Challenges That Change Us

Trigger warning: Anorexia, perfectionism, panic attacks

Body image disorders can occur for a number of reasons and can slip quietly and insidiously into our lives through a number of ways.

One space t…

This week’s episode is a little different to most. Kevin Dupe is a man who has lived an incredibly full life, and because of that there are just so many challenges that he has overcome. On top of tha…

Trigger warning: This episode discusses premature birth, postpartum depression and anxiety

For those who haven’t experienced it, premature birth may seem like a simple concept. The baby is born early.

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Trigger warning: grief, miscarriage

Grief has been a common theme on this podcast, but often it has been discussed as a side effect, or an addition to the main challenge.

You might remember that we spo…

A lot of people have at some point jokingly said “Oh that’s my OCD acting up” when it comes to being a bit specific about details and for a lot of us that is the extent of our experience with Obsessi…

Today we are talking to an incredible man who, together with his with Phoebe, went through the horrendous experience of losing their daughter Josie to Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).

Matt Dun…

Trigger warning: anxiety, imposter syndrome

The term imposter syndrome gets used more and more commonly these days and many of us have probably experienced it at some point. But just how closely is it…

Trigger warning: eating disorders and depression

Eating disorders are a mental disorder that is gaining a lot more awareness, but there is still so much we do not know.

That is why I am so honoured to …

Cancer is a topic that has come up a bit on Challenges That Change Us, but my good friend Col Secomb has an incredible story to share about not only overcoming a brain tumour the size of a plum, but …

Trigger warning – depression and suicide

We have been honoured to have a few guests share their stories of mental health battles, this week’s episode is a truly detailed and immersive story of what it…

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A lot of the challenges we discuss on this podcast are …

Trigger warning: This episode covers the details of a genocide and discusses murder, rape, assault, slavery and more.

This episode I have the privilege to be speaking to someone truly courageous and i…

For this episode we’re going to have a little change of pace with an expert to give us some amazing guidance and advice on positive education and the science of well being.

Marnie Thomas is the head o…

Cancer is an enormous challenge that many of us, or our loved ones may encounter.

But somehow a lot of us are still unaware of what is involved in the recovery journey.

And for Australians, an alarming…

This weeks episode is all about overing MS or Multiple sclerosis

Lynda MacCallum grew up on her family’s sheep and cattle property in a little district called Timor, in the foothills of the Great Divi…

For this episode we are examining a very different kind of challenge. The journey of launching and running a national charity at the age of 10.

Jack Berne is the founder of the Jack’s Mate’s Foundatio…

Work, life balance is something we are all becoming a lot more aware of, but being aware and enacting it are two very different things.

Most of us will be familiar with the feeling of burn out, over w…

In this episode we are delving into the topic of ‘Chronic pain’. It’s a term that is being used more and more often, but for those on the outside, how much do we really understand about it? How much …

For this episode we are welcoming back my incredible friend Jess Lawton who you might remember from episode 22 “When no one notices you have anxiety”.

But this time around she is sharing a completely …