At the end of the day, I wanted to ride my bike around the world. And as long as I didn’t let anybody deter that fire in me, I was fine. I was still going to do it. I let other people’s opinions really affect me. But I never let them get in the way […]
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We have to own our strengths and our weaknesses. We have to own our wonderful bits and our jiggly bits.I’m excited to welcome speaker and author Janine Garner to Sparta Chicks Radio this week. Janine has been a mentor of mine and, like Melissa Browne, has had a profound impact on my work over the last […]
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‘I don’t need to prove…myself anymore’I’m excited to welcome Melissa Browne back to Sparta Chicks Radio. Mel is an author, financial advisor, speaker and financial wellness advocate who first joined me on the podcast way back in episode 18 in early 2017 and then spoke at our conference, Sparta Chicks Unleashed, in 2018. And now she’s back […]
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Indigenous people have lived her for thousands of years. I just thought: I’m going to go out on this trail and I’m going to make this a journey about reconnecting to ancestors; my ancestors but also the ancestors of this land. This week on the podcast I’m joined by award-winning Canadian filmmaker, photographer, author and […]
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I know a lot of people do talk about your ‘why’ and ‘finding your why’. But that is fundamentally what you keep coming back to. And if you haven’t been very honest about your ‘why’ then you won’t have the necessary confidence either.I’m excited to welcome Jeannette McGill to Sparta Chicks Radio this week. Jeannette is […]
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We shouldn’t be guilty for chasing our dreamsAfter I first interviewed Hanny Allston for Sparta Chicks Radio back in 2017, I wrote: You know when you speak to someone and they say something so profound it leaves you pondering the conversation for days, even weeks later. That’s what speaking to Hanny Allston was like for me. 3 years […]
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Your best is enough.2x Olympian and 4x Commonwealth Games competitor, Eloise Wellings joins me on Sparta Chicks Radio this week. Eloise is also an Ambassador for Ubiquinol and the co-founder of an extraordinary organisation called the Love Mercy Foundation. Eloise grew up in a family of runners and, while watching the Barcelona Olympics at the age of […]
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This week’s guest on Sparta Chicks Radio reminds me of what can be achieved when you fully commit to a goal. Michelle Taylor was a business owner, gym junkie and busy mum when she broke a foot in December, 2017. After experiencing balance and walking issues she attributed to a second broken foot in December 2018, Michelle […]
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(c) Jason MacqueenIf you attended the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour in 2019, you’ll no doubt recognise my guest on Sparta Chicks Radio this week; Melanie Stamell. Mel is an inventor and adventurer who has tried it all: kayaking, climbing, caving, mountain biking and, her favourite, skiing. Mel also has a rare form of Dwarfism and so […]
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Things I think are impossible actually often aren’t (even if they currently are)What is it like to race your bike from one side of Europe to the other and, in the process, win one of the most iconic ultra-endurance cycling races in the world? I have no idea — but this week’s guest on Sparta Chicks […]
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