Why I Am Still Standing

As a special guest of Why I Am Still Standing, Sean Botha, is a massive Star Wars fan so it was only fitting that this movie length Episode be related to 'Rogue One - A Star Wars Story'.  Keep in mind, that this is only the beginning of Sean's full and complete story.Hailing from the Cape Province region of South Africa, Sean speaks openly about the bullying he endured from child-hood years through to his nursing career and even into his Doctoral studies at a local University.  For the very first time, he shares the bullying experienced specifically in his nursing training at Westmead Hospital, NSW.Being the founder of H. S. Botha Productions (shining light on Sean's birth name Hanli together with his current name) Sean also shares his passion of music, sound and movie making and other glorious topics.  He touches on transitioning from a female to a male, his love of physics, the galaxy and his deep love of God and being in touch with his spiritual side.You will agree, that Sean has had an extraordinary life and I could chat with him all day long, so I know you will find this episode fascinating, lively and bold.  Thank you to Sean for his courage and for showing up.You can keep in touch with Sean here, and do check out his talented music/video compositions: 

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In this episode we have a lovely light chat on a very heavy subject - mental illness - with the courageous and brave Simon Pascu.  Simon is the CEO of a communications company under the umbrella of ACN and he is very passionate about helping others in the multi-level marketing arena.  Simon enlightens us with his Bipolar and past depression journey and how these times have shifted and helped shape his life to what it is today.  Simon realises that he deserves more in life and that the only person that can help him with this - is himself and taking care of his 'self' so he can take care of others.  Simon is adamant he will not let the diagnosis of Bipolar or having depression take over his life. He has learned to embrace it and live into it, rather than fighting with it and he wants to shout this from the rooftops of Melbourne!I know you will find this episode very colourful and interesting.  Enjoy and feel free to leave us a comment.

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This 40min solo episode is straight from the Founder of I Am Still Standing, Marie Barclay, covering (parts of) the last 10 years of her colourful life.  It is dedicated to 3 Good Men who have helped shape and unmask her fully; God, her late Dad Palaivete Pasisi and her husband Chris Barclay.  The episode captures Marie's essence and good nature nicely and was taken from a recent FB Live done as a 'Tester', and decided to include it in her Podcast series, as it fits the criteria.  It's easy listening - of joy, pain, heartache and yes even tears, and we absolutely know you will leave with useful tips and strategies on resilience, purpose and living in the moment, that you can use right now in your everyday life.After experiencing many curveballs, 3 major events have occurred in her life;  1.  Ceasing her real estate agency jointly owned with her husband Chris. Marie dedicates an entire chapter named I Am Still Standing in the best selling book The Unstoppable Woman Of Audacious Confidence to her real-estate career spanning 7 years.  You can hear the passion and emotion in her voice when she narrates a small part here. 2.  Ending a long-term marriage with her husband; and3. The quick ending of her Dad's life after a terminal illness (NB:  2 and 3 above not fully covered in this Podcast).  With these tumultuous breakdown times past her, comes the flash-light moment to do everything she can to serve and lift up others to live and have their best life.  Prior to the breakthrough conditioning, Marie needed to heal, and literally un-learn and re-learn everything about her emotions, beliefs and mindset to re-discover her purpose in order to help others discover and activate theirs, leading to a grander life - without fear (in your relationship) and without worries and overwhelm (in your financial, health, personal and work life).If you are interested in all things real estate related, you will definitely enjoy this too.  Feel free to send us feedback on your favourite part.  Love and regards, Why I Am Still Standing Podcast Team. 💛

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Looking to discover and activate your purpose for a more joyful and grander life?  Access information to Marie’s Master class 'Activate Your Purpose' here. 

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Welcome to the very first episode of 'Why I Am Still Standing' where a Polynesian sister shares a table with her South African sister, to go deep into the horrific atrocities Thandeka Mdunyelwa faced from her past.  Although thousands of miles apart we are bound together for life, sharing not only similarities in our family violence journeys but also having a fierce and wild love of God.  

Thandeka is an extraordinary woman - a wife, mum of 3, entrepreneur and leading Pastor in her local community of Johannesburg, South Africa.  She recalls deep parts of her soul, never before shared publicly, so others will see this platform as a stepping stone and openly share why they are still standing. 

Words that are deliberate and pure carry Thandeka through the atrocities she faced with her then partner/husband, mother and the abusive males in her community.  "I thought I was going to die and blacked out..." Thandeka recalls vividly after being beaten and violated multiple times and then thrown into a shallow grave.  Listen to more of Thandeka's harrowing story as it is truly captivating and shows her remarkable courage, grit and power.  

Technical glitches ends this Podcast, however, rest assured we will hear Thandeka’s roaring voice for Part 2 of her awe-inspiring life in the near future, where she will share with us the deep love she has for her 3 children and her now loving husband, Nkosinathi Mdunyelwa.  We also explore her paradise-like life now which is a far cry from the heinous acts suffered during this episode.

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Linktree: https://linktr.ee/mariempbarclayInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariebarclay_iamstillstanding/Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-barclay-b1045260/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mariebarclay.activationalcoaching  ** Find and activate your purpose for a more joyful and grander life **  + Access information to 'Activate Your Purpose' 1 hour Preview (FREE)  + 3 Tips to Activate Your Purpose and Live Unmasked Post Trauma (FREE)Got a Question: send email to Marie - [email protected]: https://twitter.com/MarieBarclay2Club House: Marie Barclay @discoverpurpose

Welcome to Part 2 of the Jeremiah Saunders Anxiety Guru series - for the first 30mins, we dive straight into the Hypnosis Therapy Jeremy happily conducted on me.  The unabridged video can be watched here:  https://youtu.be/V2TmpQxzdkk via @YouTube.We share insights on anxiety medication (NB: disclaimer added that we are not medical experts), how being present cures anxiety fast, his learnings about Buddhist Monks and he advocates on the importance of being your very own 'Hype' (ie. loving yourself first).  Jeremiah also shares his favourite Quote, responds to what's next for 'Mindset Shift  Coaching' and at the end he leaves us with a final word to add to all the golden nuggets he's shared with us in this Podcast.  

Happy listening!! 🧡ps:  Btw, the result over 7 days after I was hypnotised on procrastinating and lack of focus - the number of calls made didn't increase, however, the clarity of other areas of my coaching practice did.  So a shift and 'naturally thinking that I'm enough' has definitely happened and continues - naturally - as Jeremiah said.  I will continue to keep journaling my results and thoughts, and perhaps feature it as a Podcast further down the track ie. Part 3 for this series.  Many people I know are uneasy when it comes to hypnosis, but I know this practice has helped a lot of people (including me) so, don't mock it until you've tried it 🙃, it was quite an easy going session and not what I expected - thanks again to Jeremiah.Your comments are appreciated.

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Looking to discover and activate your purpose for a more joyful and grander life?  Access information to Marie’s Master class 'Activate Your Purpose' here. 

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It's a delight and honour to welcome Jeremiah @jeremiah_saunders who hails from Filipino parents and was born and bred in San Diego, California.

Jeremiah is a published author of 2 books - How To Create a Mindset Shift AND Anxiety Be Gone (both books are available on Amazon).  Jeremiah shares how he dealt with distressful anxiety, from a school incident at the age of 11 and during a sales experience in his early 20's. Learn how NLP, Hypnosis and being a Behaviour Coach for Autistic Children has been instrumental in getting to where he is today - the Founder of Mindset Shift, where he coaches others on how to rapidly overcome fear and anxiety. In episode #2 Jeremiah guides us with the tools used  on Clients to overcome moments of feeling a tightness of breath, a fire sensation in your body and sweaty palms.  The symptoms experienced during a panic attack or of complete overwhelm, fear and/or anxiousness.  You can start using these in your life today, to control and eventually alleviate that anxious feeling.

If you're a parent of a school aged child/teenager OR if you're currently experiencing anxiety you will not want to miss this episode!  AND as a bonus, Part 2 is coming - where Jeremiah practices live hypnosis therapy on a fly-by request, so that's a listen you won't want to miss either.  ******* Follow Jeremiah on Instagram @jeremiah_saunders and FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/eliminateyouranxiety *******

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Facebook business https://www.facebook.com/mariebarclay.activationalcoaching

Looking to discover and activate your purpose for a more joyful and grander life?  Access information to Marie’s Master class 'Activate Your Purpose' here. 

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-barclay-b1045260/

Got a question for Marie - send an email to [email protected]

Twitter https://twitter.com/MarieBarclay2

ClubHouse Marie Barclay @discoverpurpose

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