How to be Happy

In our first episode of How To Be Happy we talk to best-selling author, motivational speaker and athlete Turia Pitt about overcoming adversity. It’s only nine years since Turia - the author of the recently released book Happiness and Other Ridiculous Aspirations - received burns to 65 percent of her body after she was caught in a forest fire. Since then - while going through the long, painful process of rehabilitation, she has completed an Ironman challenge, walked the Kokoda track, written two books and had two children. She’s an inspiration to anyone who thinks their life sucks because they’ve been handed lemons. On the podcast Turia talks about how even when you can’t control your external circumstances - you can always control your attitude and the way you approach life.

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Television host Jessica Rowe is a model of how to approach life with enthusiasm and joy. On the podcast Jess talks about how she approaches life’s ups and downs with a positive attitude and thinks finding gratitude for the small things that are going well in your life makes all the difference between a good and a bad day.

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Jelena Dokic is an extraordinary and inspiring woman. A former tennis international who achieved a top ranking of number 4 in the world, she has also had a personal and professional life beset by challenges. Throughout her childhood and teenage years she was abused physically and mentally by her father and coach Damir Dokic. She would hide the secret of this abuse for years only finally telling her story after a meeting with journalist Jessica Halloran that then led to the writing of her first book Unbreakable. Since then she has embarked on a mission to reclaim her life from the trauma of her childhood abuse. She has been incredibly open about her mental health challenges and eating disorder but today describes herself as a happy woman.

Her strength, resilience and courage are admirable and she has been a source of inspiration to many others who have found themselves struggling. She’s written a new book about that journey called Fearless: Finding the power to thrive.

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Jelena’s book: Fearless

Jelena’s first book: Unbreakable

Host: Kate de Brito

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Editor: Stephanie Cannavo

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Jo Wagstaff had it all. Or so she thought. At 32 she was an executive at a leading wealth management company. She had the career, the fancy car, a beautiful home, husband and baby. Until it all began to unravel. That year her marriage ended and her dad died of cancer. To numb the grief Jo worked harder, drank more, used drugs for the first time and found the most dysfunctional relationship she could – all while giving the perception to the outside world that she was thriving. While it all seemed very dark, it was also the beginning of her journey out of the darkness towards a more authentic way of life. Today she coaches men and women about their power and how to find the inner confidence to choose their best lives.

Jo’s Book: Lead Like You: How Authenticity Transforms the Way Women Live, Love, and Succeed

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Jo’s website: https://jowagstaff.com/

Host: Kate de Brito

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Editor: Stephanie Cannavo

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We speak to author and social researcher Hugh Mackay about his new book Inner Self. The experienced social researcher and psychologist talks about the many ways we hide from ourselves and how we can live more authentically and ultimately find a more fulfilling life by being who we are meant to be.

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