Courage Unravelled

Sana Turnock
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Sometimes you choose courage and at other times it’s forced upon you. Courage Unravelled is a podcast series about everyday people, professionals, influencers, business people, celebrities and community superstars.You will be served with dollops of courage, resilience and strength here, so come along and be educated and inspired. You just may find new ways to flex your own courage muscle. My name is Sana Turnock and I am your host.

  1. 21/08/2021

    S5. Ep.30 Tori Kopke – Stopping a Plane for Love

    Have you ever made a quick decision that turns out to be monumentally life changing? Rural business coach Tori Kopke has. She’s made at least three.  Find out how backpacker Texan Tori finds herself stuck in Margaret River with no money after having spent it doing numerous wine tours. Where to next? Travelling gives you the courage to do some crazy things. She chooses the wheatbelt town of Cunderdin to have her final Australian adventure before heading back to Texas.   What happens next? You’re going to have to join us to find out!  Time: 31.56min What we talk about: ·         Texas ·         Leaving the life you know for love ·         Travelling backpacker style (not!) throughout the South West of Western Australia ·         The train to Cunderdin  ·         Stopping a plane from taking off -  for love ·         Going shooting as a first date ·         Rural living ·         Leaning into discomfort  ·         Family support, business support ·         Self-confidence, intuition, trust ·         Building a rural business network ·         The Big Ideas Rural ·         Building a business ·         Doing business in the city, doing business in the country ·         Collaboration – doing things rurally ·         Courage is necessary ·         Why Tori’s business coach is courageous  Contact Tori Website: Www.toriKopke.com  FB: Tori Kopke - The Rural Business Coach | Facebook LinkedIn:http://linkedin.com/in/theruralbusinesscoach Podcast: Big Ideas Rural  Interview: Sana Turnock Produced and edited by: Sana Turnock Audio mastering: Woods Media Lab Copyright-free music credits: - Don’t ya bite now – Dan Lebowitz, Follow the Shadows - The 126ers    Support the show

    32 min

  2. 14/08/2021

    S5.Ep29 Steph Schmidt - It’s OK not to be OK

    Today we enter the world of psychologist Steph Schmidt and her experience with post-natal depression. Not just once but twice. Post-natal depression doesn’t discriminate, even when you’ve been trained with tools and strategies at your fingertips. Steph talks about her time and what has helped her move through the challenges that PND brings.  We also talk about what it’s like to be a rural psychologist in isolated communities and be 2020 Agrifutures Rural Women’s Award winner during COVID19.  Come and join us.  Time: 38.23min What we talk about: ·         What it’s like being a psychologist with post-natal depression ·         Therapy for the therapist ·         The benefits of being an award winner during COVID-19 when you are pregnant ·         Motherhood and post-natal depression ·         Isolation and loneliness ·         Mental health in rural and isolated communities ·         What it means to live rurally or remotely ·         Leaning into discomfort ·         Strategies for getting well and remaining well ·         Identifying achievements when someone has post-natal depression ·         Self care makes Steph a better wife and mum ·         Mental health challenges in rural settings caused by natural disasters ·         Rural resilience and rural resilience programs ·         The benefit of being flexible and adaptable  ·         Steph’s amazing grandmothers being her courageous influence ·         Fleeing from war, being a refugee, leaving it all behind  Contact Steph Website: www.cultivatepsych.com.au FB: www.facebook.com/cultivatepsychology IG:@cultivatepsychology LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanieschmidt2934/  Interview: Sana Turnock Produced and edited by: Sana Turnock Audio mastering: Woods Media Lab Copyright-free music credits: - Easy Day – Kevin McLeod, Eternal Garden – Dan Henig Support the show

    38 min

  3. 07/08/2021

    S5. Ep28 Peta Goodwin – The Activist who Created an Unplanned Movement

    What is it that makes someone want to become an activist? Peta Goodwin is an activist and co-founder of the unplanned movement called Nannas for Native Forests. Being an activist takes time, co-ordination skills and a lot of work – especially if you are the co-founder. There has been a groundswell of support for Nannas for Native Forests as people realise or come to realise how destructive the culling of forests means for the environment.   Destroying trees has consequences - for humans and climate change.  I have never interviewed an activist before let alone spoken to one but knew off the bat Peta and I have something in common. Our love of trees. Join Peta and me as we discuss the unplanned founding of a movement and what it has meant to Peta’s life beyond retirement.  You also get to hear Peta sing the Nanas anthem! It’s awesome! Time: 20.58min We talk about:  ·         The reason why Peta became an activist ·         What it’s like being a co-leader of a movement when you are supposed to be retired! ·         Taking part in her first blockade ·         The rapid growth of the movement ·         Creating an anthem  ·         Why Peta’s mum is her courageous influence Contact Peta FB: Nannas for Native Forests | Facebook  Interview: Sana Turnock Produced and edited by: Sana Turnock Audio mastering: Woods Media Lab Copyright-free music credits: The High Line,  Playdate - The Great North Sound Society Support the show

    21 min

  4. 31/07/2021

    S5. Ep27 – Melia Brent-White – The Winemaker who Became a Body Talker

    Meet Melia Brent-White.  A past wine maker who gained minor celebrity status in the 2000s. Find out why she decided to radically change direction and leave the wine industry and the family legacy.  The decision meant setting out on her own courageous path. A path that would take Melia towards Body Talk - an energetic-type therapy which enables Melia to communicate with the body to help it heal itself.  Growing up rurally and being a bush kid Melia never lost connection with the land.  We talk wine, body talk, land management, horses, health challenges and Melia’s vision. Take a listen.  Time: 39.45 min We talk about:  ·         Growing up on the land in the South West of Western Australia ·         Being a winemaker  ·         Being part of the family legacy ·         Burn out and health complications ·         Being a star – a female farmer on TV. Who will she marry? ·         Finding love away from the spotlight ·         Finding a new path  ·         Body Talk – what is it exactly? ·         The healing power of horses ·         The earth wants healing ·         Land intelligence and land ownership (the white fella way) ·         Healing through holism ·         Our individual connection to the land. What does it mean? ·         Melia’s courageous hero – Charles Massey  ·         Melia’s vision for her own future ·         The heart of a lion  Contact Melia Website: www.meliabrentwhite.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/innerequilibrium IG: inner_equilibrium_melia  Interview: Sana Turnock Produced and edited by: Sana Turnock Audio mastering: Woods Media Lab Copyright-free music credits:Pink Sunrise  - The Great North South Society, Playdate  - The Great North South Society Support the show

    40 min

  5. 24/07/2021

    S5 Ep 26. Jane Smith - Indigenous Adoption in a Remote Landscape

    Ever wondered what it would be like to foster a child in the middle of nowhere? Jane Smith (not her real name) lives on a station somewhere in Australia on 1 million acres of land.  Jane was studying to be a doctor and during her training she did a few units on indigenous affairs and thought she had it all covered when she and her husband decided to adopt two indigenous children.  Little did she realise she was going to go on a roller coaster ride that would involve intergenerational trauma and all the behaviours that came with it. Jane wanted to share this story so that people would get a real insight into the joys and challenges of adoption. She shares her fears and being humbled by the personal and spiritual growth she has experienced since adopting two indigenous children.  Jane also provides some insight into being a white woman who moves between a white world and indigenous culture because she wants her adopted children to never forget their indigenous heritage.  I invite you to listen to Jane’s experience.  A couple of things about the interview:  ·         No indigenous names are mentioned in this story. ·         If you find this story triggering at any point please stop listening and seek the advice of an appropriate health professional.  Time: 35.10 min We talk about:  ·         Living remotely ·         Station life ·         Social issues and isolated rural community living ·         Indigenous fostering and adoption ·         Intergenerational trauma ·         Indigenous spirituality ·         Effects of childhood trauma ·         Taking care of a traumatised child ·         Living in a blended culture ·         The outcome of killing a dog (by accident) ·         Courage Contact details:  N/A Interview: Sana Turnock Produced and edited by: Sana Turnock Audio mastering: Woods Media Lab Copyright-free music credits: Knowpe - Noir Et Blanc Vie, Eternal Garden – Dan Henig Support the show

    35 min

  6. 17/07/2021

    S5 Ep25. Libby Finlayson - Rural Divorce: The Gift of a Stronger You

    Libby Finlayson grew up rurally and on stations during her childhood and eventually got married to a farmer. She loved her life. She was on acreage, worked the land and with animals, got to ride horses all the time and began a family with her husband on the land. One day, it all changed. She was given unexpected news. Her husband no longer wanted to be married – to her.  Libby’s whole world was rocked. The farming and community life she adored was no more.  Find out how Libby changed her life and used deep emotional pain as fuel to help others in a way that would never have happened if she was still married.   Note, in this interview you may hear a dog barking from time to time. Allow it to be part of the rural ambiance.  Time: 33.45min  We talk about:  ·         Station life ·         Hardship ·         Having a governess growing up ·         Being a solo adventurer ·         Being among station cowboys ·         Getting down and dirty mustering, scruffing & castrating! ·         The farm life ·         Married with kids ·         Marriage break up and the aftermath ·         Leaving behind the dream life ·         Rebuilding  ·         Anger, grief and finding inner strength ·         The rollercoaster ride of emotions ·         City vs rural divorce. Is there a difference? ·         Single parenting ·         A new calling  ·         Health and divorce coaching ·         Habit and the ability to change ·         Libby’s mum and the women of her generation being courageous heroines ·         Courage ·         Turning adversity into a blessing Contact Libby:  Website: libfinlifestyle.com.au IG @libfinlifestyle, @beyonddivorcecoach FB Libfinlifestyle Interview: Sana Turnock Produced and edited by: Sana Turnock Audio mastering: Woods Media Lab Copyright-free music credits: Liquid time -  Aakash Ghandi, Eternal garden – Dan Henig  Support the show

    34 min

  7. 10/04/2021

    S4 Ep 24 A Running Miracle

    Donna Campisi is a driven and passionate woman. What has made her that way? It would be fair to say, that having a stroke at the age of 7, being diagnosed with diabetes at 14 AND being told you were unlikely to talk or walk again, would have something to do with it. Donna could have accepted her circumstances and be living a very different life today. Instead, with determination and ongoing support from her parents, hospital staff, allied health professionals and others, Donna became known as the Miracle Girl.  Find out how Donna defied the odds to walk and talk, run a 42km marathon and go on to become a writing coach, keynote speaker, podcaster and author of 4 inspirational books.  Duration: 29min We talk about: ·         Donna’s early life challenges ·        Determination ·         Giving things a go ·         The Baby Steps Method ·         Her books The Unlikely Marathoner and Change is not a Scary Word ·         How to train for a 42 km marathon as someone who couldn’t run before ·         Being courageous ·         Why marathon runner and ex-parliamentarian Pat Farmer is someone Donna          finds courageous and simply amazing   Contact Donna: Website & books: www.donnacampisi.com Social Media Handles Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DonnaCampisiSpeakerAuthorAdventurer Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/donna_campisi_/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/donnacampisi/ Podcast Name - https://donnacampisi.com/ready-set-goal/ Interview: Sana Turnock Produced and edited by: Sana Turnock Audio mastering: Woods Media Lab Copyright-free music credits: Fonkee Ryde 2020 Jal Edge of Water - Aakash Gandhi Support the show

    29 min

  8. 03/04/2021

    S4. Ep 23 From Betrayed to Forgiveness

    A lot of authors write books based on direct experience. Author and coach Sherianna Boyle was not expecting to take a deep dive into why her perfect marriage fell apart so quickly while undertaking research on her (then) up and coming book Mantras Made Easy. Betrayal is tough in any relationship and while in the thick of her own despair Sherianna uses her marriage breakdown as research and to do her own emotional decluttering. She turned this into a book too - Emotional Detox.  Another book called Emotional Detox for Anxiety followed.  We are given a window of opportunity to peer into Sherianna’s life and personal growth and dare I say, into our own. Duration: 32.28 min We talk about: ·         A marriage breakdown ·         Forgiveness over walking away ·         Emotional detox ·         Research and Sherianna’s books Mantras Made Easy, Emotional Detox & Emotional                 Detox for Anxiety ·         Being a published author with a reputable company ·         Courage ·         Why Sherianna finds her husband courageous Contact Sherianna: Website: www.sheriannaboyle.com & Books | Sherianna Boyle Social Media Handles Instagram: sherianna.boyle LinkedIn: sheriannaboyle Podcast Name: Emotional Detox  Interview: Sana Turnock Produced and edited by: Sana Turnock Audio mastering: Woods Media Lab Copyright-free music credits: Knowpe - Noir Et Blanc Vie A Typical Ride Out  -    Support the show

    32 min
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Sometimes you choose courage and at other times it’s forced upon you. Courage Unravelled is a podcast series about everyday people, professionals, influencers, business people, celebrities and community superstars.You will be served with dollops of courage, resilience and strength here, so come along and be educated and inspired. You just may find new ways to flex your own courage muscle. My name is Sana Turnock and I am your host.

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  • Creator
    Sana Turnock
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Courage Unravelled
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    Courage Unravelled