Season 2
S2E16 The French Family (Australian Caravan Adventure)
Michael and Krystal French and their three boys sold their Queensland home, packed up, and loaded themselves and few meagre belonging into a caravan with the goal of travelling across Australia for a year. I caught up with them on …
S2E15 Jess Weatherall Part II (Why You Should Date A Doctor)
Part two of my conversation with joyful Sr. Medical Education Officer, Jessica "Jess" Weatherall. We discuss post-natal depression, the joys and pains of parenting, surfing on the Gold Coast Australia, a trait not many people know about, training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu …
S2E14 Jessica "Jess" Weatherall (Surfing, Science, and Choosing Joy) …
Born and raised on the Gold Coast, Australia, Jess Weatherall is definitely living her best beach life. We spoke about her love of surfing, career as a Senior Medical Education Officer in the Emergency Department at Gold Coast Health, myths …
S2E13 The Secret To My Success - Kevin Li (TV Producer)
The Secret of My Success series, on the Reaching For The Middle podcast, highlights advice and success stories from past guests, new voices, and listeners, like you. They did the hard yards through life, so you don't have to. Or …
S2E12 The Secret To My Success (A Call To Action)
In Episode 12, Season 2 Reaching For the Middle host, James Donison, answers that age old question, How To Be Successful. This is also a call to action, for you. Will you take the leap?
S2E11 (Five Key Factors For Workplace Well-Being) with Dr. Cameron No…
Former Reaching For The middle guest, Dr. Cameron Norman, brings his expertise to this episode, providing five factors that contribute to workplace well-being. He'll also discuss Design Thinking and how it can assist organisations in providing a better workplace for …
BONUS: Geoff Wilson (Depression, Microdosing, and Finding His Calling)
In this short BONUS clip, past guest, Geoff Wilson talks about his initial journey into plant medicine when faced with depression, and how he soon realised he was doing it all wrong.
S2E10 (Parables of Plant Medicine podcast - crossover episode) Geoff …
Geoff Wilson was the very first guest on the Reaching For the Middle podcast; so to celebrate the season finale of his podcast, Parables of Plant Medicine, and the release of his book Evolve: The Parables of Plant Medicine (available …
BONUS: Pancho Fonseca (A Mother's Good Fortune and Age Perception)
A bonus clip from Season 2 Episodes 6 and 7 with Pancho Fonseca. We talk about his mom's good fortune, drive, and how we used to view the age of 50 as "old". We also discuss our good friend AJ …
S2E9 - Oksana Tkachenko Pt 2 (Success vs Accomplishment #BossWoman)
Oksana Tkachenko is juggling a successful career and family life in Australia, with the constant worry of the horrors that are happening in her birth country of Ukraine. In part two of my conversation with Oksana, we discuss her ability …
S2E8 - Oksana Tkachenko (Ukranian Roots and a Family in Peril)
With many of her family still in the Ukraine, and at the time of this writing, some trapped in a cellar in the Mariupol war-zone, Oksana Tkachenko is juggling her successful career, and family life in Australia, with the con...
Pancho Fonseca Pt 2 (Defining Fatherhood, and a Guide to Surviving Ma…
This ones for all the dads and soon to be dads out there. It will also be an interest to the women in their lives who want an inside peek into our views on fatherhood and marriage. This is Part …
Pancho Fonseca Pt 1 (A Stolen Baby in Canada)
In this episode of Reaching For The Middle, I'll speak with my childhood (and adulthood) friend, Pancho Fonseca about growing up in a lower socio-economic neighbourhood in Regina Saskatchewan, Canada, and how he managed to make so many friends, and …
Paul Bae Pt. 2 (From High School Teacher to a TV Series Based On His …
In the second part of my conversation with writer and comedian Paul Bae, we’ll discuss the secret to becoming a great high school teacher, and the upcoming Amazon series based on his life, which will star a pretty memorable TV …
Reaching For The Middle podcast trailer (What it's all about)
Podcast trailer. A Success Podcast For The Rest of Us. Listen and Subscribe to the Reaching For The Middle podcast to hear guests from all walks of life discuss success and failure in their career, relationships and life. They'll offer …
Paul Bae - Pt 1 (The Tale of the Youth Pastor Who Became an Atheist, …
In part one of my two part chat with Writer/Comedian/Podcaster Paul Bae, we talk about his Korean roots in a ‘not so Korean’ suburb of Ontario, Canada. And how his families determination to make Korean friends led Paul to a …
Elaine Yong - Pt 2 (My 4-Week-Old Daughter Needed a Heart Transplant)
In Part 2 of 2, Elaine delves further into the nightmare of her 4-week-old daughter, Addison's heart transplant. We talk about her and husband, GlobalTV News reporter, Aaron McArthur's decision to have another child and how that didn't quite go …
Elaine Yong - Pt 1 (Self Esteem and Media Stereotypes)
Elaine Yong is a former Canadian news reporter (GlobalTV and CityTV Vancouver), and now the Communications Manager for the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Elaine discusses her career and how she "faked it" until she really made it, family, failed …
James Donison (From Canadian TV Producer to Australian Tram Driver )
A brief introduction to where RFTM host, James Donison came from, how he went from Canadian Television to driving a tram on the Gold Coast, Australia, then back to his passion of video production and photography. He'll also discuss some …