Celia Pacquola is an actor, writer and comedian, who’s worked extensively in Australia and the UK and is known best for her work on ‘Utopia’, ‘Rosehaven’ and her prolific stand up comedy career. She is the current host of the hit TV show, ‘Thank God You’re Here!’

Sammy J is an Australian comedian, writer, composer, and broadcaster. He's played in Edinburgh, Montreal and London, had a sitcom on Netflix, is one half of the man/puppet comedy duo “Sammy J & Randy", creates satirical sketches for ABC TV and currently hosts the breakfast show on ABC Radio Melbourne.

In this episode we discuss:

-Having our self worth defined by our careers

-The unconditional love Celia’s child has for her and how beautiful that is when we feel our life’s loves (in a our career) are conditional.

-Sammy’s appreciation for nature, the clarity he finds when he’s out there and how comedically subversive it is in a modern world to go bush.

-The flux between sharing, giving and receiving in our work.

-The 5 P’s to reclaiming your power.

-Trusting the stress and the anxiety pre performance.

-The fear of it all being taken away, and how that might actually be a good thing.

-The antidote to narcissism is zooming out and not being the centre of our own world or anyone’s world.

-Meditation taking time, patience, diligence, like any practice should, and it’s gateway to flow state.

-Not upsetting people as a radio host.

-Sentimentality being the least cool thing in comedy.

-The difference between being depressed and needing deep rest.

-How to deal with awkward and uncomfortable conversations when you ‘Love everybody and tell the truth.”

-Becoming irrelevant as we age.

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Cody Weightman & Riley Garcia are AFL footballers currently playing for the Western Bulldogs.

Cody was born and bread in the South-Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. He attended Haileybury College, and was drafted in 2019 with pick no.15. He’s played 66 games, is a passionate surfer and over the past couple of years has begun re-exploring visual art as a creative outlet.

Riley’s from Western Australia and was drafted via Caversham and Swan Districts in 2019 with pick no 62. He’s played 27 games thus far and is enjoying a breakout season this year. Riley’s sense of humour, his relaxed personality and his love for family and friends are at the core of his values.

In this episode we discuss:

-Who they are beyond football.

-The reasons behind their desire to separate the human being from the human doing.

-Meeting a wise owl sporting speedos.

-‘The Warriors Way’ men’s course at ‘The Fifth Direction’.

-Struggling through ice baths.

-Riley finding perspective through his battles with injury .

-Cody’s serendipitous encounter that reignited his love for art and creativity.

-Tackling anxiety and panic attacks and how learning to understand them is actually a tool for success on the footy field.

-Practical mindfulness solutions and learning how to listen to what the mind and body really need.

-The importance of family, friends and our support network through the tough times.

-The value of creating routines, rituals and structure in life.

-Reframing what success truly means to them.

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Alinta Chidzey & Lucy Maunder are two astonishingly talented, well renowned and award winning ‘Leading Ladies’ of Australian Musical Theatre. For well over a decade, they’ve wowed audiences with their phenomenal performances.

Alinta has played many roles including; Velma in Chicago, Anita in West Side Story, Svetlana in Chess, Kathy in Singin’ in the Rain, Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar and most recently she dazzled us with her performance of Satine in the hit musical Moulin Rouge.

Lucy has starred as Miss Honey in Matilda, Mrs Banks in Mary Poppins, Cynthia Weil in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Rizzo in Grease, Janet in The Rocky Horror Show, and is currently playing the iconic role of Roxy Heart in Chicago.

In this episode Alinta & Lucy discuss:

-Auditioning for major roles at 37 weeks pregnant.

-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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