Amy Loughren - From catching a killer nurse to spiritual healing
Amy Loughren was a nurse, very content with her new found friend, until one random Tuesday in 2003, when she discovered he had been killing patients for 16 years. It was up to her to catch him.
Up until 2003, I was a lazy Buddhist and a Trauma/ ICU/ ER Nurse who inconsistently meditated, read the occasional self help book, and was too overworked to recognize or remember my gifts.
I was a single Mom, exhausted, and not seeking anything remotely resembling the metaphysical except maybe a good night's sleep with a prophetic dream.
Abruptly, on a random Tuesday, everything changed.
In October 2003 I found out my closest friend at work was murdering people. This was a true friend I confided in, shared secrets with, and trusted with my life. I adored him.
After I helped the Detectives from the New Jersey Prosecution put him behind bars, I set out on a magical path to answer my scariest question:
How the hell could I love someone so dark?
The journey down the Rabbit Hole to that answer brought me face-to-face with spiritual gurus, energy healers, visionaries, and real-life, spontaneously awakened, modern day Buddhas.
I read book after book and took every workshop I could find. I had set out to heal myself and in that process, I had many Spiritually Transformative Events. I also was shown my own gifts, my own team of Spirit Guides, and surprising intuitive abilities which I effortlessly access every. single. moment. of. every. day.
I now have created a life filled with abundance, exotic travels, and beautiful relationships. My amazingly full and adventurous life was created through a deep understanding of this Matrix we live in.
I DID receive and answer to my question, and it was surprisingly beautiful and simple.
The answer appeared loudly during an energy healing session.
“Without being inspired by the intense darkness, I would not have been open to receiving all that this physical/spiritual Realm had to offer me.”
‘The darkness in him was also in me and it was leading me to the light within this world.’
I am now a Reiki Master, a Hypnotherapist, NLP Practitioner, Meditation Instructor, DreamSculptor Practitioner, Reconnective Healer, Integrative Energy Healer, Past Life Regressionist, Crystal Language Reader, Medical Intuitive, and learned "The Work" from Byron Katie.
Pulling from dozens of different learned modalities and my own special access to the other Realms, I now help others develop a unique Guidance Plan for deeper connections.
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Website: https://www.amythegoodnurse.com/
Website: https://www.mostimportantpatient.com/
Insta: Amy Loughren Ridgeway @amythegoodnurse
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Kerryn Vaughan - The importance of time out
Before you hustle and grind your way into overload, think about how you can create space in your calendar for little adventures and time out.
Time out is critical. It’s way too easy to hustle and grind and think we have to live up to the expectations of other people. Nothing could be further from the truth. You can succeed and achieve amazing things, even if you take the time to rejuvenate and take care of yourself. It’s that old oxygen mask analogy in play here. Put yours on first or you won’t be able to help anybody else.
Terry Tucker - From SWAT Team to amputee
Terry Tucker is the founder of Motivational Check, helping people to see the positives. After a melanoma changed Terry’s life, he realised you have two choices - beat it, or let it beat you.
Terry Tucker is a sought-after speaker who believes in the power of a good story to motivate, inspire, and encourage others to lead their uncommon and extraordinary lives.
By combining his twelve-year cancer journey with his diverse business, athletic coaching, and law enforcement expertise, he delivers compelling yet relatable presentations for conferences, virtual events, panels, meetings, and seminars.
Terry is the Founder of Motivational Check LLC and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from The Citadel and a Master's degree from Boston University.
He has been an NCAA Division I college basketball player, a marketing executive, a hospital administrator, a customer service manager, a SWAT Hostage Negotiator, a business owner, a high school basketball coach, and a cancer warrior.
He is the author of the book Sustainable Excellence, Ten Principles To Leading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life. Terry has been featured in Authority, Thrive Global, and Human Capital Leadership magazines. In addition, he is quoted in the new book, Audaciousness, Your Journey To Living A Bold And Authentic Life by Maribel Ortega and Helen Strong
Terry has also developed The 4 Truths, to encourage, guide, and support the audiences he speaks with:
1. Control your mind, or it will control you.
2. Embrace the pain and discomfort we all experience in life and use it to make you a stronger and more resilient individual.
3. What you leave behind is what you weave in the hearts of other people.
4. As long as you don't quit - you can never be defeated.
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Website: motivationalcheck.com
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Kerryn Vaughan - Rethinking Rats
The humble rat has been labelled as undesirable vermin for as long as we can remember. However, there’s another side to rats that needs a whole lot more appreciation.
Let’s rethink rats. There are still around 110 million active landmines around the world, and detecting and destroying them is not a cheap or easy process, partly due to the weight and inefficiency of humans. Rats on the other hand, are extremely efficient at detecting landmines and other explosives and are being used around the world to help return land to local communities.
The organisation leading the way with rats is APOPO. Not only can the rats detect TNT, they are also used to detect tuberculosis and are now being trained for search and rescue, to detect people trapped under rubble.
Kerryn Vaughan - Reflections of Cambodia
A recent trip to Cambodia confirmed the deeply positive impact of extending love to others, especially in the workplace.
Kindness, gratitude, simplicity and community are four words that easily come to mind when thinking about Cambodia. During a recent trip to deliver an accelerate version of my Confident Leaders Program, so many other things became apparent about the privileged way we live in developed countries. As well as how impactful it can be when you bring your whole self to work and truly invest in loving those around you.
Jaimi Magyari - Songwriting with a healing twist
Jaimi Magyari has always wanted to help people, and especially through music. Her new project has her writing personalised songs to help people express themselves and start the healing journey.
Anishinaabe, Music composer, Multi-Musician
Growing up in a musical household, Jaimi was singing before she was talking; and it was only a matter of time before she picked up an instrument of her own. At the age of four, her father brought home a mini keyboard, and she immediately started training her ear and taught herself how to play. When she was 12, Jaimi had asked to learn how to play guitar as well. As she grew older, she taught herself how to play more instruments, and write music.
One late night out, Jaimi was at a concert with one of her friends who was going through a rough time with her partner at the time. Her friend told her that she felt like the villain because her partner kept playing the victim card all the time, and said she was tired of it and SHE wanted to be the victim for once when she ends the relationship. Jaimi thought about it, and said that she didn’t have to settle for being either the villain OR the victim, she could be her own hero. A couple days later, thinking about this conversation, Jaimi sat at her piano and wrote a song for her friend, saying exactly that. Just a few weeks later, her friend ended her relationship with her toxic partner, and is now in a better place.
This experience planted the idea that Jaimi could actually HELP people with her music in her mind, she just couldn’t quite figure out how. She and her husband attended a seminar called The Hero Round Table later that year, which included a workshop tailored towards using your talents to help people. Filling out the worksheet, an idea was formed. Jaimi was always able to write her own music to heal her own heartbreaks and celebrate her triumphs. While her friends had popular songs written by other well known artists they had connected to in their own battles, they couldn’t write their own music. But… What if Jaimi could write songs for them?
Finally, it clicked. This workshop helped form the idea that people could come to Jaimi with their own struggles to get a different perspective, to help them heal their hearts, to help them get closure, through a song tailored specifically to them. Jaimi could take their thoughts, feelings, and any phrases or questions they might have and write them a song.
It’s still new, and Jaimi is still putting everything together so she is able to make this dream into a reality, but steps are being taken every day to make this happen. There is currently a portfolio being put together while Jaimi is learning the software so there can be examples of how she uses her music to help heal the hearts of people who are struggling.
Socials:
Insta: Jaimi Magyari @jaico.music
FB: Jaimi Magyari
Spotify: Jaimi
Blurred by Jaimi (album) - https://music.apple.com/us/album/blurred/1697607052
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Kerryn Vaughan - Embracing the New Year with flow
The world is moving fast and we can either hang on for dear life, or we can go with the flow and let 2024 take us gently to where we need to be.
As we move into 2024, let’s focus the impact we can make, to humans, animals and the planet. But with flow and not with resistance, always moving our intentions and actions in the right direction.
Kerryn Vaughan - Gratitude and compassion at Christmas
Christmas was never meant to be about consumerism and stress. It should be a time for family and love, and for those who don’t celebrate, they too should be able to enjoy the love that’s extended at this time.
Let’s slow down a little over this holiday break and consider the things and people we have around us to be grateful for. It’s a stressful time and people do and say some pretty ordinary things due to these conditions. We don’t have to push and shove and place huge expectations on each other. We can choose to slow down, reflect, and extend love and compassion to ourselves and those around us.
Kerryn Vaughan - Values
Values are more important than we often realise. If we express and demonstrate our values effectively, decision making becomes a breeze.
In this episode, I talk about values and how important they are as a lens to make great choices. Also, when communicated and demonstrated effectively, they help others to feel a sense of trust around you.
Kerryn Vaughan - Gratitude and Joy
In this episode, I talk about the power of gratitude and joy, and how both of them can transform your life.
In this episode, I talk about the power of gratitude and joy, and how both of them can transform your life.
Kerryn Vaughan - Taking action
Is there something you want to do? All it takes is a decision to move forward with it and actually make it happen.
In this episode, I talk about taking action. Last week we had our 5th annual Girls With hammers conference, and Gem Gale spoke about her new book that’s about to be released. At last year’s conference, Gem talked about this being an idea. She took action and made it happen.
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Kerryn Vaughan - The power of one idea
Do you have an idea that your keeping in a drawer? Maybe you can save lives but haven’t realised that potential yet. Take a listen and be inspired.
In this episode, I talk about the power of one idea, and how that one idea can change lives. The problem is, we often give up on our ideas because we fear failure, rejection or criticism. Also in this episode I introduce two amazing young men who are actually saving lives through their ideas. One, Heman Bekele, has invented a soap that has the power top heal melanoma, and is accessible to all. The other, Jack Andraka who was featured in my book ‘Magnificent Kids’. Jack invented a pancreatic test strip, extremely cheap and far more accurate than the regular test methods. What’s your idea?
Megan Munckhof - Cleaning up with Lead n Hand
Megan Munckhof is the co-founder of Lead n Hand, a simple product that keeps leads, ropes and hoses tidy and wrapped up with the perfect loop.
Megan Munckhof is the co-founder of Lead n Hand, and product for keeping ropes and leads looped perfectly without the tangles.
The idea of Lead n Hand was dreamt up many years ago by Megan’s Dad (Darcy White) who is a farmer and contractor in Queensland.
It came about due to a need to tidy up his service vehicle and to provide a storage for all his leads and hoses. The issue of tangled ropes and cords is a problem a lot of people have, and this is what drove him to find a solution.
The handheld device is secured to your cord, hose, rope etc on one end so you will always have it handy. The size of your loops depends on the length of your cord and where you wish to store it. The ergonomic shape is suited to both left and right handers and many different sized cords etc. You simply just click your item into the Lead n Hand and keep it secure for storage.
Darcy started by making a prototype in his shed then advanced to the family kitchen, where he heated up the plastic to mould it into shape. The family toyed with many ideas about how to over engineer it, but then simplified the shape and functions to what exists today.
Megan and Darcy have gone through the process of Patenting, trademarking, and securing the design in many different countries. This has taken a long time but has been well supported by a fantastic team. Lead n Hand is an all Australian made and owned product registered with the Australian Made Campaign.
Lead n Hand is very new to the market but has already received great feedback and fantastic ideas about how others are using the product for their own application, from electric car/bus leads to people with disabilities with limited hand mobility.
Megan and Darcy are excited to see the growth of Lead n Hand, and hope that people will love it as much as they do.
Socials:
Website: https://leadnhand.au/
FB: Lead n Hand
Insta: Lead n Hand @leadnhand
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Kerryn Vaughan - Kindness Matters
Kindness really does matter, and we should not express it solely in the hope of reciprocity. Kindness to self, others, animals and the planet.
In this episode, kindness is the focus. I always wonder why we need specific International Days for particular things, and wonder why we can’t be decent human beings every day of the year. Despite my personal thoughts, November 13th is International Kindness Day, and that should extend to self, others, animals and the planet. By the way, kindness has scientifically proven health benefits, so why wouldn’t be practise it?
Kerryn Vaughan - Time travelling 200 years into the future
Will we still exist 200 years into the future? Will the planet be healed? Will the planet still exist? What if we could ask a question of somebody from 200 years into the future. What would you ask?
In this episode I ponder the answer to the question “What question would you like to ask a time traveller from 200 years in the future?”. Firstly, I’d be surprised that humans still exist at that time! But I’d be curious about what solutions humans found to resolve problems. I’d also want to know what I could do better today to contribute to a better world in the future.
Jan Clarke - Healing eating disorders with love
Jan Clarke is the founder of Door 2, an online community supporting people with eating disorders and their families.
Jan Clarke has been a finalist in many awards across the decades. Teacher of the Year, Telstra Business Woman of the Year, and Nominated for Australian of the Year, but her proudest moment was when she pitched the Door 2 Story and won Founder of the Year in the Launch Victoria pitch event.
Jan describes herself as an ‘old lady with a startup’ but in reality she has always been telling stories, advocating on behalf of others for their voice to be heard. A passionate advocate for people on the inside of an eating disorder ‘Insiders’, and their families on the outside, struggling to understand how to reach their loved on and be effective in supporting their recovery.
With a Master of Education, Jan is recognised Australia wide as an expert in Developmental Education with close to 40 years experience in the delivery of programs across multiple sectors.
Her expertise in the field of Eating Disorders has led to opportunities to consult, coordinate and lead teams of multiple stakeholders to deliver humane, sustainable and positive outcomes for people with complex eating disorders and their families.
After a lifetime working in the Eating Disorder and Education fields, raising 4 fabulous adults and 9 wonderful grandchildren, Jan retired to the farm to enjoy the view from her verandah.
It was Audrey who pulled on her heartstrings and got her off that porch and out of retirement. In 2019, after 6 years of ‘evidence based’ mainstream eating disorder treatment, the arrival of adulthood and the independence that comes with this, Audrey had relapsed and her family was in the fight of their life to save her.
For the first time in her eating disorder treatment, Audrey was given the space for her voice to be heard. . Working together, Audrey, her family, Jan and her treatment team supported this amazing Insider until she gained the insight, skills, strength and capacity to lead her own recovery.
In 2021, Jan pitched an idea that was novel and untested. A program to help families and carers understand the ‘Inside’ experience of their loves ones with eating disorders. What was intended to be a 6 week pilot program of education, skills and support, hosted by Jan and guided through the ‘Insider’ experience, delivered unexpected outcomes.
A beautiful symbiotic relationship between Insiders and carers ‘Outsiders’ emerged. One where both sides felt validated, understood and supported. A relationship based on genuine connection, trust, honesty and commitment to one another was the result.
Door 2 has evolved from this original idea into a comprehensive program that is backed by research through practice informed evidence.
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Website: https://door2.com.au/
Insta: Door 2 - Recovery from Eating Disorders @door2eatingdisorders
Podcast: Inside Door 2
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Kerryn Vaughan - Debunking overnight success
Overnight success just doesn’t happen, and almost always, true success only comes after playing the long game of persistence, determination and guts.
In this episode I chat about the myth that is overnight success. If we were to imagine success as an iceberg, on the top we would see all the accolades, awards, and maybe even what we imagine that person has regarding finances. But we don’t see the stuff beneath the surface that has to happen first. The sacrifice, the tears, the rejection, and so on. We often feel the need to criticise the success of others, but perhaps before we do, we should reframe our thoughts and admire them for their persistence and courage.
Emilia Leese - Thinking like a vegan and rewilding a forest
Emilia Leese teaches how to think like a vegan by considering the ethics and interconnections between humans, animals and the planet. She also shares how to re-wild a forest.
Emilia A. Leese, is the co-author of Think Like a Vegan: What everyone can learn from vegan ethics. Emi is also the host of the podcast, Think Like a Vegan. She writes essays on life, travel and veganism for a variety of online publications and is closely involved in a long-term forest rewilding project in the Scottish Highlands.
Emi is a speaker on vegan ethics at a variety of events and developed life skills and ethics workshops for underserved youth. She has been a corporate finance lawyer for over twenty years. She and her husband Roger, who is also vegan, live in London and the Highlands.
Socials:
Website: https://emisgoodeating.com/
Website: Birchfield Rewilding https://birchfieldhighlands.org/
Insta:
Birchfield Forest Rewilding @birchfieldrewilding
Think Like a Vegan @thinklikeavegan
Think Like a Vegan (Book)
Think Like a Vegan (podcast)
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Kerryn Vaughan - Leading with whakapapa
We are all connected, and it is our responsibility to recognise what this moment is asking of us, and to respond to that so that those who come in the future will thrive.
In this episode I chat about the Polynesian concept of whakapapa (pronounced Far-ka-pa-pa).
Whakapapa is about an endless line of people with interlinked arms that stretches back to the beginning of time in one direction, and in the other continues on until the end of time. We hold our place in that line, and when the sun shines upon us, which is our lifetime, it is our turn to be the custodians of what has been passed on to us, and how we must take ownership of that and do right by others, particularly our tribe.
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Harry Bishop - Educating and advocating for reptiles
Harry is only 12, yet he already has a collection of 17 reptiles, and has plans to be the youngest person in Australia to build and own a reptile zoo.
Harry is a 12 year old reptile breeder & keeper in Gippsland. He currently has 17 reptiles in his collection including 7 snakes ! Harry is also a public speaker and advocate for reptiles.
Harry is seeking to change the way people view reptiles – especially snakes – and the language parents use about them so as not to create fear about these animals, but awareness instead. He wants people to understand that snakes are not as nasty as the movies would have people believe and to help them realise how incredible these animals actually are.
Harry also wants to be the youngest person to build and own a reptile zoo in Australia and is well on his way.
Socials:
Youtube: Next To Nature With Harry
Insta: Next To Nature With Harry - Reptile Enthusiast @nexttonaturewithharry
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