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When it all goes to plan, until it doesn't. Today the tech fairies did not allow our special guest to be with us, so in true Live Learn Survive fashion we soldiered on to bring you this catch up with Leigh and Maxi. This weeks Dad jokes are dedicated to our friend Ollie in England, what a little legend you are, keep shooting for the stars.

Paul Dorin is a station commander with Fire and Rescue NSW and in 2024 received the Australian Fire Service Medal in the King's Birthday Honours for more than 30 years of service as a senior NSW firefighter. Based at Corrimal Fire Station in NSW Paul has a passion for helping others and has become a role model for his peers and local community which has seen Paul develop many safety initiatives. Firstly, the Home Care Disability Fire Safety Program in which he promoted fire safety efforts involving clients and their carers, and secondly the winter's Smoke Alarm Action Day project, known as SAAD which takes place on June 1st every year. When not at the Fire Station, Paul is an incredible cartoonist, and we are proud to say he is the Illustrator behind all of our books which bring the stories to life in a spectacular way. Paul began drawing cartoons when he was very young at school, but before drawing l had a passion for modelling things out of plasticine. His late brother Steven was his inspiration to swap the plasticine to pen and ink and the family Louvre kitchen gallery eventually led to Paul getting his first published cartoon in The Bulletin magazine back in 1984. Today his cartoons appear in suburban & regional newspapers all around Australia and different parts of the world, and of course in our books, for which we could not be more grateful. Over the years Paul has supported the Jean 4 genes charity raising money for the Children's Medical Research Institute by painting on the jeans of celebrities such as Mike Tyson, actors Robin Williams, Jonah Hill, Jim Belushi, Keven Kline, Frances Mc Dormand, David Hasselhoff to name but a few.

Lifeguarding skills present opportunities to work all over the world, so just imagine working in Santa Teresa Costa Rica. Enjoy the replay of this inspiring chat is with Thomas Ritchie, founder of the Santa Teresa Lifeguards and his daughter Avalon, one of the volunteer lifeguards. A service founded by need in the community and run totally by volunteers enjoy the inspirational chat about what the team are doing keep their beaches safe and the hundreds of lives they have saved over the last 9 years since they formed in 2014.

Today on the Live Learn Survive podcast, we're joined by none other than Professional Lifeguard Harrison Reid. Born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand, Harrison moved to Sydney to pursue his dream job of becoming a lifeguard and worked hard to earn his spot among the elite Waverley lifeguards, now working at Bondi, Bronte and Tamarama beaches alongside Maxi and the team. The spotlight and Bondi Rescue followed, making sure this inspirational lifeguarding career patrolling one of the world's most famous beaches was well documented, including many of the incredible rescues, medical incidents and countless lives that Harrison has saved keeping locals and tourists from all around the world safe in the surf. On a self-confessed mission to get out of his comfort zone Harrison recently swopped the beach for the jungle appearing on I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here and we could not be prouder to say that Harrison chose us, Live Learn Survive as his nominated charity. Today we could not be happier to welcome him home and have him here with us for his first exclusive chat about life in the jungle and what the future holds for him.

Mieszko Szymeczko is the general manager and one of the founders of Baltic Rescue, a Lifeguard Association established in 2020 on the initiative of Polish Lifeguards. The aim of the organization being to promote lifeguarding in Poland and around the world. He has been a passionate lifeguard since 2009, a diving instructor, jet ski operator, and also a swimming instructor. He has worked all over the world, Poland, the USA, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Bulgaria, and New Zealand and for him, lifesaving isn't just a job; it's a way of life and a mission that he carries out on beaches around the world.

Tommy Herschell, a school teacher by trade he is now a full time facilitator in mental health, or as Tommy calls it mental mechanics, he is the driving force behind Find Ya Feet, which has a vision to empower everyone with the tools and skills to engage in conversations that go well past ‘how are ya.' He lists his achievement as still being married, and the fact he no longer feels like a victim, he is a functioning adult. At 35 Tommy turned his story and struggles around to use this experience for good. These days he travels across Australia and meet young fellas when they are at their lowest, and works with them to help them stand up to their struggles and get them to get to the point where they can celebrate themselves, Tommy feels like he has the best job in the world. Tommy is a lifesaver wearing a different uniform and today it is our absolutely pleasure to welcome him to our podcast to talk about what I would say is a difficult topic for many, but that is why we are doing it.

Professor Greg Whyte OBE is a true inspiration, and we were so lucky to meet him in 2022. Awarded the OBE for services to Sport, Sport Science & Charity, he is an Olympian in modern pentathlon, and a European and World Championship medallist, Greg is the voice of authority for Exercise Physiology and Sports Exercise Performance in the UK. Especially well known for his role in Sports Relief where he has helped raise over £65 million for charity. Have a listen again to this great conversation, we hope you are as inspired as we were.

This week we are re-sharing the awesome interview with Mr Lawrie Williams as Leigh, Maxi and Lawrie were all finally able to meet in Bondi. Lawrie joined the Waverley Council professional lifeguards in 1978 when they were known as Beach Inspectors. A lifeguard through the late 1970s, the 80's, 90's, and early 2000's, then re-joining as a casual last year it would be safe to say Lawrie has seen so much over his 24 years in the job. Lawrie also has a love of local history, and in time for the 100 year centenary celebration back in 2013 he put together the history of the Lifeguard Service at the Waverly beaches, Bondi, Tamarama and Bronte. Now creating an audio book telling the story of the Lifeguard Service over the years and telling local stories of Bondi through is Bondi Historian social media accounts, enjoy this chat with Lawrie.

Harrison, into the jungle you go, we dedicate this episode to you. We are back and welcome to 2025 everyone and haven't we started at a sprint, so much to celebrate in the first few days of this New Year. Over the next 3 weeks we will be following Harrison's journey on I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here as it he goes all out to become King of Jungle, as his nominated charity we could not be prouder so let's all get behind him and vote!!!

Allan is one of Australia's most highly decorated citizens, being one of only five Australians in the past 49 years to receive Australia's highest bravery decoration, The Cross of Valour, awarded in 1998 for saving the life of a small boy trapped in a flooded storm water pipe in Coffs Harbour. In 2016, for another lifesaving rescue, Allan was awarded Australia's fourth highest bravery decoration, the Commendation for Brave Conduct for his rescue of an aboriginal man from the path of an incoming train at Redfern railway Station. In 2017 Allan was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to Mental Health Support organisations and the community. He is the recipient of the NSW Police Commissioners Valour Award (VA) and the Royal Humane Society of NSW Galleghan Award. He is one of only 10 Australians to receive the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal and the Kings Coronation Medal. In September 2022, Allan was invited by St James Palace to attend the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II where he took part in the Chivalry and Gallantry Procession during the funeral proceedings. Allan is a 20 year veteran of the NSW Police force, and of recent times, a Deputy Commissioner of the Mental Health Commission of NSW. "Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of mental health issues, including topics related to suicide, which may be distressing for some listeners. Please take care while listening, and remember support is available if you need it. If you or someone you know is struggling, consider reaching out to one of these resources: Lifeline – 13 11 14 (24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention) Beyond Blue – 1300 22 4636 (support for mental health issues, available 24/7) Suicide Call Back Service – 1300 659 467 (24/7 support for people at risk of suicide and those affected by it) Kids Helpline – 1800 55 1800 (free counselling for ages 5–25, available 24/7) MensLine Australia – 1300 78 99 78 (24/7 support for men dealing with family and relationship issues) For young people, Headspace offers online and in-person mental health support at headspace.org.au.

Nathan Metcalfe is a qualified paramedic who joined New South Wales Ambulance Service in 2005. After spending an incredible 17 years of dedicated service on road, he is now working for NSW Ambulance as an Aeromedical Control Centre Officer. Nathan's career with NSWA included deployment with Team Alpha to aid in the 2011 Brisbane floods, as well as roles as Station Officer, Standby Control Centre Officer, and team member for the remake of the 80's TV gameshow "It's a Knock Out" in 2012. Enjoy this chat with Nathan and hear all about his incredible story serving the community.

To celebrate a New Year we have a special episode where we turn the hot seat on Maxi. A career well documented Leigh wants to know some of the other things that matter to Maxi. Why Live Learn Survive is so important to him, what legacy he wants to leave for future generations and what are the most important life lessons he has learned. A great conversation so we hope you enjoy this chat about what matters with our very own Founder.

In this special episode for Christmas, we turn the hot seat on Leigh. Who is she? What did she do before Live Learn Survive and before she met Maxi? What and who influenced her growing up? Why is she so passionate about what she does? Always asking the questions, Maxi turned the spotlight on Leigh so we hope you enjoy this chat of what matters to our very own Founder.

Today we are in Outback Queensland with our friend Holly Thom who we met recently on our trip to the Maranoa region. Holly was raised in the local pub which is also the local hotel, many people may not realise these are often the same place in country towns across Australia. As a teenager Holly moved to the coast to study and gained a Diploma of Nursing at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital where she graduated and went on to work in Acute Surgical and Rehabilitation for 2 years. However, the country was calling Holly back and aged 23 she became a business owner, owning part of the New Royal Hotel and motel, the local Timber Crate café and also the Surat Cabin and Caravan Park, which both Maxi and I now know are the heart of the community. Holly has a passion for people as we saw for ourselves so enjoy this chat with Holly and hear her amazing story and a glimpse into what life is like in the country.

Emily and Matilda are two mums/paramedics/best friends who are also Founders of a business together called How to Save a Life. This incredible business teaches carers, soon to be parents and new parents, and in fact anyone who is around young children, Baby First Aid and CPR Training. Their business began in the front seat of an ambulance, they had spent many hours at university together, worked countless 12 hour shifts as paramedics together and then embarked on motherhood at the same time. They were seeing a real lack of first aid awareness and training within parents and the community, with people relying solely on an ambulance to “save” someone, when in fact there is a lot you can do before an ambulance arrives that can make a difference! Enjoy this amazing chat with Emily and Matilda.

Schools out for summer! This week saw our final school for 2024 in Sydney and what a great school it was with another warm welcome to greet Maxi. We wrap our year before we welcome so many guests to keep us company over summer, we really do hope you enjoy some of the amazing chats we have in store for you. Thanks to everyone who has been part of our journey this year, we have created over 3000 Little Superheroes, we could not be prouder of each and every one of you.

This week, we talk about when a little dog becomes the smoke alarm, what a lucky owner he has got that is for sure and Maxi tells us about his old school tube rescue up against the rocks! Back in the office after a week on the road visiting awesome schools in Newcastle we are excited to have received delivery of our new superhero backpacks! Our Christmas cookies have arrived too and look amazing so it's the time we get to thank those incredible people who have supported us in 2024.

Showing kindness is nice to do, but it really is a win win as there are so many more benefits to the giver as you will hear in our fast facts this week. Maxi had an action-packed day at the beach with some serious situations and the tip this week is all about safety around jetty's and piers. So valuable as the weather heats up and storm season gets started, which led to quite a day for Leigh trying to see Take That, enjoy this week's catch up with Maxi and Leigh.

One of those days right, we all have them and today we share one of ours. We had no unfortunate event, until Leigh's internet collapsed and then the builders working next door to Maxi decided to provide the soundtrack to our podcast today, we think they want a spot in the Live Learn Survive playlist. We never promised you that we would be perfect, but we will always be real and we hope this makes you smile as we end this week with Maxi and Leigh.

Maxi the Lifeguard's In Deep water is back! We dedicate this episode of the podcast to the book and why we wrote it, so children and adults could learn about rip currents whilst not even realising it, learn by simply having fun. Proudly written, illustrated printed and brought to life all here in Australia and we could not be happier to have it back, 6 years and 2 months after the first edition, we can't wait to share it with you, get it first via Pre Sales at the link here. https://tinyurl.com/5yykjjtv

Hear it here first! Next week is going to a big week for us, and we are giving our podcast listeners a sneak peak of what is happening direct from us! We've waited a long time for this and are so grateful to everyone that has helped make it happen. In other news today, daylight saving also nearly caught us out, but it didn't, and Maxi made it to school on time.

Lizzie Welborn is a 25 year old professional Surf Ironwoman from Sydney, Australia. Lizzie qualified for her first professional series when she was just 16, making her one of the youngest competitors to ever qualify, Lizzie has now competed in 9 professional series, placing in the top 3 multiple times and she has also represented Australia in the sport. Outside of surf sports Lizzie has also competed in many paddleboarding races around the world, including the gruelling 52km Molokai 2 Oahu world paddleboard championships in Hawaii. Two years ago Lizzie and fellow ironwoman/ best friend Harriet Brown co-founded KaMana Community, a program designed to educate and empower female athletes so they can reach their potential in sport and life. Together they explore topics that aren't spoken about enough including body confidence, relationships with food as an athlete and menstrual health, all things they faced or struggled with during their athletic careers. To date they have empowered over 2000 girls via the program.

This week back to talk about the importance of learning how to float and the importance of being prepared as we head into storm season in Australia. A very special song added to the playlist this week, Sunny by Boney M as we dedicate this show to Sunny Jayne Maxwell, huge congrats to Trent and Tahlia, welcome to the world little one, your Dad can finally own his all Dad jokes

Professor Rob Brander, aka ‘Dr Rip', is a coastal scientist, beach safety researcher and science communicator in the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of New South Wales in Sydney where he leads the UNSW Beach Safety Research Group. He has studied beaches for over 35 years starting in Canada where water temperatures convinced him to move to Australia in 1993 and do his PhD on rip currents at the University of Sydney. He has published over 100 scientific articles and book chapters on coastal science and is the author of the best selling book 'Dr Rip's Essential Beach Book'. Rob began his popular community beach safety education program ‘The Science of the Surf' in 2001 and gained the nickname ‘Dr Rip' for his habit of releasing harmless purple dye in rip currents to educate people about this important hazard. He is a past recipient of an Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Australian Science Research and enjoys bodysurfing very much. He is a Life Member of the Tamarama Beach Surf Life Saving Club and in January 2023 was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service towards beach safety education and research.

It's birthday week for Maxi and would you believe his birthday is also National Situational Awareness Day, a phrase he has said over a million (maybe) times as we have travelled around schools. Leig has been out and about and met the incredible PCYC Emergency Services Cadets and saw the Aqua Accessibility program launched by our friends at Bay Island Water Sports in Brisbane who have made water activities inclusive for everyone which is just amazing. Enjoy this weeks catch up with Maxi and Leigh.

So excited to finally talk about the 2nd edition of the Maxi the Lifeguard paperback books and share that Book 1 will be back out in time for Christmas, we could not be more excited to share the newly illustrated book that will get a new lease of life. This weeks tip is all about making sure new never enter the water without a floatation device and we also talk about stepping out of your comfort zone, we promise it will be worth it.

5 years ago one of our Live Learn Survive water safety talks in Scarborough, England led a young girl to join her local Lifesaving Club in Retford, Nottingham. This week she completed at the Inter-Club segment of the Lifesaving World Championships on the Gold Coast, obviously we had to go and find her and meet the rest of the club. These are the stories that make us so proud, Leigh has promised to visit the club when she heads back to Nottingham next year.

Even when the sun is shining, open water can be VERY cold is the Tip of the week and Maxi learnt this himself this week going out for a swim at Bondi, make sure you are always prepared and have the right clothing and equipment for the conditions. Some great news this week as both Leigh and Maxi were able to meet up in person with our friends from the Santa Theresa Lifeguards in Costa Rica as we met and welcomed them to Brisbane and Sydney.

It was back on the road this week with flights and ferry rides, we were so happy to be visiting more schools thanks to the generosity of corporate sponsors and our own Live Learn Survive charity from our Creating Little Superheroes February event. We also travelled over to the Southern Moreton Bay Islands which rewarded us with the most epic sunset sail home, we hope this week has been great for you all too.

Celebrating 7 years, today it's officially Live Learn Survive's birthday, the day it was officially registered and became an entity, and what a fantastic 7 years it has been, we have loved all of it and today celebrate every child we have every had the privilege to meet. To everyone who has every cheered us on, donated their time and support to us we are truly grateful, so here's to the next 7 years, where we promise to keep making learning fun.

Honestly, we think our Dad jokes got better this week, but that might just us being optimistic ha! Make sure you take time to rest is our tip of the week and we congratulate the amazing government in Zambia that thanks to offering freed education have seen over 2 million extra children educated since 2021, how amazing is that!

Maxi has had a run of house fires call from his Fire Station, which if you are a regular listener you will know Leigh calls it the Action Station as it's not stop, so this week we send out a reminder to make sure you make fires safe, or switch them off before you go to bed. We also send a shout out to our friend Mike Burton who 365 days ago set him self a challenge and this week he completed it, enjoy this catch up with Leigh and Maxi.

Bringing the spirit of the Olympics to the podcast this week and cheering on all the athletes with their efforts and sportsmanship but we are celebrating too! After our trip to the Maranoa region we received the best message on Friday saying they had heard 3 children go home to their families to talk about getting smoke alarms in their homes, great works kids you get the gold from us, we are SO proud of you.

Over 1000kms to Outback Queensland in 3 days to visit 6 schools in the week of World Drowning Prevention Day! Why? Because in Australia more people drown inland than they do at the beach. Our promise at Live Learn Survive was education for every child, not matter their location and what fun we had, we hope you enjoy this recap of a few days in a wonderful part of Australia making new friends.

The band is back together, Leigh is back from the UK and shares a few stories about meeting some of the very special people who supported our 42 challenge last year. This week Leigh and Maxi are about to hit the road and head out inland to South Western Queensland visiting schools along the way, donating books and meeting some amazing people doing great work in their community.

Tommy Richardson is the lead for Open Water Safety within Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service's Education and Engagement Department. He is a serving Firefighter and Swift Water Rescue Technician within Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service with 19 years of service, in addition to having been an active Water Safety Advocate for many Years. In the 2018 New Year's Honours list, Tommy received his Queens Fire Service Medal for his passion and dedication in raising awareness of the dangers in and around open water throughout the UK. Tommy collaborates with many organisations across the UK, including RoSPA, RNLI, RLSS and NFCC in their aims to deliver Life Saving Water Safety Awareness, and reducing the number of incidents and fatalities that occur in and around open water.

Today we are joined by Matt Lawson of Surfing NSW and Surfers Rescue 24/7. Surfers Rescue 24/7 is a Surfing NSW aquatic safety program initiative aimed at saving lives in and out of the water through education, training and preparedness. Surfers, who are in the water year-round from dawn to dusk are often the first responders in aquatic emergencies. With less than 5% of our beaches patrolled, we know that surfers play a vital role in saving lives and are often the unsung heroes in countless lifesaving rescues. The Surfers Rescue 24/7 board rescue course is a two-part coarse that teaches surfers and ocean users CPR and specialised rescue techniques using their surf craft to save lives in emergencies. The rescue techniques have been developed and endorsed by NSW Professional Lifeguards, The Australian Lifeguard Service and some of the world's most elite surfers, including World Champions Mick Fanning, Layne Beachley, Mark Richards and Kelly Slater and is supported by the NSW State Government.

Earlier this year Mike Burton was a guest on our podcast, Leigh made a promise to visit him in Lincolnshire when she was in England, and a promise is a promise right, so today we bring Mike with Leigh direct from England! Mike is passionate about mental health, wakes up at 4am every day to record his motivational messages and is now a keynote speaker inspiring people to believe in themselves! Enjoy something different this week as we finally meet in person and reunite on our podcast!

Cooper Chapman's was a young pro surfer living an extraordinary life, yet in 2018 his youngest sister found herself struggling with the loss of two of her closest friends during her final year of school as did Cooper. How could kids in the very same town be so unhappy that they'd taken their own lives? A year later Cooper began to build the concept for ‘Good Human Factory' in 2019 - a mental health organisation that seeks to normalise mental health discussions and inspire the global community to think about mental health differently. Incorporating in-school and corporate workshops, a podcast, an accountability community and merchandise, the Good Human Factory has grown more rapidly since 2022 than Cooper could have imagined. “Since 2020, we've shared workshops with over 40,000 high school students across NSW, Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania - and over 15,000 of these were last year alone. Sharing his own personal story, as he shares his own mental health journey through his surfing career, challenging audiences to connect with their values - rather than basing their self-worth on external factors. Cooper say he can't believe the support and impact we've had in such a short time.”, well to be honest we can and we know you will enjoy this chat as much as we did.

Erin Pogmore has been a firefighter for 12 years, and has recently been promoted to the rank of Station Officer. Erin has a passion for rescue, and is currently a water rescue instructor with Fire and Rescue NSW. She is a member of the AUS-2 Urban Search and Rescue team, was the winner of the 2023 Rotary Emergency Service Community Awards and has been a volunteer with the NSW SES for 22 years.

Lots of little things all come together in the end to become great things is the message for this week. It's also good to talk, so after an incredibly hard 24 hour shift Maxi came along to tell us a little about his day and how going for a run helped manage the stress of it all. Our final catch up in Australia before we bring you some wonderful guests, enjoy this weeks catch up with Maxi and Leigh.

Celebrating Leigh's birthday this week and also celebrating a new board member for our charity, we are thrilled to welcome Jenny to our team, we are very grateful for her support to have her on board. Maxi has had a quitter time at the beach thankfully and the important lesson this week is Boat Safety which accounts for more drowning than you would think so please listen and stay safe on the water.

Challenging weeks always make us reflect and be grateful for those around us. Another spinal injury at the beach for Maxi, a great trip to Melbourne meeting with some inspiring people for Leigh. This week we bring facts about one of Maxis favourite things, museums, when did you last visit one? Many are free and they all offer a whole array of interesting things to learn about, enjoy this week's catch up from Live Learn Survive.

Together in Brisbane Maxi and Leigh share all the good news of this week, give us a huge shout out to the Nurses in International Nurses week and did you know they are one of if not the most trusted profession. Good news on the late afternoon spinal rescue Maxi did last week and how good is a elderly dog being saved from a fire. Enjoy this weeks positive catch up on all things Live Learn Survive.

What legacy are you leaving? Do you ever wonder when you look at a beautiful tree who may have taken the time to plant it and why, some serious food for thought right there. This week we talk about a finishing time serious incident at Bondi and we reflect on our time in Newcastle, England when we joined our friends to promote water safety on the Quayside of the River Tyne two years ago this week. Enjoy this week's catch up with Leigh & Maxi.

The world needs a few more smiles, that is what we have decided this week, you can't be angry and smile, it's impossible, and smiling at a stranger might just make their day. Maxi is straight back to work with 5 car accidents on one shift and we talk about all the good news happening around Live Learn Survive now which gives us so much to be excited about and be grateful for.

Rob Mason has been a Firefighter for 24 years at Nowra station and is an Ultra Marathon runner, he ran first 100 km ultramarathon in 2009 and although he couldn't walk for a week afterwards and swore he'd never run a step again, he found himself hooked on ultra-running. The following year, with the help and advice from mentors and friends in the ultra-running community, he completed the ‘Triple Crown' of Australian ultra-running; The Glasshouse Mountains 100 mile (161km) ultra, The Great North Walk 100 mile ultra and the 240km Coast to Kosciuszko ultra within a 4 month period. Fast forward to 2022 Rob went all-in on working on his mindset, including starting the ‘Mindset for Runners' podcast and working with a professional mindset coach. With a concerted plan and mental training, Rob went from thinking he was an average runner to knowing he was going to win the race – and he did, enjoy this inspiration chat with Rob.

So how did they go defending their win at Terranova 24, by now we should know as we recorded this podcast ahead of the race, with rain forecast all we can do is wish Maxi and Piers the best of luck! This week we talk about river safety as we are in the midst of the school holidays and this week's rule is to be brave and step out of your comfort zone, enjoy this week's Live Learn Survive catch up with Leigh and Maxi.

Graham Kerr is from Cork City in the south of Ireland. He is a full-time Firefighter with Cork City Fire Brigade and Director of Cork Lifeguard Academy. Graham has taught water safety and lifesaving skills as a volunteer for over fifteen years and with Cork County Council, he worked as a Beach guard for two seasons and a Senior Beach guard for five seasons. He was employed as an Assistant Water Safety Development Officer with the County Council for almost four years. In April 2022 Graham launched the Cork Lifeguard academy, the motto of his Lifeguard Academy is “Lifeguards training Lifeguards” as they employee experienced Lifeguards to provide accredited and professional drowning prevention and Basic Life Support training so resulting in training a higher standard of Lifesavers and Lifeguards for their communities. To date, one hundred Academites have graduated their Beach and Pool Lifeguard programs.

Believe in your dreams is the message of this week on the podcast as we were excited to deliver our first lesson into a school in Kathmandu, Nepal to finish a truly global week as we have also sent books to the USA and Vietnam. Maxi tells us all the wrap up for the week from the fire station so enjoy this weeks catch up with Leigh and Maxi.

Heidi Horne lives in Sydney and is a Happiness and Mindfulness Speaker who helps teams to rewire their happiness so that companies are more joyous, productive and profitable. Having been in the wellness space for 17+years, Heidi uses her extensive experience knowledge to provide audiences with proven tools and strategies to let go of stress, be mindful daily and self-generate inner happiness, creating both happier employees and workplaces. We know you will love this catch up with Heidi.