Fiercely You Podcast

On this episode I talk with a truly divine being, Ally Griffin.  Ally is the owner of Svadhyaya Wellness where she is a Reiki practitioner, yoga and meditation instructor. Ally's mission with Svadhyaya is about helping herself and others to come back to them self.  Svadhyaya Wellness includes Reiki, Yoga and Meditation.  In this episode, Ally shares about her Gymnastics and Cheerleading journey and how the lessons and beliefs she learnt in these sports has affected her in many ways.  She also shares about the journey she has had through being a Personal Training, Nutritionist to now stepping into the spiritual realm. It was my pleasure having Ally on the podcast and I hope you can explore some new ways of thinking with us.  I hope you enjoy this episode. Contact & Follow Ally:• Instagram - @svadhyayawellness_• Website - www.svadhyaya-wellness.comThank you to the incredible Monique for the beautiful piano music which was played throughout the podcast. Check her out on instagram @mini.tunes_Warning:I would like to advise you that there may be triggers in this episode around body image issues and disordered eating. If you would like to avoid this content, please move onto the next episode.If this episode has triggered anything for you, we strongly recommend you reach out to someone, you can call the Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 46 73 or Life Line on 13 11 14.In emergencies please call 000.

Today on the podcast I will be talking with a true gem, Tessa Staley. Tessa has her own business as self love and empowerment life coach and is an advanced facilitator at Flourish Girl. Tessa has a deep desire to empower women to come home to their truth, align with their purpose and step into their power so they can shine their light in this world.In this episode, Tessa shares about her own struggles. From an early age Tessa always felt like her emotions were too big for her body. She shares about the challenges she has with Mental health and also being diagnosed with a life long illness at 9, Type 1 diabetes. Tess shares the many different tools she used to help her manage her illnesses, some which are “outside the box” Tessa is a bright spark and has an energy that inspires me every day to follow and do the things I love doing. It was an honour to hear and be able to share Tessas story.  I hope you enjoy this episode. Connect & Follow Tessa: Instagram - tessa.staley Website - www.tessastaley.comWarning:We would like to advise you that there may be triggers in this episode around anxiety and depression. If you would like to avoid this content, please move onto the next episode.If this episode has triggered anything for you, we strongly recommend you reach out to someone or call  Life Line on 13 11 14. In emergencies please call 000.Thank you to the incredible Monique for the beautiful piano music which was played throughout the podcast. Check her out on instagram @mini.tunes_

Welcome to the introduction to season 2! After a bit of a hiatus to get back to living a life aligned with being Fiercely myself - I am back and more excited than ever to continue sharing other people stories! I hope you enjoy! 

On this episode of the podcast you will hear from Maggie Chapman, an incredible role model and fighter. Throughout the episode Maggie will share with us the rollercoaster journey she had to finally be diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). Along this journey there were many challenges she faced and continues to face. Maggie shares openly about her experience with FND, Mental health and what it was like to see and accept herself as someone who lives with a disability. Maggie has an absolute passion for authenticity, which you will see her role model in this episode, and helping others who mage be struggling. Maggie currently hosts episodes on 'the FND podcast', sharing her experience. It is well worth checking out and hearing more peoples stories like Maggies.  As well as this she has her own Youtube Channel! Contact & Follow Maggie: @maggie.chapman (instagram)Youtube Channel@thefndpodcast Thank you to the incredible Monique for the beautiful piano music which was played throughout the podcast. Check her out on instagram @mini.tunes_

On this episode you will be hearing from Georgie who has a love for water, nature, adventure and lived life with a carefree attitude.At 12 she found her love for diving gave her an outlet to be free. She competed in diving for 6 years and went on to Represent Victoria at national championships in Perth 2009 and Queensland 2010, Sydney 2011 - coming home with several medals in different events. Sport played a huge part in Georgies life and when she ruptured her ACL playing footy she found herself sinking into depths of mental health struggles. She is the Author of her book ‘Unapologetically Me' which helped her process the struggles of anxiety, eating disorders, trauma and depression she experienced over the years.  Georgie shares so authentically about her challenges.  If you would like to follow Georgie's ongoing journey follow her @wellness_with_gerogie on Instagram. Warning: We would like to advise you that there may be triggers in this episode around depression and eating disorders. If you would like to avoid this content, please move onto the next episode. If this episode has triggered anything for you, we strongly recommend you reach out to someone, you can call the Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 46 73 or Life Line on 13 11 14. In emergencies please call 000. Thank you to the incredible Monique  for the beautiful piano music and voice recordings for the Fiercely You podcast episodes. Check her out on instagram at @mini.tunes_ 

On the next episode of the podcast you will hear from Mandy Dante who is the founder and CEO of Flourish Girl. Throughout the episode Mandy will be sharing her journey from growing up in NSW, attending an All girls school, Being qualified as a Speech pathologist to really making a life changing decision. Packing up all she knew and heading to Melbourne to start her own business. We will hear about the journey of this business, originally Twntysomething, now an organisation who has worked with over 5700 teen girls around Australia. Mandys passion for the mental health of young girls and young women has grown and developed into her now being at the forefront of Change for young women in Australia. Contact & follow Mandy @Mandydante_ @Flourishgirl_ www.flourishgirl.orgThank you to the incredible Monique  for the beautiful piano music and voice recordings for the Fiercely You podcast episodes. Check her out on instagram at @mini.tunes_ 

On this episode of the Fiercely You Podcast you will be hearing from a powerhouse of a young woman, Monique. Mon shares openly about her mental health struggles and what it was like when she broke down in front of her friend. She shares about the ongoing journey she has with Depression and other mental illnesses. She shares how music and being outdoors helps her cope with these challenges as well as the fact that talking about her Depression really helps. Warning: We would like to advise you that there may be triggers in this episode around depression and self harm. If you would like to avoid this content, please move onto the next episode. If this episode has triggered anything for you, we strongly recommend you reach out to someone or call Life Line on 13 11 14. In emergencies please call 000. Thank you to the incredible Monique  for the beautiful piano music and voice recordings for the Fiercely You podcast episodes. Check her out on instagram at @mini.tunes_ 

In this episode I will be talking about an extremely transformative experience I had at the end of Year 11 when I decided to partake in a World Challenge trip which took me to Vietnam and Cambodia. This experience was a HUGE culture shock for me. It was the first time I had travelled overseas and really experienced anything outside of Australia. I will share my experience of working in an orphanage in Cambodia and how that has influenced my life trajectory and my dreams. 

I hope you enjoyed Part 1 of Amanda's story.In this episode, part # 2, Amanda will share how over the past few years she has struggled to fall pregnant. This has been a very long, emotional and extremely challenging journey for Amanda and her husband Aaron. Amanda shares incredibly openly about what they have been through, the process and the struggles as well as where she is at now. Amanda has been so incredibly resilient over the past few years with so many disappointments when it comes to falling pregnant, while it seemed like so many around her were falling pregnant with ease. I think it is extremely powerful of Amanda to share about this journey so that we can all learn together and allow this topic to not be so taboo. 

On this episode you will be hearing from my eldest sister Amanda. Amanda is nothing less than amazing, strong and resilient. Her story has two major parts to it.In this episode you will hear Part 1 of her story. She shares The impact sport had on her life growing up, the amazing opportunities sport provided her and the unfortunate ACL injury she had playing footy.  Amanda was blessed to play cricket for many years with our Dad, in the Men's competition! Talk about resilience. Whilst playing together they achieved 2 premierships and Amanda is the only female to be a part of the MPCA Grand Final Winning team. Over the past few years Amanda has struggled to fall pregnant. This has been a long, emotional and very challenging journey for Amanda and her husband Aaron. Amanda will share incredibly openly about what they have been through, the process and the struggles as well as where she is at now. But for her IVF journey you will have to wait until Part 2, In the next episode!

On this episode of the Fiercely You podcast you will hear from a beautiful young woman, Charlie. Charlie has grown up on the Mornington Peninsula with her mum, dad and younger sister. She grew up with sport being a huge part of her life, swimming and sailing were her thing. Charlie shares openly with us her struggles and journey through the Victorian schooling system for someone with Dyslexia. Until meeting Charlie, I had very little understanding about what Dyslexia actually was and how many people actually suffered from it. Charlie thought she would never be able to complete VCE due to her learning difficulty. Her story is one of pure determination, commitment as well as seeking and accepting help in order to achieve her goal of finishing VCE and going to University. I hope you enjoy it. 

On this episode of the Fiercely You Podcast you will be hearing from my youngest sister Vicki. Vicki has been a state champion in multiple sports as well as competing at a high level in various sports with Netball and AFL Football being her two main sports. Throughout this episode Vicki will be sharing with us about the journey it took to get to such a high level as well as the two unfortunate injuries that stopped her from pursuing her netball and football career further. She will share the impact these injuries had on her life and the struggles she went through when her sporting identity was taken away from her. Vicki shares about the journey of starting up a Women's football team on the Mornington Peninsula with her closest friends and our Dad being the coach. As well as this Vicki shares about the crazy journey through COVID lockdown and a scary labour to get her newest and biggest joy in life, her daughter Matilda. I hope you enjoy. Podcast Notes: In the podcast Vicki mentioned one of the football girls, Tyla, has recently been using her new videography business (@tygarfilms) to spread awareness about the Mental Health challenges so many people face. She recently released a video on Mental health through lockdown which I would love to share, check it out! https://bit.ly/392nNKp

On this episode Fiona, Fiercely You Founder,  will be talking about the various relationships in her life and the influential people and moments which have helped her get to where she is today. She will talk about the impact that one comment at school by a friend made for her schooling experience and the repercussions that are still having now. Fi will talk about the many lessons that she has learnt along the way and the importance of finding your tribe and most importantly having a positive relationship with yourself. Warning: We would like to advise you that there may be triggers in this episode around suicide. If you would like to avoid this content, please move onto the next episode. If this episode has triggered anything for you, we strongly recommend you reach out to someone or call Life Line on 13 11 14. In emergencies please call 000. Thank you to the incredible Monique  for the beautiful piano music and voice recordings for the Fiercely You podcast episodes. Check her out on instagram at @mini.tunes_ 

On this Podcast episode you will hear from a very special young man, Jye, who throughout the last few years, has struggled with a severe mental illness. Jye, who grew up in a small country town in Gippsland called Leongatha, shares his incredibly open and vulnerable personal journey with Depression. He will share what happened for him when he got to his lowest point and what pulled him out of the overwhelming darkness. It is an extremely touching story and Jye explains this as one of the first times he has shared about his mental illness so openly. Warning: We would like to advise you that there may be triggers in this episode around depression and suicide. If you would like to avoid this content, please move onto the next episode. If this episode has triggered anything for you, we strongly recommend you reach out to someone or call Life Line on 13 11 14. In emergencies please call 000. Thank you to the incredible Monique  for the beautiful piano music and voice recordings for the Fiercely You podcast episodes. Check her out on instagram at @mini.tunes_ 

On this episode you will hear from an incredible young woman and a very special ex-team mate and friend of mine, Katie. Katie was a gymnast for 10 years, achieving National Level 8 in 2015. Katie represented Victoria in 2014 & 2015. Once retiring from gymnastics, Katie felt like she had lost her identity and felt very unprepared for what was next. Throughout the episode Katie discusses the struggles she went through finding her identity and the ongoing struggles with her body. Katie will also share about her ongoing mental health challenges and where she is at now. Warning: We would like to advise you that there may be triggers in this episode around depression and eating disorders. If you would like to avoid this content, please move onto the next episode. As mentioned in the podcast these are a few of Katie's favourite instagram accounts to follow. @thebodylovesociety @theselflovebible__ @fullbodiedbekah If this episode has triggered anything for you, we strongly recommend you reach out to someone, you can call the Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 46 73 or Life Line on 13 11 14. In emergencies please call 000. Thank you to the incredible Monique  for the beautiful piano music and voice recordings for the Fiercely You podcast episodes. Check her out on instagram at @mini.tunes_ 

On this episode Fiona, Founder of Fiercely You, will be sharing one slice of her story. During this episode she will be talk you specifically through her Gymnastics journey, sharing the highs and lows of being a gymnast for 18 years and a coach for 11 years. Fiona will discuss her reasons as to why she has stepped away from the sport and now has moved onto focusing on the mental health of young gymnasts and young people. Gymnastics plays a huge part in Fiona's story in why she has started Fiercely You. Warning: We would like to advise you that there may be triggers in this episode around anxiety, panic attacks and eating disorders. If you would like to avoid this content, please move onto the next episode. If this episode has triggered anything for you, we strongly recommend you reach out to someone, you can call the Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 46 73 or Life Line on 13 11 14. In emergencies please call 000. Thank you to the incredible Monique  for the beautiful piano music and voice recordings for the Fiercely You podcast episodes. Check her out on instagram at @mini.tunes_ 

Welcome to the Fiercely You Podcast! During this episode I will introduce you to the aim of the Fiercely You Podcast and I will also give you a little insight as to why I am starting this podcast. Sharing everyday peoples stories to help you become the most resilient, strong and independent version of yourself. Thank you to the incredible Monique  for the beautiful piano music and voice recordings for the Fiercely You podcast episodes. Check her out on instagram at @mini.tunes_