Gaye talks about being a hypnotist, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.

My favourite quote of the episode is "So it's like having a head brain and a tummy brain. Basically what happens is you use your tummy brain for a wee while in hypnosis to override and release and, and just get yourself back on track basically, to better health and confidence and, better wellbeing."

Hypnosynergy Hypnosis, Reiki and Hypnotherapy https://hypnosynergy.co

The Charmed Series (2 book series) by Gaye McBride (Author) https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0FH7N4YKR

Paul talks about Forrest.Chat audio podcast and plans for 2026.

My favourite quote of the episode is "And you always feel good after you've listened to one of your podcasts because people are doing the things they love. And it's great to be able to share that with other people. And you don't know who you inspire by telling your story. And so I just like to say if you've got something that you do that you would like to share with Paul and the Forrest.Chat listeners. Reach out to Paul and talk to him about doing it because you don't know who else you'll inspire in that way to achieve something they never thought they could achieve."

Santa Claus (aka Duncan) talks about being Santa Claus, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. It's a tongue-in-cheek look at Santa in society.

My favourite quote of the episode is "Well, it's just that magic of Christmas time. It, uh, it can be a very tough time for people out there, of course. And, uh, the joy of Christmas is very, very important to bring that joy of Christmas time to the world where we can forget about all the ugly stuff that's happening. And, uh, and yeah, just bring that, uh, that joy and love and spread that out amongst all of us."

The Shed Wireless (podcast) https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-ne8vj-a839ea

Joash & Andrew talk about Soul Runners, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.

My favourite quote of the episode is "It spurs them on, it gives them inspiration to keep going. It's kind of irrational in some ways that we would do something just for a little bit of metal that we are probably gonna put on a wall and we are never gonna see it again. We're not gonna do that. But the, the joy and the sense of accomplishment that children get, having a medal placed around their shoulders, I think it just makes their day. And it's just one of the things that makes Swan River Half a fantastic event for the whole family."

Soul Runners website: https://www.soulrunners.net

Michelle talks about being a Silversmith, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.

My favourite quote of the episode is "Which sounded to me like some kind of magical fairytale world, and when I saw the video of where it was, I, I just thought, oh, it would be like a dream come true. And it came true. I, um, was accepted to. Attend. And then I had to come up with the money to pay for the tutoring and the accommodation and you know, and plus leave my home for six months and my job and everything and still pay the bills. And so I am, I wrote for a creative development grant and I got it. Nice. Which paid for. My tuition workshop fees and my accommodation in the uk. So basically I just had to pay for airfares and food. It was amazing. "

MG Silversmith https://www.mgsilversmith.com The Jewellers & Metalsmiths Group of Australia, WA Inc. https://www.jmgawa.com.au North Metropolitan TAFE Jewellery https://www.northmetrotafe.wa.edu.au/jewellery

Aaron talks about setting a fastest known time (FKT) for the Bibbulmun Track, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.

My favourite quote of the episode is "So going through that process and really thinking about, like, what it takes to actually be someone who has, like, willpower and who is strong mentally. I've kind of, I guess, started to go down this pathway where that's probably the more important part to me is that each day I get up and I practice being, what I would say is like, strong-minded and exercising willpower, having discipline. And I found that is a really important way to get on top of my mental health personally."

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Christine talks about being a car club secretary, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.

My favourite quote of the episode is "It is. It is. And so there's families that are coming now to the Khanacross, so we had three generations at one event. Nice. Yeah. So that's all, all competing. All competing. Fantastic. So from the 12-year-old to the, to the 75-year-old, that's incredible. I bet they had great fun with it too. They did, they did. And people make a, a day of it, you know, if, if it's a nice day as well. So the, there was one up at Beverley. It. It was a shocking weekend. It was freezing cold hail. Oh, lightning and thunder all the way to Beverley that morning. Wow. It was just diabolical, but people still came, so you know."

https://lightcarclub.com.au/

Amos talks about being a pentathlete, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.

My favourite quote of the episode is "We'd love to see some, in school programs, so think about all the skill acquisition or the motor skills that required, especially for the shooting, the laser run. And who doesn't wanna like, try and shoot a laser like everyone plays fortnight nowadays. So it's a great little sport for especially a high school student to, get active but also strategize and it can tie into the curriculum really well. And it's after school activity. Again, a lot of fun. So we'd love to see more people trying it."

Modern Pentathlon Australia https://www.modernpentathlon.org.au

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