Aware Podcast

This 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. 

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This 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 self sufficiency. We talk on how trust is impacted in the face of constant change, how she coped with loss of connections each time she moved and the evolution of her work, 'Success but not satisfied. Her book Winning the Game of Work is a powerful coaching tool. You can find Terry at https://terrybmcdougall.com/

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Michael 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.

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This 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, boards and advisory groups. In de-risking her life she found the bravery to follow a dream. She inspired us to train at the ABC and continues to deliver inspiration gems of wisdom.

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This 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.

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In 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 to terms with her brothers suicide, the mental health impact it had on her and her slow climb out of despair to discover who she really was.

This episode does discuss suicide and listener discretion is advised.

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Dr 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 him from the terror and violence of the environment he found himself in. A lifetime later he returns to this dark memory and place with his wife. What happened is incredible.

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Luna 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 esteem that permeates everything that we do. It forces us to hide & stops us from living our lives to the fullest.. Perfectly Imperfect will take you on a deep journey of self discovery, healing & self love awakening.'

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In 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 of that moment, shame and forgiveness. A moving interview on recovery and rebuilding a shattered self.

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Brandon 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.

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