Life's Rich Tapestry
A podcast exploring the narrative of people’s layered lives - Featuring a mix of solo episodes and interviews with esteemed guests. Listen in on courageous conversations spoken from the heart. Gain insight into another’s life as we tackle compelling topics, which will expand your mind, help you gain perspective, and might even inspire you to do things differently.
Episodes
52 episodes
EP 48 - Discovering an Ultra Trail with Shruthi
Join me on this next episode with my next guest Shruthi Rao, who ran her very first Ultra100 KM Trail Race in October 2022. The race event is called the Ultra Trail Australia (UTA) is the largest race event in the Southern Hemisphere ...
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EP 47 - The American Doctor with Dr. Salvatore Forcina
Listen in on this podcast with Dr Forcina as he shares his personal story growing up in a small village in Italy, moving to Argentina where his family struggled to make ends meet, and how his parents hard work and sacri...
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EP 46 - Sacred Soul Astrology with Julie Nelson
From the exact time of your birth, the planetary alignment tells us a story about who you are and who you are destined to become.Julie Nelson, has been a practicing astrologer for 27 years, her 'Sacred Soul Astrology' reading is an enlig...
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EP 45 - In Depth Chat with River Li
Growing up in the stunning world heritage listed Blue Mountains, West of Sydney, my next guests, sister duo act Rory and Tessa McKay from up-and-coming band River Li have been singing and making music for as long as they can remember. &nb...
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EP 44 - An insight into turning 100 with Helen Tomczak
While on my family holiday in Florida, I was able to interview a lovely young lady. It is very rare in life, when you get to meet someone who is 100 years old. Individuals aged 100 or older, referred to as centenarians, make up l...
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EP 43 - Finding your Passion through your Soul Blue Print with Marcus Dabb
Marcus is a careers counselor who draws on the wisdom of one’s soul blueprint (numerology and astrology) to help people form a more complete picture of their vocation, higher purpose, and best use of their gifts in the world.In this epis...
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EP 42 - Magical Conversation with ritualist and author Jane Meredith
Jane Meredith is an author, ritualist and teacher. Her books include the best selling Journey to the Dark Goddess, Aspecting the Goddess, Circle of Eight and she is the co-author of Magic of the Iron Pentacle and co-editor of Elements of Magic....
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EP 41 - Surviving and Thriving: Overcoming Family Childhood Sexual Abuse
In this episode, I am honored to have Decalie, a nurse and survivor of childhood sexual abuse, as my guest. She shares her personal journey and experience of overcoming the trauma of family childhood sexual abuse. It is a difficult topic to dis...
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EP 40 - Goalsetting with Myler Hughes
Join me with writer, poet, and author Myler Hughes as we talk about goal setting.Find out about Voice dialogue and Personas, how they help us to create the life we are truly meant to live.We also discussed the SMART goa...
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EP 39C - Guided Meditation with Zoe Alexander - Clarity
This episode is a guided meditation from Zoe Alexandar. Zoe Alexander – is a certified Coach, Trainer and Assessor, healer and Meditation teacher. With over 20 years experience she has helped individuals, teams and orga...
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EP 39B - Guided Meditation with Zoe Alexander - Emotion
This episode is a guided meditation from Zoe Alexandar. Zoe Alexander – is a certified Coach, Trainer and Assessor, healer and Meditation teacher. With over 20 years experience she has helped individuals, teams and orga...
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EP 39A - Guided meditation with Zoe Alexander - Disconnection
This episode is a guided meditation from Zoe Alexandar. Zoe Alexander – is a certified Coach, Trainer and Assessor, healer and Meditation teacher. With over 20 years experience she has helped individuals, t...
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EP 39 - Life Coach and Founder of Heart 2 Shine - Zoe Alexander
Zoe Alexander is a certified Coach, Trainer and Assessor, healer, and Mediation teacher. With over 20 years of experience, she has helped individuals, teams and organizations connect to what really matters, change what doesn’t, and clearl...
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EP 38 - From "English Tailoress" to leading educator in Couture Beading
What is it like to be part of a niche market that you are absolutely passionate about?My next guest Charlotte Appleby, aka “The English Tailoress”, founder of Couture Bead Masters, is a British Couture dress designer, trained at Lo...
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EP 37 - Writing and Varuna with author, Veechi Stuart
Listen in on this highly informative episode with Veechi Stuart, who is currently the executive director of Varuna – The National Writers House, located in Katoomba, NSW. Varuna is recognised as Australia's pre-eminent institution for wri...
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EP 36 - Getting out of your head to follow your heart with Kyle Stewart
My next guest Kyle Stewart was pursuing the American dream of getting a university degree and working a successful job in Chicago. However, the sudden deaths of two immediate family members forced him to go inward and reconsider the path ahead....
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EP 35 - How Comedy helped Amanda Gray recover from Trauma
Join me for a highly entertaining and deep conversation with my next guest Amanda Gray who has been a comedian for over 15 years. Amanda’s unflinching, unabashed comedy has placed her at the top of the list of Australia’s must-see ...
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EP 34 - Uncovering the layers of Evelyn’s life with Jayne Newling
Today’s podcast is a little bit different in that I have award winning journalist Jayne Newling interviewing me about my life.It was a bit strange being on the receiving side of the interview table, I totally understand why some guests m...
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EP 33 - Pre-loved, Vintage and Sustainable Fashion with Sal
Sal Isakson has been in the fashion industry for over 25 years. She is currently co-founder and owner of Sal-On a vintage and Pre-loved boutique in Katoomba, having previously owned successful boutiques in Leura and Went...
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EP 32 - "The Nose Knows" with artisan perfumer Julie Nelson
With 28 years experience as an Aromatherapist, 13 years included in both the design and delivery of aromatherapy and beauty programs with one of Australia’s leading natural therapies colleges at that time. My next guest Julie Nelso...
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EP 31 - Laughter and Bloopers - A recap
Today’s episode is all about laughter.Research has shown that the health benefits of laughter are far-ranging. Studies so far have shown that laughter can help relieve pain, bring greater happiness, and even increase immunityLaugh...
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EP 30 - All things wedding photography with Award-Winning photographers Fiona and Bobby
Join me on this episode with award-winning photographers Fiona and Bobby.Professional photography is an essential part of any wedding as it involves capturing everything that goes on during the wedding day. While items...
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EP 29 - Nic Newling's journey through Bi-Polar to being an outspoken advocate for mental health, suicide prevention and sharing personal stories.
Nic Newling is an outspoken advocate for mental health, suicide prevention, and sharing personal stories. Having lived through the experience of suffering with a mood disorder throughout high school and losing his brother to suicide, he has si...
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EP 28 - Dreadlocks and Tarot with Ginny
Join me with Ginny who has been a seeker all of her life leading her to the bigger questions, who am I, is there a god and why am I here. This self inquiry led to a deep fascination with the tarot, Buddhism, and the healing arts in her late tee...
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EP 27 - Discussing Funeral trends with Asha from Grace and Blue Mountains Funerals
My next guest Asha is the General Manager of Grace Funerals and Blue Mountains Funerals. Along with her father Tom, they have owned their business for almost 10 years and have a collective experience of over 30 years in the Funeral Indust...
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