Do Yourself a Favour

Tam Callaghan sits down with author, meditation teacher and former Zen monk Stephan Bodian to talk about his new book Infinite Awakening, a guide to non-dual wisdom for people walking what he calls the pathless path, those who have found their way to awakening outside of monasteries, ashrams, or formal traditions.
Stephen has spent decades as a psychotherapist and teacher at his School of Awakening, and this conversation draws on all of it. They cover why spiritual bypassing is so common and so hard to spot, the difference between awakening light and the real work, and what it actually means to rest and allow rather than push and achieve.
Tam shares how Stephen's welcoming emotions meditation and the four Rs (remember, recognise, return, rest) have already changed her daily experience, and Stephen walks through his 'is anything missing?' inquiry live in the conversation. One of the most grounded and genuinely useful conversations on meditation and awareness you'll find anywhere.
In this episode:
How Infinite Awakening came to be and who it's for
The pathless path and why it's valid without a monastery behind it
What spiritual bypassing actually looks like in practice
Why awakened people can still be angry, and what that really means
The four Rs and how to use them throughout the day
The 'is anything missing?' meditation, explained and experienced
How to share this kind of practice without coming across as an evangelist
What the School of Awakening offers and how it works
 
Infinite Awakening by Stephen Bodian:-https://infinite-awakening.org/
His series on Waking Up -
https://dynamic.wakingup.com/pack/PDC04C?source=content%20share&share_id=1DEF4C54&code=SCF32EE09
 
His discussions with  Sam -
https://dynamic.wakingup.com/pack/PKB5F28?source=content%20share&share_id=9D7E18CC&code=SCF32EE09
 
His interview with Sam Harris -
This track called The Direct Path got me thinking. I thought you might like it, too.
https://dynamic.wakingup.com/course/C4407A?source=content%20share&share_id=AB3D2ABD&code=SCF32EE09
 
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What you resist persists. It's one of those lines that's easy to nod at and genuinely hard to live. In this episode, Tam Callaghan gets into why avoiding painful emotions doesn't make them go away, and what it actually looks like to stop fighting what's there. 
Drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, her own experience with 4 a.m. fear spirals before training sessions, the work of Eckhart Tolle, and Rumi's Guesthouse poem, Tam walks through what shifted for her and how you can start applying the same ideas without having to overhaul your whole inner world overnight. 
She also shares the practical resources that have made the biggest difference, including Stephen Bodian's Welcoming Emotions meditation and a free month with the Waking Up app. 
Honest, personal, and genuinely useful. 
This track called Welcoming Emotions got me thinking. I thought you might like it, too.
https://dynamic.wakingup.com/course/C0C545?source=content%20share&share_id=E9A776F8&code=SCF32EE09
 
I've been using Waking Up and really enjoying it. I wanted to offer you 30 days free! No credit card required.
https://dynamic.wakingup.com/guestpass/SCF32EE09
 
Rumi Guest House
https://grateful.org/resource/guest-house-rumi/
 
In this episode: 
Why trying to push painful feelings away makes them worse 
The downward spiral of self-critique and how to get off it 
ACT and what acceptance actually means in practice 
The 4 a.m. breakthrough that changed things for Tam 
Eckhart Tolle's 'accept, then act' and why it works 
Rumi's Guesthouse poem as a way of living 
  
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Do Yourself a Favour is recorded at Tailwind Studio: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tailwind-studio 
Formerly known as the 50/50 Podcast. 
 
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What happens when a difficult situation at work gets avoided, passed around, or quietly buried? Tam Callaghan sits down with executive coach, mediator and author Tammy Tansley to talk about one of the most common and costly patterns in workplaces: the failure to address problems early. 
Tammy has spent decades being called in after things have already gone wrong. In this conversation, she and Tam get into why delay makes everything harder, what psychosocial safety actually looks like in practice, and why some of the people causing the most damage in organisations genuinely don't know they're doing it. 
They also cover neurodiversity and misinterpretation, the gap between workplace rhetoric and reality, what good early intervention looks like, and two practical rules that can make a real difference even if a full culture change feels out of reach. 
Honest, experienced, and genuinely useful for anyone who manages people or works in an organisation. 
 
In this episode: 
Why wrapping a difficult employee in a bow and passing them on never works 
The real cost of heartless leadership 
Psychosocial safety vs. the bottom line 
Long-term trauma from unaddressed workplace problems 
Why the 24-48 hour rule changes everything 
Tiny steps that actually move things forward 
 
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Formerly known as the 50/50 Podcast. 
 
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Are you actually successful, or are you just measuring yourself against a standard someone else handed you? In this episode, Tam Callaghan gets into one of the most loaded words in the Western world and asks the question most of us are quietly afraid to sit with. 
Tam introduces Barbara, the name she's given to her ego, that grasping, never-satisfied inner voice that worries about how things look and whether she's keeping up. Drawing on her own experiences living in Peru, returning to one of Perth's wealthiest suburbs, and eventually leaving a high-powered Sydney career for a $2,000 Ford Laser, she makes a case for choosing heart success over grasping success. 
Funny, honest, and genuinely thought-provoking. 
Healing From Self-Abandonment
In this episode: 
Why advertising is designed to make you feel like you're lacking 
What living in Peru taught Tam about how much of our stress is environmental 
Status anxiety, social media, and the Sydney chapter 
What success actually looks like to Tam at 52 
The Dalai Lama story that sums it all up perfectly 
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Do Yourself a Favour is recorded at Tailwind Studio: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tailwind-studio 
Formerly known as the 50/50 Podcast. 
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In this episode Helen and Betty continue the conversation about end‑of‑life doulas: how they train, what the role actually looks like, and why continuity of care matters. They share deeply human stories of vigils, home deaths, palliative care, and supporting families through active dying and bereavement. 
The hosts also discuss practical details — training pathways, costs and funding, volunteer and paid options — plus the emotional skills that make this work transformative. (Note: there’s a friendly dog cameo and a brief camera battery hiccup on the YouTube video.) 
 
Catherine Mannix - Ted talk 'What happens as we die?' https://youtu.be/CZDDByT0Vr0?si=MHx7vOqlyCYrFnzq 
 
Natural Grace - https://naturalgrace.com.au/warrnambool/funeral-notices/ 
 
VAD link to state law - https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/voluntary-assisted-dying 
 
Blog from Preparing the Way - https://preparingtheway.com.au/what-the-gift-of-after-death-care-can-look-like/ 
 
Cert IV End of life doula services - government subsidy in NSW 
 
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What would change in your life if hearing "no" didn't scare you? In this episode, host Tam Callaghan shares one of the most powerful mindset tools she's picked up in nearly two decades of coaching, and gets refreshingly honest about the moment she realised she hadn't fully been living it herself. 
Tam revisits advice given to her by her Curtin University lecturer and renowned Perth therapist Peter Slocombe: just be okay with the no. Don't be attached to the outcome. It sounds simple, but the freedom it creates for you and for the other person is profound. 
Whether you're in sales, pitching ideas to your boss, asking someone on a date, or just trying to get through life without needing everyone's approval, this episode will hit home. Tam explores the difference between being committed to an outcome and being attached to it, why anxiety makes us focus on ourselves instead of others, and why being okay with no actually makes people far more likely to say yes. 
She also opens up about a recent realisation: she'd mastered the small no's but had been completely avoiding the big ones, especially when it came to needing people to like her. Raw, funny, and genuinely useful. 
In this episode: 
The advice that changed Tam's coaching career 17 years ago 
What "committed but not attached" actually means in practice 
Why we're all in sales, whether we like it or not 
The connection between people pleasing and fear of rejection 
Tam's honest confession about where she still struggles 
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Helen Callanan, founder of Preparing the Way, explains the role of end‑of‑life doulas and why she frames the work around living with illness rather than dying from it. She discusses non‑medical support that restores choice, capacity and control, the importance of collaboration with palliative and medical teams, and practical options like vigils, home care, and funeral choices. 
Through personal stories and training insights, Helen outlines the certification for doulas, the growing public health need for end‑of‑life support, and emerging ideas like workplace doulas — all aimed at giving people and families compassionate, informed care at life’s end. 
Links - 
https://preparingtheway.com.au/what-is-an-end-of-life-doula/ 
https://preparingtheway.com.au/5-end-of-life-myth/ 
https://preparingtheway.com.au/ 
 
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Exciting new direction for the podcast: this episode introduces the concept of Ask vs Guess culture—how some people ask directly while others prefer hints—and why those differences create confusion and upset.
Through real examples and personal stories, the host explains both perspectives and offers simple strategies to flex toward the other style so relationships at home, work and beyond can communicate with more empathy and less friction.
Source: Medium "Navigating ‘Ask’ and ‘Guess’ Cultures in a modern world"
 
Source: Mamamia "I was raised in a "guess family" then married into an "ask family". It blew my mind."
 
Source: Reddit Ask vs Guess Culture
 
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Tamara visits her longtime friend Alvin Quah in his Sydney apartment for a warm, candid conversation about career change, creativity and identity. They discuss Alvin’s journey from the pharmaceutical world and MasterChef to writing, public speaking and embracing redundancy as a turning point. 
They also touch on migration, diversity and inclusion, the power of storytelling and how Alvin uses cooking and humour to make serious topics accessible — plus practical ways people can reach him to talk about work, reinvention or speaker engagements. 
Alvin as a speaker - 
https://www.claxtonspeakers.com.au/speakers_profile/2335 
https://www.saxton.com.au/speakers/alvin-quah 
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Tam reflects on a transformative 2025: finding self-worth, challenging painful beliefs, and learning from a silent retreat. 
She outlines 2026 plans: adding her name to the podcast, changing co-host roles, moving into private coaching (ICU), and bringing clearer, more intentional episodes. 
Expect honest updates, fewer polished moments, continued guest conversations, and new ways to engage, rest, and grow together. 
 
Silent retreat mention: New Year Reflections and Retreat Discoveries | Ep #29 | Friday 50/50
 
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