The Couragemakers Podcast

Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 112 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I’m speaking to Connie Pollock. Connie describes herself as an unapologetic wild soul adventuring across the globe to figure out what this shit is all about. Last August Connie moved to New Zealand, alone at 18, to begin adventuring our beautiful planet in all is glory and has not had time to look back since. Now 19, with a few grazed limbs and a brain full of lessons, she endeavours to document her exploration in its rawest, realest most brutal and blissful form. When Connie isn’t adventuring or trying to make a meal out of half a microwaveable rice packet, she spends her time working on the 60000 ideas and dreams she has for this life and is probably photographing something awesome, Skyping her dog or designing your soon to be favourite sustainable cloth. In this week’s episode, Connie shares all about her decision to move to New Zealand, the importance of finding your people when you’re blazing your own trail and taking a different path than society lays down for us and what has got her through some really hard times. She shares the shares about the not so glamorous side of travelling, and we have a great discussion about not sacrificing your path for other people and the importance of having people around you who not only accept you but appreciate you for who you are and lift you up. We also dive into how Connie keeps her own light lit and what Connie describes as a yellow state of mind. This episode is the perfect reminder to keep shining bright, to not dull your shine for anyone, and that it’s okay to break away from the people in your life who make you feel shitty for who you are. And it’s also a breath of fresh air for those of us who have ever been described as too much or intimidating because we dare to shine bright and be ourselves. I love Connie’s honesty and her open-ness in sharing all of the highs and lows of her adventure, and her bright, vibrant adventurous spirit is simply contagious. I just want to give you a heads up that we do discuss sexual assault in this episode, so look after you and if you feel you need to skip this episode right now, please do. Look after you, keep shining bright and enjoy today’s show.   About Connie Connie Pollock describes herself as an unapologetic wild soul adventuring across the globe to figure out what this shit is all about. Last August Connie moved to New Zealand, alone at 18, to begin adventuring our beautiful planet in all is glory and has not had time to look back since. Now 19, with a few grazed limbs and a brain full of lessons, she endeavours to document her exploration in its rawest, realest most brutal and blissful form. When Connie isn’t adventuring or trying to make a meal out of half a microwaveable rice packet, she spends her time working on the 60000 ideas and dreams she has for this life and is probably photographing something awesome, Skyping her dog or designing your soon to be favourite sustainable cloth. Things We Talked About Connie’s decision to move to New Zealand Connie’s journey in becoming unapologetic and her journey to getting there The not so glamorous and hard side of travelling The importance of finding your people when you’re blazing your own trail and taking a different path than society lays down for us   Not sacrificing your path for other people How Connie keeps her own light lit and what Connie describes as a yellow state of mind. About Meg + That Hummingbird Life I’m Meg and I’m the host of Couragemakers and founder of , I'm usually covered in paint and getting really excited about my soon-to-come-home cockapoo Merlin.

  Hello Couragemakers, and welcome to the first interview of 2019! This week I’m speaking with the fabulous Sarah Bater and we’re chatting all things word of the year related. Whether you’ve chosen your word, you’re still deciding like me or you have   no idea what I’m on about, this episode is for you! This is how Sarah describes herself: I’m a typical Gemini with a penchant for worrying needlessly but also having bursts of productivity that would have even the most efficient conveyer belt running for the hills. I have a whole ton of new ideas generating every day in my brain to ponder and worry over while I procrastinate with My favourite past times which include sniffing new books, nosing at houses for sale on the internet and most recently, pretending that I have my shit together. With a husband, two children, a full time job and a secret Netflix obsession, I am frantically striving to thrive whilst just about surviving. In amongst the madness is me. An ‘on the outside’ confident sometimes, ‘well put together’ working mum and loving wife but secretly, an introverted quickly approaching 40 year old with a thirst to find my true calling and a mad obsession to be a better wife and a less tired mother. Sarah emailed me a while ago to tell me about her experience with choosing a word of the year. I related to so much of her journey and I just knew that she would make a brilliant guest for Couragemakers and I’m thrilled that she said yes when I asked her to be the first guest of 2019. During our conversation, Sarah shares about her word of the year for 2018 and how much it has changed her life. She shares about her experience with anxiety and how her word of the year has helped her to breathe and be more present and how journalling and writing things down has made such a difference. This is such a practical episode and Sarah gives so much great advice on choosing a word of the year, how to get it to stick, what to do if you feel overwhelmed about your word of the year and the biggest things she learned in 2018. If you’re looking for encouragement and inspiration, you are in the right place. I love how frank and honest Sarah is,   and how willing she is to let us all in to her behind-the-scenes to show just how much having a word of the year can change your life. I am so excited to share this episode, and i know you are just going to LOVE Sarah! Enjoy today’s show   Things We Talked About   How Sarah’s word of the year has helped her to look at things differently Sarah’s experience of anxiety and how her word of the year has made a difference Getting your word of the year to stick The importance of journaling and writing things down  Becoming more present and be able to breathe The biggest things Sarah has learned from her word of the year Advice if your word of the year feels overwhelming How to pick your word of the year About Couragemakers and your host I’m Meg and I’m the host of Couragemakers and founder of  , I'm usually covered in paint and dreaming of owning a cockapoo.

This week’s episode is the final instalment in a solo three-part series looking at welcoming this new season in with courage. This week is all about hope: finding it, keeping it and protecting it. If you're looking for connection, community and hope, , I'm usually covered in paint and thinking of imaginative ways of hide my would-be dog from my landlord. 

This episode is part two of a three-part series of wrapping up this year Couragemakers style. We started part one talking all about fear and uncertainty, and this week we’re diving into looking back on the year with self-compassion. Show Notes , I'm usually covered in paint and thinking of imaginative ways of hide my would-be dog from my landlord.     

As we wrap up the year, I thought what a better way to end the year of Couragemaker episodes than with some snappy pep talks full of wisdom and practical things you can take into the next year. From taking action and moving forward, to self-forgiveness and self-preservation, for the next three episodes, I’m going to be sharing with you the three biggest ah-hah moments and nuggets of wisdom I’ve learned this year. And today we’re starting with taking risks, leaving your comfort zone and the danger of standing still. , I'm usually covered in paint and thinking of imaginative ways of hide my would-be dog from my landlord.