This podcast explores the diverse stories of individuals from all walks of life, delving into their struggles, experiences and passions. Each Episode invites listeners to connect with guests on a personal level, fostering understanding and inspiration through authentic conversations.
This podcast explores the diverse stories of individuals from all walks of life, delving into their struggles, experiences and passions. Each Episode invites listeners to connect with guests on a personal level, fostering understanding and inspiration through authentic conversations.
Kate Lee shares her journey from working in the Tourism industry to being a Teacher. Kate's opens up on how she went to Police to make a statement on her first day of teaching and before teaching her first class.
Kate talks about what high school teaching is like now and how important looking the student's wellbeing is. Kate also talks about how teachers are more than just educators.
Kate and I know each other from high school together so we share some stories and catch up after almost 20 years since school.
Kevin Johnston joins me for a deeply personal and raw conversation. Kevin has kept his painful and chaotic childhood a secret and, in this episode, he finally shares his story publicly for the first time. The content is heavy at times, but it's also a powerful testament to his incredible resilience.
Kevin opens up about the struggles of his past and how he has managed to maintain a positive outlook on life today. We also discuss his time as a full-time streamer for the video game Counter-Strike and the challenges of co-parenting his daughter.
We take a trip down memory lane, reminiscing about our high school days and I am truly grateful to Kevin for his courage in sharing such an intimate part of his life. His story is a remarkable example of strength and perseverance in the face of adversity.
Dean Cooper is an advocate for anti-domestic and family violence as well as toxic masculinity amongst men.
Dean first pursued a professional career in Rugby which he cut short. After trying a few difference courses at University, Dean found Criminology as the one that stuck and went on to work for the criminal justice system. After a few years, Dean found his passion in raising awareness against domestic and family violence and help address perpetrating violence amongst men.
Dean is also an amazing dad and husband who devotes himself to his family.
Will Craig from the Podcast 'Sunday Reset w/ Will & friends' joins me on the pod and shares his incredible story of being diagnosed at birth with a health condition called Hydrocephalus where the cerebrospinal fluid in the brain is built up and can cause damage to the brain tissue. Will talks about the mechanical device that helps drain the fluid but can break at anytime at which leaves him with 8 hours to live untils replaced. Will opens up about living with the condition and how it's made him want to excel.
Will also talks about his struggles with his mental health and what he does therapeutically through his writing, by starting his blog, publishing a book then eventually his podcast. Will is a huge advocate in raising awareness for mental health especially with men.
Will opens up about a tragic story of his girlfriend at the time passing away very unexpectedly and the toll it took on him.
I am a huge fan of Will and his content. Please check out his IG @mental_health_with_will, his blog, his book and his podcast.
Mel Morris has a funny and unique social media presence which shows videos of herself and creates gym content to help people go into fitness or to the gym who might feel insecure or self-conscious about their body. Her videos are modest and have no shame. Mel receives several regular messages about how much her videos help her.
She also posts for the gym clothing brand LSKD as an online creator which she talks about how she got into it.
Mel also talks about her upbringing, her career working as a childcare worker and how the industry has changed over time.
Mel opens up and shares her story of being a survivor of domestic violence as well as sexual assault. She talks about her mental health and how she was in a dark place for years. She also shares about her trying to take her own life and then getting the right help afterwards. I appreciate her courage talking about it as she mentions hardly anyone knows about her.
It's amazing how far Mel has come and after everything, she still shows up and keeps working and progressing in a positive direction.
Please find her pages IG and TikTok @Melcatraz
Chad from the Cheers Big Ears Podcast jumps on and talks about his upbringing, why he started his podcast and his love for pop culture.
Started in 2018, the podcast started as Chad and his co-host talking about whatever whilst having several drinks. Now it's less about drinking and more about talking.
We both get talk about mental health and why men struggle with asking for help when needed.
Such a great guest to have on and was so much fun talking with him
Please check out Cheers Big Ears Podcast on all platforms.
IG @Cheersbigearspodcast
Mikey is a mental health advocate based in Wisconsin and has his own podcast called Mikey on Mute which is about mental health and breaking the stigma,
On the episode, Mikey talks about his upbringing, how he was brought up to be a man and what that looked like.
The impact his parents separating had and then his mum being diagnosed with brain cancer. She bravely lived another 7 years after that.
Mikey then talks about his battle with his mental health and shares a story of when he tried to kill himself. He is grateful everyday he didn't go through with it and is getting the help through therapy and his inner circle.
Please check out his podcast and his IG mikey_on_mute_podcast
Beverley is the host of 'The Ready Set Share Podcast' which she talks to others about their healing journey and their lives.
Beverley opens up on the episode about her upbringing, having emotionally immature parents which impacted her mental health. She also talks about how she never found herself not fitting in at school which made it harder.
Starting in a career in banking, Beverley then changed over to Corrections for a few years and is not working as a life coach where she helps others with their journey and healing.
Please check out her podcast.
IG
the.rsspodcast
hummingbird_energy_healing
Rory is a published author with over 15 children's books and many more to come. Rory talks about how started his journey as an author.
Rory and his family sailed across the world visiting many countries when Rory was 9. Rory shares some cool stories and what life is like sailing across the globe with your family whilst doing distance education and experiencing the life at sea.
At 13, Rory came back to Australia where he found it hard to fit in at school. At first, it was tough especially because he was bullied. Rory shares about the struggles but opens up about how he got through it and learnt how to get out of his comfort zone..
Rory is my best friend whom I have known for many years. We briefly talk about that. He has had such a unique life and has a cool perspective on life which is why we are friends. We could of talked for hours, Rory has more stories to tell so maybe another episode is on the cards.
Please find his work
IG @roryhmatherauthor
Facebook Rory H. Mather
Website Rory H. Mather – Children's AuthorAll his books can be found online or Dymock Book Stores (Australia)
Laura and Bridget from the book loving Podcast 'Talk Lit Get Hit', both talk about how they started their Podcast, what makes them going as well as their love for books.
Laura and Bridget met in Kindy and became close friends in High School where they shared the same quirky taste in music.
Talking and reviewing books has brought hundreds of other people captivated in their words. Its a great Podcast and very funny too.
Please check them out on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other platforms .
IG @talklit.gethit
Jason shares and opens up about losing his wife to cancer and having to raise two young kids as a single parent.
Jason talks about how he managed with the grief for him and the kids, what he did for himself and for his kids to get through that period to ensure no one missed out on anything.
At the age of 62, Jason still goes to the gym on a regular basis which he talks about the reasons why he keeps going.
I appreciate Jason coming onto the episode and sharing his story. He is so incredible how positive his mindset is.
Why I asked Jake to be on the podcast is because of his amazing journey with overcoming mental and physical challenges.
Jakes talks about getting hit by a car whilst cycling which took a toll on his body and mind. It then made it hard for him to walk and be mobile ultimately leading to him putting on 50 kilograms and weighing 135 kilograms.
Jakes opens up about how he lost the 50 kilograms from fitness and his hardened determination.
An absolute pleasure having Jake on and truly inspiring.
Armando is a doctor and runs a Youtube Channel called Armando Hasudungan which he illustrates tutorials on medicines and biology.
Armando talks about growing up in Indonesia, going to boarding school in Australia at the age of 11 and living in Japan as a Teenager.
Armando shares about why he started to do medicine and how he started his Youtube channel.
Such a great and fun episode, Armando and I went to High School together so it was really good catching up with him.
Please check out his work;
http://www.youtube.com/@armandohasudungan
http://Armandoh.org
Instagram @armandohasudungan
Kieran is a guy I went to High School who is such a big advocate in raising awareness for mental health. He is big into fitness and has set a world record with three other people.
Kieran is a former chef and talks about how he changed careers over a decade and then made the transition into working with at risk youths.
Please reach out for help if you are experiencing mental health or reach out to someone who might be dealing with mental health issues. In the episode, Kieran and I talk about how much of an impact it has when someone reaches out for help.
Trevor Vanstone is an actor with that has over 10 years of acting experience. Trevor has worked on a variety of live shows, advertisements, TV shows and a Movie.
Trevor talks about how he got into acting and the journey getting into the acting scene.
Coming from a manual laboring work history, Trevor is not your typical actor. He talks about how he breaks the actor stereotypes.
Trevor and his family moved from Zimbabwe to Australia when he was 12. He talks about the differences and the culture shock.
Please have a look at Trevor's work. He is such a talented actor.
Chris Nicol is a health and sports performance business coach.
He has an online coaching program which helps others achieve their goals.
Chris talks about how he has experienced mental health challenges along the way and how he uses to his advantage.
Please look him up on social media and LinkedIn.
https://www.instagram.com/peak_performance1985?igsh=ODBrbm80anRoM21m
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-n-47b9104a
Ben describes himself as an alcoholic who has been sober coming 8 years. Ben opens up about how dealing with his battle of alcoholism and what he did to get sober. Ben speaks about how he maintains his sobriety today and managing it one day at a time.
Ben is very keen to help others whom may have difficulty with alcoholism. He talks about the importance of reaching out and getting help.
Ben is very big into exercise, breathwork and yoga. In 2023, Ben went to India to complete a four-week course that entails becoming an internation recognized yoga instructor. He shares about how important yoga is to his daily life and what it can do for his health overall.
Mitch is a butcher, a personal trainer and recent film graduate. He talks about how he pursued each career and the challenges with each one.
Mitch talks how important mental health is and how community can have such a positive impact on mental health.
Always reach out or ask for help when it comes to mental health.
Jess is a woman of many talents and has followed her passions in dancing, fitness, long distancing running and photography.
She talks about her journey of moving to another state and living in Melbourne at the age of 17 to pursue a passion in dancing. She also talks about how she got into fitness and running a 100km ultramarathon in less than 12 hours placing 6th overall.
Jess is also a mum of three and has a photography business that she started in 2021. She talks about what it means for her when she captures moments that are heartfelt and meaningful for others.
Enjoy the episode.
Lachie Davis or LD, is the owner of the gym The Bar in Toowoomba. Lachie talks about how he was a Personal Trainer before owning the gym and what goes into running a gym.
Lachie also talks about being a Personal Trainer and how he got started as one. He also talks about getting out of his comfort zone and competes in a Bodybuilding competition.
He also talks about fitness and what works for him as well as maintaining a healthy balanced lifestyle.
Thank you Lachie for doing this episode, I had fun talking with you.