Episode 2: “Life, Gratitude, and Resilience”
The guest of the second Weekend Warriors Rock podcast series is the fabulous Dawnie. My conversation with Dawnie focuses on Dawnie’s life experiences, including her career transition from the police force in the Solomon Islands to healthcare in New Zealand, and her personal philosophy emphasising positivity, gratitude, and community. She discusses her love for running as a coping mechanism, particularly through a past cancer diagnosis, and her appreciation for learning about diverse cultures. Our conversation also touches on Dawnie’s family life and the challenges she faced in supporting her children’s futures, a testament to her resilience and inspiring outlook.
Listen or watch on your favourite platforms:
Solomon Island community Tauranga
Resource:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/59033228826/
Camino Trail
The Camino de Santiago pilgrimage includes many different starting and finishing points that can be explored independently as well as through guided tours. The diverse routes cover some of the beautiful countryside in the Galacia region in the Northwest of Spain, a UNESCO world heritage site.
Resource:
https://caminoways.com/camino-de-santiago
Parkwalk
A free volunteer run weekend event in many neighbourhoods around the world. Marshalls guide you on a 5km walking/running trail in a park, everyone, runners, walkers, dogs and kids starting together and finishing at their own pace. If you are keen, you can register online to receive a free barcode which you can use to have your time logged.
Resource:
https://blog.parkrun.com/nz/2022/09/27/parkwalker-role-explained/
Book
Alesa Teague (2014). The Long Road Home: One woman’s true story of reclaiming her life along the legendary Camino de Santiago
Some more resources Dawnie would like to share:
The Zoe Podcast: Hosted by Jonathan Wolf, the world’s top scientists explain the latest health, nutrition, and gut health research in an accessible way to help you improve your weight and health; https://zoe.com/learn/category/podcasts