Explore Your Core

I’m joined by author, speaker and founder of Into The Wild Quests Dr Casey Delmara. We talk about shifting out of survival mode and some of the tools and practices that can help as well as the importance of intuition to help you know what you need instead of what you’re told that you need. @intothewildquests

In this episode I'm joined with Stacie Fanelli from over in California who's a clinical social worker working in the intersection between eating disorders and neurodiversity. Through both our lived experience we talk about the importance of treatments, recovery and life that is most aligned with the individual, people pleasing, and paving your own path

I am joined with returning guest Jesse Bice from Inside Lane. As a performance and mindset coach we looked into the mindset I went through while on the Moving For The Mind journey discussing rugged flexibility, solitude, the need for connection and the need for experiences that change you.

I am joined with James Brougham over from Perth. 2 years ago James packed up his life and moved into his yacht Salty Jocks sailing with his two girls from Fremantle up the coast, he’s also completed some insane runs and some incredible things outside the norm.

TW: Talk of Self harm
I am joined Issy who mentor for Door 2 providing insights for eating disorder to help educate carers and who is also an elite pole dancer. We have a very real and honest conversation taking an inside perspective of mental health some of the battles that go on and the journey to finding balance. We talk about having healthy boundaries and the power of movement and creativity for healing.

In this episode I am joined by former ABC broadcaster Craig Hamilton who after his mental health journey has become a key speaker and author and has recently released a documentary on his story “The Promise”. We speak about the courage of speaking up about mental health particularly for men and men in sport. We also chat about having a mental toolbox and gratitude as a daily practice to maintain good mental health.

In this episode I am joined by return guest Liv Robinson who is also an artist and podcast host. We talk about the benefits of being in nature and doing things that’s challenge us. We also talk about the upcoming journey I’m about to embark on- Moving For The Mind.

In this episode I am joined by Zenith Virago a TEDx speaker and pioneer in her field. She’s a death walker, celebrant and educator and we talk about some topics not often spoken about around dying, grieving and perspectives of life

In this episode I am joined by Sophie Spencer who captures moments of female empowerment through photography. We talk about the hard balance with art as business and keeping art as a way of being. We also chat about the need to be compassionate to ourselves and others and that usually people do have good intentions and are doing the best they can.

I am joined with Sarah Pendergrass, an adventurer, writer, illustrator and podcaster who just completed a 700km run across the length of Scotland. We talk about the journey that led to doing this journey as well as what it means to do something for yourself- to live a lifestyle fitting for you, to do things without feeling selfish and for doing things just for yourself.

I’m joined with Bailey Seamer who has just completed the huge 5500km, 14 month hiking journey up the East Coast for mental health. We talk about her long journey with Bipolar and how her walk came to be as well as some of the challenges faced along the way @wandering_minds_walk

Today I am joined with Jesse, performance coach from Inside Lane where we talk about mindset, goals and ambition. About how having an experimental mindset can change a failure to learning and can foster curiosity. We also talk about how you can treat being uncomfortable like it’s a muscle- to start small and through repetition slowly build it up.

I’m joined with Seggy who is currently walking the most South, East, North and West points of Australia. He’s tucked himself in the corners of the servo eating cereal from a coffee cup and I sat in my car on the side of the road to make this call happen. It’s an incredible conversation about the process, life on the move- the high and lows that come with that and the insights he’s had into the lives of others he’s met on this journey.

I am joined by Savannah, recording from a yoga village were we got together to talk about the journey it took for her to end up here and how important it is to show up for yourself in recovery even when people cant see you fighting for it. We discuss relationships with food, our past, ourselves and with people and some of the beautiful things that come from choosing recovery.

I am joined by erotic pop artist Anita Nevar who was born, raised and married in a cult until she decided to leave- which led her to exploring all the things she was never allowed to express through art

In this episode I am joined with Justine an incredible woman and adventurer who recently went through a life threatening illness that changed her perspective and priories. We talk about her journey through the illness, what mattered most to her when she was on almost on her death bed and her attitude on life now

For the 50th episode of the Explore Your Core Podcast the host Elise talks about the evolution of the podcast and the themes seen across 50 conversations with athletes, entrepreneurs and artists paving their own path. She also talks about her journey and where her interest in this all began.

I am joined with Bert Boute, someone who has been travelling solo around the world by motorbike for the last 4 years. We talk about minimalism and how that changes your perspective, way of living and how it provides gratitude. We also talk about planning and making decisions on the road how to know what’s the right choice as well as the balance between searching for places to see, travelling intuitively and dealing with the fear of missing out.

In this episode I am joined by Erchana (Tip To Toe) who just completed a world record run, running a marathon a day for 150 days which stretched to over 6000km over 5 months. Erchana has shown us something we didn’t know was possible and we delve into her mindset of why she did her run, facing doubts, dreaming big and how she not only got herself to the starting line (which she believes is that hardest part) but also finishing something unimaginable.

In this episode I am joined by Ry the cofounder of Cool 2Be Conscious which is a powerful movement helping people live more consciously through breathwork. Ry shares his story where he realised what he was doing wasn’t making him happy and how he quit work, sold his van and moved to Australia following a feeling, rather than any logic which turned into the Cool 2Be Conscious movement it is today. We talk about how looking healthy doesn’t always mean you are heathy from within and discuss concepts around balance, perspective trust and following the feeling. To find your nearest breathwork location or community and to hear more from Ry and Ru follow @cool2beconscious on Instagram

In this episode I am joined by Kat Gurc, someone I met at the Cool2BeConscious breathwork sessions where she opened up about a life altering accident in Thailand. Kat shares her story about the addicent and the change in perspective it gave her. We tak about the importance of human connection and how her injuries gave her a new sense of gratitude for the small things we often take for granted.

In this episode I am joined by Georgie Chambers who I met through the cold water club @the.coldwaterclub. We talk about how emotionally and physically isolating injury can be and how that sparked the begging of her eating disorder after an ACL injury. We talk about how easy things are to snowball and get out of hand and how slowing down through yoga showed just how busy her mind was. We talk about easy it is to be distracted as well as how healing it is to immerse yourself in nature and disconnect

In this episode I am joined with Taylor Bradley, joining from over in Thailand. Taylor is an international yoga teacher who I met at a yoga retreat. We delved into topics around emotions and masculinity and talked about the importance of slowing down as it allows you to explore your internal world. Taylor shares his journey overcoming cancer and how it changed his perspective on life.

In this episode I am joined with Bridie Rawson, founder of Tough Tits, outdoor enthusiast and rad chick. We talk how Tough Tits has created a community and helps females feel supported getting into outdoor sports. We talk about the importance of having the right people and influence around you and how important it is to stay on top of your mental health during a snow season. We chat about the party culture and Bridie’s experience doing a month sober as well as the clarity that has come being recently diagnosed with ADHD.

In this episode I speak with Kit Wilson- visual storyteller, film maker and adventurer joining from over in Vancouver. Kit has produced an incredible short film ‘Exposed’ that left me in goosebumps and we have an insightful conversation about creativity, curiosity and the mind. In particular, the importance and process of dreaming, the importance of balance between determination and patience as well as the importance of travelling to gain a zoomed-out perspective of life. We also talk about the power of silence and dealing with the inner critic and how fundamental is it to prioritise your mental health.

In this episode I am joined by Suzi Jamil, entrepreneur and director of Think Inc which is a community that share ideas to help changes the way people see the world through touring thought leaders and intellects. We talk about how Think Inc came to be, how she overcame hurdles and how she picked herself up. We discuss ideas around introverts and extraverts, finding balance between socialising and hustling and what she has learnt from being around inspiring thought leaders.

In this episode I am joined by Sean Bell, runner, speaker and cofounder for First 42km program. I was lucky enough to join in on a small part of his Cairns to Melbourne run where he raised over 100k running over 60km per day for 60 days. Running started for him as a stress release but shortly turned into something much more, it’s became a passion and now gets to speak to schools about the importance of pursuing your passions. He shares a touching story about a friend passing and we talk about how precious life is and how understanding that can change our perspective and the way we live life. So lucky to have Sean as a couch for my first marathon and the opportunity to learn from his incredible mindset around goals, tackling hurdles and facing fears.

In this episode I am joined by Himal Pillay, who is a speaker, facilitator and youtuber talking about mental health, lifestyle and personal development. Together we talk about following your passions, beliefs around money and the importance of habits. We talk about how hard it can be finding direction in life when you don’t know what your passions are, especially for those who are only young and haven’t yet experienced what is out there. We discuss our thoughts on having a plan B, quitting versus just pushing through and dealing with rejection.

In this episode I am joined by Miroslav Petrovic, a TedX speaker, teacher and facilitator. He is also the founder of Enlivened Speaking Institute where he talks about the power of presence in presenting. We speak about his journey to finding his voice, following your gut feeling even when you see no direct path and talk about changing your perspective on fear. We talk about the importance have practices such as meditation or art that slows the mind down so you can ‘separate the water from the dirt’ and how fear isn’t usually threatening in terms of safety but threatening to our identity in which we have been conditioned to run away from into comfort and safety.

In this episode I am joined by Graham Moes- singer songwriter, producer and lead singer of the band Fat Picnic. We talk about creativity, dealing with the inner critic and the importance of having creativity in your life. We also talk the benefits of using meditation to increase creativity and the power of habits.

In this episode I am joined with David Bott, educational speaker, best-selling author and associate director of the positive psychology institution. We talk about the importance of placing wellbeing at the forefront of schools, the impacts that has had and some of the difficulties of trying to measure wellbeing. We talk about intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for learning and the importance of feeling safe, seen and connected.

In this episode I am joined by psychologist and yoga instructor Dr Kaitlin to talk about emotions. Dr Kaitlin’s journey began studying eastern philosophy where her lecturer then introduced her to yoga and through that found saw the benefits on the mind and started studying psychology. Together we talk about the evolutionary benefit of emotions and the harm in ‘positive vibes only’ culture.
We talk about the term alexithymia - which is the difference in neural wiring and awareness and also some of the consequences for repressing emotions. As well, we talk about the importance if regular check ins to help increase emotional awareness and listening to your body.

In this episode I am joined by Elle Nguyen, an assistant researcher on sleep and mental health and suicide prevention. We talk about the impact sleep has on mental health as well as the ripple effect lack of sleep can have and ways to improve sleep hygiene. We also talk about lockdown and how difficult for those who were already struggling but also how those lockdowns allowed people to revaluate what’s important to them. Elle talks about her experience working in the field and what she’s noticed and that’s people don’t always speak up when they are struggling so take the time to ask and create the space for them to voice it. Be there to listen, sometimes that’s all they need, someone to hear them.

In this episode I am joined by Amarah Radford from Made By Mars where we talk about self love. We look at the importance of stating boundaries for strengthening your sense of self, making sure the home inside your head is a good place to be and the benefits of being kind to yourself. We discuss habits and how turning self-love practices no matter how small into habits have an accumulative effect that becomes easier and less effortful with time. As well, we talk about the having hobbies for fun and keeping them separate to work as we don’t need to monetise everything we do

In this episode I’m joined by cognitive neuroscientist, educator and author Dr Jared Horvath. We talk about the mind and brain, how they are different and the process of emergence. We discuss how stories influence how we perceive the world and how openness to new experiences and being present can change our stories which then changes how we perceive the world. We talk about how these changes occur both in our environment and on a molecular level and why we often hesitate towards change.

I am joined with Psychologist Matthew Briglia where we discuss some of the challenges and rewards with being a psychologist as well as how compassion may be a better approach to helping people rather than empathy. We also talk about how capable the mind is to endure pain from both trauma and things like extreme sports. We touch on more mainstream psychology and it’s benefits and conclude no matter what the coping mechanism is- whether there’s no evidence, looks odd or isn’t typical if it works for you it works for you and there shouldn’t be any fear of judgement.

In this episode I am joined by psychology student and co-founder of the 5:30 Club, Vani. She talks about her acting career and how a sudden injury forced her to stop and reasses her life. This time created the space for her to get into reading, yoga and meditation. After going to India and doing workshops she felt a false sense of happiness that isn’t obtainable outside of that and realised you’ve got to okay with the boring, that’s there’s beauty in the mundane.

In this episode I am joined with Monica the founder of The Health Classes You Missed. We speak about some of the challenges people are facing with mental, physical and sexual health that isn’t spoken about due to stigma, fear or judgement or is just missing in the education system. We talk about her own journey tackling some of these challenges both her own mental health and how she is closing gaps in the education system. Despite many of these challenges being at an educational or social level we talk about some changes that can be made at an individual level which starts with open communication and a willingness to listen.

To start off season 2 I speak about how Explore Your Core came to be and one of the most valuable lessons exploring my own core- finding balance. I talk about my experience, challenges and realisations trying to find balance with exercise, food, work and life as well as the importance of balance to avoid burnouts.

Sam badrock is a local artist from Bright who left an abusive relationship and returned to art for expression. After the birth of her daughter she decided to leave nursing and found being an artist allowed her to be more flexible. We talk about her experience as a nurse as well as the process of her becoming an artist. We also talk about the physical benefits of doing art including the lowering of cortisol and blood pressure, and how it helped her in times of dealing with domestic violence.
We talk about flow state and the sense of space it creates, how to find it and barriers that stop you from finding that flow state.

In this episode I am joined with local singer songwriter Nic Jean. We speak about her beautiful journey to becoming a singer and how having Autism has made that journey a little harder to navigate. We talk about neuro diversity and how beautiful it is that we are all unique and have our own mechanisms and ways of processing information to understand the world around us. Nic shares a bit about her experience and some of the perks of having a neuro diverse brain as well as some of the accompanying challenges. She talks about her songwriting process and how important space is for creative thinking.

In this podcast I bring back on artist and coach Sara De Clercq were we delve into ideas around curiosity and in particular about having a beginners mindset. We also explore labels and how they have their purpose but can be detrimental if we attach to them and the problems with having expectations.

In this episode I speak with Noosa artist Amanda Brooks. We speak about the importance of having courage in both your art practice and life. We unpack how having your own space dedicated to creating helps build a boundary between life and work as well as how mistakes can act as inspiration for new ideas.

For the 20th episode I talk about my own art journey, how the podcast came to be and some of the challenges and realisations I’ve been having. I talk about the importance of connection, of finding me time to recenter myself and pursuing your passions.

This episode I am joined with a friend of mine and emerging film director Keisha Slocomb. We talk about a whole bunch of things including letting go and trusting the process as well as the importance of just taking that first initial step and the power of perspective. We also talk about people pleasing and how hard it is to not do it in a work environment, that it’s okay to say no and taking compliments.

In this episode I am joined by Lisa Robinson, an abstract artist from New Zealand. We talk about the importance of giving things a go- to get creative and be curious. We also talk about patience and how it allows you to refine and resolve works. We chat about pricing and how it comes down to having belief in yourself and ability.