Forrest Chat

Interview - Paul van der Mey - Rally Co-Driver

Paul talks about being a rally co-driver, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "There's people have a need for really, you know, generating some adrenaline and getting it out of the system, so to speak. And if that's not in society, then it gets down to pent up aggression and that sort of thing. So by allowing it, allowing people to get out there and, and do sports that do put them on the edge and challenge them, and exercise them, so to speak, then that's a good thing for society as well."

Interview - Erik Mellegers - Commentator

Erik talks about being a commentator, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "If you are struggling with friendships and mental health and that sort of stuff, get involved in events. It doesn't have to be cycling or mountain biking can be local lawn bowls club. but yeah, building those relationships just great. Great, for you, great for mental health. Someone to talk to, someone to share things with . Yeah."

Interview - Dan Gardiner - Ultra-endurance Inline Skating and Fundraising

Dan talks about ultra-endurance in-line skating and fundraising, what it takes, what it means and how to do it.
My favourite quote of the eisode is "When we get a new skater and they say to me, look I've done my first 30 kilometer skate. And then they'll qualify that by saying, oh, that's nothing compared to what you've done. But that doesn't matter, that's huge for you. You've never done this before, and you are setting goals to do longer skates, and you are meeting them, and that's absolutely wonderful. So I get inspired by the things that other people achieve. Setting their goals, and I like to give them, encouragement and motivation when I can. It's great to be able to do that."

Interview - Helen Punch - Harpist

Helen talks about being a harpist, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "And the nursing home, I've been playing at various nursing homes, and one in particular, I've been going regularly for eight years now and I go there once a fortnight. And that's different type of music, that's familiar type music. And often, the residents will start to sing along to the music. I encourage 'em if they want to sing along they just love it. They absolutely love it."

Interview - Nathalie Mitchell - Paint by numbers

Nathalie talks about painting by numbers, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "Yeah, I've had people say to me, oh, if I do this, it's not gonna be as good as yours, or I'm thinking just give it a go and you will amaze yourself. I didn't think I would be any good at it. I would not even see my, you know, 10 years ago there's no way I would've said I would be completing these canvases. But yeah, just give it a go. Just see if you've got time. You don't have to spend a lot of time, just a little bit of time every day. And, it's just like coloring in by just painting. You just do a little bit and then at the end you've created this thing. I don't see how you could really go wrong with it."

Interview - Sharon Rose - Living Simply

Sharon talks about living simply, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of this episode is "I love that concept of the native Americans. That they refer to the natural community as all our relations, and that we are caretakers. And it's our decisions in life that affect all of the other creations on the planet."

Interview - Luke Deighton - Business on the road

Luke talks about running a business while on the road, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of this episode is "I understand that not a lot of people get the opportunity to take that step either.  It's been a choice that we've had to make, regardless of the financial side of things, especially starting out. It was like we're gunna drop a bit here for sure, but we're gonna gain so much more. And it was really making the change, from putting focus on the financial aspect or looking at everything as what's gonna create some money, to, what's actually gonna build real wealth. And not just from a monetary sense, but from a happiness sense, a joy, a connectivity sense, all of those other energies that are there and that make up who we are."

Interview - Holly Taylor - Mountaineer

Holly talks about being a mountaineer, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of this episode is "I definitely feel, like even my last climb in Pakistan, I was having a way better time than a lot of the other people on my team. Just 'cause I was so grateful to be up there. I didn't even really think about the hardships to be fair. I just, yeah, I was just so happy to be up there and so glad that my training had got me this far and that I could feel good. And sometimes I think that I feel better up high in altitude on the mountain than what I do in day-to-day life just dealing with general MS stuff and all of that. So I feel really extra strong up there, which is good. It's a really good feeling."

Interview - Leanne Haggart - Triathlete

Leanne talks about being a triathlete, what it takes, what it means and how to do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "If you aren't injured, and your bike's okay, then yep, you, you have to get back on that bike. Otherwise, it's very easy to go, nup, I'm not gonna risk it anymore. I don't wanna get injured, or, you know, when you fall off, it does hurt. But yeah, you've gotta get back on the bike. Otherwise, yeah, there is that. Yeah, sometimes you just don't want to do it, but you've just gotta get back on there. Definitely."

Interview - Phil Gore - Running in Backyard Events

Phil talks about running backyard ultra-marathons, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "It's kind of just something that I fell into, like started with short distances and, yeah, it just kind of snowballed and got bigger and bigger. And I think it's just it's something that I've discovered that I'm good at, and I think when you find that thing that you're good at you just need to embrace that and see how far you can go with it."