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Max's Island

Max's Island

By: Meet Max Power
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 We’re told to always be in the present moment … we’re told to set goals and achieve them … we’re told that life’s short and to live every moment as if it where our last. Arrrgh, what does all this mean?? As one great lyricist wrote … “No-ones an island and sometimes it’s good to pretend” When was a time in your life you let yourself be ‘you’ and gave yourself the time to pretend? “Max’s Island” the podcast, exists so you can tell others WHY! Art Entertainment & Performing Arts Literary History & Criticism Social Sciences
Episodes
  • "I remember thinking, constantly ... It's not the things you have ... it's the people around you"

    "I remember thinking, constantly ... It's not the things you have ... it's the people around you"
    Oct 8 2025
    As a teenager, Monique Power was exposed to the death of a friend’s father and this became an early catalyst for her to realise “Life is Short”. She felt there was a need to do things. In her early 20’s, this took her to Ghana, Africa on volunteer work … Quickly, she realised her passion was not necessarily being on the ground, so to speak, but it was in influencing policy to make change … and using her ability and privilege to leverage. She also discovered that “Passion is well received” by others and used this thought for motivation to pursue a higher education in Political Science and International relations on her return to Australia. But just as the degree was being completed, her life changed with the conception of her first child. She was diagnosed prenatally with a very rare disability. The pregnancy was highly challenging and the medical professionals painted a dire picture for her chances of survival at birth. But Monique relied on her ‘passion’ and used this to influence her intuitive beliefs and decision making to guide her, not only during the pregnancy, but also following her daughter’s birth.
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  • "I think you've notice by now ... risk and uncertainty does not phase us as a family"

    "I think you've notice by now ... risk and uncertainty does not phase us as a family"
    Sep 24 2025
    n this final instalment of Deany Jaghdour’s visit to Max’s Island, we begin to learn a little more of her personal discovery of how she thinks and acts in stressful situations. The importance of professional mental health support is highlighted and Deany really learnt more about herself by reflecting on her early childhood memories. But, whilst she was managing her own mental health recovery pathway, the family life was not settled by any means. And in fact, it became more chaotic as they traversed the globe during a short period of time … This included living in Bali on 3 separate times, living in France on two other occasions and in between, staying in Melbourne and actually buying a ‘family” home in Perth. The reasons for these changes were mixed … and included multiple redundancies, taking work out of necessity and also by just “following their whim” that seemed to be the right thing at the time. And whilst all of this was happening, Deany gave birth to a second child … and embraced a real passion piece … where she self published a book for children, explaining the menstrual cycle in mothers.
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  • "What the "F" ... just go ... what are you doing here?"

    "What the "F" ... just go ... what are you doing here?"
    Sep 9 2025
    In the first chapter of this story, Deany Jaghdour met a man, Nabil … moved to Jakarta … married him and started a family. It was a whirlwind decision … and meant a new life, away from Australia. They then moved to Bali to open their dream restaurant … unfortunately it was just as Covid hit. These challenges were being faced by many other businesses in Bali … but since Deany still had her job in Jakarta … they thought they would be able to ride it out and come out the other side. That was until a motorbike accident left Nabil in a critical condition in ICU @ a Bali hospital … who were demanding large amounts of money before commencing treatment … Treatment to keep him alive and then to operate on his critical head injuries.
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