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WA Real is a repository long-form conversation podcast that exploring the human stories, knowledge and experience of those here in Western Australia and beyond. As one of Perth’s longest running podcasts, the 200+ episode catalogue gives you access to an amazingly diverse range of people covering a fascinating range of topics, views and perspectives – which is key to more conscious living! The long form interview format, provides the space to explore nuance and depth which is where the Truths of our Human Experience lie. Ultimately the podcast is a self-motivated ‘meta-level’ qualitative research initiative to explore and understand the deeper nuances, complexities, cultural influences and patterns that flow through, and shape, the human experience of life. Episodes were released every week for 4 years (2017 to 2021) to create a catalogue of 200+ conversations. Episodes are still released but are more sporadic now. The catalogue is publicly available on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube and many other platforms Enjoy!
Episodes
Sunday Oct 22, 2017
Sunday Oct 22, 2017
Peter Lyndon-James shares his journey from a broken childhood experience, ice addiction and criminal background to becoming Founder and CEO of one of Australia’s most successful men’s rehabilitation centres – Shalom House. This brutally truthful and confronting story goes deep into how we are programmed by our experiences, dealing with spiritual awakening and transformation, and how out of the heart flow the issues and consequences of life.
Sunday Oct 15, 2017
Sunday Oct 15, 2017
Take a trip into the world of stage hypnosis and mindhacking with Perth based hypnosis Matt Hale. Listen and enjoy as Matt breaks down what hypnosis is about, how he got into stage hypnosis and how you can hack happiness and the status quo.
Sunday Oct 08, 2017
Sunday Oct 08, 2017
Enjoy a beautifully open and honest conversation with Triple Crown ocean swimmer Julie Isbill, as she shares her journey to complete the English Channel, Catalina Channel and circumnavigation of Manhattan Island. You can’t help but be struck by how humble and down to earth Julie is throughout this story despite the scale of her accomplishments.
Sunday Oct 01, 2017
Sunday Oct 01, 2017
Doyen of the Perth business start-up scene Charlie Gunninham shares his very amusing yet insightful journey from travelling economics teacher, to starting one of Perth’s first successful real estate dotcom companies, to becoming the CEO of Business News. Charlie explains what it was like to start a dotcom in the late 90s, how he led the digital transformation of Business News, insights into what it’s like to lead a news company and what the real key focus is of any start-up company that wants to be successful. While this is a lengthy interview, there’s so many nuggets throughout to be gleamed from this open and candid conversation.
Sunday Sep 24, 2017
Sunday Sep 24, 2017
Recognised ‘Gut Engineer’ specialist Natalie Woodman talks openly about how her own quest to regain her health lead to the creation of her successful Voi Clinic that has helped many others do the same. Natalie candidly shares how her previous 20-year career impacted her health and those around her, how she overcame the fear of career change in her mid-life, balanced the everyday commitments of kids, mortgage and life to follow her gut instincts, take risks and live in alignment with her passion.
Sunday Sep 17, 2017
Sunday Sep 17, 2017
Executive & personal coach Grace Minton shares her journey from humble beginnings to following her passion for getting the best out of others with her company Inspiration Factory. Grace talks about what makes successful entrepreneurs tick, what personal development actually means to her, Neuro Linguistic Programming and accessing the wisdom of our heart and stomach.
Sunday Sep 10, 2017
Sunday Sep 10, 2017
Jungian Analyst Brittain Garrett and Bryn discuss the different stages in life from the perspective of the work of Carl Jung – in particular, the mid-point transition of life. Simplifying what at times can be complex theory, Britt explains features of the underlying journey we all go through, how our ‘shadow’ forms and how to come to terms and accept the truer real version of ourselves.
Sunday Sep 03, 2017
Sunday Sep 03, 2017
Beautifully open and honest conversation with the hugely likeable and insightful chef and business owner Sophie Budd. Sophie shares her journey through life through cooking from the yachts of the rich and famous to training unemployed teenagers to become chefs themselves. Sophie also talks about the challenges of being a business owner, her work with Food Rescue and how she plans to make a big impact educating others to think more carefully about what they put in their bodies. There’s so much in this episode for a recipe for a grounded approach to life.
Wednesday Aug 30, 2017
Wednesday Aug 30, 2017
Griff Longley, CEO of Nature Play WA, and Bryn talk very openly and honestly about parenting in today’s technology and news saturated environment. Griff puts forward a change in parenting focus towards preparing children to look after themselves and the day when they will inevitably flee the nest. He also introduces his concept of allowing kids the freedom to ‘stuff about and to stuff up’ in order to develop creativity and resilience and how boredom is actually the last moment before something interesting as about to happen.
Sunday Aug 27, 2017
Sunday Aug 27, 2017
Dr Margaret Durnan - chiropractor, movement expert, analytical thinker and force of nature - shares her journey of how relocating within Western Australia during childhood, and the challenges of that transition, shaped her drive and determination to expand her potential and to find her true tribe among the growing global movement culture. Renowned for her no bulls**t directness, you can’t help but be captivated by Margaret's bravery and passion in her story to follow her own path that has brought new friends, a new business and deeper meaning to her life.