Challenges That Change Us

ADHD diagnosis is trending on social media a lot, but what does it actually mean to live with it? And what does it feel like to be diagnosed with it as an adult who oversees multiple businesses?Beau Frith was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and it provided a lot of answers for him.Now, Beau is redefining climate resilience by helping industries, businesses, and communities adapt to climate challenges rather than fight them. As a climate designer and heat resilience consultant, he develops climate-adaptive strategies that enhance human health, workplace safety, and urban sustainability. Through his books, documentaries, and hands-on initiatives, Beau challenges traditional climate narratives, shifting the focus from crisis to innovation and reconnection with nature.But he does all of that while managing his ADHD. In this episode he shares: -      His childhood,  and his risk taking behaviour, and hyperactivity-      How he was diagnosed with ADHD and the stigma around it-      The superpower aspect of ADHD-      What it's like inside the brain of someone with ADHD-      How problems make happiness-      The dark side of not having any challenges in our lives-      How he navigates his business journey with ADHD-      His tendency to devote all his energy to a certain thing and how it influenced his career-      The challenge he faced in running 3 business and needing to let everyone go during covid-      How ADHD has served him and how it forces him to think differently-      Strategies that have helped him through his journey with ADHD in businessKey Quotes“Most 14, 15 year old kids, ADHD or not, they don't understand themselves.”“It’s the fear of failure that drives the success, and that's not a good thing to tie your success to.”“And if you don't fit in that box, you're a fish being told to climb a tree.” More aboutFollow him on Instagram, and find his business via his website. You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.comOr check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.comIf you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Trigger warning: Domestic violenceWe’ve spoken a lot on this podcast about family violence that starts when a child is young, but what about the insidious effect of domestic partner violence, where the perpetrators actions slowly escalate?Often survivors can find themselves excusing and explaining away actions from their partner until it is too late, and that was a situation Jen Harwood found herself in when her partners aggressive behaviour exploded and impacted both herself and her 3 year old daughter.Since escaping and recovering Jen has gone on to found the sensation Happy Hairbrush company, works as a coach, international speaker and author.In this episode she shares:Her past life and career, and how she became a coachThe whirlwind romance she started that set everything in motionThe issues that arose with her new husband once her baby was bornHow breastfeeding helped her keep her baby safeHow the abuse escalatedThe moment her ex got physical with her and her daughterHow she realised her partner's abuse had emotionally harmed her daughterThe process of filing a report against her exThe huge debt she got into in order to escapeHow Happy Hairbrush started and how it helped her recoverWhy she sees her business as a way to fight back against domestic violenceKey Quotes“He got his two hands on top of me and he shoved me against the fridge and he started screaming at me”“He’d come home drunk, he’d drive the car into the garage and there were dents all over it”“Anyone that threatens violence verbally will ultimately, physically be violent”More about JenFollow her on Instagram, or find out more about The Happy Hairbrush on their website or Jen’s Book The Greatness PrincipleJen is offering a promo code for 15% off your order for the Happy Hairbrush. Just visit the website and use the promo code: HAPPYALI Jen mentioned Debt Angels and you can check out their website and the number is 1300722560 and check out DignityFor those in the USA, they can get her Mother Bushes. You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus. If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.comIf you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

This weeks episode is a little different. We now how many people have encountered challenges and their individual ways that they have overcome them, but how does a professional suggest we approach resilience and struggle? Dr. Adam Fraser, a human performance researcher and consultant, helps organisations build a high-performance culture to thrive in our demanding environment. Passionate about research, he collaborates with universities across the Asia Pacific and is believed to be the only keynote speaker whose presentations have been scientifically measured for impact. Over the past decade, he has delivered more than 1,500 presentations to over half a million people globally, working with top companies such as CBA, Westpac, Telstra, IBM, and PwC. He is also the author of four best-selling books, including Strive and The Third Space.Dr. Fraser specializes in topics such as performance psychology, productivity, leadership, team engagement, work-life balance, and high-performing cultures. His expertise has made him a sought-after media personality, with appearances in publications like AFR, SMH, CEO Magazine, and Reader’s Digest, as well as on television programs like Sunrise, The Morning Show, and Today. He has also hosted regular radio segments on ABC and Sky Business.In this episode he shares:His experience meeting his mentor and how intense it wasWhat his book strive is all aboutHis opinion on why we are not holding people accountableHis advice on how to have challenging conversationsHow we can better support people and hold them accountableThe difference between staying in challenges vs traumatic strugglesThe importance of rest and recoveryThe gender differences when it comes to burn out and recovery Key Quotes“When we don’t have struggle it can be really dysfunctional.”“To learn anything you have to be uncomfortable.”“The benefits of a holiday disappear after 3 weeks.” More aboutLearn more on his website or follow him on facebook, instagram and linkedin. You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.comOr check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.comIf you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Some people have just lived a bigger life than the rest of us, but that also means they have encountered more challenges too and Francesca Emerson has definitely lived a life of experiences.She was born and raised in New York City. The mother of three children and five grandchildren. She was one of the first Black Bunnies at the New York Playboy Club, the first Black woman to be initiated into the Film Editors Guild 776, the first Black Real Estate Broker to open an office in Selma, Alabama, and also the first Black American woman to be invited to speak at the Rotary Club in the Blue Mountains of Australia.She faced hardships from a young age and experienced abuse, racism and threats to her lifeHer friends there gave her the tribal name “Senedu,” which means “woman of adventure. ” Well, that is definitely her—a woman ready for everything. In this episode she shares: -      What it was like when her mum passed when she was 5-      The abuse she experienced form her step mother-      Her experience getting married at 18 to a man who tried to kill her-      The moment her husband tried to kill her and how she escaped-      How she became a playboy bunny and how that changed things-      Her experience in Hollywood at universal studios-      The ways people tried to make her fail in Hollywood-      The people she is grateful for in her life-      The other wild experiences and adventures she has had-      Her opinion of Hugh Hefner Key Quotes “I always felt, not loved, I always felt a stranger.” “I got married when I was 18. I stepped out of the frying pan into the fire.” More about Francesca Follow her on Facebook and on Instagram.  You can get involved with the podcast online On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.comOr check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au For her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au@trialtitudeperformance

Book into the RHPLS: regional high performance leadership tour: https://events.highperformanceleadershipsummit.com.au/regional-tour-2025Work with me: https://trialtitude.as.me/schedule/7f8ae792/?appointmentTypeIds[]=35227528 Trigger warning: Suicide, PTSD, depression and anxiety There are many paths to PTSD and Suicide and many of us would expect a military man like Kevin Humphreys to attribute his triggers for these issues on the intense military battles he was involved in, but it was actually caused by something much more common and much more insidious.Kevin is an Ex-Army Officer, rescue helicopter pilot and mental health ambassador, and he knows what it’s like to hit rock bottom. For a long time, Kevin kept his post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety buried deep. These days Kevin shares what happens when you hit rock bottom, how he figured it out, and the triggers that made a difference in transforming his life as a coach and public speaker.In this episode he shares:How he got into the militaryThe act of compassion that ensured his successWhat it means to be a Blackhawk helicopter pilotHis time in the US and overseas and the impact it hadThe loneliness he experienced while in commandThe management debacle that meant his promotion actually created problemsThe toxic workplace issues he experienced in the militaryWhen he became suicidalThe help he received that started him on his path to recoveryHis realisation about what he was putting his family throughWhat he used and did to help heal and recoverHis realisation about PTED and how it helped himHow long it took him to make his problems publicThe important, healing power of accepting his mental illnessHis current relationship with shame and prideKey Quotes“I didn’t wanna be asleep and I didn’t wanna be awake. I just didn’t wanna be anymore.”“That was Friday and the Monday morning I went to take my own life.” More about KevinFollow him on his website.PodcastingFor assistance from Sam, The Podcast Butler, email him at sam@thepodcastbutler.com You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.comOr check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.comIf you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Book into the RHPLS: regional high performance leadership tour: https://events.highperformanceleadershipsummit.com.au/regional-tour-2025Work with me: https://trialtitude.as.me/schedule/7f8ae792/?appointmentTypeIds[]=35227528 Just how bad is the recovery after an accident that should have killed you?In last week’s episode we spoke with Pete Harris about his motorbike accident that he miraculously survived.But surviving was only the first step. What followed was an extensive recovery process for both body and mind that took a long time, and kept rearing its head, even when Pete thought it was over. It was also never helped by the fact that he is yet to receive an apology from the driver. In this episode he shares:-      What his initial physical recovery was like- The alignment of personality and motivation levels to appropriate physiotherapists and treatment team-      The people in his life who helped and he wasn’t expecting it-      how his work supported him-      The importance of having someone check in with his wife when she was struggling-      The important lesson about patience he was given by a friend-      Why you have to celebrate the positives or you'll fail-      How to widen your window of tolerance-      How his kids shined during his recovery-      How dangerously bad his PTSD got-      The moment he event intro therapy and realised he needed help-      How his insurance agency made his PTSD worse-      The 3 activities he did to help strengthen his mind and help him through his PTSD-      The post trauma growth he has experienced-      Why being a hero to yourself can actually help others Key Quotes“I thought about PTSD as a punchline in a joke. I'm embarrassed to say that that's how it was, but it was and I have learnt my lesson.”“I was becoming aware of me being angrier at my kids and wife.”“There are gonna be times where you are so frustrated and in so much pain that it’s not worth it” You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.comOr check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.comIf you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au