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A single slip on a wet morning changed everything. Rosie spent 42 years as a research nurse, then a head injury, a misdiagnosis and an atypical stroke forced a brutal reset. What followed wasn’t a neat comeback arc, rather a slow, honest rebuild guided by hope, intuition and the surprising medicine of art.

We dive into the reality of post-concussion syndrome, the pressure to perform while your brain says no and the fear that comes with losing a professional identity you’ve held for decades. Rosie shares the 12 days she spent in hospital after a silent stroke disrupted her vestibular system, the months of being housebound and the moment she asked the question that opened a new path. Why am I still here? From there, she began listening inward, funding an intuition course by selling a painting in 24 hours and discovering intentional creativity as a way to transmute trauma into tangible remedies.

You’ll hear how medicine painting became nervous system tools, how childhood programming and perfectionism gave way to self-trust and why neuroplasticity and spiritual practice belong in the same sentence. Rosie co-generated a bestselling book chapter with the Empowering Women Alliance, then stepped into leadership to help more women become authentically expressed and unapologetically powerful. We connect the dots between science and spirit, software updates for your beliefs and the practical steps that turn a whisper of hope into daily change.

If you’re navigating loss, burnout, or a life transition, this conversation offers a grounded blueprint for starting again, one small, compassionate choice at a time. Subscribe, share with someone who needs a nudge toward their own reboot, and leave a review to help more Everyday Warriors find us. What part of your life is ready for an update?

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A house build in Cape Town changed everything. Christopher had the degrees, the London job and the momentum. Yet one day volunteering added two dimensions to travel that a corner office never could, genuine connection with local people and the joy of making a lasting difference. We explore how that spark became Hands Up Holidays, a tailor-made way for families to blend adventure with meaningful service, and why parents say these journeys raise kinder, braver kids.

We dig into the early years, delaying the business launch to scout projects worldwide, learning to ask networks for help and discovering that families, not just time-poor professionals, were hungry for purpose-led travel. You’ll hear the stories that stay with you from children who played with classmates in rural Morocco who then chose to send their Christmas gifts to the school to a family so changed by the Sunderbans in India that they returned for a full year to volunteer. We talk practicalities too and how bespoke itineraries work with local guides, what to consider when planning around peak seasons and why accommodation often sets the timeline.

This episode is a little different showcasing standout projects with real impact. How recycled-bottle solar heaters in Argentina cut costs and waste, how eco-stoves in Belize reduce burns and asthma and how a long standing partnership with a forward looking Maasai community supporting girls’ education and safety. We also unpack intergenerational travel (grandparents, parents and kids) and how service abroad often inspires service at home.

If you want travel that forms character, strengthens family bonds and benefits the communities you visit, this conversation is your map. Christopher is creating a world of Everyday Warriors!

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One sentence changed everything. Tina walked into a wellness talk determined to starve herself back into control and walked out with a new mission: stop the slow self-harm and start choosing life. What follows is a brave, unfiltered account of how a childhood comment and a teenage jab spiralled into years of disordered eating, fad diets, five coffees a day and a marriage stretched thin. This was complicated by an undiagnosed ADHD lens that made masking feel like survival.

We unpack the pivotal moments of hiding in jumpers through scorching Perth summers, the shock of an unrecognisable face in a photo and the party video that retriggered shame after motherhood. Then we trace the rebuild as Tina found steadier ground through creativity and community, returning to the stage to sing in Baltimore, leaning into a CrossFit-style gym that celebrates who she is and volunteering with Radio Lollipop and St John Ambulance to reconnect with purpose and presence. Along the way, nutrition becomes practical and compassionate. Guided by a naturopath, Tina embraces three meals a day, prioritises protein and relies on raw foods that support energy, digestion and consistent training.

This conversation is a resource for anyone navigating body dysmorphia, postpartum changes, ADHD, or the aftermath of divorce. We talk about turning “fitness” from obsession into function, measuring progress by energy and sleep rather than a scale and the hardest lesson of all, self-kindness. Tina shares how she’s setting boundaries, preparing to tell family the full story and stepping into speaking to help others catch their moment before harm becomes habit.

If this resonates, tap follow, share it with a friend who needs a lifeline, and leave a quick review so more everyday warriors can find these stories. Your words help this message reach the people who need it most.

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Some moments split a life into before and after. When Matt was eight, a phone call about his mum’s fatal motorcycle accident shattered the version of childhood where safety felt assumed. What followed was a quiet agreement many of us make without words. To be perfect, pleasing and fine so no one else leaves. Years later, a high school essay cracked open the grief he’d pushed down, hinting that telling the story might be a way through rather than a way back.

We go deep into what came next. His grandmother who moved close and became a mother figure, the kind of unwavering presence that re-teaches nurture. When cancer came for her, Matt chose a different path than the one grief taught him at eight. He had the hard conversation while there was still time, saying everything that so often gets saved for eulogies. He stayed by her side for the final 96 hours, present for her last breath and found a devastatingly beautiful truth. That love can be most powerful in the moments we’d rather avoid.

The conversation broadens to pet loss and the myth that these goodbyes are somehow lesser. Matt shares how losing his dog Mikey upended his confidence as a “grief pro,” forcing him to confront guilt, timing and the silent calculus of mercy. Together we unpack why every grief writes its own map, why comparison steals compassion and why men must be allowed to name feelings without shame. Threaded through it all is the power of storytelling, when people voice the messy parts, isolation breaks and healing starts in the echoes we recognise.

If you found strength or comfort here, follow and subscribe, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a five-star review so more Everyday Warriors can find their way to these stories. Then tell us: what truth do you still need to say while there’s time?

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What if the hardest years of your life became the foundation for your boldest work? We sit down with Rhiannon, a single mum, artist and survivor who turned bipolar type 2 and C-PTSD into a creative engine, building a 1700 m² exhibition that celebrates women’s stories of struggle and strength. This is a fearless conversation about poverty, stigma, trauma and the radical power of art to connect people who feel alone.

We start at the beginning: moving homes, living in a shed and learning that time, love and presence outrank possessions. From there, the path zigs from Uni and fundraising for Kenya to then stripping to survive as mental health faltered. A sexual assault and a mother’s blunt wisdom become a pivot toward Rhiannon seeking help. Diagnosis brings context to a decade of chaos, where medication reframes fear into function viewing it as “glasses for the brain.” The highs and lows don’t vanish, but they get easier to manage. And in a rare twist, our guest learns to love how her mind works, using risk and intensity as strengths.

Art enters quietly and grows loud. First as therapy with calm hands, and steady breath, it becomes a private refuge. Then as purpose, portraits that act like mirrors for strangers. "If She Spoke, Stories from Struggle to Strength" fills a pavillion at the Brisbane Showgrounds with 30 monumental portraits and more than 180 unedited stories covering DV, grief, mental illness and survival. The scale is the point, as ordinary women rendered to museum size, their lives impossible to overlook. Built mostly solo, with a handful of sponsors, Rhiannon's show is community in action, witnessing pain, honouring resilience and reminding each visitor they’re not alone.

If you’re searching for language to name your own journey, or a place to feel seen, this one’s for you. Press play, share it with someone who needs a lift, and leave a review so more people can find these stories. Subscribe for future conversations and updates on the exhibition’s next steps, your support helps this movement grow.

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Some stories start with a roadmap. Ours begins on the side of a highway, smoke from a sliced radiator curling into the night while Dayelene and her son lie on a picnic rug, laughing at the chaos and choosing to keep moving.

From Airlie Beach’s endless summer to Victoria’s four seasons in a day, this is a candid journey through starting over, co‑parenting after domestic violence and learning how to let go of identities that no longer fit.

Dayelene is a single mum who rebuilt life twice, first for safety, then for alignment. She opens up about the hidden cost of coercive control, the slow burn of CPTSD and what it took to find grounding when anxiety kept hunting for the next storm. We talk safety planning and court hurdles, the sting of rental shortages, sneaking a beloved dog into motels on a state-spanning drive and the moment she realised that “old ways don’t open new doors.”

There’s no gloss here, just the real, repetitive work of recovery and the honest truth that relapse and repair can live in the same week. The conversation leans into practical tools including EMDR and therapy, daily systems that respect limited capacity, ten-minute walks that restart the day, food that steadies the mind and hobbies that reignite confidence. We unpack how to stop replicating yesterday’s life in today’s context, how to choose connection over isolation and how to teach kids resilience by letting them see you break and rise.

We also share what’s next for Dayelene, finishing a body–mind practitioner qualification, stepping fully into trauma‑informed coaching and launching a free community event in Geelong with breath work, meditation and open‑armed connection.

If you’ve ever felt stuck between survival and growth, this episode offers hope you can hold and steps you can actually take. Subscribe, share with someone who needs a steady voice, and leave a review to help more Everyday Warriors find their way back to themselves.

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This is my longest episode yet but it deserves ALL the time to tell this incredible Everyday Warriors story!

What if “being strong” is the very thing keeping you from healing? Shaunace's story starts with speed, a senior OT by her mid‑20s, a mortgage, a wedding to plan and a body built for aerial silks and pole. Then breast cancer hits. She keeps it secret, rushes back to work after a double mastectomy and reconstruction. She then powers on until pain in her chest reveals metastasis and a fractured sternum. That’s the moment everything truly stops.

What follows is a radical reframe of strength and recovery. Guided by a counsellor who helps unwind childhood beliefs, Shaunace spends 40 days in deep stillness, learns to cry again, and chooses radiation and tamoxifen from a place of sovereignty, not fear. Within two weeks her pain vanishes, challenging the expected timeline. She starts seeing healing as science and nervous‑system safety working together. Gratitude, sunlight and calm become part of her healing journey. A cancer charity’s “feel better” kit packed with endocrine disruptors sparks a new mission; she builds 11:11 Lab, a clean and luxurious skincare brand that later wins awards.

The third diagnosis tries to break that momentum. Medical menopause, a grim prognosis and a hard conversation about kids collide with a pivotal insight. If PET scans track cancer using radioactive glucose, then glucose is fuel. Shaunace pivots to a low‑glucose, animal‑based approach, layers in targeted off‑label medications and botanicals and integrates standard care. Six weeks later, scans show a 75% reduction in tumour sizes, including cleared lung lesions. It’s not anti‑medicine, it’s pro‑agency, blending oncology, metabolism and mindset.

We also dive into life after crisis which includes coaching rooted in NLP, hypnotherapy and breathwork, retreats for high achievers and a VA agency built to free founders from busywork. Shaunace talks candidly about identity, reconstruction, redefining family and why she prefers “clear scans” instead of "cancer free" and “thriver” instead of "survivor".

If you’ve ever equated worth with doing more, this conversation offers a new blueprint. Choose differently, align your care and build a life that heals while you live it.

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What happens when your entire world collapses around you? For Bridgette, April 2020 brought an unimaginable storm – serious legal proceedings against her family's investment business, followed just two days later by the birth of her daughter Emerald, all during the earliest and most uncertain days of the pandemic.

In this raw and moving conversation, Bridgette reveals how she navigated this perfect storm while operating in pure survival mode. "I remember telling myself, Bridgette, you can have a breakdown later. Right now, your priorities are protecting your partner and caring for your newborn," she shares with remarkable candor. As the legal battles intensified, the family lost their home, faced 27 separate cases, and Bridgette's body eventually rebelled through severe autoimmune issues triggered by the prolonged stress.

The healing journey that followed touches on powerful modalities including Reiki, kinesiology, and forgiveness practices that allowed Bridgette to release the dark energy she'd been carrying. Perhaps most transformative was discovering how her daughter became her greatest teacher and mirror, helping her shift from robotic mothering to present, joyful parenting despite ongoing challenges.

Today, five years into their legal battle with no end in sight, Bridgette has found purpose in her pain. She's building communities for others facing adversity, creating wellness programs for mothers, and embracing a new identity forged through fire. Her partner James is even developing a social media platform allowing people to counter misleading press narratives with evidence-based corrections.

Listen now to this extraordinary tale of resilience that will inspire you to find strength in your darkest moments and transform adversity into purpose. How might your own challenges be preparing you for something greater?

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