Welcome to Episode 21! Recorded in the beautiful Gili Trawangan, Indonesia. Yes that is right, HTLT goes GLOBAAAAAL.

In this weeks episode you get to meet my very close friend Kazi (Laura Kazimierska) -even after all this time I still have to double check I have spelled her surname correctly lol. Kazi and I met living in the stunning Gili Islands and have been best of best friends ever since. She is a passionate ocean advocate, scuba diver and PADI course director. AKA PADI-mierska.

This episode is a little unique as Kazi has a Polish heritage so it makes for a very interesting conversation around how the trauma related to the war and the communist society truly affected her family and also herself growing up. This is something I have not come across with my prior guests.

We talk through many different things in this episode. Including how growing up with a strong emphasis placed on having to be very strong women and not rely on men impacted her relationships, how searching for acceptance and validation in her teens/early twenties meant she accepted sub-par behaviours and the things she did in turn to punish herself.

She tells us about how a family friend recognised that she needed some help and a really cool approach to healing family trauma called 'constellation therapy' which I had personally not heard of before! Hear also why scuba diving is good for her/your mental health.

This was so much fun to record, enjoy listening in to me and my BFF having a chat lol.

You can find Kazi at @laura_kazi_diving or https://www.divemastergilis.com/ Alternatively hit up @trawangandive and let them know I sent you.

Some websites with info on constellation therapy

https://www.naturaltherapypages.com.au/spiritual/family_constellation

https://traumathrivers.com/family-constellation-therapy/

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 TWENTY! yes, twenty in words not numbers because I am freaking proud of myself for getting here.

In this weeks episode we meet the delightful Stephanie. Stephanie is a clinical naturopath, herbalist and yoga teacher.

We go back to her childhood and talk through her being an emotionally sensitive person and taking on the energies of those around her and how this affected her growing up.

At 16 she started looking for connection within friendship groups which lead her to start recreationally using party drugs. Surrounded by people who normalised this, she began using marijuana to bring her down after a big night out. Slowly over time this progressed to daily use of marijuana and to the point where she was using all of the time. When this started to make her anxiety worse, she realised something she had to change. With the help of some important people around her she decided that it would be no more and took steps to turn this habit around.

Stephanie has some beautiful advise in this episode and is such a calm, loving energy to listen in to.

You can find Stephanie at @eclipsewellness_ @stephanie__pach @eclipseyoga_ or https://web.facebook.com/eclipseyogastudio/?_rdc=1&_rdr

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

Oh my god guys, Welcome to the episode where I met my new BFF lol.

You can feel the energy in this episode from the very start!

Let me introduce to you the wonderful Jess Gray, Jess is the owner and mastermind behind 'Be the light'

What is 'Be the light' you ask... It’s all about spreading more love & kindness in this big wide world. Be the Light was inspired by a previous project called “ Light Up the World”. It all began after Jess's first trip to Africa several years ago, where the locals actually lit up her heart & filled her with gratitude. The people here don't get to choose what situation they were born into, yet their smiles were so genuine.

Listen in to hear what Jess did next and how that lead her to where she is now, running Be the light full time with a beautiful studio in Port Adelaide.

This plant in a light bulb has been created to allow others to spread more light into this world & bring more awareness to gratitude & what a simple act of kindness can have on one. Everyone needs a little light in their world. Jess' mission is to spread this far & wide.‍

This episode is a little different to my usual ones but let me tell you it is definitely a FEEL GOOD EP and you can feel the energy oozing out of it! I was running off of a high for HOURS after recording!

Every Be The Light Bulb Purchased, $1 contributes to the SA Breakthrough Foundation who tackle mental health head on.

You can find Jess at @bethelight.australia or https://www.bethelightaustralia.com.au/

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

Hey guys! In todays episode I chat with the wonderful Mitchell Villani

There is soooo much value in this episode and I am so freaking excited to bring it to you.

Mitch was an elite athlete and travelled the world playing the sport he loved. One day everything changed when he had a horrible injury on the ice which (eventually) an MRI confirmed C5, 6 and 7 protrusions in his neck. This left him in chronic nerve pain for years, unable to get relief.

With Doctors only offering a choice between a surgery that had a 1 in 4 chance of him becoming a paraplegic or a cocktail of prescription drugs the constant pain lead him down a path of drug abuse, trauma, depression, suicidal thoughts,

Listen in to hear about how he went on to heal his pain by 'living differently'. We talk about his experiences with water fasting, detoxification and the small things we can do in our every day to better take care of ourselves.

Also don't miss the story of how he 'lobstered' himself in the bath towards the end of the ep! There is SO SO much in this ep and so much that you can take away and learn from Mitch. Don't miss this one!

You can find Mitch at @mitchellvillani or https://www.mitchellvillani.com/

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

Hey guys! In todays episode I chat with the wonderful Trin!

a 44 year old mum of two, Trin has been married for almost 25 years and enjoys being in nature, yoga, anything creative, going out for meals- especially breakfast... (hello eggs benny!) This super woman has been through a lot! After being the victim of sexual abuse from a neighbour from ages 7 through 10 (ish). It wasn't until being triggered 35 years later that she started to unpack and deal with everything that she went through.

Diagnosed with delayed onset PTSD, depressed and anxious mood and adjustment disorder (aka situational depression) She has also suffered from flashbacks, night terrors, hyper-vigilance, Dissociation, Panic attacks and anxiety, This is alongside a bunch of other symptoms -All settling now she is dealing with her trauma! Absolutely incredible.

She talks us through what she went through in order to press charges in New Zealand, who has helped her along the way and what she does to keep herself mentally well now.

I am so grateful for Trin being willing to share her story of what she went through as we both say the dissociation aspect is super interesting to consider.

My wish is that absolutely no-one will resonate with her story but sadly I know this will not be the case, i truly know this episode is going to help so many people out there.

Huuuge thanks to you Trin!

a couple of links for you here..

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/nov/26/chefs-mental-health-depression

https://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/2019/10/10/how-top-chefs-take-care-their-mental-health

https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/dissociation-and-dissociative-disorders

https://au.reachout.com/articles/what-to-do-if-youve-realised-a-past-experience-was-sexual-assault

https://au.reachout.com/articles/sexual-assault

https://awakemilwaukee.org/2020/06/02/why-do-victim-survivors-sometimes-forget-their-abuse/

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

Hey guys! In todays episode I answer the anonymous questions you asked of me over on my instagram pages.

There was definitely a bit of a theme going on here with many of you wanting to know more about my life living in Indonesia and working as a dive instructor. I talk about how scuba diving affected my mental health and if I feel my mental health is better/worse living in Adelaide or in Indonesia. I also talk through how I managed my mental health and if hearing other peoples stories, during recording, affects me and how I manage it all.

A bit of a different one this week, I know, but I hope you enjoy getting to know me a little bit better.

We will be back with your regular programming next week! haha.

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

Hey guys! In todays episode I chat with the lovely Sarah!

The first guest I have ever had walk in with a gift for me lol so kind.

Like many, her story is multi-faceted. Sarah talks through what she was like as a child and a teen and how she would often be the one to 'take it to the next level'. Not really feeling like she 'fit in'. It wasn't until she was going through the process of getting her son diagnosed with ADHD and she was filling out his forms that she started the realise that actually SHE was ticking a lot of those boxes too.

Sarah is very vulnerable with me and shares her journey with depression, medication, alcohol, being suicidal and the mental health act. Her story is very powerful and is a testament to her strength.

You can find Sarah at @sarahbulach on IG.

ok and here are alll of my links..

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/facts.html

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-18/adult-women-face-barriers-getting-adhd-diagnosis-treatment/100613218

https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2022-08-24/live-updates-em-rusciano-national-press-club-adhd-expert-panel/101362200

https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/enormous-grief-em-rusciano-on-being-diagnosed-with-adhd-in-her-40s/

and the podcast Sarah refers to

https://open.spotify.com/show/5ptj3hZKfnf0yhSNubc0o8

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

Hey guys! In todays episode I chat with the incredible Elise!

Elise is bloody ray of sunshine let me tell you. Our paths crossed organically a little over a year ago and I now feel lucky to call her my friend.

We talk through the path she has walked with her mental health which started off with some belief and herself and some struggles with her body image from a very young age. We discuss how your environment can truly affect your health, not only mentally but physically and how invaluable time outside is.

Elise is the founder of Enliven Outdoor Adventures, her awesome business in which she aims to inspire, lower the barriers and create opportunities for women and girls to get outdoors in Adelaide, South Australia.

You can find Elise at @enliven_outdoor_adventures on IG. or at https://enlivenoutdooradventures.com.au/

ok now all of the links lol.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-06/my-brain-on-nature-healing-sarah-allely/12266522

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-10/how-spending-time-in-nature-can-improve-your-mental-health/11583082

https://advancedfunctionalmedicine.com.au/mthfr-gene-mutation-anxiety-disorder/

https://drlisawatson.com/mthfr-in-mental-health

https://breakthroughfoundation.org.au/mentalhealthfirstaid/

Find Tahlia pretty on IG at @fittahliapretty

https://www.naturefestival.org.au/

https://www.adelaidesbn.com.au/our-team/

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

Hey guys! In todays episode I chat with the wonderful Kimmy.

I was lucky enough to cross paths with Kimmy about a month ago through my work and it just goes to show how cool connections can be made with a simple conversation AND how effective branding can be on a hoodie! lol.

Kimmy talks to us about his childhood, growing up being bullied throughout most of his childhood to living in a household with a father with alcoholism to how a very bad ending to a relationship left him without the energy to leave the house for 6 months.

We also talk through the not for profit mental health organisation Together 4ever that he has co-founded here in Adelaide, South Australia and what drove him to take this leap.

Another unique story with an incredible guest.

If you are in Adelaide come and join us next Thursday the 8th of September 2022 for the official launch of Together 4ever at Hains & Co from 5-8pm.

You can find Kimmy at @_kimmyau and @together4everaus on IG.

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

Hey guys! In todays episode I chat with MY MUM!!

If you know my mum, you will know she is an absolute gem. Nurse, mother of 3, beach lover, hostess with the mostess and my number 1 supporter.

This episode was so much fun to record. I thought it would be a really cool idea to bring mum on to talk about how my journey with mental health was for her as the main support person in my life and in my journey.

We talk about how she has seen the mental health space develop as a nurse for the last 42 years, the first signs and symptoms she noticed in me and how we went about getting help together. Stay tuned and see if you can count how many times she refers to me as snappy!! haha.

A cool episode from a different perspective. Not to be missed!

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