Episode 63 | Growing Sideways - What a Tree Taught Me About Success

When I started this podcast, I remember joking that maybe twelve people would listen.

Honestly, if that had happened, I think I still would have kept making it.

I never imagined that, a few years later, people from more than a dozen countries would be joining us each month. Not because we set out to build something big, but because together we've built something that feels incredibly special.

Every week you choose to spend an hour walking beside us. (And when I say an hour... I mean somewhere around it - I think Megan's given up on ever getting one that goes for 40 minutes)

Sometimes we laugh together. Sometimes we cry. Sometimes we wrestle with questions that don't have neat answers. Sometimes we simply sit in awe of the people who trust us with their stories.

You might think you're "just listening."

But you've been doing so much more than that.

You've helped create a community where people feel safe enough to tell the truth. Where scientists, authors, Elders, survivors, adventurers and everyday Australians have trusted us to carry their stories with care. Every time you've pressed play, shared an episode, left a review or recommended the podcast to a friend, you've quietly helped make that possible.

And somewhere along the way, without really noticing, you've done the same for me.

You've given me the courage to keep asking questions.

To keep growing.

To keep believing that these conversations matter.

Thank you for walking this path with me.

I can't wait to see where it leads next.

– Shannon