Becoming Badass

Shaun O'Gorman is a former QPS member. He served for 13 years as a Police Officer and has one mantra - 'Don't be normal. Be a savage'. Shaun has fast become one of my favourite people in my adult life. He's so insightful, direct and doesn't sugar coat shit... and this is why I love him! TW: This podcast discusses suidicide, violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual violence and descriptions of scenes that Shaun has worked on as a Police Officer. I'm not even going to explain this episode. I just want you to listen. Follow Shaun on Instagram here See his website here Listen to his podcast here Follow him on linkedin here Get his book here.

In episode 109 of Becoming Badass podcast I had the absolute honour of speaking with Keith Banks. Keith is a QPS Veteran who is highly decorated, highly respected and who is also just a really nice person! TW- Topics such as suicide, murder, shootings and death are discussed Keith is an Author of two books, 'Drugs, Guns & Lies' and 'Gun to the Head'. I've been listening on Audiobooks and honestly...SO GOOD. Keith is very well respected within the veteran community - both Policing & ADF. Once you listen to his story, you'll understand why. He so generously told parts of his story on this podcast episode. I feel like we've only scratched the surface. He has experienced so much in his time. If you're on Instagram, follow Keith! Follow him here If you'd like a signed copy of his books, head to his website here If you'd like to listen to 'Drugs, Guns & Lies' on Audiobook, click here If you'd like to listen to 'Gun to the Head' on Audiobook, click here If you are interested in training with The Barracks Gym to improve your fitness for your ADF, Police or Fire Fighter application, head over to our website to check it out. Click here to learn more about The Barracks Gym If you like what you hear, please share on your insta stories and leave us a 5 star review!

In episode 107 of Becoming Badass podcast I was lucky enough to chat with Pres Cowan. Pres is a former PTI in the Army and has had some realyl cool experiences in her 8 year long Army career. Pres loves fitness. Obviously... she was a PTI. She's worked with the APCP program (now known as FITPREP) and has some really positive insights to share about this program. Pres really values fitness, nutrition and wellness very highly. She's now a new Mum to a gorgeous 4 month old bub.She's taking the time to recover and look after herself so that she can get back to training to full capacity sooner rather than later. I loved talking about this with Pres as it really highlights what human bodies are capable of! If you're on Instagram, follow Pres! Follow her here If you are interested in training with The Barracks Gym to improve your fitness for your ADF, Police or Fire Fighter application, head over to our website to check it out. Click here to learn more about The Barracks Gym If you like what you hear, please share on your insta stories and leave us a 5 star review!

Adam and I connected over a year ago when he asked me to be on his podcast. It's taken us a year to get here but he finally came to Brisbane to interview me and then I interviewed him. [TW- In this episode we discuss suicide. If you don't feel comfortable with this, then we understand and I'll see you next week] In this episode he talks about volunteering for CFS and now working as a paid staff member. Adam has had his fair share of adversity growing up. From being bullied for his differences to extreme mental health struggles that saw him wishing to end his life. This experience was a complete crossroad for Adam and it was at this point that he made the decision to turn his life around. Adam is now on a mission to live the most incredible life he possibly can. He's doing so much with his life and he's only just getting started. Adam is one of the nicest people I've ever met and I'm so grateful that he gave us his time on the podcast! Follow Adam here - @true.blue.history Listen to his podcast here - True Blue History Podcast

Troy Knight is a former Combat Controller in the RAAF. He served over 2 decades in the RAAF before moving on from defence and becoming an Author of the book 'Havoc06'. Troy has had a jam packed career in the RAAF. His stories are second to none and my only regret from this episode is that I wish we could have kept recording for hours. Troy and I talk about his decision to join the RAAF and the path to becoming a Combat Controller. We talk about his challenges with mental health and the impact this had on his family and his career. We chat about writing his book with Brooke Strahan and his plans for a second book and more. We talked a lot of shit and it was great. We were recording in a cafe so the audio is a bit shit but if you can push through that... the content of this episode is pure gold. Troy is a legend and I am SO grateful he was able to give us his time to come on this podcast. If you're interested in joining The Barracks Gym and training with us click here To listen to his episode with Life on the Line, click here To purchase Havoc06, click here To follow Troy on IG, click here

Shaun is an incredible human. As you can tell by the length of this episode, we had a LOT to talk about. He's served as an Army SSO Helicopter Pilot, deployed several times and had so many cool experiences and opportunities. He then decided later in life to give the Fireys a crack! We talk about his lead up training, his experiences throughout his careers and the values he holds with high importance in his job! You can listen to Shaun on LOTL here If you're interested in training at The Barracks Gym, click here

H wants you to either love him or hate him. No half assed decisions here. So what's it going to be? Have a listen and i'll let you decide for yourself. A lot of you would already know about H. He's a bit of a legend in the Veteran space and is a well sought after bloke when it comes to podcasts. I am beyond honoured that he made time to join me for EPISODE FREAKING 100!!! If you've never heard of him, that's cool. Chuck your helmet on, grab a brew and settle in for one of the most empowering chats I've ever had on Becoming Badass. H & I talked about lots of different things. He has such a different Military experience to me but we were on the same page about absolutely everything we spoke about If you're on Instagram, follow H. You'll never be dissapointed. Unless you hate coffee.... Follow him here If you are interested in training at The Barracks Gym to improve your fitness for your ADF, Police or Fire Fighter application, head over to our website to check it out. Click here to learn more about The Barracks Gym If you like what you hear, please share on your insta stories and leave us a 5 star review!

On today's episode of Badass I talk to Sally who has just wrapped up her time at Kapooka for Army Reserves. She's a GSO Officer Cadet and absolutely smashed her way through Kapooka. Sally trained with TBG for a year prior to heading off and it was because of this training that she absolutely dominated. As we would all know, Army has reduced the PFA requirements for non-combat job roles. Sally explains why you still need to strive for much higher than the minimum standards. There are a lot of components of Kapooka that recruits will find difficult if they have only just reached those lower standards Sally absolutely loved Kapooka and you can hear the excitement and passion in her voice as she talks to us about it. She had an awesome time and did really well I'm so proud of Sally and all that she has worked for in the past year. She has stayed committed to her training and it shows. If you are interested in training at The Barracks Gym to improve your fitness for your ADF, Police or Fire Fighter application, head over to our website to check it out. Click here to learn more about The Barracks Gym If you like what you hear, please share on your insta stories and leave us a 5 star review!