Kids, counselling and combat

Vickie chats with Tiffanee Cook on the Roll with the Punches podcast. A fighter, a lover, a therapist and one hell of a big heart, Vickie and Tiffanee talk about her own personal experiences before diving deep into an insightful chat around training kids, being adaptable to the needs of children on the spectrum and why training youngsters lights Vickie's fire.

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Host of the Roll with the Punches podcast, Aussie Tiffanee Cook is an athlete, performance coach, speaker and self-proclaimed eternal student of life. Making an impact through storytelling and science as she invites you to join her in exploring the human experience. From real life encounters with tragedy, vulnerability and trauma to exploring all things human experience with world renowned experts, scientists, psychologists and thought leaders.

Vickie Simos is a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist who is also a Fourth Degree Black Belt in the Filipino martial art of Doce Pares Eskrima (stick fighting) and a Second Degree Black Belt in Anjukanpo Karate. Vickie is a Silver Medallist World Stickfighting Championships, Pan Pacific Gold Medallist for Stick Fighting, and a qualified Personal Trainer. Vickie is the founder of Thelo Active Therapy, an initiative that combines martial arts and mainstream therapy. In 2017, Vickie published her memoir called The Boxer Within where she reflects on her experiences with depression and anxiety and how martial arts helped her overcome those mental issues.