Live Brave with Dr Margie Warrell
Episodes
146. In a Chaotic World, the Deep Inner Work Has Never Been More Urgent with Amy Elizabeth Fox
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For a long time, leadership was measured by how well we could perform under pressure, stay composed, and keep pushing through. But in a world that fee...
146. 5 Liberating Truths to Make Peace With Your Path and Purpose
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever feel like you're off track, falling behind, or failing at this wild mystery tour we call life? The difficulties. The detours. The clos...
145. Verbal Sunshine: Encouragement as a Superpower for Leadership and Life
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"I feel too encouraged," — said no one. Ever. Yet countless people are burdened with self-doubt. Which is why a few well-timed words of en...
Beyond the Degree: Higher Education Must Disrupt or Decline — with Sharon Pickering, Vice-Chancellor of Monash University
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We are not living through a period of change in higher education. We are living through a change of era — and while educational leaders see it comin...
143. Compare and Despair: How to Run Your Own Best Race
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a world that constantly invites comparison. Every time we pick up our devices, our newsfeeds flood us with curated images, updates, and hig...
Your Wounds Are Not Your Fault, But Your Healing Is Your Responsibility with Raj Sisodia
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What kind of world would we be living in if those in power weren’t leading from unhealed wounds?Raj Sisodia, co-author of Healing Leaders Now, joins...
141 - Feeling Disappointed? Finding the Gift When People Let You Down and Plans Fall Apart
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Disappointment hurts. It arrives when what we hoped for collides with what actually happened—when people fall short, plans unravel, or a future we...
140 - The Courage You Practice Shapes the Leader You Become with JoAnne Bass
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Our identity - as people and leaders - isn’t forged in one defining moment. It’s built over time, through small choices that test our values long ...
139 - Navigating Change: Why Losing What Defines You Opens What Expands You
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Like it or not, change is coming. The question is: will you participate in it consciously, or spend your energy resisting what's already in motion...
138 - Disillusioned About Your Purpose? Richard Leider on How It Cracks Open, Not Apart
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"There's a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." A line from Leonard Cohen's 1992 song Anthem that feels especiall...
137- When Trust Collapses: Lessons in Courage and Self-Trust from Venezuela | Mariana Atencio
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when trust in leaders and institutions breaks down? In this episode, I'm joined by journalist and speaker Mariana Atencio, who grew up in...
136- Business Has Become the Super Bowl and Most Leaders Aren't Ready with Alan Guarino
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Leadership today is more complex, faster-paced, and more uncertain than ever before, and I see how that's leaving many capable leaders stuck between p...
135 - Growth Begins the Moment You Say Yes with Lisa Nichols
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
So often we tell ourselves that growth will come once we feel more confident, more prepared, or more certain. But what I've learned, through my own li...
134 - How Your Personal Brand Changes When You Stop Hiding Your Story with Goldie Chan
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Your personal brand is shaped by the stories you tell and the truths you hide. And when those stories come from fear, self-protection, or old narrativ...
133 - This Is What Happens When You Stop Holding Yourself Back in 2026
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How often do you put off the very thing you most need to do because it will feel awkward? You hold back from asking, saying, or doing what matters, no...
132 - A Toolkit for Courage: How to Break Fear's Grip and Build Real Confidence with Mick Hunt
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fear shapes our lives in ways we often don't recognize. It colors our decisions, narrows our vision, and quietly convinces us to play smaller than we'...
131.The Small Daily Actions That Change Your Life
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Small daily actions shape our lives far more than big resolutions. Every courageous change I've ever made began with one simple choice — a choice to...
130. The Real Reason Fear Holds You Back (And How to Break Free)
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fear often shapes our choices long before we notice it, nudging us toward safety instead of growth. In this new Courageworks series on the Live Brave ...
129 - Your Brain Is Ghosting Your Future Self — And It's Costing You
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the real cost of playing it safe isn't what you miss today—it's who you never become tomorrow? Your brain treats your future self like a str...
128 - Brave the Awkward: Why Awkward isn't the problem, it's your pathway
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've all had those moments of hesitation—"Do I speak up or stay quiet? Do I make the change or stick with the familiar?" Too often, fear of feeling...
127 - Finding the treasure when you fail, fall short or wimp out
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Warning: This episode may not be your cup of tea if you'd rather not hear about nudity (or Oprah… or Jill Biden). Why? Because it starts with a wild...
126 - The True Measure of Courage with Former Navy SEAL Alex Pease
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Alex Pease, a former Navy SEAL whose extraordinary story—both heart-wrenching and deeply inspiring —threads throu...
125 - Step Into Discomfort: Why Risking More Awkward Moments Will Change Your Life
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I unpack a key principle from The Courage Gap—one I learned early in life: "Growth and comfort can't ride the same horse." Because ...
124 - Courage & Character: A Conversation with General Stanley McChrystal
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak to General Stanley McChrystal to explore the intersection of courage and character—two mutually reinforcing virtues being p...
123 - Breathe in Courage: Transform the psychology of fear into the physiology of courage
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sweaty hands. Butterflies in the belly. A total sense of paralysis. Let's face it—fear is deeply physical. In this episode, I explore another key co...
122 - Rescript what keeps you stuck, stressed, or living TOO safe!
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All behavior is belief-driven. Finding the courage to take actions that would strengthen our relationships and improve our future requires examining t...
121 - Focus on what you want not what you fear. Pursue the uncomfortable good!
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever found yourself going down a rabbit hole of 'What ifs?' What if I mess this up? What if it all goes to hell in a handbasket? What if I just don't ...
120 - Make 2025 your year for living bravely!
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we step into a new year, many set resolutions — but let's face it, the vast majority will fall by the wayside before February. This episode kic...
119 - My brother Frank: Be the captain of your life, not captive of your circumstance
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded during my brother Frank's visit—a journey of over 10,000 miles from Australia. What makes this journey truly remarkable is...
118 - Amy Edmondson: Are you risking enough intelligent failure? Decoding failure to progress faster
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Not only does nobody enjoy failure, but we also often fail to learn from it, resulting in failing twice! Building on my previous podcast episode with ...
117 - Kirstin Ferguson: Leadership is a series of moments requiring both head and heart
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Leadership isn't about position or title. It's about the decision we make, moment by moment, to show up… with head and heart and be a force for good...
116 - Amy Edmondson: Psychological safety de-risks candor and fuels courage.
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Unsafe cultures endanger everyone," says Amy Edmondson, Novartis Professor at Harvard Business School. Amy and I unpack why courage and psychological...
115 - The Integrity Deficit: Do what's right and clean up your slip-ups
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You like to think of yourself as a person with integrity, right? Yet, doing what's right is easier said than done. In a world where examples of poor c...
114 - General Stanley McChrystal: What we get wrong about risk that makes us more vulnerable
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stanley McChrystal spent his military career navigating the real and deadly risks of combat, finishing a four-star General in Afghanistan overseeing 1...
113 - We are all response-able! Reclaim the power you give to your circumstances, blame and excuses
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is inspired by chapter one from my book Find Your Courage: The Courage To Take Responsibility The quality of your life directly correla...
112 - It's time to Take Courage! New series introduction
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Let's face it, if it were easy to be brave with our lives - to lean into our fears, choose 'courage over comfort' and lay our pride, ego and vulnerabi...
111 - The Courage Deficit: The hidden tax we pay when we let our deepest fears eclipse our highest values
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's easy to criticize those in leadership roles for their lack of courage. Yet before we can change the world around us, we must first look at the wo...
110 - Act as the person you aspire to become
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every trait you admire in others also resides in you. Yet, it's easy to tell ourselves the lie that we have to first have more resources outside of us...
109 - Make decisions fueled by courage, not fear
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Decisions, decisions, decisions. Every day you make hundreds of decisions. Some large, many small. Yet too often fear – conscious and unconscious –...
108 - Shedding Shame: Step out from the dark shadow of shame and reclaim your worth
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, I dive into the dark shadows in which we carry shame that disconnects us from others and keeps us from living our best and bravest li...
107 - Are you learning what life is teaching you? How to grow into the person you were born to become
07 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If your life was a Grand Masterclass, what lesson would it be teaching you? In this comeback podcast, I extend three invitations to transform what tes...
106 - Rory Vaden: Multiply your time to magnify your influence
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Time is a finite resource so learning how to multiply your time is a game-changer. In my conversation with Rory Vaden, New York Times bestselling auth...
Chapter 8: Back Yourself - Don't wait to feel brave … take the leap!
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You are what you repeatedly do. And what you repeatedly do profoundly shapes the environment you create around you. So if you want to live a bigger, b...
104 - Victoria Labalme: Dare to 'risk forward'. What you want most is riding on it.
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Victoria Labalme draws on over 20 years in the performing arts to help awaken the inner genius that lives in all of us. In our conversation, she share...
103 - David Marquet: Leading by intention can take you from 'worst to first'
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When a lifelong student of leadership, Captain David Marquet, took over the helm of the USS Sante Fe Nuclear Submarine, it was the worst-performing su...
Chapter 7: Lead Bravely - Cultivate a culture that fuels courage, not fear
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Research has found that the biggest predictor of high-performing teams is psychological safety; that is how safe people feel to speak up, share mistak...
101 - Veronica Tsepkala: A life in exile & standing up for principle, in Belarus & everywhere
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Belarusian Veronica Tsapkala embodies the courage required to lead change in the most challenging of circumstances. Fearing political persecution in B...
100th episode! It's always a good time to be braver with your life
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this 100th episode of the Live Brave Podcast, I share 5 ways you can be braver in your life, starting with focusing on the bravest vision for your ...
099 - Robert Glazer: Learn how to fail well and stop believing everything you tell yourself
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How often do you risk failure? Chances are it's not near as often as would be serving you. As I discussed with entrepreneur Robert Glazer, the differe...
098 - AJ Vaden: Find your 'super power' and use it to serve (and solve problems!)
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My conversation with AJ Vaden, co-founder of the Brand Builders Group, explores how each of us can share our unique gifts and express our one-of-...
Chapter 6: Embrace Setbacks - Transform adversity to rise to higher ground
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Life is full of stressors - situations that have the potential to trigger a neural highjack and send us into a downward spiral of negative emotions. I...
096 - Chester Elton: Why making gratitude a habit helps beat overwhelm and anxiety
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My conversation with Chester Elton, bestselling leadership author explores how you can curb overwhelm, manage anxiety and live more gratefully. It's a...
Chapter 5: Learn, Unlearn & Relearn - The thinking that got you here won't get you there
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all like to think that our way of viewing the world - and the people, problems and possibilities in it - is the right way. In fact, we all have wha...
Chapter 4: Speak Bravely - Embrace the discomfort of crucial conversations
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The quality of your relationships is determined by the quality of the conversations you have in them. But often the conversations we most need to have...
093 - Dr Timothy Clark: You can do hard things... in a human way
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview leadership consultant Dr Tim Clark who shares his four stages framework for building psychological safety and doing the h...
092 - Daniel Gade: A wounded warrior's lesson on turning your greatest challenges into your highest growth
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Gade spent a year in hospital after losing his leg while serving in the US Army in Iraq, yet, he is by no means a victim. Rather he is a passio...
Chapter 3: Be Trustworthy - Align bold action with right action
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
None of us are immune to cutting corners, justifying little white lies or taking the more expedient path even when we know, deep down, it's not the ri...
090 - Patrick Leddin: Step up. Show up. Press on - no matter what
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Let's face it, if it were easy to accomplish big things, more people would be out there, pushing boundaries and risking failure. But as I discussed wi...
Chapter 2: Lean Towards Risk - The odds are better than you think
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever looked back and wished you'd been braver? Of course, you have. It's because we humans are wired for safety; to focus more on what we cou...
088 - Ambassador Melanne Verveer: Women in Afghanistan and why empowering women benefits everyone
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ambassador Verveer was the first U.S. Ambassador for Global Women's Issues and is the Executive Director of Georgetown University's Institute for Wom...
087 - Kevin Cashman: Get on purpose to use your gifts for maximum good
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My conversation with Kevin Cashman, 6x author and co-leader of CEO and Executive Development at Korn Ferry was as far-reaching as it was profound, mos...
Chapter 1: Know Your Why - Decide how you will measure success
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a catalyst for many of us to step back and reassess our lives; what we are doing with our time and talents each day and...
Welcome to Series 4: Lead Bravely
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to my fourth series of the Live Bravely Podcast. After taking an extended 'leave of absence' I'm excited to be back with this brand new s...
084 - Dr Phil McGraw: Monsters live in the dark - mental health, reentry fear & building confidence to 'get back to life'
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we look forward beyond this pandemic, I enjoyed a deep dive conversation with Dr Phil about its impact on mental health, irrational fear and buildi...
083 - A chapter closes: Your problems are not the problem
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After years of derailed plans to return to my children in the USA, I am finally moving back to America. Recorded the day before leaving Singapore, I r...
082 - Andrew Kap: Does the law of attraction really work?
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The over-simplification of the Law of Attraction (LOA) has given it a bad rap in recent years. So whether you're a confirmed LOA fan or its biggest cy...
081- Dots connect backward: Trust that everything works out in the end (... it's not the end yet!)
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When plans derail and you find yourself in circumstances you'd never have chosen, it's easy to fall into self-pity, fear or blame; feeling like life i...
080 - Dr Paige Williams: Build your 'Anti-Fragility' to stand strong no matter what life throws at you
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As 2020 has disrupted the normal flow of life, it's also taught us to embrace the uncertain, the unplanned, and unwanted that life throws at us. But ...
079 - Life is happening FOR you, not to you: Look for the silent invitation your hardships hold
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Life doesn't happen to you, it happens FOR you. Recorded when I was fresh back from two months overseas, this podcast will inspire you to reframe your...
078 – Turia Pitt: Living a happier life, even in hard times
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Turia Pitt is living proof that with the right mindset, anything is possible. Since suffering severe burns to over 85% of her body during a 100km ul...
077 - Start with who: Decide who you want to be regardless of your circumstances
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Every attribute we admire in others also lives in us. The good news is that who you decide to be is entirely within your control. Confidence, courage...
076 - Stand guard on your energy: Beware emotional vampires
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Taking 100% responsibility for the energy you let in and the energy you put out is always important. But, in the midst of challenging times, when we a...
075 - Bronnie Ware: How to avoid the greatest regrets of the dying
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My illuminating conversation with Bronnie Ware, a former palliative care nurse who wrote The Five Regrets of the Dying, will help you reframe your cha...
074 - Share your truth: Social connection bolsters emotional resilience
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the midst of difficulty, we often want to 'mask up' or pull back from the people around us. Yet research shows that people who have strong social s...
073 - Embrace uncertainty: On the other side of uncertainty lays possibility (and the Rockies)
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are wired for certainty so when life is uncertain, it's innately uncomfortable and can easily trigger anxiety. Recorded on the eve of flying across...
072 - Reclaim your power: Don't let your problems be your identity
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Your hardships and heartaches may shape who you are, but they don't define who you are. Only you get to define that. And therein lies your greatest po...
071 - Janine Garner: Manage your energy, own your brilliance, magnify your impact
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My conversation with Janine Garner, author of Be Brilliant, will inspire you to stop selling yourself short and to start focusing your time, talents a...
070 - Sit with your sadness: It's a wall between two gardens
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sadness is a natural response to loss. It holds the hidden gift of pointing us toward what truly matters most. Yet in the midst of loss, we often seek...
069 - Mary Barrett: Enjoy the unfolding as you let go attachment to how life should be
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I sat down in my own living room with Mary Barrett, a fellow coach, friend and neighbor. Mary shares her 18-year journey to fulfilling a li...
068 - Don't get stuck in a mental prison: What you focus on expands
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, I draw on a heart-wrenching moment with my brother as he processed the brutal news that he would never walk again after a life-changi...
067 - Watch your language: Your words create your reality – for better or worse
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our language is not just descriptive, it's also generative. The words we speak powerfully impact our experience of our circumstances. In this podcast,...
066 - Dr John Demartini: Use your problems to live your purpose
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
World-renowned specialist in human behavior, Dr John Demartini unpacks the science of stress and shares how we can build resilience by finding meaning...
065 - Beware toxic positivity: It's okay not to be okay
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a culture that can take positivity to excess – overgeneralizing to 'be positive' in all situations. Yet forcing ourselves to choose happy...
You've got this! Your Manifesto to trust more and doubt less
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, I share with you my call to action – my Manifesto – to trust yourself more deeply and doubt yourself less often. It is also avail...
SPECIAL COVID-19 EDITION #3 | Finding purpose in this pandemic: Using this crisis to rethink, realign and reset
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This pandemic has upended all our lives and left many of us feeling anxious, overwhelmed and ungrounded. In this podcast, I share my personal journey ...
SPECIAL COVID-19 EDITION #2 | Staying brave amid coronavirus chaos
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded during quarantine – while my husband is in hospital with COVID-19 – I share powerful insights on how to become more grounded in your true...
Chapter 12. Own your power: Lead the change you want to see
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest way we limit our power is by doubting it. Daring to trust that you are more powerful than you've given yourself credit for will embolden y...
Chapter 11. Surrender resistance: Embrace the struggle and transform yourself
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When plans derail and you find yourself confronted by an unwanted new reality, it's natural to rail against it. But letting go of your fight with 'wha...
Chapter 10. Find Your Uplift: Find people who will help you rise (and avoid those who don't)
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We've all heard the saying, you become the company you keep. Yet too often we spend time with people who only fuel our doubts rather than our confiden...
Chapter 9. Choose faith over fear: A greater force has your back
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Believing that a higher force is at work in our lives is a risk. Yet, it's a risk worth running - one that can transform our very experience of being ...
SPECIAL COVID-19 EDITION #1 | How to stay grounded in what strengthens you when fear looms large
15 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fear of the coronavirus pandemic has consumed the collective psyche of people globally. When so much is out of our control, we have to double-down on ...
Chapter 8. Risk vulnerability: It connects you to your true strength
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Genuine vulnerability is a form of power that gives us access to our true strength and forges stronger bonds in our relationships. Learning to risk lo...
Chapter 7. Stand tall in your worth: Stop selling yourself short and talking yourself down
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Humility is a virtue yet too often we hide behind it because we're afraid we aren't worthy of what we truly want. In this podcast, I share a few of my...
Chapter 6. Use your gifts: Trust your talents and play to your strengths
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
All of us have a unique combination of gifts, talents, strengths, skills, personality and hard-won wisdom. Yet too often we compare our weaknesses wit...
Chapter 5. Strengthen your wings: Expand your capacity to soar
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Resilience is not what you have, it's what you do. It's the times we feel too busy and burdened to take time out for ourselves – to reset, recharge ...
Chapter 4. Embrace your fallibility: Get off your own back and forgive your failings!
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You're not perfect, you never will be. But most importantly, you're not supposed to be! In this podcast, I share a few thoughts relating to chapter fo...
Chapter 3. Dial up your daring: Be bold in the vision for your life
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nothing worthwhile is achieved with a guarantee of success. Yet too often we let our fear of not having what it takes to turn our aspirations into rea...
Chapter 2. Doubt your doubts: Stop letting fear call the shots
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
None of us are immune to self-doubt. Yet too many of us let our doubts sit in the driver's seat of our lives. Learning how to manage self-doubt is cri...
Chapter 1. Don't wait for confidence: Begin before you feel ready
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The fastest way to build confidence is to do exactly what you'd do if you had it. In fact, research shows that action precedes belief. In this podcast...
Welcome to the You've Got This! Podcast Series
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes we have to be braver than we want to be – to defy our doubts and trust ourselves that "we've got this" even when we're not sure we have. L...