conversation he shares the strategies that helped him to move through this and become the strong and empowered person that he is today; sharing his story with passion and purpose.

Please enjoy this amazing and inspiring conversation with the lovely Hugo Toovey.

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On today’s podcast we have the powerful Leah Goldstein. Leah was a world champion kickboxer at the age of 17, and in her early 20s became both a special forces officer and undercover police officer; always being at the top of her game in whatever she immersed herself into. At the age of 30 Leah moved into the area of professional cycling and at the age of 52, this year, Leah became the first woman ever to win the solo division of the 3,000 mile Race Across America beating everyone, including men. She is a sought after speaker and author of the book, ‘ No Limits’.

What I personally love about this conversation is Leah’s absolute concrete approach to life. She has this strong mindset of never quitting, never negotiating with yourself, this whatever you choose to do, you finish it approach. She’s hardcore, I’ll give her that. As someone myself who is passionate about endurance and the mindset behind it, this is one influential woman who has truly expanded my awareness of what is really possible; if you want it. She has had two serious cycling accidents, one at 80km an hour breaking almost all of her bones; professionals telling her she will never compete again. The lesson here being, don’t listen to people who tell you your potential limitations, even if they are experts. Focus on what you want, back your self-belief, and this is what Leah did; she won the hardest race in the world, Race Across America at 52. And this another angle, age, don’t use it as an excuse. There is inevitably so many layers to Leah and I think I will best do this conversation justice if I just let you listen to it; to take all the powerful, powerful lessons from her life, her achievements and from her awe-inspiring character.

Enjoy this conversation with the phenomenal Leah Goldstein.

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On today’s podcast we have the beautiful Oceane. Oceane has completed a psychology degree with honours and is currently a midwife. Oceane is an author, co-writing a memoir, published in September of this year, with her mother Cecile, ‘The Silence Between Us: A Mother and Daughter’s Conversation Through Suicide and into Life’.

I will preface this with saying that this podcast has a trigger warning as we cover topics on mental health and suicide. If anyone needs to seek mental health support please call Lifeline: 13 11 14. 

What I personally love about this conversation is Oceane’s courage. Certainly mental health in its generalised sense is becoming a more accepted theme in our society to discuss, however I still find that suicide has not had as much acceptance. Despite stigma that manifests personally as shame, Oceane shares very openly her experience of a former suicide attempt and how that has influenced her life over the past 20 years. Oceane shares how being labeled and medicated made her feel more helpless than helped, how being scheduled into a high security psychiatric ward was more traumatic than therapeutic, and what it is like to rebuild trust at home after an attempted suicide with those close around you. We speak about intergenerational trauma, the importance of listening, of having an open curiosity, of experiencing human connection over isolation, and of sharing your story. As the beautiful Brene Brown wisely says: ‘Shame grows on secrecy, silence and judgment’. We need to face shame with courage, openness and empathy, and that is certainly what Oceane has done.

Please enjoy this very important and powerful conversation, with the beautiful Oceane.

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On today’s podcast we have the beautiful Dan Price. Dan is a passionate change maker, storyteller and educator in the mental health, suicide prevention and wellness space. He is a proud Ambassador for Movember and R U OK? Day. Fundraising for Movember and spreading awareness, Dan ran his first ultramarathon of 60km in 2019, 126.6km in 2020 and in 2021 created the Project 205, now also an Ambassador for Lululemon which we discuss deeply in this conversation.

I will preface this with saying that this podcast has a trigger warning as we cover topics on mental health and suicide. If anyone needs to seek mental health support please call: Lifeline: 13 11 14.

What I personally love about this conversation is Dan’s powerful vulnerability and storytelling. I was so deeply captivated by Dan sharing his story of real hardship; the type of hardship that essentially lead him, in 2014, to standing on the edge of the Sydney Harbour Bridge wanting to take his own life. I have no doubt that most of us, if not all, have experienced some form of mental health challenge in our life, but there is certainly something so deep in the idea of, as Dan shares, being in this state that rationalising to yourself to no longer be here feels like the right thing to do. Dan’s story is really emotive, it moves you, both through having the opportunity to see yourself throughout his story, but to also have deep empathy; one human to another. As a friend of Dan’s, I’ve always seen him as a phoenix rising from the ashes. The way in which he has re-centred himself, how he has learnt to love himself and as a byproduct of this, how he has learnt to forgive himself. A masterful suicide prevention and mental health speaker and Ambassador, he is truly saving people’s lives through sharing his story.

Please enjoy this conversation around mental health and Dan’s most recent project; Project 205.

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Project 205 Video; Part 2: https://www.instagram.com/p/CXffTGrAFb7 

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On today’s podcast we have the amazing Dean Karnazes. Dean was named as one of the most influential people in the world by Time Magazine. Dean has run 50 marathons, in all 50 US states, in 50 consecutive days, he’s run across Death Valley in the middle of summer, won the world’s toughest footrace, the Badwater Ultramarathon, won the 4 deserts challenge and he has even run a marathon to the South Pole. Dean is also a New York Times bestselling author with his book ‘Ultramarathon Man’ and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed his more recent book, ‘A Runner’s High’. 

What I personally love about this conversation is Dean’s zest for life. Dean has been on a lot of podcasts in his time, so I wanted to take the opportunity to ask him some more deeper questions about his life of running. We speak about his wild beast within; this wild, raw and very real part of us. We speak about the development of his relationship with his father and how he continues to draw strength and inspiration from his sister who passed at a young age. We speak about the fear of becoming irrelevant, of how over time, aging can challenge your sense of identity and how the focus changes from achievement to contribution; that it is ‘not what you get, but what you give’ that is important. And we end the conversation with a reflection on how to live life where Dean shares this powerful statement: “The bold don’t live forever, but the timid don’t live at all.”

Please enjoy this powerful and insightful conversation with the inspiring Dean Karnazes. 

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On today’s podcast we have the adventurous Heather Ellis. Heather is a communications specialist with a degree in journalism, and is the author of two books: ‘Ubuntu’ which details her motorcycle journey from south to north Africa and ‘Timeless On The Silk Road’ which details her motorcycle journey along the fabled Silk Roads of antiquity. 

What I personally love about this conversation is Heather’s courage shown throughout her motorcycling journeys. She travels on her motorcycle throughout some of the most fascinating and symbolic places on Earth, and it is in this conversation that we go deeper on her thoughts, reflections and experiences of travelling solo through Africa; a continent that has many a contrasting opinion, but one that is not truly ever known unless stepped onto. The culture, the history, the characters and the inevitable self-development and growth that comes from such places. Heather also shares very openly about finding out at 30 years-old that she had contracted HIV and how this diagnosis silenced her. She shares how it fuelled fear of shame, disapproval, rejection and isolation. All things that are not Ubuntu; Ubuntu being “I am because we are”; the essence of being human.

Please enjoy this conversation with the lovely Heather Ellis.

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