It was a normal work day. Julia was 27 weeks pregnant and nothing was out of the ordinary. Suddenly, everything changed and little did she know that this one moment would change the shape of her whole future. At 27 weeks, Julia delivered her first child, prematurely, leading him to have more than 100 night in hospital before going home. … Read More
023: DEBBIE GIBSON – THE SCANDAL-FREE LIFE OF AN 80S POP STAR
It’s Throwback Thursday and we’ve opened the vault to find an old interview that had Susie fan-girling. It’s 80’s pop star, Debbie Gibson, who has remained on the stage in Broadway under her not-so-new name, Deborah Gibson. She gives us the story behind the name change, insight into her Aussie connection and how she’s survived such a long career in … Read More
024: SHARON WITT – SURVIVING AND THRIVING THROUGH LIFE’S STORMS
Sharon Witt is a teacher, a speaker and an author of books targeting tweens and teens. She creates resources for young people and their parents as they navigate all the challenges faced through this sometimes awkward life stage. Behind the scenes, though, life has been incredibly challenging for Sharon who shares very vulnerably about her husband’s significant challenge with mental … Read More
22: CONAN VISSER: I CAN I WILL
It’s sometimes the chance encounters of our life that lead us to fulfil unexpected potential. That’s exactly what happened with our guest in this episode, Conan Visser, Founder and CEO of I Can I Will. It was a last ditch attempt to help their son for one set of parents who went to Conan as a personal trainer for their … Read More
021: KERRY SHARPLIN: ALWAYS IN STYLE
Life is a journey and so is personal style, according to our guest in this episode, from This Is It Style, Kerry Sharplin. Kerry is currently an image consultant, but life started out quite differently with an early career as a teacher. Some great gems of wisdom demonstrate that though what she does might be different, her dreams remain the … Read More
020: ROB QUATRO: BODYBUILDING AND HEART-SHAPING
He’s a World Champion Masters Natural Bodybuilder. Make sense? Well, we weren’t really clear on it, so we spoke with Rob Quatro to get the skinny on his enormous muscles, what drives him and why he does it. He also shows the impact his faith has in his life and his work, right down to the core values of his … Read More
019: KIERON DOUGLASS – HOW TO RUN IN YOUR SLEEP, LITERALLY!
Imagine there’s a cause that’s captured your heart. Imagine, then, that you choose to raise money for them. You could do a sausage sizzle, sell some chocolates or just ask around your friends. That is not what our guest in this episode did. When the JuicedTV project at Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital caught his attention, he decided to raise funds … Read More
018: LINDA BAILEY – HITTING BREAKING POINT
Our guest today is described by Luke as one of the most stable people he knows. Formerly a pastor, then working in radio and now working with CBM, Linda Bailey is logical and methodical and always up for a laugh. As the author behind dailydevotions.com.au, she finds a way to relate passages of Scripture to every day life. Faith is … Read More
017: JOEL HURREY – HOW LANDSCAPING LED TO AN UNEXPECTED DREAM
Life can take some unexpected twists, as happened with our guest in this episode, Joel Hurrey. Beginning his professional life in landscaping, being supportive of his mate led to an unexpected entry into a television career. It captured him and then it ended. Joel shares about his experience of discovering a new dream, living it, losing it, questioning it and … Read More
016: ZALI NASH – LOSING WEIGHT AND TRAVELING INJURED
It’s always wonderful to catch up with an old friend, which is exactly what happens in today’s episode. Today’s guest is Zali Nash, author of “Enough Already! How to Lose Weight Once and For All and Reclaim Your Life”. Susie and Zali worked together at World Vision in the early 2000’s and even travelled over to see some projects in … Read More