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Resilience & Justice: Brigette Panetta’s Journey Through Adversity

Brigette Panetta · March 20, 2025

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Interview with Brigette Panetta

Resilience & Justice: Brigette Panetta’s Journey Through Adversity

Podcast: Girl, Take the Lead!

March 20, 2025

Brigette Panetta, Millennial, advocateand ambassador for Media.com, joins us to talk about her real-world experience and insights into social justice leadership. Brigette is a passionate advocate for those facing social injustice and adversity. After experiencing firsthand the…

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Key topicsOvercoming Adversity and Fighting for JusticeBrigette can discuss her personal journey of battling against false allegations from a government body, losing her home, and enduring a traumatic birthing experience. She will delve into the profound impact of social injustice on families and businesses, emphasizing the importance of resilience and the urgent to prevent such inhumane treatment in the future. Navigating Motherhood Amidst Adversity and Supporting Traumatic Birth RecoveryBrigette can share her deeply personal experience of becoming a mother amidst legal battles and severe personal stress. She will discuss the challenges of raising a newborn while dealing with traumatic birth experiences, including her time in ICU and the impact of the pandemic. Brigette aims to offer insights and support to other mothers facing similar traumas, highlighting the importance of community, mental health, and holistic healing practices in recovering and thriving as a parent. Creating a Support Network for Victims of Social InjusticeBrigette can explore her vision of building a foundation to provide litigation funding and support for individuals facing similar legal battles. She aims to create a community where people can share their experiences, find solidarity, and access resources to fight against injustices. Brigette will discuss the broader implications of providing a platform for those who feel silenced and isolated in their struggles. View all topics →

About Brigette Panetta

Advocate for Social Justice, Empowering Mothers, and Raising Awareness of Holistic Healing

7 steps The Brigette Method12 weeks Transformation mentorshipReiki practitioner Embodied mentor & speaker7-module course Rediscover Your Sovereign Self

Brigette Panetta has emerged as a powerful advocate for individuals facing social injustice and adversity. As the partner of James Mawhinney, founder of Media.com, Brigette has personally experienced the profound challenges of fighting against a government body. Over the past four years, she has witnessed the severe impact of Australia's corporate regulator, ASIC's, false allegations on her family’s investment business, Mayfair 101. This ordeal has deeply affected Brigette, her young family, and the lives of nearly 600 Australians.

Her journey began under extraordinary circumstances—two days after giving birth during the onset of the pandemic, Brigette found herself in ICU, recovering from a traumatic birthing experience while simultaneously supporting James through 26 legal hearings. The struggle resulted in losing their family home and enduring significant personal and professional setbacks. Despite these hardships, Brigette's resilience has driven her to speak out and assist others in similar predicaments.

Brigette is committed to creating a foundation to provide litigation funding and support for individuals battling injustices. She aims to offer a platform for people to share their stories and find solidarity in their experiences. In addition to her advocacy work, Brigette is passionate about holistic healing modalities. She has explored and benefited from practices such as breath work, meditation, kinesiology, and Reiki to overcome trauma and stress.

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About this episode

Brigette Panetta, Millennial, advocateand ambassador for Media.com, joins us to talk about her real-world experience and insights into social justice leadership.

Brigette is a passionate advocate for those facing social injustice and adversity. After experiencing firsthand the devastating impact of false allegations by Australia's corporate regulator, ASIC, she has dedicated herself to supporting others in similar battles.

Her journey began under extraordinary circumstances—recovering from a traumatic birth while navigatinglegal turmoil that cost her family their home and livelihood. Instead of breaking her, these challenges ignited her mission to create a foundation providing litigation funding and a platform for people to share their stories.

Brigette’s story of resilience, healing, and justice makes her a compelling voice for change.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

4:32 Resilience

5:35 Role of resilience in leadership

6.27 Self-doubt and leadership

6:48 Limiting beliefs

7:37 Tools that help us connect

10:57 Health deficiencies and clarity

11:02 Forgiveness practice

12:48 Intuition and trust

Quotable Moments:

*When you can allow everyone to feel safe in their rolesand within their positions, you can allow them to be comfortable enough to speak that shows the best leadership qualities.”

“If you have self-doubt or limiting beliefs that comesthrough in your leadership. Others can feel you’re not confident.”

“A lot of our traumas are kept between the fascia levelbetween the skin and the muscle.”

“I stopped going external for my answers. I knew theanswers already.”

“The biggest tool that helped me was a forgivenesspractice. I could then work on other elements like being aware of my thoughts.”

Three Episode Takeaways:

1. Resilience can come down to our self-belief and trusting our journey is happening for a reason. When youaccept you can’t control situations, that’s when resilience helps you move forward.

2. Once we can clear the limiting beliefs we’re unstoppable. There’s no ego in place.

3. Thoughts can affect us and our physical wellbeing. We need to do the internal work to look at our health and get a clearer channel to be able to hear our inner voice within.

Episode Resources:

Media.com

https://media.com/

IG The Human Garbage

https://www.instagram.com/explore/search/keyword/?q=human%20garage

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How to reach Brigette:

brigette.panetta8@gmail.com

Website:

https://media.com/brigettepanetta

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