How you going mate?

Apr 12 2025 73 ep. 56 mins 2
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We talk about mental health. We share our stories about our mental health. We share our stories about how we manage our mental health and wellbeing. We talk about how wonderful life can be. We do this so that it might help others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Double Adams

Apr 12 2025 61 mins  
Get ready for this one my friends. In this episode I talk to Adam Bennett. Adam is a traveller, adventurer, meditaion practitioner, juggler, jack of all trades and renaissance man. Adam brings an infectious energy to our conversation where he talks about everything from the many jobs he has had, the many places he's lived, the many people he has helped and ,of course, the time he t

Tash and Matt - A wife's story

Mar 29 2025 83 mins  
In this episode we talk to Natasha. Late last year Natasha's husband Matt lost his battle with addiction and mental health. Natasha speaks very openly about how Matt's death affected her and her children and gives us a great insight into what it means to live with someone living with addiction. Natasha speaks about how she's supporting her son's to manage their grief and the tools

Speedway Racing, Photography and Mental Health

Feb 18 2022 64 mins  
In this episode of the podcast I talk to Anthony Snedden, Rail enthusiast, Speedway Photographer, Self Confessed Bogan and one of the people who inspired the beginning of How You Going Mate?. We chat about a pretty wide variety of topics from living with Aspergers Syndrome, How to take a great Speedway photograph, his love of the great Kevin Bloody Wilson and how important comedy i

Mental Health - A Father's Story

Feb 04 2022 55 mins  
This episode I had the chance to speak with Geoff Anderson. Geoff is a father of 2 teenage children who live with mental health conditions. In our chat we speak about a number of topics including the early signs that he noticed in his kids, the struggles they faced, the incredible insight they have into their conditions and the importance of a good family support network. I also ta

Men's work with Steve

Jan 21 2022 72 mins  
In this episode I have a really interesting chat with Steve Sweeney about men, mental health and his many years of working with men and their mental health. We cover everything from what it means to be a man, our love of dark chocolate, Jason Momoa and The Rock, his work with men, our experiences with The Mens Table and sex and sexuality and it's role in our self care. This is an e

My 2021 with Me

Dec 26 2021 47 mins  
In this episode I talk to one of my favourite guests, Me. 2021 was a year unlike any other and for me and my family and presented a whole raft of new challenges. In 2007 I was diagnosed with depression. I often say that I have recovered from this diagnosis but this year was as close as I have ever felt to feeling like I was becoming depressed again. In this podcast I talk about the

Breaking Down Stigma with Michelle

Dec 09 2021 50 mins  
In this episode I talk to my friend and former collegue Michelle. Michelle is a Mum, a registered psychologist and a woman with a lived experince of a mental health issue. This is a great conversation where we talk about the stigma surrounding mental health, understanding her mental health after the birth of her first child and how that shaped her professional career, how Jessica R

Jackie's Story

Nov 25 2021 70 mins  
In this episode I talk to my longtime friend and colleague, Jackie about living with Bi Polar. In this honest and eye opening discussion we talk about when Jackie first started to realise she had a mental health condition, how she came to understand it, being hospitalised (sometimes involuntarily), the incredible support she received from her husband and the role that ECT played in

Feeling Young with Anissa

Nov 12 2021 73 mins  
In this episode I talk to Bowen Therapist and Hypnotherapist Anissa Young from Feel Young Therapy. I have known Anissa for close for 30 years now, but this is the first time I have heard her story. Anissa and I talk about everything from her experiences growing up with an abusive stepfather, to how Bowen Therapy and Hypnotherapy helped with her mental health and how she now uses th

Do you wish you had a Jan? The importance of positivity.

Oct 14 2021 66 mins  
In this episode I talk to Jan Clark. Jan is a mother and Grandmother who was diagnosed with Leukaemia after a trip overseas. Jan's diagnosis and treatment also happened to coincide with the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic and the birth of her 7th grandchild and if that wasn't complex enough, Jan's age meant that the treatment she needed could be more dangerous that the leukaemia