Winning the fight within is what Hazel Gale's story is all about. As a former champion boxer and kick-boxer turned therapist, turned tech start-up founder, Hazel shares how she re-wrote her self-limiting narratives to overcome a deep-rooted fear of weakness and failure.

At the prime of her fighting career, Hazel's body unexpectedly shut down, forcing her to confront her deepest fears and childhood-ingrained beliefs about herself. Exploring cognitive hypnotherapy helped her reframe these inner demons and reconnect with her inner child, and eventually she returned to the ring, stronger than ever. Today, Hazel is a tech entrepreneur - inspired by her own therapy journey, she created Betwixt, a mental health app that uses the power of interactive storytelling and metaphor to help hundreds of thousands of users reframe their own self-narratives.

Our conversation touched on wider issues of societal conditioning, self-perception, and the complexities of purpose and achievements - a must-listen for anyone navigating the intersection of mental health, personal growth, and professional success.

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Produced by Taqwa Sadiq

Mixed by Talia Augustidis

Artwork by Poppy Newman

Video by Nada Smiljanic

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Chapters

(00:00) Introducing Hazel Gale

(01:03) Childhood Narratives

(05:45) Needing to Win and Prove Strength

(07:10) Struggles with Identity and Self-Worth

(11:30) Women and Social Conditioning

(16:39) Therapy and Cognitive Hypnotherapy

(20:58) Inner Child

(21:15) Mind Monster Solution

(24:22) Final Fight and Inner Peace

(27:26) Achieving Flow State

(30:38) Betwixt: A Mental Health Adventure

(37:42) Purpose and Making a Difference

(39:02) Conclusion

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