A Wake Up Call
Claim This Podcastby Layne Beachley AO & Tess Brouwer
Podcast Overview
<p>You can change your life and A Wake Up Call will show you how.</p><p>Hosted by Layne Beachley AO and Tess Brouwer, founders of <a href="https://awakeacademy.com.au/">Awake Academy</a>, this is the podcast that gets real about what it takes to live awake - no filters, no fluff, just truth, science, and stories that will shake you out of autopilot and into action.</p><p>Each episode is packed with practical tools, honest conversations, and powerful wake-up calls to help you stress less, feel more, and reconnect with who you really are.</p><p>If you’re ready to stop drifting and start living with purpose, you’re in the right place.</p><p>Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/awake_academy/?hl=en">@awake_academy</a> for more tools, truth, and transformation and tune in weekly to A Wake Up Call.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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July 12, 2026
Who Are You Without the Fear?
<p>If you have ever wondered:</p><br><p>“How do I stop identifying with the scared version of myself?”</p><br><p>“Why does my inner critic get louder when I am tired, overwhelmed or out of my depth?”</p><br><p>“How do I stop comparing myself to others and become the person I actually want to be?”</p><br><p>This episode is for you.</p><p>This week, Tess and Layne answer questions from the AWAKE community about fear, identity, comparison and the relentless voice of the “itty-bitty shitty committee”.</p><p>They explore what happens when the identities you have built your life around suddenly disappear, whether that is a career, a business, success, appearance or the role you believed you had to play. Tess shares how losing her corporate identity forced her to intentionally rebuild her life, health and sense of self, while Layne reflects on becoming a world champion and learning not to let success, fear or other people’s labels define her.</p><br><p>The conversation then turns to negative self-talk and comparison, with Layne revealing the sexism, unequal prize money and resistance she faced while fighting to transform women’s surfing. Her story is a reminder that purpose can carry you through moments when confidence disappears, progress feels painfully slow and the change you are working towards may not arrive for years.</p><br><p>This is a conversation about giving fear a voice without handing it the steering wheel, choosing your identity with intention and moving from “I have to” to “I get to” to “I am”.</p><p>You will hear about:</p><br><p>Why fear becomes louder when you are depleted, overwhelmed or feeling unsafe</p><p>How to recognise the difference between who you are and the labels other people have placed on you</p><p>Tess’s experience of losing her corporate identity and intentionally creating a new one</p><p>Using Elizabeth Gilbert’s letter-writing exercise to understand and respond to fear</p><p>How comparison creates fragile confidence and keeps you focused outside yourself</p><p>The sexism, pay inequality and resistance Layne faced while fighting for the future of women’s surfing</p><p>The “I have to, I get to, I am” framework for reconnecting with purpose</p><p>Why your inner critic may never disappear completely, and how to stop identifying with it</p><p>How compassion, curiosity and play can soften fear and help you choose what love would do next</p><br><p>Links text</p><p>Join the Awake Collective Community for monthly masterclasses</p><p><a href="https://www.awakeacademy.com.au/awake-collective-sales" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.awakeacademy.com.au/awake-collective-sales</a></p><p>Get Awake's transformative book: Know Yourself Grow Yourself to live a happier, more purposeful life.</p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/awake-academy-9781761345869" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.penguin.com.au/books/awake-academy-9781761345869</a></p><p>Follow Layne on Instagram @Laynebeachley</p><p>Follow Tess on Instagram @tesscbrouwer</p><p>Follow AWAKE on Instagram @awake_academy</p><p>AWAKE’s TikTok</p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@awakeacademy_" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@awakeacademy_</a></p><p>Sponsor our podcast</p><p><a href="https://www.awakeacademy.com.au/contact" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.awakeacademy.com.au/contact</a></p><p>Book us for a workshop</p><p><a href="https://www.awakeacademy.com.au/contact" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.awakeacademy.com.au/contact</a></p><p>Mentioned in this episode:</p><p>Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat Pray Love </p><br><p>Disclaimer</p><p>The A Wake Up Call podcast is created for general informational, educational and inspirational purposes only. The stories, tools and insights shared are designed to support your wellbeing journey, not to replace professional medical, psychological or therapeutic advice. In fact, we believe therapy is non-negotiable in life.</p><br><p>If you are experiencing a medical or mental health condition, please seek guidance from a qualified healthcare professional. Never ignore or delay seeking professional advice because of something you have heard on this podcast.</p><br><p>Your wellbeing matters. Take care of yourself, stay curious and remember the real wake-up call is listening to what your body and mind are trying to tell you.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
July 6, 2026
Have We Taken Optimisation Too Far?
<p>If you have ever wondered:</p><p>“Have I taken wellness and optimisation a little too far?”</p><p>“Why does chasing the perfect sleep score leave me feeling worse, not better?”</p><p>“Is outsourcing my life to AI making me more connected — or more alone?”</p><p>- this episode is for you.</p><br><p>This week A Wake Up Call is a solo Health Trends episode. Tess and Layne pull up the cultural wellbeing moments blowing up online and pressure-test them in real time - so you can challenge them, test them, and decide what you actually think.</p><br><p>They start with Steven Bartlett's viral claim that three glasses of wine “ruined” him for three days (cue a very Layne take on quality wine), move into Brian Johnson and the millions-spent quest to never die, and land on the statistic that 37% of Gen Z say they could fall in love with an AI companion. Underneath the laughter - wine-maxing, sleep-maxing, life-maxing - is a bigger question: have we swapped intuition for data, and connection for optimisation?</p><br><p>This is a conversation about trusting your body over the spreadsheet, choosing quality of life over quantity, and - borrowing Mo Gawdat's two campfires - deciding who we want to be at the intersection AI has put us all at.</p><br><p><strong>You will hear about:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why wine-maxing, sleep-maxing and life-maxing can optimise the fun right out of your life - and where the middle ground actually is</li><li>Changing your relationship with alcohol: trusting your body's visceral yes or no instead of the after-a-hard-day default</li><li>Brian Johnson, longevity culture and the real question - quality of life vs quantity of life</li><li>The AI connection paradox: 37% of Gen Z open to falling in love with AI, and why outsourcing connection can quietly deepen loneliness</li><li>Mo Gawdat's two campfires - the fork in the road with AI, and why who we choose to be matters more than ever</li></ul><h1><br></h1><h1>Links text</h1><p>Join the Awake Collective Community for monthly masterclasses</p><p>https://www.awakeacademy.com.au/awake-collective-sales</p><p>Get Awake's transformative book: Know Yourself Grow Yourself to live a happier more purposeful life.</p><p>https://www.penguin.com.au/books/awake-academy-9781761345869</p><p>Follow Layne on Instagram @Laynebeachley</p><p>Follow Tess on Instagram @tesscbrouwer</p><p>Follow AWAKE on Instagram @awake_academy</p><p>Awakes TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@awakeacademy_</p><p>Sponsor our podcast https://www.awakeacademy.com.au/contact</p><p>Book us for a workshop https://www.awakeacademy.com.au/contact</p><p>Mentioned in this episode - Mo Gawdat, Scary Smart (book on AI) [add link]</p><br><p><br></p><h1>Disclaimer</h1><p>The A Wake Up Call podcast is created for general informational, educational, and inspirational purposes only. The stories, tools, and insights shared are designed to support your wellbeing journey - not to replace professional medical, psychological, or therapeutic advice. In fact, we believe therapy is non-negotiable in life.</p><br><p>If you're experiencing a medical or mental health condition, please seek guidance from a qualified healthcare professional. Never ignore or delay seeking professional advice because of something you've heard on this podcast.</p><br><p>Your wellbeing matters. Take care of yourself, stay curious, and remember the real wake-up call is listening to what your body and mind are trying to tell you.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
June 28, 2026
The Worthiness Episode: Why You're Always Worthy of the Ask (with Kemi Nekvapil)
<p><strong>Episode Description:</strong></p><br><p>If you have ever wondered:</p><br><p>"Why am I so exhausted by my own competence?"</p><br><p>"How do I redefine success on my own terms instead of someone else's?"</p><br><p>"Who am I actually waiting for permission from?"</p><br><p>- this episode is for you.</p><br><p>In this warm, honest and quietly powerful conversation, Tess and Layne welcome Kemi Nekvapil - one of Australia's most respected executive coaches, Penguin author of The Gift of Asking, Power and Grounded Success, a Certified Dare to Lead facilitator trained by Brené Brown, host of the globally ranked podcast The Shift Series, flower farmer, and the woman who has personally coached Layne herself.</p><br><p>Kemi has built her life's work on one radical idea: that you are always worthy of the ask. In this episode she unpacks what that really means for the woman who is endlessly capable, the one everyone relies on, who cannot remember the last time she asked for something just for herself.</p><br><p>She shares the wake-up call that has threaded through her whole life - learning to ask how does it feel to be here - and the day she walked off stage to a standing ovation and thought, I am so bored. That boredom, she realised, was a full-body yes to change. Along the way she and the hosts explore why risk has seasons, how we get seduced into stepping over our own boundaries, and a live coaching moment where Layne works through her own surfing retirement in real time.</p><br><p>This is a conversation about redefining success by how it feels, not how it looks, and remembering that the only person you have ever been waiting on for permission is you.</p><br><p><strong>You will hear about:</strong></p><br><p>Why being endlessly needed quietly keeps capable women from ever asking for what they want</p><p>The difference between a full-body yes, a full-body no, and a performance yes</p><p>Why risk has seasons, and how to find the version of a leap your nervous system can actually take</p><p>How to redefine success by how it feels, and why 70% peace beats chasing more</p><p>The one question that ends years of waiting: who am I actually waiting for permission from?</p><p><br></p><h1>Links text</h1><p>Join the Awake Collective Community for monthly masterclasses</p><p>https://www.awakeacademy.com.au/awake-collective-sales</p><br><p>Get Awake's transformative book: Know Yourself Grow Yourself to live a happier more purposeful life.</p><p>https://www.penguin.com.au/books/awake-academy-9781761345869</p><br><p>Follow Layne on Instagram @Laynebeachley</p><br><p>Follow Tess on Instagram @tesscbrouwer</p><br><p>Follow Awake Academy on Instagram @awake_academy</p><br><p>Awakes TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@awakeacademy_</p><br><p>Sponsor our podcast https://www.awakeacademy.com.au/contact</p><br><p>Book us for a workshop https://www.awakeacademy.com.au/contact</p><br><p>Connect with Kemi Nekvapil https://www.keminekvapil.com</p><br><p><strong>Disclaimer</strong></p><br><p>The A Wake Up Call podcast is created for general informational, educational, and inspirational purposes only. The stories, tools, and insights shared are designed to support your wellbeing journey - not to replace professional medical, psychological, or therapeutic advice. In fact, we believe therapy is non-negotiable in life.</p><br><p>If you're experiencing a medical or mental health condition, please seek guidance from a qualified healthcare professional. Never ignore or delay seeking professional advice because of something you've heard on this podcast.</p><br><p>Your wellbeing matters. Take care of yourself, stay curious, and remember the real wake-up call is listening to what your body and mind are trying to tell you.</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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- What is A Wake Up Call?
<p>You can change your life and A Wake Up Call will show you how.</p><p>Hosted by Layne Beachley AO and Tess Brouwer, founders of <a href="https://awakeacademy.com.au/">Awake Academy</a>, this is the podcast that gets real about what it takes to live awake - no filters, no fluff, just truth, science, and stories that will shake you out of autopilot and into action.</p><p>Each episode is packed with practical tools, honest conversations, and powerful wake-up calls to help you stress less, feel more, and reconnect with who you really are.</p><p>If you’re ready to stop drifting and start living with purpose, you’re in the right place.</p><p>Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/awake_academy/?hl=en">@awake_academy</a> for more tools, truth, and transformation and tune in weekly to A Wake Up Call.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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