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Challenges That Change Us — 221 episodes

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216 {Aimee Hudson} Healing from a Mother who couldn’t love me

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215 {Mish} Thriving after sexual assault stole everything from me

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214 {Lyn Worsley} The Science of Resilience, and what actually works in real life

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213 {Billy Carson} Living with functional neurological disorder an invisible illness

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212 {Sonia Bestulic} When the mask comes off from a high functioning mum

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211 {Jacinta Tynan} Navigating personal challenges in the public eye

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210 {Brendan Cullen Pt 2} A farmer from Broken Hill swimming the English Channel

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209 {Brendan Cullen Pt 1} A Farmer’s Story of Sexual Abuse, Silence and Depression

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208 {Laura Schiller} Diagnosed with bipolar at 40

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207 {Robyn Cameron Pt 2} Trafficked from the age of 3 and survived. NOW Robyn is thriving.

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206 {Robyn Cameron Pt 1} Healing from the Cancer of Cults

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205 {Ken Meldrum} A father’s darkest day with suicidal ideations

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204 {Ro Clark} I became paralysed and had no idea why

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203 {Vanessa de Sauty} A different perspective on how to make 2026 your year

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202 {Claire Torkington} Facing near death experiences and walking away

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Episode feature: {Dante Amato} The recovery from childhood sexual abuse and abandonment

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201 {Dave Payne Part 2} Recovering from PSTD after war

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200 {Dave Payne} The emotional impact of war

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199 {Alison Mau} Publicly sharing the truth about my child sexual abuse

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198 {Ali Flynn} The cost of being strong all the time

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197 {Lenny Ravich Pt 2} Why I call myself a narcissist

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196 {Lenny Ravich Pt 1} How I stopped the generational trauma I was perpetuating

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195 {Lara Hamilton} Aiming for the Olympics with a chronic illness

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194 {John Griffith} Started drinking at 5, in rehab by 18

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193 {Ali Flynn} The 11 big lessons from 2025

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192 {Nikole Cassin} Why making millions didn’t heal my childhood trauma

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191 {Melanie Staudt Pt. 2} When the medical system repeatedly missed my cancer

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190 {Melanie Staudt} Diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer

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189 {Steve Pocock} Overcoming the trauma of fleeing Zimbabwe and then returning with purpose

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188 {Sarah Davis Pt 2} Pushing the limits cycling across Australia

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187 {Sarah Davis Pt 1} Facing hippos, rapids and near death experiences on the Nile

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186 {Clifford Morgan} A psychologists take on imposter syndrome

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185 {Courtney Burchard} How the Hannah Clarke murder triggered a forensic officer’s PTSD

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184 {Lisa Cox OAM} Losing your toes, fingertips and leg from Strep A

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183 {Yummi Nguyen} The recovery journey from childhood family trauma

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182 {Allan Parker} From being unable to read to micro behavioural scientist

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181 {Diana Connell part 2} The struggles of starting again after domestic violence

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180 {Diana Connell} I had no idea I was living in a domestic violence relationship

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179 {Tina Kendall-Davis} Why keeping quiet about stress on the farm can be fatal

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178 {Lora Starling} Starting again after a business partnership break down

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177 {Ali Flynn} 5 ways to anchor yourself in uncertain times

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176 {Ann Marie Grace} How breath work helped me break free from depression

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175 {Nick Gorman} How my anxiety was masked by the stress of my job

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174 {Alyson Richelle} Why I Didn’t Know I Was in an Abusive Relationship

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173 {Andrew Draney} The long term trauma from surviving a fatal car crash at 5

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172 {Pete Winmill} How Ayahuasca helped me overcome my acne induced shame

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171 - An example of a counselling session

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170 {Rachel Pietsch} Breaking free from a highly controlling religious upbringing

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169 {Jourdi Bleu} Escaping the grip of a destructive drug addiction

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168 {Anna Grosman} The truth behind running an escort business

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167 {Skye Shannon} How spina bifida and an amputation affected my personal identity

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166 {Michelle Niemeyer} Healing an autoimmune illness after doctors said it couldn’t happen

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BONUS: How to treat burn out when you’re in it

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165 {Tara J Lal} Losing your brother to suicide and the resilience that follows

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164 {Annette Densham} Navigating a business partnership breakdown

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BONUS: Burnout prevention strategies we should all know

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163 {Andreea Kindryd} The impact of sexual assault and suicide on self worth

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162 {Mel Lechte} Getting hit by a car at almost 100 km/h

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BONUS: A psychologist helps us identify burn out

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161 {Ali Flynn} My insights from the last 160 episodes

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160 {Jules Brooke} Hurdles in a woman's entrepreneur career

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159 {Kathryn Elliott} I thought my binge drinking was normal

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158 {Lisa Britcliffe} The gift of losing $100k overnight

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157 {Beau Frith} Undiagnosed ADHD until 37 years old

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156 {Jen Harwood} From domestic violence to building a million dollar business

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155 {Adam Fraser} The science behind why challenges change us

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154 {Francesca Emerson} Escaped husbands murder attempt and became a playboy bunny

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153 {Kevin Humphreys} A Blackhawk helicopter pilot's battle with suicidal ideations

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152 {Pete Harris Pt 2} PTSD 18 months after a near fatal accident

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151 {Pete Harris Pt 1} The bike accident that should have Killed Me

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150 {Erin Benjamin} Stroke at 30, just after married

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149 {Matt Butler} Facing Muscular Dystrophy While Being a Father

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148 {Richard Tombs} From International Rugby to living with a wheelchair

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147 {Barbra Schulte} Losing your son to cancer at 15 years old

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146 {Ali Flynn} How to navigate adversity in 2025

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145 {Beau Robinson} Overcoming loss and loneliness as an elite athlete

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144 { Caroline Brunne} Sexually abused from the age of 10

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143 {Toby Inglis} The harsh realities of life as a young pro cyclist

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142 {Craig Hoyle} The cost of being gay in a high control religious sect

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141 {Nma Emeh} Struggling with body image

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140 {Malika Reese} Robbed, raped and run over

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139 {Nathan Stapleton Pt2} Rediscovering fatherhood as a quadraplegic

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138 {Nathan Stapleton pt 1} The mindset an NRL player develops from adversity in elite sports

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137 {Julie Allyson} From teenage motherhood to executive leader

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136 {Stephanie Burns Part 2} A Confident Public Speaker with a Hidden Struggle in Social Situations

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135 {Stephanie Burns Part 1} Kicked out at 15, became human behaviour expert and military trailblazer

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134 {Desiree Stanley} How running taught me to overcome challenges

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133 {Emily-Jayne Sarrof} When Burnout Leads to a Domestic Violence Relationship

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132 {Dante Amato} The recovery from childhood sexual abuse and abandonment

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131 {Grahame Neville} Unable to read and write until 50 years old

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130 {Marleen Mour} Escaped family violence, fled the country, lost 50 kgs

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129 {David Keck} Beaten, raped, left for dead

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128 {Jo Clark} The Emotional Journey of Empty Nest Syndrome

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127 {Caelum Schild} When grief symptoms mask a chronic illness

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126 {Kellie Pritchard-Peschek} How self neglect can lead to burn out

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125 {Katie Rössler} Two miscarriages after losing your mother

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124 {Jamie Pultz} Exposing the truth of a domestic violence murder

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123 {Toby Jenkins} The mindset shift needed after achieving Olympic glory

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122 {Tori Packer} When birth doesn’t go as planned

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121 {Mia Bowyer} 'Taken' by a stranger in Albania

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120 {Kapil Kulshreshtha} Trapped in a job you have no passion for

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119 {Mim Macinnis} Waking up with a life threatening headache

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118 {Julia Scott} Divorce and manifesting new beginnings

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117 {Chrissy Freer} The big things you don’t know about menopause

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116 {Dave Widders} The foster system through an aboriginal perspective

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115 {Melanie Eyles} Raising 3 kids with varied neurodiversities

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114 {Damien Thomlinson} What it takes to be a special forces soldier

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113 {Alexa Towersey} Life challenges that helped me survive in the amazon, naked

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112 {Holly Harris} A world class athlete's debilitating health conditions

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111 {Rhiannon Anderson} Doctors say wheelchair bound by 10, dead by 18

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110 {Claire Clark} Adapting to Life's New Normal Post-POTS Diagnosis

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109 {Georgie Dent} How a nervous breakdown physically halted a lawyers life

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108 {Coen Tan} How family violence casts a shadow on adulthood

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107 {Susan Northey} How menopause broke me

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106 {Jess Flynn} Chronic illness from the eyes of a 14 year old

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105 {Stacey Luces} How burn out can literally kill you

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104 {Lachlan Cameron} How running saved me from suicidal self loathing

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103 {Emma Schaeffer} The impact of childhood neglect

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102 {Jessica Ritchie} When the news makes you think your husband died

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101. Let’s chat resilience - 100th episode celebration

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100. Behind the scenes to celebrate 100 episodes

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99 {Myf Maple} The rollercoaster of autoimmune diagnoses

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98 {Raphaella Lees} Growing up in foster care

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97 {Ashton Wood} How your phone can save domestic violence survivors

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96 {Lindy Jacomb} Born into a high control religious group

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95 {Aimee Parkinson} When a child goes missing on a school camp

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94 {Dave Brady} Competing in international sport while profoundly deaf

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93 {Jessica Spendlove} Insights into High Performance and Burnout with a Sports Dietitian

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92 {Taylah Ashley} When family violence & undiagnosed neurodiversity collide

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91 {John Weiman} Trauma escalating to life-threatening alcohol dependence

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90 {Bethany Wormald} From marathoner to 7 metre walks post long covid

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89 {Peter Holtmann} Self doubt following a major career change

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88 {Sophie Scott} Burnout and the Neuroscience behind it

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87 {Jess Patz} Surviving life threatening domestic violence

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86 {Shilpa Kulshrestha} Made redundant from a top level leadership role

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85 {Jenn Henry} Drugs, homelessness, jail and psychosis

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84 {Kelly Kessler} When perfectionism meets body image disorder

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83 {Kevin Dupe} The impact of multiple brushes with death

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82 {Steph Wanless} The emotional repercussions of two premature births

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81 {Sally Douglas} Grieving after mum’s unexpected death

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80 {Simon Rinne} Diagnosed with OCD after 20 years

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79 {Matt Dun} Losing your daughter to brain cancer, Forever 4

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78 {Alison Shamir} The Unseen Toll of Imposter Syndrome

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77 {Hannah Campbell} The controlling thoughts behind anorexia

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76 {Col Secomb} Finding a brain tumour the size of a plum

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75 {Meg Southcombe} A daughter's story with her father’s depression

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74 {Katie Godden} The dangerous self talk diabetes can create

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73 {Peter Hancock} Surviving 3040 days of swimming

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72 {Salam Qaro} Escaping the mass murder of your community

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71 {Marnie Thomas} How a wellbeing focus helps those with challenges

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70 {Jarrad Bolton} From stage 4 melanoma to a 660km run

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69 {Lynda MacCallum} Conquering MS with unwavering determination

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68 {Jack Berne} Raising 2.2 million for charity from the age of 10

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67 {Wayne Reuben} When work stress sends you to hospital

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66 {Ellen Howland} The things you don't know about chronic pain

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65 {Jess Lawton} Why I chose surgery to lose 48 kilos

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64 {Kim Grundy} Losing a child at 23 weeks pregnant

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63 {Di Leal} In 40 days my daughter, husband and I got cancer

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62 {Josh Marshall} MS diagnosis, a car crash and building a life after

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61 {Imogen Carn} Complex grief after losing someone to suicide

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60 {Peter Holtmann} Changing careers with no safety net

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59 {Sarah Rusbatch} The impact of grey area drinking

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58 {Jonathon Peatfield} How taking risks can lead to career success

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57 {Ali Flynn} Part 2: Finding contentment in medical chaos

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56 {Ali Flynn} Part 1: My story of sexual abuse and trauma

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55 {Clifford Morgan} Leadership challenges and skills

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54 {Jo Bird Part 2} Life with twin boys as a single mum

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53 {Jo Bird Part 1} Going though IVF as a single woman

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52 {Sami Kennedy-Sim} Stroke at 24, Olympic Athlete at 25

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51 {Tim Elliott} Being controlled by a highly religious sect

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50 {Rachael Laurie} When things go wrong with pregnancy

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49 {Michael Were} Crisis support during the Lismore Floods

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48 {Andrew Hall} How our nutrition influences how we feel

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47 {Sienna Catterall} The path out of a dark head space

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46 {Ben Law} Infertility in men

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45 {Nerissa Trindade} Being a full time carer for your partner

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44 {Martin Broad} Losing the ability to move and talk in 48 hours

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43 {Carey Hauri} When a secret unravels your identity

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42 {Andy Gourley & Dave Connett} Red frogs and parenting tips

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41 {Samuel Munday} A professional cyclist’s mindset post a crash

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40 {Skye Hanley} Not letting your MS diagnosis limit you

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39 {Alex Robinson} Menopause, Perimenopause and Postmenopause

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38 {Anna Lyon} The devastation of a sexual assault cover up

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37 {Brenda Denbesten} Wrongly accused and sent to prison

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36 {Erica Smith} When your mum beats the cancer odds

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35 {Morgan T Nelson} Dream out loud - anything is possible

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34 {Jess Galvin} When your child has a longterm mystery illness

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33 {Suz Greig} Life post acquired brain injury

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32 {Allan Parker} An expert negotiator’s advice on challenging conversations

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31 {Daniel Bentley} From Agoraphobia to the Kokoda Trail

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30 {Marie-Claire Seeley} A common disorder that drs haven’t heard about

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29 {Andrea Wildenthal Hanson} Live your life, not your diagnosis

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28 {Rob Sams} What happens when you call lifeline?

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27 {Aggie Seiler} The recovery journey from child sexual abuse

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26 {Jessica Macguire} Chronic stress and the vagus nerve

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25 {Roger Sutherland} The crippling effects of work stress

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24 {Catherine Stephen} Receiving a cancer diagnosis you are too young for

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23 {Cheryl Wilson) When your adopted mother shows a strong dislike for you

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22 {Jess Lawton} When no one notices you have anxiety

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21 {Andrea Bishop} Starting running and the challenges you’ll experience

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20 {Virginia Tapscott} The many impacts of sexual abuse

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Bonus: Words Of Wisdom from past episodes

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19 {James & Kristy Thomas} The seasons of grief

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18 {Prudie Woods} Being short stature in average height world

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17 {Jessica Quigley} The ongoing effects of childhood trauma

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16 {Kamahl Simon} From bullied to business coach

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15 {Dr Rachel Horton) Being a woman in the military and sport

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14 {Dane O'Connor} Living with an incurable cancer

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13 {Mia Madafferi} Narcissists, High Conflict Personalities and Coercive Control

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12 {Matty Hourigan} Losing a loved one to suicide

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11 {Michael Crossland} Truly living despite the odds

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10 {Chelsea Pottenger} Perinatal, meditation and self care

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9 {Ana-Maria Georgieva} Unshakeable Confidence and Making Change

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7 {Elizabeth McNeil} The medical waiting game

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6 {Dylan Lewis} Moving through dark thoughts and dark times

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5 {Grace Hamilton} Handling personal and professional loss

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4 {Dave Ballard} Returning to action after an injury

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3 {Sarah Hayles} How to be you and harness your inner critic

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2 {James Horsburgh} Handling the negative to live the positive

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1 {Sarah Davidson} The power of mindset & sloth Sundays

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