Interviews Episodes

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we’re joined by Sue, a dedicated listener who courageously steps forward to share her powerful story of living with Bipolar Disorder. Sue opens up about her personal journey, offering ...

Meet Missy Robinson , a powerhouse who has transformed her life from Australian Army service to becoming an inspirational mental health advocate, speaker, writer, and coach. Diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder following...

Empowering Children to Discover Inner Calm: A Conversation with Karen Gibb founder of Mind Marvels I love people who do what my guest has done, to create a business that doesn't only help people but allows others to do so as ...

In this episode, we engage in a candid conversation with Tim Beanland, a successful video marketer whose life and thriving business were abruptly disrupted by a family tragedy. The loss had a severe impact, plunging him into ...

In this profound episode of the Lived Experience Podcast, host Joel Kleber engages in a riveting conversation with distinguished guest Rosemary Gattuso, an esteemed lawyer and family law court mediator. They delve deep into the intricate subject of trauma and its consequential effects on mental hea…

In this episode of Stories of Hope Worldwide, host Kerry Atherton interviews Joel Kleber, host of The Lived Experience podcast, about growing up with a parent who struggled with mental health. Joel shares his defining moment ...

In this episode, I speak with Simon Rinne of Mindful Men who is an experienced lived experience therapist and shares his journey with OCD, burnout, and therapy. The topics covered include: [00:04:10] "Debunking OCD misconcept...

In this episode of the Lived Experience podcast, mental health advocate Billy Todd shares his story of managing anxiety and turning his life around. Billy emphasizes the seriousness of anxiety and its impact on a person's lif...

In this episode of the Lived Experience podcast, host Joel Kleber interviews Georgia, a psychiatric nurse who works in a private inpatient facility. Georgia discusses her passion for mental health care and why she finds it re...

Interview with Kerrie Atherton about her near suicide and recovery. Now she helps others with Stories of Hope and is a qualified trauma counsellor.

Darcy Smyth is a well-respected sales trainer, consultant, and business owner. However, he and his family have experienced probably the hardest thing someone has to go through and that is losing a loved one to suicide. We are...

Belinda Agnew is a highly successful business owner, tech entrepreneur, and podcast host who shares her story about growing up with a single mother with alcohol addiction. Despite various challenges and leaving school in yea...

Genevieve Bailey’s films have screened in 50 countries, winning over 30 awards to date. With a background in short drama, comedy, and music videos, I AM ELEVEN (2011), her ambitious first feature documentary, was shot in 15 c...

Peter Wasielewski reached out to share his story about addiction, his mental health battle, and a different way to view recovery. Peter also uses his lived experience within the criminal justice system in the UK to help other...

Michael Donehue is a mental health advocate, clothing brand owner, and the national services manager for ADES Australia, which specialises in delivering education programs Australia-wide. Michael is also an accredited MHFA trainer who shares his story in detail about his mental health journey to…

Tara Stark is a prominent lawyer, board member of Satellite Foundation, and also a has been a young carer. Tara knows firsthand the challenges of growing up with a parent who has a serious mental illness. In this episode, Tar...

Serena O'Callaghan is a lived experience worker and works in community mental health. Serena also has had her mental health challenges in which she opens up about her experience with the mental health system as an inpatient. ...

Very special episode with Little Dreamers Founder, Madeleine Buchner OAM speaking to us for a full hour about young carers and what her organisation does in this much-needed area. Maddy grew up caring for her younger brother,...

Zoey Ka identifies as an Australian between cultures and is currently working as Project Lead for Finding North Network at the Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia . She is a qualified Change Practitioner and has completed ...

Interview with Jim's Group and Jim's Mowing CEO, Jim Penman about all things mental health and how it affects the Jim's Group. Jim also talks about the incident with Jim's that changed his life forever. Thanks for listening a...

Carly Baxter is a digital marketing entrepreneur having developed many websites over the years and now entered the app and app marketing space. Carly has travelled to over 21 countries and lived in Sweden. She grew up with he...

Interview with Jim's Mowing and Jim's Group founder, Jim Penman about his thoughts on mental illness and why it's important to him. I also tell Jim about my experience with having a single mother with BiPolar disorder and tha...

Tim Beanland is my first repeat guest and we talk about all things BiPolar, mental health month and potential changes that need to happen in the mental health awareness movement. The best way to support the podcast is to leav...

Rachel Worsley is the founder and CEO of Neurodiversity Medi a, a media company that promotes accessible storytelling augmented by technology. She edits the NeuroWork newsletter, which translates original research about neuro...