Tumble Upward

We're constantly told to manage our time better, be more productive, and squeeze more into every day. But what if we've been approaching time all wrong?

In this episode of Tumble Upward, I sit down with Chrystal Hawley, Founder and CEO of Let's Talk Time, to explore a completely different way of thinking about time, success, and personal growth.

After a career in corporate leadership, an unexpected layoff, entrepreneurial challenges, and a life-changing cancer diagnosis, Chrystal discovered that the issue wasn't a lack of time—it was the relationship she had with it.

Together, we unpack why traditional time management often fails, what it means to create "time traction," how transformative goal setting can change the way you live and lead, and why being busy isn't the same as being fulfilled.

This conversation is packed with practical insights, powerful perspective shifts, and a reminder that our time is too valuable to spend on autopilot.

Connect with Chrystal:

Website: https://letstalktime.com/

Instagram: @lets.talk.time

What happens when the life you've built no longer feels likeyour own?

In this episode of Tumble Upward, Brianne Robergeshares her journey of rebuilding from the ground up after financial loss, identity shifts, and a series of health challenges that forced her to rethink everything she thought she knew about success, self-worth, and listening to her body.

From navigating breast implant illness and multiplesurgeries to learning how to trust her intuition, Brianne opens up about the messy, uncomfortable, and ultimately transformative process of letting go of who she used to be in order to become who she is today.

This conversation is about more than starting over—it'sabout learning to recognize when an old version of yourself no longer fits, and having the courage to create a life that does.

🎧 Listen now and discover what can happen when you stop holding onto who you were and start embracing who you're becoming.

Connect with Brianne:

🌐 Website: www.brianneroberge.com
🎙️Podcast: www.goregulateyourself.com
📸Instagram: www.instagram.com/itsbrianneroberge
📸Go Regulate Yourself Instagram: www.instagram.com/goregulateyourself
📘Facebook: www.facebook.com/itsbrianneroberge
📘 Go Regulate Yourself Facebook: www.facebook.com/goregulateyourself

What happens when everything you thought you knew about leadership is challenged?

After decades in the military, Simon believed leadership was a skill he had mastered. But while completing a Master's degree in leadership, he discovered a different reality—one that forced him to question long-held beliefs about authority, success, and what it truly means to lead.

In this episode of Tumble Upward, Simon shares his journey of stepping beyond a deeply ingrained military identity, building a successful leadership podcast, navigating personal sacrifice, and ultimately returning to leadership with a completely new perspective.

This is a conversation about growth, curiosity, identity, and the courage to evolve when the path ahead looks different from the one you planned.

Connect with Simon:🔗 Website: Trench Leadership

In this episode of Tumble Upward, Mark Light shares an extraordinary story of resilience, perspective, and purpose. From cycling across America to raise money for a young girl battling the same life-threatening illness he had once faced himself, to later being diagnosed with stage IV cancer, Mark opens up about what it truly means to keep moving forward when life keeps knocking you down.

We unpack the mindset shifts that carried him through years of adversity, the moments that pushed him to rock bottom, and why he now sees himself as living on “borrowed time.” Mark also shares the lessons behind his book Rock Bottom to Resilient, his powerful definition of resilience, and how he’s turning pain into purpose by helping others rebuild their lives through speaking, coaching, and consulting.

This is a raw, inspiring conversation about survival, identity, gratitude, and becoming better because of hardship — not just getting through it.

Follow Mark:

www.marklightgroup.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marklight/

https://www.facebook.com/mark.light.520

https://www.instagram.com/marklight31/

In this episode, we’re joined by Dr Tisha Vinatieri, aclinical psychologist and former Chief Well-Being Officer with over 15 years of experience working in high-pressure healthcare environments.

Dr Tisha brings a powerful perspective onburnout—challenging the idea that it’s simply an individual problem, and instead unpacking the systemic issues that often go unaddressed. We explore what burnout really looks like, why so many workplace wellness strategies fall short, and what actually needs to change to create sustainable, healthy work environments.

This conversation is both insightful and practical—whetheryou’re navigating your own stress, leading a team, or simply wanting to better understand how to support mental wellbeing at work.

Connect with Dr Tisha here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtrishavinatieri

In this episode of Tumble Upward, we step inside the legal concept of self-defence—and what happens when the law fails to recognise survival.

Joined by a law professor and criminal lawyer, we examine two powerful Australian cases involving women who killed abusive partners—yet received completely different outcomes. One was acquitted. The other was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Through these cases, we unpack how self-defence works in the legal system, including concepts like imminence and proportionality, and why these standards often fall short in situations of long-term abuse and coercive control.

We also explore the role of jury perception, media narratives, and systemic bias—questioning whether justice is applied equally, and who the system truly protects.

This isn’t a story about crime. It’s a conversation about survival, and what it costs to fight back.

In this raw and deeply moving episode, we hear a story of survival, resilience, and what it truly means to break the cycle.

From being adopted as a baby and growing up in an environment shaped by generational trauma, to surviving abuse, addiction, and homelessness — this journey is one of the darkest lows and the strongest comebacks.

But this isn’t just a story about what happened. It’s about what comes next.

Through doing the work, rebuilding from the ground up, and choosing a different path, this episode explores healing, self-leadership, and turning pain into purpose. Now a business owner, coach, and author, she shares the tools and mindset shifts that helped her reclaim her life — and how others can begin to do the same.

This episode is about ending the cycle.

⚠️ This episode discusses abuse, incest, addiction, and suicide. Please listen with care.

Learn more or connect here:
https://annepeshka.com/

Season One of Tumble Upward was meant to be about resilience. But after nine conversations, I realised something — none of the growth happened in the strong moments. It happened in the breaking.

In this solo season finale, I reflect on the patterns I noticed across our guests’ stories, the identity shifts that quietly shape us, and what hosting this podcast has taught me — not just about adversity, but about building something from the ground up.

From tech issues and long editing nights to the uncomfortable reality of social media promotion (yes, even TikTok), this episode is an honest look at what it really takes to tumble upward.

If you’re in your own messy middle right now, this one is for you.

Season One was the foundation. Season Two will be the evolution.

In this episode, I’m joined by Natasha, who shares her powerful story of burnout, binge eating disorder recovery, bodybuilding, and redefining health beyond aesthetics.

After ten years working as a teacher, Natasha experienced severe burnout, declining mental health, and the return of binge eating disorder. What started as a way to regain control led her into weight training and competitive bodybuilding — a journey that brought confidence and discipline, but also serious hormonal, physical, and mental health consequences that are rarely discussed, especially for women.

In this honest conversation, Natasha opens up about the realities of bodybuilding for women, the connection between food, control, and self-worth, and how stepping away from competition helped her redefine health, fitness, and body image in a more sustainable way.

This episode is for anyone navigating burnout, disordered eating, body image struggles, or an unhealthy relationship with exercise.

Links:

Natasha’s book – Beyond the Barbell: Confessions of a Female Fitness CompetitorAn honest account of competitive bodybuilding, binge eating disorder, hormonal health, and recovery.
http://mybook.to/BeyondtheBarbell

🎧 Natasha’s podcast – The Binges to Barbells Podcast

Two weeks before her wedding, Celeste had a conversation that changed everything. She realised she didn’t feel seen — and didn’t truly know herself. What followed was a brave decision to walk away and start over.

In this episode, Celeste shares her journey of identity loss, self-discovery, and reinvention. From moving states alone and buying a home on her own, to completing multiple Ironman races and building the Radiant Women’s Collective, this conversation explores what it really means to redefine success and choose alignment over expectations.

A powerful reminder that walking away isn’t failure — it’s often the first step toward becoming who you really are.

• Walking away from a wedding and starting over

• Identity loss, self-discovery, and personal growth

• Letting go of societal expectations and people-pleasing

• Ironman racing, achievement, and self-worth

• Redefining success beyond external validation

• Building confidence, independence, and resilience

• Creating community through the Radiant Women’s Collective

Connect with Celeste:

📍 Instagram/community: @myhealingyourhealing