Challenges That Change Us

Ali Flynn
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Discover the transformative power of resilience and personal growth in "Challenges That Change Us," a captivating podcast hosted by Ali Flynn. Join Ali as she engages in heartfelt conversations with individuals who have triumphed over adversity or possess invaluable expertise in navigating life's obstacles. Dive into their captivating journeys, delving into both the peaks and valleys of their experiences. Through these gripping narratives, guests impart profound insights and invaluable lessons learned along their transformative paths. Whether seeking motivation or a fresh perspective, "Challenges That Change Us" provides the ultimate source of inspiration for all who tune in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. AUG 24

    179 {Tina Kendall-Davis} Why keeping quiet about stress on the farm can be fatal

    Try our FREE burnout quiz. Grab your burnout workbook HERE.  If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE.   There is a general belief that ‘life on the land is tough’, but many of us don’t realise just how tough it can be, and the toll it can have on the lives of the individuals and families who work the land. That is an experience that Tina Kendall-Davis knows very well. Tina is the founder of Anytime Counselling, a mental health service dedicated to delivering accessible, stigma-free support across Australia, with a deep focus on rural and regional communities. Her mission is personal. Growing up on a farm her father was everything to her, but like many men of his generation, he carried the weight of financial pressure, isolation, and unspoken stress. He never sought help, and when Tina lost him to a stress-induced heart attack, her world fell apart. She is determined to shift the mental health conversation from reactive space to a proactive one, because we all deserve to live our best lives every day. In this episode she shares: Life growing up on the farmThe darker side of living on the farmThe negative impact of farm life on her familyLosing her dad to a heart attack and her belief that the farm life stress influenced itThe financial stresses of farm lifeHow she responded to her father’s deathThe biggest impact on her life about losing her dadThe disappointment of friendships that didn’t help her when she needed themWhy she became a counsellorHow she made her unique therapy serviceThe difference between proactive therapy and reactive therapyThe importance of tools in your toolbox  Key Quotes   “If he had had counselling, we'd still have hi.” “We don’t prioritise ourselves the way we prioritise other stuff and it costs you your life.” “Stress is human rust.” More about Tina Find Tina on Linkedin or check out the Anytime Counselling website.   You can get involved with the podcast online On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 13m

  2. AUG 17

    178 {Lora Starling} Starting again after a business partnership break down

    Challenges That Change Us –   Try our FREE burnout quiz. Grab your burnout workbook HERE.  If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE.     Relationship breakdowns can have a huge impact on our lives, and while that might seem obvious, business relationships can have a much greater impact than expected. So what happens when a business relationship, especially a partnership, turns sour? Lora Starling is a creative logo designer known for crafting bold, memorable brand identities that capture a company’s essence at a glance. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for visual storytelling, she transforms ideas into designs that resonate and endure. Her experiences have guided her personal and professional direction and one business partnership in particular taught her a lot when it ended unexpectedly.   In this episode she shares -      Her career background -      How her business partnership was sabotaged after becoming pregnant -      What was it that pushed the change? -      The t intersection when she turned 40 and what changed -      How plants can teach us about the body/mind/spirit and connect us to the planet -      What were her biggest lessons and learns that were pulled out of this experience -      The inner work that's helped her get through her journey -      Her insights on branding and logos   Key Quotes   “But it's giving the subconscious permission to change>’   “It’s not just make the world a better place, it’s make me a better place” “I’d wake up and I’d either be crying or I’d want to bloody kill him.” More About Lora Follow her via her website, Facebook, Instagram or Linkedin.     You can get involved with the podcast online   On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com   If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    53 min

  3. AUG 10

    177 {Ali Flynn} 5 ways to anchor yourself in uncertain times

    Try our FREE burnout quiz. Grab your burnout workbook HERE.  If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE.   I am fresh back from a life changing holiday and have some personal perspectives I want to share with you all. In this solo episode, I’m diving into a space we don’t often talk about, that quiet, messy middle between who we were and who we’re becoming. You know, the moments after something ends but before the next chapter arrives, where life feels foggy, unanchored, and a little uncertain. I’ll share my own experiences of sitting in that in-between, explore why we tend to resist it, and offer gentle ways to navigate it without rushing through. If you’ve ever felt like you’re in limbo, this one’s for you.   In this episode I share:   -      What the space in between chapters can be for you -      My experience in the ‘in between’ space -      How I shifted from this in between space -      CH - change rarely comes with a roadmap -      What what shifted the way I see change -      What ‘life quakes’ are and how they can affect you -      3 strategies for life transitions you can use -      How to navigate transitions and not just endure them -      5 simple practices that can help to create shape and meaning   Key Quotes   “It wasn’t until I stopped pushing and started listening that things began to shift.”   “What if this space isn’t a problem to solve?”   You can get involved with the podcast online   On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com   If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    22 min

  4. AUG 3

    176 {Ann Marie Grace} How breath work helped me break free from depression

    Challenges That Change Us – Try our FREE burnout quiz. Grab your burnout workbook HERE.  If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE. Depression is something that can linger in the background, unrecognised for a very long time, so it’s no wonder that many people live undiagnosed for years before finally seeking help. That was very much the case for Ann Marie Grace, who, after years of building businesses ranging from a fast food franchise to marketing consultancies, and a boxed wine venture, found herself at a turning point when she realised she had depression. That of course was only the beginning of the journey as she chose to step away from the pressure of doing what she “should” and returned to what her heart had always known: to create, to guide, and to live wholeheartedly. Today, Ann Marie is an artist, transformation coach, and podcast host of Breaking Free, Coming Back to Me.  In this episode she shares: Why she didn’t pursue art and the negative patterns that influenced herThe career and depression she moved into after giving up artHer experience seeing her friend calm herself using her breathWhat her depression experience was like over the 16 yearsHow medication helped but didn’t fix things completelyHow she started to improve and change her experience of livingThe first steps she took to help herself and how sky diving was involvedThe differences she noticed after breath workWhat 'spirit' means for herHow art re-entered her lifeHow understanding the Human Design & Gene Keys frameworks has helped give Ann Marie permission to live the path her soul is calling her towards and why she now uses it with all of her clients  Key Quotes “Underneath it all, the current was, if I were to stop existing tomorrow, that would be ok, and that was just how I generally felt.” More about Ann Marie You can check out her website, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. You can get involved with the podcast online On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 7m

  5. JUL 28

    175 {Nick Gorman} How my anxiety was masked by the stress of my job

    Try our FREE burnout quiz. Grab your burnout workbook HERE.  If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE.   Anxiety and depression can hit many of us, but for some, the symptoms can be masked by the high level stress of their work which results in them taking years to finally seek help. That was very much the case for Nick Gorman who suffered an period that severely damaged his mental health, but took him 3 decades to recover from. Nick is a former Managing Director and Equities Trader at global investment banks like Citigroup and Merrill Lynch. Now, through his own battles with anxiety and depression, Nick founded Equilibrium at Work to provide personal coaching, organisational support, and keynote speaking aimed at fostering healthier, more fulfilling work environments while advocating for practices such as sabbaticals to prevent burnout In this episode he shares:   His early childhood and how happy it wasHow backpacking at 21 set up the problems that he has had ever sinceHow he kept going back to the job that hurt himWhat happened after his backpacking holiday and why it threw him so badlyHow his struggle showed up on a daily basisWhy the state he was in made him frightened and exhaustedHow a diary helped himWhat helped him after he left bankingThe journey he went on to heal after his ground breaking session with his therapistThe moment he remembers finally feeling clearerWhy people didn’t notice what he was going throughWhat it was like exploring what was behind his maskHow he was able to talk but never able to be clear on what was wrongHow he's found society has changed in regards to men admitting weaknessWhat he does now and how he helps others  Key Quotes “When you don’t have any options you keep going back to what you know, even though you know it's not great for you.”   “There’d been a physiological change in me through spending 13 months not looking after myself.”   More about Nick Check out Equilibrium At Work, or follow Nick via Linkedin.   You can get involved with the podcast online On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    55 min

  6. JUL 20

    174 {Alyson Richelle} Why I Didn’t Know I Was in an Abusive Relationship

    Try our FREE burnout quiz. Grab your burnout workbook HERE.  If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE.   Every time we talk about domestic violence and sexual abuse on this podcast the story is different, and this episode is no different. Alyson Richelle is a former Senior Sergeant with the NSW Police turned lived-experience advocate, speaker, and founder of What They Don’t Tell You, a movement amplifying the voices of survivors and exposing the hidden impacts of coercive control, invisible disabilities, and systemic failure. Alyson has lived both sides of the system, professionally as a frontline officer, and personally as a survivor of domestic abuse, chronic illness, and the relentless aftermath of post-separation trauma. She’s also a mother of three neurodivergent children and a tireless advocate for those navigating broken systems like Family Court, NDIS, Centrelink, housing, and worker’s compensation. Her work calls attention to the often-unseen abuse that continues after the violence stops through silence, disbelief, and bureaucracy. In this episode she shares: What drew her to join the police forceThe biggest challenge she faced during her 15 years in the policeWhat it was like being in a coercive and abusive relationship without realisingHer story of sexual abuse and how it is often dismissed when it occurs in a marriageWhy her abuse was dismissed and the flaws in the system preventing people from getting helpWhat we need to change to prevent her story being repeatedThe meaning of coercive controlWhat was the hardest part about being in these abusive relationships while still in the police forceHer biggest lesson from this experience  Key Quotes “Especially being a young female you became a real big target.” “Sexual abuse in a marriage is so dismissed, it's like the other person has a right.” More about Alyson Follow her on Instagram, Linkedin and her community.   You can get involved with the podcast online On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    57 min

  7. JUL 13

    173 {Andrew Draney} The long term trauma from surviving a fatal car crash at 5

    Try our FREE burnout quiz. Grab your burnout workbook HERE.  If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE.   When trauma hits us, it can reverberate throughout our lives, echoing and causing more damage as time continues. That’s the experience Andrew Draney had after surviving a tragic and fatal car accident as a child. The after effects of his accident caused resulted in further challenges later in life until it all finally came to a head and he was forced to make a change. Now Andrew lives in Armidale with his wife Alex and youngest child, Ted where they have lived since moving from Sydney in 2017. Andrew has three grown children living and studying in Sydney whom he loves to visit. Andrew enjoys gardening and cycling and recently completed a half ironman with his daughter Georgina.    In this episode he shares:   -      His early life as an adopted child -      How he handled his mums Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis as a child -      The accident that killed his grandparents and left is sister disabled -      The aftermath in the hospital and why he was not treated for any psychological problems -      How he progressively bottled down his pain to not be a problem in order to help his family -      How he treated his girlfriend and now wife because of his trauma -      How his trauma influenced him when his daughter was born -      Why his work addiction grew and impacted his life and family -      The moment he ended up in rehab -      Why finding his biological parents made things worse -      Why he still wasn’t ready even after his second rehab -      The moment that things really started to turn around and how he did it -      His biggest lessons from his major treatment at the meadows in Arizona -      How he is trying to rebuild with his family   Key Quotes   “My grandfather had had a stroke and lost consciousness and crossed over the median strip of the road and hit this oncoming car.”   “I checked myself into rehab because I needed to escape from everything.”   You can get involved with the podcast online On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 26m

  8. JUL 6

    172 {Pete Winmill} How Ayahuasca helped me overcome my acne induced shame

    Try our FREE burnout quiz. Grab your burnout workbook HERE.  If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE.   By now we know that society’s fixation with ‘body image’ can have a negative impact on our mental health, but just how crippling can it be? Pete Winmill has over 20 years in the fitness industry, working as a personal trainer in London, Bali, and Australia, and spent 13 years managing 20+ staff across WA and SA for one of Australia’s largest fitness RTOs. He’s owned five gyms, still running one in Buderim, and is now studying psychology with plans to register as a psychologist. After battling debilitating body image issues from severe acne, Pete found healing through ayahuasca. He now volunteers with WNOW, leads the Rainbow Bay Men’s Group, and founded Men Off the Meds to help men reduce reliance on medication through lifestyle change.   In this episode he shares: -      His early years and what led him to where he is now -      How severe acne as a teenager changed how he saw the world and himself -      The habits and thoughts he developed to cope through this period and how it impacted relationships -      His challenges with intimacy and why he used alcohol as an escape -      His life post uni and what led him to working in Bali for 4 years -      The critical last 3 years and his experience with ayahuasca -      How Ayahuasca made him sick and how he worked through it -      What he did next after this and how he managed his life and work balance -      What he does now for work   Key Quotes   “They could always find someone better.” “What I thought to myself was, that makes you look like a monster.”   More about Pete Follow Pete on Instagram, Facebook and his Website. And the charity he supports When No One’s Watching   You can get involved with the podcast online   On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Discover the transformative power of resilience and personal growth in "Challenges That Change Us," a captivating podcast hosted by Ali Flynn. Join Ali as she engages in heartfelt conversations with individuals who have triumphed over adversity or possess invaluable expertise in navigating life's obstacles. Dive into their captivating journeys, delving into both the peaks and valleys of their experiences. Through these gripping narratives, guests impart profound insights and invaluable lessons learned along their transformative paths. Whether seeking motivation or a fresh perspective, "Challenges That Change Us" provides the ultimate source of inspiration for all who tune in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Ali Flynn
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    183
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Ali Flynn
  • Show Website
    Challenges That Change Us

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