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Aware PodcastAware Special EditionFor the final of our Aware special editions Nicky and Sarah have a dive into the false imposter syndrome and what it is. Of course this discussion heads off in to many different tangents with their usual laughter and insights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-07-1435 min
Aware PodcastAwareOn this special edition, Nicky is back, and the conversation takes a few twists and turns as we unpack the trend for 'lived experience' as incidental learning that boosts structured training, how mind potentialities are the way we think and not a weakness and why Nicky got told she has a saggy pelvis. We encourage the idea of why you need to 'wilfully put yourself though shit' to become a better leader and poke fun at ourselves in the distraction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-06-2942 min
Aware PodcastAware Special EditionThis blast from the not so distant past, finds Nicky and Sarah pondering the adaptability paradox and how to find your north star. Recorded in the 6th lockdown during COVID it is a chat on meta skills and why adaptability is a crucial part of the happiness jigsaw. Sarah offers a moment of enlightenment with a Buddha quote and Nicky is suitably underwhelmed by it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-06-2132 min
Aware PodcastAware PodcastNicky and Sarah are on a break. After 35 interviews they need it! Instead what we have planned for you is a couple of weeks listening to Sarah and Nicky talk on all things life, business and whatever else comes up (from our Business Hangover podcast). Full of laughter, insight and a few gems, join us on our hiatus and we will be back with some incredible guests for the next part of 2022. Keep subscribing. listening, sharing and don't forget to review.This episode we tackle the issue of toxic behaviour, in ourselves and in the workplace..2022-06-1431 min
Aware PodcastAware Special EditionNicky and Sarah are on a break. After 35 interviews they need it! Instead what we have planned for you is a couple of weeks listening to Sarah and Nicky talk on all things life, business and whatever else comes up (from our Business Hangover podcast). Full of laughter, insight and a few gems, join us on our hiatus and we will be back with some incredible guests for the next part of 2022. Keep subscribing. listening, sharing and don't forget to review. This episode we tackle the idea of resilience and getting dusty. Hosted...2022-06-0729 min
Aware PodcastAware PodcastOn this week's show we talk to Susan Jane, nominated for Women in Business Award 2011, Winner of Asian Pacific Stevie Award, founder of IntuitiveNature.com and author of Intuitive Flowers (and podcast host!). Susan talks about the times in her life where her spirit left her body - during a horrific pack rape and a near death experience at work-and how this experience led her to recovery, insight and understanding of the interaction of her physical self and spiritual self. Her path to healing and helping others find their own intuition and insight, has inspired her to share her knowledge...2022-05-2423 min
Aware PodcastAware PodcastThis week we talk with Vaughan Granger a business man with a keen eye for fashion and styling. Starting with working in his family business, successful and happy he became aware of a restlessness in his life. Searching for his own sense of belonging and purpose, he began to notice another skill- building men's confidence through their clothes and image branding. In a very natural way Vaughan began chasing his dreams with reckless abandon and finding happiness in helping others evolve into their best self. From developing his clients confidence through a personalised style to running businesses, Vaughan is now...2022-05-1719 min
Aware PodcastAWARE PodcastWhat happens when you get your dream job, love the life and then the plane crashes, literally. This week's guest Nini Tolson, life coach and business woman, lost her job, her dream, herself and her home. Surviving a plane crash wasn't the end of the trauma for Nini. Two years of rehabilitation and her pregnancy finished her dream job as a flight attendant. She spiralled into a dark emotion space, lost herself and her identity. When a doctor told her she had to find a way back or lose her child she made the decision to fight. Navigating a...2022-05-0227 min
Aware PodcastAware PodcastHow do you survive your daughters murder during a terrorist attack? This weeks guests Mark and Julie Wallace talk to us about the struggle they had to find a way to cope with the death of their daughter, Sarz, a 21 year old woman who walked into a moment of madness on London Bridge. With traditional options leaving them lost in their grief, they started to explore what else could help them make sense of such a horrific tragedy. Inspired to help others they founded Sarz Sanctuary and Sarz Spirit, a wholistic online platform to help, connect, share and support anyone...2022-04-2631 min
Aware PodcastAware PodcastThis week's guest, Mark Thomas loved his career in the Police Force. Strong, capable and altruistic, it wasn't until late in his career as his mental health dived into a very dark place, he realised the impact of the cumulative effect of trauma in the line of duty. It became clear after his own diagnosis of PTSD that support for first responders suffering with PTSD and their families was difficult to find. Mark Thomas, the founder of Code 9, truly felt that he was on his own in his fight and wanted to build a safe space to show others that t...2022-04-2035 min
Aware PodcastAware PodcastThis week's award winning guest Darcy Luoma, has travelled a varied life. Running a Senator's office in America, you would imagine navigating the political landscape was hard enough. Yet one of the biggest challenges was when her husband was incarceration for a sexual assault case against a minor. Breaking down and giving up was not an option for her or her young daughters, so she relied on what she knows best: coaching. Her book Thoughtfully Fit is an inspiration on how to survive and thrive in life, despite what challenges are thrown in your direction. Hosted on Acast. See a...2022-04-1224 min
Aware PodcastAware PodcastThis week's guest Terry. B. McDougall is a biz and life coach, speaker, author and podcaster. She joins us to talk about post traumatic growth. By 11 she had moved to as many schools as her hard working young parents did all they could to get a start in life. Loss and starting again themed her life. From this she learnt having no choice can bring strengths to the surface, like courage. She inherited the strong work ethics of her parents, the art of adaptability and power of observation. Terry was a fast learner of people skills and...2022-04-0529 min
Aware PodcastAware PodcastMichael Seaver came from a conflicted childhood , through a divorce and emerged with a new sense of freedom to move beyond the mainstream of his family's lifestyles and into a life helping others. Stumbling into coaching as a natural, he anchors his attitude in true authenticity. A brush with suicidality and a deep understanding on how to look after yourself when you are so busy looking after others has changed Michael's life, and as Sarah said to become a zen god. His book I Know is a must for all those searching for their own answers. Hosted on...2022-03-2940 min
Aware PodcastAware PodcastThis weeks guest on Aware is a thought leader and generator for the future. Louise Broekman launched a software HR product, a little early for the market and after some cheap red wine and deciding to sell everything to make it work, found success with a new product. Along the way she drew together a team of advisors to help her limit those misjudged moments. An incidental conversation made her ask, "What does good look like? What is a good decision?" This train of thought inspired her to commit to a 100 year business goal to change the sector of governance...2022-03-2243 min
Aware PodcastAware PodcastThis week's guest, Jeannie Doherty helped her family business make over 10 to 100 million dollars through her tough love approach to business. She runs a Strategic Bookkeeping practice that helps businesses stay on track and make the hard decisions for success. From her employee types (yo-yo's to time wasters ) and the law of attraction in business, Jeannie talks to Nicky and Sarah about critical drivers to succeed. A no nonsense woman who speaks her mind and empowers bosses to get back their business. And of course Nicky realises she knew her parents. Hosted on A...2022-03-1428 min
Aware PodcastAwareIn this episode our guest Tania McLeod dives into how her troubled childhood led to controlling and planning habits. These were severely disrupted with the arrival of motherhood and the tragic suicide of her brother. A happy and seemingly well man, new to fatherhood and about to get married. Trying to find the 'why' in his death led her on a search to understand mental health. From her own struggle to cope, a shift from the Performing Arts career she had and a movement to counselling, Tania is open, raw and brutally honest about her own journey to come...2022-03-0830 min
Aware PodcastAware PodcastDr Peter Abraham is a clinical psychologist with an amazing story of strength, mental fortitude and self belief.This very candid interview explores mental illness form the perspective of a young boy blindsided by a psychotic episode, put in one of the worst adult psychiatric hospitals of the time only to recover and find himself in a foreign country, with corrupt police and a very scary and real jail sentience, in one of the toughest prisons, on trumped up charges. Peter talks for the very first time, about how his earlier experiences learning to understand and control his mindset saved...2022-03-0146 min
Aware PodcastAware PodcastLuna Gaia spent a life time battling her body, trying to be perfect. She was sick of the negative self talk, the relentless self doubt & feeling self conscious. As she says in her book 'It's time to love yourself & love your body.You’ve been told your whole life that you’re not skinny enough, rich enough, young enough, not special enough. Too fat, too old, too loud, too needy, too much and you’ve convinced yourself it’s true.Being at war with our bodies is much more than fat rolls & wrinkles; it has a profound impact on our self est...2022-02-2239 min
Aware PodcastAwareIn 2013, Amy O'Neill was running in the Boston Marathon. The finish line was up ahead and then two bombs exploded in an act of horrific terrorism. Amy talks with Nicky and Sarah on her life before and after this event. How past trauma's seeped into the present, as she experienced the annihilation of her identity. She describes the space between who she was and the becoming of who she is now as a space filled with shame and darkness. With help from a therapist and the global community who experienced terrorist attacks, she found her own emotional hardiness with ownership...2022-02-1541 min
Aware PodcastAwareBrandon Handley was a fast drinking carefree man who had no need for a spiritual anchor. After deciding to sober up and get fit he had an 'awakening' that scared the shit out of him. So, he went on a spiritual self discovery to find out what was happening to him. His journey to find what faith meant to him took many roads and he shares this, all with a sense of humour, insight and ease. What he created was his own platform to help others called Spiritual Dope listen in and you will get his vibe. Hosted...2022-02-0839 min
Aware PodcastAWAREKate Branch was a fearless adventure. She started in art therapy, moved to palliative care and discovered the value and joy of capturing life experiences for those dying, to reflect on. This has inspired her to get 100 people around the globe to share their 3 photos by asking, "If you needed to pick three photos to celebrate your life, which three would you choose? Kate tells us we take so many images these days that usually get lost in the cloud, her travels have taken her to interview American Beauty Queens to Paraplegic Vietnamese farmers and so much more. What she d...2022-02-0131 min
Aware PodcastAWARELuke Fenwick as a high flyer. From a kid cutting up boxes in Myers to working with a global luxury organisation, he was living the dream. So why was he sitting at his dinner table an emotional mess? Luke talks to us about arriving at that moment and the destination he is now travelling towards. His aim is to impact one million people for the better and along the way discover more about himself and his purpose. A great interview on 'thriving, surviving and crash driving, self acceptance and behavioral habits'. Unfortunately Sarah went off on a tangent about the...2022-01-2536 min
Aware PodcastAwareOlivia Zhang started her NFP at 14. Inspired by the heart breaking death of her grandfather and teacher through cancer, she wanted to do something to help. At 16 she has built an NFP organisation supporting kids and their families with cancer. She manages this in between school and friends. Wise beyond her years, Olivia talks about what it takes to start a business at 14 and how she keeps her passion and purpose alive. Smart, warm and inspiration this is one interview you must listen to see how brilliant the next generation can be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...2022-01-1822 min
Aware PodcastAwareLiz Nable, CEO of Xtend Barre, has a story to tell. As if being thrown around by a global crisis, not once, but twice and relocating to Australia, wasn't enough to give up, it did the opposite to Liz. She picked herself up and asked herself, what next. From that moment she built a business and franchise, receiving awards and knocking it out of the park. Liz has become an inspiration to women in business and is open and raw about the struggle to find the purpose and drive to keep going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...2022-01-1135 min
Aware PodcastAWAREDr Wei-Shin Lai was busy helping people as a doctor when her own lack of sleep became a problem. Along with her crafty IT husband, they designed and invented SleepPhones, a headband with slim speakers to wear at night. This ground breaking invention took off faster than they anticipated. From a kitchen table and sewing machine to a thriving global business, SleepPhones is changing our relationship with a good nights sleep one head band at a time.. Listen to a story of building success with the aim to help others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...2022-01-0428 min
Aware PodcastAwareHow do you run up a million dollar debt and turn it into a multi million dollar business? Suzette Bailey, CEO and founder of Simple Marketing AI went from biology and genetics to IT. She found her own 'zone of genius' and was living the dream. Then she got sick and like so many entrepreneurs, did not have a wellness plan. Running into a $1m debt to the tax department could have broken her. Instead she reached out to her network,found a path forward and reinvented her business.Suzette touches on shame and ego, when to give up and...2021-12-2832 min
Aware PodcastAWAREDr Raman Attri caught polo at 6 months of age, in the poor suburbs of India. From being bullied and ridiculed he found that if he could not keep up with his peers physically then he would find his own pace intellectually. He asked himself, "if not this, what else?' Raman went from the isolated kid who struggled to walk to the 'party maker,' and now the leading expert on speed learning. He has written 15 books, absorbed qualifications like air and indulges in poetry and portraits. A truly remarkable story of the human spirit and capability of self acceptance...2021-12-1735 min
Aware PodcastAWAREErin Smith, formerly Associate Professor for Disaster and Emergency Response at ECU, and now CEO of the DART Centre for Journalism and Trauma, Asia Pacific. has studied, befriended and become part of the families of the first responders in the 9/11 terrorist. attacks. Her 20 year study changed her life and career as she discovered the minefield of vicarious trauma. Erin talks about the survivors and survivor families physical and mental struggle, the retraumatising of the 9/11 anniversary, the need for highlighting PTSD and PTSG -Post Traumatic Stress Growth to help move towards the future. From working with CODE 9, the impact of care...2021-12-0740 min
Aware PodcastAwareRob White came from the wrong side of the tracks to elevate himself to a man making tens of millions of dollars. He traveled success following his self belief from teacher, to real estate to restaurants and then as an entrepreneur. It wasn't until he stood in front of hundreds of people while giving a conference and lost his wig, that he understood he had led a life that was spiritually and superficially shallow and began to create a life of self aware success. His philosophy of his latest book The Maestro Monologue, explores the concepts of our self made...2021-11-3031 min
Aware PodcastAWAREAmanda Campbell talks about an incredible story of being diagnosed with MS at 24 years, becoming paralysed down her left side by 29 and how a moment of unconditional joy changed her perspective on life and her own recovery. The minute she felt an overwhelming feeling of happiness and contentment her toes began to move. This moment set her on a journey of discovering what a resilient and powerful mindset can do to the body, our body’s ability to repair, how happy and resilient we are and how connected we feel. With a flexible mindset, she realised she could master change an...2021-11-2338 min
Aware PodcastAWAREBronwen Sciortino was travelling a long like any other high powered Type A CEO. No stopping, no life and no time to think about it either. It took seeing her scalp post skin cancer surgery to realise what had happened to her life. In less than 60 seconds she went from being an award-winning executive, to on the floor, and as she says feeling shattered into a million pieces and unable to stop crying. This happened in less than 60 seconds. Her aware moment was when she asked herself, 'What if there's another way to live?' She realised she feared being...2021-11-1631 min
Aware PodcastAWAREIn this week's double episode, Karina Schulz, relationships manager from VA Platinum, as a young woman launches in to the world only to find it is a tough landscape that does not reward you every time you accomplish something. As a representation of her generation, she reflects on having a family that rewarded her all the time, although lovely, did not prepare her for the real world. Karina took some tough love advice and got unstuck from her approval seeking patterns. In this moment of awareness she left doubt behind and jumped into her own business. Hosted on...2021-11-0917 min
Aware PodcastAwareAlan Sacharowitz began his career back in his University days, he was studying Psychology and Marketing at UNSW and it was here where he became a qualified PT on the side, this was not only a skill he used to pay his way through his studies but a passion he'd loop back to later on in life.moved around his career looking for a real purpose, not feeling like he was in the right lane. When he accidently walked into a psychology class instead of a philosophy class he stumbled upon something exciting. His interest in people and technology started...2021-11-0920 min
Aware PodcastAWAREOur guest this week was hilariously talking from her bright coloured wardrobe, which matched her energy and positivity. Rachel owned her own marketing business in New Zealand that came to a grinding holt as she realised her business values were not her own. She realised the hard way that people-pleasing was causing ALL the problems in her business, Starting from scratch she offered to re-do all the work she felt was inadequate for her clients (for free!). It was at this moment of becoming truly aware of who she had been and who she needed to become that changed her...2021-11-0223 min
Aware PodcastAwareDarren Moffatt has many surprises up his sleeve. A modest and community minded man, he started his career as one of the youngest bank managers ever at 25 years old. This gave Darren his first direct experience of small businesses and the important role they play in local communities. He launched his first start up in 2006 and in 2009 was awarded ‘Broker of the Year’, and Seniors First remains today the largest reverse mortgage brokers in Australia. By 2012 he co founded a tech start-up ‘Facebook for Neighbours’ called Housenet. The social networking site was later awarded as one of the top 100 Innovations in Austr...2021-10-2637 min
Aware PodcastAwareIn this week's episode our special guest Jacqui Bryon talks about the evolution of her book Happy Hour. We unpack love, loss and grief as the themes in her novel. A deep soul centered love story colliding with the selfishness of traumatic grief and loss. Amongst this, humour at the humanity of us all as we traverse life, find ourselves in different stages of life, meet new people and get drawn into the lives and experiences of her characters. all makes for some interesting conversations. Oh, of course the subject of gin drinking is front and centre and the ability...2021-10-1938 min
Aware PodcastAwareLois Wagner was brutally raped and left for dead in the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa. A decade later she faced her attacker and gave him whole hearted forgiveness, not for him but to set herself free. From a journal that became a book, Walking Without Skin to a program to prevent toxic masculinity and the epidemic of sexual assault Lois has travelled an amazing path of AWARENESS. Living in the middle east and moving back to her homeland, Lois has supported people surviving and then thriving from sexual assault, paved a way through PTSD using forgiveness and fearlessly tells...2021-10-1233 min
Aware PodcastAwareJeremy Britton was a fast mover and shaker in the finance world, working 80 hours a week and ignoring his life in the pursuit of success. Until he had a heart attack at 33 years of age. When the doctor told him he had to change his life if he wanted to survive, Jeremy went looking for the answer. He gave up bad habits and embraced new options. Downsizing, selling off and reevaluating what was important gave him a new purpose. He discovered working 24 hours a week was possible and still be successful and financially secure. From interviewing Oprah, Hugh Jackman and...2021-10-0539 min
Aware PodcastAWAREElle Wilson founder of True Brow, a global company, and author of The Power Shift is a fascinating speaker on her AWAREness of being human. From her own transformation to the deep 'unknowing' she embraced to the building of her empire restoring natural brow beauty, join Nicky and Sarah as they dive deep into the journey Elle shares. And of course Nicky and Sarah get lost in some metaphors!! You can find Elle at truebrow.comOur listeners are also treated to a special offer from Elle so make sure you listen to discover her incredible...2021-09-2841 min
Aware PodcastAWAREMatthew Godfrey is an award winning CEO and ex-award winning advertising guru. In his book The Insanity of Ideas he takes us back in time and then propels us into the future. From mankind's earliest ideas, the stupid, the brilliant and the horrific ones, to the next 400,000 years into the future, ideas are all unpacked and discussed with a wry twist of humour. A compelling speaker and writer (when he is not the CEO of a United Nations Small Business Award for changing global health winner, Nutrition Innovation) Matthew links awareness, coral reef biology systems in our bowels and...2021-09-0925 min
The Business Hangoverwith Nicky & Sarah Getting dusty, traffic light wellbeing and the latest biz buzz word "resilience."Episode 6 is out now and is full of laughter and ideas as we wrestle with the new biz buzz word "resilience.' Nicky Mackie and Sarah Godfrey rename the word, set up a traffic light watch system for wellbeing and are horrified at Sarah's health kick. Meanwhile Nicky threatens to invent a dance routine and tries to stay our of her own way and lots more.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/TBH. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2021-06-1229 min