Chew The Fat

On this episode I sit down with Sandor Earl from the Melbourne Storm.

We cover everything to do with his football journey from his junior career, his debut & development years, unfortunate coaching 'mishaps' and the amazing culture that the Melbourne Storm are renowned for.

However, this is one of my personal favourites as Sandor is extremely open and honest with his mental health journey. Sandor doesn't shy away from the 4 years suspension handed down to him in 2015 and how that had a major impact on his mental health. We discuss the coping mechanisms, techniques and lessons he has learnt along the way and explore the difficulties of being open and vulnerable in such a hard-headed sport.

I am extremely grateful to Sandor for opening up like this and I really hope you get something out of it.

Joining me today is one of Australia's most iconic sports commentators - Mike Tomalaris. With 25 years of experience calling the Tour de France, Mike has become synonymous with Australian cycling and it was a pleasure to chat with him. We discuss it all, from the humble beginnings at his first tour to the powerhouse team at SBS including Robbie McEwen, Bridie O'Donnell & David McKenzie. Mike discusses cycling's checkered past and the era of doping and how that has impacted the sport today. Most importantly, we share our mutual admiration for Julian Alaphilippe... my favourite in the peloton.

As always, the focus of the episode is on exploring issues of mental health and what an amazing guest to discuss it with. Mike has done some amazing work to increase awareness of mental health in Australia with foundations like the Black Dog Institute & the 6 Minute Challenge.

I can't thank Mike enough for giving up some of his time, this was an amazing episode and I hope you enjoy it.

https://6minutechallenge.org/

Was lucky enough to sit down and Chew The Fat with an all-round good guy - Liam McBean on Friday night.

Liam and I chat all about his career to date including his time at both Richmond & Glenelg, his $330 footy card on eBay & the time he didn't pick me on his team for lunchtime basketball

Most importantly though, Liam shares some unbelievable insights into his mental health journey which has led him to as he says, spread love & embrace vulnerability.

If you're in Melbourne, plug this in to your ears for your two hours outdoors this week, for everyone else, I hope you enjoy this episode just as much as I did!

Last week I had the chance to sit down with one of the star housemates from big brother 2020 - Mat Garrick. Mat and I chat about everything from shower mishaps in the big brother house to being an unofficial member of the Broken Hill tourism department.

On a more serious note though, Mat and I chat all about mental health from his experiences with social media abuse, dealing with the impact of suicide that his football club was rocked with earlier this year and why rural country towns are still struggling to breaking down stereotypes surrounding mental health issues.

I can't thank mat enough for giving up his time and I hope you guys enjoy listening!

Have a listen to Louie's band Goodsniff here - https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KK1DFw34ubCcHT9igFS9D

On this episode I have the chance to Chew The Fat with Daisy Richardson, one of Survivor Australia's most memorable game players. We chat about all the 'undercover' Survivor gossip and try to answer all the questions you've always wanted to know!

Most importantly though, we chat about Daisy's mental health battles, from multiple fights with depression, the impacts of living with endometriosis and how social media abuse that even culminated in death threats impacted her mental wellbeing.

Gee Whiz, there hasn't been many times in my life where i've been speechless but this chat with Daisy certainly left me with my jaw on the ground! Thanks so much to Daisy for coming on the show, I hope you get something out of it!

Always remember it is never weak to speak

Here we go ladies and gents! A few months in the making but it was worth the wait. I was lucky enough to sit down with Dylan Buckley, a former professional footballer for both the Carlton Blues and the GWS Giants. Dylan and I chat about everything, from his illustrious nicknames, naked handstands and his favourite podcast guests.

As always though, the focus of the chat is on Mental Health. Dylan and I discuss everything from our personal tricks that we use to improve our individual mental health on our down days, our perspective on mental health in general and ways we can all improve on discussing the issue.

I am extremely grateful for Dylan coming on the show and I hope you appreciate it as much as I did!

Please listen to the end of the podcast for information regarding the giveaway for healthcare workers!

On this episode I sit down and chat with Morgan Rose Moroney - one of the biggest hitters in the fitness industry. At only 23 years old, Morgan already commands respect in the industry thanks to her massive platform as a result of her impressive resume, 8 national titles in Gymnastics, cover athlete for Oxygen magazine, star attraction of popular Netflix TV show Beastmaster and now on of Gymsharks finest. We chat about everything - from growing up in Brisbane, learning to cope with 40 hours of training per week for Gymnastics and which Gymshark athlete is most likely to skimp out on paying for a meal... we really do cover it all.

Most importantly though, Morgan and I chat about her perspective on mental health, particularly the importance of promoting positive mental wellbeing in an industry where social media can have such a detrimental impact on mental health.

I really enjoyed chatting with Morgan and hope that you enjoy listening as much as I did!

Music by Bensound

On this weeks episode I sit down and Chew The Fat with Lance Picioane.

Lance and I discuss all things football from his time as an over-developed european man child running around in the under 10's all the way through to his AFL career touching on his time with the Crows, the Hawks and North Melbourne as well as the infamous Line in The Sand match and the opponents he had the most respect for.

Like all episodes on this show though, the focus of the chat is on Lance's journey / struggles with mental health over the years culminating in a sense of rockbottom that led him to be as he describes "three inches from death".

If you want to support the work Lance does with his Love Me, Love You foundation or want to get involved in the LMLY march which is coming up later this year at the Botanical Gardens, please follow the link below:

https://www.friendsoflmly.org.au/events

On this weeks episode I sit down and Chew The Fat with Lance Picioane.

Lance and I discuss all things football from his time as an over-developed european man child running around in the under 10's all the way through to his AFL career touching on his time with the Crows, the Hawks and North Melbourne as well as the infamous Line in The Sand match and the opponents he had the most respect for.

Like all episodes on this show though, the focus of the chat is on Lance's journey / struggles with mental health over the years culminating in a sense of rockbottom that led him to be as he describes "three inches from death".

If you want to support the work Lance does with his Love Me, Love You foundation or want to get involved in the LMLY march which is coming up later this year at the Botanical Gardens, please follow the link below:

https://www.friendsoflmly.org.au/events