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The Elephant in The RoomEPISODE 26 Part 2: ROGUE ZEN BON MONK aka JPC / From childhood abuse, mental illness and 17 suicide attempts to a monk with a twist!On the Episode 26, part 2 (yes, I throw out number 25 multiple times on the episode but just ignore it as a little human flaw, a beautiful imperfection left behind :-P ) I speak to an incredible cosmic brother and a beautiful human, Jacques Pierre Cole aka JPC aka Rogue Zen Bon Monk. He is tuning in from San Diego, California. In his early years, JPC was diagnosed with bi-polar depression. He struggled for many years trying to find his place in this world even trying to commit suicide nearly 20 times throughout those years. Fortunately, his curiosity of why we exi...
2021-07-181h 10
The Elephant in The RoomEPISODE 26 Part 1: ROGUE ZEN BON MONK aka JPC / From childhood abuse, mental illness and 17 suicide attempts to a monk with a twist!On the Episode 26, part 1 (yes, I throw out number 25 multiple times on the episode but just ignore it as a little human flaw, a beautiful imperfection left behind...) I speak to an incredible cosmic brother and a beautiful human, Jacques Pierre Cole aka JPC aka Rogue Zen Bon Monk. He is tuning in from San Diego, California. In his early years, JPC was diagnosed with bi-polar depression. He struggled for many years trying to find his place in this world even trying to commit suicide nearly 20 times throughout those years. Fortunately, his curiosity of why we exist gui...
2021-07-1854 min
God Yay or Nay?Ep. 37 - Working with Plant MedicinesIn this episode I speak with Suvi Inkinen. Suvi helps people with their psychedelic experiences and integration. Suvi works with Psilocybin mushrooms and the cactus San Pedro. She shares some of her experiences and how she works with them. She also explains how psychedelics are now being used in clinical environments and the possible downsides that arise from that. Suvi opens up about her struggles with an eating disorder for many years. She explains the process of understanding and embracing our suffering. She also explains the importance of trusting yourself and how to find that trust. Suvi a...
2021-01-1352 min
The Elephant in The RoomEPISODE 25: GINA DATERS / "My journey through a near death experience."Gina Daters is a soulful, 32 year old clinical therapist, poet, essayist and aspiring yogi. Specifically practising Kundalini Yoga. She has currently in the works a fascinating book chronicling her very personal journey through near death experience and recovery from it. Coming out next January, on the anniversary of her accident. On this incredible episode she shared her life journey, her heartbreaking and life changing accident in 2013, going beyond and coming back. As well as her long journey of recovery to where she is today. Lessons through it all. We also spoke about suffering, the meaning of it...
2020-05-031h 03
The Elephant in The RoomEPISODE 24 Part 2: KATE RYAN / "We have a full page on "how to keep people doing Ayahuasca alive", yet that is the first medicine people do in a group of 80"!!Kate is the creator of Jakku House. Currently she categorizes herself as a shamanic musician, oracle & ceremony facilitator, but identifies as a PNW wild child, holistic philosopher and interdimensional ambassador. She's had over 25 years of experience as a performer, producer and ceremony facilitator, she has traveled to many amazing communities, building worlds and working with wide variety of people in magical places over that time, crafting how to build cathartic ceremony space to help individuals remember their power, passion, and their birthright to love their life! Continuing to talk all about plant medicine, DOs and DON'Ts, risks and benefits. W...
2020-04-051h 15
The Elephant in The RoomEPISODE 24 Part 1: KATE RYAN/ " Plant medicine tabus and controversy. Shamanism and spirit magic"I got a chance to chat to a sisterfish from Oregon, US...the master of our todays topics!!All about a trendy and quite misunderstood topic of PLANT MEDICINE as well as SHAMANISM (and we def did not stop there). She shares her journey through her own autoimmune disease and finding her way into the magical unicorn she is today. We tried to do this all with raw honesty and transparency. Shedding light, deeper understanding and clearing misconceptions around the magic that is plant medicine. And who is this unicorn of a woman I spoke to? Her name is KATE R...
2020-03-281h 23
The Elephant in The RoomEPISODE 23: MALIN FYLKING / " Struggles with anorexia helped me fall in love with yoga and become a self - love advocate"Malin is 25 and she was born in Stockholm in the early 90’s with a lot of energy. She was a lively young girl who loved to move in any way possible, always dancing, jumping and running around. As a teenager, her interest for movement changed from something innately joyful, to becoming strict and rigorous. This unfolded into an awful, unhealthy lifestyle were she sadly developed anorexia at the age of 14, which controlled her life for many years. During rehab she found Yoga, which transformed her life. From living with anxiety and stress daily, as we...
2020-02-091h 27
The Elephant in The RoomEPISODE 22: JAGUAR HEART/ " From growing up within dysfunctional family to a hedonistic lifestyle to becoming a heart centred trauma practitioner"A man on a beautiful mission, not just to be covered in tattoos (which he already is) but also on a mission bigger than him, helping people work through their trauma and things limiting their shine, Jaguar Heart. He is a practitioner that works on the survival patterns and sabotaging behaviours we all have. He identifies the root cause of the event in which the person defined themselves as inadequate and works on multiple layers to see them break the chains of the past. With Jaguar we talked through his entire, intriguing journey through growing up in a pretty damn d...
2020-02-021h 16
The Elephant in The RoomEPISODE 21: SAMANTHA TUNE / "From darkness and struggles to spiritual awakening and becoming a World class Holistic Hair Therapist!"".I got a chance to chat with yet another soulsister, Samantha Tune. What an empowering and heartfelt hour and a bit!! Samantha is currently 27 years old, and originally from Liverpool, UK. Her work background is in hairdressing and she has been doing it internationally, working at Fashion Weeks around the globe such as Sydney, New York & London. She started her first successful independent business already in the UK 2014 at the age of 18. In addition to hairdressing, she is also a Reiki Energy Healer and a Holistic Hair Therapist and now in the process of creating...
2020-01-251h 22
The Elephant in The RoomEPISODE 18: JESSICA HICKMAN / "Workplace bullied to being hospitalised, suffering from depression and PTSD to creating BULLYOLOGY. Curing workplace bullying one person at a time"On the episode 18 I spoke with a powerhouse of a woman from a young age, Jessica Hickman. She was born in Wales and moved to Australia in 2013. Before Jessica arrived in Australia at the age of 23, she was a youth worker in Wales for several years running youth centres in the area for the local council. She started her volunteering career at 15 and progressed to a management position early on. After arriving to Australia and through a three-year personal ordeal with workplace bullying, she empowered herself to become a dynamic activist and advocate in the field of bullying and me...
2020-01-191h 21
The Elephant in The RoomEPISODE 20: JACI " Jax" ROGASH / " From being raped as a teen, suffering from severe depression to becoming a police officer to now helping other women heal from passed trauma".On this incredible episode 20, I spoke to Jaci "Jax" Rogash, a self-confessed perfectionist, who over the last few years has immersed herself in personal development and stopped trying to control her life and really start to embrace each day as it comes. She used to work in the police force, but today is a personal development and empowerment coach for women who have faced adversity which still affects their life today. She helps them overcome their fears, build better relationships, stop caring about what other people think of them and create a rock-solid self-belief system. She also works with...
2020-01-121h 22
The Elephant in The RoomEPISODE 19: DANIEL WOOTTON / "Childhood through abuse, growing up with depression and anxiety. All about men, vulnerability and finding a way to heal."On this beautiful Episode 19, in a man to woman convo (about time to have a man to "brave up" again! ;-)) I spoke to a young legend, Daniel " Dan" Wootton, the owner of Fitness Culture, a personal trainer & metabolic Nutritionist best know for serious body transformations. The key point of difference to his approach is the detailed, personal focus on each individuals journey rather than just the destination. At Fitness Culture they do this through exercise prescription, customised nutrition & lifestyle coaching such as sleep hygiene, meditation, breathing exercises & much more. But before sharing some of our topics...
2020-01-051h 07
The Elephant in The RoomEPISODE 17: KATIE O'NEILL Part 1 / "She was the driver in a car crash that killed 2 people, it changed everything. Katie's journey from champaign and cocaine loving party girl to a spiritual healer."On the EPISODE 17, Part 1, I spoke to another beautiful soulsister of mine, Katie O’Neill. A hard core partygirl turned into a spiritual healer and absolute goddess. She is a 33 year old Sydney girl. She describes herself as a reformed party girl that still DJs and loves music more than ever since putting down drugs and alcohol 4 years ago. Way back then she went to every party, every after party and every after after party. She loved the hedonistic life of champagne and cocaine and ended up liking it all a little bit too much. And it le...
2019-12-291h 24
The Elephant in The RoomEPISODE 16: ALICIA PORTELLI Part 2 / Surviving through not only going through addictions but also sexual abuse as a fragile, young woman.(Apologies for the a little dodgy quality in this one as I made few mistakes on recording settings this being the first done with my own equipment. There was a lot of laughter but most of that had to unfortunately be cut of, because neither of us do it quietly ;-) The most important parts are there and the message is the most important things on this one, not the "perfect" quality, so thats why I decided to release it anyway!) On this episode we are continuing to dive deep into Alicia “Leash” Portelli, 37 and her life stor...
2019-12-221h 04
The Elephant in The RoomEPISODE 16: ALICIA PORTELLI Part 1 / Journey through addictions and bulimia to a fitness rockstar and a mummabear.Alicia "Leash" Portelli is Sydney born and raised wild child rockstar. She is a mummy of 2. A personal Trainer and group fitness instructor, known for spin but also a kick ass boxing and functional fitness trainer. She led a successful retail career across many active wear brands, today being an ambassador for Lululemon. Currently she is rocking it at Vicious Cycle as a Rhythm instructor, runs boxing classes at Beat body, teaches HIIT training and Urban Flow for corporate Bootcamps as well as guest teaches in Brisbane at InspireCycle. Her main goal as a trainer is to...
2019-12-121h 11
The Elephant in The RoomEPISODE 15 : JOSH REID JONES / "I had a parent who said I love you and then punched me in the face.." - All about growing in a violent home and turning the hurt into something beautiful.On the EPISODE 15, in this a tad more testosterone filled yet incredibly vulnerable and open chat I spoke to a legend of a man, man on a beautiful mission to make the world a little bit nicer for us all to exist in. His name is Josh Reid Jones, who is the Founder of the Just Be Nice Project. He is an accomplished entrepreneur, innovator, speaker and educator. He is driven by a desire to ‘Create extraordinary positive change in the world by helping people make ordinary positive changes’. Josh works with schools, businesses, industry groups and charitie...
2019-12-031h 24
The Elephant in The RoomEPISODE 14: KAT "BOXY" BOXALL / How to heal from decade of self harm and depression!EPISODE 14: Katherine "BOXY" Boxall. In this "controversial", yet so beautifully honest and raw chat I spoke with Katherine "BOXY" Boxall. She is a fellow coach and the Founder of The Self Harmony Project. A space where she coaches aspirational badass women to escape the hopeless battle of diet fails and body hating to achieve their ideal body and uncover their empowered inner self. In this work she helps women overcome body image anxiety using NLP based mindset coaching. She gets (her words) erect nipple level passionate of her work after overcoming her own 12 year battle with depression, self harming and di...
2019-11-221h 16
The Elephant in The RoomEPISODE 13: TAMIKA " Tam" WOODS / All about being period smart and your bodys intuition in healing.Tamika "Tam" Woods, 27. Tam is a Women’s Health Nutritionist with her greatest passion in her work being to help women get in touch with their bodies and their menstrual cycles. She uses her knowledge of food as medicine and the menstrual cycle to empower women to take back control of their health and find the root cause of their hormonal imbalances. She works with clients 1:1 in her clinic in Bondi Junction and all over the world via video calls, and creates eCourses and eBooks to spread the message of health further. She is also a self-proclaimed perfectionist in re...
2019-10-2052 minThe Elephant in The RoomEpisode 12: With Shelley LaslettShelley Laslett, 37. She is the CEO and Co-Founder of a coaching business called Vitae,- a startup that takes neuroscience out of the lab and into life to help people grow themselves and their businesses. Using the latest neuroscience, Vitae helps businesses improve performance by empowering people, teams and leaders with practical neurological knowledge, tailored learning programs, brain-based coaching and advisory services. Shelley has a background in social science (undergraduate degree) and is currently completing her MSc in Applied Neuroscience at King’s College in London. As well, as being the CEO of Vitae, Shelley is also a startup ad...
2019-09-301h 22The Elephant in The RoomEpisode 11- With Lisa Marie WynanLisa Marie Wynan, 38. She is a lawyer but found that wasn't for her. So she became a qualified personal trainer, Les Mills group fitness instructor and running coach. By day she moonlights as a marketing manager for Quantas. Lisa has completed 11 marathons including the prestigious Boston Marathon in April 2019 and been in the fitness industry for over a decade. Through her own coaching business, Miss Marathoner she hopes to empower others with the confidence and tools to unlock their full running (and life) potential. For her fitness is the best way to express her authentic self. She is...
2019-09-211h 02The Elephant in The RoomEpisode 10 - With Libby Babet Part 2Libby Babet is a super lovely human, a fitness influencer, a trainer who specialises in turning fitness into an entertainment-style experience. She's also a speaker, TV presenter, trainer in the BIGGEST LOOSER, author and journalist who has built no less than five businesses, including Agoga and her first love, BUF girls...meaning Beautiful, Unstoppable, Fearless...defines her quite well too! And she is a mum to her almost one-year-old daughter, Izzy Scout. In this 2nd part, we chatted about her love story with her husbands and their toolkits for a long-lasting and happy relationship, motherhood, her biggest...
2019-09-1542 minThe Elephant in The RoomEpisode 10 - With Libby Babet Part 1Libby Babet is a super lovely human, a fitness influencer, a trainer who specialises in turning fitness into an entertainment-style experience. She's also a speaker, TV presenter, trainer in the BIGGEST LOOSER, author and journalist who has built no less than five businesses, including Agoga and her first love, BUF girls...meaning Beautiful, Unstoppable, Fearless...defines her quite well too! And she is a mum to her almost one-year-old daughter, Izzy Scout. On this first part, we talked about her unique outlook on health and fitness, struggles and triumphs in motherhood and business, infertility and her personal health journey...
2019-09-081h 14The Elephant in The RoomEpisode 9 - With Veronika “Vee” LarisovaVeronika “Vee” Larisova, 39. Originally from Czech Republic. She moved to Australia when she was 23 to study sports and exercise science in Brisbane and after decided to stay. She is a Jack of all trades in the world of fitness and wellness. She works as an exercise physiologist and strength coach, co-founder of Chief Bar and Beauty Food, fitness instructor at Agoga, nutritionist, Fitngenes nutrigenomic practitioner, Matrix Fitness Australia master trainer, educator (she also has her own functional training course accredited with Fitness Australia and running course and running clinics together with Sally Lynch), content creator contributing to vari...
2019-09-011h 01The Elephant in The RoomEpisode 8 - With Katie TurnerKatie Turner, 42, is the owner of Envisage Fitness, a mentor, health, wellness, and fitness coach, a mummy and a person who is highly respected in the fitness industry. ⠀ Also educated those entering into the fitness industry, lecturing for The Australian College of Physical Education (ACPE) and The Fitness Institute of Australia(FIA). She has worked with a few NRL teams (Manly Sea Eagles, Penrith Panthers, and Canterbury Bulldogs) educating their players so they can build their own career in personal training.⠀ - In 2018 she co-founded podcasting and video production studio in Edgecliff called "The POD Hub". With Katie, we spoke candid...
2019-08-2353 minThe Elephant in The RoomEpisode 7 - With Harrison "Harry" CallahanHarrison "Harry" Callahan, 26. A true quality human, a young man with the soul of an older person. Originally he is from Wangaratta, an itty-bitty town 3 hours from Melbourne. He grew up in a stable family with a mum, dad, and two younger sisters. He has been working full-time in Sydney in recruitment firm since he was 21, straight after finishing commerce degree at university in Melbourne. He loves spending time with close friends, playing Aussie rules football, being silly goof and reading. With Harry, we spoke about defining success, happiness, perfectionism and dealing with perfectionism and anxiety. And tabbed little...
2019-08-161h 11The Elephant in The RoomEpisode 6 - With Vivian Saad-IbrahimVivian Saad-Ibrahim, who was born and bread into a Lebanese heritage and is 1 out of 3 girls in her family. She is a mummy of 2 girls and currently works as a Yoga teacher, a passion of hers that helped her in her journey with Anorexia and runs a healthy dessert business called BeMyDate. She grew up striving for perfection and the approval of others and due to that and some traumatic events in her teens, she developed anorexia nervosa during her teenage years and was hospitalized at the age of 16. Today with much of her personal inner work, self-love, and...
2019-08-111h 03The Elephant in The RoomEpisode 5 - With Patricia ParedesPatricia Paredes, who is originally from beautiful Chile. She is a personal trainer and Pilates instructor. She is talented in so many things, also having a black belt in karate and previously competed at the international as well. She started her personal training career in Chile and moved to Australia to learn English 10 years ago, and Australia lucked out, she is still here and calls Downunder home now! Her greatest passion in life is to continuously develop her skills and broaden her experience in different aspects. With Patricia, we spoke about the loneliness and difficulties of integrating into a...
2019-08-021h 05The Elephant in The RoomEpisode 4 - Cassey Maynard, aka.The EnergiserCassey Maynard, aka.The Energiser. She is one of Australia’s leading health & fitness expert bringing energy to events, brands, people & peoples lives. She is known for her contagious, bubbly personality. Cass has worked with a number of epic brands such as Apple, Women’s Health Magazine, Puma, Stylerunner as well as corporate brands such as McKinsey & Co., Red Balloon, Google, Red Bull & NIB Health Funds. With Cass, we talked all about boobies, pressures of womanhood in the cutthroat fitness industry, her ways of coping with it all and finding a way to loving her own skin again. And so m...
2019-07-2534 minThe Elephant in The RoomEpisode 3 - With Hayley WarrenHayley Warren, Winner of Telstra Business Womens Awards for Business Innovation, founder of global HALO medical devices that won her People’s Choice Award on the New Inventors program and SharkTank Australia as well as World Economic Forum leader for her contribution in global technology. We spoke about being a woman in business, tragedies that forever changed her life and how she found ways to heal. Become the incredible powerhouse of a woman and person she is today. www.halomedicaldevices.com / LinkedIn / @hayleywarren1
2019-07-1528 minThe Elephant in The RoomEpisode 2 - With Liam ZolloThe Author of The Humble Hero, A Dual Guinness World Record Holder, Former International Rugby League Player. With Liam, we spoke about conquering depression and anxiety through personal development. Men and vulnerability. Life of a man striving to continue personal growth through physical adversity. @liamzollo For Intuitive Mindset coaching with Suvi, head to www.hunaworks.co Insta: @hunaworks
2019-07-141h 04The Elephant in The RoomEpisode 1 - With Sharka & SuviIn this episode Suvi introduces the concept of The elephant in The Room
2019-06-1118 min