The Informed: Recent Episodes

Samuel J Hockey

A mental health podcast informed by those in the know. Recorded on Gadigal Land. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theinformed/support

You may remember Joey Brogden on the podcast mid-last year (listen here if you haven't already⁠: https://apple.co/3TeiVt9), discussing the BHP Foundation's Right care, first time, where you live program with Brain and Mind Centre (BMC) for Canberra.

Joey and Elian discuss core learnings that have come from this research program, the increasing youth involvement, and what their newly appointed positions on the National Youth Reference Group means.

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You may remember Andrew Shim appearing on the podcast mid-last year (listen here if you haven't already⁠: https://apple.co/40gU2OS⁠), breaking down the history of advocacy over the years with fellow Brain and Mind Centre (BMC) Lived Experience Working Group member Rachel Laidler.

Andrew returned to open our consciousness to the prevalent interrelationship of mental health and autism. Andrew proudly identifies as a queer autistic person of colour who uses their voice to share and normalise the experiences they had. Intertwined with this identity are Andrew's experiences of mental ill-health and service access– which you will hear about in the episode.

If you're like me, my knowledge surfaces in the statistics, lives of individuals, and adversities faced by those with autism. When it comes to the prevalent mental health diagnoses among autistic people, I was horrified to hear the stark facts and figures faced by people with autism in our communities.

Some readings on the strategy:

– Developing the National Autism Strategy's Discussion paper: https://bit.ly/3tUT2UK

– National Autism Strategy: https://bit.ly/3MnaDee

– Australia’s Disability Strategy Hub: https://bit.ly/3QmhBBg

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Smart tech is forever improving, more accurate, intuitive, personalised, and accessible. However, evidence of the helpfulness this technology can be to the individual is scarce.

These improvements mean clinicians can better deliver and support you and your mental health. Particular smart tech can track/ record core health aspects like sleep, activity and exercise, overall movement, light exposure (natural and digital), and menstrual cycles.

Dr Frank Iorfino’s research interests are in youth mental health and early intervention, specifically focusing on how digital health can change how services assess, manage and treat youth mental health problems.

Frank is head of the Digital Mental Health research program for the Youth Mental Health and Technology team at The Brain and Mind Centre. This program focuses on building sophisticated digital technologies through co-design that permit young people, their families and carers to be at the centre of clinical care and equal partners with clinicians in crucial treatment decisions.

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Professor Ian Hickie is co-director of the University's multidisciplinary initiative, the Brain and Mind Centre. He is an internationally renowned researcher in clinical psychiatry, particularly regarding medical aspects of common mood disorders, depression and bipolar disorder in young people, early intervention, new and emerging technologies and suicide prevention. He is a dual winner of the 2021 Australian Mental Health Prize, recognising his contributions to the mental health sector. Ian and I go way back in the sector, notably serving as National Mental Health Commissioners to Australia.

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Professor Ian Hickie is co-director of the University's multidisciplinary initiative, the Brain and Mind Centre. He is an internationally renowned researcher in clinical psychiatry, particularly regarding medical aspects of common mood disorders, depression and bipolar disorder in young people, early intervention, new and emerging technologies and suicide prevention. He is a dual winner of the 2021 Australian Mental Health Prize, recognising his contributions to the mental health sector. Ian and I go way back in the sector, notably serving as National Mental Health Commissioners to Australia.

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I chat with Brisbane youth mental health advocate Jordan van Rusmalen and director of Strategy and Service Development at Metro South Health Wendy Hawkins about their community of the Brisbane South Primary Health Network participating in the BHP Foundation and Brain and Mind Centre program Right Care, first time, where you live. Jordan and Wendy both speak from their expertise within the community, noting the current challenges, service provisions, and where and what needs to be addressed to better support young people in intuitive and personable care.With the program’s workshop 1 down we get to open up the thoughts, feelings, and revelations in the room.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afuturemeproblem/support

I wanted to provide an update on where I have been, how I have been feeling, and why I have been AWOL. I have mentioned sleep/wake cycles before so thought I would finally chat about what it is, its nuances, and how I experience it. S--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afuturemeproblem/support

This week I spoke with Dr Haley LaMonica on the Minderoo Foundation’s project Thrive By Five. The Brain and Mind Centre has been working closely with the foundation to change the lives of so many families by employing the proverb that "it takes a village to raise a child" through evidence-based research in early childhood development. This program aims to give every child a chance to reach their full potential and thrive by age five– ensuring they meet every neurodevelopmental and emotional marker.Thrive By Five has been rolled out in 9 countries, working closely with each country's, community's, and leader's local requirements and laws to ensure the program has the best possible outcomes. This has included the translation/vehicle of the delivery of the program.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afuturemeproblem/support

This week I spoke with Dr Haley LaMonica on the Minderoo Foundation’s project Thrive By Five. The Brain and Mind Centre has been working closely with the foundation to change the lives of so many families by employing the proverb that "it takes a village to raise a child" through evidence-based research in early childhood development. This program aims to give every child a chance to reach their full potential and thrive by age five– ensuring they meet every neurodevelopmental and emotional marker.Thrive By Five has been rolled out in 9 countries, working closely with each country's, community's, and leader's local requirements and laws to ensure the program has the best possible outcomes. This has included the translation/vehicle of the delivery of the program.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afuturemeproblem/support

On this podcast I speak about my experience taking ketamine—don’t fret, in a clinical setting—for my mental health.I try to briefly explain how it works, why I am doing it, and my experience. It has been an episode I have recorded many times as I have wanted to get it right. However, I figured that this episode is an opener; therefore I am open to record and discuss more. Biting the bullet, here it is. Also, check my Instagram, @samueljhockey, to see a carousel of me on it—just for fun.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/afuturemeproblem/support

The brilliant Dr Sarah McKenna joins me to catch us up on the exciting launch of the Youth Lived Experience Research Stream at The University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre. Sarah is the clinical lead for this new, pioneering research stream. Sarah is particularly interested in the quality of young person-parent relationships and how using sophisticated quantitative and qualitative methodologies can inform a young person's perception of their parents and their interactions with developmental outcomes.

Mentioned links:

Youth Mental Health and Technology Team;

Circadian rhythm sleep-wake disturbances and depression in young people: implications for prevention and early intervention.

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I 👏🏻 AM 👏🏻 BACK 👏🏻The second half of 2022 was equal parts a touch-and-go shit show, an absolute privilege, and a great teacher.When it comes down to it, I overcommitted, and as a result, I became quite unwell, let people/ teams down, and learned a lot about not being an island (constant journey). In this new first episode of 2023, I briefly go over the last 6–8 months, the new year ahead, and a slight change in rhythm. I am excited to reintroduce the podcast under the new title (I know, again!!) of a future me problem. A quintessential me term vis-a-vis overcommitting, saying yes and working out later—think Confessions of a Shopaholic scene, ‘good angles on APRs’, knowing I am going to do it but don’t have the space to right now, and finally working on this currently to solve a future me problem—early interventions.I’m keen to hear your feedback, topics you want me to discuss, and people you want me to chat to. DM me or email the pod at afuturemeproblem@gmail.com. Tom from Podlike is continuing his editing prowess, proud to have my brother’s band’s music mixed in, and the exciting new addition of Carolyn’s illustrations 🤘🏻.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/afuturemeproblem/support

Rounding off this year we have an episode from University of Sydney’s research program, right care first time where you live, funded by the BHP Foundation. We are checking back in with ACT Health– chatting with Joey Brogden (mental health advocate) and Sam Huntley (BMC). These two women have worked hard to change the inclusion narrative of health service design and delivery within ACT Health. I get to ask what have been the challenges, successes, and the learnings from being a research program site.EDITING | PodlikeMUSIC | Sampson--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theinformed/support

This episode is brought to you by The University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre (BMC). I get the great pleasure of sitting down with two of BMC’s lived experience working group members (LEWG) to chat about the role lived experience members have played in the history of mental health understanding – going right back to ancient Egypt!!

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This week I was joined by the world's first Minister for Loneliness Tracey Crouch. In 2018 the UK announced a new ministerial position within, then Prime Minister, Theresa May's cabinet; this was the result of late Labor MP, Jo Cox's extensive advocation to address the threat their nation was facing in loneliness. In 2016 Jo Cox was horrifically murdered in a shooting and stabbing in Birstall, UK. Tracey Crouch was elected to carry this portfolio through, on behalf of her late friend and colleague. We clearly define loneliness and it's independent relationship to mental ill-health; noting that each have the ability to be the antithesis for the other.

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If you haven't had IG's algorithm suggest the account @sitwithwhit I suggest you write a letter. The woman behind, and in-front I guess, of this account is Dr Whitney Goodman. Whitney is a therapist who uses her platform to help us understand and identify things that impact our mental health, often when we don’t even realise it. The concept I got to dive into with Whitney was toxic positivity. Whitney has written the book titled 'Toxic Positivity'. This book was birthed during COVID and is the culmination of her years as a therapist and what she has personally witnessed on social media in regard to toxic language, inspiration quotes, greener grass, and the constant search for good vibes only. Whitney walks us through the understanding, identification, and impact toxic positivity can have on not just our own mental health and self-esteem, but that of those around us.

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The incomparable Chris Sweeney is on the podcast this week. Chris talks with me on the challenges being faced by the LGBTQIA+ community in mental ill-health – navigating us with his experiences. You might be familiar with Chris' work as a writer, director, and host of Homo Sapiens the podcast. His latest projects Back to Life, starring Daisy Haggard, and 'The Tourist' starring Jamie Dornan & Danielle McDonald have been huge hits and couldn’t recommend you stream them now! MUSIC | Sampson EDITING | Podlike

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Following on from last week, I got to catch up with the University of Sydney’s research program, right care first time where you live, funded by the BHP Foundation. However this week I spoke with their first program site ACT Health. ACT HEalth services the nations capital here in Australia. I interviewed trailblazing lived experience advocate for youth mental health, Josephine Brogden alongside the catchment’s general coordinator, Dr Elizabeth Moore. Both Elizabeth and Joey speak passionately to the troubles facing young people in the community that are impacting their mental health. We also spoke about the upcoming program workshop (one of three) where the mapping foundations are laid by those residents of the community, decision makers, consumers and carers, policy reps, and clinical providers.

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This episode checks in with the research program from the university of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre, right care first time where you live.

Grace Lee, whom we interviewed last season about this research program, is a PhD candidate with the university of Sydney, and the evaluation manager for this research program.

Leon Young is the founding CEO of Cogniss—a for profit tech company that creates human solutions for human problems. For Leon Cogniss is the culmination of a creative digital career that spans education, advertising and marketing, behaviour change and games.

Welcome back to part two of my chat with Sydney University’s Brain and Mind centre evaluation research manager, Grace Lee, and founding CEO of Cogniss, Leon Young.

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I feel confident in saying that we have all been affected to some degree by the horrific events unfolding in Ukraine. It feels surreal to be witnessing a pivotal world-event through the palms of our hands.

Last week I shared an article published by Mashable, 'Watching footage from Ukraine? Here's how to protect your mental health', written by journalist Rebecca Ruiz; a frequenter of many large publications like Mashable, Forbes, NBC News, and Al Jazeera America. I had the great opportunity to sit down with Rebecca and dive deeper into her article, its research, and how we can practically support ourselves and those around us as Russia continues to invade Ukraine.

Rebecca and I talk specifically about current research from Dr E Alison Holman and Dr Roxane Cohen Silver on the trauma responses we as removed individuals can have to confronting reports of events/ subjects.

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This is part two of my conversation with the radiant Kirthana Selvaraj, finalist in the 2021 Archibald Prize (most prestigious art prize in Australia) with her self portrait titled, 'The Green Suit, a Self-portrait'. Kirthana and I sit together in some difficult and uncomfortable topics in order to learn and understand better each other's experience ❤️ EDITING | Podlike MUSIC | Sampson

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Launching our 2022 season is the radiant Kirthana Selvaraj, finalist in the 2021 Archibald Prize (most prestigious art prize in Australia) with her self portrait titled, 'The Green Suit, a Self-portrait'. This is part one of a two part conversation. Kirthana and I sit together in some difficult and uncomfortable topics in order to learn and understand better each other's experience. EDITING | Podlike MUSIC | Sampson

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Continuing our mini-series on Men’s mental health for this month of November. I had the great pleasure of chatting to Hunter Johnson, cofounder and CEO of Man Cave a preventative mental health and emotional intelligence charity that empowers boys to become great men. Hunter and Man Cave have also launched a new men’s personal care line for your face, head, pits, and bits; brilliantly called STUFF. Which helps fund the mental health programs Man Cave provide. Hunter is already making waves with his work in boys and young men’s emotional intelligence development, his work to date receiving some prestigious accolades. Young Australian of the Year Awards (VIC), listed as one of Harper’s Bazaar’s “Visionary Men of 2019”, named a 2018 Queen’s Young Leader by Her Majesty The Queen, 2018 Winner of the EY Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and in April this year selected to be one of Forbes 30 under 30 in South Asia’s list of recognition. Despite his acclaims, Hunter’s humility and earnest desire to help boys transition to young men who reach their full potential within their communities is palpable. This conversation truly opened my eyes and shed so much light onto that transition period, most of us boys, if not all, experienced in high school. Moreover, highlighting the need for a program like Mancave, with diverse men like Hunter and his fellow facilitators, to be accessed by more boys and young men nationally. In this episode we talk boy’s and young men’s mental health, as well as physical violence. If you or someone you know needs help in their mental health journey, please contact life line on 13 11 14. MUSIC | Sampson EDIT | Podlike

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This month of November is Men’s Health Month, and so here on The Informed we are going to focus on men’s mental health briefly for this month.

We know in mental health that men account for approximately twice the amount of suicides as women, boys account for 52.5% of reported eating disorders, girls are 80% more likely than boys to seek professional support and in adulthood women 50% more likely than men, and the coping mechanisms men implement such as gambling, drug use, misuse, and abuse are not recognised by society as calls for support.

Therefore, kicking off this small series I had the great pleasure of chatting with leading men’s mental health expert Dr Zac Seidler. Zac holds dual roles as Director of Mental Health Training at Movember and Research Fellow with Orygen at the University of Melbourne.

Zac has dedicated his professional career as an academic and clinical psychologist towards the further understanding of men’s mental health and masculinity. His ultimate goal is to help reduce the staggering rate of male suicide worldwide.

This goal has lead to the fully-funded project, Men in Mind – a world first training program to help mental health clinicians better understand and respond to men’s distress and suicidality.

Over our conversation we traversed a great deal of topics in men’s mental health, from origins, stigma, help-seeking, clinical support, the inseparable role of masculinity, and the need for an approach overhaul. This chat was enlightening from assumption, we often all fall prey to, of how far we have actually come in definitions of masculinity.

In this episode we discuss general mental health and covid 19. If you or someone you know needs help in their mental health journey, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.

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In this episode I had the chance to speak with A/Prof Louise Freebairn and Dr Ante Prodan, who’s work is contributing to The University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre and BHP Foundation’s research Program 'Right care, first time, where you live'.

Louise is Senior Research Fellow at the Brain and Mind Centre, the Director of Knowledge Translation and Health Outcomes in the Epidemiology Section at ACT Health, and also holds an adjunct associate Professorship with the Research School for Population Health at the Australian National University.⁠⁠

Dr Ante Prodan is an independent director at Computer Simulation & Advanced Research Technologies⁠⁠ (CSART). He’s a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing Engineering and Mathematics at Western Sydney University, teaching computer simulation and is Systems Architect with Decision Analytics for the Sax Institute.

Checking back into this community shaping research Program from The University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre and BHP Foundation, we are hearing in depth about dynamic systems modelling and the key role this is playing within each community – building a decision support tool that will have predictability capabilities for each communities specific needs and challenges faced.

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This week I spoke with Melbourne based psychologist and educator, Chris Cheers on a subject I’m sure we are all feeling to a degree in this present time; the anxiety of returning to life after lockdown.

Chris is passionate about creating accessible, accepting and safe spaces where people become empowered to live a meaningful life.

Through extensive training and lived experience, Chris has also developed an expertise in providing individual psychology services and workshops to artists and creatives, and the LGBTIQ+ community.

Part of his passion is making psychology accessible and understandable through commentary in media and social media.

Chris is an endorsed Educational and Developmental Psychologist and board-approved Supervisor. He has also developed an expertise and interest in sexuality and gender development, completing specialised training in supporting LGBTQI+ clients across all ages.

Chris is also a member of the Australian Professional Association for Transgender Health (AusPATH) and the Australian Association of Psychologists Incorporated (AAPi).

I know that today’s topic was one requested by many a few months ago when I put out a poll. Since then, here in Australia, we have entered and are, some of us, exiting an arduous lockdown.

With numerous restrictions, health warnings, safety regulations, and 11am press conferences, there has been a subliminal fear instilled within us to the dangerous of sustained, un-masked, face-to-face interaction.

Now, given we have some restrictions eased and there is more to come, it is inevitable that this has created the perfect tinderbox for our over-worked frontal lobes and kicked our over-protective amygdala’s in to drive.

Chris and I chat the reasons why we’re feeling this way, and how we can nurture our anxieties not only individually, but collectively without denying our existence or worth. Note that a key element to this whole process is self-awareness and curiosity.

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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land from which I am recording, the Wodiwodi people of the Dharawal nation; acknowledging their elders past, present and emerging. I wish to also acknowledge those listeners with lived experience in mental health and/or suicide. I extend this to those families, friends, and carers who might be bereaving a loss through suicide. I got the chance this week to chat with my ex-boss, mentor, and dear friend, the incomparable Vince Frost. Vince is an internationally renowned designer, known for his innovative design and business skills across advertising, branding, environment, and his intuitive gift with typography. Vince is the founder of the multidisciplinary design studio, Frostcollective. Their approach to service offered by addressing a client's needs collectively and/or individual through their independently functioning businesses cohabiting under the same roof is revolutionary and inspiring. In 2014 Vince published the book, Design Your Life. This book was Vince's documentation of his evolution to his next step, reasoning with the reader that if he has been hired to help clients live smarter through designing their lives, why can’t apply the same principles to bring value to his? This isn’t a self-help book and will not solve your problems, but having read it, it lives up to exploring how we can live better by living smarter. When I studied at Billy Blue Design College we looked at Vince’s impact on design. So when I was hired at Frostcollective, it felt like a full-circle moment for me. Witnessing Vince's ease and natural caressing of typography one weekend when the two of us worked the infamous Frost*magazine, back in 2018, it was clear to he held an unteachable, instinctual gift. This stemmed from his upbringing, spending time in his father's letterpress business, serving as a compositor to the Vancouver Sun Newspaper. Unwittingly distilling a love for and second nature with typography. At the time of writing this book, Vince's professional life was littered with accolades – he was deemed successful by peers and clients, and was helping people to live smarter. Yet for himself, he says his personal life was a mess. He didn’t know how to live smarter. Design Your Life the book and now the launch of the podcast by the same name is his continual documentation and investment in how we can be living smarter, to live better. In this episode, we discuss general mental health and substance use and misuse. If you or someone you know needs help in their mental health journey, please contact LifeLine on 13 11 14. MUSIC | Samson EDIT | Podlike

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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land from which I am recording, the Wodiwodi people of the Dharawal nation; acknowledging their elders past, present and emerging.

I wish to also acknowledge those listeners with lived experience in mental health and/or suicide. I extend this to those families, friends, and carers who might be bereaving a loss through suicide.

This week I spoke with a national and internationally recognised leader in Indigenous mental health and suicide prevention, Professor Pat Dudgeon. Pat descends from the Bardi people in the Kimberley’s, having been born and raised in Darwin. If you have had the benefit to meet Pat, you will know how infectious she truly is.

Pat is a fellow former National Mental Health Commissioner, an NMHRC chief investigator for the million minds grants: transforming Indigenous mental health and wellbeing, and she is the director of the Centre of Best practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention. Professor Pat Dudgeon’s work has been immensely influential to the aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide prevention and mental health improvement.

This episode is part of the announcement for the university of Sydney’s partnership with the University of Western Australia’s Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention.

The Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention was established in 2017 to develop and share evidence about effective suicide prevention approaches for Indigenous people and communities.

Building on the foundation of the earlier Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project, they influence Indigenous suicide prevention policy, practice and research by promoting access to evidence and resources and through advocacy.

The work of the Centre is focused on the rights of Indigenous people and communities to self-determination, and the critical importance of cultural responses to distress alongside clinical approaches.

In this episode we discuss Indigenous mental health and comorbidities. If you or someone you know needs help in their mental health journey, please contact life line on 13 11 14.

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I had the exciting opportunity to speak with Dr Ramani. You may know Dr Ramani from the mental health education channel Med Circle, her educational seminars and videos on YouTube, or Open Minded the series on anxiety with Vogue and Kendall Jenner, or Red Table Talk with Willow Smith, Gammy Norris, and Jada Pinkett-Smith.

Earlier this year Apple News recommended an article published with Aeon Media on gaslighting, its origins, its stages, characteristic, impact on the gaslighted individual, and how we can support someone being gaslighted. This article was written by Dr Ramani. Immediately after finishing this article I emailed her to say how illuminating and educational it was to the ominous experience of gaslighting.

If you are unaware of what gaslighting actually is, this episode is perfect for you.

Gaslighting is at it’s core the abuse of power and/or authority over another, purely to combat the gaslighter’s own insecurities, by grooming and secluding the gaslighted individual through consistent undermining, provoking the gaslighted individual to question their knowledge, relationships, trust, mental health, and sometimes sanity. We chat first person, relational, societal, organisational, and systemic gaslighting; as well as the tinder we all are subject to, priming us to be victims of gaslighting itself.

In this episode we gaslighting, mental health, domestic violence, and emotional abuse. If you or someone you know needs help in their mental health journey, please contact life line on 13 11 14.

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As part of our research partnership with the University of Sydney, and a second instalment to last week's episode with Dr. Haley LaMonica, about the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre Youth Model. This week, I spoke with the formidable A/Prof Elizabeth Scott. Her clinical career is as long as Santa's list.

We spoke quality mental health care for young people, particularly what this looks like in this day of COVID.

Remember, if you are aged between 16 and 25, you can participate in this co creation by following the link in the show notes to fill out a 10 minute survey on the personal experiences you may have in mental health care as a young person. In this episode, we talk all things mental health related, particularly during this time of COVID. If you or someone you know needs help in their mental health journey, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.

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This week I had the great opportunity to chat with Dr Haley LaMonica on The University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre Youth Model; a model created to deliver quality mental healthcare to a help-seeking young person.

Dr. Haley M LaMonica is a mid-career researcher and practicing Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist. She has 15 years clinical experience across her career lifespan. Dr LaMonica holds a position as a Senior Research Fellow with the Youth Mental Health and Technology Team at the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre, where she leads the Digital Technology, and Brain and Mind Centre Youth Model research streams to which we chat about in this episode. In this research stream. Her work focuses on the development of effective and clinically relevant digital solutions to improve mental health outcomes as well as the education and training programs necessary to improve the quality of mental health care, including how this can be facilitated through the use of technology.

Excitingly, the next phase involves the co-creation of a young person’s education and training module to equip, empower, and support young people in identifying their rights and expectations for quality mental healthcare.

If you're between the ages of 16-25 you can participate in this co-creation by following the link in the show notes to fill out a 10 minute survey on your personal experience in mental healthcare as a young person (click here).

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I had the immense pleasure of chatting with two of Orygen’s (Centre for Youth Mental Health at the University of Melbourne) youth suicide prevention researchers. A/Prof Jo Robinson, who is the Head of Suicide Prevention at Orygen, and Dr Louise La Sala, Youth Suicide Prevention Researcher at Orygen.

Jo Robinson is an Associate Professor at Orygen, where she leads the suicide prevention research unit, which is regarded as the leading centre of youth suicide research in the world.

A/Prof Robinson’s work focuses on the development, and rigorous testing, of novel interventions that specifically target at risk youth across settings, on evidence synthesis, and on the translation of research evidence into practice and policy. Her work has a strong focus on the potential of social media platforms in suicide prevention. This includes the development of the #chatsafe guidelines, the first evidence-based best practice guidelines for safe peer-peer communication about suicide online, which are now available in 12 countries around the world.

Dr Louise La Sala is a researcher with the suicide prevention unit at Orygen. Her expertise is in the area of online behaviour and youth mental health, focusing on the social and psychological impact digital technologies can have on young people. Louise is a lead researcher on the #chatsafe project, exploring the role social media can play in youth suicide prevention and evaluating the impact of universal suicide prevention interventions.

We talk all things, youth suicide prevention, the need to listen to young voices experiencing suicidal thoughts and/or behaviours today, the role social media plays, the current global pandemic, and empowerment and education through advocacy.

Jo’s spoke passionately about the much needed disruption in the suicide prevention sector by co-creating deliverables for online communication about suicide among young people; as well as providing guidelines for their significant adults around them.

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Bringing you the second instalment of the newly founded program of research into investigating circadian mechanisms in mood disorders, by the Breakthrough Foundation. Incredibly. this piece of research was also part of the UK-based charity into leading, life-changing, and active ingredients for research into mental health and well-being, The Wellcome Trust Foundation. This episode we got the chance to talk with American-Australian researcher, Dr Jacob Crouse, who leads this internationally acknowledged. Refreshingly, this research program sees lived experience as a co-driver in the production and outcomes for greater meaning and articulation, bringing this full-circle. We all know how beneficial sleep is to our cognition, energy, and capabilities. What we may not always realise is what we do during our waking hours impacts just as much on our sleep, as sleep does on our waking hours. Inception! We hope you enjoy this new partnership with The University of Sydney! \ Credits \ Music: Sampson Editing: Podlike

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Bringing you a new episode in our partnership with The University of Sydney; this episode spotlights the amazing work by Australia’s first and only foundation purely focused on raising funds to invest in life-changing mental health research, The Breakthrough Foundation.

The Breakthrough Foundation has announced their funding for the continuation of research into young people’s circadian rhythms (sleep/wake cycles) and the interactions with mental health and well-being, led by researcher Dr Jacob Crouse.

We had the wonderful John Mannion, Breakthrough Foundation’s executive director and newly appointed South Australian Mental Health Commissioner. John spoke about the foundation’s portfolio and to why The University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre research into young people’s circadian rhythms (sleep/wake cycles) and the interactions with mental health and well-being is the recipient of their first interstate funding.

In this episode John’s passion is palpable, speaking to the core drive of wanting to change by increasing the, shockingly low, under 50% of evidence-based interventions used in mental health and communities.

We hope you enjoy this new partnership with The University of Sydney!

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We have a real treat for you today - we had the real pleasure of a chat with Bree Stewart. Bree is a woman of many talents and experiences - at the time of recording, Bree was an e-mental health worker within national services supporting people in online communities. Bree is trained in psychotherapy and trauma informed practice, with a background in comedic acting. These two worlds have collided in her brilliant mental health focused Podcast - Feelz (check it out!). Bree also has a lived experience of mental health recovery - which she speaks with us about in this episode, and credits her experiences as being far more impactful than any training she’s received. We just loved this chat with Bree - and honestly it felt like reuniting with a long lost family member as we discussed everything and anything (safe to say some of the gory stuff didn’t make the editing cut!). We spoke about stigma, recovery and what it’s like to build your own family to support you. In this episode we discuss depression, suicidal thoughts and actions. If you or someone you know needs help or further advice please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. We’ve linked Bree’s podcast in the show notes - check it out! Enjoy! \ Credits \ Music and Editing: Nocturnal Hubcap

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In the second instalment of our partnership with The University of Sydney we are continuing our chat about the Australia-wide Program with BHP Foundation that is taking place over the next five years, Right care, first time, where you live.

We heard last week from the delightful Jen Dawson, BHP Foundation’s Program Director, about the aims and social and emotional impact this Program aims to deliver to help-seeking young individuals across Australia by looking locally to bring together rural, regional, and metropolitan mental healthcare systems.

In this episode we had the pleasure of speaking with Grace Lee from The University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre. Grace is a Research Manager and PhD candidate, with a particular interest in breaking down the participation and co-design aspects of this Program with key stakeholders; understanding and differentiating between younger and older participants, as well as those from diverse backgrounds. This isn’t in vain, as it will better engagement with new Program Sites by learning from the last.

We hope you enjoy this new partnership with The University of Sydney!

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⁣In the first episode of our incredibly exciting partnership with The University of Sydney we are speaking about their Australia-wide Program with BHP Foundation that is taking place over the next five years. Right care, first time, where you live will go into rural, remote, and metropolitan communities, across Australia, and work with the community to understand their service delivery and needs to create a dynamic systems model— WTF is that you may be asking? We know, we said the same thing! Don’t worry we get into it in this chat. These dynamic systems models will then give the community’s decision-makers predictive data that will help them serve their young people seeking mental healthcare. In this episode we had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Jen Dawson, BHP Foundation’s program director. Jen broke this Program down for us. Illuminating the core concept that this Program aims to look locally, to bring together a community’s mental healthcare system. Jen spoke passionately about why young people need us to support them more in this day and age, her love for rural/remote communities, and why she has become such a ‘data-nerd’ since working with The University of Sydney’s Brain & Mind Centre on this Program. We hope you enjoy this new partnership with The University of Sydney! \ Credits \ Music and Editing: Nocturnal Hubcap

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Have you heard of Dr Happy or the Happiness Institute? If you hadn't before today, we encourage you to get to know the incredible work of both parties. Dr Tim Sharp is the Chief Happiness Officer at the Happiness Institute, and we could not imagine a more fitting role for him. His resume is an impressive representation of a man on a mission to break down the stigma of mental ill-health and equip the nation with the skills to living a happy life. During our chat with Dr Happy we learnt about the early days of his first signs and symptoms of mental ill-health, how his family helped and what seeking help looked like for him. Dr Happy was kind enough to share his experiences, his wisdom and an incredible portrait of how his lived experience informed his career in psychology and beyond. In this episode we talk about depression and suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know needs help or further advice please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. \ Links \ Dr Happy at the Happiness Institute click here Dr Happy's latest books available via audiobook here Lifeline Crisis Support click here \ Credits \ Music and Editing: Nocturnal Hubcap

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Welcome back to Facing It, we're so glad you're here! This week's episode is with the incredible Lucy Brogden. All you have to do is google her name and you'll see her long list of accolades and achievements, including her role as the Chair of the National Mental Health Commission, Chair of the National Mentally Healthy Workplaces and Founder of the Sydney Women's Fund. Lucy is also a mother to three children, and a wife to John Brogden - who was the Opposition Leader of NSW when he attempted suicide. Lucy spoke with us about the pressure of being in the spotlight in the media during such a challenging time, being thrust into the role of carer and making it up as you go along and she shares some incredible wisdom on what she's learnt and how being a carer for a loved one is as much about caring for your loved one as it is about caring for yourself. In this episode we speak about depression, suicidal thoughts and behaviours. If you or someone you know needs help or further advice please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or access any of the resources below.

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Howdy folks and welcome back to Facing It, we're so glad you're here. In today's episode we spoke with the incredible Mark Acheson. Mark is a Tasmanian by blood, marketer by trade, and adventurous spirit whenever he can fit it in. Mark also lives with Depression, a condition he didn't tell many in his life about until just recently. We spoke with Mark about the stigma around taking medication for your mental health and wellbeing, how his support network helped him through the dark times and how he's channelling his lived experience and energy into a start-up focused on changing the way in which we volunteer as a nation. In this episode we discussion medication, depression and anxiety. If you or someone you know needs help or further advice please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or access the resources below. Find us on Instagram @facingitpodcast \ Links \ Crisis Heroes click here Seeking Support click here Further Information on Depression Treatment click here \ Credits \ Music and Editing Nocturnal Hubcap

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Welcome back for Season 2 of Facing It, we're so glad you're here. Today's episode is with the formidable Sharanjit Kaur - an optometry student and mental health advocate. Sharanjit speaks about the very first signs and symptoms of mental ill-health as a young girl, the experiences she has had in speaking her truth with her friends and family and the shame she has witnessed in the Indian community regarding self-harm. Sharan's zest for life, passion for ensuring we do better as a collective and enthusiasm for making sure no one feels unheard is inspiring. You can hear in her voice in this episode - Sharan is a force to be reckoned with and someone we are so privileged to know. In this episode we discuss suicidal thoughts and behaviours, depression, anxiety and self-harm. If you or someone you know needs help or further advice please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or access some of the resources linked below. Follow us @facingitpodcast on Instagram \ Resources \ Beyondblue - Self Harm click here Head to Health - Self Harm click here \ Credits \ Music and Editing Nocturnal Hubcap Website www.facingitpodcast.com

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Welcome back for Season 2 of Facing It, we're so glad you're here. If you or someone you know needs help or further advice please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or access some of the resources linked below. Follow us @facingitpodcast on Instagram \ Resources \ Beyondblue - Self Harm click here Head to Health - Self Harm click here \ Credits \ Music and Editing Nocturnal Hubcap Website www.facingitpodcast.com

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Welcome to Facing It, we’re so glad you’re here. In today’s episode we had the privilege of a chat with the formidable Kaitlin Mountain. Kaitlin is a disability support worker, a qualified chef and one of those people who it is truly a pleasure to be in their company.

Kaitlin spoke with us about her experiences with mental ill-health from a very young age, recalling her first self-harming behaviour at the age of four years old. She let us in on some of the ways in which she manages each and every day with her mental health - one of these is the incredible, life-changing experience she had when receiving private mental health care.

Kaitlin’s recount of her support crew and the tools she uses - including her application of the incredible spoon theory - left us both motivated to introduce some of these things in our everyday life. We hope you can take something away from her brilliant pearls of wisdom too.

In this episode we speak about suicidal thoughts and behaviours and self-harm, if you or someone you know needs help or further advice please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800.

Enjoy!

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Welcome to Facing It, we're so glad you're here!

Samuel here - continuing our slight deviation, this week I had the immense pleasure of interviewing my gorgeous co-host Hayley mother-flippin’ Venables.

Hayley is a project manager by day, a mental health advocate and podcaster by night—and a loving mother and wife across and inbetween it all. Hayley shares with us her experiences as a child with anxiety, the way her mental ill-health shifted during her adolescent years, and how just when she learned the tools to manage her wellness, she had a beautiful baby girl who brought the experience of postpartum psychosis with her. Hayley is one of the most empathy-driven souls I know, and it gives me so much joy to call her my friend and co-host— she truly, in her words, is here to be “spreading the good shit”.

Guys I can’t explain to you how much this episode fills my heart so full of gratitude for this awe-inspiring woman. Hayley will be the first to admit that she is not perfect, and that she falls short all the time. Which is exactly why I find her to be one of the most educational and inspirational people I know—her realness and vulnerability in the everyday is truly her super power.

In this episode we discuss anxiety, depression, and postpartum psychosis. If you or someone you know needs help or advice please contact Lifeline Australia on 13 11 14 or PANDA on 1300 726 306.

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Welcome to Facing It! We’re so glad you’re here.

Today’s episode is a little bit different. I had the immense pleasure of interviewing my brilliant co-host Samuel Hockey. Sam is an incredible force in the mental health world - he was the youngest ever appointed National Mental Health Commissioner, and continues almost 8 years later to champion the cause of lived experience and mental health advocacy.

We spoke about Sam’s own lived experience with mental ill-health, his diagnoses and what he does each and every day both professionally and personally to manage his mental health and wellbeing. I know Sam very well, and there is never a conversation we have that I walk away from without learning something - I hope that you too can take away some of the gems of wisdom; whether that’s his insights into how we can influence politics or how self-stigma is a big task each and every day.

In this episode we discuss suicidality, depression and anxiety - if you or someone you know needs help or further advice please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Enjoy! Hayley x

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Welcome to Facing It, we’re so glad you’re here!

Today’s episode is with the effervescent Bron Miller. Bron works in mental health advocacy, is a mum to a gorgeous young man and wife to an incredibly supportive husband. Bron also lives with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Bron was misdiagnosed at the age of 21 - where she was told she was experiencing Generalised Anxiety Disorder, and it wasn’t until seven years later she was diagnosed with OCD - meaning she had to re-evaluate her mental health and how she managed her symptoms and triggers. Bron was incredibly candid with us about the ups and downs of living with OCD, and how it presents in her life specifically.

We had a great conversation with Bron about the trivialising of mental ill-health conditions such as OCD, and her perspective on how stigma is created through the misunderstanding and oversimplification of illnesses such as OCD.

In this episode we speak about OCD and anxiety, if you or someone you know needs help or further advice please contact Beyondblue on 1300 22 4636.

Enjoy!

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Welcome to Facing It, we're so glad you're here!

In today’s episode we had the pleasure of a chat with Alex Pettigrew. Alex lives in Sydney, works in childcare, and is studying for a new career in IT. Alex also lives with Bipolar 1 with psychotic features. Alex also talks how he is affected by the seasonal changes, in what he describes as the equinox effect.

In chatting with us Alex spoke about his passion for reducing stigma around those who experience mental ill-health, from the pop culture references to those being ‘mentally ill’ as violent and the common misconceptions around management of mental ill-health experiences that are less well known.

In this episode we discuss suicidal thoughts and behaviours, if you or someone you know needs further advice or assistance please contact LIfeline on 13 11 14 or SANE Australia on 1800 18 7263.

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Welcome to Facing It, we’re so glad you’re here!

On today’s episode we had the pleasure of a chat with Alex Dalton. Alex is an incredible young man (yes, he’s 17!) from Victoria who is completing his final years of high school. Alex is also a passionate mental health advocate in both his local and global communities; telling his story in the hope of educating others and helping other young transgender people who come after him.

In this episode we speak about Alex’s mental ill-health journey: starting at the incredibly young age of 11 when he first experienced self-loathing and negative self-talk, continuing through his early high school years and experiencing suicidality and into his plans for the future and how he is going to change the opportunities and experiences transgender youth have.

Alex was so real and raw with us, talking about topics that are so often taboo or considered tricky - he was eloquent and articulate beyond his years. In this episode we talk about self-harm, suicidal thoughts and behaviours, and transphobia. If you or someone you love needs help or further advice please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or QLife on 1800 184 527.

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Welcome to Facing It! We’re so glad you’re here.

In today’s episode we are bringing an inspirational chat with Bec Bawden - a formidable young woman from Adelaide.

Bec spoke with us about facing adversity; reflecting on her primary school days and comments on her weight, her high school years and battling depression and the time after she left school when her peers were facing the world outside of school Bec was facing the next six months in hospital.

This interview was a really special one. Disordered eating is something we are both familiar with, something that is widely misunderstood in relation to it’s connection with mental health and a topic that has great stigma attached to it. Bec was just phenomenal in sharing her story, breaking down that stigma and helping us understand how we can have better conversations about people’s physical and mental health together.

In this episode we discuss anorexia, depression and suicidal ideation. If you or someone in your life needs help or further advice please contact the Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 46 73 or Lifeline on 13 11 14.

This episode of Facing It is brought to you by Riverina Bluebell, who are, like us, passionate about raising awareness of mental health by sharing stories and encouraging people to obtain help and support.

For more information about the great work they do in the community and how you can support their cause please visit www.riverinabluebell.org.au or search for Riverina Bluebell on Facebook.

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Welcome to Facing It, we’re so glad you’re here.

Today’s episode is a real treat, we had the pleasure of a chat with Amanda Morton. Amanda is the founder of Courageous Ladies. With over 11 thousand followers on her instagram platform - Amanda’s messages of raw vulnerability, celebrating diversity and always ensuring there’s some hot pink thrown in have become a movement of their own.

Amanda spoke with us today about the creation of Courageous Ladies, a safe place to be with her feelings when she couldn’t find one following the loss of her Dad to a rare type of leukaemia when she was 25. Grief is not an unfamiliar friend of Amanda’s - when she was 18 she lost her Mum to breast cancer.

Amanda’s bravery, vulnerability and passion for ensuring no one feels alone in their journey whatever that may be is nothing short of awe-inspiring. The way she speaks with us about her strength in dark times, her passion to strive for better for all women and how she looks after her mental health each and every day left us both wanting to be better people, every day.

In this episode we speak about grief and death, depression and anxiety. If you or someone you know needs help or further advice please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.

This episode of Facing It is brought to you by Riverina Bluebell, who are, like us, passionate about raising awareness of mental health by sharing stories and encouraging people to obtain help and support.

For more information about the great work they do in the community and how you can support their cause please visit www.riverinabluebell.org.au or search for Riverina Bluebell on Facebook.

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Welcome to Facing It, we’re so glad you’re here. In today’s episode we had the opportunity to speak with beyondblue spokesperson and RUOK ambassador Megan Barrow. Megan is a marketing director by day, and a mental health crusader by night - having been involved in the advocacy space for close to a decade.

Megan is a ray of sunshine in dark places, her magnetic enthusiasm and her ability to call it like it is was an absolute pleasure to witness. Megan shares with us her lifelong journey with anxiety; at its worst resulting in debilitating agoraphobia in her 20’s, those who were most influential in her life and her management of her anxiety, and how she manages her mental health on a daily basis.

In this episode we discuss anxiety, suicidal thoughts and behaviours and agoraphobia. If you or someone you know needs help or further advice please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or beyondblue on 1300 22 4636.

As two people who live with anxiety, we thought we knew a fair bit about it. Speaking with Megan we learnt SO much about anxiety and how it can manifest. Megan’s sense of humour and her pragmatism in describing what it’s like to live with anxiety for your entire life was as enlightening as it was vulnerable and hilarious all in one. Enjoy!

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For more information about the great work they do in the community and how you can support their cause please visit www.riverinabluebell.org.au or search for Riverina Bluebell on Facebook.

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Welcome to Facing It, we’re so glad you’re here!

In today’s episode we are so thrilled to bring you a chat we had with the affable and inspiring John Harper. John is a retired wheat and sheep farmer and shearer from Stockinbingal in the Riverina region of south-west NSW. In John’s words he was ‘bitten by the black dog’ in his 40’s and after experiencing the benefit of the support of mates and community in his recovery, he has been working hard to improve the mental health outcomes for regional communities ever since.

John has been an Australia Day ambassador representing his community and his work in mental health, he is a podcast host for a phenomenal series called Mate Helping Mate (linked below), and he is a passionate advocate for mental health in regional communities. He also is a very proud father and grandfather, and he has a contagious charm that makes you want to settle in for a cuppa. John shared with us his journey in mental ill-health; what it looked and felt like, how he found seeking support services, and what his loved ones did to support him in his recovery. He also talks in such a beautiful way about how the simple stuff really is the key to looking after ourselves and our loved ones. We wish that we had the video to show you of our interview with John, his analogies and his explanations of mental health support are so spot on it left us both speechless in awe of his work.

In this episode we discuss depression and suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know needs assistance or further advice please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Men’s Line on 1300 78 99 78.

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Welcome to Facing It, we’re so glad you’re here.

In today’s episode we spoke with Inspector Stuart Mearns from the Western Australian Police Force. Stuart was instrumental in the delivery of the mental health co-response trial that finished in 2018. This trial was one of the first here in Australia where a mental health practitioner was sent to a call-out alongside police officers to mental health related situations.

Stu talks about us with the stigma associated with those experiencing mental ill-health and dealing with the police force, and how the co-response trial taught him personally so much about what mental ill-health looks, sounds and feels like. He speaks incredibly candidly about the things that the police force haven’t gotten right before and his passion to ensure mistakes can be learnt from, and the families and supporters of those impacted by mental ill-health related police callouts have an opportunity to be heard.

In this episode we discuss mental ill-health related distress, suicidal thoughts and behaviours and police violence. If you or someone you know needs help or further advice please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. Enjoy!

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Welcome to Facing It! We're so glad you're here.

Today’s episode is with the contagiously joyful Stefanie Gerstenberg. Stef up until recently was working as the Crisis Support Supervisor at Lifeline Canberra after she started as a volunteer call taker in 2015.

Stef spoke candidly with us about how she had used the Lifeline service herself in her younger years, and when she found herself wanting to volunteer and give back to the community years later - Lifeline was an obvious choice. In this episode, Stef explains to us the day-to-day for Lifeline volunteers, what a person can expect when they call the service and also helped us bust some myths around what Lifeline does (or doesn’t do).

In this episode, we discuss suicidal thoughts and behaviours, and mental distress. If you or someone you know needs assistance or further advice please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.

We just loved this chat with Stef, as two people who have called Lifeline ourselves in our own experiences - it was incredibly enlightening to hear about the volunteers, their experiences and the ins and outs of the service. We are passionate about demystifying the mental health system and hope that you can learn something new about accessing a service like Lifeline and how it may be able to help you or someone you love in the future.

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Welcome to Facing It, we’re so glad you’re here!

On today’s episode we spoke with the brilliant Sally Craig. Sally lives in Canberra and works for a not-so-small technology company. Sally is also a mum to a beautiful young man, Nate.

Sally spoke with us about her journey to motherhood, and how it was very different to the experience she had thought she might have. She shares with us her post-natal depression and anxiety story - from the first time she realised something wasn’t quite right, through to her experiences with support groups and others mums - and how all of that has informed the mum, wife, daughter and friend she is today.

Becoming a new mum is a completely different experience for every single person - as Sally mentions - no two babies or two parents are the same. Sal’s candour in speaking with us about the dark days is so informative, and if there is someone in your life who has recently become a mum or has felt the touch of post-natal mental ill-health we highly recommend a listen to what Sally has to say.

If you or someone you love needs help or further advice please contact PANDA on 1300 726 306 or Beyondblue on 1300 22 46 36.

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Welcome to Facing It, we’re so glad you’re here. In this episode we spoke with Elliott Ranson. Elliott lives in Western Sydney with his wife and two young boys, and is passionate about encouraging people to speak out about how they are feeling.

In 2004, Elliott’s biological father took his own life. Elliott talks with us about this experience, how it impacted his life and the lives of those in his family. He talks about understanding his father’s experiences and how that has helped him process the trauma of his experience.

Elliott’s candour is incredible, and you’ll hear in his voice that this is something that has deeply impacted him - but also something that has driven his passion for living a life based on gratitude. His drive to help others and encourage positive mental health conversations is truly inspirational.

In this episode we discuss suicidal thoughts and behaviours, and bereavement. If you or someone you love needs some help or advice please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Suicide Callback Service on 1300 659 467.

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For further information on supporting someone who is experiencing suicidal thoughts or behaviours please visit You're Not Alone: https://www.sane.org/you-are-not-alone

For further information on suicidal thoughts go to: https://headtohealth.gov.au/mental-health-difficulties/other-difficulties/suicidal-thoughts

You can find Elliott's podcast here https://linktr.ee/elliottranson

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Welcome to Facing it. We’re so glad you’re here.

On today’s episode we had the amazing opportunity to speak to not one but two guests - we had Luke Foster and Matthew Wyatt-Smith join us for an incredible chat. Luke is a Mental Health Strategy Advisor and Facilitator for Livin, and Matt is the CEO of Australian Student Veterans Association.

Both Luke and Matt have experience within the Australian Defence force, having served and toured in their respective careers. Since leaving the defence force, both Luke and Matt have done incredible work in the ongoing support of veterans, and have a great passion for the mental health and wellbeing of those who have served our country.

It was amazing to witness their passion and willingness to talk about events that were no doubt challenging for them in their defence careers, and offer insights into the factors that impact the mental health and wellbeing of our returned servicemen and women.

In this episode we discuss suicidal thoughts and behaviours, trauma and armed force services. If you or someone you love need further advice or assistance please contact Open Arms on 1800 011 046.

We found it incredible to hear from these two about their experiences. They speak about how these experiences have shaped their lives during and following their time in the defence force. They also taught us so much about how we as a society can harness the experience and skills that a veteran has to offer. Enjoy!

Language warning for this episode!

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For further information on supporting those who have experienced Trauma visit the Head to Health page: https://headtohealth.gov.au/mental-health-difficulties/mental-health-conditions/trauma-and-stressor-related-disorders

Australian Student Veterans Association website

Livin website website

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Welcome to Facing it, we’re so glad you’re here! On today’s episode we had the great privilege of speaking with Tim Ferraro. Tim is the General Manager of the Soil Conservation Service, and has called Dubbo in Central Western NSW his home for the past 20 years. In this episode, Tim talks about his lived experience and a childhood witnessing his father’s significant mental ill-health episodes. Tim was brilliantly candid with us about how this impacted his youth, and how it gave him strength to seek help when he found himself experiencing mental ill-health in his adult life. Tim tells us about the support he found around him in dark times, and how the deep and meaningful conversations with friends have continued to give him strength and support when he needs it most. Tim also talks about how his lived experience has informed his passion for workplace mental health and ensuring that employees feel that they are supported and able to look after their mental health in the same way they look after their physical health. In this episode we speak about depression and anxiety, if you or someone you know needs assistance please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. Tim described aspects of rural living and mental health in such a beautiful way, giving us insights into those who are typically generalised as ‘not great’ at talking about mental ill health and how they are actually breaking down barriers in rural communities. We gained so many leadership insights from Tim, we hope you can too. Enjoy!

// Links For further information on supporting co-workers visit the Head to Health page: https://headtohealth.gov.au/supporting-someone-else/supporting/co-workers The Mentally Healthy Workplace Alliance website

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Welcome to Facing it, we’re so glad you’re here.

On today’s episode we had the pleasure of interviewing Emily Staples.

Emily is a registered nurse who has worked in multiple major hospitals across Sydney in her career - and loves the pace and intensity of the critical care profession.

In 2019, Emily was on a skiing holiday in New Zealand where she had an accident - resulting in a femur broken in four places. A long way from home and in an unfamiliar place, Emily found herself on the other side of the critical care story.

In this episode Emily talks about the impact of significant physical trauma on her mental health, her family and friends and her sense of identity. She shares incredibly raw insights into her recovery process, teaching us so much about the inner dialogue of a person recovering from physical trauma - and how we can better understand the toll it takes on a person’s emotional and mental wellbeing.

In this episode we discuss suicidal thoughts, anxiety and depression. If you or someone you know needs assistance or further advice please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.

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For further information on trauma and stressor related disorders visit the Head to Health page:

https://headtohealth.gov.au/mental-health-difficulties/mental-health-conditions/trauma-and-stressor-related-disorders

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Welcome to Facing it, we’re so glad you’re here!

On today’s episode we had the delight of a chat with Kobe Herring. Kobe is a landscaper based in Canberra, originally from Gundagai in South-Western NSW.

Kobe was brilliantly raw and vulnerable with us in telling his story about his lived experience with mental ill-health - from his partying days in his early 20s through to his life changing conversations with his psychologist. Kobe spoke from the heart, and offered incredible advice on how we can have that tough conversation - the one that comes after someone answers ‘ Are you ok?’ with a ‘no’.

In today’s episode we discuss suicidal thoughts, depression and anxiety. If you are someone you know need further help or advice please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or suicide callback service on 1300 659 467.

Language warning for the contents of this episode

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For further information on depressive disorders visit the Head to Health page:

www.headtohealth.gov.au/mental-health-difficulties/mental-health-conditions/depressive-disorders

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Today’s episode is a little bit different to our usual format, and when we introduce our guest you will likely understand why.

You most likely know Honourable Minister Greg Hunt MP as the man who has fronted the response to Covid-19 during 2020 as the Federal Minister for Health and Sport. You would have seen him standing alongside the Prime Minister and Chief Medical Officer for countless media briefings, announcements for funding and responses to the unprecedented challenges that a global pandemic has presented Australia.

What you may not know about Minister Hunt is that he has a deep lived experience with mental ill-health, which he speaks about with us in this episode - his mother was diagnosed with a form of bi-polar disorder during his youth. He talks with us today about his recollections and memories of this time, in a time when mental ill-health was certainly not spoken about and understood like it is today.

Minister Hunt shared with us his experiences and how they have remained in his memory, but also how these experiences have informed the person he is today - both personally and professionally. He talks about an appreciation of suffering, and how that challenge motivates him to do his job each and every day.

In this episode, we discuss bipolar disorder, mental health institutions, and psychiatric care. If you or anyone you know needs help or advice please contact SANE Australia on 1800 18 72 63 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4663 or Lifeline on 13 11 14.

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For further information on bipolar and related disorders visit the Head to Health page:www.headtohealth.gov.au/mental-health-difficulties/mental-health-conditions/bipolar-and-related-disorders

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Welcome to Facing it! We’re so glad you’re here.

On today’s episode, we had an opportunity to speak with and learn from the lived experience of an incredible young man, Taylor Johnstone.

Taylor is currently completing an osteopathy degree, whilst also being part of the Youth Research Council for Orygen - the National centre of excellence in youth mental health. Taylor is also a board member for Youth Live4Life - a health promotion charity that empowers rural Victorian communities to support, improve and invest in young people’s mental health and wellbeing.

In this episode, we discuss depression and suicidal thoughts and behaviours. If you or someone you love need help please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14, the Suicide callback service on 1300 659 467 or Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800.

We learnt so much about self-stigma and the life long journey with managing your mental wellbeing from Taylor, we hope that you get to take away some of his wisdom as well.

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For further information on suicidal thoughts visit the Head to Health page:

www.headtohealth.gov.au/mental-health-difficulties/other-difficulties/suicidal-thoughts

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Welcome to Facing it, we’re so glad you’re here!

We would like to acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional owners and custodians of the lands in which we live and work, and particularly those we were part of in recording this episode.

On today’s episode, we have Part 1 of our conversation with Joe Williams.

Joe is a proud Wiradjuri/Wolgalu First Nations man. Joe played in the National Rugby League for several years before switching to professional boxing in 2009. Joe also has a lifetime of experience with suicidal thoughts and bipolar disorder, something he speaks so passionately about in his work with his company ‘The Enemy Within’.

At the time we recorded this episode, the world was a very turbulent place, particularly for people of colour. In this episode we started talking about mental ill-health and Joe’s experiences, and we quickly turned to the conversation around race relations - and how the identity associated with First Nations culture has been instrumental in Joe’s mental health journey.

In this episode, we discuss First Nations people, intergenerational trauma and suicidal ideation. If you or someone you love need help please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Suicide callback service on 1300 659 467.

We all have so much we can learn from Joe and his fellow First Nations people - please enjoy!

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Joe Williams' blog:

https://www.joewilliams.com.au/blog

Joe Williams' book, Defying the Enemy Within, available here:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/defying-the-enemy-within-joe-williams/book/9780733338755.html

For further information on supporting yourself visit the Head to Health page:

www.headtohealth.gov.au/supporting-yourself/support-for/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-peoples

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In this episode, we spoke with Vivien Thomson AFSM.

Viv is a published author, and a recipient of the Australian Fire Service Medal. Viv was also named in the top 100 women in Australian agribusiness in 2014, and has an impressive resume in leadership both in her profession and her personal life.

Viv spoke with us today about her experiences with trauma in her more than 30 years service within the rural fire industry. She speaks passionately about the collective pain that is experienced by firefighters, the strength of the bond in the firies community and how that has helped her understand and process her experiences and better manage her mental wellbeing.

Viv sees postvention for fire-affected communities as a major path to recovery, and talks about the work she’s doing in this space. In this episode we discuss trauma, specifically related to bushfire incidents.

If you or someone you know needs help or advice please contact Beyondblue on 1300 22 46 36 or Lifeline Australia on 13 11 14.

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Vivien's book, Ashes of the Firefighters, is available here:

www.ashesofthefirefighters.com.au/

For further information on trauma related distress visit the Head to Health page:

www.headtohealth.gov.au/mental-health-difficulties/mental-health-conditions/trauma-and-stressor-related-disorders

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Hello! Welcome to Episode 2 of Facing it, we’re so pleased you're here!

On today’s episode, we had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Lisa Sweeney. Lisa is an immensely passionate mental health advocate who uses her lived experiences to inform amazing work in the mental health space:

Lisa has been involved in influencing many facets of the mental health industry: she has worked for the Victorian government covering health strategy and national health reform;
Lisa was the recipient of the SANE community award in 2015 for her work in research into psychosis, preventative measures and recovery tools;
Lisa is currently the Director of Australians for Mental Health which is a movement of people suffering mental ill-health, their families and friends demanding a new national mental health culture; and
Lisa is also currently the Head of Policy and Advocacy at SANE Australia.

Lisa was also part of the Australian Mental Health Leaders Fellowship which is where we had the pleasure of crossing paths with her and experiencing first hand her passion for mental health advocacy, not to mention her never fading cheerful nature.

In today’s episode, we discuss anxiety and mental ill-health caring responsibilities. If you or someone you know needs help or advice please contact Beyondblue on 1300 22 46 36 or Mental Health Carers Australia on 1300 554 660.

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Australians for Mental health website:

www.australiansformentalhealth.org.au/

SANE Australia website:

www.sane.org/

For further information on supporting a loved one visit the Head to Health page:

www.headtohealth.gov.au/supporting-yourself/support-for/carers

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Hello, welcome to Facing It! We’re so pleased you’re here.

On today’s episode we had the privilege of interviewing Brett Saunders, who is a team leader in beverage manufacturing. Brett has also been a part of the National Mental Health Commission’s Australian Mental Health Leaders Fellowship - which is where we met him - through which he has been influential in raising the profile of men’s mental health and how community activity can better support the breakdown of stigma.

In this episode he talks about his long history with anxiety and panic attacks, and how he has regained control of his mental health some 30 years on from his first panic attack at the age of 12. Brett is passionate about sharing his story to encourage and offer hope to those who are afflicted by mental ill-health. In this episode we discuss details of anxiety and mental ill-health related distress.

If you or someone you know needs advice please contact Men’s Line on 1300 78 99 78 or Lifeline on 13 11 14.

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For more information on anxiety disorders visit the Head to Health page:

www.headtohealth.gov.au/mental-health-difficulties/mental-health-conditions/anxiety-disorders

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Hello, welcome to Facing It! We’re so pleased you’re here.

If you or someone you know needs mental health advice please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.

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