The Gift of Help: For yourself & each other

This episode is with Nicolette Lazarus, a self-described midlife woman, solo female founder  with  a 100% record of getting through bad days.  

Her life has been quite a  journey - growing up in an im…

This episode is with Greg Allon, father of 3, Chief Operating Officer at a TV Production company, enthusiastic runner, blog writer and aspirational author

15 years ago he was diagnosed with malignant …

Recently I had the remarkable experience of meeting Simon Sinek, the renowned author,  inspirational speaker and podcast host.  It represented a  wonderful reminder of you how when we dare to ask for…

This episode tells the inspiring personal story of the life-changing benefits of practising what I’m preaching.  To be aware of and have the motivation to overcome your blockers and asking for help. …

Here’s a few nuggets and insights from the clip of my conversation with Matt Black a colon cancer survivor and now charismatic campaigner.

Accepting help with unconditional gratitude, can trigger not …

This clip is from conversation with Osher Günsberg.

In the spirit of the joy of being asked for help, we talk about it being not the survival of the fittest, but more survival of the friendliest.  And…

This conversation tells the story of how a Paralympian gold medallist’s grit and self-reliance  gave way to vulnerability, self-awareness, accepting and offering help and a greater sense of purpose.

D…

I chat with Matt Black, a chartered surveyor from London, father of two and colon cancer survivor.  

Matt now campaigns to encourage everyone, especially head-in-the-sand middle-aged men, to regularly…

In this episode, I chat with Osher Günsberg, Australian award-winning TV presenter, author, podcast host, writer, and mental health advocate.  

Osher talks openly about his self destructive early care…

In this episode I chat with Tim Wotton.  A Cystic Fibrosis sufferer, who has been defying the odds all his life.  He wasn’t expected to live past his 17th birthday, but yet at 51 he continues to embr…

This clip is from my conversation with David Rosen.

We cover off the theme of how we should be more kind to ourselves, and that this can increase our instinct to actually help ourselves, and in the en…

A year ago I was admitted to hospital … and nearly said goodbye.  

It’s been the most extraordinary past 12 months of priceless lessons. So on Ashley 2.0’s birthday I wanted to share what I’ve learnt …

This clip was from my conversation with Tom Bagnall, a survivor of Stage 3 melanoma cancer.

Friends of Tom were invested in his recovery.   By accepting help, it gave a chance for friends to rally tog…

This clip was from my conversation with Tom Bagnall, a survivor of Stage 3 melanoma cancer.

We talk about tips for offering help: Make them specific, tangible and constructive.  
And how recognising yo…

In this clip from conversation about my health journey, we talk about the abundance of help around us, and that ironically to not accept help is selfish. But accepting it is practising self-care, and…

This short episode covers 3 simple tips:

1. If you have trouble accepting that offer, consider it the other way round -  would you happily offer help if you were asked in the same sitation?
2. Avoid as…

This episode is with Ursula Tomlinson, a wonderfully generous retired paediatric oncologist nurse I met recently on a personal development program. 

Born into a large family, and as the eldest she lea…

This episode is with Ton van Klaveren, a good Dutch friend, successful head of corporate sales, aspirational business owner and damn strong cyclist.
Highly driven and active, and a self-described impa…

This episode is with Daniel Kramer, a 24 year old cousin, fellow podcaster, keen sportsman and someone who’s relentlessly curious to find ways to improve himself.

Born with only 40% vision in one eye …