The Ridiculously Human Podcast

Celebrity Trainer. Twin. Mom of Twins. Raw Food Chef. Vegan. Transformation Expert. Author. Country Music Lover. TV Producer. Loving Wife. To get guests on our show, we follow a simple strategy of following, interacting and then emailing about 20-40 potential guests each week. In a way, this week’s conversation is kind of serendipitous, which ties in quite nicely with how our guest’s career eventually took off. Imagine, your whole life you enjoy listening to the music of a famous singer and then one day, while you are working out in the gym, he happens to be there and stops by for a chat…!! Our guest this week, Natasha Fett, is a lady who has lived a vivid life with many fortuitous moments. Saying that, we deeply believe that things, such as luck and chance encounters, are created and earned. Natasha, grew up in Hamburg, Germany, with her mom and twin brother. She was young when she lost her Dad tragically in a car accident. As a youngster, she was always athletic and competed in track and field at school. While working as a physical therapist for the Hamburg Football Team, she developed an interest in food and nutrition. When she was 24, as a single Mom, she decided to move yonder and head over the pond, to start her American dream. Life is often about duality and soon after getting her first client, who was a celebrity, she discovered she was pregnant with twins. Once the company she was working for found out about the pregnancy, she lost her job and as a result had her visa cancelled too. Her energy and desire to never give up and deal with the card’s she was dealt, is rather prevalent in her story. It was five months after the birth of her twins, when she started training both Josh Duhamel and his wife at the time, Fergie, from the Black Eyed Peas. Deep down, Natasha is a normal lady, who like us, enjoys the creature comforts of being around her family in the leisure of her own home. She also enjoys hiking and exploring the outdoors to get her weekly dose of nature. In the podcast, we hear what it’s like to train celebrities, we discuss a fair amount about food and healthy eating habits, being vegan, country music, producing reality TV shows, Mama June dropping from 450 pounds to a size 4, advice on how to start your fitness journey and surgical operations in relation to weight loss. We're really thankful that Natasha took the time out from her busy schedule to share her story with us. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Let’s find out what it means for Natasha Fett to be Ridiculously Human. Your fellow beings Craig and Gareth SHOW NOTES Background, Context & Reference Connect with Natasha Fett: Website | Instagram | FaceBook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Natasha’s book: The 10% Rule Articles of Natasha in the press Mama June Mama June behind the scene secrets Training in South Africa Training Fergie Nashville, Tennessee Los Angeles, California Country Music in Nashville Kroger, Store Ralphs, Store Honky Tonk Bars Music and Human connection Natasha Kufa on the Rich Roll Podcast Hamburg, Germany High German spoken in Hamburg Georgia State, US Woodland Hills, LA Fergie Duchess Album Point Dume, LA Paradise Cove, LA Hot to Not - TV Show The Doctors - TV Show Botched by nature - TV Show Gastric Sleeve Surgery Bariatric Surgery People Discussed Rich Roll, Podcast Host and Ultra-endurance athlete Brothers Osborne, Country Music musicians Osher/Andrew Gunsberg Paula Abdul Julie Piatt - Rich Roll’s Wife Brian McKnight Josh Duhamel on a show called Las Vegas Fergie, Black Eyed Peas Arnold Schwarzenegger Carrie Ann Inaba - Josh Duhamel’s Manager Matthew McConaughey Mama June, BooBoo Music By The Bambuseae Rhythm Section - Check them out here Right Hook Request HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE PODCAST? We know this is always a big one to ask and you hear it a million times but anything you can do to help us get our podcast out there into the ether will be massively appreciated! Please tell Your Friends & Share Online Subscribe, Rate & Review:  iTunes | Spotify |Stitcher | Soundcloud | Google Play | TuneIn | Follow us on: Website | YouTube | Medium | Instagram | FaceBook | Twitter | Related Podcasts You Might Enjoy RHP #007: Eva Claire Marseille, Boeing 747 Pilot RHP #017: Lizanne Van Vuuren, Coxless Crew Rowing Member RHP #018: Dali and Finn Schonfelder, Founders of Nalu Clothing

Nalu Clothing Founders. Future Leaders. Hustlers. Siblings. Surfer and Designer. World Travellers. Role Models. Empowerers. Life Changers. Educationalists. It's not every day in your life that you get to meet such amazing kids, like our guests this week. The fact that they are only 17 and 14 years old is going to leave an impression on you when you hear of the impact they are making on this planet. Dali and Finn, have certainly lived a colourful life in their short time and even though they are still only teenagers, they've managed to explore most corners of the earth, as well as leave a trail of positivity, optimism, a sense of enthusiasm and empowerment wherever they go. Dali and Finn are brother and sister, born in Bergen, Netherlands. Their bond and purpose in life however, goes deeper than just being blood relations. When they were 11 and 8 years old, their parents sat them down to discuss a family trip of rather big proportions. We guess, when you're that age a one-way ticket to Nepal sounds pretty darn cool! As a family they spent that year traversing Asia, finding out about new cultures, making new friends, learning new sports, volunteering, learning new languages, as well as getting homeschooled. The fact that they were lugging 30 kg of textbooks around with them, shows you how much value they placed on education, probably without even realising it at the time. After settling in Bali, each year they would return to India, where Vismai and Joyti, their parents, would spend their time volunteering in the local community as Chiropractors. One year on their return visit, they noticed many of their friend’s were not there anymore. They eventually find out that at the age of 13, the Indian government no longer subsidised the children's schooling. If they couldn’t afford the $10’s for a school uniform, then they could no longer attend school. For Dali and Finn, this was something they almost couldn't comprehend and the idea of Nalu Clothing was born. To this day they have donated over 8,000 school uniforms to children in India. As a result, enrolment in school has doubled, grades have gone up 25%, and teenage pregnancies are trending downwards. Dali and Finn started this purely because it was the right thing to do and had no other intentions in mind. The future certainly looks bright and hopeful for all of us with kids like these, who are our future leaders. In the Podcast, we touched on many other subjects; the impact of the fashion industry on the environment, child labour, modern schooling, surfing the barrel and the toxins in our clothes. This truly is a remarkable story about two kids who clearly have the biggest hearts and huge amount of compassion and kindness in them. Get ready to be inspired by these fantastic young beings. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Let’s find out - what it means for Dali and Finn to be Ridiculously Human RIDICULOUSLY HUMAN - EPISODE 018 Your fellow beings Craig and Gareth SHOW NOTES Background, Context & Reference Connect with Dali and Finn: Website | E-mail | Instagram | FaceBook | YouTube | Nalu Giving Nalu Products Nalu Blog Other relevant points discussed Bali, Indonesia Couchsurfing Queens, NYC Global Goalscast, Podcast Bergen, Netherlands Adriaan Roland Holstschool Malaga, Chiropractor Conference Tasmania, Australia Snowballs - Aussie cookies Nepal Sri Lanka Surfing the barrel Dutch HomeSchooling Program Green School, Bali Quest project, Green School John Hardy TED TALK, The Green School Indian, Child Labour TOMS Billabong, Clothing DKNY, Clothing Three Dot Dash - Young People Changing the World Parsons School for Design, NYC GED - General Education Diploma GED - Singapore Armstrong Spinning mills - India. Place making Organic clothing. Petro chemical toxins in clothing Fashion industry is the second dirtiest industry in the world Nalu stores in Indonesia Nalu Academy: Ripple Nalu Giving Trips People Discussed John Hardy, Green School Founder Donna Karen, DKNY Founder Barbra Streisand Jyoti and Vismai, Dali and Finn’s parents Music By The Bambuseae Rhythm Section - Check them out here   Right Hook Request HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE PODCAST? We know this is always a big one to ask and you hear it a million times but anything you can do to help us get our podcast out there into the ether will be massively appreciated! Please tell Your Friends & Share Online Subscribe, Rate & Review:  iTunes | Spotify |Stitcher | Soundcloud | Google Play | TuneIn | Follow us on: Website | YouTube | Medium | Instagram | FaceBook | Twitter | Related Podcasts You Might Enjoy RHP #007: Eva Claire Marseille, Boeing 747 Pilot RHP #008: Jessie Mundell, Chief Mamma Trainer RHP #013: Ashlyn George, Globetrotting Adventure Traveller RHP #017: Lizanne Van Vuuren, Coxless Crew Rowing Member

Business Woman. World Record Holder. Osteopath. English Rose. South African Lioness. Role Model. Charmer. Coxless Crew Member. Lady Leader. Imagine, one night you are watching a documentary on Netflix and are so inspired by it and then a few weeks later you are actually speaking to a person from that documentary on a Podcast you host…..?! The world we live in these days and our access to people is quite amazing! The simple fact that nobody had ever accomplished what these girls were embarking on doing, highlights how extreme the task at hand was. Four girls, attempting an 8,446 mile row from San Francisco, United States to Cairns, Australia, across the Pacific Ocean. Just the idea of that is mind blowing in itself! Our guest this week, Lizanne, was born in a small town, Zeerust, South Africa, which straddles the border of Botswana. Born in a traditional Afrikaans family, she was 9 years old when her parents decided to move to the UK. Lizanne and her brothers trotted along in excitement and anticipation of the adventure ahead. Her parents genetically passed down musical skills and an interest in medicine, but more importantly, they made her feel that anything in the world was possible and encouraged her to do anything she wanted. After training in London to become an Osteopath, life took her back on a journey to her native South Africa. After completing her first half-ironman race, she realised that you can literally do anything you want with the right mindset, which was kind of the trajectory she needed. Her real adventure, of epic proportions, began in a serendipitous sort of way by replying to a tweet on Twitter. Roll forward a few months and she was selected and in training to be part of the team, of an expedition which had been 3.5 years in the making. In the Podcast we find out about what makes her tick as an individual, attempting to gain 12kg’s of weight in 3 months, sunrises on the ocean, listening to pods of whales, 2 hour sleep rotations, food rationing, being sea sick for 97 days straight and dealing with 30 foot waves. These ‘ordinary’ women managed to finish a completely ‘unordinary’ task. You can only really be in awe of them for their accomplishments. Lizanne shares her part of the story so charmingly and graciously with us. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Let’s find out what it means for Lizanne Van Vuuren to be Ridiculously Human. Your fellow beings Craig and Gareth SHOW NOTES Background, Context & Reference   Connect with Lizanne: Website | Instagram | FaceBook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Email | Coxless Crew Website Coxless Crew Donations Losing Sight of Shore - Netflix Documentary Lizanne’s Blog from the trip Hashtag #mypacific Other relevant points discussed Cape Town, water crisis Boreholes Desalinator Rising salt levels in water Doris, their boat across the Pacific Rustenburg, South Africa Zeerust, South Africa Botswana Cape Town Stellenbosch University Apartheid Osteopath Chiropractor Mafikeng, South Africa Ted Talk by Meg Jay - Why 30 is not the new 20 East London, Half-Ironman Penpals Newbury, Berkshire Farnborough, UK Brecon Beacon, Wales Hawaii, USA Samoa, Samoa Cairns, Australia Psychometric Tests Mindfulness Visualisations Hot Buttons 90 minutes sleep cycles Hawaii yacht club Virgin Active, Greenpoint Aladdin, Movie Lion King, Movie Sound of Music, Movie Les Mis, Movie 702 Radio, South Africa People Discussed Chrissie Wellington, Triathlete Laura Penhaul, Coxless Crew Team Leader Emma Mitchell, Coxless Crew Team Member Natalia Cohen, Coxless Crew Team Member Isabel Burnham, Coxless Crew Team Member Meg Dyos, Coxless Crew Team Member Keith Goddard, Team Sports Psychologist James Lawrence, Ironman Cowboy - 50 Ironman races, in 50 days, in 50 States Tony Humphreys, Logistics Manager Professor Tim Noakes Book - The Real Meal Revolution by Tim Noakes Peter van Kets - Someone who rowed part of the Pacific Music By The Bambuseae Rhythm Section - Check them out here Right Hook Request HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE PODCAST? We know this is always a big one to ask and you hear it a million times but anything you can do to help us get our podcast out there into the ether will be massively appreciated! Please tell Your Friends & Share Online Subscribe, Rate & Review:  iTunes | Spotify |Stitcher | Soundcloud | Google Play | TuneIn | Follow us on: Website | YouTube | Medium | Instagram | FaceBook | Twitter | Related Podcasts You Might Enjoy RHP #006: John Sanei, Trenovator RHP #007: Eva Claire Marseille, Boeing 747 Pilot RHP #011: Dr Alex Hynes, Emergency Veterinarian Physician RHP #013: Ashlyn George, Globetrotting Adventure Traveller RHP #016: Melissa Monte, Hostess of the Mind Love Podcast

Gadget Girl. Conqueror. Podcast Hostess. Fighter. Veracious Orator. Victim. Infectious laugher. Bright and Bubbly. Free spirit. Mindlove Expert. The story of our guest this week is like the story you read in a book which you find on the top row of the fiction section in a bookstore. We explore life events of an elaborate magnitude which you really couldn’t make up. Melissa Monte, is a lady who has suffered more traumatic experiences than most people. In this conversation we get raw and into the nitty gritty of certain events which have unfolded in her life. When you hear some of these stories, you may find yourself slightly disconcerted. Life began in East Bay, Northern California. Melissa was the quintessential girl, the next door type which you see in the movies. Her childhood was happy and fulfilling and she speaks fondly of her parents and her grandparents who all had big impressions on her while growing up. Tough times struck when she was about 15 years old and life started dealing her with some unfortunate and sad circumstances. Being sexually assaulted, your dad passing away and a good friend committing suicide were tragic events which all occurred in quick succession. As a result, she developed an eating disorder, bulimia, which was something that she had to painfully hide for many years. Fortunately there is also a catalyst for turning things around and for Melissa it was when she picked up a book called ‘The Mastery of Love by Don Miguel Ruiz’. She managed to find comfort in the book and begin her journey back to self love and acceptance. In the podcast we roam through many other topics, road tripping across America, couchsurfing, positive mindset, being vegan, eating disorders, genetic testing, a sociopathic boyfriend, doing time in prison and her awesome new podcast - The Mindlove Podcast. Melissa is an open book and through telling her story with so much openness and honesty, she has managed to heal herself, as well as help others open dialogue on similar issues which they are facing too. On some sort of level, the best medicine, is often just communicating and talking about things because deep down our human spirit craves acceptance for our slight flaws. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Let’s find out what it means for Melissa Monte to be Ridiculously Human Your fellow beings Craig and Gareth SHOW NOTES Background, Context & Reference Connect with Melissa Monte: Website | iTunes | Instagram | FaceBook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Meaningful topics, places, people and other things mentioned Big Bear, Winter Mountain Resort Hawaii Couchsurfing AirBnb   Song “Sweet Home Alabama” Wimhof Method Pledge Week Sororities and Fraternities Sophomore Year University of Virginia Virginia Tech University FaceBook - Virtual Reality Video Mindfulness Kardashians Episodes VHS Tapes VCR #metoo hashtag Brock Turner - Rape Case Bulimia Depo-Provera - pregnancy jab in America CVS - no longer photoshopping the models and products Chronic Gastritis Molly drug FB group “Zero waste Vegans” FB Group “Podcast Movement” What the Health - Netflix Documentary COPD - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Genetic Testing - 23andMe Cafe Gratitude, Santa Monica Tempeh - fermented Soy Coachella - Music Festival People Discussed WimHof Tim Ferris Elizabeth Lee Snoop Dogg Books mentioned The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo How Not to Die - Dr Michael Greger The Truth about Cancer - Ty Bollinger The Plant Paradox - Steven R Gundry The Mastery of Love - Don Miguel Ruiz The Power - Rhonda Burn Music By The Bambuseae Rhythm Section - Check them out here   Right Hook Request HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE PODCAST? We know this is always a big one to ask and you hear it a million times but anything you can do to help us get our podcast out there into the ether will be massively appreciated! Please tell Your Friends & Share Online Subscribe, Rate & Review:  iTunes | Stitcher | Soundcloud | TuneIn | Google Play | Follow us on: Website | YouTube | Medium | Instagram | FaceBook | Twitter Related Podcasts You Might Enjoy RHP #001: Anna Sward, Protein Pow RHP #007: Eva Claire Marseille, Boeing 747 Pilot RHP #008: Jessie Mundell, Chief Mamma Trainer RHP #011: Dr Alex Hynes, Emergency Veterinarian Physician

Educationalist. Orator. Eternal Optimist. Mentor. Powerlifter. Entrepreneur. Coach. Man of the People. World Traveller. Mr Fuchs one of life’s great humans. It goes without saying that the role and responsibility of a teacher, of any sorts, is of great importance. Yet, it’s an unfortunate circumstance of being a school teacher, that in most cases, you will most likely never end up seeing what your ‘finished product’ is. One of the reasons that we started the podcast, is that we recognise that human relationships are one of the most important things to us personally. Our guest on this week’s show, Shaun Fuchs, is a long-time friend and past school teacher of Gareth’s. Shaun is not your average human and he does not fit into any stereotype whatsoever. He has certainly had a very colourful life, full of adventure, controversy, learning and success. His honesty, openness and stories are what makes this chat so intriguing. You’ll laugh, cringe, and be in disbelief. More importantly, you’ll educated and inspired too. He grew up on a smallholding in North Riding, Johannesburg, and speaks fondly of growing up with his parents and three siblings. From a young age, he cultivated the skills of negotiation. While his older brother would bring him along as back-up for fisty cuffs, he would often find a way to discuss and negotiate their way out of fights. After his tertiary studies at WITS University, he attended the army in South Africa to complete his compulsory conscription service. It was there that his passion for powerlifting emerged, where he to attained his provincial colours as well as losing two of his fingers…!! Shaun grew up in the South Africa, in an era when apartheid was still widespread and prevalent. His parents and his friends parents, were people who fought in World War II. Those conversations and times were one of the reasons he took such a keen interest in history and politics. Together with his husband, Gordon, they started their first business together, a school tour travel company. It has allowed them to show the world to 1,000‘s of young students as well as providing themselves with the opportunity to explore the world. In his spare time, Shaun loves to escape to his humble abode in Pringle Bay, with Gordon and their dogs. Long walks on the beach, cooking great food, being with close friends, having good conversations and a nice big glass of red wine are where and how he finds his solace. It’s beautiful to hear what a positive and profound impact he has had on so many lives. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Let’s find out what it means for Shaun Fuchs to be Ridiculously Human Your fellow beings Craig and Gareth   SHOW NOTES Background, Context & Reference   Connect with Shaun Fuchs: Website | Instagram | FaceBook | Twitter | LinkedIn |   Fourways High School Bryanston High School Northcliff High School International confederation of principals, Canada Sunday Times Newspaper Boskop Primary School Apartheid 1976 Soweto uprisings Jeppe Boys High School Parktown Boys High School Reddam House, Australia National Conscription in South Africa Oudtshoorn, South Africa Leftenant (lieutenant) ranking Powerlifting, South Africa LMG - Light Machine Gun Carmel - Army Tank Comrades Marathon Fourways Health and Racquet Club Hillbrow, Johannesburg 1980 - Mr Olympia in SA Crawford Schools Australian vote about gay marriage G1K1 - Medical clearance in the army Angolan War Cultural Anthropology 1920’s vote for women Pringle Bay, South Africa Music By The Bambuseae Rhythm Section - Check them out here People Discussed Jennifer James Frank Zane Lou Ferrigno Franco Columbu Reg Park Arnold Schwarzenegger Charlize Theron Will Smith Morgan Tsvangirai Robert Mugabe Nelson Mandela ‘Madiba’ Cyril Ramaphosa Jacob Zuma ANC Thuli Madonsela Jean-Jacques Rousseau   Right Hook Request HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE PODCAST? We know this is always a big one to ask and you hear it a million times but anything you can do to help us get our podcast out there into the ether will be massively appreciated! Please tell Your Friends & Share Online Subscribe, Rate & Review:  iTunes | Stitcher | Soundcloud | TuneIn | Google Play | Follow us on: Website | YouTube | Medium | Instagram | FaceBook | Twitter Related Podcasts You Might Enjoy RHP #002: David and Tim, School of Calisthenics RHP #006: John Sanei, Trenovator RHP #009: Mbulelo Thinta, Interlocutor and Ultra-trail Runner

Personal Development Coach. Professional Speaker. Founder of BetterMan. Life Strategist. Writer. Mindset Coach. Digital Marketer. Accreationist.   There are lots of people in this world that say they are going to do things and then there are those people who actually do things. Our guest this week, Erik Kruger, is one of those fine humans who walks the talk.    Self-improvement and self-development are things we all strive for in our own way. At times, they can seem quite complex. For Erik, there have been many side projects along the way, which never gained much traction. It’s not until he decided to be a ‘Better man’ himself, that he found his true calling in life. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, his younger years were spent traversing the country as his Dad was posted to various different towns for work. From a fairly early age, Erik’s leadership skills were obvious as he was selected as Deputy Head Boy in Primary school and then Head Boy in High school. During Erik’s early career as a Physiotherapist he learnt two important things - he didn’t want to be a physio his whole life and that he really enjoyed helping people and saw how they prospered with his guidance. He is clearly a curious and inquisitive human and roughly 7 years ago his journey of self discovery commenced. Through the trials and tribulations of “shiny object syndrome” the idea of ‘Betterman’ was born and these days it is a thriving community of more than 17,000 members. In the Podcast we cover many topics, with an overarching theme of personal development. We hear about the importance of taking long and short breaks, journaling, living a principled life, why digital marketing beats organic growth, mindset, simplification of goal setting, online communities, effective time management and many other things too.   We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Let’s find out what it means for Erik Kruger to be Ridiculously Human. Your fellow beings Craig and Gareth   SHOW NOTES Background, Context & Reference Connect with Erik Kruger: Website | Betterman Blue Print | Instagram | FaceBook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Better X | Medium | Erik’s Blog Erik’s writing’s   Johan Jurgens, High School WITS University Wits Business School Cape Town, South Africa Potchefstroom Griekwastad near Kimberley Springs, Johannesburg Pretoria, South Africa Biokinetics Evernote Duality TED, NPR Radio Hour Radiolab Remy Martin Mont Blanc Ferrari Hugo Boss Dunhill Shark Tank in SA Hugo Boss - Uniforms for the SS in WWII Accreation article Astrophysics Black holes Introspection fallacy People Discussed James Altucher Gary Vee Tim Ferriss Craig Wilkinson - The Dad Book Todd Brown Books Mentioned Ryan Holiday - Perennial Seller Seth Godin - The Dip Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Ryan Holiday - The Obstacle Is The Way David Deida - The Way of Superior Man Nassim - Antifragile Steve Hagen - Buddhism Plain and Simple Music By The Bambuseae Rhythm Section - Check them out here   Right Hook Request HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE PODCAST? We know this is always a big one to ask and you hear it a million times but anything you can do to help us get our podcast out there into the ether will be massively appreciated! Please tell Your Friends & Share Online Subscribe, Rate & Review:  iTunes | Stitcher | Soundcloud | TuneIn | Google Play | Follow us on: Website | YouTube | Medium | Instagram | FaceBook | Twitter Related Podcasts You Might Enjoy RHP #003: Darryl Edwards, Primal Play RHP #006: John Sanei, Trenovator RHP #010: Sean Roberts, Ex-Professional Football Goalkeeper

Adventurer. Storyteller. Solo World Traveller. Motivational Speaker. Daredevil. Environmentalist. Dive Master. Ashlyn is going to inspire you to explore your ‘backyard’. When winter camping in temperatures of -20 to -40 degrees celsius is a hobby of your’s, then it’s fair to say that you are “Comfortable, with being Uncomfortable” Ashlyn George is a self-confessed adrenaline junkie and lives for extreme adventures. She had travelled to 55 countries on all 7 continents, all by the age of 30! Some of her escapades include flying in a military jet with the Canadian Force Snowbirds and trekking a 120 kilometre trail in the Canadian backcountry, alone, while encountering 6 bears!! Ashlyn was born in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, in a town of 12 people! She grew up on her family farm, helping harvest the crops by doing things like driving tractors and combine harvesters (as you do!). At heart she will always be a true country girl, but now she is a lady of the world and when you hear her story it’s easy enough to tell, she is not your average type of person! Her passion in life is to travel and experience as much as she possibly can in this world. So far, she has exceeded most people’s wildest dreams in terms of travel experiences and adventures. Education is etched in her heart and one of the reasons why she decided to start travelling the world, was to further educate herself by getting immersed in other cultures and surroundings. In the podcast, we hear about and discuss, lessons learnt growing up on a farm, saving and budgeting for travel, epic...and we mean EPIC adventures, sacrifices made to live the life you want, expense pie-charts, travel safety, creating a highly successful online business, Ashlyn’s exciting future and so much more. She is a sassy, smart and confident lady, who is currently trailblazing her way to creating the life she so desires. Being a former Saskatchewanderer, she now manages to live full-time by moonlighting as a social media influencer, speaker, blogger and storyteller. Ashlyn is the type of person who you can sit back and just listen to her epic tales, adventures and advice for days on end. Even though her accomplishments, achievements and accolades stretch far and wide, she remains humble, genuine and great fun. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Let’s find out what it means for Ashlyn George to be Ridiculously Human Your fellow beings Craig and Gareth   SHOW NOTES Background, Context & Reference Connect with Ashlyn George: Website | YouTube | Instagram | FaceBook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Email | Pinterest | Stumble | Subscribe to Lost Girls Guide newsletter 2016 - Crazy year of travel experiences   Boreal forest - Saskatchewan Prince Albert National Park Beanie or Toque Mummy style sleeping bag Back Country in Canada Winter Camping Spork Multi-tool Northern Lights / Aurora borealis Combine Harvester Swather Saskatoon Angkor Wat Vang Vieng Luang Prabang Borneo Philippines Easter Island Travel Budget Planning Car Alternator Minimalism Saskatchewanderer Books for Dummies Kruger National Park Swaziland 120 km Boreal Trail Hike Galapagos Islands PADI - Dive Master Illegal fishing in Galapagos Islands Tiger Temples Elephant Sanctuaries Durban Madagascar New Zealand Patagonia (Chile and Argentina) Ecuador Big Mac Index. Range from $3.30 - $10 King’s Race TedX in Saskatoon Podcast - ‘The Liberated Woman’ Animals Mentioned Black Bear Grizzly Bear Wolves Moose Elk Loon Beaver Lioness Wildebeest Cheetah Skunk Hammerhead Shark Sloths Music By The Bambuseae Rhythm Section - Check them out here People Discussed Charles Darwin Right Hook Request HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE PODCAST? We know this is always a big one to ask and you hear it a million times but anything you can do to help us get our podcast out there into the ether will be massively appreciated! Please tell Your Friends & Share Online Subscribe, Rate & Review:  iTunes | Stitcher | Soundcloud | TuneIn | Google Play | Follow us on: Website | YouTube | Medium | Instagram | FaceBook | Twitter Related Podcasts You Might Enjoy RHP #005: Gareth Pickering, Freedom Fighter RHP #007: Eva Claire Marseille, Boeing 747 Pilot RHP #011: Dr Alex Hynes, Emergency Veterinarian Physician

Festive and Season Greetings from your podcast hosts, Craig and Gareth! We hope everyone has had a merry xmas with lots of fun, laughter and good times, while connecting with the other ridiculously awesome humans in your life! This is our Christmas episode, which is just us having a chat with each other, discussing our experience of the Podcast so far! For both of us this journey has been absolutely epic. It’s quite surreal, in a way to be sitting here, 12 episodes in, 3 months later. It’s cool to think that it all started as a fun idea while chatting in a bar, in Madrid, two years ago! We have been really humbled by the amazing people who have agreed to be guests on the podcast this year. Absolutely every single one of them has been a superstar in their own right and provided so much value to ourselves, our listeners and to help us get the podcast up and running. Words cannot express our thanks and gratitude enough for their time and input. There have been many great lessons for us. We’ve learnt so much from a technical perspective in terms of how to set-up a podcast. Our guests have made us both reflect on our own lives with things we can add to make us better humans. Our listeners have been instrumental with their feedback to help us refine many aspects of the podcast, as well as rating and reviewing the podcast online. Feedback is our energy and we have been so surprised at the impact some of these conversations have had on our listeners. Each message we receive validates why we are doing the podcast. The openness of our guests and their storytelling has provided so much motivation and inspiration. For us, this journey is just the start and we are more motivated and amped about the future than ever! We cannot wait to take the podcast to the next level and have exciting and bold plans in 2018. Thank you for giving us your time and for making this a dream come true. Let’s find out what it’s meant for us, Craig and Gareth, to have been hosts of The Ridiculously Human Podcast in 2017 :) Your fellow beings Craig and Gareth SHOW NOTES Background, Context & Reference Connect with Craig: Website | Instagram | FaceBook | Twitter | LinkedIn |   Connect with Gareth: Website | Instagram - Personal | Instagram - Fit Ethos | FaceBook - Personal | FaceBook - Fit Ethos | Twitter | LinkedIn |   Hard House Track mentioned Don Diablo - Casa Del Diablo. Listen from 2:20 Music By The Bambuseae Rhythm Section - Check them out here People Discussed Tony Robbins Sam Harris Tim Ferris Rich Roll Joe Rogan Gary Vaynerchuk Right Hook Request HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE PODCAST? We know this is always a big one to ask and you hear it a million times but anything you can do to help us get our podcast out there into the ether will be massively appreciated! Please tell Your Friends & Share Online Subscribe, Rate & Review: iTunes | Stitcher | Soundcloud | TuneIn | Google Play | Follow us on: Website | YouTube | Medium | Instagram | FaceBook | Twitter All our Podcast Guests to date: RHP #001: Anna Sward, Protein Pow RHP #002: David and Tim, School of Calisthenics RHP #003: Darryl Edwards, Primal Play RHP #004: Dr Espen Hjalmby, Bonfire Hot Yoga RHP #005: Gareth Pickering, Freedom Fighter RHP #006: John Sanei, Trenovator RHP #007: Eva Claire Marseille, Boeing 747 Pilot RHP #008: Jessie Mundell, Chief Mamma Trainer RHP #009: Mbulelo Thinta, Interlocutor and Ultra-trail Runner RHP #010: Sean Roberts, Ex-Professional Football Goalkeeper RHP #011: Dr Alex Hynes, Emergency Veterinarian Physician

Veterinarian Physician. Loving Mom. Humanitarian. Influencer. Business woman. Conservationist. Smiler. It’s fair to say, Alex is Superwoman. Today we hear why. With Christmas less than a week away, it’s worth taking a moment to be thankful for people like our next guest who provide emergency support for our animals and pets. On Boxing Day alone, they will see up to 100 patients in her hospital. For Dr Alex Hynes, a Veterinarian, it is “part of her life and she would have it no other way”. Dr Alex is a true Aussie who resides in Queensland, Australia. She spent her childhood, growing up between Australia and the UK. For a young, shy and timid girl these nomadic moves at such influential ages proved, at times, to be unsettling and challenging. Growing up on farms and helping her mom care, rear and look after their menagerie made her grow an affinity for animals and also influenced her to pursue a career as a Vet. Besides the educational aspect of this podcast episode, we admire Alex for the work she does as an emergency vet. Be prepared to hear about removing pins from a dogs stomach, taking stones out of a fish’s mouth, a dog with 3rd degree burns and many other stories like that. Life as a Vet is a stressful and highly emotional occupation as you can well imagine. Working 16 hour shifts is the norm, which is why Alex finds solace and detachment through her exercise, her family and her close support network.   As if all she does is not enough, her caring and philanthropic ways extend to the conservation of the environment of the Great Barrier Reef and raising money to build schools and medical facilities for school children and families in Nepal.   The adventures of Alex seem to only be starting and next year we going to find her as a TV personality on the much acclaimed and loved Series of Bondi Vet in Australia, where they will be behind the scenes filming her and her team at the clinic. There is so much more in the fine details of this Podcast that we have no doubt you will enjoy, be educated on and be fascinated by! A big shout out and thank you to Dr Alex for all her time and making this such a fun and enjoyable chat. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Let’s find out what it means for Dr Alex Hynes to be Ridiculously Human Your fellow beings Craig and Gareth SHOW NOTES Background, Context & Reference Connect with Dr Alex Hynes: Website | YouTube | Instagram | FaceBook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Alex Blog articles Alex - Bondi Vet YouTube   Samoyed dog breed Veterinarian Physician Boxing Day - origin and traditions Endoscopy A dog’s digestive system Babe the movie Netherbury - where she was based in the UK St Anthony’s (Leweston) school in Dorset Pet Insurance UK Pet Insurance AUS Dog Cancer RSPCA, Australia Veterinary Studies Body Language of animals Suicide rates in Vets Animal Venomation Animal carers in Australia Animal Euthanasia Intensive Care Unit, ICU Death Adder Animal ventilation Advancements in veterinary medicine HIIT training Kokoda challenge Rebuild Hope Nepal Sotang, Nepal Exotic Animals mentioned Koala Echidna Kangaroos Great Barrier Reef, Australia Scuba Diving Animal Emergency Services, Australia Bondi Vet - TV Series Music By The Bambuseae Rhythm Section - Check them out here People Discussed Yoshi, Alex’s dog Enid Blyton - Famous Five, Secret Seven Dr Gerardo Poli, Alex’s partner Dr Chris Brown, Sydney Dr Danni Dusek (Victoria) Dr Lewis Hunt (New South Wales) Dr Peter Ricci of Western Australia Right Hook Request HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE PODCAST? We know this is always a big one to ask and you hear it a million times but anything you can do to help us get our podcast out there into the ether will be massively appreciated! Please tell Your Friends & Share Online Subscribe, Rate & Review:  iTunes | Stitcher | Soundcloud | TuneIn | Google Play | Follow us on: Website | YouTube | Medium | Instagram | FaceBook | Twitter Related Podcasts You Might Enjoy RHP #001: Anna Sward, Protein Pow RHP #007: Eva Claire Marseille, Boeing 747 Pilot RHP #008: Jessie Mundell, Chief Mamma Trainer

Ex-professional footballer. Jokester. Role model. Player agent. Loving husband. Nature lover. Sean bares all. Sit back and hear his story. From afar, the world of being a professional football player does indeed look glamorous. In many ways it certainly is, however, it’s what we don’t see where the conundrum and anomalies lie. For many young boys it is their dream to play a professional sport of some sort. The amount of dives by young boys into thin air, imagining they are saving a penalty in the World Cup Final is innumerable. The truth is that it takes a special type of person to follow through with this journey. Sean grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa and started his career as a goalkeeper at Panorama Soccer Club at 5 years old. Turning professional at 15 years old involves a lot of sacrifice however Sean also recalls it as some of the best times in his life. After relocating to the UK and after his 7th trial at different clubs, many others may have thrown the towel in but he eventually got the nod and call up to sign his first contract with Crystal Palace. We hear about his career which involved many highs and lows, various clubs, different countries and continents. These were all a culmination of learning curves and experience to help Sean understand what his ‘second skill’ was when he eventually retired from professional sport. In the Podcast we cover many interesting subjects such as transitioning from professional sport to real life, the glamour of football, training routines, reserve leagues, understanding who your mates really are, injuries, player agents, finances, travel and finding love. Sean these days can be found in Sea Point, Cape Town, where he is working as a player agent providing advice and support for players when ‘real life’ really begins We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Let’s find out what it means for Sean Roberts to be Ridiculously Human Your fellow beings Craig and Gareth SHOW NOTES Background, Context & Reference   Connect with Sean Roberts: Email |Instagram |FaceBook |Twitter | LinkedIn |   Kruger National Park, South Africa Maasai Mara migration Pilanesberg Game Reserve Paarl, South Africa Sea Point, South Africa Tanzania Bafana Bafana, South African National Soccer Team Cayman Islands Working on Super Yachts Working on Cruise Ships Patella Tendons Hernia South African Football League, PSL SLeague - Football League in Singapore   Music By The Bambuseae Rhythm Section - Check them out here   People Discussed     David Seaman, ex-Goalkeeper Arsenal and England Rowen Fernandez, ex-South African goalkeeper Stanton Fredericks, ex-South African midfielder Gianluigi Buffon, ex-Italian Goalkeeper Robert Enke, ex-German goalkeeper Steve Bruce, ex-professional footballer and now football coach Ronaldo Messi Stuart Baxter - SA coach Brian Baloyi, ex-South African goalkeeper Andre Arendse, ex-South African goalkeeper Alex Ferguson, ex-Man United Coach Gary Bailey, ex-Goalkeeper and now TV show host Stacey Roberts, Sean’s wife     Books Mentioned A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke Football Clubs Mentioned   Panorama Football Club, SA Wits Football Club Sheffield Wednesday (Owls) Manchester United Liverpool, FC Crystal Palace, FC Sheffield United (Blades) Mamelodi Sundowns Ajax, Cape Town Supersport United Chippa United Right Hook Request HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE PODCAST? We know this is always a big one to ask and you hear it a million times but anything you can do to help us get our podcast out there into the ether will be massively appreciated!   Please tell Your Friends & Share Online   Subscribe, Rate & Review:  iTunes | Stitcher | Soundcloud | TuneIn | Google Play | Follow us on: Website |YouTube |Medium |Instagram |FaceBook |Twitter Related Podcasts You Might Enjoy RHP #002: David and Tim, School of Calisthenics RHP #006: John Sanei, Trenovator RHP #009: Mbulelo Thinta, Interlocutor and Ultra-trail Runner