WA Real

Enjoy fascinating conversation with Chris Nurse, former CTO of a number of large companies & the Telethon Kids Institute and now founder of Mashean, a platform to guide impatient innovators to clarity their Purpose, Vision & Mission and support their journey ahead. This episode provides not only numerous insights and pointers into the journey, and pitfalls, that face innovators but also into the importance of having meaning and purpose to what you do. Bryn and Chris also go deep into the myth of job security in today’s age and how through this fear we trade our time and life for a salary that keep us contained from doing what we really want to do.  

Bryn interviews James, a 32-year old still in the grips of an alcohol addiction. Confronting in places, this is a firsthand insight of drink addiction from the trenches. Listening to the story, explanations and patterns reveals some of the mechanics of the addiction that you may well recognise in yourself to a lesser extent. 

In this conversation Bryn follows the journey of Julie Broad from growing up as the only daughter on a remote Wheatbelt Biodynamic farm in WA to Manager of Food Rescue which feeds disadvantaged people in Western Australia by rescuing food supermarkets and wholesalers and then delivering it to disadvantaged, vulnerable people. Julie talks about the impact of being sent to boarding school, her passionate of connecting food to community, her time at Perth City farm, scale of current food waste and her work with those who are in a disadvantaged position in life. This episode of full of humility and honesty that will leave you reflecting on a deeper level. 

Join Bryn in a wonderful exploratory conversation into new paradigms and thinking with Kim Gibson-Newton from the angles of Cryptocurrency and Plant Medicine. Kim, who has co-founded the community group Crypto Rocks, shares her research and knowledge into cryptocurrencies, what they are, how they reward attention and her views as to how they have the potential to change the structure and the manner of the world we live in. Kim goes on to also share her relationship with plants and herbs and the knowledge they share that we can access, in particular ayahuasca. Going into this conversation Bryn had little experience in either areas and so this is a great conversation if you are in the same place. 

Everyone is either at it, thinking about it, or wishing they were having it, but how many of us actually talk about and explore sex to any depth? In this episode, Bryn has a very far ranging conversation with Sexologist Emma Stewart. Emma talks about what a Sexologist is and how she came to be one, before delving into the many facets of sex, how we form our early views on sex, what constitutes good porn, the impact of external expectations and how sex on one level is a celebration of our own body and physicality. 

Competitive Freediver, Julia Wheeler provides a fantastic insight into the mystical world of competitive Freediving. Julia shares how she got into the sport by chance, what training involves, how she prepares for competition and how these lessons transfer to other parts of her life. Also a professional photographer and environment champion, you can’t help but be drawn in with her enthusiastic approach and philosophy on life. 

Renee Cochrane shares her journey to building the successful company Wholistically Healthy, which creates and delivers healthy plant based meals based on Ayurvedic principles. Channelling lessons and drive from an earlier life of drink and drug abuse, Renee talks about how she overcame her past and herself, took action and created the life she lives today. 

Pull up a gin and tonic and enjoy the journey of James Young from CEO of SwimmingWA to owner of Old Young’s distillery and 2017 Australian Champion Distiller. James shares the breadth of his extensive gin ‘research’, how he’d never made a bottle of gin himself before buying the distillery, what makes a good gin, his manifesto on life, as well as the story behind how chasing Eurovision resulted in him becoming the Head coach of the Lithuania men hockey team. This is both highly entertaining and insightful podcast that will have you giggling for sure. 

Catherine Merritt talks openly about suffering from Post Natal Depression following the birth of her second child and her admission to the Mother and Baby ward at Fiona Stanley Hospital. In this brutally honest conversation, Catherine talks about her journey through life and the highs and lows that lead to the that point. She talks about ‘the prison’ she created in her head and how being your won hero and creating her own village around her have form the foundation of her recovery. Doesn’t matter whether you’re a mother or not, there’s so much in this humbling episode to reflect and take action on. 

Dr. Angela Alessandri shares her journey as consultant clinical paediatric haematologist/oncologist at Princess Margaret Hospital. Angela talks very openly about her personal journey to becoming a doctor, connecting and being present with humanity in the most challenging of circumstances and the process of breaking the news of a cancer diagnosis to parents. She also shares the personal impact and toll caused by the role and how this has reshaped her future focus and views on how to treat patients. This is a very confronting conversation in places, but worth the journey to reflect upon our own mortality so we can live the most fullest life. 

Jen Jackson talks openly and honestly about growing up in Perth, life as a child physiatrist, her decision to return to Perth having moved away, motherhood and how she took the opportunity presented to her with all 3 children in primary school, to reimagine herself in a new career as a children's bookshop owner Paper Bird. There’s loads in this conversation about reading to your children (whatever age), completing with market forces and letting a business evolve organically based on instinct and what feels right.

Journey with Tony Wiles from landing in Western Australia in the 60s, through living in Port Hedland, owning a nightclub in Northbridge and training horses to creating ANREPS, which was the first company to actually support people to sell their own home and save on the large Real Estate agents fees. This approach disrupted the Real Estate market to such an extent that the establishment actively sought to take everything away from him, discredit hid name and close his company – it even included death threats. 

Lois Keay-Smith, Career Coach and Managing Director of Career Wisdom, shares what is a career coach, how she became a career coach before there the role really existed and how to navigate your career while remaining true to yourself and your values. Lois talks about her own career transition and how to draw on the many skills accumulated in the past that can shape your future. 

Outdoor and survival expert, Mike House, shares how he has made a business out of applying his learnings from extreme and complex survival situations to everyday and working life. In this fascinating episode Mike shares how his childhood shaped his life outdoors, his connection to land, how to navigate life with more focus, simple tools to achieve ‘guerrilla mindfulness’ and his relationship with death. 

Journey with former Perth resident and now world-renowned speaker and Hindu Priest Dandapani as he talks about how he left WA to spend 10 years in a Hindu Monastery before testing all his learnings and teachings in his new home New York. In this hugely insightful, focused and amusing conversation, Dandapani talks about the importance of finding your life’s purpose, the similarities between expending your energy and spending money, how to get to know yourself better as well as his take on reality. This episode is packed with great thought pieces and practical tips. 

Former Lawyer and now Founder of Mind and Movement Kathryn Choules clearly explains mindfulness and meditation and their significance in everyday life and becoming all you can be. Kathryn shares her journey from social rights lawyer, introduction to meditation by her mother, undertaking rigorous research based mindfulness training, and then to how she made the transition to developing a business from her learning and passion. In an area that a lot of us know deep down we need more of but often are faced with such conflicting messages, Kathryn draws on her years of practical and research based approach to bring some much need clarity in this area that is so critical to mental health and growth. 

Journey with me through the story of Founder of Perth Symphony Orchestra Bourby Webster. Listen as she shares her experience studying and rowing at Oxford University, being thrown out of Bond (electric string quartet) just before they sold multi-platinum albums, her time in the corporate world and then, seeing an opportunity/gap in the market, how she created Perth Symphony Orchestra to be the success it is today. This is a great story about hard work and making things happen; it also provides a fascinating insight into the high-performance world of symphony orchestras. 

Peter Lyndon-James shares his journey from a broken childhood experience, ice addiction and criminal background to becoming Founder and CEO of one of Australia’s most successful men’s rehabilitation centres – Shalom House. This brutally truthful and confronting story goes deep into how we are programmed by our experiences, dealing with spiritual awakening and transformation, and how out of the heart flow the issues and consequences of life. 

Take a trip into the world of stage hypnosis and mindhacking with Perth based hypnosis Matt Hale. Listen and enjoy as Matt breaks down what hypnosis is about, how he got into stage hypnosis and how you can hack happiness and the status quo. 

Enjoy a beautifully open and honest conversation with Triple Crown ocean swimmer Julie Isbill, as she shares her journey to complete the English Channel, Catalina Channel and circumnavigation of Manhattan Island. You can’t help but be struck by how humble and down to earth Julie is throughout this story despite the scale of her accomplishments.