Couching The Mind

In this episode of CTM, world renowned singer / songwriter, story teller, and disciple of Jesus Christ, Jesse Manibusan, joins me in conversation revolving around the topic of  ‘Turn That Frown Upside Down’. 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙

Topics that Jesse and I went over throughout the interview 🎧🎤:

- What is faith / seeking faith + guidance when struggling ⛪️

- The meaning of religion 📖

- Becoming a musician 🎸

- Overcoming a divorce 😣

- The meaning behind the smiley face t-shirts (Jesse's t-shirts) 👕😃

- Song - Hold on to love - written from the shadows of fear (Jesse's song) 🎶

- The art of 'Listening', is gods greatest gift 👂

- One small conversation, can have a massive impact on others - Jesse’s year 5 teacher (Mr Judd) 👨🏼‍🏫

- Finding your way in life 🛣

- The Mission of the Holy Spirit 🕯

- The importance of meaning behind musical lyrics 📝

- Find your own meaning from a song (it would be different to someone else’s meaning) 🔍

- The 12 Step Groups / admitting to your own personal issues + doing something about it (positive change) 👣➡️

Overall message of the episode --> Life can have it’s challenges. That’s inevitable. But by sitting around with a ‘frown’ on your face, and not searching for any resolutions to these hurdles. That ‘frown’ will never turn upside down. Make change happen, and start to truly believe in yourself.

How to get into contact with Jesse:

Instagram:

> https://www.instagram.com/jessemanmusic/?hl=en

Facebook:

> https://www.facebook.com/JesseManibusanMusic

Website:

> https://jessemanibusan.com/home

In this episode of CTM, author of the world wide phenomenon 'When To Jump' / former professional squash player, Mike Lewis, joins me in conversation revolving around the topic of  ‘Behind The Scenes’. 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙

Topics that Mike and I went over throughout the interview 🎧🎤:

- Everyone's 'jump' is different

- Becoming an author (When To Jump)

- Facing the fear of unknown 

- Taking the leap of faith

- Seeking discomfort 

- Going from working in finance, to playing squash professionally 

- The jump curve:

> 1. Believe 

> 2. Plan

> 3. Collide

- It only takes one person to create change

- Everything happens for a reason

Overall message of the episode --> If your not content with you current life style.... Do something about it. The longer you let you let it go, the worse it'll become. Learn to back yourself... Nothing will change, unless you create that change. 

How to get into contact with Mike:

Instagram:

> https://www.instagram.com/whentojump/?hl=en

Facebook:

> https://www.facebook.com/whentojump/

Twitter: 

> https://twitter.com/whentojump

Website:

> http://www.whentojump.com/

In this episode of CTM, world-wide film producer, Jeff Reingold, joins me in conversation revolving around the topic of ‘Behind The Scenes’. 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙

-> Jeff has worked with the likes of channel 9, World Gym, Colombia Studios etc….

Topics that Jeff and I went over throughout the interview 🎧🎤:

- Gun Law In America

Overall message of the episode --> It’s so important to just be the real ‘you’. So long as your not harming or disrespecting anyone in the process. Because, why be someone that your not? Learn to love yourself…

In this episode of CTM, I delve into conversation with my father, Jeff Woolaston, revolving around the topic of 'A Lot of Laughter, With a Lot of Seriousness' 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙

This conversation was more-or-less on the basis of, having a laugh with a loved one. Whilst talking about life, perspective, and netflix...

Topics that I went over, throughout the interview 🎧🎤:

- Streaming services vs DVD's 

- Being over-subscribed to streaming services / other alternate memberships

- What super power would you want, and why?

- Favourite kids TV shows

- Shopping for Calvin Klein underwear 

- What mood do you wake up with in the mornings?

- Following routine (my father is overly-obsessive with his morning routine)

- Breaking an addiction --> How to stop yourself from smoking, as a chain-smoker?

- Defining Masculinity --> Has the definition changed overtime?

- Are you truly happy at your workplace?

- How does the rise of social media, affect one's mental health?

- False aesthetic materialism 

Overall message of the episode --> Whether it be small talk, or having conversation revolving around mental health etc... It's so important to be comfortable with 'talking'... Small talk can bring laughter to your life, and can help aid you through the not-so-great days. And talking about your emotions and feelings, will also assist in the process of removing that inner build-up of unnecessary negativity. 

Links to the Couching The Mind Podcast Series --> :

Facebook:

- https://www.facebook.com/CouchingTheMind/

Instagram:

- https://www.instagram.com/couching.the.mind/?hl=en

Spotify:

- https://open.spotify.com/show/1XC6aTD19UznZuZkk7skf2

Apple Podcasts:

- https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/couching-the-mind/id1542060771

In this episode of CTM, I delve into a solo conversation, revolving around the topic of 'Relatable Thinking' 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙

Topics that I went over, throughout the interview 🎧🎤:

- Love what you do 🤩

- What are your core values? 🧐

- School life versus the real world 👨🏼‍🏫 <-> 🌍

- How to find 'true' friends 👥 ⁉️

- Finding the best version of yourself 👉🙋‍♀️

- Understanding emotions at a young age 😢👦🏾

- Porn exposure at a young age 📱👩🏻‍💻

- False reality created by porn usage 🦄

- Unhealthy quick fixes --> Easy edorphin hit 👎🏽

- Taking on people's advice 🗣🗣🗣

- Make change happen (in a relationship) 🔛

- Volunteering changes your perspective on life (for the better) 🤯🙌🏻

Overall message of the episode --> We can't change the past, yet we can have a massive impact on our future. Every day is a new opportunity in bettering ourselves. Continue to remove the things in your life that bring out the worst in you. And give your time to others, and in return, good will happen to you. 

Links to the Couching The Mind Podcast Series --> :

Facebook:

- https://www.facebook.com/CouchingTheMind/

Instagram:

- https://www.instagram.com/couching.the.mind/?hl=en

Spotify:

- https://open.spotify.com/show/1XC6aTD19UznZuZkk7skf2

Apple Podcasts:

- https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/couching-the-mind/id1542060771

In this episode of CTM, Former MKR (My Kitchen Rules) contestant / half blind pro surfer, Ash Keillah, joins me in conversation revolving around the topic of ‘War.... What Is It Good For?'. 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙

Topics that Ash and I went over, throughout the interview 🎧🎤:

- The war in Ukraine -> Why is violence the answer? 🤯

- Losing possessions / memories in a natural disaster 😓

- Adjusting to change ⏰

- Give yourself 'me time' 👉😁

- The definition of mate-ship 👥📖

- If at first you don't succeed, try, try again 🙌🏻

- Finding your purpose 👀

- Importance of chatting with someone 🗣

- Don't take life so seriously 🌏

- Going from influencer life, to a standard 9 to 5 job 🤩 - 👨🏻‍🔧

- Family time versus Parent Time 👨‍👩‍👦 - 👫

- Crypto Currency -> What is Crypto? 💱

- Allowing minority groups to have there voices heard 📢

- We're all entitled to have our own opinion 💯

- Anti-vax opinion on Covid-19 😷

Overall message of the episode --> It's so important just to have a random topical chat to a friend, a loved one, a work mate, whenever your not feeling 100% yourself. And it's with these conversations, that its builds comfort, to then be able to openly talk about your emotions and feelings, and why 'today' may be a bit of a flat day for you. 

How to into contact with Ash:

Instagram > https://www.instagram.com/ashkeillah/?hl=en

Facebook > https://www.facebook.com/Ashkeillah

In this episode of CTM, childhood friend to my father, Bernie Small, and my father, Jeff Woolaston, join me in conversation revolving around the topic of ‘Swept Under The Rug’. 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙

Topics that Bernie, my father and I went over throughout the interview 🎧🎤:

- Understanding your countries history 🌍 

- Paying respect to the original land owners 🙏🏽 

- Defusing frustration 🤐 

- Drinking culture in sports (specifically mens sports) 🍻 🏈 

- Drinking to hide the inner pain 🤕 🥃 

- Mateship 👥 

- Racism / how it's changed overtime 🗣 😐 

- Reminiscing the past 🔙 

- Everyone has a breaking point 🤯 

- There is always another side to the story 📖 

- Why cause unnecessary drama? 🤫 

- Talking about your emotions and feelings 20-30 years ago 😓 💔 

- With age, comes a greater understanding and perspective on life 🌅🙌🏻 

Overall message of the episode --> Always be sure to respect those,  from the past and present. No matter the age, ethnicity and culture. Everyones deserves to be seen and treated as equal. 

In this episode of CTM, Domestic violence survivor + co-admin on the Missing Persons Australia FB / Instagram page, Chele Anne, joins me in conversation revolving around the topic of ‘Finding Your Voice’. 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙

Topics that Chele and I went over, throughout the interview 🎧🎤:

- Living with an abusive partner 😔

- We're all in control of our own actions 💯

- Growing up around illegal drug users 💉

- Hiding the truth 🤐

- Finally speaking the truth to loved ones 🗣👨‍👩‍👧‍👧

- Calling the authorities about the abusive partner 📞

- With bad, comes good 👎🏽 = 👍🏾

- Tomorrow's a new day 🌅

- Having children can bring purpose to your life 👼🏽🧒

- Suffering caused from lupus disease 🤒

- The struggles of anxiety and depression 😐

- Starting up the Missing Persons Australia FB + Instagram page 👨‍💻

- Finding the professional help that you may need 👨🏻‍⚕️

Overall message of the episode --> Never put off the idea of leaving an abusive relationship. The more that you let it go on for longer and longer, the more (subconsciously) comfortable that'll you'll become with the abuse. Remember, it ain't weak to speak. 

Missing Persons Australia Links:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/missingadvocatesaustralia

Instagram - https://instagram.com/missing_advocates_australia?utm_medium=copy_link

Professional Mental Health / DV Services (to name a few):

Lifeline - https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Headspace - https://headspace.org.au/?gclid=CjwKCAiApfeQBhAUEiwA7K_UH0zVGL9BYucxcGHbU87B73lR0xU9iUwrtmwLLm8oyFO6VfkKuT55KhoCTQwQAvD_BwE

White Ribbon Australia - https://www.whiteribbon.org.au/Find-Help/Help-Lines

DVConnect - https://www.dvconnect.org/

Police (authorities) - 000

In this episode of CTM, I delve into a solo conversation, revolving around the topic of 'Life' 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙

- Topics that I went over, throughout the episode 🎧🎤:

- Stop setting unnecessary high levels of expectation 📈

- Fighting fire with fire 🔥

- Failure is a means of success 👎🏽=👍🏾

- Finding relatability with others 🙌🏻🧏🏻‍♂️

- It ain't weak to speak 🗣

- Checking up on someone 👂👥

- Travelling can help aid depression and anxiety 🛣

- Putting yourself in someone else's shoes 👟

- The Dalai lama's take on anxiety and depression 🤫

- The people that deserve the help the least, are the one's that need the help the most 🤝

Overall message of the episode --> Don't ever be afraid to express your inner struggle. It doesn't matter the age and situation. We all go through s**t. But it's up to us to create a comforting environment to make it easier in being able to have these conversations...

Links to the Couching The Mind Podcast Series --> :

Facebook:

- https://www.facebook.com/CouchingTheMind/

Instagram:

- https://www.instagram.com/couching.the.mind/?hl=en

Spotify:

- https://open.spotify.com/show/1XC6aTD19UznZuZkk7skf2

Apple Podcasts:

- https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/couching-the-mind/id1542060771

In this episode of CTM, Former Australian police officer and head of the Australian prime minister’s personal protection team for Kevin Rudd, and a past contestant on SAS Australia, Gary Fahey, joins me in conversation revolving around the topic of ‘Revealing The Truth’. 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙

Topics that Gary and I went over, throughout the interview 🎧🎤:

Overall message of the episode --> You can turn your life around. No matter what you’ve done, and no matter what you’ve been through. It just comes down too whether or not you’re willing to implement change.

How to get into contact with Aaron:📱🖥 -

  Website: 

- https://garyfahey.com/

  Instagram: 

- https://www.instagram.com/strong.mend/?hl=en

What is the Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association?

- The Australian & New Zealand Mental Health Association is a non-government, non-for-profit association designed to unite mental health leaders since its inception in 1999.

Their Mission:

To serve and support a community of passionate mental health workers through education, awareness and advocacy.

Website:

- https://anzmh.asn.au/

How to donate to Gary Fahey’s ‘brutal burpee challenge’:

Website:

- https://gotcha4life-fundraising.raisely.com/strongmen

Why did Gary create the brutal burpee challenge?

“My goal is to not only raise $1 for every burpee I do, but create a continuous and ongoing discussion around suicide, mental fitness and supporting your mates. I will call on mates to help out when I need it, speak up when I am struggling but continue to move forward no matter the hurdles I face.” - Gary Fahey