Into Deep
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À propos du podcast
Into Deep is a podcast that dives into the mindset and stories behind the humans making an impact. Join host Geoff Goddard—wellness coach, psychotherapist-in-training, and lifelong seeker of human potential—as he sits down with deep thinkers, high performers, and purpose-driven guests to explore what drives them, what challenges shaped them, and how they elevate their mental and physical well-being.
Expect raw conversations, practical wisdom, and a whole lot of heart. Whether you’re seeking inspiration, insight, or tools for personal growth—this is your place to get into deep.
Épisodes 42
17 Years of Addiction. How He Finally Got Clean | Danny Shannon | EP42
49 rehab attempts. 17 years of addiction. Prison, homelessness and multiple near-fatal overdoses.Danny Shannon spent nearly two decades trapped in heroin addiction. But on Christmas Day in 2009, a single …
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49 rehab attempts. 17 years of addiction. Prison, homelessness and multiple near-fatal overdoses.
Danny Shannon spent nearly two decades trapped in heroin addiction. But on Christmas Day in 2009, a single decision changed the course of his life.
In Episode 42 of Into Deep, Geoff Goddard sits down with recovery advocate and entrepreneur Danny Shannon to explore his extraordinary journey from addiction and homelessness to sobriety, fatherhood and helping others rebuild their lives.
Danny opens up about the reality of heroin addiction, the desperation of withdrawal in prison, and the moment he found himself choosing between returning to drugs or returning to rehab.
But perhaps the most surprising part of his story is what happened after he got sober.
After nearly 17 years in recovery, Danny is discovering that some of his deepest emotional wounds are only now coming to the surface. Despite spending years helping others overcome addiction, he's beginning to confront his own childhood experiences, feelings of inadequacy and the challenges of intimate relationships.
He also reflects on the pain of missing his son's early years, the difference between fatherhood in addiction and sobriety, and what it means to become the father and partner he wants to be.
In this episode:
💔 17 years of heroin addiction, homelessness and prison
🙏 49 rehab attempts and the Christmas Day decision that changed everything
🧠 Childhood trauma, emotional wounds and inner child work
❤️ Why sobriety doesn't mean the healing is finished
👨👧 Fatherhood, regret and rebuilding family relationships
🌱 Finding purpose through recovery, connection and helping othersDanny also shares how his journey inspired him to create Encapsulator, a recovery community focused on connection, reflection and personal growth.
A conversation about addiction, second chances and the realisation that recovery isn't a destination, but a lifelong journey of discovering who we are.
Content note: This episode includes discussions of substance addiction, overdose, suicidal thoughts and childhood trauma.
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Follow Geoff: @geoff_intodeepHow To Stop Abandoning Yourself | Tayla Bubeck | EP41
What happens when you change everything about your appearance, but still don't feel good enough?After losing 38 kilograms, Tayla Bubeck discovered that changing her body didn't automatically change …
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What happens when you change everything about your appearance, but still don't feel good enough?
After losing 38 kilograms, Tayla Bubeck discovered that changing her body didn't automatically change how she felt about herself.
In Episode 41 of Into Deep, Geoff Goddard sits down with entrepreneur, coach and podcast host Tayla Bubeck to explore her journey through body image struggles, eating disorders, low self-worth and the relentless need for external validation.
From feeling like the friend who was never attractive enough to building a successful business, Tayla shares how her desire to be liked and accepted shaped nearly every area of her life.
But beneath her achievements was a recurring pattern: putting everyone else's needs before her own.
Together, Geoff and Tayla explore the hidden cost of people-pleasing, how our beliefs shape our identity, and why success, money and physical transformation don't necessarily lead to lasting fulfilment.
Tayla also shares how self-inquiry helped her recognise the patterns keeping her stuck and begin building a life more aligned with who she truly wants to be.
In this episode:
💔 Body image, eating disorders and the struggle with self-worth
🎭 The hidden cost of people-pleasing and self-abandonment
🧠 How limiting beliefs shape our identity and behaviour
❤️ Breaking free from the need for external validation
🔍 Self-inquiry, authenticity and understanding emotional patterns
🌱 Why success and achievement don't guarantee happinessA conversation about breaking free from the need to be chosen, questioning the stories that hold us back, and discovering who we can become when we stop abandoning ourselves.
Content note: This episode includes discussions of eating disorders, body image and self-harm.
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Follow Geoff: @geoff_intodeepGrieving Children Who Are Still Alive | Sabrina Treffiletti | EP40
How do you grieve someone who's still alive?For Sabrina Treffiletti, it's a question she lives with every day.In Episode 40 of Into Deep, Geoff sits down with mother of three and parental alienation …
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How do you grieve someone who's still alive?
For Sabrina Treffiletti, it's a question she lives with every day.
In Episode 40 of Into Deep, Geoff sits down with mother of three and parental alienation advocate Sabrina Treffiletti, who shares her experience of losing contact with her two eldest daughters.
After leaving an abusive and controlling marriage, Sabrina rebuilt her life, rediscovered her self-worth and found love again. But in January, her two eldest daughters moved 900 kilometres away. What followed, according to Sabrina, was a devastating breakdown in their relationship, leaving her unsure when she'll see or speak to them again.
She describes it as "a grief with no funeral."
Together, Geoff and Sabrina explore the emotional impact of parental alienation, the lasting effects of domestic abuse, and how Sabrina has found purpose in sharing her story while holding onto hope of being reunited with her daughters.
In this episode:
💔 Grieving children who are still alive
👩👧👧 Parental alienation and family estrangement
🚩 Recognising emotional abuse and controlling relationships
❤️ Rebuilding self-worth after an abusive relationship
👧 The impact of family conflict on children and siblings
🌱 Turning pain into purpose and finding hope through griefA raw conversation about motherhood, loss, resilience and a mother's determination to never give up on her children.
Content note: This episode discusses domestic violence, emotional abuse and family estrangement.
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Follow Geoff: @geoff_intodeepWhy More Achievement Doesn’t Mean More Happiness | Lewis Huckstep | EP39
Have you ever achieved something you thought would make you happy — only to get there and realise it still wasn’t enough?In this episode of Into Deep, Geoff sits down with coach and entrepreneur Lewis Huckstep …
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Have you ever achieved something you thought would make you happy — only to get there and realise it still wasn’t enough?
In this episode of Into Deep, Geoff sits down with coach and entrepreneur Lewis Huckstep for a raw conversation about why so many of us spend our lives chasing success, validation and the next achievement — without ever feeling like we’ve arrived.
Growing up, Lewis struggled to fit in. Diagnosed with autism, ADHD and anxiety, he describes feeling rejected, misunderstood and unsafe, including a difficult relationship with his father that would go on to shape much of his life.
By 22, Lewis owned three gyms and was building successful businesses. From the outside he was achieving, but underneath was a drive to prove that he was enough.
Together, Geoff and Lewis explore how childhood experiences shape our adult identity, what our triggers can reveal about us, the difference between achievement and fulfilment, and how to live according to your own values rather than somebody else's expectations.
The conversation then becomes deeply personal when Lewis takes Geoff through a live coaching exercise that uncovers something Geoff hadn't fully recognised in himself — leading to an emotional breakthrough and tears.
In this episode:
🧠 How childhood experiences shape our identity
🪞 What our triggers can teach us about ourselves
🏆 Why achieving more doesn't always make us happier
💭 The hidden need to prove that we're enough
❤️ How childhood wounds show up in adult relationships
👨👧 How fatherhood changed Lewis's perspective on life
🔥 Finding purpose through pain
🥹 Geoff's unexpected emotional breakthrough with Lewis
🌱 Living by your own values instead of other people's expectationsContent note: This episode includes discussion of family violence and suicide.
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Why does great sex seem to get harder the longer we’re with someone — and what does it actually take to keep desire alive?In this episode of Into Deep, Geoff sits down with world-leading sexologist and …
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Why does great sex seem to get harder the longer we’re with someone — and what does it actually take to keep desire alive?
In this episode of Into Deep, Geoff sits down with world-leading sexologist and Authentic Sex host Juliet Allen for an honest conversation about sex, intimacy, desire and how to experience more pleasure in life.
Juliet believes our sex lives rarely exist in isolation. Stress, shame, unresolved emotions, communication, parenthood and the way we feel in our own bodies can all shape our capacity for intimacy and pleasure.
Together, Geoff and Juliet explore why desire can fade in long-term relationships, how to talk to your partner when your sex life isn’t working, and why having better sex often starts well outside the bedroom.
But this conversation goes deeper than sex.
Juliet opens up about her own life, relationships and motherhood, including the premature birth of her youngest daughter and the six weeks that followed in NICU — one of the most challenging experiences of her life.
They also dive into pornography, monogamy and non-monogamy, postpartum desire, raising children with a healthy relationship to sexuality, phone addiction and Juliet’s own struggle to slow down in a world that constantly encourages us to do more.
Ultimately, this is a conversation about sex — but also about connection, intimacy, communication and creating a life in which we allow ourselves to experience more pleasure.
In this episode:
❤️ Why desire changes in long-term relationships
🔥 How to experience more pleasure inside and outside the bedroom
🗣️ How to talk to your partner when your sex life isn’t working
🧠 How stress, shame and unresolved emotions can affect desire
👶 Sex, intimacy and libido after having children
📱 Pornography and its impact on young people
💍 Monogamy, non-monogamy and modern relationships
🌿 Why slowing down could help you experience more pleasure
👩👧 Juliet’s journey through motherhood and six weeks in NICUFollow Into Deep: @intodeep_pod
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Follow Geoff: @geoff_intodeepConversations That Can Change Lives | Tommy Herschell | EP37
What happens when you spend years telling everyone you’re okay — while everything inside you is slowly building towards breaking point?For much of his life, Find Ya Feet founder Tommy Herschell struggled with …
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What happens when you spend years telling everyone you’re okay — while everything inside you is slowly building towards breaking point?
For much of his life, Find Ya Feet founder Tommy Herschell struggled with low self-worth, disconnection and emotions he didn’t know how to express. Instead of saying “I’m struggling,” he turned to alcohol, anger and looking after everyone around him.
At 35, the pressure finally exploded.
Tommy opens up about the night years of suppressed emotion came pouring out, the mate who finally refused to enable his behaviour, and the following day when he walked into a treatment centre and simply said, “I need help.”
Today, Tommy takes what he learned into schools, sporting clubs and elite sporting environments through Find Ya Feet — creating the kind of honest conversations that can change, and sometimes even save, lives.
Through his work, Tommy has seen what can happen when one person has the courage to go first. When people drop the mask and talk honestly about what they’re carrying, it gives others permission to do the same — and reminds them they’re not as alone as they thought.
Having worked with organisations including the Melbourne Storm and Manly Sea Eagles, Tommy also shares what the best high-performing cultures have in common — and why belonging, vulnerability and genuine human connection can be just as important as talent and standards.
Together, Geoff and Tommy explore self-worth, masculinity, bullying, suicide prevention, parenting and why simply telling people to “speak up” isn’t enough. Sometimes, it’s the conversations we’re most afraid to have that matter the most.
In this episode:
🧠 Bottling up emotions and reaching breaking point
💬 How honest conversations can change — and sometimes save — lives
🎭 Why the people who seem happiest may still be struggling
🤝 The power of being the first person to open up
🏆 What Melbourne Storm, Manly and other high-performing teams get right
🛑 What Tommy has learned from working with bullying in schools
👨👩👧 Raising emotionally resilient kids through vulnerabilityContent note: This episode contains discussions of suicide, suicidal thoughts and mental health struggles.
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Follow Geoff: @geoff_intodeep6 Weeks in NICU With My Newborn Daughter | Nick Perry | EP36
When Nick Perry’s daughter was born prematurely at just 30 weeks, fatherhood began in a way he could never have imagined — watching his tiny newborn spend six weeks in neonatal intensive care while he wrestled …
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When Nick Perry’s daughter was born prematurely at just 30 weeks, fatherhood began in a way he could never have imagined — watching his tiny newborn spend six weeks in neonatal intensive care while he wrestled with fear, helplessness and a desperate instinct to protect her.
In this episode, Rhythm Health founder Nick Perry opens up about the emotional impact of that experience and how becoming a father fundamentally changed his relationship with vulnerability, love and what it meant to be a man.
Nick shares the fear and protective rage he carried during his daughter’s time in NICU, and how men’s work eventually gave him a space to access emotions and grief he hadn’t fully processed — including unresolved grief following the death of his own father.
Together, Geoff and Nick explore fatherhood, modern masculinity, identity and emotional suppression. They unpack the King, Warrior, Magician and Lover archetypes, why strength doesn’t mean shutting down emotion, and what can happen when we continually suppress the parts of ourselves we don’t know how to express.
The conversation also explores Nick’s own identity reckoning. After years of helping others create meaningful change, he entered what he calls an “inner winter” — questioning his career, beliefs and the expectations he had inherited through family, religion and society.
From people pleasing and self-abandonment to becoming a stepfather, navigating a blended family and learning to trust himself, Nick shares what it has taken to stop living according to who he thought he should be and start coming home to himself.
What You’ll Learn:
🏥 Nick’s experience of his daughter being born at just 30 weeks
❤️ How six weeks in NICU changed him as a father
💭 The fear, helplessness and protective rage he struggled to process
💔 How men’s work helped Nick access suppressed emotion and unresolved grief
🧠 How fatherhood can challenge our identity and sense of self
👑 The King, Warrior, Magician and Lover archetypes of masculinity
⚡ Why people pleasing can become a form of self-abandonment
👨👩👧 The realities of step-parenting and raising a blended family
✨ Why “nobody gets you before you get you”Follow the show:
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@geoff_intodeepThe Hidden Trauma of People Pleasing | Kris Byrnes | EP35
Step-parent coach, podcaster and mum Kris Byrnes spent much of her life people-pleasing, walking on eggshells and trying to keep everyone around her happy — patterns she traces back to a childhood where she …
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Step-parent coach, podcaster and mum Kris Byrnes spent much of her life people-pleasing, walking on eggshells and trying to keep everyone around her happy — patterns she traces back to a childhood where she learned to shrink herself to keep the peace.
In this episode, Kris opens up about her complicated relationship with her father, growing up feeling that her needs weren’t always met, and eventually making the incredibly difficult decision to end that relationship as an adult.
She also shares being physically assaulted at 17, the depression and nightmares that followed, and why it took years to understand the impact these experiences had on her self-worth and the way she moved through the world.
Together, Geoff and Kris explore how childhood trauma doesn’t always come from one catastrophic event. Sometimes it can be “death by a thousand cuts” — years of feeling unseen, monitoring other people’s moods, questioning your own needs and slowly losing trust in yourself.
Kris shares how becoming a stepmum at 24 brought many of these patterns to the surface, eventually leading to burnout, resentment and the realisation that she needed to stop trying to change everyone around her and start taking responsibility for herself.
Now supporting other step-parents and raising a blended family of her own, Kris shares what she has learned about boundaries, self-worth, high-conflict co-parenting and protecting your peace without abandoning yourself.
What You’ll Learn:
🧠 How childhood experiences can shape people-pleasing and perfectionism
💭 Why trauma doesn’t always come from one major event
❤️ The challenge of cutting toxic family members out of your life
🔥 Why becoming a stepmum brought old patterns to the surface
⚡ How over-giving can turn into burnout and resentment
👨👩👧👦 The realities of step-parenting and blended families
🛑 How to navigate boundaries in high-conflict relationships
✨ What it means to stop shrinking yourself for other people
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The Biggest Struggle for Modern Men | Ryan Barraclough | EP34
What does it actually mean to become a man?Therapist, men's facilitator, and co-founder of the Embodied Man Institute, Ryan Barraclough believes the biggest crisis facing modern men isn't a lack of …
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What does it actually mean to become a man?
Therapist, men's facilitator, and co-founder of the Embodied Man Institute, Ryan Barraclough believes the biggest crisis facing modern men isn't a lack of strength—it's a lack of belonging, purpose, and healthy initiation into adulthood.
After growing up as a chronic people pleaser following his parents' divorce, Ryan spent years searching for identity, approval, and meaning. Along the way, he experienced two periods of severe suicidal ideation that forced him to confront the big question: How do I stop living in fear?
Through psychotherapy, men's work, and deep spiritual practice, Ryan discovered that healing isn't about becoming someone new—it's about remembering who you were before the world told you who you had to be.
In this deeply reflective conversation, Geoff and Ryan explore identity, masculinity, attachment theory, childhood trauma, people pleasing, purpose, fatherhood, addiction, spirituality, and why so many young men feel lost in today's world. They unpack the influence of figures like Andrew Tate, the hidden impact of emotionally immature parenting, and why asking better questions can be more powerful than searching for easy answers.
Whether you're trying to better understand yourself, strengthen your relationships, raise emotionally healthy children, or find greater meaning in your own life, this conversation will leave you reflecting long after it ends.
What You'll Learn:
🧠 Why people pleasing often begins in childhood
❤️ How attachment shapes identity and adult relationships
👨 Why so many young men are searching for purpose
🔥 Ryan's perspective on Andrew Tate and the modern masculinity crisis
🌱 What healthy masculinity actually looks like
🫂 The importance of rites of passage and men's communities
⚡ Why purpose is one of the greatest antidotes to addiction
✨ How healing begins by remembering who you already are
Please note: This episode includes discussion of suicidal ideation and mental health. Please listen with care if these topics are difficult for you.
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Olympian, former professional boxer, and BNK Boxing founder Luke Jackson overcame a childhood shaped by neglect, foster care, addiction, and trauma and represented Australia at the 2012 Olympic Games—but …
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Olympian, former professional boxer, and BNK Boxing founder Luke Jackson overcame a childhood shaped by neglect, foster care, addiction, and trauma and represented Australia at the 2012 Olympic Games—but success couldn't silence his inner battle.
Despite reaching the pinnacle of amateur boxing, Luke found himself battling cocaine addiction, self-destruction, and years of unresolved childhood trauma. What followed was a long road of recovery, healing, and learning that real strength isn't found inside the ring—it's found in confronting the parts of yourself you've spent a lifetime trying to escape.
In this episode, Luke shares the extraordinary journey from a traumatic upbringing in Tasmania to representing Australia on the world's biggest sporting stage before opening up about the addiction that nearly cost him everything. He speaks candidly about hitting rock bottom, spending time in psychiatric care, rebuilding his life, and why learning to be kind to himself became the greatest fight of all.
Together, Geoff and Luke explore childhood trauma, addiction, mental health, elite performance, grief, recovery, self-worth, fatherhood, and the relentless pursuit of becoming a better man. Luke reflects on the coaches, mentors, and relationships that helped shape him, the lessons boxing taught him about resilience, and why external success alone can never heal emotional wounds.
Now sober and leading one of Sydney's most respected boxing communities, Luke is using his experiences to help others realise that healing isn't about perfection—it's about continuing to show up, one day at a time.
This episode is a conversation about resilience, forgiveness, recovery, purpose, and discovering that the strongest people aren't those who never fall—they're the ones who keep getting back up.
What You'll Learn:
🥊 How Luke overcame a childhood shaped by neglect, foster care, addiction, and trauma
🇦🇺 The journey to representing Australia at the 2012 Olympic Games
🧠 Why childhood trauma continued to shape his adult life despite elite sporting success
💭 The hidden reality of cocaine addiction and what finally helped him begin rebuilding his life
❤️ Why self-compassion became the missing piece in his recovery
⚡ How boxing gave Luke purpose, discipline, and a path out of chaos
👊 The importance of community, accountability, and asking for help
🏃 Why success without healing can still leave you feeling empty
🌱 The mindset that helped Luke overcome setback after setback throughout his life
💙 Why becoming the man he never had growing up has become Luke's greatest purpose
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Brooke McIntosh became the fastest woman ever to run around Australia — but her story begins with a suicide attempt, years of anxiety and depression, and a life spent searching for validation instead of …
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Brooke McIntosh became the fastest woman ever to run around Australia — but her story begins with a suicide attempt, years of anxiety and depression, and a life spent searching for validation instead of self-worth.
Covering more than 14,000 kilometres in just 204 days, Brooke pushed her body to extraordinary limits. But the real challenge wasn't physical — it was learning to heal, trust herself, and find purpose after years spent looking for answers everywhere except within.
After surviving a suicide attempt in 2022, Brooke was forced to confront the pain she had spent years avoiding. What followed was a profound journey of healing, self-discovery, and mental fitness that would eventually lead her to become one of Australia's most inspiring voices in mental health advocacy.
In this episode, Brooke opens up about hitting rock bottom, the moment that changed everything, and how running became a vehicle for healing rather than achievement. Together, Geoff and Brooke explore mental health, resilience, trauma, self-worth, purpose, vulnerability, and why so many of us spend years avoiding the very conversations that could change our lives.
Brooke shares powerful stories from the road, including the conversations that reinforced her mission to reduce suicide rates, her experience supporting a younger sister through addiction and homelessness, and the lessons she learned after spending more than six months alone with her thoughts while running around the country.
The conversation also explores social media, self-trust, identity, and why true healing begins when we stop running from our pain and start listening to what it's trying to teach us.
This episode is a conversation about resilience, purpose, mental health, self-acceptance, and finding the courage to become who you truly are.
What You'll Learn:
🔥 How Brooke went from a suicide attempt to becoming the fastest woman to run around Australia
🏃♀️ The physical and mental challenge of running 14,000km around the country
🧠 What mental fitness actually means and how to build it daily
💭 Why so many of us seek validation instead of self-trust
❤️ The role vulnerability and connection play in mental health recovery
🌊 How silence, stillness, and solo running transformed Brooke's life
⚡ Why healing requires courage, not perfection
🤝 The importance of community when navigating difficult seasons of life
🌱 How to stop avoiding hard conversations and start creating meaningful change
✨ Why purpose is often found on the other side of pain
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Entrepreneur, marketer, and founder of Big Appetite, Jenna Davies, was just 27 years old when she received the phone call no child ever wants to hear: “Jenna, your mum is dead.”In this episode, Jenna opens up …
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Entrepreneur, marketer, and founder of Big Appetite, Jenna Davies, was just 27 years old when she received the phone call no child ever wants to hear: “Jenna, your mum is dead.”
In this episode, Jenna opens up about navigating immense loss through the uncertainty of the pandemic, the emotional chaos that followed, and how structure, therapy, discipline, and self-awareness became the foundation that slowly helped her rebuild herself.
Together, Geoff and Jenna explore grief, anxiety, entrepreneurship, spirituality, AI, burnout, and the pressure so many people feel to keep performing while silently struggling underneath it all.
Jenna shares how years of achievement and external success still couldn’t shield her from disconnection and unresolved pain — and why learning to slow down, trust herself, and reconnect to what actually mattered changed the trajectory of her life.
The conversation also dives into the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, the future of work and creativity, and why human connection, intuition, and authenticity may become more important than ever in the years ahead.
Jenna also recounts surviving meningococcal disease overseas and being placed into an induced coma over Christmas in London — an experience that profoundly shifted the way she views ambition, health, and purpose.
This episode is a conversation about grief, resilience, identity, and learning how to rebuild yourself after life completely changes.
What You’ll Learn:
🔥 How Jenna navigated the sudden loss of her mother at 27
🧠 The survival mode that followed grief and trauma
⚡ Why structure and discipline became her anchor during difficult periods
🤖 Jenna’s perspective on AI, the future of work, and human creativity
💭 How intuition differs from anxiety and insecurity
🌊 The importance of alone time, reflection, and self-awareness
✨ Jenna’s spiritual awakening after loss and near-death experiences
💼 The realities of entrepreneurship behind social media success
❤️ Why pain and adversity can become our greatest teachersFollow the show:
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Zac’s childhood was marked by instability, addiction, violence, and emotional chaos. Even before losing his father to a drug overdose at just 11 years old, experiences that left him living in survival mode for …
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Zac’s childhood was marked by instability, addiction, violence, and emotional chaos. Even before losing his father to a drug overdose at just 11 years old, experiences that left him living in survival mode for years, suppressing emotions, chasing external success, and trying to outrun the pain he carried from childhood.
In this episode, trade business owner and mental health advocate, Zac, opens up about growing up around addiction, violence, and instability, and how those experiences shaped the man he became. From working brutal roofing jobs as a teenager to building a successful business with 20 staff, Zac shares the hidden emotional cost of always needing to be “strong.”
Together, Geoff and Zac explore trauma, masculinity, emotional suppression, relationships, spirituality, and what it actually means to heal.
Zac also speaks powerfully about the mental health crisis within the trades industry, the pressure we carry in silence, and why vulnerability may be one of the bravest things we can do.
This is a conversation about pain, purpose, self-awareness, and learning that real strength comes from facing yourself honestly.
What You’ll Learn:
🔥 How Zac rebuilt his life after childhood trauma
🧠 Why so many of us stay stuck in survival mode
💭 The emotional impact of losing his father at 11 years old
🏗️ Lessons from building a successful business in the trades industry
⚡ Why external success never brought true fulfilment
🪞 The power of therapy, journaling, and self-awareness
🌊 How a solo silent retreat changed Zac’s life
❤️ Learning to receive love after years of emotional protection
💬 Why we need deeper conversations around mental healthFollow the show: https://www.instagram.com/intodeep_pod
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Surviving Generational Trauma, Anti-Semitism & Letting Go - Rebecca Sharp EP29
Founder of The Sharp Mind, psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, breathwork facilitator, and psychedelic-assisted therapy practitioner Rebecca Sharp joins Geoff for a deeply honest conversation about trauma …
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Founder of The Sharp Mind, psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, breathwork facilitator, and psychedelic-assisted therapy practitioner Rebecca Sharp joins Geoff for a deeply honest conversation about trauma, identity, motherhood, healing, and what it truly means to come home to yourself.
Rebecca opens up about growing up in a family of Holocaust survivors, the generational trauma that shaped her nervous system, and what it has felt like being a Jewish Australian in today’s climate. She speaks candidly about the fear, hypervigilance, and loss of safety many Jewish Australians are currently experiencing in Sydney following rising antisemitism and global conflict — and how those experiences can reawaken intergenerational trauma carried through families for decades.
From chronic hypervigilance and shame to learning how to feel safe in her own body, this episode explores the long road back to authenticity and wholeness.
Together, Geoff and Rebecca unpack adoption, motherhood, psychedelics, emotional healing, nervous system work, and the process of integrating the parts of ourselves we once tried to hide. Rebecca also shares the beautiful story of adopting her daughter — a journey that resonates deeply with Geoff, who was also adopted at birth.
This episode is vulnerable, powerful, and full of wisdom around healing, connection, and learning to fully embrace who you are.
What You’ll Learn:
🔥 How generational trauma impacts the nervous system
🧠 What it means to “come home to yourself”
💭 What it’s like being a Jewish Australian in today’s global climate
❤️ Rebecca’s emotional journey into motherhood & adoption
🌿 Why safety isn’t avoiding emotions — it’s learning to feel them fully
⚡ The role psychedelics may play in the future of therapy
👥 Why difficult conversations are essential in today’s world
🎵 How music, stillness, and authenticity help people heal
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Finding Self Worth & Building Your Non Negotiables - Hayley Westoby - EP28
Hayley Westoby joins Geoff to explore self-worth, relationships, mental health, and what it really takes to build a life that feels aligned from the inside out.Founder of The Gambit Collective, Hayley shares …
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Hayley Westoby joins Geoff to explore self-worth, relationships, mental health, and what it really takes to build a life that feels aligned from the inside out.
Founder of The Gambit Collective, Hayley shares her journey through anxiety, toxic work environments, and relationships where she stayed too long — and how doing the inner work changed everything. From journaling and therapy to building non-negotiables and learning to walk away, this episode is a deep dive into growth, resilience, and self-awareness.
Together, Geoff and Hayley unpack childhood experiences, identity, dating, business, and the small decisions that ultimately shape your life.
What You’ll Learn
🔥 How Hayley built self-worth after staying too long in the wrong relationships
🧠 What doing the work looks like
💬 The power of therapy (and why everyone should try it)
❤️ How to create non-negotiables in relationships, work & life
⚡ Why choosing your “hard” is key to long-term happiness
🌿 The concept of your “ideal average day” and how to design your life
💭 How to reframe anxiety as a strength
👥 Why the right partner won’t require you to shrink or compromiseFollow the Show
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Overcoming Childhood Trauma & Choosing Authenticity - Sunshine Zerda EP27
Sunshine Zerda is a wellness facilitator, community builder, and former Team USA gymnast who helps people create higher-quality life experiences through music, movement, and connection. In this conversation, we …
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Sunshine Zerda is a wellness facilitator, community builder, and former Team USA gymnast who helps people create higher-quality life experiences through music, movement, and connection. In this conversation, we explore inauthentic living, the “golden handcuffs,” corporate burnout, trauma, identity, and what it takes to build a life that actually feels aligned.
Sunshine opens up about spending years in a high-paying corporate career that looked successful on the surface—but felt deeply unfulfilling underneath. Caught between stability and truth, she shares the internal conflict of knowing something wasn’t right, while feeling unsure how to change it.
She also speaks candidly about her upbringing, surviving childhood abuse, and how those early experiences shaped her identity, relationships, and the patterns she carried into adulthood. From toxic dynamics to eventually finding safety and support, her story is one of both awareness and transformation.
Together, we explore how people lose connection to what they love, why fear and conditioning keep them stuck, and how taking small, intentional steps can begin to shift everything. We also dive into the role of movement, community, and environment in healing and creating a more aligned life.
If you’ve ever felt stuck in a life that looks good but doesn’t feel right, this conversation is a powerful reminder that change doesn’t require a perfect plan—just the willingness to take the next step.
Reinventing Your Life in Your 30s When Achieving Feels Empty - Ram Castillo EP26
Career change, burnout, purpose, and starting again in your 30s.In Episode 26 of Into Deep, Geoff sits down with Ram Castillo — former design director, author, Lifeline crisis support worker, and psychology …
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Career change, burnout, purpose, and starting again in your 30s.
In Episode 26 of Into Deep, Geoff sits down with Ram Castillo — former design director, author, Lifeline crisis support worker, and psychology student — for a powerful conversation about identity, reinvention, and what it really means to build a life that feels aligned.
After spending 20 years in the creative industry and achieving many of the goals he once dreamed of — speaking around the world, writing books, and working at the top of the design ladder — Ram realised something surprising: success on the outside didn’t guarantee fulfilment on the inside.
What followed was a deep personal reinvention.
Ram shares the story of stepping away from an established career in design to pursue psychology in his mid-30s, the fears and doubts that came with that decision, and how mentorship, reflection, and support from his wife helped him navigate a major identity shift.
We also explore Ram’s work as a Lifeline crisis support worker, where he’s spent years holding space for people experiencing loneliness, emotional pain, and suicidal thoughts. Through this work he’s come to understand a powerful truth — that sometimes people don’t need to be fixed, they need to be witnessed.
Ram also opens up about his childhood experiences with bullying, growing up in a Filipino immigrant family in Sydney, and a recent spinal surgery that forced him to confront fear, surrender control, and reassess what truly matters.
This episode is a deep reflection on purpose, mental health, personal growth, and life transitions.
What You’ll Learn
• How Ram realised his “ladder was leaning against the wrong wall”
• Why external success doesn’t always equal fulfilment
• The identity challenges behind major career transitions
• Lessons from working on the front line at Lifeline
• Why witnessing people can be more powerful than fixing them
• How Ram navigated fear and surrender during spinal surgery
• The importance of mentors during life reinventions
• Ram’s evolving definition of successConnect with Ram
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Topics: career change, burnout, purpose, psychology, mental health, loneliness, identity, personal growth, life transitions
Self Belief, Dealing with Disappointment & Breaking Barries in Woman's Sport - Kaye Scott - EP25
Geoff sits down with world title–winning and commonwealth games medal winning boxer Kaye Scott — known in the boxing world as “The Glamour” — for a conversation that goes far beyond the ring.Kaye shares how she …
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Geoff sits down with world title–winning and commonwealth games medal winning boxer Kaye Scott — known in the boxing world as “The Glamour” — for a conversation that goes far beyond the ring.
Kaye shares how she fell into boxing at 19, walking into a PCYC gym where she was the only woman and was largely ignored for months… yet kept showing up anyway. We unpack what it takes to stay the course when you feel out of place, and how that relentless consistency shaped her mindset, identity, and career.
Kaye also opens up about a defining moment in women’s sport: female boxing was once illegal in NSW, and she became the first legally sanctioned female bout in the state — a pivotal moment in the fight for opportunity and recognition.
We talk about:
- The mindset shift that helped her become a world champion (and finally allow herself to feel proud)
- Why being kinder to yourself improves performance
- The “bittersweet” reality of silver medals and chasing the top spot for years
- Losing her Olympic dream after weight divisions changed, and what it forced her to face
- Identity beyond sport — who are you when the thing you do gets taken away?
- The reality of pay gaps in boxing, and why many champions still work “normal jobs”
- OnlyFans sponsorship: judgement, autonomy, and using platforms as tools
- Her definition of success: financial stability, health, purpose, relationships, and impact
If you’ve ever struggled with setbacks, perfectionism, or detaching from outcomes — this episode will hit.
🎧 Listen now: Episode 25 with Kaye Scott — available wherever you get your podcasts
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My Dad Shot Mum in Front of Me @ Age 13 - Rawson Kirkhope EP24
Rawson Kirkhope grew up in a home shaped by domestic violence, fear, and trauma — experiences that left him living in survival mode and carrying the effects of PTSD well into adulthood.In this episode of Into …
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Rawson Kirkhope grew up in a home shaped by domestic violence, fear, and trauma — experiences that left him living in survival mode and carrying the effects of PTSD well into adulthood.
In this episode of Into Deep, Rawson shares his story of growing up in Tasmania, including the night his father attempted to take his mum’s life, the shame and silence that followed, and the years he spent not realising how deeply that trauma was still shaping his anxiety, anger, and hypervigilance.
We talk about the long road back — from joining the Navy and finding structure and discipline, to doing the inner work through therapy, journaling, and movement.
Today, Rawson is the co-founder of Virtus, one of Sydney’s fastest-growing gym communities, built around connection, accountability, and creating the environment he wishes he had growing up.
This conversation is about turning pain into purpose, facing your fears, and becoming the person you needed when you were younger.
If you’ve ever felt stuck in survival mode, overwhelmed by your past, or like your nervous system is always “on,” this episode will resonate.
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Nick Slater - The Hard Truth About Fulfilling Relationships - EP23
In Episode 23 of Into Deep, Geoff sits down with Nick Slater — actor and full-time content creator best known for his viral relationship skits and attachment-style characters — for a conversation that moves far …
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In Episode 23 of Into Deep, Geoff sits down with Nick Slater — actor and full-time content creator best known for his viral relationship skits and attachment-style characters — for a conversation that moves far beyond social media.
Nick shares his journey from growing up in Brisbane to acting from a young age, landing a US network TV show, chasing Hollywood, and ultimately returning home to rebuild his life. From there, the conversation opens into avoidant attachment, modern dating, self-esteem, and why Nick believes love is not just a feeling — but a daily choice.
Nick also speaks candidly about losing his dad to a brain tumour, the impact of being given time to say goodbye, and the moment that reshaped how he views life, health, and spirituality.
Together, Geoff and Nick explore masculinity during conflict, emotional regulation, meditation, visualisation, and the rituals Nick uses to support his mental and physical health — including sauna, ice baths, and intentional movement. They also unpack the darker side of social media, the importance of curating your algorithm, and why presence in real life matters more than ever.
If you’ve been navigating dating apps, relationship triggers, grief, or the pressure to “make it,” this episode offers grounded insight, reflection, and perspective.
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Elise Griffin – Letting Go of Control & The Power of the Breath – EP22
Breathwork, healing, and the courage to release control.In Episode 22 of Into Deep, Geoff sits down with Elise Griffin — founder of Soul Breath, breathwork facilitator, and empowerment counsellor — for a deeply …
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Breathwork, healing, and the courage to release control.
In Episode 22 of Into Deep, Geoff sits down with Elise Griffin — founder of Soul Breath, breathwork facilitator, and empowerment counsellor — for a deeply honest conversation about anxiety, control, and the body’s innate ability to heal.
Elise opens up about living with anorexia from her early teens into her late 20s, and how restriction became a coping tool — a way to feel in control when her inner world felt chaotic and unsafe. She shares how anxiety and shame isolated her, and the moment things reached crisis point in her 20s when her weight dropped into the low 30kg range.
Together, they explore how yoga became her first pathway back to safety in her body, and how a single breathwork + ice bath workshop changed everything — helping her release stored emotion, reconnect with calm, and ultimately build the community that now gathers every Sunday at DY Beach.
This episode is for anyone who feels stuck in their head, overwhelmed by life, or ready to stop surviving and start living more honestly.
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Somatic healing, grief, and learning to trust the wisdom of your body.In Episode 21 of Into Deep, Geoff sits down with Alanna La Cioppa — somatic coach, yoga teacher, and psychotherapy & counselling student — …
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Somatic healing, grief, and learning to trust the wisdom of your body.
In Episode 21 of Into Deep, Geoff sits down with Alanna La Cioppa — somatic coach, yoga teacher, and psychotherapy & counselling student — for a deeply human conversation on loss, presence, and rebuilding purpose after grief.
Alanna shares her experience of growing up as a carer, losing both her sister and mother within 18 months, and the identity collapse that followed. Together, they explore how grief lives in the body, why we suppress instead of process, and how somatic work offers a grounded path back into alignment.
This episode dives into nervous system regulation, intuition vs fear, relationships as mirrors, projection, impermanence, and what it means to love fully when nothing is permanent.
If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, disconnected from your body, or stuck in your head — this conversation will meet you where you are.
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https://www.instagram.com/geoff_elevate/Sam Dreyfus - Ruthless Optimism, Becoming More You & Embracing Chaos - EP20
Samuel Dreyfus is a provisional psychologist, ruthless optimist, and founder of the Unofficial Run Club. In this episode, he and Geoff explore the chaos of your twenties, feeling “behind,” and how the things …
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Samuel Dreyfus is a provisional psychologist, ruthless optimist, and founder of the Unofficial Run Club. In this episode, he and Geoff explore the chaos of your twenties, feeling “behind,” and how the things that look like mistakes often become the foundation for who you are.
Sam shares openly about ADHD, self-doubt, and the belief he carried for years that he was “too dumb” for university. A single high-distinction changed his story — and set him on an eight-year journey to becoming a psychologist.
Together they unpack:
- limiting beliefs and how they form
- the cognitive triangle and CBT
- behavioural activation for depression
- exposure therapy and building confidence through action
- how authenticity created the rapid rise of Sam’s social media
- the magic and community behind Unofficial Run Club
This conversation is for anyone who has ever felt lost, stuck, or like they’re not enough. It’s a reminder that you’re not what you could be yet — and there is no limit to who you can become if you keep going.
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Sophie Handsaker returns to Into Deep for her second appearance after several clips from her first episode went viral. In this conversation, Geoff and Sophie dive directly into the core theme of the episode …
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Sophie Handsaker returns to Into Deep for her second appearance after several clips from her first episode went viral. In this conversation, Geoff and Sophie dive directly into the core theme of the episode: how to overcome the fear of judgement.
They read through and discuss the negative comments and criticism Sophie received online, unpacking why judgement affects us so deeply and how it shapes the way we show up in the world. Sophie also opens up about a deeply personal chapter of her life — the years she spent being judged and blamed for her late partner’s suicide — and how she slowly rebuilt her identity, confidence, and sense of self-worth after that experience.
This episode explores the psychology of judgement, the impact of projection, the internalisation of criticism, and the emotional resilience required to live authentically. It is a conversation for anyone who feels held back by what others might think, and who is ready to strengthen their self-trust and step into a more grounded and unapologetic version of themselves.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why judgement and criticism cut so deeply
- How early experiences shape our fear of being judged
- Sophie's journey through grief, blame, and public scrutiny
- How she rebuilt her identity after traumatic loss
- Practical tools for overcoming the fear of judgement
- How to stop people-pleasing and express your true self
- Why authenticity requires discomfort — and why it’s worth it
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Follow Geoff: @geoff_elevateTrent Knox - Beating Addiction & The Road to Self Discovery - EP18
Founder of The 440 Run Club and mental-health advocate Trent Knox joins Geoff to explore addiction, sobriety, and how self-discovery begins once you stop running from yourself.Trent opens up about his …
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Founder of The 440 Run Club and mental-health advocate Trent Knox joins Geoff to explore addiction, sobriety, and how self-discovery begins once you stop running from yourself.
Trent opens up about his five-and-a-half-year journey of sobriety, the pain that led him to rock bottom, and how community, movement, and vulnerability helped him rebuild his life. From numbing with alcohol and drugs to leading one of Sydney’s most inclusive running communities, his story is a powerful reminder that addiction is the opposite of connection — and that healing starts with honesty and small daily habits.
Geoff and Trent dive into men’s mental health, the importance of stillness and structure in recovery, and how physical movement can reconnect us to purpose and self-respect.
What you’ll learn:
- How Trent went from addiction to five years sober
- Why addiction = disconnection, and how to rebuild connection
- The story behind The 440 Run Club and its message “Start in the Dark”
- The power of community, structure, and accountability in recovery
- How movement, meditation, and the ocean became healing rituals
- Why men struggle to ask for help — and how to change that narrative
- The mindset behind running sub-3-hour marathons in his 40s
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- The 440 Run Club: @the440
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- Host Geoff: @geoff_elevate
#addiction #sobriety #mentalhealth #menshealth #mindset #intodeeppodcast
Marcus Hamil – Master Your Mind, Expand Your Potential & Awaken to a Deeper Life – EP17
From film director to meditation teacher, Marcus Hamil’s nervous breakdown at the age of 40 became his breakthrough to a spiritual journey. Co-founder of The Sattva Life, Marcus shares how meditation rewires …
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From film director to meditation teacher, Marcus Hamil’s nervous breakdown at the age of 40 became his breakthrough to a spiritual journey.
Co-founder of The Sattva Life, Marcus shares how meditation rewires the mind, enhances focus and resilience, and helps high-achievers live more fulfilled, calm, and productive lives.
We explore crisis as awakening, the science of meditation, and what it truly means to master yourself from the inside out.
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Host: https://www.instagram.com/geoff_elevateSara Mcnelis - Becoming Your Highest Self & Why Most People Get Manifesting Wrong - EP16
Human behaviour practitioner, manifestation mentor, and gym owner Sara McNelis joins Geoff to explore the intersection of science and spirituality — and how to truly rewire the subconscious mind.Sara shares her …
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Human behaviour practitioner, manifestation mentor, and gym owner Sara McNelis joins Geoff to explore the intersection of science and spirituality — and how to truly rewire the subconscious mind.
Sara shares her four-step manifestation method, the psychology behind why most people stay stuck, and how integrating spirit with structure transforms every area of life. She also opens up about leaving her marriage, rebuilding her life in Sydney, and embodying her highest self through discipline, self-worth, and daily rituals.
What You’ll Learn:
✨ The real science behind manifestation
🧠 How subconscious programming shapes 95% of your life
💭 Healing your inner child & creating new identity patterns
🔥 Why “doing the work” means more than just positive thinkingFollow the show: https://www.instagram.com/intodeep_pod
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Physiotherapist, breathwork trainer, and yoga & pilates teacher Caoimhe Gibney shares how somatics, safety, and community can transform burnout and grief into purpose. We explore trauma-informed facilitation …
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Physiotherapist, breathwork trainer, and yoga & pilates teacher Caoimhe Gibney shares how somatics, safety, and community can transform burnout and grief into purpose. We explore trauma-informed facilitation, why “devotion over discipline” beats rigid routines, the science–spirit tension behind her Onam Collective method, and how to rebuild trust in your body’s signals.
In this episode:
• Safety first — the foundation of trauma-informed work
• Somatics & embodiment — practical ways to meet your nervous system
• Turning burnout into purpose without “fixing” yourself
• Intuition as a muscle — head desires vs. soul desires
• Science x spirit — posture, fascia, and when evidence lags experience
• Community as currency — belonging, facilitation, and starting smallAbout Caoimhe Gibney
Caoimhe is a Sydney-based Irish physiotherapist, breathwork facilitator, yoga & pilates instructor, and host of the Soul Searching podcast. Through Onam Collective, she trains facilitators to blend science, somatics, and trauma-informed care into embodied, transformative experiences.Connect:
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Dr Sarah McKay — Unlocking Peak Brain Performance— EP14
Dr Sarah McKay on optimising brain health & performance: why social connection beats most biohacks, how sleep powers peak performance, what visualisation really changes in the brain, and practical emotional …
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Dr Sarah McKay on optimising brain health & performance: why social connection beats most biohacks, how sleep powers peak performance, what visualisation really changes in the brain, and practical emotional regulation you can train—plus women’s brain health myths, phones vs attention, and when mindfulness programs help (or don’t).
Guest: Dr Sarah McKay — Oxford-trained neuroscientist, author, and science communicator.
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00:00 Intro & who is Dr Sarah McKay
03:08 From bench science to translating neuroscience
08:45 Zooming in/out: neurons → public health
12:20 Social connection vs loneliness & isolation
18:40 Peak performance: social → sleep → everything else
24:10 Sex differences: data vs stereotypes
31:55 Visualisation for skill and emotions
39:30 Emotional regulation tools (awareness, context, language, rehearsal)
47:25 Phones & attention: the hidden cost
53:10 Mindfulness in schools—mixed results
1:00:05 Building resilience without the hype
1:05:15 Daily brain-health rituals (with joy)
1:10:20 Where to find Sarah & her coursesMentioned
- Emotion Wheel (emotional vocabulary)
- How We Feel app
- Research on attention costs of phones in-room
- Big-data/open-science collabs in neuroscience
Connect
Show — @intodeep_pod
Host — @geoff_elevateSupport
Share with a friend, rate/review, and follow for more.Keywords: neuroscience, brain health, sleep, social connection, emotional regulation, women’s brain health, visualisation, attention, mindfulness, peak performance
Nerida Bint - Rewire Your Thoughts & Stop Self Sabotage - EP13
In this episode, I sit down with Nerida Bint — Australia’s #1 Emotional Intelligence Educator — to explore how emotional intelligence can help us heal shame, fight fear, and build lasting self-worth.Nerida’s …
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In this episode, I sit down with Nerida Bint — Australia’s #1 Emotional Intelligence Educator — to explore how emotional intelligence can help us heal shame, fight fear, and build lasting self-worth.
Nerida’s story is one of powerful transformation. For years, she battled rejection wounds, shame, and the deep belief that she wasn’t “enough.” After a painful breakup in 2020, the collapse of her women’s gym business during COVID, and years of therapy that left her searching for more, Nerida hit rock bottom. That moment became the turning point — the beginning of her journey into emotional intelligence, somatic healing, and self-compassion.
Through years of personal work, she uncovered how childhood wounds shaped her relationships, why she kept attracting emotionally unavailable partners, and how suppressed shame can sabotage connection. Today, she’s not only healed her own patterns but helps thousands of others build emotional safety, healthy boundaries, and authentic love.
We dive into:
What emotional intelligence really means and how to practise it
Healing shame and fear through nervous system regulation
How suppressed emotions shape our relationships
Practical tools to feel instead of suppress emotions
The truth about people-pleasing, projection, and boundaries
Nerida’s journey from suicidal ideation to deep faith, self-worth, and love
This conversation is raw, honest, and filled with “aha” moments that will inspire you to look inward, take responsibility, and start creating the life you actually deserve.
🎧 Tune in now and let this conversation shift your perspective.
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#IntoDeepPodcast #SelfGrowthPodcast #MentalHealthPodcast #EmotionalIntelligence #HealingJourney
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