At Vanilla Club, our idea of 'Simple Wellness' is both timely and timeless. We pride ourselves on a "back to basics" approach to life, love, and wellbeing Vanilla Club Podcast delves into how everyday people - often those closest to trauma - find ways to heal and improve their mental and physical wellbeing amid stress, complexity, and even desperation. Unlike mainstream wellness narratives that focus on optimising the lives of high achievers, we aim to share stories of resilience and resourc ...
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5. Dr. Kathryn Robison: The Wide World of Space Policy: All The Things That Can Go Wrong... And Go Right Too
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At Vanilla Club, we are all about simplicity. But on Vanilla Club Podcast, we venture out, asking the basic questions of real world experts, taking a desire for simplicity and contrasting it with worlds of complexity. Today we delve into the great blue yonder, crank that Blue Danube tune on Space Odyssey 2001 and join us! Here we go. Simpletons in …
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4. Forrest Rain Oliveros: Masculinity in a World of Toxicity
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In this week's episode, we were joined by Forrest Rain Oliveros at the Vanilla Club Plantation in Coorumba, Queensland. Ground Zero for Simple Wellness! The conversation begins directly with the sheer physicality of ballet, and the required emotional discipline, and how it challenges conventional ideas of masculinity. Forrest opens up about navigat…
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3. Prof. Stuart Khan: Bridging Gaps in Water Management and Sustainability
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What does Australia, one of the driest inhabited continents on Earth, teach us about water challenges and solutions? A lot, as it turns out! At Vanilla Club, our motto is "Return to Simple." And there is nothing simpler than water. Episode 3 of Vanilla Club Podcast dives deep with Dr. Stuart Khan, a world-class water researcher, Head of School and …
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2. Alex Noble's "I Fight You Fight": from Tragedy to Heroic Reversal
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What happens when tragedy strikes and you're faced with an unthinkable road to recovery? This eagerly anticipated second episode of the Vanilla Club Podcast dives into uncharted emotional territory with a none other than Alex Noble, who at the tender age of 16 faced such a spectre. From the life-altering rugby injury, depicted in his bestselling bo…
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1. Dr. Alex Wodak: A Fireside Chat with the Mastermind of Harm Reduction: But is it the Simple Approach?
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In our inaugural Vanilla Club episode we kick off with a very special guest, Dr. Alex Wodak. In a disarming, matter-of-fact style, he plunges us right into the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980's, pulling no punches about his role in applying civil disobedience to effectively shape government policy. The confluence of social stigma toward alternative lif…
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