The Vulnerability Effect Podcast - with Lotty Roberts Lotty Roberts

Kate Billing is the Founder & Creative Director of Blacksmith, a specialist leadership development practice committed to the forging of human-centred leaders and fully human organisations.
For the past 25 years Kate has worked in the people, culture and leadership space, building a reputation for sharp insights, compassionate challenge, warmth, and energy.
Kate believes it’s time for a new kind of leader: human-centred leaders who together will create the world we need for our shared future. Leaders who are examples of what’s possible when we commit to the highest levels of humanity and responsibility in the ways that we live, lead and work.
A lot of ground is covered during this episode in terms of discussions topics, (all related to vulnerability of course) including, toxic positivity, how the term midlife crisis should be rebranded as midlife awakening, the definition of productivity and the importance of space (all topics that I LOVE talking about hence why this is one of our longest episodes to date).  On top of this Kate also shares her personal story and experiences around the big V.
You can connect with Kate on LinkedIn or find out more about Kate's work through Blacksmith on https://blacksmith.co.nz

Sandro Mota is a highly qualified HUMAN ENHANCEMENT COACH and the creator of THE MOTA METHOD. His method includes a hybrid of different techniques that Sandro has studied and developed that integrate body, mind breath and spirit to help them overcome emotional and physical imbalances.
Sandro has helped 1000s of people doing this work, his clientele ranging from Medical Doctor referrals, celebrities, olympic athletes, high schools students , corporate clients, parents and many more seeking a healthier & happier lifestyle.
Sandro calls himself a "MAN WITH A CLEAR PURPOSE" in his own words, you stop SURVIVING and START LIVING when you follow your true call in this journey called life.
Originally from Brazil, Sandro has lived in 7 different countries but has called NZ home for the past 10 years. Raised by a single mother, Sandro has faced adversities financially and emotionally but soon  understood that running away from his early age traumas was haunting him and holding him back, that's when FULL VULNERABILITY came into his life ... So his journey of deep healing took him full circle to help others and become what he refers to as his LIFE CALL! 
Visit https://sandro-mota.com to find out more.

In this episode I chat to Lisa Anstead - the founder of 'SoulTravelFitness' a health, wellness, travel, and fashion company.
Lisa helps clients feel beautiful in their skin by creating a lifestyle of movement and wellness from a place of love.
Originally from California, Lisa has lived abroad in South America and Asia for almost 10 years.
From a young age Lisa loved fitness and wellness and also spent almost 20 years working in education, specifically early years.
Lisa's journey to find health and happiness, like many, has been a winding road. In her teens a love of fitness, along with trauma and grief, and living in California became the perfect equation for a negative body image.
Then in her 30s Lisa experienced gut issues, hair loss and burn out which sent her searching for more answers. Since western medicine was not giving her answers Lisa found a health coach to do some deeper work, which is what inspired Lisa to train and become a certified health coach and personal trainer herself.
Lisa is now passionate about helping people live healthier happier lives, looking at all areas of their life, making peace with food, eating intuitively, moving their booty, being fully present, and living intentionally whilst pursuing their dreams
Lisa offers health coach, virtual personal training, and has a wellness, travel, fashion, and lifestyle blog at www.soultravelfitness.com.
You can find out about and reach Lisa on:
 -Instagram: @soul_travel_fitness
 -e-mail: lisa@soultravelfitness.com
 -Website: www.soultravelfitness.com

 

Jimi Hunt is a mental health change maker, speaker, author and adventure seeker. 
You may know him from when he floated down the Waikato on a Lilo  or for building the World’s Biggest Waterslide. Through these adventures he found out he could also help people, and so co-founded a charity called 'Live More Awesome'.
Jimi's passion is encouraging and inspiring everyone to take control & increase their mental health. It’s a growing problem, the WHO estimates that by the year 2025 over 80% of people on the planet will suffer from a mental health condition in their lives. Jimi's hope is to contribute to that not becoming reality.
You can find out more about Jimi, his books, his free 100 day program and what he's up to at www.jimihunt.com
 

Gillian Brookes is the founder and director of social enterprise, 'My Kids Village', designed to help working parents find local childcare to manage the juggle of work-life and kid-life. She also runs her own HR consultancy focused on building flexible workplaces and fair pay systems. 
During this episode Gillian shares both her personal experience and views on vulnerability along with how that shows us with the leaders and organisations she works with. Gillian talks about the importance of choice during vulnerability and how watching Brene Brown's infamous Ted Talk on vulnerability completely shifted her perspective on this inevitable part of being human.
To find out more about Gillian visit www.gillianbrookes.co.nz or www.mykidsvillage.co.nz. 

Shelley used to be the stereo-typical higher achieving, super-busy, corporate girl. She worked insane hours, skipped meals, lost sleep, over exercised and by her own admission did not take care of her health.
That all changed in 2010, when Shelley reached total burnout, her health crashed and Shelley lost all physiological function.  Doctors wanted to admit her to hospital, telling her she was on ‘death’s doorstep’ and there was little hope to heal her fully.
Shelley was eventually diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and spent many, many months bedridden, nursed day and night by her parents, unable to stay awake for more than 30 minutes a day.
Despite speaking to several specialists, nobody was able to help. So, Shelley embarked on journey to heal herself, studying as a functional nutritionist.  
Shelley discovered that her body had been giving her signals for many years up to when her health finally totally collapsed, but she'd been too driven and busy to listen.  Shelley was able to heal her own body and as a certified and trained functional nutritionist has now made it her career and passion to help others listen, treat and heal their bodies so they can live well.
Find out more about Shelley at https://shelleygawith.com/