My Brand is Nicol Heard
My Brand is Nicol Heard and my family. I am so very proud of who we are and the story that is us. I help people to see what they are capable of, through discovering their courage, communication, and connection.
In June 2016 I began my Diploma. Including positive psychology, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), CBC (Cognitive Behavioural Coaching), Solution-Focused Coaching, Narrative Coaching as well as doing diploma’s in mindfulness, Meta health, and CBT. My qualifications are accredited Behavioural, Motivators and Emotional IQ practitioner and facilitator. Being a lifelong learner I am currently doing C-IQ practitioner training and a mindfulness diploma.
Our Journey Began
I am built on the strength of my family. We had been in business since 2001. In 2011 my family dived into a black hole with My husband having a heart attack, our 9-month-old nephew also being diagnosed with a rare disease ‘Tay Sach’s’. We thought that this taught us to appreciate life and those we were lucky enough to spend it with. In October of the same year, we had a terrifying car accident where my 3 children were helicoptered from the scene to the Royal Children’s Hospital.
My then 4-year-old son Paddy and 12-year-old daughter put into induced comas. My 11-year-old son Billy watched as we were all cut out of the car with the Jaws of Life. I was fixed-winged to Melbourne and then to the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Paddy’s skull was partially removed while the swelling went down in his brain; Haylee went to 18 hours of surgery on her lung intestines and orthopedic surgery. Billy waited again and then had all of his surgeries. I had my surgeries. Three months later we left the hospital, knowing life is too short and sold what was left of our business, tragically burying our 2-year-old nephew and after a year of rehabilitation we left to travel Australia to rebuild ourselves.
We got knocked down
We got to Byron Bay (Heaven on Earth) and had the perfect Day with our Son Paddy we surfed and took him on a date, Thank goodness as the next day he fell unconscious in my arms, never to wake. After living in the Royal Children’s hospital for so long and seeing our friends children die because they didn’t receive organ transplants and survive because they were one of the lucky ones. Our family choose to give the gift of life to someone who could be saved. We flew home to our family to be surrounded by love and support. In the next month’s we began Paddy’s Courage the Gift of paying it forward and discussing Organ & Tissue Donation with your family.
We went to Peterborough for a beach holiday 6 months later (January) to see if we were ready again to start our trip, we went water skiing with family friends our son who now was 12 was hit a jet ski that was being driven by an unlicensed drunk driver. The Mica ambulance airlifted us from Warrnambool to the Children’s again. We drove to my Mum’s in Ballarat and to as we arrived my husband said you couldn’t script our story. Two minutes later he pulled over because he couldn’t see out of his left eye. Murray had a stroke.
We picked up our socks and …
One week on we picked ourselves up and started our media campaign for DonateLife and our 100km walk along the Great Ocean Road neurological, orthopedic, heart, plaster and all we spoke to paper’s, radio, TV, etc. on organ donation. We then walked with 30 people over 5 days and completed our walk and continue to raise Organ Donation. Our next gig was to raise awareness on Water Safety, again Newspaper radio and TV.
We continue to speak about our passions especially Organ and Tissue Donation and our once home at Ronald Macdonald house.
I Nicol Heard am my family, strength and live my truth daily with great love and vulnerability.
Nicol Heard
Embracing my story and all of whom have been apart of it. I have chosen to follow my path and have created Courageous you to use all my skills, strategies. Sharing the stories of being in the corporate world, small business and my family story. Contact Nicol Heard at nicol@courageousu.com.au or via skype and zoom or mobile 0447429266
