The Gritfull Podcast: Recent Episodes
Simon Mackin
Join Simon Mackin as he sits down with athletes and explores their journey. Together they dive into the highs, the lows and how they have managed themselves throughout. From mindfulness and meditation to gratitude and resilience their journey's provide lessons for us all.
Nathan Coulter-Nile has an incredibly unique way of looking at the world. He is an intelligent, caring and charismatic man who has fought his way through injury and setback to reach his ultimate goal of representing Australia. His private nature can often see him misunderstood by those people outside of his immediate circle, however, his candidness to speak incredibly honestly during this interview with his close friend Simon Mackin will give you an insight into his competitive mindset and overwhelming desire to be successful. Enjoy!
Exercise and Mental Health - Doctor Tom Hill discusses the positive impact exercise has on our mental health. Mental Health is becoming the number one health burden in society with 1 in 5 people experiencing depression or anxiety in their lifetime. Exercise has been proven to improve symptoms in mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety and Dr Tom gives us some answers as to why this is the case and how you can find your exercise prescription. Enjoy!
The Playbook - It's AFL Grand Final week and Gary Ayres knows all about that. With 5 premierships and 2 Norm Smiths to his name, Ayres' performances in big finals were as good as we have seen and the AFL now awards the Gary Ayres medal to the best player throughout the finals series in recognition of this. This weekend Dustin Martin is aiming to go one better than Ayres and win his third Norm Smith medal. Ayres success didn't end on the field, he quickly transitioned into AFL coaching and is currently entering his 13th season as Head Coach of the Port Melbourne Football Club in VFL ranks. During this chat, he gives a brilliant insight into the setbacks that drove him to success, what he makes of the pressures of coaching and the overall coaching philosophy that has made him such an influential and loveable coach. Enjoy!
In this short episode, Cameron Bancroft shares his journey of Mindfulness. He discusses his first experiences with meditative practice and how it has led him to further research and studies in the field. He also breaks down the benefits of practising daily not only on his professional cricket career but also his overall wellbeing. Enjoy!
All things SLEEP - Doctor Tom Hill takes us through the importance of sleep and sleep hygiene, the impact of poor sleep on our overall wellbeing and strategies that may help improve our sleep. Enjoy this special POWER POD!
A Trio of Dips - Michael Klinger epitomises the words resilience, perseverance and mental toughness. He was a run machine on the field and universally respected off of it. In this chat with former teammate Simon Mackin, 'Maxy' opens up on his cricketing experiences, family challenges and his 17-year journey to representing his country. There is no doubt you will walk away from this listen inspired! Enjoy!
Staying Present - Former Fremantle Docker's player Brady Grey is certainly a competitive hard-nut on the field. But behind closed doors, his quietly spoken level-headedness may come as a surprise to some. Thrown out of his comfort zone regularly, Brady has had to endure untimely injury, being delisted not once but twice and transition into and out of the AFL arena all before his 24th birthday! Enjoy the yarn!
Top of His Field - Kookaburra's Co-captain Aran Zalewski has an incredible story. The self-proclaimed Margaret River hipster has navigated his way through his professional hockey career with integrity, determination and the utmost professionalism. This conversation explores the mindset he has developed to not only get the top of his field but stay there. Enjoy!