One experience that all parents hope they never have to go through is losing their child. The grief and loss can be overwhelming and figuring out how to navigate that can be incredibly hard.

Sadly that was an experience Barbra Schulte had to go through when she lost her son Zane to bone cancer.

Since working her way through how to process her grief she is now a High-Performance Coach, Cutting Horse Trainer, the Author of six books, the Publisher of video blogs and Online Programs, a Clinician, a Speaker, and an Honoree in the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame.

She was awarded the National Female Equestrian of the Year Award by the AQHA and the Women's Sports Foundation. In 2020, she received the American Horse Publications Equine Industry Vision Award for her positive impact on the horse industry. In 2021, she received The Western Horseman & The Art of the Cowgirl's Women of the West Award.

In this episode she shares:

- What her sone Zane was like

- How things started to go wrong when a tumour was found in Zane’s knee

- What happened when Zane was misdiagnosed

- The fun, creative things Zane would do while in hospital

- What she learnt from Zane

- What it was like when he first passed

- What happened in her marriage after Zane’s death

- Her spiritual discovery and how it helped her

- Why she now sees life as before Zane, with Zane, and after Zane

- How her grief has changed her

Key Quotes

“I had never known grief like I had experienced with him.”

“They gave him a 65% chance of survival. Well of course Zane and I took it for granted that he was in the 65th percentile.”

More about Barbra

Follow her on Facebook, listen to her podcast on Apple or Spotify or see her free weekly videos.

You can find her books via her website.

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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

For her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

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Can you believe we have made it to the end of 2024?

I know the past year has been a big one for many of us, myself included, so before we hit 2025 I thought I’d jump on here to give a few tools, strategies and tips for how to can approach adversity and nurture resilience.

In this episode I share:

- Keyy strategies that I use when adversity hits

- Why you should ‘clear the deck’ when adversity hits

- The importance of figuring out what you can and cannot control

- How to work out how to measure what's happening in this moment of adversity

- Why number scaling your adversity can help

- The negative narrative in your head and how to combat it

- The importance of being compassionate with yourself

- The storm analogy I use for understanding adversity

- An activity you can do with me to help

Key Quotes

“I choose to let go of what I can’t control.”

“When you can measure it you can manage it.”

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

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

@trialtitudeperformance

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One person whose journey to success could be described as a struggled laced with tragedy is Beau Robinson.

Having experienced multiple attempts and hurdles before finally making and playing in the Super Rugby Final with the NSW Waratahs and then in 2011 he found himself at the Queensland Reds and became a Super Rugby Champion winning the Super Rugby title. He also went on to play for the Australian National Team, the Wallabies.

He completed a Business degree and now transfers and applies his experience and

knowledge as a Leadership and Culture Coach and consultant.

In this episode he shares:

- How he went straight into pro rugby league

- The loneliness he experienced when he moved from the country to the city

- Why he switched codes

- The struggles he had whilst living overseas

- The heart breaking loss he experienced while living away from home

- How hard it was when he decided he only wanted to do pro rugby in Australia

- What he’s learnt from his coaches

- What he has learnt from sport that he has applied to the business world

Key Quotes

“I kept asking myself why am I doing this?”

“I was like how has it got to this at 23 years of age that I’m driving the garbage truck, I don’t have a professional contract, I’ve lost my brother.”

“I’d cry myself to sleep being so lonely.”

More about Beau

Follow him on Instagram and linkedin, and his book is 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

For her other business you can find it through the websites:

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

@trialtitudeperformance

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