In this episode, we speak with Jobelle Erika, an oral health therapist at Goulburn Valley Orthodontics and Mother to two girls.
Listen in as Jobelle shares her amazing, multifaceted journey, from transitioning from the Philippines to Australia as a teenager, to encouraging her mother to start a popular food truck, to living her childhood dream of becoming a contestant on The Amazing Race.
Key Highlights
● [01:40] An introduction to Jobelle Erika
● [02:29] Transitioning from the Philippines to Australia at age 16
● [04:38] Jobelle’s love for Taekwondo
● [07:36] Why Jobelle’s family decided to move to Australia
● [10:45] Studying oral health therapy at university and why Jobelle want to become a dental hygienist
● [13:49] Jobelle’s words of encouragement to those with dentophobia
● [14:36] Jobelle’s life as a mother and experience with postnatal depression
● [19:56] How Jobelle’s family’s famous food truck, Nanna Marce, came to be
● [25:03] Jobelle and her father’s experience on The Amazing Race Australia 5
● [34:14] Jobelle summarizes her time on The Amazing Race and her remaining dreams
● [37:00] Jobelle’s goals moving forward
● [37:56] The three things that Jobelle was thankful for before going to bed last night
● [39:35] Jobelle’s future goals
● [40:29] Who locally inspires Jobelle?
Powerful Quotes by Jobelle
● The most important [characteristic of a great dental hygienist] would be empathy. A lot of people come to the dentist with dentophobia; so, you’ve got to love people. You have to be in tune with how they’re feeling. The clinical skills you can learn. Theory you can learn. But, caring for people has got to be within you from the beginning.
● We would never want to harm any patient. We are here to look after you and your teeth—and you as a whole person as well.
● I would like for my children to see that just because you become a family person doesn’t mean you stop striving and working for your dreams.
● If there was something that I took away from the Race, it was that every day I was on that Race, I felt alive because I was fulfilling a dream. But, I realized that it doesn’t always have to be big dreams. It can be waking up every morning and feeling thankful or going for a walk and appreciating the life that I have and the people around me as well. Contentment is something that I hope for now—to appreciate everything I have and never take anything for granted.
