Oct 13 2023 35 mins
In this episode Emma speaks with Don McKay, who is a Health and Performance Coach, Consultant, Trainer, Author, Keynote Speaker, nutrition geek, avid learner/experimenter and student of everything to do with optimal health and resilience. Don really resonated with Emma at the Low Carb Roadshow in Cairns recently.
Don's background was extremely stressful in Law enforcement for over 35 years and after changing his life dramatically, he now helps others with his high energy, well thought out strategies.
Don talks about not only his own journey, but the experience of finding the 7 Pillars of Health - he practices what he preaches! Have a listen to this inspiring man and his combination of work and life experience in challenging and diverse areas brings a unique 'skill stack' to his passion; aggregating health, resilience and performance strategies to help people get the most out of their professional and personal life.
Don has a Master of Professional Studies (High Performance and Resilience Strategies) from the University of Southern Queensland and a Diploma in Public Safety (Policing). Don is also a Certified Primal Health Coach through the Primal Health Coach Institute. Don has 29 years of training experience and is an engaging presenter and experienced facilitator.
In 2017, Don started 'My Evolution Coaching and Consulting' to provide a platform to reach and support more people, businesses, and organizations to continue the important conversation around high performance and resilience. Since March 2019, he has delivered My Evolution High Performance People Workshops to over 2600 people across a broad range of industries in Queensland.
In 2021 in collaboration with Dr Susan Swanston, they started ‘The Optimal Health Program’, a long- horizon health and well-being program to help people find their version of Optimal Health.
He has a self-proclaimed World Record for the fastest recovery from Lymphoma.