Stephen

Growing up, Stephen didn’t go anywhere without a football in hand, to school, the shops & even at night, after he replaced his beloved “Teddy Bear” as a bedfellow. Dedicated to footy, above all else, his life dream was to one day play for the Collingwood Magpies like his famous grandfather Frank.

 

His dreams came tumbling down, after 3 years at East Perth, when he was pigeon-holed by his coaches as a ruckman in the WAFL reserves and told he would never become a “real footballer”. 

 

With no draft prospects, Stephen made a life decision to leave football and travel the world in search of “the truth”. 

 

Stephen’s travels ultimately landed him in Northern Thailand at a Taoist resort teaching westerners how to find enlightenment through colonic irrigation, genital weight lifting and meditation.

 

After reaching the pinnacle and finding the light himself, he returned to Perth, to spread the word whilst living out his next ten years floating between jobs, study, tai chi & yoga retreats.  

 

Restless, Stephen decided it was time to spread his wings again and take off on another international adventure to the highlands of Malaysia to work as an organic farm manager for a resort designed in the likeness of the famous town, Colmar in Alsace, North-eastern France.

 

It was in Malaysia where Stephen met his wife-to-be, while sipping Japanese Macha in a Tea Garden at the top of Berjaya Mountain. After a year of private mountain trysts, whilst hiding their relationship from colleagues, they returned to Perth to start a family and live happily ever after.

 

Join Stephen on Monday mornings from 7:00 to 9:00am for “Breakfast with Stephen & Jen” & on Thursdays from 9:00 to 11:00am.