A Wake Up Call

By Layne Beachley AO & Tess Brouwer

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Episodes: 57

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You can change your life and A Wake Up Call will show you how.

Hosted by Layne Beachley AO and Tess Brouwer, founders of Awake Academy, 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.

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.

If you’re ready to stop drifting and start living with purpose, you’re in the right place.

Follow @awake_academy for more tools, truth, and transformation and tune in weekly to A Wake Up Call.


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Episode Date
Sleep Isn't Fixing me: The 7 Kinds of Tired and What Each One Needs to Re-energise you
Nov 01, 2026
Maggie Dent: The Parenting Rule That Lets You Off the Hook and Makes you a Better Human and Better Parent
Oct 25, 2026
Life Looks Fine on Paper. So Why Do I Feel So Empty? Tools to Feeling Like Yourself Again.
Oct 18, 2026
Two words Quietly keeping you stuck:'Yeah, But...': How to Stop Talking Yourself Out of What You Want
Oct 11, 2026
Camilla Thompson Health Expert: Bio Hack your way to feel more energised your life: Why More Optimising Is Making You More Tired
Oct 04, 2026
Olympic Diver Sam Fricker : What to Do When Your Biggest Setback Hits. From Career-Ending Injury to Showing Up Again and aiming for Gold
Sep 27, 2026
Forget the Regrets of the Dying. These Are the 5 Needs of the Living and what you can do about it.
Sep 20, 2026
GP Dr Preeya Alexander Reveals the Health Checks Most Women Put Off Until It's Too Late and how Feeling Fine Isn't the Same as Being Healthy
Sep 13, 2026
Stop Carrying Other People's Luggage
Sep 07, 2026
They Told Me 50/50. It Was 5 Per Cent.
Aug 30, 2026
We Went Viral. Then We Read the Comments.
Aug 23, 2026
Sam Gash on the Power of the Pause
Aug 16, 2026
When You Can’t Be Bothered: Motivation, Overwhelm & the Juggle
Aug 11, 2026
Hamish McLachlan on the Last Three Percent
Aug 02, 2026
Food is your Performance Tool with Kate Save
Jul 26, 2026
Selfish Isn’t the Problem. Selfless Is.
Jul 19, 2026
Who Are You Without the Fear?
Jul 12, 2026
Have We Taken Optimisation Too Far?
Jul 06, 2026
The Worthiness Episode: Why You're Always Worthy of the Ask (with Kemi Nekvapil)
Jun 28, 2026
The Success Tax: How Burnout Sneaks Up on High Performers (with Dr. Kristy Goodwin)
Jun 21, 2026
From Lane 8 to Life - Kieran Perkins on Performing Under Pressure
Jun 14, 2026
The Man Behind the Fighter: Masculinity, Self-Worth, and the Courage to Be Seen (with Harry Garside)
Jun 07, 2026
Behind the Mask - Performance, Identity, and the Courage to Take It Off (with Josh Piterman)
Jun 01, 2026
The Body Episode: Pelvic Floors, Sexual Health, and the Knowledge You Were Never Given (with Heather Ford)
May 24, 2026
The High Performance Edit: Hard Work In Harmony (Not Hustle)
May 17, 2026
Do It For Life - Damien Mu on Data, Burnout and Leading with a Healthier Heart
May 10, 2026
Perimenopause, Burnout, Friendship and Letting Go
May 03, 2026
Reinventing Yourself at Any Age - Identity, Change, and the Courage to Begin Again (with Mel Doyle)
Apr 26, 2026
What Is Sustained Success? Values, Dream Teams and the Actions That Count
Apr 19, 2026
The Performance Brain - Psychological Flexibility, Trust and the Neuroscience of Peak Performance
Apr 12, 2026
The Therapy Session - Self-Care, Separation, and Healing Your Inner Child
Apr 05, 2026
Trust, Surrender and the Power of Owning Your Story – with Lael Stone
Mar 29, 2026
Olympics Episode - Pressure, Perspective and a (Surprise) Letting Go
Mar 22, 2026
Human Connection Saved My Life with Barry Du Bois
Mar 15, 2026
The Soul Map: How to Reconnect When Life Looks Fine But Feels Off
Mar 08, 2026
Retrain Your Brain with Sue Langley
Mar 02, 2026
Drop the Blame Game: How to Stop Blaming Yourself (and Others)
Feb 22, 2026
Become the Creative Director of Your Life
Feb 15, 2026
Burnout, Injury, and the Days You Can’t Cope: How to Recover Without Pushing
Feb 08, 2026
Manage Energy, Not Time with Holly Ransom
Feb 01, 2026
The Seven Doctors
Jan 25, 2026
Rewriting the Story That’s Holding You Back (Bonus Ep)
Jan 21, 2026
Growth at the Edge of Discomfort with Dr Michael Gervais
Jan 18, 2026
Rest Without Guilt: Regulating Your Nervous System
Jan 11, 2026
Dr Stacy Sims: Menopause, Training & Energy Hacks
Jan 04, 2026
Reflection, Intention & Our Words for 2026
Dec 28, 2025
Magic in the Mess: Mediumship, Intuition and Trusting Yourself (with Jess the Medium)
Dec 21, 2025
The Best Burnout Hacks Aren't What You Think
Dec 14, 2025
The Root Cause Of 'Imposter Syndrome' & How To Overcome It
Dec 07, 2025
The Art Of Holding Space (with Tess' Husband Chris)
Nov 30, 2025
A Simple Question That Can Change Your Relationship With Your Body
Nov 23, 2025
Turning Pain Into Purpose with Mitch Wallis
Nov 16, 2025
Energy Hacks That Give You Your Life Back
Nov 09, 2025
Sue Langley Shares The Science-Backed Tools For A Happy Life
Nov 02, 2025
OPPOSITES ATTRACT – Layne & Kirk’s Wake-Up Call to Love
Oct 26, 2025
If you’ve ever used the words ‘I’m fine’ - this is for you.
Oct 19, 2025
The Bright Side of Burnout
Oct 12, 2025