Beyond Turning Points

About Beyond Turning Points

What happens when you're living life a certain way, but then everything changes? 'Beyond Turning Points' podcast is a treasure chest of insights exploring pivotal moments in the lives of inspiring guests and perspectives for living a conscious, fulfilling heart led life. Hosted by coach Ash Perrow, each episode not only narrates these pivotal experiences but also distills the wisdom and insights gleaned from them. There are diverse stories from thought heart based leaders, creatives, therapists, coaches, healers, activists and everyday people who have met challenges and share their insights and lessons, many reflecting the breadth of the human experience. Whether it's navigating personal challenges, achieving breakthroughs, or encountering profound realisations, these conversations empower you with practical life lessons. Join our community of seekers and learners as we delve into these life-changing narratives. Click Subscribe to regularly add invaluable insights to your own path of personal growth.

Publisher

Ash Perrow

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Jul 2023

Latest episode

22 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

35 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Jun 2026

   The Search for Self, ADHD & Skateboarding | Adam Walker

   What if the most important turning point in life is learning to move from autopilot to conscious choice? In this episode of Beyond Turning Points, Ash Perrow sits down with psychologist, musician, skateboarder and creator of the Breadcrumbs and Alarm Clocks framework, Adam Walker. Adam shares the turning points that shaped his life, from spending much of infancy in hospital and witnessing his grandfather die suddenly as a child, through to discovering skateboarding, coding and music as powerful pathways to agency, creativity and self-discovery. Together, Ash and Adam explore sovereignty, nervous systems, parts work, ADHD, creativity, parenting and the difference between living on autopilot and consciously choosing your path. At the heart of the conversation is a simple but profound question: How do we move from autopilot into sovereignty? In this episode we explore The early experiences that shaped Adam’s nervous system Witnessing his grandfather’s death at three years old Discovering skateboarding, coding and music as pathways to growth What sovereignty really means Moving beyond autopilot Internal Family Systems and parts work Why anxiety is often multiple signals happening at once Adam’s research exploring skateboarding and ADHD Creativity, pattern recognition and nervous system regulation Why creative practices can support children with ADHD Walking away from an abusive environment and reclaiming personal power The lessons Kung Fu and meditation taught him about resilience Parenting, presence and what matters most The turning point Adam is living through right now Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 05:12 - Childhood turning points and nervous system patterns 10:00 - Discovering skateboarding, coding and music 15:36 - What sovereignty really means 19:42 - Addiction, habits and conscious choice 22:56 - Internal Family Systems and parts work 23:24 - Why anxiety is often multiple signals 33:56 - A major turning point and reclaiming personal power 41:01 - What Adam discovered about skateboarding and ADHD 46:48 - Creativity, learning and healing 49:27 - Creativity, choice and sovereignty 51:15 - The turning point Adam is living through today 57:04 - Love, fear and following your path Connect with Adam Walker Website: https://innersensepsychology.com/ (https://innersensepsychology.com/) Music: https://soundcloud.com/adam-walker-397724903 (https://soundcloud.com/adam-walker-397724903) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdamWalkerCairns (https://www.facebook.com/AdamWalkerCairns) Connect with Ash Perrow Website: https://ashperrow.com (https://ashperrow.com) Pure Impact Academy: https://piaevolution.com (https://piaevolution.com) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashperrow (https://www.instagram.com/ashperrow) Beyond Turning Points Beyond Turning Points explores the pivotal moments that shape our lives and, more importantly, what happens afterwards. Each episode explores the choices, insights, healing, courage and transformations that emerge after life’s defining moments, offering practical wisdom listeners can apply in their own lives.

2. 

   25 May 2026

   True Knowledge & Listening to Country with Kyran O’Donnell

   Kyran O’Donnell is a proud Barkindji man with a powerful and deeply human story. Many people know Kyran through  The Brother Boys where humour, brotherhood and positivity have helped him build a community of millions online. But beneath the comedy is a much deeper journey. In this episode of Beyond Turning Points, Kyran speaks openly about being removed from family as a child, violence, resilience, identity, survival and the moment he began reconnecting to country and to himself. What unfolds is not just a conversation about Indigenous Australia. It becomes a conversation about listening. Listening to country. Listening to yourself. Listening beyond the noise of modern life. At one point, Kyran shares: “I thought I knew who I was until I started listening again.” Together, Ash and Kyran explore: Barkindji country and the significance of the Darling River Growing up during the 90s and early 2000s in Australia Being removed from his family Colonisation and the disconnection many people experience from themselves and the land Violence, masculinity and the search for identity The warrior spirit within Aboriginal culture Nature, intuition and connection to country Spiritual experiences and inner knowing Why many Australians are beginning to reconnect with country in a deeper way Social media, leadership and using platforms to create unity and understanding This is a yarn about identity, country, healing and what can happen when people begin listening differently to life. Explore Kyran’s work Uncle Kyran https://www.instagram.com/uncle.kyran/ (https://www.instagram.com/uncle.kyran/) Marketing for Mob https://www.instagram.com/marketing.4.mob/ (https://www.instagram.com/marketing.4.mob/) The Brother Boys https://www.instagram.com/the_brotherboys/ (https://www.instagram.com/the_brotherboys/) Connect with Ash and the Pure Impact Academy Ash Perrow http://www.ashperrow.com (http://www.ashperrow.com) Pure Impact Academy https://mmm.piaevolution.com/signup (https://mmm.piaevolution.com/signup) Free resources and 1:1 coaching https://stan.store/ashperrow (https://stan.store/ashperrow) Beyond Turning Points explores the pivotal moments that change us and the deeper understanding that can emerge afterwards.

3. 

   11 May 2026

   Breaking Free From the Life You Were Taught to Live

   A conversation with Manal Waugh on identity, freedom and the courage to change There comes a moment where the life that once protected you starts to feel too small. This week on Beyond Turning Points, Ash sits down with Manal Waugh, author of Lucid Dreams: Waking Up to What You Truly Are, former teacher, creative director and founder of an internationally recognised bridal label featured in Vogue. What makes Manal’s story interesting is not just the range of worlds she’s moved through, but her understanding of what it takes to outgrow identities that once felt safe. She grew up in a community where expectations around behaviour, belonging and who you could be were deeply ingrained into the culture. Later, even through successful careers and creative pursuits, she kept encountering the same deeper feeling: “There has to be more to life than this.” In this conversation, Ash and Manal explore what happens when the version of you that once helped you belong, succeed or stay safe begins to feel exhausting to maintain. Together, they speak about: growing up inside strong cultural expectations leaving teaching after deep misalignment with the system building a successful fashion brand without formal training identity as something we can outgrow why freedom can feel confronting inherited templates around who we’re supposed to be creativity, ego and awakening the tension between safety and aliveness At one point in the episode, Manal says: “Freedom feels terrifying because it asks you to let go of the version of yourself that once kept you safe.” This conversation is thoughtful, honest, funny in parts and deeply human. It’s for anyone who has ever felt the tension between the life they’ve built and the life quietly trying to emerge underneath it. Explore Manal’s Work Website: https://www.manalwaugh.com/ (https://www.manalwaugh.com/) Book: Lucid Dreams: Waking Up to What You Truly Are https://www.amazon.com.au/Lucid-Dreams-Waking-What-Truly-ebook/dp/B0FS75XP7S (https://www.amazon.com.au/Lucid-Dreams-Waking-What-Truly-ebook/dp/B0FS75XP7S) Connect with Ash or the Pure Impact Academy Ash Perrow: https://www.ashperrow.com (https://www.ashperrow.com) Pure Impact Academy: https://mmm.piaevolution.com/signup (https://mmm.piaevolution.com/signup) Free resources and 1:1 coaching: https://stan.store/ashperrow (https://stan.store/ashperrow) Beyond Turning Points is a podcast about the moments that change us and the deeper understanding that can emerge when we stop resisting who we’re becoming.

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