Let's Talk Life Design

In 2010 Tayla Stone's life was flipped upside down following a dirt bike accident which left her paralysed and a future as a T12 incomplete paraplegic. Her whole life changed in an instant.  Then in 2015, Tayla lost one of her strongest supporters - her Mother.  Tayla's first hand experience of hardship and challenges have enabled her to draw on her inner strength and to design a life of purpose.  She continues to train her body physically, and to build up her strength.  Whilst she says she expects nothing from her future, she gives life her all and focusses on seeing the good with the not-so-good.   Some key quotes from our conversation include: So what, I'm a paraplegic.  It doesn't mean anything.  Things could be a lot worse(8:05) One day I just woke up and thought, 'just get over yourself' basically (8:10) I'm just trying to see the good in it, to see the funny side with being paralysed (8:42) Having that sense of humour helped heaps, because it wasn't all doom and gloom (9:47) There are limitations

Lana Jelenjev was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014. And after almost 2 years of treatment, she took time to reconnect with herself and her mission. It was during this time that she realised how it is our responsibility to be SELF-FULL. Because when we are selfish, we have no room to meet the needs of others, and when we are selfless, we fail to meet our own needs. But when we are self-full that’s when magic happens. Lana is the co founder of She Dares, a website and group of curious women exploring the science, myths, taboos and possibilities surrounding a modern women and why they should invest and prioritise in her personal stack of gold. As a child Lana loved writing poetry and have different diaries and notebooks where she scribbled her thoughts. "I find it alarming if I cannot find a pen and paper next to me, for those 'just in case I have a brilliant idea' moments" she says. In this episode: Lana shares some of her key messages around self-fullness and how we need to prioritise ourself sometimes to

Born and raised in a suburb of Chennai in South India, Naresh Kumar has always dreamt big, something which ore often seemed ludicrous and completely unattainable. Today, he lives an amazing action packed life and is dedicated to helping other.  He is a living example of kindness, and how our circumstances DO NOT need to confine us.  His most recent adventure was to cycle the entire length of New Zealand (3,000kms!) on a tandem bike raising money and awareness of human trafficking.  His main message - 'No matter what your dreams ar - he are possible!. Some key quotes from our conversation: Life was a big survival - even from the beginning, growing up in poor conditions, and everything was a big challenge (1:35) Freedom - 27 million people in this world don't have that.  The highest form of living is freedom and they don't have it (6:08) When people go there, they should treat them as humans and not a commodity (7:40) A challenge can't be a real challenge unless there is a possibility of failure (11:40) Everyt

In 2014, life seemed incredible for Christine Morris.  Her business was thriving, and life was going just how she had planned it.  But in an instant, that all changed when her house was burnt to the ground.  She and her family lost everything!   The months following this tragedy became a time of reflection for her and, rather than looking at this loss as a setback, she chose to use the lessons she learned through her journey to help even more entrepreneurs create a fabulously balanced life.  Throughout Christine’s career, she has proven her ability to overcome adversity and use it to create opportunities to help other entrepreneurs. Her experience, combined with her focus on balance and strategies, assures even the most overloaded business owner will find clarity and success. Today, Christine uses this experience as a business and productivity coach, helping busy entrepreneurs create a life that is more inline with both their personal and business goals. You can find Christine over at: www.fabulouslybalanced

In 2012 Virginia Phillips survived a very traumatic car accident.  Seated behind the driver, a truck crashed into the side of their car where Virginia was sitting and unfortunately, she took a lot of the impact.  Her entire left side was crushed, including her hip, chest and lung, and she has been left with many long lasting effects.  Four years on from this devastating event, and after being diagnosed as 100% disabled, Virginia is using her experiences to help others.  She is currently writing a book, and not only that, she is actively helping families to experience financial freedom by teaching them effective ways to get out of debt.     "Every day is a gift but all too often we are too busy doing daily tasks to use that time for something worthy of highlighting years later. Typically, this only changes if we have a sense of urgency due to age or medical reasons yet the desire to leave our mark has been there."   In this episode we will learn: -  The exciting things and experiences that saying 'yes' to ev

Tami J Woodham suddenly lost the use of both her arms and legs due to suspected MS (Multiple Sclerosis).  And through food, she has been able to heal herself and help others to do the same.   Today she shares how detoxing, raw food and a change to lifestyle enabled her health to turn around and how it sparked her mission to help others live healthy lives too.  Her passion is helping others to improve their health by getting confident in their own body and mind, and to understand how raw foods and lifestyle changes can have a positive effect on our health and happiness.  Alongside her husband Luke, she runs raw food workshops, transition and fasting programs, events and retreats, and private coaching.   In todays episode we will discover:   - What Tami J experienced as she felt her body shutting down, and how she loss the use of her arms and legs -  How bacteria overgrowth in the gut can cause chronic fatigue  - Tami J's new thoughts connecting breast implants and gut health. - Why ketosis can be goo

Our guest today is Trudi Pavlovsky -  a truly creative woman on a mission to support everyday people to share to their message and skills at the highest level possible.      She shares some of the profound experiences that she has been though in life, from abuse and rape to drug addiction and suicide attempts before changing her pathway, and using these experiences to create a positive life that she loves, and where she is able to help others.   In 2008, after successfully climbing the corporate ladder, she realised that she didn't like the view from the top, so took on a new path that aligned with her dreams and passion.  Today, Trudi has her own coaching business, and supports others in getting their message out via online courses and mind management processes.   Trudi is based in Melbourne Australia.  She loves dancing, and her 3 fur babies Kitten, Toya and Speed Panda :)   In todays episode we will discover:   - How Trudi grew from traumatic childhood experiences including mental, physical and sexual

Medyhne Lebachen is meditation and lifestyle guru focused on having an abundant and joy-filled existence, and helping others to do the same.  She's had a fair share of challenges, including the stillbirth of her third child, a divorce, and the losses of others close to her, however it has been through these difficult times that she has focused in on being present in her life, choosing positive behaviours, and designing out her best future.  Today she helps many others by passing on the skills and lessons she has learnt through those harder times.  Medyhne also runs Parents after Kids (www.parentsafterkids.com) which is a highly interactive and supportive Facebook Group for all types of parents in different parenting situations (from being happily married to separated or divorced, step parents, parents with kids leaving home...).    In todays episode we will discover:   - How Medyhne dealt with the death of her stillborn child and turned it around to help other families - Her experience of learning through d

Our guest today is Sage Andreasen, a Sydney based Acupuncturist with a love to inspire others to follow their dreams and to live a healthy and happy life.  Following many years of illness and unexplained fatigue, Sage was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease in 2009, and has since tuned into her body, its needs and her ability to design herself a healthy future.  Her efforts involved consciously choosing her pathway, and starting many areas of her life from scratch again.   Today, she feels great in her body, is positive about her future, and runs a successful fertility focused acupuncture clinic.  Her love for babies and new life are what fuels and excites her passion. In this episode we will discover: - What Hashimoto's Disease is, and how it can rob us of simple day to day living - The benefits of acupuncture, and how it can help to heal Hashimoto's Disease - How to tune into our body, and identify the things it wants - Some key triggers to Hashimoto's Disease You can find more about Sage at: http://www

Our guest today is Gina Van Luven, an international wellness speaker, author and Board Certified Health Coach. For over a decade, she has been working with a wide variety of clients from CEOs and top executives to stay-at- home moms and dads, guiding them to live healthier, happier lives. Having experienced a very difficult childhood, she was plagued by disease and her life was out of balance. In her early thirties, she discovered the tools that transformed her diseased, imbalanced body into a healthy, happy one. Today, she helps others do the same through her empowering programs. Some of her books include “I’d Rather Scrub Toilets than Cook – Tips to Getting In and Out of the Kitchen Quickly” and “Nutrition for Success – How to Maximize Performance in All Areas of Life.” She has been seen on ABC, PCTV and heard on several radio stations across the globe. Gina is happily married with three grown children and lives in Park City, Utah. She loves the outdoors and exploring the world. She is active in her commu

In 2014 Claudia Frasca-Jones lost her Father to Motor Neuron Disease (MND), an incurable disease that causes the nerves in the spine and brain to lose function.   Devastated by their loss, Claudia and her family decided to band together to raise funds for MND research and to help find a cure.    Two years later, their home made lemonade (CSJLemonaide) has raised a huge amount of funds, and they are taking it to the world to help find a cure for Motor Neuron Disease. http://www.csjlemonaid.com https://www.facebook.com/csjlemonaid https://twitter.com/csjlemonaid https://www.instagram.com/csjlemonaid/  

Ron Simplified Myers is an Author, CEO of Simplified University, and a highly sought after speaker.  He is changing lives by helping people to seek truth and to face their issues head on for brighter and better relationships, and helping people to realising that their most important relationship is with themselves. He lives by the belief that ‘Once you have self-love, the rest of your journey through life becomes a place of joy’. It was whilst supporting his wife through 17 years of cancer that he learnt many lessons in life and why he now has a mission to assist others in creating self-love to change the world.   In today’s episode we will discover: The inspiration behind Ron’s new book – The Relationship Success Handbook His journey through 17 years of cancer with his wife and what that taught him His 4 steps to the thought process and why we don’t need to get control of our thoughts His top 3 strategies to creating a brighter future Some quotes from our discussion include:   “You know, people really

Abused from the age of two and left homeless at the age of 14, Kylie Edwards had moved house more times than she had had birthdays and lived with 15 different families before she was 23. In the years since, Kylie emigrated to a foreign country for five years (and visited over 20 more), lived a monastic life in Nepal, and experienced poverty at 40 while re-educating herself, proving to her that everyone had a story and that everyone had a different way of looking at the world. As a young woman on her journey to seek some kind of normality, Kylie’s life was based on one decision: To figure out how to live without hate in her heart. Little did she know that the journey of liberating herself from the past would lead her to extraordinary heights of inner happiness. While Kylie has always said that being happy is a choice, nobody has ever accepted this simple explanation. She believes it is finding your own true self and being true to your daily decisions that pave the way to happiness. But most people think they a