Challenges That Change Us

Trigger warning: this episode discusses the topic of suicideMuscular Dystrophy is something that has really only started to become more commonly known in the past decade or so. But even now most people might have a rough general idea of it, but not actually know the details of just how varied and complicated it can be.Rhiannon Anderson was diagnosed at 3 and her parents were told she would not live past her 18th birthday. This was compounded by her need for scoliosis surgery in 2012.Since then she has graduated from the University of Southern Queensland with honours and a Bachelor of Law in 2023. She has worked as a paralegal and now as a Life Coach, runs a successful blog and lives her life with her two dogs, Lexi and Levi, goes on day trips to the Gold Coast with her family, and enjoys watching Aussie Rules Football, and working with horses.  In this episode Rhiannon shares:What it was like being diagnosed with muscular dystrophyWhy it took so long to be diagnosedWhat it was like growing up as a kid with Muscular DystrophyHow her MD progressed as she hit puberty and how this affected herWhat her condition is like nowThe challenge of being diagnosed with scoliosis as a kid as wellWhat the journey to recover from scoliosis was likeThe mantras and inspiration her grandpa gave her that helped her through her recoveryHow she lives knowing she has a terminal conditionThe ways she lives her life despite her conditionHer remarkable big goal to achieve despite her conditionWhy working with horses has helped her as a form of therapyHer thoughts on how going through the mental challenges helps develop her into the person she isKey Quotes“I had to walk the entire hallway unassisted. And it took me 12 minutes to walk a 50 metre corridor.”“I went from being able to sit on the floor and pull myself up to having to only sit on a chair, in the space of a couple of monthsMore about RhiannonYou can find her via her website: https://livingabled.com.au/Or on socials.Instagram: Living_abledFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingabledcoachingYou can get involved with the podcast online To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.comOr check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.comIf you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you’ve been a long time listener of this podcast you’ll know the advocating for awareness around POTS is something very close to my heart.Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome can be absolutely debilitating, and that’s not taking into account how many years it can take for someone to actually get a diagnosis.All of this can be truly crushing for anyone, but is especially so for someone who is incredibly active, driven and passionate.All of those words could be used to describe Claire Clark who, prior to her diagnosis had been a scuba instructor, founder of female focused bootcamps, paramedic and more.Since working through that challenge and coming to grips with her new reality, Claire is an advocate for the POTS Foundation and her story will blow you away.In this episode she shares:Her early life of active workHer life as a paramedicThe moment she got injured at workHow her injury was exacerbated and led to a full health breakdownThe numerous times her medical team dismissed her symptoms and almost didn’t diagnose herHow she finally did get a diagnosisHow the door to more issues that was opened by her POTSThe moment she realised she would never return to her former healthHow she learned to recalibrate her load of work for a dayHow she got in touch with the POTS foundationThe additional illnesses and medical dangers she has gone through since her diagnosisKey Quotes“At the moment even walking to my letterbox is difficult.” “I was always somebody that helped others and I couldn’t help myself”More aboutYou can support the POTS Foundation by becoming a volunteer here: https://potsfoundation.org.au/get-involved/#volunteerYou can support Claire’s art here: https://www.instagram.com/unmuddledartist?igsh=Z3FmNXVpNXc1MnhhPOTS Page Turners Go Fund Me Bookclub https://gofund.me/0cd66e31You can get involved with the podcast online To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.comOr check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve spoken before about what happens when High Performers push themselves so hard that they break down. But what happens when the physical break down symptoms occur, but you don’t realise it is because of your anxiety and mind?That’s the position Georgie Dent found herself in when her anxiety and stress sent her into a physical breakdown that took her over 4 months to recover from.Now she is the CEO at The Parenthood, ad writer and public speaker, but the journey to all of that was full of false starts and a lot of wrong answers that she had to overcome.In this episode she shares:Her life before her breakdownWhat happened at the moment of the breakdownWhat happened the day after the breakdownHow living with her health conditions showed up as anxiety and a constant negative scared mental loopWhy thinking the symptoms were in her head sent her into a spiralWhy she hated people being supportive and checking in with herWhat the 4 months after the breakdown were likeThe mental drain of continuously not finding a diagnosisThe appointment that was her turning pointHer experience going to a psychiatric hospitalWhat her life is like now and whether the anxiety remainsWhat happens when her health dips now and how she manages thatWhat it was like integrating back into society as she recovered Key Quotes “So much was making sense to me about how unforgiving I had been to myself for so long.” “I was living in a state of constant panic and anxiety that I didn’t realise.” “I had internalised this idea that because I had these medical issues I was deficient in some way.”More about GeorgieYou can find out more about Georgie and her projects here: https://georgiedent.com/Info on The Parent Hood is here: https://www.theparenthood.org.au/The two programs that make Georgie laugh are Schitts Creek and VEEP.You can get involved with the podcast online To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.comOr check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au For her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warning: this episode discusses suicide and family violence. If you feel you need someone to talk to, call lifeline on 13 11 14.By now you know how I feel about Family Violence. This is something we need to eradicate completely.The effects of family violence on survivors can reach through decades of life and that was very much the case for this episodes guest, Coen Tan.Growing up as an emotionally sensitive child, Coen often “felt” emotions that people were not aware of feeling themselves. This is already a difficult path to navigate, but through in family violence, shaming and isolation and Coen had a cocktail of challenges that he only really began to confront in his adult life.Now, Coen is a professional speaker, Cultural Transformation and Values Assessment Consultant and Appreciative Inquiry Practitioner and he works with people to tap into their values and help their innate gifts to flourish.In this episode they share:How he was sensitive to others emotions as a childHow his own emotions were brushed off or disregarded as a childHis experience with domestic violence as a childHow his emotions turned to anger and that anger stayed with him through adulthoodThe fact he became his mums surrogate husband for emotions at the age of 10The bullying he experienced in school and how that made him ‘lose his voice’What the combination of these experiences did to his thoughts about himselfHow this impacted the types of relationships he sought out as an adult The point where he considered suicideHis experience being in the mental health instituteThe course he undertook that changed things for himHow an addiction to the emotional highs of seminars and workshops lost him his life savingsHow he came full circle and reclaimed his voiceKey Quotes“I was hiding away from the emotional challenges I had in school.”“Every experience that happens to us are there to teach us lessons and there to serve us in a certain way.”“I had to move back with my parents because I was broke. Because I was addicted to that spiritual escape.”More about CoenYou can find out more about Coen via his website: www.coentan.comYou can listen to his podcast here: https://www.coentan.com/podcast/You can get involved with the podcast onlineTo try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.comIf you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are talking about a challenge that almost 50% of the population will experience. Menopause.But like everything, menopause can come on a sliding scale, and even if we think we are prepared it can hit, very hard.That is what happened to Susan Northey.Susan now works at my new business Soul Studio in Armidale as a breath work facilitator but also works in the nutrition space.She had previously been working as a personal trainer and was living and breathing fitness and nutrition. But that didn’t stop menopause from hitting so hard that she had to literally stop everything she was doing to avoid breaking down entirely.In this episode Susan shares:-      The body and mind changes she started to notice-      The emotional changes she experienced with menopause-      The moment she realised she had to stop work altogether-      How she figured out it was menopause-      What people do wrong when figuring out how to manage menopause-      The choice her doctors wanted her to do that she felt was wrong-      The meditation and mindfulness she started using-      How her partner supported her and helped her-      How she is going nowKey Quotes “I'm not loathing myself and feeling unworthy like I did 6 months ago.” “22 years of taking on peoples issues and forever helping everyone else and I realised, who is taking care of me?” “I'd go home and need to sleep at 2 in the afternoon which has never been me in my life. I could physically feel my body shutting down.”More about Susan’s businesses can be found on Instagram:@CustomisedNutrition22@breath_revival And you can find her working at Soul Studio: https://www.soulstudioarmidale.com/soul-studioYou can get involved with the podcast online To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.comOr check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au For her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Firstly I want to thank everyone for their patience when we were unable to release an episode last week. It’s been a big few weeks in the Flynn household and sometimes you just have to admit you can’t do everything.If you were in our Facebook group you would have seen that my daughter Jess has been quite sick and I just didn’t have capacity.But I was talking to Jess and I said I didn’t think I’d be able to release an episode this week as well and with her blessing we came up with a plan. Why not interview her and share her story.She is my biggest inspiration when things get tough and one of the most inspirational and resilient people I know and I am so excited to have her join me on the podcast.In this episode Jess shares: -      Her back story and what’s been happening for the last 12 years for her with a Chronic Illness-      What it's like for her when she has a relapse-      Her greatest challenge with this disease-      What it would look like if she went to school for 45 minutes while relapsing-      What she's looking forward to for her future-      Her mantras or words she tells herself-      Her greatest fear at the moment-      What she would do differently as a parentKey Quotes “I always find that I talk a lot more when I'm sick cause it helps the pain.” “Next month looks completely different, because usually it does.” “Find something to focus on. When you find that thing to focus on it helps with the pain.”You can get involved with the podcast online To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.comOr check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au For her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve spoken about burn out on this podcast before, but this episode’s guest highlights possibly the most extreme case of burnout at the highest level.Stacey Luces was putting everyone and everything before her own needs and was still battling feelings of ‘not being enough.’She was forced to reassess her entire lifestyle when she found herself in the hospital fighting for her life.Now she is a best selling author, speaker and executive coach helping high-potential, Type A women break free from feelings of confinement and overwhelmIn this episode Stacey shares:·     Her career at prestigious companies and the joy and sacrifices of achieving success·     Her health crisis, septic shock and organ failure,·     The realisation of the need to live her purpose.·     How she realised we can’t have it all, at the same time.·     Turning regret into motivation for meaningful action.·     Decide to be positive and productive, do the work.·     How she developed an autoimmune condition·     The importance of applying strategy to well-being and personal lives·     What the 7 Levels of wealth areKey Quotes “While I was on the operating table I flat lined twice.”“In our generation, we really think that we can be superwoman and have it all. And we burn out.”“It was years of neglect in the sense of, You know, small things. Like not eating on time, not sleeping well, running on empty, doing everything for everybody else but myself.”More aboutFind out more about Stacey via her website: https://www.evolutionexecutivecoaching.com/You can also follow her on social mediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/EvolutionExecutiveCoachLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyluces/You can get involved with the podcast online To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.comOr check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au For her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Challenges That Change Us –Trigger warning: suicidal ideation and depressionThe path to suicidal ideation varies for so many people, but for some it can start from a place of not feeling like they belong.Masking and hiding their true self in a failed attempt to fit in and please everyone can set most up for failure and it can let to even further challenges.This was the case for Lachlan Cameron who many would have described as a carefree guy, always smiling and loving to make people laugh. Unfortunately, alongside that guy is another part of him that battles with anxiety and depression. Since the early days he has done a lot of hard work since then to manage that part and has made a huge transformation through the activity of running.So much so that he is currently aiming to break a world record to show people the power of believing in yourself and that we are all worthy of the love we sometimes deny ourselves.In this episode Lachlan shares:His mental health struggles and self worthThe ways he masked his true selfThe night he considered taking his own lifeHis struggles with drugs and alcoholHow he took up running for clarity and to help with his mental healthHow he varied and changed his runningThe big change he made with his running that changed everythingHis journey to start an Ultra run and attempt to break the recordKey Quotes               “If I was in a room with 10 different people, you'd get 10 different versions of me tailored to every single person's needs.”“I just didn't believe that what I was bringing to the table was enough.”“There was one night where I had to get someone. And I truly believe that if someone didn't take me, then I would have taken my own life.”More aboutYou can follow him on Instagram: @lachycam_runsTo support his run: https://fundraising.heartonmysleeve.org/t/1000-km-brisbane-to-sydney-run?fbclid=PAAabeqT6G3w3r-zDwR9C2VbLv_h8JJRUNITY_qIoXMx2JM1UQaEPT5iptb4c_aem_Adeom10uPgM4JNYG72JhhyOy-eV7yFMkLvSb6hwgXIJ6rqJkqrBtaqcR3i5hcw0tmpUYou can get involved with the podcast onlineTo try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.comOr check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.comIf you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warning: domestic violenceThis episode is a truly raw and personal look at the impact of not only domestic violence on children, but also the impact that unsecure parenting can have as well.Our guest is Emma Schaeffer, a mother of three fabulous humans, a wife of a genuine salt of the earth guy, a Creative, a Teacher, and more recently a Cycle Breaker.Emma grew up with a tumultuous childhood and a relationship with her mother that made trust and security a very scarce thing.She has worked hard through many set backs to achieve her education career and also to reach a place where she feels she is prepared to not repeat the past.This episode will give you a close up look of how this kind of parental relationship can leave a lasting impact, but also how some people can bravely choose to break the cycle.In this episode Emma shares:·     About her challenging childhood of choosing which Parent to live with at a young age.·     Her experience of living in different environments and dealing with DV from step parents·     How she developed a need to protect her mother that remained in her for a long time·     Feeling unsafe and alone while her Dad was out drinking and socialising.·     The shame that came with DV in the house when her mum wouldn’t speak up·     How she turned to alcohol to help her cope in her teenage years.·     What made her choose to no longer include alcohol in her life·     How DV returned to her life when she moved back with her mum in her late teens·     How she handled things differently to when she was younger·     How it’s hard to trust, when your parents keep creating different stories.·     The way she went about creating a toolbox so she can create a life for her kids that she didn’t have.·     How you can choose to “hop off the ride” if you’re in a space or situation you don’t want to be in anymore.Key Quotes“There was unfortunate domestic violence that appeared in that space”“My hardest days in those days were built of fear.” “Not even once during that part of my life did my mum come to visit.”You can get involved with the podcast online To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.comOr check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.comIf you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have talked about losing a loved one on the podcast before but often have focused on the grief that comes afterwards and not as much on the moment of when someone first learns of that loss. This week’s story covers this moment but with a twist.Jessica Ritchie has had several challenges in her life, but for her, the one that stands out is the moment a national news headline led her to genuinely believe her husband had died in a police shoot out. She had been making small changes up until that point, but the response she felt to that moment and the way that she reacted made her realise she had to make a change. It’s what led her to completely overhaul her business and life and it formed the basis of her book.In this episode she shares:The time her husband was caught in enormous shooting incident and she didn’t know if he was alive or notThe anxiety and stress that came from not being able to find out about her husbands safetyThe time she found her baby brother in a comatose state when she was a childThe days after her husband came home after the shootingHow traumatic experiences caused her to disconnect herself from her husband and loved ones so she wouldn’t feel the pain again.Her significant personal challenges of floods, cancer diagnoses in close friends, and personal health struggles and having children when doctors said it wasn’t possibleThe creation of a methodology based on mindset, authenticity, resilience, and kindness Key Quotes“I went through grief. I felt like every cell in my body changed because to me, my husband had died.”“When I was 5 I found my brother in a comatose state due to juvenile diabetes.”“So I turned it on, and there, straight up on national news was the headline, Helidon police officer, father of 2, shot and killed in the line of duty.”More about Jessicawww.transformationalbrandlab.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ritchiejessica/https://www.instagram.com/the.jessica.ritchie/ https://www.facebook.com/thejessicaritchie/You can get involved with the podcast onlineTo try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.comOr check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.comIf you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm so excited to give you something a little extra for your week! This is the another of our 'Beyond The Summit' short bonus series where we discuss High Performance topics in the lead up to our High Performers Leadership Summit. Speaking of, you can find out more details about that here: https://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/registration1660014924140*********In this episode of "Beyond the Summit”, host Ali Flynn engages in a candid conversation with high-performance expert David Ballard, who’s the Head of Performance at the Brisbane Broncos. David provides insights into his journey from the Queensland Cup system to becoming the head of performance at the Brisbane Broncos. Ali delves into David's personal experience of pursuing high performance, as he reflects on his passion for sports, the influence of mentors, and the gradual evolution of his pursuit of excellence.He emphasises the delicate balance between fun and discipline in a high-performance environment. He discusses the importance of enjoying the process and creating a culture of improvement, especially in the challenging world of rugby league. The discussion explores the factors that differentiate elite performers with similar physical attributes. David highlights the blend of physical attributes, technical skills, and mindset that contribute to an athlete's success.The mini series will be continuing as it's own podcast on spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uAc9wp7F04YX3DM4UWiss Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s the second part of the episode 100 celebrations! I still can’t believe we have made it this far and grown the community to the size it now is.Now, so many of our guests stories have been about overcoming adversity and the lessons they have learnt from doing so. But one of the big key factors I have noticed for so many of these stories has been the persons resilience.Resilience is a word that gets thrown around a lot, and is something so powerful that I have even built a workshop around building resilience.So I thought for this episode we could do a deep dive in on resilience and give you a free resource on how you can utilise it as well.In this episode I share: -      What resilience is and isn’t-      That you're allowed to grieve and I encourage you to grieve for all the things that have happened-      The importance of 'working out what game you're playing'-      Why you need to know what you can and cannot control-      What to do after sorting out your controllables-      How to figure out your support and why you need it-      Why you need to give yourself permission to not be ok-      What to do if you mind is moving into the fear space-      Why it is ok to 'clear your plate'Key Quotes “The most resilient people I know fall over.” “You’re not going to be content and happy for a whole week 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.” You can get involved with the podcast online To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.comOr check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au For her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is episode 100. Can you believe we have made it this far? I could not believe it when it was pointed out we were about to reach episode 100 and I was asked “what do you want to do for it?”But I felt, the Challenges That Change Us community has been such an amazing source of support and love ever since we started, that I had to do something to give back.So to celebrate we are releasing two solo episodes all designed to give you something!The second episode will be all about resilience with guidance and advice, but for the first episode I wanted to reflect on all we have done, but also give you a behind the scenes peek at what goes into making this podcast.In this episode I share:-      My reflections on what I have loved about doing the podcast-      How the community has grown and become such a big part of the podcast-      The wins we have had with the podcast-      The challenges we have faced behind the scenes with the podcast-      What we are planning to do with the podcast in 2024You can get involved with the podcast online To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.comOr check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au For her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm so excited to give you something a little extra for your week! This is the another of our 'Beyond The Summit' short bonus series where we discuss High Performance topics in the lead up to our High Performers Leadership Summit. Speaking of, you can find out more details about that here: https://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/registration1660014924140*****This week is a little different, because the person being interviewed is me!In this episode, I am interviewed by Pearl Lim about my two decades of experience as a therapist, facilitator, and performance coach. I reflects on my lifelong fascination with human behaviour, tracing it back to my childhood and how it led me to pursue an undergraduate degree in psychology. The conversation delves into the importance of self-awareness and understanding one's inner dialogue.We examine the significance of tools, strategies, and practices to master the mindset, including the role of the nervous system in achieving peak performance. The discussion shifts to the role of emotional intelligence in leadership, highlighting the need to connect with oneself before connecting with others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To book an exclusive spot in our High Performance Leadership summit head here: https://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/registration1660014924140Trigger warning: discussions of suicideThis week we are joined by someone to share two very different stories.Myfanwy Maple is Professor of Social Work in the School of Health at the University of New England in Armidale.Her first story is around her area of expertise, where she researches trauma and loss and how we can support those at risk of suicide better.Her second is the story of her journey to being diagnosed with an auto immune disease.In this episode Myf shares: ·      Her passion about better understanding the experience of suicide to improve how we support people·      How there is a need for a better support system around suicide·      About how personal stories are powerful, and how people’s stories are different from others perspective.·      The diagnosis of auto immune diseases and how that creates challenges in her life but it’s not a death sentence.·      Shame, and how you can overcome the shame you have done to yourself. ·      Why you should be caring and kind to others because we don’t know their story·     How her job helps Australian’s live, work and play Key Quotes “I spend too much time in my head and not in my heart.” “Not all disability is visible.” “Do I need to push myself a little bit more and I’ll feel better or if I push myself a little more will I fall over completely. And I still don’t know how to make that calculation.”More aboutYou can find Myf on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myfanwy-maple/You can get involved with the podcast onlineTo try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.comOr check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au For her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm so excited to give you something a little extra for your week! This is the first of our 'Beyond The Summit' short bonus series where we discuss High Performance topics in the lead up to our High Performers Leadership Summit. Speaking of, you can find out more details about that here: https://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/registration1660014924140*****What does it feel like to be pursuing high performance - from a professional athlete Olympian perspective?In this episode, we chat with Sammy Kennedy Sim, a three-time Australian Olympian, about her experience with high performance. Sammy shares her journey in pursuing high performance and how it is more about the journey than the outcome. She also discusses a life-defining moment that shaped her high performance career. Sammy emphasises the importance of persistence and belief in oneself as key factors for sustained high performance. She also highlights the curiosity and ability to step back and gain a fresh perspective as crucial elements for elite high performers. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the application of high performance principles in the business world.Learn more from Wayne Reuben: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-reuben-engage4performance/Connect with host Ali Flynn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliflynn/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To book an exclusive spot in our High Performance Leadership summit head here: https://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/registration1660014924140 Our childhood, and how we are treated during that period of our life, has a massive impact on us as adults.I think it’s fair to say we have covered stories of a variety of childhood traumas in this podcast and each one has been unique and stunning.But one area we have not covered is the experience of being a foster child, and the situations that can lead to that.This weeks’ guest is the incredible Raphaella Lees. This is the first time she has gone on a podcast to share her story of living in the foster system and she provides a truly eye opening experienceIn this episode Raphaella share:-      Her Foster Care Experience.-      About losing her brother, and taking on the responsibility of her sister.-      Feeling judged and attacked when asked about being in foster care-      The stigma that is around foster care in our society-      How she deals with her anxiety about her attachment issues-      The grief and loss of foster family relationships.-      How carers need more education.Key Quotes“I'm grateful for the person who made the anonymous phone call that put us into foster care, I think they really were a blessing and they possibly saved my life.”“I think that’s part of the reason why I don’t remember a lot of my childhood. There’s a lot of trauma block there.”You can get involved with the podcast online To try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.comOr check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au For her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm so excited to give you something a little extra for your week! This is the first of our 'Beyond The Summit' short bonus series where we discuss High Performance topics in the lead up to our High Performers Leadership Summit. Speaking of, you can find out more details about that here: https://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/registration1660014924140 Wayne Reuben is not your typical C-Suite business leader. He has an enviable track record of excellent business performance spanning multiple industries and geographies. More importantly, he has consistently proven that people-focused leadership is at the heart of sustained high performance in the highly competitive world of large multinational companies.In this episode we explore Wayne’s relationship with “high performance”. We hear how High Performance developed as a personal pursuit and eventually became a life defining (and fulfilling!) obsession.  Wayne shares the specific events that led to a much deeper insight to the way elite athletes build not just the capability to perform at crucial moments, but more importantly how they develop a mindset that drives their commitment to see every training and practice session as an opportunity to strive for those extra “one percenters”. He shares how he came to realise that this extraordinary dedication to personal improvement can only come with a deep and personal connection to a specific long term goal, and how he leveraged that to engineer extraordinary engagement to “purpose” among the geographically diverse teams he led. Listen to the end to hear Wayne speak passionately about the pursuit of deep engagement across his teams, and how he learned to fine tune the “process” of building and sustaining widespread engagement.Key Moments:•How high performance has been a lifetime character defining pursuit for Wayne (which still burns strongly)•The specific turning point in Wayne’s corporate career where he consciously chose to instil a culture of High Performance across his entire commercial team via the foundation of “engagement”. •How a chance interaction with an exceptional leader of high performance in elite sport (Clark Perry) became Wayne’s guide and mentor.•How Wayne was able to craft a culture where widespread, genuine engagement in a defined “purpose”, became the foundation for the potent combination of great workplace experience and industry defining business results.•The realisation that his innate and enduring Curiosity was actually at the heart of so many behaviours which characterised successful leadershipLearn more from Wayne Reuben: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-reuben-engage4performance/Connect with host Ali Flynn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliflynn/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To book an exclusive spot in our High Performance Leadership summit head here: https://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/registration1660014924140Trigger warning: this episode discusses domestic violenceOur guest for this episode is someone whose tenacity and ingenuity helped them overcome a big personal hurdle, but also helped them take on a challenge to help other Australians as well. Ashton Wood runs DV Safe phone, a charity that gets safe phones into the hands of domestic violence survivors AND he has also lobbied to change the Australian Consumer Law to better protect new car buyers in Australia. With no formal training or experience in Consumer Laws or domestic violence his attitude is “if not me, then who?”In this episode Ashton shares:How one person can make a huge differenceHow he took a stand and publicly destroyed his lemon of a car to call out the company after they stuffed him aroundThe importance of having a voice for people who don’t have a voiceWhy you have to take the harder road to get an outcomeHow he was donating goods, but they needed phones for victims so he decided to start a charity, to donate phones to victims of domestic violenceThe unbelievably high number of how many phones are needed by DV survivorsThe importance of new phones for those fleeing a domestic violence situationKey Quotes“I was shocked to hear what happens in the life of a domestic violence survivor, the phones can be tracked, and the only real way to get them safe is to get them a new phone”“If a victim doesn’t have a phone how do they make a call to enact the plan and get safe.”More aboutYou can connect with Ashton via linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonwood/To find out more about DV safe phone, you can go here: https://dvsafephone.org/You can also find them on socials. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DVSafePhone/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dvsafephoneYou can get involved with the podcast onlineTo try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.comOr check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.comIf you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au For her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To book an exclusive spot in our High Performance Leadership summit head here: https://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/registration1660014924140We’ve spoken on this show before about highly controlled religious groups before, but it has been more from the outside looking in.This episode’s guest experience being born into just such a group and living in it for 20 years before being expelled simply for asking questions.Lindy Jacomb is the founder of the Olive Leaf Network, a recently launched charity in New Zealand that supports former members of high-demand religious groups. In this episode Lindy shares:About high controlled religious groupsHer experience growing up in a high control religious groupHow the group appears to use technology to control its membersThe process she went through to realising she didn’t believe in the religionHow she experienced shunning and was cut out of the community for asking questionsHow someone threw out a rope when she felt like she was drowning, even though her religion said they were evil How she is now helping others go through the process of leaving high cost situations.The importance of having the courage to make the choice to changeKey Quotes“This whole thing is a construct of lies”“It wasn’t an external force that took (my family) from me. They have actively chosen to be dead to me.”“If anybody finds out I’m questioning the faith, I’m essentially socially dead.”More about LindyLindy is the Founder and Team Facilitator at the Olive Leaf Network which you can find out more about here:Website: https://oliveleaf.network LinkedIn: Olive Leaf Network LinkedIn. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theoliveleafnetwork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olive_leaf_network/You can get involved with the podcast onlineTo try out our resilience course: https://www.challengesthatchangeus.com/surviving-2-thriving-course1On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.comOr check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.