Vicki Connor has been through... well, honestly, I'm not sure how to describe it without sounding like I'm making sh*t up.

A serious head injury that changed her personality. Type 1 diabetes from the age of seven. Major surgery at 15. Elite sport. Abusive relationships. Severe depression. A complicated pregnancy. A massive postpartum haemorrhage. Early menopause. Cancer. Losing both her parents. And then, just last year, a haemorrhagic stroke that left her having to learn to walk and talk again.

And yet, the thing that has probably shaped her most isn't any one of those things.

It's the identity she built around being 'strong'.

Vicki talks about how being the strong one became something she was praised for from a very young age. She became the person who could handle anything, push through anything and never need anyone. And for a long time, that looked like resilience.

Until it didn't.

Because when being strong becomes who you are, asking for help starts to feel like failure.

This is such a bloody good conversation about resilience, identity, recovery, trauma, asking for help and what happens when the thing that got you through life starts getting in the way of actually living it.

 

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VICKI CONNOR

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TIFFANEE COOK

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Vicki Connor has been through... well, honestly, I'm not sure how to describe it without sounding like I'm making sh*t up.
A serious head injury that changed her personality. Type 1 diabetes from the age of seven. Major surgery at 15. Elite sport. Abusive relationships. Severe depression. A complicated pregnancy. A massive postpartum haemorrhage. Early menopause. Cancer. Losing both her parents. And then, just last year, a haemorrhagic stroke that left her having to learn to walk and talk again.
And yet, the thing that has probably shaped her most isn't any one of those things.
It's the identity she built around being 'strong'.
Vicki talks about how being the strong one became something she was praised for from a very young age. She became the person who could handle anything, push through anything and never need anyone. And for a long time, that looked like resilience.
Until it didn't.
Because when being strong becomes who you are, asking for help starts to feel like failure.
This is such a bloody good conversation about resilience, identity, recovery, trauma, asking for help and what happens when the thing that got you through life starts getting in the way of actually living it.
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SPONSORED BY TESTART FAMILY LAWYERS
Website: <a href="https://www.testartfamilylawyers.com.au">www.testartfamilylawyers.com.au</a>&nbsp;
VICKI CONNOR
Website: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicki-connor">linkedin.com/in/vicki-connor</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>

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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The Dark Side of Being the Strong One | Vicki Connor  - 1056

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G'day whippersnappers. No guest this ep. Just you and me, sitting down for a chat about change.

I've been having heaps of conversations lately while building Strong AF, and so many of them have brought me back to the same question: if I keep doing what I'm doing now, where does this take me?

Because we are what we repeatedly do. Not what we intend to do. Not what we say we value. Not what we did six months ago.

I'm getting into stories we tell ourselves, the identities we build, the way we speak to ourselves, and why wanting to change and actually being willing to change are two very different things.

I also get into something I've come to believe pretty strongly: your body is the consequence, not the problem. Especially as women and as we get older and our bodies start responding differently to the things we've always done, the answer isn't automatically to eat less and do more.

And then I give you something ridiculously simple you can actually do TODAY.

Do one thing. Do it first thing in the morning. Do it again tomorrow. Then again.

Because change doesn't require you to move mountains on day one. It requires you to start becoming the person you say you want to be

Give this one a listen and then go do the bloody thing.



SPONSORED BY TESTART FAMILY LAWYERS

Website: www.testartfamilylawyers.com.au 

TIFFANEE COOK

Linktree:  linktr.ee/rollwiththepunches

Website: tiffcook.com

G'day whippersnappers. No guest this ep. Just you and me, sitting down for a chat about change.
I've been having heaps of conversations lately while building Strong AF, and so many of them have brought me back to the same question: if I keep doing what I'm doing now, where does this take me?
Because we are what we repeatedly do. Not what we intend to do. Not what we say we value. Not what we did six months ago.
I'm getting into stories we tell ourselves, the identities we build, the way we speak to ourselves, and why wanting to change and actually being willing to change are two very different things.
I also get into something I've come to believe pretty strongly: your body is the consequence, not the problem. Especially as women and as we get older and our bodies start responding differently to the things we've always done, the answer isn't automatically to eat less and do more.
And then I give you something ridiculously simple you can actually do TODAY.
Do one thing. Do it first thing in the morning. Do it again tomorrow. Then again.
Because change doesn't require you to move mountains on day one. It requires you to start becoming the person you say you want to be
Give this one a listen and then go do the bloody thing. 
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>

We Are What We Repeatedly Do | Tiff Cook - 1057

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Katrina lost her husband Scott to a heart attack when he was just 42. He was fit, active, an exercise physiologist, didn't smoke, didn't have high cholesterol and had normal blood pressure. He'd even been to the doctor about chest pain. And yet, he still died.

That experience, as you can imagine, completely changed the trajectory of Katrina's life. She's now a heart health advocate, working with researchers to improve early detection and access to heart health checks, particularly in rural Australia.

We get into why being fit and healthy doesn't necessarily mean you're low risk, what family history can tell us, the limitations of current heart health screening, why rural Australians face another layer of risk, and why Katrina thinks we're putting far too much responsibility on patients to 'advocate for themselves'.

And then there's the other side of this conversation.

Grief. Raising two boys after losing their dad. Learning to live with the waves rather than trying to outrun them. And the decision to keep having a crack at life, even when life has dealt you a pretty effing brutal hand.

This one got me in the feels... Now get out there and get ya bloody heart checked!

SPONSORED BY TESTART FAMILY LAWYERS

Website: www.testartfamilylawyers.com.au 

TIFFANEE COOK

Linktree:  linktr.ee/rollwiththepunches

Website: tiffcook.com

Katrina lost her husband Scott to a heart attack when he was just 42. He was fit, active, an exercise physiologist, didn't smoke, didn't have high cholesterol and had normal blood pressure. He'd even been to the doctor about chest pain. And yet, he still died.
That experience, as you can imagine, completely changed the trajectory of Katrina's life. She's now a heart health advocate, working with researchers to improve early detection and access to heart health checks, particularly in rural Australia.
We get into why being fit and healthy doesn't necessarily mean you're low risk, what family history can tell us, the limitations of current heart health screening, why rural Australians face another layer of risk, and why Katrina thinks we're putting far too much responsibility on patients to 'advocate for themselves'.
And then there's the other side of this conversation.
Grief. Raising two boys after losing their dad. Learning to live with the waves rather than trying to outrun them. And the decision to keep having a crack at life, even when life has dealt you a pretty effing brutal hand.
This one got me in the feels... Now get out there and get ya bloody heart checked!
SPONSORED BY TESTART FAMILY LAWYERS
Website: <a href="http://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>

Too Healthy for a Heart Attack? | Katrina Umback - 1055

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Two ADHD-ers walk into a podcast studio... what could possibly go wrong?

Well, once we got past flamethrowers and weed killing, eventually we went down the rabbit hole of what happens when you finally understand how your brain actually works.

Patrick was recently diagnosed with ADHD, and the diagnosis has given him a completely different lens on a whole bunch of things he's done throughout his life. The distractions... hyperfocus... inability to sit still... endless interests... the ridiculous number of things he manages to cram into a weekend... and the fact that when something genuinely grabs him, he'll move heaven and earth to do it.

We compared notes on being the 'disruptive' kid at school, being labelled lazy or difficult, and what can happen when you're simply in the wrong environment or being asked to learn in a way that doesn't work for you.

We also talked about medication, executive function, motivation, finding the right career fit, taking risks, trying shit just because you're interested in it, and why I reckon we can do ourselves a fair bit of damage when we start believing someone else's story about who we're supposed to be.

Patrick has had one hell of an eclectic life, from journalism and radio to Tai Chi, technology, paragliding and community radio.

If that kind of feels relatable for you... maybe you're not flaky. Maybe you're curious.

Maybe you're not incapable of sticking at something. Maybe you just haven't found the thing that keeps you interested.

And maybe... just maybe, being a little bit different isn't something that needs fixing at all.

 

SPONSORED BY TESTART FAMILY LAWYERS

Website: www.testartfamilylawyers.com.au 

PATRICK BONELLO

Website: taichiathome.com.au/

TIFFANEE COOK

Linktree:  linktr.ee/rollwiththepunches

Website: tiffcook.com

Two ADHD-ers walk into a podcast studio... what could possibly go wrong?
Well, once we got past flamethrowers and weed killing, eventually we went down the rabbit hole of what happens when you finally understand how your brain actually works.
Patrick was recently diagnosed with ADHD, and the diagnosis has given him a completely different lens on a whole bunch of things he's done throughout his life. The distractions... hyperfocus... inability to sit still... endless interests... the ridiculous number of things he manages to cram into a weekend... and the fact that when something genuinely grabs him, he'll move heaven and earth to do it.
We compared notes on being the 'disruptive' kid at school, being labelled lazy or difficult, and what can happen when you're simply in the wrong environment or being asked to learn in a way that doesn't work for you.
We also talked about medication, executive function, motivation, finding the right career fit, taking risks, trying shit just because you're interested in it, and why I reckon we can do ourselves a fair bit of damage when we start believing someone else's story about who we're supposed to be.
Patrick has had one hell of an eclectic life, from journalism and radio to Tai Chi, technology, paragliding and community radio.
If that kind of feels relatable for you... maybe you're not flaky. Maybe you're curious.
Maybe you're not incapable of sticking at something. Maybe you just haven't found the thing that keeps you interested.
And maybe... just maybe, being a little bit different isn't something that needs fixing at all.
&nbsp;
SPONSORED BY TESTART FAMILY LAWYERS
Website: <a href="http://www.testartfamilylawyers.com.au">www.testartfamilylawyers.com.au</a>&nbsp;
PATRICK BONELLO
Website: <a href="https://taichiathome.com.au/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">taichiathome.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>

 Two ADHD-ers Walk into a Podcast Studio | Patrick Bonello - 1054

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The Dark Side of Being the Strong One | Vicki Connor - 1056

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