Bonnie Anderson is a singer/songwriter, who won AGT at aged 12, she’s starred on Neighbours, is a presenter on Ch9’s postcard and was the winner of the masked singer 2020 (the irony of that is not lost on me)

Taylor Henderson is also a singer/songwriter who came fourth on AGT in 2010 and was a runners up on the X factor in 2013, his self titled debut album went platinum and to number 1 on the charts and his second album ‘Burnt Letters’ also went to number 1.

In this episode we discuss:

-What life is actually like on a TV singing contest.

-Taylor being asked to choose between his life in the Pentecostal Church and his music career.

-Getting dropped or let go from a record label, in this case Sony.

-Bonnie finding new perspective and priorities since becoming a mum.

-Josh and Bonnie break the stigma around vocal injuries and vocal surgeries.

-Striving to be 1% better each day.

-Undiagnosed ADHD.

-Bonnie being bullied post winning on Australia’s Got Talent.

-Strategies for coping when life gets overwhelming.

-The value of looking at life ten years from now.

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Celia Pacquola is an actor, writer and comedian, who’s worked extensively in Australia and the UK and is known best for her work on ‘Utopia’, ‘Rosehaven’ and her prolific stand up comedy career. She is the current host of the hit TV show, ‘Thank God You’re Here!’

Sammy J is an Australian comedian, writer, composer, and broadcaster. He's played in Edinburgh, Montreal and London, had a sitcom on Netflix, is one half of the man/puppet comedy duo “Sammy J & Randy", creates satirical sketches for ABC TV and currently hosts the breakfast show on ABC Radio Melbourne.

In this episode we discuss:

-Having our self worth defined by our careers

-The unconditional love Celia’s child has for her and how beautiful that is when we feel our life’s loves (in a our career) are conditional.

-Sammy’s appreciation for nature, the clarity he finds when he’s out there and how comedically subversive it is in a modern world to go bush.

-The flux between sharing, giving and receiving in our work.

-The 5 P’s to reclaiming your power.

-Sammy cheekily hating on sport!

-Trusting the stress and the anxiety pre performance.

-The fear of it all being taken away, and how that might actually be a good thing.

-The antidote to narcissism is zooming out and not being the centre of our own world or anyone’s world.

-Meditation taking time, patience, diligence, like any practice should, and it’s gateway to flow state.

-Not upsetting people as a radio host.

-Sentimentality being the least cool thing in comedy.

-The difference between being depressed and needing deep rest.

-How to deal with awkward and uncomfortable conversations when you ‘Love everybody and tell the truth.”

-Becoming irrelevant as we age.

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Cody Weightman & Riley Garcia are AFL footballers currently playing for the Western Bulldogs.

Cody was born and bread in the South-Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. He attended Haileybury College, and was drafted in 2019 with pick no.15. He’s played 66 games, is a passionate surfer and over the past couple of years has begun re-exploring visual art as a creative outlet.

Riley’s from Western Australia and was drafted via Caversham and Swan Districts in 2019 with pick no 62. He’s played 27 games thus far and is enjoying a breakout season this year. Riley’s sense of humour, his relaxed personality and his love for family and friends are at the core of his values.

In this episode we discuss:

-Who they are beyond football.

-The reasons behind their desire to separate the human being from the human doing.

-Meeting a wise owl sporting speedos.

-‘The Warriors Way’ men’s course at ‘The Fifth Direction’.

-Struggling through ice baths.

-Riley finding perspective through his battles with injury .

-Cody’s serendipitous encounter that reignited his love for art and creativity.

-Tackling anxiety and panic attacks and how learning to understand them is actually a tool for success on the footy field.

-Practical mindfulness solutions and learning how to listen to what the mind and body really need.

-The importance of family, friends and our support network through the tough times.

-The value of creating routines, rituals and structure in life.

-Reframing what success truly means to them.

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Alinta Chidzey & Lucy Maunder are two astonishingly talented, well renowned and award winning ‘Leading Ladies’ of Australian Musical Theatre. For well over a decade, they’ve wowed audiences with their phenomenal performances.

Alinta has played many roles including; Velma in Chicago, Anita in West Side Story, Svetlana in Chess, Kathy in Singin’ in the Rain, Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar and most recently she dazzled us with her performance of Satine in the hit musical Moulin Rouge.

Lucy has starred as Miss Honey in Matilda, Mrs Banks in Mary Poppins, Cynthia Weil in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Rizzo in Grease, Janet in The Rocky Horror Show, and is currently playing the iconic role of Roxy Heart in Chicago.

In this episode Alinta & Lucy discuss:

-Auditioning for major roles at 37 weeks pregnant.

-Juggling motherhood and stage life.

-Dealing with the challenges of burnout and the strategies for coping with it.

-Anxiety and panic attacks before and during performances.

-The tips for keeping performances fresh 8 times a week.

-How to handle the pressures of auditions and live performance.

-Why they love the craft of musical theatre so much.

-The importance of stopping, meditating, or just having a disco nap!

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Jelena Dokic is a former world number 4 Women’s singles tennis player, having reached the Semi-Finals of Wimbledon and the Quarter Finals of both the Australian and French Open’s. She currently works as a tennis commentator and expert on Channel 9’s tennis team. Her much publicised journey dealing with the traumatic abuse of her father has inspired her to write two best-selling books. “Unbreakable” and “Fearless”.

Todd Woodbridge is a former number 19 Men’s singles tennis players and one half of the famous doubles duo ‘The Woodies’. He won an astonishing 16 Grand slam titles as a doubles player. He currently heads up the Channel 9 tennis commentary team as well as featuring on renowned travel show Postcards and recently became the host of the popular gameshow, The Tipping Point.

In this episode Jelena & Todd discuss:

-Seeing our self worth beyond what we do by establishing the core values of who we truly are.

-The brutally competitive and self focused world of tennis where winning is everything and friendships are hard to find.

-Moving through life with compassion, kindness and gratitude.

-The importance of discipline and hard work in achieving our goals.

-Shattering the myth of perfectionism.

-Jelena’s powerful ability to shift her personal narrative from ‘victim, to survivor, to thriver’

-Todd’s 5 box toolkit for ensuring our life is feeling full and in order, and how his heartache changed his life perspective.

-The value of having/finding a mentor (like Todd) and a core group of supportive people in our lives.

-Jelena’s desire for society to be having the type of conversations that happened in this episode.

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