Challenges That Change Us

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!Over the past few years Endometriosis awareness has increased significantly, and with it the understanding of how debilitating it can be and how it can affect a woman’s fertility.Now imagine going through that fertility journey, while also having to lose 60 KG and doing so without a partner.That is just the tip of the iceberg of Jo Bird’s journey that we will be hearing about in today’s episode.In this episode Jo shares:-      Just how long it took to get an endometriosis diagnosis-      The shocking number of surgeries she has had to endure to treat endometriosis-      What motivated her to lose 60 kg and how she did it-      Her IVF journey and what it was like doing it as a single woman-      What it was like finding out she would be having twins-      Her pregnancy journey as a single womanKey Quotes “Watching my brother and sister have children, I was over the moon happy for them but at the same time I just wanted it to be me.”“I have had people judge me. Not to my face. I’ve heard second hand the reason why certain friends aren’t contacting me anymore is because I made that choice.” Disc WorkshopIf you want to take part in our next Disc workshop check it out here: https://trialtitude.as.me/DISCprofileYou can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If 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.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance

A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!Returning to normal life after a big challenge is hard for any of us, but what happens when your ‘normal’ is competing in sports at the Olympic level?That was exactly what happened to Sami Kennedy-Sim who, after competing as an Olympic level skier, found herself in hospital recovering from a stroke at the age of 24.Somehow, after that, she returned to the Olympics.In this episode Sami shares:-      Her journey to becoming an Olympian-      Why it’s ok to want to quit-      The exact moment she started having a stroke-      How she was told she would not be an Olympian again-      Her journey to returning to the OlympicsKey Quotes “You can choose to see obstacles as speed bumps or road blocks. A speed bump you slow down and then you carry on. A road block, you may have to quit altogether.”“Unless you give people the experience to challenge themselves they’re living in comfort zone land.”Find out more about SamiYou can find out about Sami’s coaching and other businesses here: https://www.samikennedysim.com/Or you can follow her on Instagram: @samikennedysim Disc WorkshopIf you want to take part in our next Disc workshop check it out here: https://trialtitude.as.me/DISCprofileYou can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If 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.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance

Trigger warning: this episode discusses miscarriage, child abuse and domestic abuse.A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!This episode’s guest is Tim Elliott, a senior writer at Good Weekend and The Age, where he has won two Kennedy Awards and been nominated for a Walkley. He has many other accolades, but is also the host of Inside The Tribe a podcast detailing the inner workings of international religious sect The 12 Tribes.Having worked closely with people who have been trapped inside The 12 Tribes for this podcast, Tim has a fascinating insight into what actually happens in these highly controlling groups.In this episode Tim shares:-      How he first heard about The 12 Tribes and why he didn’t believe what he heard-      The way every day people are lured in-      The horrifying practices that take place inside these kinds of groups-      How people are prevented from leavingKey Quotes“Most of us at some point in our lives will be vulnerable to that kind of entreaty.”“They isolate you from your loved ones. Completely…That allows the cult to have full control of the information you’re receiving.”Find out more about Tim and Inside The TribeIf you want to hear more about this in detail you can listen to the podcast Inside The Tribe: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/inside-the-tribe/id1533629268You can also follow Tim on his socialsTwitter: @TimElliottSMHInsta: @timelliottsmhFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/tim.elliott.927/Disc WorkshopIf you want to take part in our next Disc workshop check it out here: https://trialtitude.as.me/DISCprofileYou can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If 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.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance