Challenges That Change Us
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 185
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
44 {Martin Broad} Losing the ability to move and talk in 48 hours
A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.
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43 {Carey Hauri} When a secret unravels your identity
A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.
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42 {Andy Gourley & Dave Connett} Red frogs and parenting tips
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41 {Samuel Munday} A professional cyclist’s mindset post a crash
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40 {Skye Hanley} Not letting your MS diagnosis limit you
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39 {Alex Robinson} Menopause, Perimenopause and Postmenopause
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38 {Anna Lyon} The devastation of a sexual assault cover up
Trigger warning: Sexual assault, Suicide, Losing a parent, Depression/anxiety, Post natal depression, Charging a perpetrator.
This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself p…
37 {Brenda Denbesten} Wrongly accused and sent to prison
Trigger warning: Drug crimes and false arrests
This episode is a story that took me completely by surprise and had my jaw absolutely on the flaw.
Our guest is Brenda Denbesten, a chemical engineer with…
36 {Erica Smith} When your mum beats the cancer odds
Trigger warning: Anxiety, panic attacks, cancer
At this point we all know that the events in our formative childhood years can have long reaching effects, often influencing us decades later.
So what ha…
35 {Morgan T Nelson} Dream out loud - anything is possible
Trigger warning: suicide, depression and substance abuse.
This episode is all about what comes after the challenge.
At 19, Morgan T Nelson found himself in a toxic work and life situation that resulted…
34 {Jess Galvin} When your child has a longterm mystery illness
We’ve spoken before about the horrifying experience of being in limbo when the medical industry cannot give you a diagnosis.
Imagine what it’s like when that happens to your new born baby.
In this week…
33 {Suz Greig} Life post acquired brain injury
Trigger warning: brain injury and trauma
This is an extra episode that we have released just to thank you all for listening.
Today’s guest is Suz Greig, an amazing friend and an incredible woman who wa…
32 {Allan Parker} An expert negotiator’s advice on challenging conversations
Sometimes one of the greatest challenges can be our interactions with other people. Settling disputes, overcoming inter-personal conflict or just reaching a compromise can often be anxiety inducing e…
31 {Daniel Bentley} From Agoraphobia to the Kokoda Trail
Trigger warning: this episode discusses anxiety, depression and agoraphobia.
We have spoken about anxiety and depression on this podcast before, but what happens when the panic attacks and symptoms ar…
30 {Marie-Claire Seeley} A common disorder that drs haven’t heard about
Challenges That Change Us Marie Claire
Battling any illness is a challenges in and of itself, but when it comes to often unknown autonomic conditions, the medical field can leave patients feeling lost…
29 {Andrea Wildenthal Hanson} Live your life, not your diagnosis
In previous episodes we have discussed long term illness, but this week we are getting specific by talking to Andrea Wildenthal Hanson about the challenge she has faced in living with Multiple sclero…
28 {Rob Sams} What happens when you call lifeline?
Trigger warning: this episode discusses suicide and depression.
If you are struggling, please call lifeline on 13 11 14.
After a few weeks of episodes discussing mental health and other struggles we no…
27 {Aggie Seiler} The recovery journey from child sexual abuse
Trigger warning: this episode discusses childhood sexual abuse and depression.
In Australia support for sexual assault survivors is available at 1800 RESPECT or 1800 737 732. Children and young adults…
26 {Jessica Macguire} Chronic stress and the vagus nerve
Trigger warning: this episode discusses mental health, depression and anxiety as well as chronic pain.
Jessica Macguire who has worked as a trauma informed integrated physio therapist for 14 years and…
25 {Roger Sutherland} The crippling effects of work stress
Trigger warning: this episode discusses depression, anxiety, PTSD, strokes and stressful work environments.
For this episode we are joined by Roger Sutherland.
Roger is a veteran law enforcement office…