What happens when you put three men who have spent decades travelling Australia together in a room and ask them about more than just four-wheel driving? In this episode of Wild Honesty, I sit down with Dave Darmody, Jamie Hazelden and Rick O’Brien to talk about the trips they’ve shared, the things they’ve learned from each other, and why they keep going back out there. We talk adventure, friendship, capability, depression, self-doubt, getting things very wrong, figuring things out as you go, and the difference between experiencing something and feeling like you have to conquer it. There are also broken clutches, questionable Land Rovers, nachos eaten sitting in a river, dingoes arriving at particularly inconvenient moments, and a fairly convincing argument that perhaps all you really need to start an adventure is the right attitude and a sense of humour. What I loved most about this conversation is that underneath decades of knowledge and experience are three people who genuinely want others to get out there, try things, learn and experience more of their own lives. And somewhere in the middle of all of that, we get into something I’m endlessly curious about: Sometimes confidence doesn’t come before we do the thing. Sometimes doing the thing is what gives us the evidence that we can trust ourselves. Dave, Jamie, Ricko and I will also be together onstage at the Melbourne 4x4 Outdoors Show. Follow them here: Rick O'Brien. Instagram: @ausrediscovered Website: www.australiarediscovered.com.au Jamie Hazelden: Instagram: @australianbushman Website: www.australianbushman.com.au Dave Darmody Instagram: @australian_offroad_academy Website: www.australianoffroadacademy.com.au If you're new here, welcome. Follow Us On: Website: https://emilyrose-collective.com.au/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/i.am.emilyrose/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@i.am.emilyrose Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4RudlWTVI0zSqoCv2rczbv About our host: Emily Rose is the creator of Wild Honesty, Edge Retreats, and Emily Rose Collective. After more than 20 years spent holding space for people through beauty, conversation, and transformation, she has become passionate about creating environments where people can hear themselves more clearly, trust their own voice, and stop letting themselves down in the process. Through honest conversations, adventure, Human Design, retreats, and reflection, Emily explores what happens when we meet ourselves at the edge of our comfort zones and learn to become our own GPS. Her work is built around a simple belief: We don't always need more advice, another course, or someone else to tell us who we are. Sometimes we just need enough space to feel seen, come alive again, and hear ourselves clearly enough to know the next step.
