On this powerful episode of The AJ Buckley Show, AJ Buckley sits down with Mary O’Neill Phillips, host of @CountryOutdoorsYoutube for a raw and inspiring conversation you won’t forget.

Mary opens up about her unexpected journey from Australia to Los Angeles, and ultimately finding her place in Nashville’s country lifestyle scene. She shares behind-the-scenes insights from her time on The Bachelor Australia, what reality TV doesn’t show, and how those experiences shaped her path.

But this episode goes deeper.

For the first time publicly, Mary reveals a deeply personal and traumatic event that changed the course of her life — a moment that forged the resilience, grit, and strength she’s known for today. This is a story about survival, identity, and turning pain into purpose.

If you’re looking for motivation, real talk, and an unfiltered look at overcoming adversity, this episode delivers.


What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

Mary O’Neill Phillips’ journey from Australia to the U.S.
Behind-the-scenes reality of The Bachelor Australia
Breaking into the entertainment and outdoor industry
The untold traumatic experience that shaped her life
How she built mental toughness and true grit
Life lessons from Nashville and the country lifestyle


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0:00 Intro
3:30 2 Fake Seals and The Origin Story nudge from Mary
4:30 100th episode Solo for Country Outdoors
6:30 The First Female on The AJ Buckley Show
7:00 How Does a Girl from Australia end up in Nashville?
11:40 The Bachelor in Australia - The First Worldwide Intruder
18:15 Working in a Hostile off Sunset Boulevard
20:00 Hollywood was such a fun city. Where did the magic go?
31:25 No one would help the Junkie - It was always someone else's problem
37:20 Mary's return to Sidney and the Country Music Channel
38:38 Honey On The Railroad
41:00 Some Dingers of Relationships
43:40 Dating a Country Music artist who was the biggest Narcissist
46:25 Zach sent photos of his Hog to Mary's Dm's
51:30 From Field to Fork
58:20 Field and Stream and being on the Board of Rahab House
1:01:38 Koala have Chlamydia
1:02:00 All the men learn to be good lovers with Donkeys
1:04:00 What would you say to 22-year-old you?
1:14:30 The Journey where you are at, you are a fighter and true definition of Grit.
1:17:00 The Rahab House



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