Jelena Dokic & Todd Woodbridge: The power of redefining your story

05/27/24 • 83 min

Jelena Dokic is a former world number 4 Women’s singles tennis player, having reached the Semi-Finals of Wimbledon and the Quarter Finals of both the Australian and French Open’s. She currently works as a tennis commentator and expert on Channel 9’s tennis team. Her much publicised journey dealing with the traumatic abuse of her father has inspired her to write two best-selling books. “Unbreakable” and “Fearless”.

Todd Woodbridge is a former number 19 Men’s singles tennis players and one half of the famous doubles duo ‘The Woodies’. He won an astonishing 16 Grand slam titles as a doubles player. He currently heads up the Channel 9 tennis commentary team as well as featuring on renowned travel show Postcards and recently became the host of the popular gameshow, The Tipping Point.

In this episode Jelena & Todd discuss:

-Seeing our self worth beyond what we do by establishing the core values of who we truly are.

-The brutally competitive and self focused world of tennis where winning is everything and friendships are hard to find.

-Moving through life with compassion, kindness and gratitude.

-The importance of discipline and hard work in achieving our goals.

-Shattering the myth of perfectionism.

-Jelena’s powerful ability to shift her personal narrative from ‘victim, to survivor, to thriver’

-Todd’s 5 box toolkit for ensuring our life is feeling full and in order, and how his heartache changed his life perspective.

-The value of having/finding a mentor (like Todd) and a core group of supportive people in our lives.

-Jelena’s desire for society to be having the type of conversations that happened in this episode.

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In this episode Jelena & Todd discuss:

-Seeing our self worth beyond what we do by establishing the core values of who we truly are.

-The brutally competitive and self focused world of tennis where winning is everything and friendships are hard to find.

-Moving through life with compassion, kindness and gratitude.

-The importance of discipline and hard work in achieving our goals.

-Shattering the myth of perfectionism.

-Jelena’s powerful ability to shift her personal narrative from ‘victim, to survivor, to thriver’

-Todd’s 5 box toolkit for ensuring our life is feeling full and in order, and how his heartache changed his life perspective.

-The value of having/finding a mentor (like Todd) and a core group of supportive people in our lives.

-Jelena’s desire for society to be having the type of conversations that happened in this episode.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel to WATCH the full episode @gobehindthemask

Visit our website for more information and register to begin YOUR journey behind the mask.

www.gobehindthemask.com.au

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Welcome to the Behind The Mask podcast. An exploration of the real stories beyond the bright lights of people's journeys. In this series, you’ll get to know some of the most extraordinary and inspiring people behind the masks that they wear. It’s an opportunity for them to share their authentic story. Their sacrifices, successes, hurdles, triumphs, insecurities, motivations, passions and fears, as well as their self-discoveries, philosophical or spiritual awakenings, the growth mindset tools they’ve used and the wisdoms and lessons they’ve learned, to navigate their way through life, with purpose and meaning. It’s time to be inspired by the depths of what it means to feel truly human. It’s time to go behind the mask.

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-Juggling motherhood and stage life.

-Dealing with the challenges of burnout and the strategies for coping with it.

-Anxiety and panic attacks before and during performances.

-The tips for keeping performances fresh 8 times a week.

-How to handle the pressures of auditions and live performance.

-Why they love the craft of musical theatre so much.

-The importance of stopping, meditating, or just having a disco nap!

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