Bryn Edwards at The WA Real

#51 Daragh Grier – Wild Bakery

Follow the story behind the hugely popular South Fremantle Wild Bakery with owner Daragh Grier. Daragh shares how taking action to bake his own fermented sourdough bread to feed and nourish his young daughter’s gluten intolerance was the beginning of the journey to a new business opportunity Wild Bakery. As well as explaining why sourdough bread is more nourishing than regular commercial bread, Daragh talks about why coming from a genuine place and actually producing something authentic is more important than making money, why community is a key part of Wild Bakery’s success and why the experience is even more important than the bread itself at Wild Bakery. Daragh also shares future plans for the bakery. 

For more information:

Website: wildbakery.weebly.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/WildBakeryFremantle/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/wildbakery/

#50 Casi Zackhariyas – My Pursuit of Peace

Follow the truly mesmerising journey of Casi Zackhariyas. Casi was a super star of the global corporate environment leading multi-million-dollar product launches in the girl’s toy sector. However, this success was actually the result of workaholism that was a coping mechanism covering up a dark memory that was hidden so deep it took an extraordinary set of circumstances to consciously open it up again. From deep depression, planned suicide and with the support of an amazing partner, Casi committed full on to the healing journey that took her around the world including the Amazon jungle and India. During this journey Casi actually had multiple near-death experiences where she encountered the divine and from which she returned with messages to support the journeys of others. Confronting and powerful, there is so much that we can all resonate to and learn from in this journey.

For more information:

Website: www.mypursuitofpeace.com/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/MyPursuitofPeace/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/mypursuitofpeace/

Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCv8DbhJeZDT_PguHDJCbPmg

#49 Tim Brown – Everyone’s got a Connections Story!!

Enjoy a rare behind the scene’s adventure of Perth’s iconic nightclub Connections with owner Tim Brown. Tim provides insight into the history of the club, it’s live and let live atmosphere, how he came to own it, how the clientele has evolved and his journey as owner. Beyond the obvious party, it’s fascinating to hear just how Connections has played a pivotal role as the home of the gay culture, in the truest sense of the word, in Perth and its role in the development of Northbridge. Plus, there’s a few laughs and fun stories along the way!!

For more information:

Website: http://www.connectionsnightclub.com/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/connectionsnightclub

Instagram: www.instagram.com/connectionsnightclub/

Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/connections08

#48 Mike Dyson – Rites of Passage

Bryn talks with Mike Dyson, Chinese medicine practitioner and senior facilitator with the Rites of Passage Institute on their Making of Men camps. Mike shares how through his own mental health challenge he became acutely aware how our culture lacks the customs, conventions and institutions for communities to truly support those who are struggling and to inspire the best in each of us. Mike explains the nature and elements of a rite of passage and the role they play in individual and collective development. Bryn and Mike also dive into modern masculinity.

You can find Mike at:

https://fremantlechinesemedicine.com/

https://ritesofpassageinstitute.org

#47 Pip Brenan – Representing the Citizens Voice

Health Consumers Council Executive Director and author Pip Brenan shares her journey of representing the citizen’s voice in the administrative machine that is the Health Service. Often, we don’t consider the provision of health until we’re personally in a place of need and it is at this point we often come face to face with the system that isn’t necessarily focused on the patient – it was exactly this experience that provoked Pip to take action. Pip talks about managing expectations of patients, considering community in healing, patient and practitioner co-designing of health provision and taking responsibility for one’s own health. Pip also talks about writing her memoirs having survived sexual assault and her recovery. This is a very insightful episode that provides the listener much to consider on a service that at some point we all need.

Find out more about Pip at http://www.pipbrennan.com/

#46 Oscar Naval – Creating or Consuming with technology

Bryn talks with Oscar Naval, Founder of Gizmo Cats which facilitates children to become confident creators of technology and not just users of technology. Oscar talks about growing up in California and working in Silicon Valley and how he came to Australia. He explains how after speaking with other parents, Oscar discovered that he was not alone in noticing that kids play games with computers but do not understand or appreciate what makes them work – this being the genesis of Gizmo Cats. He goes onto share his views on education, where technology sits within the children’s development, how the creative process brings many other subjects alive into real life application and how this sets the scene for children, and adults, to learn about their truth.

You can find Oscar at:

Website - www.gizmocats.com

Facebook - www.facebook.com/GizmoCats/

#45 Dr. Richard Walley OAM – Consider everyone around the waterhole

Bryn has a wonderful conversation with Dr Richard Walley OAM, a Nyoongar man and one of Australia's leading Aboriginal performers, musicians and writers, who has been a campaigner for the Aboriginal cause. Richard talks about how elders around him identified and cultivated his individual strengths and talents and how he continues this on in the numerous boards and committees he’s been asked to preside over. He also talks about decision making and not only considering everyone ‘around the watering hole’ but also recognising that we make the best decision at a point in time and following your intuition. There are also many other beautiful insights into a different view point and culture that provides much food for thought.

For more on Richard - www.aboriginalproductions.com.au/richard-walley/

 

#44 Wayne Chase – Keeping the heart open during grief

Wayne Chase bravely shares his story of re-building and keeping his heart open after losing his eldest son, Mitch, in a traumatic motorcycle accident. Wayne talks about the accident and how he dealt, and continues to deal, with the grief that followed this. He explains how, by capturing and living what he learnt from Mitch and his own journey through grief, he has gone on to capture and share these lessons and to assist others struggling with adversity. There some very important life living lesson in this podcast as well as an important point of keeping great memories of those no longer with us alive or risk losing them on a much deeper level.

Find Wayne's All Heart on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/allheart15/

 

#43 Fleur McDonald – Authoring your own success

Enjoy a rare insight into the world of a successful author with Fleur McDonald. Fleur shares her journey to becoming published as well as the day to day life of an author that has written 12 books. Fleur talks about how she wishes to share life from rural Australia to the wider world and the issues that go with that. She also talked about her personal journey with domestic abuse and how that has led to her creating the not for profit organisation Breaking the Silence website that collates essential victim support service contact details, individually tailored to each shire across WA. Again, the impact of not talking and sharing and remaining in silence occurs in this wonderful conversation.

For more about Fleur:

Wesbite - https://fleurmcdonald.com/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FleurMcDonaldAuthor/

 

#42 Lars Richter – Do what’s authentically right for you

Enjoy following the intriguing journey of Lars Richter. Yoga instructor, organic vegetable grower, bow maker, transpersonal coach - throughout his story it’s fascinating to hear how unafraid Lars is to making changes, follow what just feels right and be open to new possibilities from a pragmatic perspective. Originally from East Germany, Lars shares how he saw the Berlin wall come down, how East Germany changed, how he left the safe world of engineering to follow the world of yoga and how that has led to Australia, organic vegetable production, coaching and now bow making workshops. He talks about how pain is a gift, releasing trapped energy in the body, going beyond the everyday masks we wear and being present and creating something real and beautiful through bow making.

Find Lars at:

Website - http://narrativeyoga.com.au/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/narrativeyoga/