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Gordon Allan // Australian Track Cyclist with an important message to share

This weeks guest is Australian Track Cyclist Gordon Allan. Back only a few months after his first Paralympic Games, Gordon takes us through the interesting way of how he got started in cycling – I’ll give you a hint… it had something to do with his friend’s mountain bike and a grassy hill.Gordon represented AustraliaContinue reading “Gordon Allan // Australian Track Cyclist with an important message to share”

SUCCESS, what we see vs what we don’t see

We often see other people’s success and compare it to the grind that we are going though, leaving us feeling inadequate. The iceberg theory (thank you Hemingway) tells us that we can only deal with what we can see. This goes for not just sport but life. You don’t tend to show the world yourContinue reading “SUCCESS, what we see vs what we don’t see”

Abbie // the 11 year old creator of Her Way Magazine – SHE IS THE FUTURE OF SPORT

We are joined by a young changemaker in the world of sport, Abbie, the creator of HerWay Magazine. Abbie, who is 11 years old, said a lack of magazines dedicated to female sport motivated her to create one herself. Not only this, but she’s donating $1, which is 50% of each sale, to UNICEF’S empoweringContinue reading “Abbie // the 11 year old creator of Her Way Magazine – SHE IS THE FUTURE OF SPORT”

Tony Stubbs // American Football (Gridiron), overcoming injuries and developing a positive mindset

Today we are joined by our FIRST international guest all the way from Texas America, Tony Stubbs. In this episode Tony takes us through how he got started in American football and some of the injuries he’s had to overcome along the way. Tony is a huge believer in positivity and overcoming obstacles mentally asContinue reading “Tony Stubbs // American Football (Gridiron), overcoming injuries and developing a positive mindset”

Gemma Houghton // the journey to playing AFLW for Fremantle Dockers and how sport can be a vehicle to learn life lessons

Todays episode is with the lovely Gemma Houghton, AFLW player for the Fremantle Dockers. Gemma takes us through how her journey in sport started with running and then onto basketball before making her way to playing AFL. Gemma takes us through the strong sense of community that sport provides helps you get through the goodContinue reading “Gemma Houghton // the journey to playing AFLW for Fremantle Dockers and how sport can be a vehicle to learn life lessons”

Sarah Walsh // Paralympic Long Jumper making a difference in her community

Today we are joined by the lovely Sarah Walsh. Sarah joined me a few weeks ago when she was in hotel quarantine just after the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Sarah’s message is exactly what this podcast about and it was amazing to get to hear her story and the amazing opportunities sport has given her. WhatContinue reading “Sarah Walsh // Paralympic Long Jumper making a difference in her community”

Aoife Coughlan // Australian Olympian with JUDO running through her blood – an amazing perspective of athlete, coach and student

We are joined today by Aoife Coughlan, an Australian Olympian in the sport of Judo. You could say that Jodo is in Aoife’s blood as her parent’s actually met playing the sport and her siblings also participate at an international level. In this chat we talk about her introduction to Judo, and her background of otherContinue reading “Aoife Coughlan // Australian Olympian with JUDO running through her blood – an amazing perspective of athlete, coach and student”

ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL // guest co-host Todd Buschkuehl interviews me about the journey so far

It’s been over 300 days since March 2020 of not being able to do my ‘day job’, a place that I’ve been passionate about for years, a space where I found my purpose to make a difference through sport. A year ago, the circumstances forced me to get creative and the podcast was born. InContinue reading “ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL // guest co-host Todd Buschkuehl interviews me about the journey so far”

Josh Azzopardi // Athletics and Oztag the journey to become a top sprinter in NSW

In this weeks episode we are joined by Josh Azzopardi, an Aussie track sprinter who actually came from a footy background. Josh has represented Australia in both OzTag at the World Cup and in Athletics at the under 20 World Championships. In this episode Josh opens about what he loves about athletics and what theContinue reading “Josh Azzopardi // Athletics and Oztag the journey to become a top sprinter in NSW”

Elana Withnall // Athletics, Bobsled and Rugby 7s … a ray of sunshine proves when there is a will, there‘s a way!

Today we are joined by an absolute ray of sunshine Elana Withnall. Lani started off having a dream of competing at the Olympics, after being inspired by Cathy Freeman at the 2000 Olympics. That dream driven her to be involved in 3 sports at a professional level. Starting off in athletics and representing Australia inContinue reading “Elana Withnall // Athletics, Bobsled and Rugby 7s … a ray of sunshine proves when there is a will, there‘s a way!”