Always Meet Your Heroes

Alison Newman is a singer, songwriter, podcaster and mum of 2 boys from regional South Australia. She has been singing and performing since the age of 5 and, for the last 14 years, has been juggling her career with being a mum. This is a topic that really interests me personally, as my wife and I are soon to become parents! In this episode, we discussed the challenges of becoming a parents, including post-natal depression and 'mum-guilt', how to balance becoming a parent with a career and a life outside of parenting, as well as what it is like to parent in the 21st century, with the minefield of social media and technology! Whether you are a parent or not, this episode is a fascinating insight into life as a parent, which you, or someone close to you, will need at some point!
Connect with Alison

📷 Alison's Instagram
💻 Alison's Website
💻 Alison's YouTube Channel
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🐦 Twitter💻 Website
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If you are interested in creating your own podcast, you can use Buzzsprout (use this link to receive a $20 Amazon gift card after your 2nd month) to host your podcast and Riverside (use this link to sign up and you will help support this show!) to help you remotely record interviews professionally. You can also sign up for Podmatch here if you are a host looking for guests or a potential guest looking for the right podcast to appear on!

Tom and Jo Brassington are siblings and primary school teachers, who have written a fantastic book - 'Bottled' - to support emotionally honest conversations with young people around their mental health, emotions and well being. In this episode, we discuss what emotionally honest spaces are, why it is so important to openly discuss our emotions and how we can begin to have these important conversations with each other. We also discuss the impacts of the growth of social media and technology, both good and bad, as well as the impacts that the COVID pandemic has had on our emotional well-being. This episode provides clear solutions for how we can support young children’s mental health, painting a really positive image of the way that things will move in the future. I definitely recommend grabbing a copy of Bottled for yourself and any children you know - you can grab a copy here!
Connect with Tom & Jo

📷 Tom's Instagram
📷 Jo's Instagram
🐦 Tom's Twitter
🐦 Jo's Twitter
💻 Website
Connect with Sam

📷 Instagram
🐦 Podcast Twitter
🐦 Personal Twitter
💻 Website
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If you have enjoyed this episode, the best thing you can do to support the show is leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! Even a simple review helps more people to find our content and learn something new! You can also share this episode directly with friends and family if you found it useful. Thank you for your incredible support!
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If you are interested in creating your own podcast, you can use Buzzsprout (use this link to receive a $20 Amazon gift card after your 2nd month) to host your podcast and Riverside (use this link to sign up and you will help support this show!) to help you remotely record interviews professionally. You can also sign up for Podmatch here if you are a host looking for guests or a potential guest looking for the right podcast to appear on!

Taren Gesell is one of my absolute favourite podcast hosts and YouTubers. He’s a Canadian triathlon coach who may be better known by his online persona ‘Triathlon Taren’. Back in 2020 when I first considered the idea of completing my first triathlon, like most beginners, I headed to YouTube and looked for beginner triathlete information and Taren provided the best videos I could find introducing people to triathlon. I then began listening to his podcast every week as I tried to learn everything I could about triathlons. Even if you’re not interested in triathlons or endurance sports, you will love this episode with Taren. We discuss how to find balance in your life, finding what excited you in life and building a positive relationship with your own health.
Connect with Taren

📷 Taren's Instagram
🐦 Taren's Twitter
💻 Website
💻 Check Out Taren's Books
Connect with Sam

📷 Instagram
🐦 Podcast Twitter
🐦 Personal Twitter
💻 Website
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If you are interested in creating your own podcast, you can use Buzzsprout (use this link to receive a $20 Amazon gift card after your 2nd month) to host your podcast and Riverside (use this link to sign up and you will help support this show!) to help you remotely record interviews professionally. You can also sign up for Podmatch here if you are a host looking for guests or a potential guest looking for the right podcast to appear on!

Kevin Chapman is a content creator on YouTuber, a podcaster, and someone who has been almost perfected the art of perseverance and consistency. Kev has managed to amass hundreds of thousands of subscribers and followers across his YouTube channels and various social media accounts, however they did not come easy. Years of hard work, setbacks and consistent effort has led to his current success and his ability to become a full-time content creator a few years ago. Kev's Football Manager videos on YouTube helped keep boredom at bay throughout the first lockdown of 2020 and actually encouraged me to create this podcast, giving me the confidence to put myself out there. I had so much fun chatting with Kev and we covered some really important topics, including the challenges of juggling a full-time job with YouTube and a family, the difficulties of being a full time YouTuber and the positive and negative sides of working hard and having a high work ethic. I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation and I know you will too.
Connect with Kevin

📷 Kevin's Instagram
🐦 Kevin's Twitter
💻 YouTube
Connect with Sam

📷 Instagram
🐦 Podcast Twitter
🐦 Personal Twitter
💻 Website
Leave A Review
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If you are interested in creating your own podcast, you can use Buzzsprout (use this link to receive a $20 Amazon gift card after your 2nd month) to host your podcast and Riverside (use this link to sign up and you will help support this show!) to help you remotely record interviews professionally. You can also sign up for Podmatch here if you are a host looking for guests or a potential guest looking for the right podcast to appear on!

Gillian Roberts is a fellow teacher from Canada, who is big into endurance sports and triathlons in particular. What makes Gillian's story different to most is that she developed ovarian cancer when she was in her mid-twenties. Obviously, this has had a huge impact on Gillian’s life and she now uses her online platform to spread awareness around cancer and, in particular, the recovery aspect and what life is like after cancer. She’s a super positive woman and I absolutely loved this conversation with her. We discussed her feelings around the time of her diagnosis, how she has maintained a positive mindset throughout her treatment and what life has been like for her since. We even got a few special guest appearances from Gillian’s cat, which was lovely!
Connect with Gillian

📷 Gillian's Instagram
💻 Gillian's Blog
Connect with Sam

📷 Instagram
🐦 Podcast Twitter
🐦 Personal Twitter
💻 Website
Leave A Review
If you have enjoyed this episode, the best thing you can do to support the show is leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! Even a simple review helps more people to find our content and learn something new! You can also share this episode directly with friends and family if you found it useful. Thank you for your incredible support!
Links
If you are interested in creating your own podcast, you can use Buzzsprout (use this link to receive a $20 Amazon gift card after your 2nd month) to host your podcast and Riverside (use this link to sign up and you will help support this show!) to help you remotely record interviews professionally. You can also sign up for Podmatch here if you are a host looking for guests or a potential guest looking for the right podcast to appear on!