Lisa Ireland - From dream to fiction publication
Lisa Ireland is the author of multiple modern historical and contemporary fiction books, and mentor of many upcoming authors.
Lisa Ireland is an Australian author of modern historical and contemporary fiction. Her novels include The One and Only Dolly Jamieson, The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan, The Art of Friendship, and The Shape of Us. Additionally, Lisa has written several rural romances, including the Australian bestseller, Feels Like Home. Her eighth novel, The Studio Girls, will be released in April 2024.
Lisa has a professional background in education, with a long career in both classroom teaching and professional development leadership. Since 2021, she has combined her teaching skill with her passion for writing to successfully mentor over thirty writers. She is also a sought after speaker and workshop facilitator, and has presented at numerous literary festivals and community events, including the Queenscliffe Literary Festival, Brimbank Writers and Readers Festival and Romance Writers of Australia’s annual conference.
When not writing, Lisa enjoys reading, walking her dog, and drinking copious amounts of coffee. During the covid-19 lockdowns, Lisa taught herself to crochet, and is now the proud creator of one (somewhat asymmetric) knee rug.
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Website: https://www.lisairelandbooks.com/
Insta: Lisa Ireland @lisairelandbooks
The Reading Couch FB Group
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Andres Ruiz - Self-belief and confidence
Andres Ruiz is the author of 10 books, and speaks and coaches on self-belief and how to be more confident in taking action. He believes self-doubt is causing procrastination, and helps people move toward success.
Andres Ruiz is a motivational speaker, Tedx Speaker, Confidence and Leadership coach, and radio show host on 1030 AM The Voice and 106.3 The Groove in Arizona.
He is also the author of 10 books, 6 of those books were #1 on Amazon. He is also a children's author.
Andres has also been featured on CBS, NBC and Fox. Andres' has served over 40,000 youth in his community. His Mission is to help our youth and his clients do what inspires them to make the world a better place.
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Website: https://ibelieveinmyself.org/
LinkedIn: Andres Ruiz
FB: Andres Ruiz
Youtube: I Believe In Myself
Insta: Andres Ruiz @andresruizmotivates
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Alarna Bell - Global make up artistry
Alarna Bell is a make up artist who has worked all over the world with some of the most prestigious people and events, and has also created her own line of high quality products.
Alarna Bell is a passionate makeup artist with over 30 years of experience.
From the glamorous runways of New York Fashion Week to the exotic beaches of Bali and Vietnam, she has had the privilege of working all over the world. She is the Director of Make up for Miss Universe in 3 regions, Singapore, New Zealand and her homeland of Australia.
Alongside Alarna’s international endeavours, she has also taught in classrooms and workshops across Australia, sharing her expertise with aspiring makeup artists.
Throughout her career, Alarna has had the opportunity to work with esteemed individuals, including Golden Globe winners, WWE Wrestling Mega Stars, even the iconic Rocky Horror Picture Show. She has also had the honour of showcasing her makeup knowledge on television channels 9 and 7 in Australia.
Over the years, Alarna has come to realise that using the right tools is vital for achieving the desired results. After observing students and having thousands of faces in her own hands, she know how discouraging it can be to not have the right tools and knowledge of how to use them correctly.
So she created Alarna Makeup Solutions, which assist people with a curated collection of high-quality tools that are essential for flawless makeup application. To complement these tools, Alarna provides visual guides that not only demonstrate how to use them but also explain the reasoning behind each technique.
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Website: https://alarna.au/
LinkedIn: Alarna Bell
Insta: Alarna Bell Make Up Artist @alarna.au
TikTok: Alarna Make Up Solutions @alarnamakeupsolutions
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Toy Box Australia https://toyboxaustralia.org/
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Nir Eyal - How to become indistractable
Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. He is the author of ‘Hooked’ and ‘Indistractable’ selling more than 1 million copies worldwide and translated into 30 languages.
Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. Nir previously taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford.
Nir co-founded and sold two tech companies since 2003 and was dubbed by The M.I.T. Technology Review as, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.” Bloomberg Businessweek wrote, “Nir Eyal is the habits guy. Want to understand how to get app users to come back again and again? Then Eyal is your man.”
He is the author of two bestselling books, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. His books have resonated with readers worldwide, selling over 1 million copies in over 30 languages.
Indistractable received critical acclaim, winning the Outstanding Works of Literature Award as well as being named one of the Best Business and Leadership Books of the Year by Amazon and one of the Best Personal Development Books of the Year by Audible. The Globe and Mail called Indistractable, “the best business book of 2019.”
In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir’s writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Harvard Business Review, Time Magazine, and Psychology Today.
Nir invests in habit-forming products that improve users’ lives. Some of his past investments include Eventbrite (NYSE:EB), Anchor.fm (acquired by Spotify), Kahoot! (, Canva, Homelight, Product Hunt, Marco Polo, Byte Foods, FocusMate, Dynamicare, Wise App, and Sunnyside.
Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University.
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Website: NIR and FAR https://www.nirandfar.com/
LinkedIn: Nir Eyal
Youtube: Nir and Far blog
X: Nir Eyal https://twitter.com/nireyal
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Simon Rinne - Connecting mindful men
Simon Rinne suffered mental health conditions in silence for more than 20 years. Brought up with the story that men don’t cry, he struggled to deals with his emotions. Simon has since founded Mindful Men to help other men open up.
For over 30 years, Simon Rinne survived mental illness. Undiagnosed Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Depression, and Anxiety saw him turn from happy-go-lucky kid to dependent on alcohol to feel "normal". A parental break-up saw him become "the man of the house" - and this is where things turned dark.
Social norms that tell boys and men to "suck it up" kept me quiet... and in that quiet, Simon’s mind turned to suicidal thoughts.
But he survived and after 20 years of suffering in silence, he finally reached out for help in 2012. Simon was diagnosed, and started seeing a therapist. However, Simon expected the therapist to wave a magic wand and cure him. That didn't happen, so Simon kept doing what he was doing.
It wasn't until Simon became a dad that he started to reflect on how he was showing up. 1 year later, he burned out. This is where Simon discovered mindfulness, and started to turn from survivor to thriver.
Simon is now 40 years old, sober, and using his pain to fuel his passion - talking about mental health! Not only does he love to talk about it, but he designed his therapy business around making therapy easy for men who really struggle to open up.
Simon has also completed a Masters Degree in Social Work and established Mindful Men - a therapy business and global movement encouraging men to men to adopt mindful living, combat the stigma around mental health, and lower alarming rates of domestic violence and suicide.
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Website: www.mindful-men.com.au
LinkedIn: Simon Rinne
FB: Mindful Men
Insta: Simon@Mindful Men @mindful.men.aus
Youtube: Mindful Men
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Sam Horn - What to say when every second counts
Sam Horn has a remarkable talent for taking the complex and making it crystal clear. As a speaker, author, coach and pitch mentor, Sam’s 60 second formula for success builds intrigue and eliminates confusion.
Sam Horn is the CEO of the Intrigue Agency, a positioning/messaging consultancy, which helps people design and deliver TEDx talks, keynotes, funding pitches and one-of-a-kind brands.
She is also the CEO of the Tongue Fu! Training Institute, a trade-marked communication skills approach, that teaches how to give and get respect at work, at home, online and in public.
Sam is the author of 10 books including Tongue Fu!®, POP!, SOMEDAY is Not a Day in the Week, IDEApreneur, and Wash Post bestseller Got Your Attention?
Her newest book Talking on Eggshells received a glowing Publishers Weekly review and endorsements from Marie Forleo, Jack Canfield, Lynn Twist, JJ Virgin, Dr. Ivan Misner (founder of BNI) and Whole Foods founder John Mackey who calls it “The course-correct for today’s cancel culture.”
Sam's work has been featured in dozens of publications including NY Times, Forbes, Fast Company and, Harvard Business Review. She has been interviewed on every major network including NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, NPR and MSNBC.
Fun Fact: Sam Horn and her Tongue Fu! team stumped the panel on the TV Show To Tell the Truth.
Sam has had the privilege of speaking to more than half a million people worldwide from China to Chicago, Ireland to England, and for clients like Intel, Oracle, Accenture, American Bankers Assn.
Sam co-founded the Business Book Festival (held at USA Today headquarters) and served as the Emcee and Executive Director of the world-renowned Maui Writers Conference for 17 years.
She also served as the Pitch Coach for Springboard Enterprises which has helped entrepreneurs generate $27.8 billion (yes, that’s a B) in funding – and has been brought in by NASA, TED FELLOWS and Richard Branson's NEW NOW LEADERS to teach public speaking/media training.
Sam’s LinkedIn Learning course has been translated into 6 languages and is used by organizations around the world, (e.g., Amazon, KPMG, Walmart,) as part of their communication – customer service – leadership training.
As a consultant, Sam helps clients - including Terry Jones, Founder of Travelocity and Charlie Pellerin, Project Manager of the Hubble Telescope - get their books out of their head and into the world.
Sheri Salata (Former Executive Producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Pres. of Harpo Productions and OWN) calls Sam “one of the bright lights and most accessible wisdom-sharers in our culture today.”
Website: https://samhorn.com/
LinkedIn: Sam Horn
FB: Sam Horn’s Intrigue Agency
Insta: Sam Horn @samhornintrigue
Youtube: Sam Horn
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Leigh McDonald - Combating the invisible trauma of football
Leigh McDonald spent 20 years playing footy, and over that time received more than 40 concussions. He now lives with CTE and is on a mission to prevent the same happening to others.
Leigh McDonald, has been a resident of Gippsland for most of his life and is widely recognised as one of the best local football players the area has ever seen. He has achieved great success as a player and coach, leading Churchill to a premiership and coaching Wonthaggi. Football has also taken Leigh across the country playing in 3 different state leagues.
However, Leigh's passion for the game has come at a cost. Over a span of 20 years, he endured more than 40 concussions, including a severe incident in the VFL where he was knocked unconscious and suffered a brain bleed. These repeated head injuries have led to Leigh being diagnosed with CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Despite the challenges he faces, Leigh has chosen to use his experience to raise awareness about CTE. Leigh is also on a mission to help implement concussion protocols in regional leagues and has embarked on a campaign to educate others of the signs to lookout for with your loved ones after receiving head trauma.
Leigh will be running a marathon on the Gold Coast to raise funds for The Concussion Legacy Foundation, where he also serves on the board. Leigh's determination to show that it is possible to lead a fulfilling life with CTE is truly inspiring.
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Kerryn Vaughan - Cruise ship magic, musings and mayhem
To cruise or not to cruise, that is the question. For anybody unsure about donning the pirate hat and cruising the seven seas, this episode is likely to help you make that decision.
I went on a cruise ship around 40 years ago and hated it. Everybody on board had gastro, the flu, or sea sickness. I had the latter and needed an injection to ease the vomiting and nausea. But, it doesn’t end there or end well. I had an allergic reaction to the vaccine and blew up in huge red welts all over my body. Never to have that medication again!
I was also not the least bit interested in sunning myself on the deck, or gracing the beaches of the pacific islands. Instead, I waited patiently to dock at each new port, and armed with a video recorder the size of a TV news camera, I ran solo to explore the undiscovered distant regions of the island while fancying myself as a roving reporter.
I vowed never to sail the high seas again.
Fast forward to 2023, my partner says “I booked us on a family cruise”. My worst nightmare come true! However, I decided to put all my past negative grumblings behind me and give it a go. Have I changed my mind? You’ll have to take a listen…
Tommy Burke - Not just sunglasses & autographs
Tommy Burke spent decades in Hollywood as an assistant director, and for a number of those years also spent many nights filling his body with chemo fighting Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Now fighting the demons of Parkinson’s, Tommy sees only joy.
A graduate of Boston College, Burke started out in television as a production Assistant while working other odd jobs, from bar bouncer, golf caddy to factory assemblyman, to sustain the meager TV industry income.
His height and physical build came in handy, scoring him a gig loading grip trucks for Powerhouse Films, which further exposed him to commercials and films in and around the New England area. He soon became the ‘go to’ guy of Production Assistants in Boston, working every motion picture produced in Massachusetts.
After a move to Los Angeles in 1990, Burke quickly moved up the production ranks, working as First Assistant Director on an independent film with Johnny Depp. Nicknamed “the Irish Bull” by his west coast colleagues, Burke went on to secure Assistant Director credits including, Jerry Bruckheimer’s acclaimed TV series Skin, Close to Home, CSI Miami, and the pilot for Desperate Housewives. He spent his last five years on Chicago PD.
In 2003, Burke was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Three years of doctor visits, nine operations and chemotherapy treatments were all included in part of his rigorous 14-hour shoot day routine. To no surprise, given his well known tenacity, Burke conquered the disease into remission mostly by himself.
The experience empowered him to take inventory of his life, specifically his trade, leading him to approach his career from an alternative perspective that was better aligned with his personal values. Best known in the industry for his talent, perseverance and respectful collaboration with colleagues on all levels.
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Website: https://tommyburke.com/
LinkedIn: Tommy Burke
Insta: Tommy Burke @tommy_burke_dga
Podcast: Not Just Sunglasses & Autographs podcast
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Kerryn Vaughan - Real men cry
Real men cry and they share their emotions because they realise that all humans and feelings and that we all feel pain, grief, and fear. They also know we all need love.
For way too long, toxic masculinity has run rife. Men have been taught to be tough, not to cry, don’t show emotions and all the other damaging rhetoric. They’ve also been subjected to abuse and put downs for showing signs of kindness and warmth. This has to stop. The four men I talk about in this episode are indeed putting a stop to the harmful narrative that causes many men to self-loath and in some cases, take their own life. Mark MacManus, Matt Ferguson, Leigh McDonald and Steven Baker aren’t afraid to cry, and are actively sharing their stories in an effort to support men and others to ask for help and believe in themselves. Essentially they want people to know they are ok just the way they are.
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The Restoration Project
https://www.facebook.com/restorationgippsland/
Build Grit with Steven Baker
https://www.facebook.com/buildGRIT
Matthew Ferguson
https://www.instagram.com/mattyferg21/?hl=en
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
According to the Boston University CTE Center, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a degenerative brain disease found in athletes, military veterans, and others with a history of repetitive brain trauma. CTE is caused in part by repeated traumatic brain injuries, which include concussions and nonconcussive impacts.
Source: Concussion Legacy Foundation
Tracie Lund - Relieving hunger with People’s Kitchen
Tracie Lund is the manager of Morwell Neighbourhood House, and with her team, they have created an initiative called The People’s Kitchen that utilises volunteers to relieve food insecurity.
Tracie Lund is the Manager of the Morwell Neighbourhood House and has worked tirelessly in the community since starting there in 2012. She has introduced and championed much-needed initiatives, resulting in the Morwell Neighbourhood House becoming a renowned hub where vital support is available for everyone, no matter their circumstances.
One significant initiative of the Morwell Neighbourhood House, is People’s Kitchen. Each week, community volunteers work together at A Kinder Cup, another initiative of MNH, to cook meals for local people experiencing food insecurity.
Tracie is passionate about grassroots democracy and strongly believes that investment in and support of the community improves health and wellbeing, resilience, and employment opportunities. Her experience in supporting the local community every day on the ground has given her insight into what is required as the community navigates the future.
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Website: Morwell Neighbourhood House https://morwellnh.org.au/
FB: Morwell Neighbourhood House
A Kinder Cup cafe
Website: Tracie Lund https://tracielund.com.au/
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Tiffanee Cook - On life, passion, bikes, and music
Tiff Cook is not your average boxer, nor is she your average human. She is dynamite, and ensures that every waking moment is fuelled with passion.
Tiffanee Cook is a boxer, trainer, epigenetics coach, speaker and host of the podcast ‘Roll With The Punches’, who uncovered her childhood trauma when she stepped into the boxing ring at 29.
“Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the face”
Tiffanee has learned this as a business woman, performance coach and boxer; from the comfort, predictability and safety provided by the corporate world, to the lessons and let-downs in and out of the boxing ring. Coming to the realisation that, in order to have one’s hand raised in triumph, adversity, discomfort and combat must be navigated. In the face of the messiness of life, do we fight or do we flee?
Fuelled by the unexpected. Tiff's exposure to the corporate boxing experience opened her eyes to the connection between our physical, mental and spiritual selves. It lifted the lid on a world full of opportunities far beyond the one in which she once lived and it paved a path to growth, success, health and above all happiness.
Tiff is also the inspiration behind the latest album from Australian rock legend, Mark Seymour and has been honoured with a song dedicated to her.
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Website: tiffaneeandco.com.au
Youtube: Tiffanee Cook | Roll With The Punches Podcast
Insta: Roll With The Punches Podcast @rollwiththepunches_podcast
FB: Roll With The Punches @rollwiththepunchespodcast
Twitter: Roll With The Punches | Tiffanee Cook
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Rosemary Gattuso - Resolving disputes in the family court
Rosemary Gattuso is a mediator for the family court and loves resolving conflict in favour of the children. Her book “It’s not you, it’s me” sheds light on why some people overcome personal crisis and why some don’t.
Rosemary has been in alternate dispute resolution for over 15 years with a specialisation in family mediation and restorative justice practices.
As a family dispute resolution practitioner, she has helped many families to separate and re-establish in a respectful and child focused way.
She is on various Restorative Justice panels for Commonwealth agencies, including the Defence Force Ombudsman, the National Redress Scheme, and the Territories Stolen Generation Scheme.
Her practice draws on being present with clients as they navigate the changes and challenges that confront them, doing so in a trauma-informed and strengths-based way.
As a facilitator & trainer, she has been able to share her knowledge and experience on a larger scale, assisting mediators and mental health practitioners to work with a strengths-based lens.
Her interest and continued professional development in the area of child development, trauma and neuroscience have added another layer of meaning to the way in which she works and has placed her in a unique position to observe, learn, reflect and share.
Rosemary also holds a strong academic record, which includes undergraduate and postgraduate law, couples and family therapy and family dispute resolution.
Her initial interest in mediation was sparked by her undergraduate studies and led her to further study mediation and negotiation at Harvard University.
Merging her experience as a family mediator with her study of neuroscience and trauma, Rosemary's first book explores trends in managing personal adversity and proposes a strengths-based tool for self-reflection and has been endorsed by leaders in the field of the treatment of trauma.
She offers workshops and information sessions on these concepts, in high schools, businesses and with mental health practitioners.
As a chronic over-thinker, Rosemary experienced first-hand the transformative impact of rewriting overthinking into strengths reflection and is committed to sharing this with the world.
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Website: http://www.rosemarygattuso.com/
LinkedIn: Rosemary Gattuso
Insta: Rosemary Gattuso @rosemarygattuso
FB: Rosemary Gattuso
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Kerryn Vaughan - Exploring emotions
Emotional Intelligence can be quite an elusive thing. We all think we have it, many don’t, and some excel at it. But what dose it really mean?
Emotional Intelligence can be quite an elusive thing. We all think we have it, many don’t, and some excel at it. But what does it really mean? In this episode I discuss how we all have emotions, they are all positive even thought they don’t always feel that way, and that we always have a choice about how we respond. I talk about how suppressing emotions can make you sick and you will always have leakage, often at the most inconvenient time, and how reacting can create very damaging outcomes. There are 6 questions for you to answer if you feel like digging a little deeper. This episode is not a comprehensive look at emotional intelligence, more so a brief snapshot to inspire more exploration.
Brock Williams - 1000km through rain, hail and hell
Brock Williams was a typical teenager. A little aimless and a little self-focused, until he realised he had the power to change lives. He ran through hell to raise $45,000 for a charity, and is now planning the next challenge.
Brock Williams is a 4th year chiropractic student who left his home town of Rosedale to pursue his career. But with his heart still back in Rosedale, and a mate with cancer requiring ongoing care, Brock decided to take on a challenge to show his support to his mate Xavier.
His big audacious goal was to run 1,000 kilometres from Adelaide to Rosedale and raise money and awareness for children’s cancer, and specifically for the Sony Foundation Australia.
Brock raised $45,000 which is estimated to help up to 300 families with away from home accommodation while supporting their loved ones in hospital.
While crossing the finish line in his beloved home town was as grand as a king’s homecoming, the challenges he faced along the way were not so wonderful. Multiple physical injuries and unkind weather conditions, also left Brock battling the mental demons until he finally overcome all that was thrown at him and glided through the final few days.
Brock’s ultimate message to anybody who’ll listen, is that he’s just an ordinary guy who found something bigger than himself to care about, and with meaning and purpose, we can do anything.
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Insta: Brock Williams @brockwilliamss
FB: Brock Williams
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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.
