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Jayden Cummins is on life support in the perverse situation of requiring someone else to die and gift their heart, so he can live. Statistically he should be dead, but don’t dare mention that too him. This is a heart-felt conversation with a beautiful and inspiring man. Enjoy. 

Kevin Niv Farrow is a healer, meditation teacher and expert in bio-electrical medicine. He has practiced and studied meditation and the energetic system for more than 40 years and the modality he founded almost 20 years ago is now taught in Australia, Asia, USA, the UK and Europe. He is the author of The Psychology of the Body, Meditation as Medicine, The Wellness Balance Book and Enlighten: Practices for the modern mystic and has produced a seven-volume series of guided meditations called enlighten.

Bill Morris is an award winning, freelance surfing photographer who has travelled the world, capturing some of the most beautiful and exciting images of this wonderful sport. He has worked on assignment for numerous international publications and his services have been retained by magazines such as Australian Surfing Life and Surfing Magazine in the USA. He has also been employed by companies such as Oakley, Red Bull and Billabong for their advertising and promotional needs. Bill lives with his wife and two daughters in Bondi, Sydney.

Matt Lloyd was once a miserable, divorced, 120kg plumber. Today, this fit and health, happily married father of 2 is preparing to walk 250km to raise money for his Nepalese friend Didur, who is fighting for his life with stage 3 brain cancer. This is a moving story, which illustrated, you don’t have to be exceptional to be extraordinary. Enjoy.

Patrick Deehan is the founder of perhaps the most powerful and universally appealing meditation tool I have ever been exposed to. Not a trace of: hippy, spirituality, cult, mysticism or any of the many other deterrents for the average punter who just wants to better control their mind, mood and life. His creation, Mindrazr, is a digital health solution powered by music. Individuals, corporates, universities and governments are all benefiting from this super cool and affordable platform. Loved this chat.

John Peitzman (aka: JP) is a lifelong expert in the art of high performance. From his time as a, young performing artist to his executive career spanning the globe, JP has embraced and cultivated his entrepreneurial spirit throughout his life. One of only a couple hundred elite High Performance Institute–certified coaches worldwide, JP left the corporate world in 2015 and founded In Balance with Life with his wife, Marliesa.

Rebecca McPhee, a self-confessed foodie, takes a ‘grass roots approach’ when it comes to teaching nutrition! She is an Accredited Practising Dietitian, Nutritionist and Health Coach and has held various positions in clinical, corporate and community settings in both Australia and the UK. With a unique ability to engage and inspire an audience, Rebecca is also a sought-after speaker and trainer for a wide range of groups including universities, public health, corporate, food producers and community organisations.

Nicole Taylor was born in a small Australian coal mining town called Cessnock in 1972, the 2nd eldest daughter of a young couple full of life, optimism and ambition. Whilst her memories are positive of that time, her mum and dad divorced when Nicole was only 8 years old and she entered a new world with an abusive step father (but with a Mum who refused to be a victim and give in to his destructive ways). Today, she is one of the very few female advertising leaders as Australian CEO of McCann World Group - one of the world's great advertising brands. Nicole has a young daughter with her wife. This nature loving pioneer, still calls her late mum her hero and is everything the boys club isn't!

Joanna White is passionate about innovation, and commercialising Australian intellectual property to the benefit of Australians into the future. Joanna works in the innovation and ventures team at PwC Australia. Coming from a farming family Joanna is really excited about her current project the Food Trust Platform, which is aimed at delivering a new level of trust in red meat brands. Utilising blockchain technology, this is perhaps the most significant breakthrough in food, from the farm, to the butcher, to the plate.

On today’s show we speak with Sarah Rowan Dahl, a performance painter, who has been inspiring audiences for the past decade with an energetic creative buzz and colourful canvases. Sarah is also peacefully gay, which has taken her a lifetime to find. You see, Sarah was raised by two incredibly loving parents along with her three diversely interesting and loving siblings. She is married to a kind and generous man, who along with her two daughters, she loves deeply. And she has spent her life entrenched and devoted to a strong Christian faith. Yet despite being surrounded by goodness, kindness and love, Sarah never found this for herself; until now. This is a deeply personal conversation.

Paul Shaw is the creator and host of the Shaw Show podcast. In this brutally honest conversation with Martin Gregory, he discusses his octane-fuelled but often heart-breaking 4-year journey from successful corporate executive to failed entrepreneur and investor and ultimately to a happy middle ground. He is an executive, podcaster, surfer, skier, climber, yogi, biker and humanitarian, and this is his story about losing everything but discovering what and who truly matter in life.

Tara Lal lost her dad to mental illness, her mum to cancer and her brother to suicide, while she was still only a child. She is the author of Standing on My Brother’s Shoulders – Making Peace with Grief and suicide; a memoir that tracks her journey through a childhood scarred by this trilogy of tragedies. The book tracks Tara’s subsequent struggle to make sense of her life and to find peace and meaning. Today Tara is a full-time firefighter with Fire & Rescue NSW, a Mental Health First Aid instructor and has previously managed the psychological wellbeing program in Fire & Rescue NSW where she worked with researchers at the Black Dog Institute to develop programs aimed at building resilience and improving mental health outcomes in firefighters. She is a registered Physiotherapist and a speaker for the mental health charity Beyond Blue. She shares her life story through speaking and writing as a way to reduce stigma and build understanding and awareness of mental illness, grief and suicide whilst also offering hope to anyone facing adversity. Most recently Tara has embarked on a PhD at the University of New England focusing on the impact of cumulative exposure to suicide on Firefighters.

Ollie Wards is content director for the world’s most successful and popular youth radio station, Triple J. This high energy, highly intelligent dude is a music aficionado, and his story of sheer hard work and determination is a lesson for all those seeking the truth. Some invaluable music tips for those who truly love beats. Enjoy!

Taylor Knox spent 20 years on the ASP World Surfing Tour, inspiring millions with his trademark brand of power surfing. He was a pioneer of new era of health and wellness focussed professional surfers, redefining the image and potentiality of the sport. His life has been plagued by as many challenges as it has successes, and this chilled and humble soul was a pleasure and inspiration to speak with. Enjoy.