Shantelle Thompson - The Barkindji Warrior

On episode 66 of the podcast I yarn with Shantelle Thompson. Shantelle is a proud Barkindji/Ngyampaa/European woman who is a mother of 3, an athlete, world champion, storyteller, educator, social entrepreneur, mentor, role model and social justice advocate. Overcoming abuse, disadvantage and bullying, Shantelle has fought to change her path and challenge the stereotypes and boundaries she faced as an Aboriginal girl from the small country town of Dareton, New South Wales.After developing severe post-natal depression following the birth of her twins, Shantelle began Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training in 2011 as a form of physical therapy to help treat her depression and fight her way back. After 6 months of training Shantelle competed in the South Australian state titles, winning 2 titles in her first competition. In 2012 she won her first national title and, from this, the dream of becoming a world champion was born.We yarn about her many achievements and amazing stories of strength and resilience that I’m sure will inspire you as it has me. A truly deadly yarn not to be missed.Recommendations throughout this episode: https://www.naidoc.org.au/awards/winner-profiles/shantelle-thompsonhttps://www.gg.gov.au/australian-honours-and-awardsorder-australiarecipient-profiles/shantelle-thompson-oamhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shantelle-thompson-oam-615631a1/#Website: www.blackmagicwoman.com.auFollow us on Instagram - @blackmagicwomanpodcastSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-magic-woman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.