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The environments we grow up in have an enormous impact on us, and while some destructive childhood environments are easily noticeable, the subtle control of a strict religious group can be just as damaging.

That was the case for Rachel Pietsch whose controlling upbringing reached a climax when she and her husband chose to leave the church group they were a part of.

Now, Rachel is a voice specialist with over 30 years’ experience helping people unlock the full power of their speaking voice for greater impact and confidence. With a background in education, performance, and advanced vocal training, she transforms how clients use and perceive their voice through practical, inspiring, and comprehensive coaching.

In this episode she shares:

- Her childhood and how religion was there at the start of her story

- How she rebelled against her strict religious upbringing as a teenager

- How she had to learn about her period from a friends m

- The high level of control she experienced from her church

- Why and how she and her husband finally left the church

- How her religious community reacted to her leaving

- The consequences with her family and community for her leaving the religion

- Why going through therapy afterwards was so hard for her

- What she learnt about herself in therapy

- Her diagnosis of hearing loss and the impact it had on her

Key Quotes

“From a very young age I learnt that how I felt and how I thought was not important so why bother.”

“I was told by my mother, your selfish, you've always been selfish.”

More Information about

Follow her on LinkedIn, or her website for her vocal coaching or her speaking training business.

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If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

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Trigger warning: alcohol and drug addiction

We've spoken around addiction before, but each story shows how differently a path to addiction can start, and just how tragically it can effect the person’s life.

That was the case for Jourdi Bleu whose addictions saw her first enter rehab at 18 years old. But it wasn’t until much later that she finally broke free and reinvented her life. Now, Jourdi is an empowerment coach, yoga and breath work teacher, retreat host, international speaker, and Amazon bestselling author who radiates playful, contagious energy and inspires others to rise from their own shadows. With formal training in criminology, youth work, yoga, coaching, meditation, and breath work, plus wisdom gained through wild life experiences she now lives from a place she calls “Upstairs,” creating a life beyond her wildest dreams.

In this episode she shares:

• The first time she got blackout drunk and how her love story with alcohol began
• The car accident at 15 which led to the tipping point of drug and alcohol use
• The opioid epidemic and how she got sucked into oxycontin addiction
• Her relapse and how she lost her partner to an overdose
• How yoga helped her get back on track and see another way to live
• How she realised she needed to figure her life out and leave her family to do so
• The moment she realised she had an issue with alcohol and how she turned her life around
• What it is like now in her life without alcohol and embracing her past self and not demonising it

Key Quotes

“Drinking was intrinsically connected into my identity. It was woven into who I was... I thought.”

More Information about Jourdi

Follow her on her website, or find her book here.

You can get involved with the podcast online

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If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

Interested in DISC personality profiling or a Burnout workshop for your team, get in touch with Ali today.

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This week we are exploring a challenge but in a slightly different way.

Anna Grosman is an entrepreneur whose diverse career journey has seen her work in roles from Medical Clinic Manager, to founder of two male escort agencies for women.

Her Confidant came from years of listening to women share their frustration with modern dating, emotional disconnect, and a culture that still shames female desire, founder

Anna Grosman set out to build something different. The only male companionship agency in Australia built exclusively for women, designed around emotional intelligence, consent, and genuine human connection.

But what is it like to not only start a business in the challenging field of the sex industry, but also to do so in what could be considered the ‘less known’ side of the field; providing male escorts for women.

In this episode she shares:

• Anna's early life and sexual awakening
• How she built a business in the escort industry
• Her advice on how to navigate the stigma and embrace your sexuality
• Her client experiences and booking process
• What actually is Companionship and what does it involve
• Her recruitment and selection process
• The safety measures she has in place for clients and staff
• The importance of sex education and communication
• The stigmas and misconceptions in the industry

Key Quotes

“Society and the education system have to start teaching kids from a young age about consent, respect, and understanding their own bodies.”

No one blinks an eye when a man goes to a brothel or uses an escort agency. It's been sort of their right as young boys when they turn 18. It’s societal norms and the way we've been raised in religion that have created these double standards."

More Information about Anna

Follow Anna on Instagram, or find her website here.

You can get involved with the podcast online

On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus

If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com

Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com

If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:

http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

Interested in DISC personality profiling or a Burnout workshop for your team, get in touch with Ali today.

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