A podcast sharing stories of lived experience with mental illness

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May 23, 2022

My Story Part 2 of having a single mother with Bipolar and my Nine Ne…

In this episode, I share Part 2 of my story about growing up with a mother with Bipolar disorder and I also talk about my recent nine news National story about my first lived experience with foster care. I find …

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May 10, 2022

Growing up with a parent who has Delusional Disorder - Interview with…

This episode is all about growing up with a parent who has a serious mental illness and the issues that children face. Lotti O’Dea grew up with a mother who had Delusional Disorder, which is similar to Schizophrenia. She outlines …

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May 3, 2022

Melbourne is very flat? Be mad at the illness and not the person, wha…

A mid-week solo episode where I discuss how Melbourne seems to be currently in a depressed state. I also talk about I tactic that is very useful if you have a parent or know someone with a mental illness, it's …

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May 1, 2022

What is Agoraphobia and the effects it has on someones life? Intervie…

What is Agoraphobia and what effect can it have on someone? Jen Thexton reached out to me to come on and share her lived experience with this condition. It's a condition where a lot of people may recognise the name …

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April 9, 2022

Cultural stigma boundaries, lived experience network, PTSD, parenting…

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 ...

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April 9, 2022

Stigma with Bipolar, fundraising and problems with Bipolar awareness …

Bipolar is a topic very close to my heart and a lot of people all over the world! In this episode, I talk with Susana Bluwol who is the Founder and Executive Director of Bipolar Australia about all things Bipolar …

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March 30, 2022

World Bipolar Day, Greg Hunt, Will Smith, Mental Health Funding Plus …

It's world Bipolar day today so I wanted to provide you with a quick podcast about what Bipolar means to me, talk about Greg Hunt's lived experience, touch briefly on the Will Smith incident and also talk about the allocation...

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March 27, 2022

Mental illness and how it has affected the Jim's Group - Interview wi…

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...

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March 20, 2022

Growing up with a Bipolar mother and end of life discussion - Intervi…

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...

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March 20, 2022

Where have I been? PSP, Palliative Care, Grief, ECT and BiPolar talk …

I have been absent for a few months and in this solo episode, I tell you where I have been and why? I talk about my mother's decline and passing, reasons for it plus some general thoughts about what to …

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Dec. 26, 2021

Interview with Jim's Mowing and Jim's Group founder, Jim Penman on Me…

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...

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Dec. 19, 2021

Helping Children who have a parent with a mental illness? Interview w…

Rose Cuff, is the founder and executive director of Satellite Foundation which is an organisation dedicated to helping young people who have a parent(s) with a mental illness. I talk about Satellite a lot on this show as I kn...

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Nov. 24, 2021

Living with BiPolar and mental health awareness, where do we need to …

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...

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Nov. 8, 2021

Part 1 of my lived experience with having a BiPolar parent

My first solo episode! It's about time I shared my lived experience as that's what the podcast is about, so I have decided to tell my story in 10 - 15 minute solo episodes to give you an insight into …

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Oct. 22, 2021

Growing up with a BiPolar Parent and using it to fuel your success! I…

My guest is Dan Cahill, who has a remarkable story of hardship and growing up with a mentally ill parent. His father has BiPolar, and Dan shares some revealing stories about how much of an effect a parent with a …

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Aug. 9, 2021

Autism, ADHD and Neurodivergent Individuals - Interview with Rachel W…

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...

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July 17, 2021

How to create a social enterprise with purpose! Interview with TradeM…

Ed Ross is the co-founder of TradeMutt which is a social impact workwear brand, by tradies for tradies. They make funky eye-catching workwear designed to start conversations about mental health among the blue-collar community...

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June 30, 2021

Finding purpose, suicide, lockdown plus more! Interview with Discerna…

Matthew Wong is the creator of Discernable , which is a large media channel that features various creatives and subject-matter experts. Matt's content reaches over 200,000 Australian viewers per week and has various programs....

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Jan. 12, 2021

Dealing with mental illness in the family plus more! Interview with B…

You may recognise Brad McEwan from his longstanding career 20 plus year career as an Australian television and sports journalist with channel 10. However, what you may not know about Brad is that he is an ambassador for Beyon...

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Dec. 1, 2020

How to buy a dairy farm before you turn 30? | Interview with Jonathon…

In this episode, I speak to Jonathon Gleeson who is a dairy farmer in South West Victoria and has achieved purchasing a dairy farm by age 30 with no assistance, which is a remarkable achievement. Jonathon goes into detail abo...

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Sept. 3, 2020

What is it like to have a BiPolar parent? | Interview with Maria Figu…

Maria Figueiredo is a remarkable woman who experienced growing up with a single mother with BiPolar disorder as well as having an autistic brother in New York having immigrated from Puerto Rico at the age of 14. Maria goes ri...

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July 11, 2020

From side-hustle to a multi-million dollar business empire, interview…

In this episode, I talk to Haydar Hussein who is the founder of the Jim's Cleaning Group who turned his side-hustle into a multi-million dollar cleaning empire. He has over 860 franchisees in Australia and New Zealand is on t...

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May 28, 2020

Growing up with a parent who has a mental illness | Interview with Ad…

Did you grow up with a parent who had a mental illness? If so, then you will take a lot out of this episode with Mental Health Advocate Addy Dunkley-Smith. Addy is involved in a Victorian organisation called The Satellite …

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March 12, 2020

Living and managing BiPolar II Disorder with Tim Beanland

What is it like to actually have BiPolar? In this episode, we go right into depth with Tim Beanland who talks openly about his condition and how his thoughts on mental health as a whole. Tim provides a great insight …

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