Welcome to episode #31 friends and I am pleased to introduce to you Alex Ferguson. Alex stumbled across my podcast a few months ago and reached out and offered to share his story with all of you.

After noticing a lump behind his collarbone when getting out of the shower in October 2019 through to his diagnosis with Hodgkin's Lymphoma several months later he talks us through every aspect of his cancer journey.

In the lead up to recording this episode Alex shared his journals that he kept over this time with me and I have to say what truly stood out to me was the positive mindset he was able to adopt.

Listen in to hear what helped him get through those hard days and the things he continues to do now to stay on top of his mental health.

You can find Alex on LinkedIn or Facebook by searching his name.

Thank you for taking the time to listen, I am SO glad that you are here with me today!

Find ME on instagram at either @hightidelowtideau or @a_girl_and_the_ocean

https://www.cancersa.org.au/cancer-a-z/lymphoma/what-is-lymphoma/https://www.advancecareplanning.org.au

https://www.lymphoma.org.au

Please note that in these episodes we will discuss mental health and all that it entails. Sometimes we will talk about suicide and self harm, if this is triggering for you please take a moment to decide if you should continue to listen.

If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help now, call triple zero (000). You can also call  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Other helplines available in Australia include

Mens help line (24/7)- 1300 78 99 78

BeyondBlue (24/7)- 1300 22 46 36

Sane Australia (10am-10pm)- 1800 18 72 63

Suicide Call Back Service (24/7)- 1300 659 467

In this weeks episode I am joined by the delightful Abigail Cook. Abbey and I became friends through a local gym class and I am so grateful to have her join me on this episode.

She opens up and talks us through her experience with postpartum anxiety and depression. A topic that is so so important and not spoken about enough. With around 14% of Australia women experiencing PND (1 in 7) it is more common than you may think.

We talk about how and where it started and what it looked like for her. With fear being a reoccurring theme, I just know there are many mothers (and fathers) out there who are going to resonate with her story. With so many things changing, pressure to do or be a certain type of 'mum' and the stress of keeping a new born healthy and alive it is no wonder many new parents have a difficult time. Listen in to hear why she feels that everyone going through this journey should have access to a therapist and what may have helped her looking back

There is something in here for everyone to walk away with.

You can find Abigail at @abigail.g.cook on instagram

LINKS

https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Depression-during-pregnancy.pdf

https://www.gidgetfoundation.org.au/resources/fact-sheets

https://panda.org.au/get-support/support-new-parents?gclid=Cj0KCQiAjbagBhD3ARIsANRrqEtm9ZmSicGKZDCQ4fjm0aax0NWzeRHEWmg2a6SUHqsxZMWIv5JQB_saAshmEALw_wcB

Thank you for taking the time to listen, I am SO glad that you are here with me today!

Find ME on instagram at either @hightidelowtideau or @a_girl_and_the_ocean

Please note that in these episodes we will discuss mental health and all that it entails. Some time we will talk about suicide and self harm, if this is triggering for you please take a moment to decide if you should continue to listen.

If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help now, call triple zero (000). You can also call  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Other helplines available in Australia include

Mens help line (24/7)- 1300 78 99 78

BeyondBlue (24/7)- 1300 22 46 36

Sane Australia (10am-10pm)- 1800 18 72 63

Suicide Call Back Service (24/7)- 1300 659 467

I have been very lucky this year to have met some absolutely wonderful men and this weeks guest is one of them. Please meet Nick Braiotta. Breathwork coach, nature lover and yogi.

I made a day out of going to visit Nick and to start our time together he guided me through a 60 minute 1 on 1 breathwork session, listen in to hear ALL ABOUT IT! It was honestly such an incredible experience and I cannot wait to do it again.

We talk through his experiences growing up, putting on a mask and pretending to be someone he was not from a young age just to fit in. He has now taken the very tools that helped him heal and is sharing that with others. It was such a pleasure to share time with Nick, talking through some really important things.

You can find Nick at @nickbraiotta on instagram, I HIGHLY recommend hitting him up for a 1 on 1 session, it was incredibly powerful.

Thank you for taking the time to listen, I am SO glad that you are here with me today!

Find ME on instagram at either @hightidelowtideau or @a_girl_and_the_ocean

Please note that in these episodes we will discuss mental health and all that it entails. Some time we will talk about suicide and self harm, if this is triggering for you please take a moment to decide if you should continue to listen.

If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help now, call triple zero (000). You can also call  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Other helplines available in Australia include

Mens help line (24/7)- 1300 78 99 78

BeyondBlue (24/7)- 1300 22 46 36

Sane Australia (10am-10pm)- 1800 18 72 63

Suicide Call Back Service (24/7)- 1300 659 467

Today's episode is high energy so strap in to meet the wonderful Cecilia Ronson! 22 year old, standup comedian, poet, story teller and all round LEGEND.

Join us as she takes us through her journey which started when she was around 12. She was an anxious child who was terrified of letting people down, especially the adults in her life. We discuss her panic attacks and rejection sensitivity dysphoria which is something I found very interesting when I heard about it from her for the first time mid last year.

We also talk about her germophobia, another topic I find super interesting, as I had never talked about this with anyone before. She sheds a light on what it can be like for someone who is living with this intense phobia.

I was lucky enough to work alongside Cecilia as a part of our Womens Wisdom and Wellbeing events with Breakthrough Foundation, visiting regional areas of South Australia, and I just KNOW you're going to love her as much as I do. It is great to chat about mental health with someone of a different age group and see that change is coming!

You can find Cecilia at @cecilia_ronson @mixedbagpoetry or @poetrywithpurpose on instagram.

https://psychlopaedia.org/health/getting-grips-germaphobia/

Thank you for taking the time to listen, I am SO glad that you are here with me today!

Find ME on instagram at either @hightidelowtideau or @a_girl_and_the_ocean

Please note that in these episodes we will discuss mental health and all that it entails. Some time we will talk about suicide and self harm, if this is triggering for you please take a moment to decide if you should continue to listen.

If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help now, call triple zero (000). You can also call  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Other helplines available in Australia include

Mens help line (24/7)- 1300 78 99 78

BeyondBlue (24/7)- 1300 22 46 36

Sane Australia (10am-10pm)- 1800 18 72 63

Suicide Call Back Service (24/7)- 1300 659 467

Today you will meet the wonderful Stefan Supic. He is a 24 year old physiotherapist and mindset coach living here in Adelaide

While we do discuss a little around his own personal story this episode is very much a chat between two new friends around mindset.

We discuss what exactly is 'mindset', the challenges he sees his clients come up against, how he is able to integrate this type of coaching within the athletic space and how you can make some small changes to help to improve your own mindset.

We also discover for little I know about sports lol. it is a tennis BAT right,,

As the other half of Man on Purpose running 'Super Saturdays' down at Henley Beach I encourage and invite you to join me in this space on February 18th. I am officially booked in and very much looking forward to it.

You can find Stefan at @stefansupic or @man.onpurpose on instagram.

Thank you for taking the time to listen, I am SO glad that you are here with me today!

Find ME on instagram at either @hightidelowtideau or @a_girl_and_the_ocean

Please note that in these episodes we will discuss mental health and all that it entails. Some time we will talk about suicide and self harm, if this is triggering for you please take a moment to decide if you should continue to listen.

If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help now, call triple zero (000). You can also call  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Other helplines available in Australia include

Mens help line (24/7)- 1300 78 99 78

BeyondBlue (24/7)- 1300 22 46 36

Sane Australia (10am-10pm)- 1800 18 72 63

Suicide Call Back Service (24/7)- 1300 659 467

Today you will meet the lovely Sammy Roccisano (and hear me fumble on her surname 2 seconds in lol). She is sunshine in human form and from meeting her you would never have imagined that, not so long ago, she was at a point in her life that saw her have to live back with her parents as she was unable to take care of herself. 2020 saw Sammy working hard in a job that she loved, planning a wedding (and dealing with covid postponements) and renovating a house. With no appetite and close to no sleep she was diagnosed with burn out in May 2021,

Being "burnt out" is a term that many of us throw around with nonchalance but burn out is a very real psychological syndrome that emerges as a prolonged response to chronic stress on the job. Interestingly, a new report found that 62 per cent of Australian employees were experiencing burnout, compared with a global average of 48 per cent.

Prior to meeting Sammy and recording this ep, I didn't really think of burn out in this light and am hoping that you too may learn a little bit more about it. Take her advice and be mindful of your symptoms and reach out for help when you need it. You don't have to go through these things on your own. Furthermore, keep watch on your work mates!

Please enjoy this one! Be sure to look up her business page because as we discussed a small portion of her profits go towards Breakthrough Foundation!

You can find Sammy at @sammy.roccisano or @thepeacefulnook on instagram.

https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/australian-workers-suffer-most-burnout-in-world-microsoft-work-trends-index/news-story/b2e047251cf1009b57c9de4b3d30f95f

Thank you for taking the time to listen, I am SO glad that you are here with me today!

Find ME on instagram at either @hightidelowtideau or @a_girl_and_the_ocean

Please note that in these episodes we will discuss mental health and all that it entails. Some time we will talk about suicide and self harm, if this is triggering for you please take a moment to decide if you should continue to listen.

If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help now, call triple zero (000). You can also call  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Other helplines available in Australia include

Mens help line (24/7)- 1300 78 99 78

BeyondBlue (24/7)- 1300 22 46 36

Sane Australia (10am-10pm)- 1800 18 72 63

Suicide Call Back Service (24/7)- 1300 659 467

Welcome to 2023 friends! My first episode of the year is everything that you have been waiting for and more.

Please meet the wonderful Cain Dover, my guest in todays episode. This is my longest one yet and absolutely packed full of interesting chat. We are talking PLANT MEDICINE. I must admit that prior to talking with Cain I knew very little about plant medicine and assumed everyone who went off to the jungle to experience Ayahuasca were just chasing a high and mad hallucinations. Listen in to Cain tell his journey of how losing the life he had been building for himself in the US, losing his relationship and then losing his father in the same week brought him to a path of healing.

Topics in this episode include; Ayahuasca, Huachuma, Ancestral healing, Masculine vs Feminine energies, Trauma healing and Cold water therapy. Yep, strap in.

This is going to absolutely blow your minds. I don't want to give away too much in the write up so instead a urge you to simply PRESS PLAY then come back afterwards for all of the links.

Please note that HTLT is not encouraging the use of 'drugs', but simply bringing you one mans story of his personal experiences. Take from it what you need xx

ALL OF THE LINKS

The retreat Cain attended- https://www.biopark.org/

The Joe Rogan poddy ep- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuCwnH4330Q

Don Howard and Aubrey Marcus- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fQc9THiufg

Ayahuasca doco w A. Marcus- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfM-HhLgDeY

Huachuma doco- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A8T6HwUtg4

https://mindmedicineaustralia.org.au/

You can find Cain at @cain.dover or @man.onpurpose on instagram.

Thank you for taking the time to listen, I am SO glad that you are here with me today!

Find ME on instagram at either @hightidelowtideau or @a_girl_and_the_ocean

Please note that in these episodes we will discuss mental health and all that it entails. Some time we will talk about suicide and self harm, if this is triggering for you please take a moment to decide if you should continue to listen.

If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help now, call triple zero (000). You can also call  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Other helplines available in Australia include

Mens help line (24/7)- 1300 78 99 78

BeyondBlue (24/7)- 1300 22 46 36

Sane Australia (10am-10pm)- 1800 18 72 63

Suicide Call Back Service (24/7)- 1300 659 467

Alrighty welcome to episode 23 lovely people, join me on a Saturday night on the couch for some chats about what has been happening in my life of late! I am BACK in my 'studio' so audio is on point and my voice is no longer nasal AF.

In today's episode I talk abut just how quickly i returned to my hectic, busy, stressed out self after coming back from 3 weeks of holidays and how I was able to realise it and be like firstly, what the heck! and secondly, whyyyy am I like this??

Side note- I haven't figured that out yet and am welcoming (kind) suggestions lol.

I then give you a bit of an insight to how my 1:1 session with the wonderful Georgia Simecek went last week. honestly wow. It was my first time doing any inner child work and my mind was blown.

Yes, i saw myself clear as day as a 7 year old (check out my IG post to meet her too).

Yes, i was able to take myself back to an exact time my needs weren't met.

Yes, I discovered things about myself.

and YES, I did cry through the entire thing.

Powerful AF. look her up. The amount of growth I had in one session was incredible.

Lastly the main reason for my recording this episode. Men's mental health.

On the back of Movember just finishing up I just wanted to share some statistics that I found online which genuinely made my jaw drop. I have felt called to bring awareness to mens mental health for some time now. This topic is a heavy one but the only way we are going to make any changes is by creating conversation, breaking down those stigmas and helping the men in our lives to know that there is help and that we will be there for them and walk alongside them to get it.

Listen in and let me know how this episode made you feel. Let me know if you reached out to someone afterwards. We are all in this together.

Find embodiment coach Georgia Simecek at @georgiasimecek on IG for more details on how to work with her 1 :1 or join in on one of her courses.

Information about Movember can be found at https://au.movember.com/ or @movember. Deets on More than a run are at https://www.morethanarun.com.au/ or hit up their IG page @more_than_a_run

https://www.suicidepreventionaust.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Male-Suicide-Fact-Sheet.pdf

https://www.suicidepreventionaust.org/news/statsandfacts

https://www.lifeline.org.au/resources/data-and-statistics/

Thank you for taking the time to listen, I am SO glad that you are here with me today!

Find ME on instagram at either @hightidelowtideau or @a_girl_and_the_ocean

Please note that in these episodes we will discuss mental health and all that it entails. Some time we will talk about suicide and self harm, if this is triggering for you please take a moment to decide if you should continue to listen.

If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help now, call triple zero (000). You can also call  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Other helplines available in Australia include

Mens help line (24/7)- 1300 78 99 78

BeyondBlue (24/7)- 1300 22 46 36

Sane Australia (10am-10pm)- 1800 18 72 63

Suicide Call Back Service (24/7)- 1300 659 467

Welcome to Episode 22, the second one I recorded on my recent trip to Indonesia.

In this weeks episode you get to meet my very lovely friend V- AKA Veronika.

Like so many of us, she arrived to Gili Trawangan for a short holiday, to do a course and then never left! haha.

BE AWARE- if you visit this small little island you may just get stuck. It is the Indo version of Never Never Land lol.

In this episode V talks us through how even though she would describe herself as having had an 'Astrid Lindgren type childhood' things were not always rainbows and unicorns. Things took a turn for the worst in her teens which saw her attempt to take her own life. She talks to us about what it was like and how the attitude was at the time in Germany around mental health.

V learnt over the years how to somewhat manage her own emotions and would allow herself to feel into negative emotions for a few days and then pull herself out of it.

She describes the last 4 years as the happiest yet the hardest of her life. Considering she was dealing with a divorce, moving across the world, experiencing a large earthquake and navigating a pandemic, this comes as no surprise.

We talk through the people who were influential in her mental health journey and the things she does now to look after herself. She describes why she has such a love for freediving and how it specifically helps to keep her mental health in check. I feel honoured to have held space for V to tell her story and know that you will get a lot from it.

Apologies for nasal voice in this ep and for the background noise as we were recording in a classroom not a kitchen studion haha.

You can find Veronika at @veronikafreediver on instagram, alternatively hit up @freedivegili and let them know I sent you.

Thank you for taking the time to listen, I am SO glad that you are here with me today!

Find ME on instagram at either @hightidelowtideau or @a_girl_and_the_ocean

Please note that in these episodes we will discuss mental health and all that it entails. Some time we will talk about suicide and self harm, if this is triggering for you please take a moment to decide if you should continue to listen.

If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help now, call triple zero (000). You can also call  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Other helplines available in Australia include

Mens help line (24/7)- 1300 78 99 78

BeyondBlue (24/7)- 1300 22 46 36

Sane Australia (10am-10pm)- 1800 18 72 63

Suicide Call Back Service (24/7)- 1300 659 467