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BEING with Sally Wilson
by Sally Wilson
Tune in to explore the varied, wonderful, challenging aspects of BEING human and how to live our best life. We talk high performance, trauma, evolution, cutting-edge science, psychology, love, the mind, emotions, social wellness and a myriad of other areas with experts who’ve mastered those aspects of BEING.Jump on the waves with us for raw, honest conversations with athletes and artists, medicos and military, scientists and advocates, survivors and everyday extraordinary humans. Welcome to the tribe!
Episodes
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Water, Wonder & the Creative Act
Artist, Steve Sedgwick, has wondered at (and in!) natural water sources since childhood, and his unique work reflects his experiences of and responses to nature. Here, he speaks of the creative act beyond the thinking mind, feeling imagery and physical and emotional responses to artistic…
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5. Non-attachment & the Things We Don’t Want to See "YOGA – A HANDBOOK FOR LIFE SERIES"
What does non-attachment mean? When we begin to understand this, there’s such a sense of surrender and freedom. It’s not about abstinence, austerity, or ascetism. It’s not about owning or not owning ‘stuff’, rather, it’s about ‘stuff’ not owning us! What does this mean? Listen for more of Bec’s...
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4. 2-way processing & seeing the ‘stories’ "YOGA – A HANDBOOK FOR LIFE SERIES"
Top-down and bottom up processing. We all do both, but when we process predominantly in one of the two ways, things can get tricky. Gaining an understanding of this allows us to become more objective about our experience, less likely to ‘make up’ stories, and helps us cultivate an ability to find...
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3. Key to E.I. - The sensations inside our body "YOGA – A HANDBOOK FOR LIFE SERIES"
Introception. Have you ever heard of it? I hadn’t. It’s the most important indicator for our emotional intelligence and it’s a skill and awareness we can develop. It helped one of Bec’s yoga students prevent a panic attack. Bec helps us understand what it is and how we can refine it. It’s worth…
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2.Ego – What is it and how can we work with it? "YOGA – A HANDBOOK FOR LIFE SERIES"
Mine’s called Fluffy. Bec’s is called Dalilah. That’s the egos I’m referring to! Here Bec Duffield and I delve into what the ego is, how it ticks and why it’s not an enemy. Understanding this can help us avoid a whole lot of emotional and spiritual pain in our lives! It’s worth consideration....
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1. Why All the Gods? "YOGA – A HANDBOOK FOR LIFE SERIES"
Why on earth are there so many gods in Hindu mythology? There’s an excellent reason, and Bec guides us to an understanding of how the gods represent aspects of being human. They help us to bring clarity to what might otherwise be difficult to conceptualise. Explore here, with Bec, the richness…
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One Young Leader’s Story of Finding Freedom
An emerging leader in her profession, @Jacinda Boully found herself frozen when faced with conflict and unable to assert herself, voice her opinions or stay calm. To find a level of comfort and confidence in her role as a leader, she had to do something! And do something, she did. Jacinda’s…
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Success, Glass Ceilings and Personal Change
Programme Manager at a major bank, Mary Black, knew she ‘should’ be happier. She thought “this can’t be ‘it’”. And she was right. Mary joins us to talk about how a change in her state of being affected her workplace and relationships with colleagues. She addresses how her ‘book smarts’ allowed…
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Leadership – Success Creation Without Burnout
At 27 years old, Derek founded The Leading Edge Market Research Consultancy, which he led and grew into a global multi-million dollar business that he sold in 2005 to a company on the stock market. For 15 years straight, the company grew by a minimum of 15% per year. In 2015 it turned over $36...
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Transformation in Leadership through Trauma Resolution
In this episode, marketing expert, Liza-Jane Sowden, describes the effect resolving her past trauma had on her ability to lead in her workplace. It was no less than a transformation! The ripple effects were profound. You may have heard a previous episode with Liza-Jane, where she speaks of her...
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SPACE TO CREATE – how and why
Alura Leddie knew, even whilst studying visual communications at university, that her creative potential was stifled. She would, frustratingly, catch glimpses of it, but then it would disappear again. That is, until she was able to resolve a build-up of “stuff” that had been happening in the...
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Religion, Beliefs, Trauma & Finding Oneself
As a child, she was petrified the ground would open and swallow her at any moment. Liza-Jane Sowden grew up in a Jehovah’s Witnesses household. Everything ‘worldly’, that is, not of ‘the faith’, was considered dangerous and a threat to one’s entering infinite paradise - including people. She kept...
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Living Well: Lessons from Illness and the Dying
On a sunny day in 1998, 11-year-old Steve Musca's competitive side got the better of him and he competed fiercely in a cross-country race whilst also being sick with what was later diagnosed as 'Glandular Fever'. It was the biggest mistake of his life. Despite being plagued with ‘chronic fatigue...
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Choice & Perspective - Embracing Adversity
Fiona Demark grew up in rural NSW, a blind person with little support and no resources - except her own. A dreadful low point, following her father's death when she was 15 and bullying at school, forced her to make a decision. Either she was going to find a way through this and, perhaps, help...
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LEARNING REIGNITED - for the love of it!
My remarkable guest for this episode - education expert and Prisma CEO, Kristen Shroff, and her team are changing the way learning is approached in the education system. Their curriculum caters to the needs and interests of each individual child and is founded upon fostering curiosity…
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TURNING THINGS TO GOLD – The Power of Mindset
Why does life just seem to ‘work’ for some and not others? Why does everything seem to turn to gold for some and not others? In this episode with clinical psychologist, Dr. Helen Mursell, we discuss mindsets which create flow in life (growth, positivity, abundance), and others which hinder it.…
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AGAINST DISCRIMINATION - Learnings of a Trans Child's Dad
Love, acceptance, bewilderment… the journey of a trans child’s dad – so far. Below is what Nick Mann, the father of a trans child, posted on LinkedIn a couple of weeks ago. His post prompted our conversation here. I believe there are many people out there who want to understand trans people and...
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POWER OF ONE VOICE - Choices, Actions & Humanity
Over the course of her writing career, Deborah Ellis has donated over $1,000,000 of her royalties to charities. She's a woman who walks her talk and puts her money where her mouth is. She's an incredibly authentic and inspiring human being. I feel privileged to have had this opportunity to speak...
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Celebrating Kindness – Even in War
My 11-year-old niece handed me a book and said: "You have to read this." When I asked her why, she said: "Because it's a Very Good Book". She was right. I couldn't put the book, "We Are Wolves", down. Nor could I put down either of the other two books written by Katrina Nannestad which she lent…
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TRANSFORMATION – It Doesn’t Have to be Hard
She looked great on paper. Everyone thought she was confident, had it all – a successful corporate career, beautiful family, confidence… But you just never know, do you? Underneath the confident exterior Lyndal struggled for years to feel happier in her life, free herself of imposter syndrome…
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Yoga Demystified - Anyone's Guide to Life
What do you think of when you bring 'yoga' to mind? Lean, strong, young bodies bending and stretching and contorting themselves? Breathing techniques and vegetarianism? The creator of Zeropoint Yoga, Bec Duffield, turns that on its head! Bec has a gift for demystifying yoga and helping us to...
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REWRITING WOMEN INTO HISTORY – and being heard
She’s had a career in the military, academia, media, literature and beer brewing. Called everything from a ‘six two transvestite Sheila’ by former football great Sam Newman on national TV, ‘the grunge queen’, by former QLD Premier Wayne Goss, a ‘witch’ by a Sunshine Coast pastor (Karen is…
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Facing Fear – journeys and discoveries
One man, thrust into fear, driven by his curiosity, travels the world interviewing experts on fear. The result is “Facing Fear”, the movie. It’s toured Australia and is now rolling out in the USA, with an exceptional response. Bill Bennett speaks of his experience coming to understand what fear…
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COMPASSION - it's not what you think
When Dr. Petrina Barson was a medical student, she found that compassion was not emphasised in her training and, at worst, considered dangerous to a doctor’s ability to be objective. She knew that, as a doctor, she didn’t want to lose her compassion to fit the prevailing attitudes, and went on to...
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Conscious Health – does illness have a function?
How does what we've lived through, affect what our body does? What is the ‘meaning’ of illness? Could it be something to be understood rather than fought? Does illness have a function? For the first 6 years following her medical training recently retired GP, Dr. Catherine Fyans, adhered strongly…
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TEACHING TEENAGERS: Music, Identity & Expectations
When Michael Bradshaw moved from Japan to Australia when he was 14, his Caucasian appearance didn’t match his Japanese identity. During his transition through culture shock and social awkwardness, his passion for music became an unhealthy escape before it became, and continues to be, a major…
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LIVING WITHOUT REGRET: how to leave each moment complete
Ashton Bishop, Step Change CEO, has 5 beliefs he uses as his ‘how to best do life’ guide: 1. I believe I always have the power to choose 2. I believe there’s always something to be grateful for 3. I believe that action leads to less regret than inaction 4. I believe in leaving each moment…
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SECRETS OF GREAT FUTURISTS: and how to think like one
It’s not everyone who has their initials on a satellite! Futurist Craig Rispin does. He helped a company get their satellite in orbit in collaboration with Elon Musk’s project, and that’s how they showed their appreciation. Imagine being told you’re ten times better than you think you are when...
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THE SPACE BETWEEN US: Building Resilient Communities
Imagine, as a child, having a local minister order gangs to march on your house when your father becomes the first African-American head of the Chicago Police Department. It'd be quite a formative experience, wouldn't it?! It certainly was for James Miles. With such diversity of experience as a...
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ENERGY FOR LIFE - in midlife and beyond
Her parents were the oldest couple in Australia, with a combined age of 206! Given that there was no particular precedent for longevity in their families, Alix Bradfield began to ponder why. Eventually her curiosity led her to interview a number of specialists in health and wellbeing fields, to...
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BIRTH TRAUMA – Unknown Causes & Misunderstood Symptoms
Giving birth – a wondrous, miraculous, painful and traumatic experience for many women. According to birth trauma specialist, Pippa Scott, distress in birth is experienced by upwards of 80% of birthing mothers and affects not just the mother but the baby, the partner and the family unit. In this...
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FEAR'S ANTIDOTE & BEING REAL - Lessons from a Commando
Tim Thomas never conquered fear. It stayed with him during his tours of duty and the many life-threatening situations in which he found (and placed) himself. What he did realise about fear, though, is that its primary goal is to immobilise us. He realised that action is fear’s antidote. Since he...
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RACISM & SEXISM: the research – how they’re kept flourishing
Dr. Nilmini Fernando is a feminist. Now, as soon as you read that word, your idea of what that means will have come to your mind. In this episode, Nilmini challenges that, just as she challenges our perceptions of racism and unveils the intersections of attitudes, society’s systems and the chains...
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BATTLE FOR BELONGING: Active Allies & Elevating Others
Our life journey certainly shapes us and makes us who we are but it can also become an unwanted chain shackling us to a painful past, inhibiting people’s ability to see us as a person without a label. Abiola Ajetomobi talks of the exhaustion in being asked to dredge up the trauma and pain of a...
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OPERA, TRAUMA & HIGH-ACHIEVERS
"Energy for Life" author, Alix Bradfield, asked me the other day whether our listeners know much about me and what I do. My answer was "I don't know"! So Alix and I sought to remedy the situation by having her interview me for this episode. How does a farm girl turn into an opera singer, then...
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DESERT DISCOVERIES: a scientist's conversation on spirit
There’s something, well, almost indescribable about time spent in Australia’s desert country. It’s something that needs to be experienced to be understood. Chief scientist and desert expedition leader, Max Tischler, speaks about the spiritually transformative effect of the desert and time spent...
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Are you in an ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP?
Are you in an abusive relationship? Would you recognise it if you were? Are you inadvertently being abusive? Do you know someone else who's in an abusive relationship but doesn't 'see' it? This direct conversation with Judith Richards brings all of these questions to light and addresses them,...
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NARCISSISM - manipulations and traits
Narcissism - it's a term thrown around a lot and is used to describe all sorts of self-important behaviour. It's a spectrum, ranging from a personality exhibiting a few narcissistic traits through to its full expression - narcissistic personality disorder. Judith Richards (founder of The Richards...
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Resolving the Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse
It should never happen, but it's so incredibly common. Horrifying? Yes. But unfortunately true. Approximately 50% of my clients have been victims of it. If this was not an experience in your childhood, you will know someone for whom it was - whether you're aware of it or not. In this episode…
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Uncommon knowledge behind ANXIETY
It's everywhere, and yet so few know the truth behind anxiety. Not only that, but the bar is so very low in terms of helping people who suffer from it. Here, Judith Richards (Creator of The Richards Trauma Process) and I talk about the foundational causes of anxiety, what it's a symptom of and…
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What they don't tell you about LAW OF ATTRACTION
Law of Attraction... woowoo gobbledegook or real phenomenon? We'd all like to think it's real, right - particularly as we consider the year ahead? In this conversation Judith Richards and I uncover the truth behind the law of attraction as well as the things you're not told - things that could...
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JUDGEMENT – liberation when we drop it!
JUDGEMENT… We’re not talking end of life stuff here! We address judgement here and now and less external than internal. I talk about how I was a living example of someone who was incredibly hard on myself and, as so often happens, then held others to my own impossibly high, exacting standards....
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LEARNED HELPLESSNESS: are you stifling self-belief?
In this short, poignant, powerful episode, Judith Richards and I discuss ‘learned helplessness’. So often we are so much stronger, more capable, intelligent than we give ourselves credit for, AND those around us are so much stronger, more capable, intelligent than we give them credit for. How can...
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FUN: a necessity, not a luxury
If you haven’t already heard about Judith Richards, her life, and the extraordinarily quick and effective process she created to resolve anxiety, depression, PTSD, well, I suggest you listen to Episode 4 of our podcast here...
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Conscious Leadership and Living Beyond Fear
As CEO of Impact Solutions International, Mary C. Dwyer’s particular interest is in the correlation between higher levels of consciousness and wise, ethical and powerful leadership. Over the past 10 years, Mary and her team have worked in 16 different countries with leaders from 44 different...
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Celebrating our #1 episode! Victim to Victor - Leading others beyond their pain
CELEBRATING OUR MOST-PLAYED EPISODE! If you missed it, you need to hear it. If you've heard it, have another listen and you'll hear things which slipped past you last time. Judith Richards is someone you need to know about. She’s a person of extraordinary strength and courage, with a history that...
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DECODE YOUR CHILD’S GENIUS: expand minds, connect hearts
Cathy Domoney is acutely aware of factors which allow for a child’s inner genius to shine and those that don’t. Parents out there, be encouraged! This is not about fault-finding and pressure to do the ‘right thing’ according to others. This is about you being the right person to parent your child…
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Being the Hero in Your Life Story
“My intuition only wishes me to have the easiest & most joyous life… It finds every way to communicate with me. The reason it does this is that I have given it permission to… Each day I live on this earth plane, gets easier for me.” Jennifer Cluff convinced head hunters in Papua New Guinea not to...
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Disability & Sport: Fuelling the Fire
Sam McIntosh, in his very own unassuming, modest, quiet, sensitive way, is one of the most inspiring people I’ve ever met. When the three-time paralympian from Ocean Grove had the accident which resulted in his disability, his words to his desperately worried mother on the accident scene were…
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Life of Permission - are you living the life you want to be living?
If you sat in a doctor’s office and were told you had very little time to live, would you find a way to do the things you’ve always wanted to do? Kirsten Macdonald did and is pretty sure that you would too. She ticked everything off her bucket list in 2 years. Then, to her surprise, she was still...
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Tune in to explore the varied, wonderful, challenging aspects of BEING human and how to live our best life. We talk high performance, trauma, evolution, cutting-edge science, psychology, love, the mind, emotions, social wellness and a myriad of other areas with experts who’ve mastered those aspects of BEING.Jump on the waves with us for raw, honest conversations with athletes and artists, medicos and military, scientists and advocates, survivors and everyday extraordinary humans. Welcome to the tribe!
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