Can we live a high performance life AND maintain a happy family life too?

Meet Sunny Lawrence. She is the incredible force behind our recent (and ah-mazing) guest James Lawrence, the toughest athlete on the planet who recently broke his own world record completing 101 ironman distance triathlons in 101 days. But what is life like for those closest to us when we are performing at such levels. Not only are Sunny and James blissfully married, but they have raised family of five children (now aged 12-19) along the way.  

This conversation is extremely valuable for those of us in relationships, cheering our partners on along the way and ensuring we strike a healthy level of communication, sacrifice, support amidst a high-performance life.

 

EPISODE SPONSOR | MICHAEL BENJAMIN & ASSOCIATES

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Can we live a high performance life AND maintain a happy family life too?
Meet Sunny Lawrence. She is the incredible force behind our recent (and ah-mazing) guest James Lawrence, the toughest athlete on the planet who recently broke his own world record completing 101 ironman distance triathlons in 101 days. But what is life like for those closest to us when we are performing at such levels. Not only are Sunny and James blissfully married, but they have raised family of five children (now aged 12-19) along the way.&nbsp;&nbsp;
This conversation is extremely valuable for those of us in relationships, cheering our partners on along the way and ensuring we strike a healthy level of communication, sacrifice, support amidst a high-performance life.
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EPISODE SPONSOR | MICHAEL BENJAMIN &amp; ASSOCIATES
Website: www.mblaw.com.au
TIFFANEE COOK
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Life hits hard. Good. So do we.
Roll With The Punches is a front-row seat to the messy, beautiful, brutal bits of being human.

Hosted by Tiff Cook - former boxer, coach, speaker, rascal, and someone who’s copped a few uppercuts from life and keeps getting back up. She sits down with global survivors, scientists, rebels, rockstars, and everyday legends to ask one thing:

What does it really take to get back up when life drops you?

We talk breakdowns, breakthroughs, big truths, and the bullsh*t we all carry. Behind the masks. Beneath the armour. Real conversations that crack something open in all of us.

We’re built to break.
And we become dangerous by design.
Honest work over hard work. Every damn time.

Life hits hard. Good. So do we. Roll With The Punches is a front-row seat to the messy, beautiful, brutal bits of being human.
Hosted by Tiff Cook - former boxer, coach, speaker, rascal, and someone who&rsquo;s copped a few uppercuts from life and keeps getting back up. She sits down with global survivors, scientists, rebels, rockstars, and everyday legends to ask one thing:
What does it really take to get back up when life drops you?
We talk breakdowns, breakthroughs, big truths, and the bullsh*t we all carry. Behind the masks. Beneath the armour. Real conversations that crack something open in all of us.
We&rsquo;re built to break. And we become dangerous by design. Honest work over hard work. Every damn time.

Roll With The Punches

Aussie host Tiffanee Cook is an athlete, performance coach, speaker and self-proclaimed eternal student of life. Making an impact through storytelling and science as she invites you to join her in exploring the human experience. From real life encounters with tragedy, vulnerability and trauma to exploring all things human experience with world renowned experts, scientists, psychologists & thought leaders.

 

Aussie host Tiffanee Cook is an athlete, performance coach, speaker and self-proclaimed eternal student of life. Making an impact through storytelling and science as she invites you to join her in exploring the human experience. From real life encounters with tragedy, vulnerability and trauma to exploring all things human experience with world renowned experts, scientists, psychologists &amp; thought leaders.
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EP273 High Performance & Happy Families | Sunny Lawrence

I loved this one! Elaine Lin Hering is all about silence. Not the peaceful, meditative kind. The learned kind... The kind where you know exactly what you want to say… and then don’t.

We talked about why 'just speak up' is crap advice, why some of us are post-processors who realise what we think three days later, and how hinting is not the same as being clear. Apparently 'Are you hungry?' is a yes or no question. Who knew.

It’s not about saying it perfectly or getting the response you want. It’s about choice. Am I choosing to stay silent, or is silence choosing me?

And yes, we absolutely unpacked my internal rage spiral over rice... That I don’t even like. Because it’s never about the rice.

If you’ve ever swallowed something that mattered, told yourself a story instead of having the conversation, or realised three days later what you wish you’d said… this one will land.

 

SPONSORED BY TESTART FAMILY LAWYERS

Website: www.testartfamilylawyers.com.au 

ELAINE LIN HERING

Website: Elaine Lin Hering – Unlearning Silence

TIFFANEE COOK

Linktree:  linktr.ee/rollwiththepunches

Website: tiffcook.com

I loved this one! Elaine Lin Hering is all about silence. Not the peaceful, meditative kind. The learned kind... The kind where you know exactly what you want to say&hellip; and then don&rsquo;t.
We talked about why 'just speak up' is crap advice, why some of us are post-processors who realise what we think three days later, and how hinting is not the same as being clear. Apparently 'Are you hungry?' is a yes or no question. Who knew.
It&rsquo;s not about saying it perfectly or getting the response you want. It&rsquo;s about choice. Am I choosing to stay silent, or is silence choosing me?
And yes, we absolutely unpacked my internal rage spiral over rice... That I don&rsquo;t even like. Because it&rsquo;s never about the rice.
If you&rsquo;ve ever swallowed something that mattered, told yourself a story instead of having the conversation, or realised three days later what you wish you&rsquo;d said&hellip; this one will land.
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SPONSORED BY TESTART FAMILY LAWYERS
Website: <a href="https://www.testartfamilylawyers.com.au">www.testartfamilylawyers.com.au</a>&nbsp;
ELAINE LIN HERING
Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://elainelinhering.com/">Elaine Lin Hering &ndash; Unlearning Silence</a>
TIFFANEE COOK
Linktree: &nbsp;<a href="https://linktr.ee/rollwiththepunches">linktr.ee/rollwiththepunches</a>
Website: <a href="https://www.tiffcook.com">tiffcook.com</a>

Unlearning Silence | Elaine Lin Hering - 994

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I sat down with Andrew 'Atto' Atkinson, nearly 29 years in Victoria Police and a lifetime of stories that sound like a Netflix series but come with very real scars. We talked about the covert surveillance work that had him breaking into houses, planting listening devices, tracking cars, heart racing, sometimes while the occupants were still home. High risk. High reward. Calculated, but never casual.

Then we moved into the part people do not see.

Atto was deployed as a UN peacekeeper in East Timor and Iraq. He was stabbed in East Timor and that moment set off a chain reaction. Lifelong medical complications. PTSD. Cancer. Chemo. A brain tumour diagnosis. Joint replacements. And years of complete denial because back then you just did not talk about your mental health. You punched on.

Work was his purpose, his tribe, his happy place. It was also the thing he hid behind. Leaving the job meant losing belonging, losing self, losing structure. And that loss can be brutal.

We talked about self-blame, about the 'bucket filling up' until it overflows, about how healing really began when he stopped pretending he was fine. And yesssss, we talked about Sophie, his service dog funded through DVA, trained to detect seizures five minutes before they hit. Absolute superstar.

SPONSORED BY TESTART FAMILY LAWYERS

Website: www.testartfamilylawyers.com.au 

TIFFANEE COOK

Linktree:  linktr.ee/rollwiththepunches

Website: tiffcook.com

I sat down with Andrew 'Atto' Atkinson, nearly 29 years in Victoria Police and a lifetime of stories that sound like a Netflix series but come with very real scars. We talked about the covert surveillance work that had him breaking into houses, planting listening devices, tracking cars, heart racing, sometimes while the occupants were still home. High risk. High reward. Calculated, but never casual.
Then we moved into the part people do not see.
Atto was deployed as a UN peacekeeper in East Timor and Iraq. He was stabbed in East Timor and that moment set off a chain reaction. Lifelong medical complications. PTSD. Cancer. Chemo. A brain tumour diagnosis. Joint replacements. And years of complete denial because back then you just did not talk about your mental health. You punched on.
Work was his purpose, his tribe, his happy place. It was also the thing he hid behind. Leaving the job meant losing belonging, losing self, losing structure. And that loss can be brutal.
We talked about self-blame, about the 'bucket filling up' until it overflows, about how healing really began when he stopped pretending he was fine. And yesssss, we talked about Sophie, his service dog funded through DVA, trained to detect seizures five minutes before they hit. Absolute superstar.
SPONSORED BY TESTART FAMILY LAWYERS
Website: <a href="https://www.testartfamilylawyers.com.au">www.testartfamilylawyers.com.au</a>&nbsp;
TIFFANEE COOK
Linktree: &nbsp;<a href="https://linktr.ee/rollwiththepunches">linktr.ee/rollwiththepunches</a>
Website: <a href="https://www.tiffcook.com">tiffcook.com</a>

When Work Breaks You | Andrew Atkinson - 993

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I waited eight months to get Scotty Douglas strapped into the hot seat here at RWTP HQ, and doesn't he have some stories to tell!

We went from Paris kitchens where he got dressed down by French chefs, to running a café with brown paper bag accounting and zero tax literacy, to cooking breakfast for the Dean who took a chance on him and changed the trajectory of his life.

Scott’s story is a wild and rambunctious ride. Chef to advanced life support paramedic. Service industry to service industry. From plating swordfish with beef cheek sauce to doing CPR in suburban lounge rooms.

We talked about ego and humility. About the shock of discovering not everyone in your dream profession is exceptional. About loving the chaos. About failure when failure means someone dies.

We unpacked the assault that changed everything for him. The moment confidence turned into hypervigilance. The reality that helping comes at a cost. And that desire to 'win' a resus. 

This one isn’t just about paramedicine. It’s about identity, purpose, and what happens when the thing you love also wounds you.

If he plays his cards right, we might just get him back to share some of the wilder stories I've heard...  

 

SPONSORED BY TESTART FAMILY LAWYERS

Website: www.testartfamilylawyers.com.au 

SCOTT DOUGLAS

Website: horatio-jones.com.au

TIFFANEE COOK

Linktree:  linktr.ee/rollwiththepunches

Website: tiffcook.com

I waited eight months to get Scotty Douglas strapped into the hot seat here at RWTP HQ, and doesn't he have some stories to tell!
We went from Paris kitchens where he got dressed down by French chefs, to running a caf&eacute; with brown paper bag accounting and zero tax literacy, to cooking breakfast for the Dean who took a chance on him and changed the trajectory of his life.
Scott&rsquo;s story is a wild and rambunctious ride. Chef to advanced life support paramedic. Service industry to service industry. From plating swordfish with beef cheek sauce to doing CPR in suburban lounge rooms.
We talked about ego and humility. About the shock of discovering not everyone in your dream profession is exceptional. About loving the chaos. About failure when failure means someone dies.
We unpacked the assault that changed everything for him. The moment confidence turned into hypervigilance. The reality that helping comes at a cost. And that desire to 'win' a resus.&nbsp;
This one isn&rsquo;t just about paramedicine. It&rsquo;s about identity, purpose, and what happens when the thing you love also wounds you.
If he plays his cards right, we might just get him back to share some of the wilder stories I've heard...&nbsp;&nbsp;
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SPONSORED BY TESTART FAMILY LAWYERS
Website: <a href="https://www.testartfamilylawyers.com.au">www.testartfamilylawyers.com.au</a>&nbsp;
SCOTT DOUGLAS
Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://horatio-jones.com.au/">horatio-jones.com.au</a>
TIFFANEE COOK
Linktree: &nbsp;<a href="https://linktr.ee/rollwiththepunches">linktr.ee/rollwiththepunches</a>
Website: <a href="https://www.tiffcook.com">tiffcook.com</a>

Chocolate Cake, CPR, & Running Toward Danger | Scott Douglas - 992

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EP273 High Performance & Happy Families | Sunny Lawrence

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