Ant's Talk

Jas Rawlinson is a mental health speaker and best selling author of a suicide prevention book series ‘ Reasons to live one more day’. Jas lived in a violent family home, lost her father to suicide at 18 and was sexually assaulted at 20. She now works as a empowerment speaker, best selling author and writing coach. Hear more about her story..

Sandra Pankhurst is a transgender woman who was adopted at a young age by a family who would later abuse her. She was forced to live in a backyard shed where she was malnourished of food and love. She has found her solace in the most unusual professions. Sandra has worked as a trauma cleaner for more than 20 years. What does a trauma cleaner do? They clean up after Crime Scenes, Traumas, meth labs, hoarding and squalor. Tune in to hear more!

Matthew Kwoka, works as the director at Southern Cross Funerals he deals with grief on a daily basis, yet he is one of the happiest business owners out there. Even in the most catastrophic of circumstances, he is calm and composed. Tune in to hear more about his story.

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Richard Bowles is a 5x world-record adventurer, who puts himself into near-death situations, as a "giant social experiment." He explores the human response to critical situations, complex challenges and chaotic conditions. His unique experiences include; volcano eruptions, crocodile-infested rivers, life-threatening foot infections, desert warzones and shotgun-wielding lunatics; engineering these into straightforward strategies for success. Tune in to hear more!

For many years - Pauline McKinnon had one of the worst cases of anxiety - she couldn't even leave the house. Being a Mum with kids growing she tried lots of different things, but nothing worked. She then tried stillness meditation - medical based meditation - founded by Dr Meares. This cured her anxiety. She then learned the practice herself and has one of the world's leading practices in Australia. She is the founding patron of the Australian meditation association. She is amazing and her story is inspiring. Tune in to hear more!

Karen almost died in a car accident 30 years ago. She became overweight and couldn't find bras that fit - so she found her own and then discovered other women had similar issues and created her business - big Girls don't Cry anymore. They now sell online, do virtual fittings, she has a drone in store - her new site in Brisbane is the size of four tennis courts. Listen to her story now!

Regina Huber has lived in many countries across four continents. Has had a gun to head, a knife to her chest and has carried over $100,000 in her socks across the city of Buenos Aires. Tune in to hear more of her story!

John Finlay is one of the cast from the Netflix sensation ‘Tiger King’ which has turned the cast into household names. John Finlay was not only a worker at the zoo but also in a 11 year relationship with Joe Exotic who the series focuses on. There is worldwide interest in the cast and I wanted to get to know John a little more. Lets speak to him now. Instagram.com/JohnGatorFinlay Cameo.com/JohnFinlay Facebook.com/JohnGatorFinlay

Rodney Syaranamual was a principal dancer on the movies Moulin Rouge and Scooby Doo. He also appeared in many shows such as Cats and Miss Saigon. He has danced with Kylie Minogue, Belinda Carlisle and was chosen to join Nicole Kidman and Caroline O'Connor to launch Anna Wintours, Vogue Magazine. Hear more about his amazing life!

David Bronner's family produced a liquid soap that sells every 2.2 seconds around the world. He famously locked himself in a cage with industrial hemp plants in front of the white house in Washington. He has also led the fight for GMO labelling and this is just some of the things he has done. Tune in to hear his story.

Anita Van Rooyen is a Confidence Coach and Human Behaviour Expert, who has created the Corona Course – a new positive way to approach to the fear and uncertainty that COVID-19 has unleashed. Anita van Rooyen, aims to help people makes sense of their fears and, most importantly, to provide the antidote to your fears creating profound and lasting change, using proven tools and strategies to change.

Danyal Diallo is only 17 years of age, Born in Sudan, Danyal sustained a hip injury when he was three, after being pushed off a building. Every step he takes hurts. He uses that pain to remind him what he wants in life and is a strong fighter against excuses and an even stronger advocate for social change. Tune in to hear his story. Danyal can be found at https://www.digitaleagles.com.au/

My next guest worked in the pawn industry for 17 years. His family were the local pawnstars or pawnbrokers. Daniel Tolson is Australia’s No. 1 Business Consultant he has served as a coach and consultant to more than 4,500 companies and individuals throughout Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Italy, Great Britain, Ireland, and both North and South America. He also has some hilarious stories. Tune in and subscribe!

My next guest was diagnosed with an autoimmune hepatitis when she was just 14, shortly after she was also diagnosed with Anorexia. Almost needing a liver transplant and not responding to medication she turned her focus to cooking in an attempt to heal her liver and to alter her relationship with food. It worked! And she started to recover from the illnesses that had plagued her for years. Tune in and subscribe!

Philip Stephens had a life changing event happen when he was just 18. He was enjoying Summer just after finishing high school when he dived under a wave at a Sydney surfing beach and broke his neck in the surf. Tune in to hear his story.

Claire Dunkley was born in Melbourne in 1975 and had both parents die of AIDS (her father being the third reported case in Australia). Since then she gone on to become a nurse, studied and worked on a farm and was introduced to ANF technology. We are going to delve into more! Tune in and subscribe!

My guest this week is a transgender female who lives in Melbourne, Australia and has had a unique story/ journey so far as an older trans female who consults, speaks and raises awareness on trans issues as well as LGBTIQA+, media commentator and freelance journalist. Tune in and Subscribe!

My next guest is a classical singer who trained at the The Conservatorium of Music at The University of Melbourne before performing in Australia and Europe. Along her performing journey however, she experienced some challenges with her mental health and struggled to find a practitioner who understood the specific issues prevalent in the industry. Tune in and subscribe!

My next guest is the editor in chief of Health Wisdom Magazine and has had type 1 diabetes since the age of 8. Having survived 5 hypoglyceamic comas (the longest being 3 days) she has a lot of knowledge about the disease. And with 58,000 Australians with type 1 diabetes I thought it would be great to chat more about the disease. Tune in to hear Elanya Van Heerdens story.