Life Chats Podcast

by Georgia May

Deep and meaningful conversations hosted by journalist Georgia May.

Each week, I sit down with humans from all walks of life - from athletes to CEOs, doctors to psychics, priests, activists, parents and holocaust survivors.

We discuss life, love, loss - and what it means to be human.

Podcast episodes

  • Season 5

  • Surviving A House Fire with Brianna Creenaune

    Surviving A House Fire with Brianna Creenaune

    Brianna Creaunne was a regular teenager living in Queensland when her life was turned upside down by a housefire. She suffered burns to 60% of her body and was placed in an induced coma for 2 weeks following the fire. Now, she uses her platform online to inspire others to embrace the skin they’re in - scars and all. She’s working as a model and educator for other burn survivors. CONNECT: Connect with Brianna here Connect with me here Follow along for Life Chats fun here

  • Season 2

  • PTSD, A Court Case & Recovery with Ex-Special Rescue Firefighter Alan Bruce

    PTSD, A Court Case & Recovery with Ex-Special Rescue Firefighter Alan Bruce

    CONTENT WARNING: Details of death, suicide, depression Alan Bruce worked as a special rescue firefighter (one of the most high-stress roles in the industry) coordinating large-scale rescues and firefighting operations. As a child, his family immigrated to Australia from Scotland, where they were placed in a migrant hostel. He had dreams of being a pilot and a rockstar but fell into firefighting and learned to love it. Throughout his career, Alan developed severe PTSD and later, suicidal ideation. Today we chat about mental health, the concept of life and death and the mental health toll on first responders. As usual - I am so grateful for these conversations and the vulnerability of our guests. You can purchase Alan's biography here. RESOURCES: If this episode has raised issues for you around mental health, loss or depression, please speak to someone (free of charge) using the resources below: Call Lifeline 13 11 14 or https://www.lifeline.org.au/ MensLine Australia - 1300 78 99 78 Suicide Call Back Service - 1300 659 467 Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636 CONNECT: Connect with me here Follow along for Life Chats fun here

  • Paddling Around Australia, World Records & Mother Nature with Bonnie Hancock

    Paddling Around Australia, World Records & Mother Nature with Bonnie Hancock

    Bonnie Hancock is an incredible human. A professional Ironwoman at just seventeen, she competed 9 Nutri-Grain Ironwoman Series and represented in Australia. She went on to become a qualified nutritionist and performance coach. This month marks the 1 year anniversary of Bonnie becoming the fastest person to paddle a surf ski nearly 13,000 around the Australian coastline. It took 8 months, breaking the previous World Record by over 2 months. Bonnie spent days 500km out to sea, she paddled through croc-infested waters and the Great Australian Bite - and even lost 8 kilos in 2 weeks due to severe sea sickness. Tune in for all the wild details today. CONNECT WITH US: Connect with Bonnie here Connect with me (Georgia) here Follow along for the fun here

  • My first solo LIFE CHAT: Get to know me, life updates & moving to LA!!!

    My first solo LIFE CHAT: Get to know me, life updates & moving to LA!!!

    Welcome to my first solo LIFE CHAT!!! These episodes will be shorter updates on life - including topics that are close to my heart like well-being, mental & physical health, relationships, psychology, career pursuits, manifesting, spirituality and more! You may have noticed I haven't uploaded an episode in 3 MONTHS! Thank you for your patience. I'm so excited to be back on track releasing these episodes, there are some incredible guest episodes heading your way on a weekly basis again (I promise to show up for you consistently from here on out). I would LOVE to connect with you more - send me a message on Instagram so we can chat. Thank you for being here. Georgia x Connect with me here Follow along for the fun here

  • The Importance of Daily Gratitude with Good Human Cooper Chapman

    The Importance of Daily Gratitude with Good Human Cooper Chapman

    Cooper Chapman is an all-round good human. He’s an ex-professional surfer and the founder of The Good Human Factory. After being closely affected by youth suicide in his small community, Cooper sprung into action creating mental health support practices and wellbeing networks for young adults. To date, Cooper has delivered workshops to over 30,000 school kids, created a gratitude merch line, founded the 1% Club (with daily meditations) and hosted over 100 episodes of The Good Humans Podcast. Today we chat about high-performance sport, mental health and wellbeing practices, secure relationships and the importance of gratitude. CONNECT WITH US: You can find Cooper on Instagram here and here Discover more of his work here Connect with me here Follow along for Life Chats fun here