Roll With The Punches

Bloody hell, I knew this one was going to be a ripper the second I got off the phone with Mark the first time. You know when someone just has that energy and you’re like yep, this is gonna be a wild ride. Aaaaaand that it was. He's an epic communicator, incredible storyteller, and someone who has seen and done a thing or two.
This is the first episode in a series I'm producing for The Code 9 Foundation dubbed the Bravery Series - and of course, we want to share it here for you pack of legends to hear it too.
Anyway, back to Mark (or 'Trigger')... he's lived more than a few lives! We’re talking getting deported, locked up, running around with poachers… and somehow that was before policing even began for him.
We chat about what defines courage, bravery, and resilience. What actually happens in your body, what goes through your head, and the bit I keep coming back to… that you don’t get to choose who you are in those moments... You just meet yourself.
So, buckle up for some wild tales, kids! We're talkin' pyjamas, samurai swords, three blokes, and absolute chaos kind of wild.
But underneath all of that… this is a conversation about instinct, training, fear… and the decisions you make when there’s no clean or safe option.
I LOVED this one. You will too.

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Time for another ep where we pull back the curtain on the fitness industry and realise half of what we’ve been stressing about doesn’t actually matter.
I sat down with Lauren Colenso-Semple to talk all things hormones, training, protein, fasting, supplements, wearables and more… all the stuff that gets thrown at us daily and leaves most women thinking they’re doing it wrong.
We talked about why consistent, challenging training beats every shiny hack… why your hormones probably aren’t the villain you’ve been told they are… and why chasing perfection is often the thing slowing you down.
Lauren also gives us a spicy lil' reality check in here about supplements, cycle syncing, and the whole 'you need a special program because you’re a woman' narrative.
If you’ve ever felt confused or overwhelmed... the good news here is, there's every chance you're just overthinking and under executing.
This one cuts through some of the ever-present noise.

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Here's a bloke who was told he’d have a couple of years to live… and he’s now in his 40s, travelling the world, speaking, and might I add... bench pressing 150 kilos!!
But here’s the thing… his skin literally tears just from movement. Like… existing is enough to cause damage. So, everything he does is quite calculated. And yet… he’s not sitting around feeling sorry for himself. Not even close.
His condition is called Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB)... often referred to as butterfly skin or cotton wool babies, because the skin is so fragile it can tear or blister from even the slightest friction… literally like tissue paper.
Dean has one of the most severe forms, and he's one of the longest living people with this condition... He sure knocked that 2–4-year prognosis out of the park!
We talked about what it's like living with constant chronic pain… And how instead of numbing it or avoiding it, he’s built an insane ability to work with it. We also talked about what it’s like growing up knowing you might not be here for long… and how that changes the way you live. There ain't no room for "I’ll do it later” with Dean. If it matters, it happens now.
And something I loved… you see him, right… and yeah, it’s confronting for about half a second. And then all that just disappears and you’re just chatting to Dean. That doesn’t happen by accident. That’s who he’s become.
Enjoy it.
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This one wasn’t planned… I woke up ready to record with Stephen Jenkinson… only to realise I’d stuffed the days. So instead of wasting a perfectly fired-up brain, I jumped on the mic and went for a wander through something that’s been quietly running the show in the background… the rules we make for ourselves.
The sneaky ones. The unconscious ones. The ones that sound like logic but feel like pressure.
I unpacked my own weird little rules around money, time, productivity, networking, and even fun… and how quickly I default back to outcome-chasing, even when I know that’s not where the magic lives.
There’s a bit in here about the podcast, the pandemic, accidentally building something incredible by not trying to force it… and why some of the best things in my life have come from following energy, not strategy.
It’s messy. It’s honest. It might poke you a bit.
But if you’ve ever felt like you’re doing all the “right” things and still feel a bit off… this might be worth a listen.

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This is an episode with Don Gillies I recorded for the Conversations With Code 9 Podcast which I, of course, love to share with you legends on this show too.
We kicked off chatting about his time in Victoria Police initially followed by 37 years as a paramedic… and the reality of what that kind of life actually does to you. Not just mentally, but physically too.
PTSD, yeah… but also years of chronic pain that he just pushed through like most first responders do. Shoulder gone. Neck issues. Constant pain sitting at a low hum every single day… until one day it wasn’t a hum anymore, it was a full system crash on the side of the road. A moment that changed everything.
Don talks about the impact of chronic pain and it's relationship with mental health... He's just had FIVE surgeries in a short window. Neck fusion. Knee replacement. Eyes done. Thumb rebuilt. Basically, a full body overhaul… a process that was done with his psychiatric team in his corner every step of the way.
And surprise, surprise… when the body started to feel better, so did everything else. A pretty powerful reminder that we can’t separate our physical health from our mental health… no matter how much we try.
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