Gina Daters is a soulful, 32 year old clinical therapist, poet, essayist and aspiring yogi. Specifically practising Kundalini Yoga. She has currently in the works a fascinating book chronicling her very personal journey through near death experience and recovery from it. Coming out next January, on the anniversary of her accident. On this incredible episode she shared her life journey, her heartbreaking and life changing accident in 2013, going beyond and coming back. As well as her long journey of recovery to where she is today. Lessons through it all. We also spoke about suffering, the meaning of it. Which seemed fitting as we are in the midst of a collective hardship with Covid-19. So much insight and magical moments, raw honesty and vulnerability in this one of a kind chat. To connect with Gina, you can find her on INSTA @deep.dive.yoga To connect with Suvi or book for Intuitive Transformational Mindset & Self Love Coaching, a Talk / Workshop or for Serious Perfection Busting --> www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks / suvi@hunaworks.com

The Elephant in The Room

EPISODE 25: GINA DATERS / "My journey through a near death experience."

Kate is the creator of Jakku House. Currently she categorizes herself as a shamanic musician, oracle & ceremony facilitator, but identifies  as a PNW wild child, holistic philosopher and interdimensional ambassador. She's had over 25 years of experience as a performer, producer and ceremony facilitator, she has traveled to many amazing communities, building worlds and working with wide variety of people in magical places over that time, crafting how to build cathartic ceremony space to help individuals remember their power, passion, and their birthright to love their life! Continuing to talk all about plant medicine, DOs and DON'Ts, risks and benefits. Who to trust and who not to. Shamanism and the magical healing that happen when these 2 things are combined! To connect with Kate, go to Insta @jakkuhouse or all her offerings www.jakkuhouse.com To connect with Suvi or book for Intuitive Mindset and Self Love Coaching / A Talk / Workshop or for Serious Perfection Busting →  www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks / suvi@hunaworks.com 

EPISODE 24 Part 2 / Kate Ryan : "We have a full page on "how to keep people doing Ayahuasca alive", yet that is the first medicine people do in a group of 80"!!

I got a chance to chat to a sisterfish from Oregon, US...the master of our todays topics!!All about a trendy and quite misunderstood topic of PLANT MEDICINE as well as SHAMANISM (and we def did not stop there). She shares her journey through her own autoimmune disease and finding her way into the magical unicorn she is today. We tried to do this all with raw honesty and transparency. Shedding light, deeper understanding and clearing misconceptions around the magic that is plant medicine. And who is this unicorn of a woman I spoke to?   Her name is KATE RYAN,  the creator of Jakku House. Currently she categorizes herself as a shamanic musician, oracle & ceremony facilitator, but identifies  as a PNW wild child, holistic philosopher and interdimensional ambassador. She's had over 25 years of experience as a performer, producer and ceremony facilitator, she has traveled to many amazing communities, building worlds and working with wide variety of people in magical places over that time, crafting how to build cathartic ceremony space to help individuals remember their power, passion, and their birthright to love their life! To connect with Kate, go to Insta @jakkuhouse or all her offerings www.jakkuhouse.com To connect with Suvi or book for Intuitive Mindset and Self Love Coaching / A Talk / Workshop or for Serious Perfection Busting →  www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks / suvi@hunaworks.com 

EPISODE 24 Part 1/ " Plant medicine tabus and controversy. Shamanism and spirit magic"

Malin is 25 and she was born in Stockholm in the early 90’s with a lot of energy. She was a lively young girl who loved to move in any way possible, always dancing, jumping and running around. As a teenager, her interest for movement changed from something innately joyful, to becoming strict and rigorous.  This unfolded into an awful, unhealthy lifestyle were she sadly developed anorexia at the age of 14, which controlled her life for many years.   During rehab she found Yoga, which transformed her life. From living with anxiety and stress daily, as well as all the rest of the effects of anorexia, to finding balance and harmony within herself. As she said  “On the mat I get time for myself, there I can be myself with all my weaknesses and strengths.”   Even though she now has the tools that help her stay on the right track, she’s still slips back into negative thinking from time to time. Today she’s more aware of her inner demons and sees her healing process as a reason to practice self love everyday.  She always tries to focus on the silver lining in her everyday life. She bravely shares her story on social media with an open and vulnerable heart.    Before she moved to Australia 3 months ago, she had been working as a professional in training and health with a strong interest in personal development. Today she works online as a Self Love & Abundance Coach with the intention to help women reach their highest potential.   Malin shared her journey through anorexia from a young age with so much openness and vulnerability, struggles with perfectionism through out her life and what helped her through to a space of peace she is in today. A beautiful share about the darkness but also moments of light and love throughout her life.   To connect with Malin --> IG: malinfylking or www.malinfylking.com   To connect with Suvi or book for Intuitive Mindset and Self Love Coaching / A Talk / Workshop or for Serious Perfection Busting --> www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks / suvi@hunaworks.com  

EPISODE 23: MALIN FYLKING / " Struggles with anorexia helped me fall in love with yoga and become a self - love advocate"

A man on a beautiful mission, not just to be covered in tattoos (which he already is) but also on a mission bigger than him, helping people work through their trauma and things limiting their shine, Jaguar Heart. He is a practitioner that works on the survival patterns and sabotaging behaviours we all have. He identifies the root cause of the event in which the person defined themselves as inadequate and works on multiple layers to see them break the chains of the past.   With Jaguar we talked through his entire, intriguing journey through growing up in a pretty damn dysfunctional family, where it lead as he became a young man and how he came out of it all. His personal tools of healing. His triumphs and struggles through depression, women, drugs and rock and roll lifestyle, and stepping down from materialistic existence to become the incredible, grounded and soulful man he is today. About his powerful healing work, his soul mission on this Earth.   Both of us being pretty outspoken kind of humans, we may have opened a few cans of worms and stepped on a few toes with our opinions on mental illness and other a somewhat controversial topics, but happy to do so if it opens conversation on things that truly matter.   So much value in this hour and a bit, so thank you Jaguar for standing up for men that don't feel strong enough to do so for themselves. Showing how vulnerability in men and in all of us) is truly a strength, not a weakness. Walking your talk.     To connect or work with Jaguar, you can find him on @purejaguar . To connect with Suvi or book for Intuitive Mindset and Self Love Coaching / A Talk / Workshop or for Serious Perfection Busting →  www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks / suvi@hunaworks.com

EPISODE 22: JAGUAR HEART/ " From growing up within dysfunctional family to a hedonistic lifestyle to becoming a heart centred trauma practitioner"

I got a chance to chat with yet another soulsister, Samantha Tune. What an empowering and heartfelt hour and a bit!! Samantha is currently 27 years old, and originally from Liverpool, UK. Her work background is in hairdressing and she has been doing it internationally, working at Fashion Weeks around the globe such as Sydney, New York & London. She started her first successful independent business already in the UK 2014 at the age of 18. In addition to hairdressing, she is also a Reiki Energy Healer and a Holistic Hair Therapist and now in the process of creating a training program on how to turn hairdressers into Holistic Hair Therapist.   With Samantha we spoke about her journey through her lows and highs in life, in becoming the incredible, soulful woman she is today. About being bullied, suffering from dyslexia, bulimia, depression and substance abuse as she was becoming a young woman. Overcoming obstacles. Growing up in a household with a mother who was struggling with her own mental issues and getting in terms with her spirituality, and having traumatised foster children around when Sam was young. About Sams own rock bottom that lead to spiritual awakening and her undying love for hairdressing, connecting with people through it and making it into an extremely successful career for herself. Finding her purpose.  To hear more in depth deets about her personal experience in bullying as a child, go to @bullyology and listen to her episode on Jessicas podcast!! To connect with with the lovely and talented Samantha, you can find her @samanthatune on Insta. To connect with Suvi or book for Intuitive Mindset and Self Love Coaching / A Talk / Workshop or for Serious Perfection Busting →  www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks / suvi@hunaworks.com

EPISODE 21: SAMANTHA TUNE / "From darkness and struggles to spiritual awakening and becoming a World class Holistic Hair Therapist!"".

On the episode 18 I spoke with a powerhouse of a woman from a young age, Jessica Hickman. She was born in Wales and moved to Australia in 2013. Before Jessica arrived in Australia at the age of 23, she was a youth worker in Wales for several years running youth centres in the area for the local council. She started her volunteering career at 15 and progressed to a management position early on. After arriving to Australia and through a three-year personal ordeal with workplace bullying, she empowered herself to become a dynamic activist and advocate in the field of bullying and mental health in both work and school environments. As the founder of Bullyology®, she delivers practical solutions for workplaces and schools, with expertise in Adult and Youth Education and Training, Corporate Management, Organisation Culture Change, Public Sector Youth Worker Support and Transformational Life Coaching. Jessica is an in-demand speaker at business conferences, leadership workshops, charity fundraisers, corporate events and school assemblies, providing targeted keynote addresses on subjects that include workplace bullying, gender equality, corporate and school culture, mental health and more.   On this incredibly powerful episode we spoke about a tabu subject in our society, WORKPLACE BULLYING. We went through Jessicas entire personal, grueling experience with it that lasted for 3 years. An experience that left her hospital ridden and suffering from depression and PTSD. How it all affected her in life even after she left the company and the powerful ways she used to heal herself. As well as workplace bullying in our society in general and about her passion work through her company BULLYOLOGY, the challenges and triumphs through it all!! To connect with Jessica or join her on her beautiful mission to rid the world from Bullying or tap into the important resources she offers around workplace bullying →  Insta @bullyology / www.bullyology.com To connect with Suvi or book for Intuitive Mindset and Self Love Coaching / A Talk / Workshop or for Serious Perfection Busting →  www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks / suvi@hunaworks.com  

EPISODE 18: JESSICA HICKMAN / "Workplace bullied to being hospitalised, suffering from depression and PTSD to creating BULLYOLOGY. Curing workplace bullying one person at a time"

On this incredible episode 20, I spoke to Jaci "Jax" Rogash, a self-confessed perfectionist, who over the last few years has immersed herself in personal development and stopped trying to control her life and really start to embrace each day as it comes. She used to work in the police force, but today is a personal development and empowerment coach for women who have faced adversity which still affects their life today. She helps them overcome their fears, build better relationships, stop caring about what other people think of them and create a rock-solid self-belief system. She also works with female teens around self-love and body confidence.  lived with severe depression for 15 years, without anyone knowing. With Jax we spoke about a number struggles and triumphs in her life. Least of which not being raped as a teen, severe depression lasting over 15 years of her life and even being suicidal due to it all at the time. About how everyone that knew her thought she was a super happy, outgoing, extravert who never let anything get to her. About how when she hit rock bottom in 2016 and she finally realised something in her life had to change.  How she finally allowed herself to face her fears, and by doing so has completely changed as a person. About how she now embraces vulnerability and deep conversations rather than tries all she canto avoid them. A convo full of inspiration, tears and laughter. Lifes roller coaster. What a humbling experience to have her do her very first podcast with yours truly. To connect with Jaci, you can find her on Instagram: @jaci.rogash, Facebook: Jaci Rogash Coaching, Facebook Group Release and Transform with Jaci. To connect with Suvi or book for Intuitive Mindset and Self Love Coaching / A Talk / Workshop or for Serious Perfection Busting --> www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks / suvi@hunaworks.com

EPISODE 20: JACI " Jax" ROGASH / " From being raped as a teen, suffering from severe depression to becoming a police officer to now helping other women heal from passed trauma".

On this beautiful Episode 19, in a man to woman convo (about time to have a man to "brave up" again! ;-)) I spoke to a young legend, Daniel " Dan" Wootton, the owner of Fitness Culture, a personal trainer & metabolic Nutritionist best know for serious body transformations. The key point of difference to his approach is the detailed, personal focus on each individuals journey rather than just the destination. At Fitness Culture they do this through exercise prescription, customised nutrition & lifestyle coaching such as sleep hygiene, meditation, breathing exercises & much more. But before sharing some of our topics for today, clearing the skip from 17 to 19. The obvious ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM here. What's up with that?? ;-) Well, the incredible episode 18 with Jessica from Bullyology, that was recorded way back when was cut short at the studio by "system failure" and we haven't gotten a chance to re record yet. Fingers crossed you get to hear her story soon. So much beauty and rawness, talking about a serious issue in our society. Workplace bullying when it goes to the extreme. WATCH THIS SPACE! I was struggling to leave an IMPERFECT gap between the episodes but then I thought...hold on. I sense a TEACHABLE moment here, a moment to pull out my favourite weapon. EXPOSURE therapy to flip my perfectionist ways the middle finger. So there it is. A gap. And I am ok with it  (breathing it out...). So, on this amazing chat with my latest vulnerability warrior, Dan, we spoke about growing up with abusive parents, and an alcoholic dad, leaving home at a young age and learning to fend for himself, men and vulnerability, openly about his personal struggles through anxiety and depression. His deep self realisations over his own healing journey and ways he has used to become the vulnerable badass of a man and beautiful human he is today. To connect with Dan and his team, you can find them from the following: Facebook: @FitnessCultureBondi, Instagram: @Fitness_Culture_Bondi, Website: www.fitnessculture.com.au To connect with Suvi or book for Intuitive Mindset and Self Love Coaching / A Talk / Workshop or for Serious Perfection Busting --> www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks / suvi@hunaworks.com  

EPISODE 19: DANIEL WOOTTON / "Childhood through abuse, growing up with depression and anxiety. All about men, vulnerability and finding a way to heal."

On the EPISODE 17, Part 1, I spoke to another beautiful soulsister of mine, Katie O’Neill. A hard core partygirl turned into a spiritual healer and absolute goddess. She is a 33 year old Sydney girl. She describes herself as a reformed party girl that still DJs and loves music more than ever since putting down drugs and alcohol 4 years ago. Way back then she went to every party, every after party and every after after party. She loved the hedonistic life of champagne and cocaine and ended up liking it all a little bit too much. And it let to over a decade long battle with those destructive demons. Then things started to shift. Katie had a spiritual awakening 4 years ago and she saw a greater path to lead than the one she had been on. She knew she was to turn her pain into power and she dove straight into the world of healing therapies and practices. Today she is  known as a spiritual seeker, healer, DJ, Uni student, Vedic student, Meditator, yogi, India lover (7trips in 2 years). She has a guru in India who is what she had been looking for her entire life.  With Katie we spoke in a raw, candid and honest way about her life. How at a delicate age of 17 a moment in time changed the course of her entire life. She was a driver of a car in a fatal accident where 2 people died and it changed her young life forever. She slowly plummeted into a severe drug addiction, disordered eating, PTSD, depression...We spoke about the ups and the downs, relapses and triumphs and how she shifted her life by taking on a spiritual path after experiencing a powerful spiritual awakening and how that lead her to become a healer and a spiritual warrior she is today. Such a powerful story of survival, transformation, love and compassion. To connect with Katie, you can find her on Insta @1am_veda  To connect with Suvi or book for Intuitive Mindset and Self Love Coaching / A Talk / Workshop or for Serious Perfection Busting --> www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks / suvi@hunaworks.com  

EPISODE 17: KATIE O'NEILL Part 1 / "She was the driver in a car crash that killed 2 people, it changed everything. Katie's journey from champaign and cocaine loving party girl to a spiritual healer."

(Apologies for the a little dodgy quality in this one as I made few mistakes on recording settings this being the first done with my own equipment. There was a lot of laughter but most of that had to unfortunately be cut of, because neither of us do it quietly ;-) The most important parts are there and the message is the most important things on this one, not the "perfect" quality, so thats why I decided to release it anyway!) On this episode we are continuing to dive deep into Alicia “Leash” Portelli, 37 and her life story. She is a Sydney born and raised wild child rockstar and a mummy of 2. A personal trainer and group fitness instructor, known for spin but also boxing and functional fitness. She led a successful retail career across many active wear brands, today being an ambassador for Lululemon. She currently teaches at Vicious Cycle as a Rhythm instructor, at Beat body for boxing and HIIT training, Urban Flow for corporate Bootcamps and also guest teaches in Brisbane at InspireCycle. Her goal as a trainer is to touch, move and inspire people into believing they can always do more than they think they can. She wanted people to fall in love with the process, to elevate those around her by not only leading by example but encouraging others.  On this part 2 we chatted about her journey and battles through substance abuse and perfectionism. As well as sexual abuse she endured as a fragile, young girl. Sharing that was especially vulnerable for her and despite of having a raw, tearful moment during recording, she wanted you to hear her story, tears and all. Such a strong and beautiful woman! In addition to going through those hard moments in her life, we talked about being a single mummy and overcoming divorce. Coping and healing from addictions and making something so beautiful and empowering out of it all. How she became the rockstar of a trainer and human she is today!!  To connect with Alicia, you can find her on Insta @missaliciaportelli or book a class to sweat it out through the places mentioned in her intro! To connect with Suvi or book for Intuitive Mindset and Self Love Coaching / A Talk / Workshop or for Serious Perfection Busting --> www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks / suvi@hunaworks.com

EPISODE 16: ALICIA PORTELLI Part 2 / Surviving through not only going through addictions but also sexual abuse as a fragile, young woman.

Alicia "Leash" Portelli is Sydney born and raised wild child rockstar. She is a mummy of 2. A personal Trainer and group fitness instructor, known for spin but also kick ass boxing and functional fitness  trainer. She lead a successful retail career across many active wear brands, today being an ambassador for Lululemon. She teaches both rhythm and performance based spin at Scenic Cycle, guest teaches in Brisbane at InspireCycle along with corporate bootcamps in boxing and functional fitness.  Her main goal as a trainer is to touch, move and inspire people into believing they can always do more than they think they can. She wants people to fall in love with the process, to elevate those around her by not only leading by example but encouraging others to be the rockstars in their own life.  On this part 1 we chatted about her journey and battles through bulimia and other severe addictions. Her struggles with self worth and feeling she was never good enough. Perfectionism and juggling motherhood. How she became the rockstar of a trainer and human she is today!!  To connect with Alicia, you can find her on Insta @missaliciaportelli To connect with Suvi or book for Intuitive Mindset and Self Love Coaching / A Talk / Workshop or for Serious Perfection Busting --> www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks / suvi@hunaworks.com

EPISODE 16: ALICIA PORTELLI Part 1 / Journey through addictions and bulimia to a fitness rockstar and a mummabear.

On the EPIDOE 15, in this a tad more testosterone filled yet incredibly vulnerable and open chat I spoke to a legend of a man, man on a beautiful mission to make the world a little bit nicer for us all to exist in. ​His name is ​Josh Reid Jones, is the Founder of the Just Be Nice Project. He is an accomplished entrepreneur, innovator, speaker and educator. He is driven by a desire to ‘Create extraordinary positive change in the world by helping people make ordinary positive changes’. Josh works with schools, businesses, industry groups and charities both in Australia and abroad, working extensively on social responsibility, corporate impact, community development and mental health. With an organisational focus on housing, employment and mental health, an emphasis on community and peer support is of the utmost importance to Josh. Pursuing more effective help for people in need and a better integration of impact into existing organisations. Josh believes the answer to effective help lies on the other side of utilising community, organisational and individual skill sets to maximum impact. He works  with organisations, communities and individuals across the globe to help people, help people. With Josh we spoke about his upbringing coloured by the presence of a violent father who struggled with substance abuse. About how he became the inspiring man he is today because/despite of it all, about men and vulnerability as well as his personal mission to make the world a nicer place through his work. Such a beautiful, encouraging and raw share with so much to take with you. ​ To connect with Josh or join him on his mission →  Insta @joshreidjones / www.joshreidjones.com / www.jbnproject.com To connect with Suvi or book for Intuitive Mindset and Self Love Coaching / A Talk / Workshop or for Serious Perfection Busting →  www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks / suvi@hunaworks.com

EPISODE 15 : Josh Reid Jones

EPISODE 14: Katherine "BOXY" Boxall, she is a coach and the Founder of The Self Harmony Project.  A space where she coaches aspirational badass women to escape the hopeless battle of diet fails and body hating to achieve their ideal body and uncover their empowered inner self. In this work she helps women overcome body image anxiety using NLP based mindset coaching. She gets (her words)  erect nipple level passionate of her work after overcoming her own 12 year battle with depression, self harming and disordered eating. (in case you haven't met her, she is also the person who is not afraid to be a little cheeky and incorporate dirty jokes and profanities in her work either….because lets face it, coaching shouldn't be all glitter and flower crowns…) . With Boxy we chatted with a bit of cheekiness and quirky sense of humour about her journey through severe decade long depression, self harm, disordered eating, perfectionism and how she overcame it all and became the incredible human she is today. How she today helps her client with the use of NLP and everything in between. So much courage and rawness.   To connect with Katherine, Inst: @theselfharmonyproject / Facebook: www.facebook.com/theselfharmonyproject / Website: www.theselfharmonyproject.com   To connect with Suvi or book for Intuitive Mindset Coaching, a Talk / Workshop or for Serious Perfection Busting --> www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks / suvi@hunaworks.com

EPISODE 14 Kat "BOXY" Boxall

Tamika "Tam" Woods, 27. Tam is a Women’s Health Nutritionist with her greatest passion in her work being to help women get in touch with their bodies and their menstrual cycles. She uses her knowledge of food as medicine and the menstrual cycle to empower women to take back control of their health and find the root cause of their hormonal imbalances. She works with clients 1:1 in her clinic in Bondi Junction and all over the world via video calls, and creates eCourses and eBooks to spread the message of health further. She is also a self-proclaimed perfectionist in recovery. With Tam we talked about her rock bottom in her own health journey and how she found her way out, her lessons and lightbulb moments with perfectionism linked to health, periods and their energetic effects on women, sex and finding balance in life and within wellness. To work/connect with Tam, read her blogs, tips for hormone balance and recipes: www.nourishednaturalhealth.com / Insta @nourishednaturalhealth / FB Nourished Natural Health For Intuitive Mindset coaching or perfection busting with Suvi, head to www.hunaworks.com / Insta@hunaworks

Episode 13: With Tamika "Tam" Woods

Elephant In The Room was created by Suvi Inkinen, a Global Intuitive Mindset Coach and Inspirational Speaker, the Founder or HUNAWORKS. It is her passion project to help break the destructive bubble of perfectionism. Something that stole 2 decades of her own life and in our time is keeping most people from living their life with joy and authenticity. The podcast is about sharing raw, authentic conversations of our shame and vulnerabilities, our personal elephants we hide from the world out of fear of being judged and becoming unlovable. It's to make us feel more connected than disconnected from each other. Being seen and allowing others to do the same. To find out more about Suvi or connect with her, go to www.hunaworks.com / Insta:hunaworks.

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The Elephant in The Room

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