A podcast about growth, realistic tools, practical strategies, and support. 

Building Confidence brings you real conversations, practical insights, and inspiring stories to help you navigate your journey with confidence. 

Hosted by Louise Azzopardi was a heavy vehicle and plant mechanic by trade, she started her apprenticeship at 15 years old. 

Over the years, she has faced and overcome harassment, impostor syndrome, mental health struggles, and workplace challenges—while also achieving industry awards and experience in both large corporations and family businesses. 

Now a life coach and mentor for tradeswomen, Louise is here to share the lessons she’s learned so that her struggles weren’t for nothing—and so you can build the confidence to take charge of your own path.

To connect with Louise ... 

https://louiseazzopardi.com/podcast 

www.facebook.com/louise.azzopardi.2025/ 

www.instagram.com/louiseazzopardicoaching/ 

www.linkedin.com/in/louise-azzopardi-699072126/ 

Curious about your family tree? 

The Genealogy Gems Podcast, hosted by Lisa Louise Cooke, is all about helping family historians—from beginners to seasoned researchers—enrich their genealogy journeys with expert guidance, innovative tools, and inspiring stories. 

More 290 episodes in the vault, this podcast offers plenty of interesting guests and experts, plus .... 

Cutting-edge genealogy news and tools 

Actionable research tips and techniques 

Deep-dive interviews and real-life stories 

A warm, entertaining format from an experienced guide in the field 

To connect with Lisa Louise ... 

Website: https://lisalouisecooke.com/ 

Genealogy Gems YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GenealogyGems Social Media: 

Instagram.com/genealogygemspodcast 

Facebook.com/genealogygems 

Pinterest.com/lisalouisecooke 

Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-genealogy-gems-podcast-with-lisa-louise-cooke/id250987403 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34pQXDWNBkVVcYW1gfERiO 

Lisa's book The Genealogist's Google Toolbox 3rd Edition 

http://tinyurl.com/LisaGoogleBook 

The Finch Who Lost Her Wing 

By Annie Kwan 

Illustrated by Laura Bee 

The Finch Who Lost Her Wing is a cute but powerful story about the importance of self-love. A book that shares the value of being kind to yourself ... first! 

A children's picture book about a Goulding Finch who went on a adventure to find her lost wing. In the story, Goldy sets off on a journey to find it, believing that helping others might restore what she’s lost 

This small bird named ‘Goldy’ .. was sparked by a photograph Annie came across of ‘Charlie’, a stunning black-headed Gouldian Finch taken by Sydney photographer Leila Jeffries. 

The story reminds us how important it is to speak kindly to yourself. 

To connect with Annie ... 

www.anniekwan.com/ 

www.instagram.com/anniekwan_writer 

Welcome to NP in Progress Podcast. 

Hosted by Yasmine Sherriff, 

A podcast show all about supporting curious, aspiring and practicing Nurse Practitioners (NPs) those still navigating their training or early career journeys. 

The podcast offers: Guidance for NP Students & Early-Career Practitioners Clinical Reasoning at Its Core Series of Insightful Conversations with Experts Practical and Mentorship-Driven advice Holistic Education.

To connect with Yasmine .... 

www.instagram.com/npinprogresspodcast/ 

www.youtube.com/@NPinProgress 

podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/np-in-progres 

Everything AI in Travel is dedicated to exploring how artificial intelligence is transforming the travel industry. 

Hosted by Tony Carne. Episodes feature interviews with innovators leaders, technologists, and strategists—shaping AI-driven travel solutions. 

A resource for staying informed about the intersection of emerging AI technologies and the travel sector.  AI travel ecosystem is rich with innovations—from personalized trip planners and chatbots to sustainable tech and smart infrastructure—all backed by rapid market growth yet accompanied by ethical and regulatory challenges. 

Some of the ways AI Is transforming Travel .. 

Personalized Planning & Itineraries 

Chatbots & Virtual Assistants 

Dynamic Pricing & Predictive Analytics 

Eco‑Travel & Sustainability 

Growth & Market Trends 

To connect with Tony ..... 

www.everythingaiintravel.com/ 

www.linkedin.com/in/tony-carne 

🌴In the highlands of Panama, a jungle conspiracy turns deadly—and two women are caught in the crosshairs.🌴 

All Augusta wanted was inspiration. All her partner Kaye, a retired Air Force pilot, wanted was a quiet escape. Instead, they stumble onto a deadly smuggling ring—and a woman who’s vanished without a trace. 

Powerful men will do anything to keep the truth buried. Now Augusta and Kaye are targets. But not all power belongs to men. 

One uber-powerful woman—an arch-villainess in her own right—may be the only one who can turn the tide against them. But at what cost and to whom? Murder, greed, and corruption thrive in these mountains—shielded by silence and fear. But Augusta and Kaye aren’t backing down. If they fail, the truth dies with them. 

A gripping feminist thriller packed with mystery, suspense, and sharp social insight, Chasing Tropical Ice delivers strong female protagonists, deadly intrigue, and a setting as dangerous as the secrets it hides. 

A must-read for fans of LGBTQ+ thrillers, morally complex heroines, and feminist noir fiction. 

🔥 Some secrets are buried deep. Some fight their way to the surface. 🔥 

To connect with Elizabeth .... 

https://chasing-tropical-ice.com/ 

www.facebook.com/chasing.tropical.ice 

Elizabeth's book: Risking Everything: Coming Out in Coffee Land ... 

www.amazon.com/Risking-Everything-Coming-Coffee-Land-ebook 

The Orchestra Teacher Podcast is designed for string and orchestra educators to learn from some of the best in the profession. 

Topics include string pedagogy, classroom management, program administration, assessment, current trends, work/life balance, and more. 

Hosted by Dr. Charles Laux, a veteran string educator for over 30 years. Laux is Director of Orchestras at Lassiter High School, with a rich background in music education, writing, and presenting. 

The podcast began in November 2019 as a platform for conversations with leading figures in string and orchestra education 

To connect with The Orchestra Teacher Podcast ...... 

podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-orchestra-teacher-podcast/id1489358262 www.youtube.com/c/theorchestrateacher 

www.instagram.com/theorchestrateacher/ 

Autumn 1941. A German agent parachutes into England. Her mission: to replace the espionage circuit captured by British intelligence. The Abwehr target: the US Army Air Corps. Spencer Almeter, a coloured American, finds discrimination within his own service and is brutally attacked over his relationship with a white English girl. 

The USA pursues bombing raids over Nazi Germany. German born Werner is deployed by the British Special Operations Executive to conduct sabotage and espionage in Munich. He falls in love with a German student in an anti-Hitler resistance movement. An action packed story of lives and love affairs in the darkest times of the Second World War. 

Werner is book 3 from The Jan Trilogy Series. The Jan trilogy is a tribute based on the true story of the author Peter Haden's Uncle Jan's escape from Poland and across wartime Europe to UK in 1939/1940. 

Book One: Jan - Jan, a young Pole, is forced to seek work just across the border. His father and sister are brutally killed during the German invasion of Poland, and his brother remains on their small farm to assist the partisans. In a dramatic climax, Jan and Renate are captured by the Gestapo and must escape in order to be smuggled across the border to Belgium and England. 

Book Two: Hedda - Hedda, a bilingual Polish–German woman whose parents have died under Nazi persecution, is recruited by British intelligence. She volunteers for a top-secret mission: to replace an appointee to the German embassy in occupied Paris. Hedda’s breath-taking espionage provides highly classified intelligence to London. 

Book Three: Werner - German born Werner is deployed by the British Special Operations Executive to conduct sabotage and espionage in Munich. He falls in love with a German student in an anti-Hitler resistance movement. An action packed story of lives and love affairs in the darkest times of the Second World War. 

To connect with the book ... 

www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0FHJNQH7Y?binding=paperback&ref=dbs_dp_sirpi www.instagram.com/cameronpublicity/ 

What if the real threat isn't AI stealing your job – but you forgetting how to think for yourself? 

The Human Edge delivers eight practical conversations to develop cognitive abilities no machine can replicate: 

· Think deeply whilst others skim the surface 

· Reframe challenges to reveal opportunities 

· Ask penetrating questions that cut through noise

 · Make confident decisions without perfect data 

Whether you're a professional staying ahead, parent, teacher or leader guiding teams, this book provides frameworks to think clearly, decide confidently, and act decisively.

In a world where AI promises easy answers, your ability to ask hard questions will help you keep your human edge. 

Author Bethan Winn is a critical thinking specialist who helps organisations and individuals across the world develop the thinking skills needed to thrive in both work and life.

To connect with Bethan ... 

www.bethanwinn.com.au/ 

www.bethanwinn.com.au/product-page/pre-order-the-human-edge www.amazon.com.au/Human-Edge-Critical-Thinking-Age-ebook 

Lake Herrod, a once-thriving community, now lies in the shadow of a nearly dry lake. The town, like the water, is evaporating and its residents are left clinging to what little remains. 

When Aaron Love discovers a fresh corpse near the cracked lakebed – along with evidence his missing father is alive and linked to a web of organised crime – he is thrust into a world of deception, injustice and betrayal. With the town on the brink of collapse, Aaron and a haunted detective, Martyn Kravets, uncover a web of conspiracy that reaches far beyond the small community. 

Dust is a dark, gripping thriller that explores the complexities of identity, a search for truth, and the unyielding forces of corruption in a world where lives are lived on the fringe and nothing is as it seems. 

Author Michael Brissenden has worked for more than 30 years as a political journalist, foreign correspondent and an investigative journalist. 

These days Michael writes fiction and has published ... Amercian Stories, The List, Dead Letters, Smoke and DUST.

To connect with Michael ... 

www.michaelbrissenden.com/ 

www.michaelbrissenden.com/books 

www.instagram.com/m_brisso 

Details on Michael's book tour events .. 

www.michaelbrissenden.com/events