Knowing Me Knowing You

Knowing Me Knowing You

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Knowing Me Knowing You episodes

  • Knowing … non-residential withdrawal programs pt. 2

    On this episode of Knowing Me, Knowing You, Trent and Dave bring their journey of discovery around substance addiction to an end by finding out about what’s involved when participating in a non-residential withdrawal program.

    The boys continue their chat with Non-Residential Withdrawal Nurse, Charlie Nash, from Better Health Network, to find out:

    • The type of withdrawal support available through Better Health Network,
    • The difference between a residential and community-based program,
    • What a community-based withdrawal program involves, as well as
    • How someone can best seek out withdrawal support.

      • You can find more information about the services and supports Charlie mentions via:

      • Bayside Alcohol and Other Drug Services
      • Direct Line through Turning Point
      • Self Help Addiction Resource Centre (SHARC)

        • You can also find out more about Better Health Network’s At-home Withdrawal Program via: Registered Nurse Home Detox Programme

        Alternatively, you can find other supports via the JOY website: FIND SUPPORT | JOY Media

        Please keep in mind, the discussions, topics, and advice provided as part of this podcast are general in nature. They should not replace specific and individualised mental health support that might be needed. If you are experiencing mental health concerns, you can visit the Joy Radio support page for assistance and guidance at: https://www.joy.org.au/support

         

        Get in contact with the show:

        We highly value your thoughts, opinions and feedback. Get in contact with them via:

        Instagram: @kmkypodcast

         

        About the show:

        Knowing Me, Knowing You – hosted by Trent McWhinney and Dave Demmer.

        Trent and Dave are mates, therapists, and all-round queer guys on a new journey of personal discovery. Get to know them, and yourself, as they dive into topics on mental health and self-development. Filled with vulnerability and laughter, the boys chat to professionals, experts, and those with lived experience to unpack what it means to truly know yourself.

        Don’t forget to tune into JOY 94.9 Wednesday’s at 9pm to hear Knowing Me, Knowing You live.

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        51 min
      • Knowing … non-residential withdrawal programs pt. 1

        On this episode of Knowing Me, Knowing You, Trent and Dave continue their journey of discovery around substance addiction by finding out about non-residential withdrawal program.

        The boys chat with Charlie Nash, a Non-Residential Withdrawal Nurse at Better Health Network, to find out:

        • What addiction can look like,
        • The types of substances different parts of our queer community are addicted to,
        • Understanding the relevancy of intersectionality and social determinants of health,
        • How addiction can impact our lives, as well as
        • The barriers that we can face when trying to overcome addiction.

          • You can find out more about Better Health Network’s At-home Withdrawal Program via: Registered Nurse Home Detox Programme

          Alternatively, you can find other supports via the JOY website: FIND SUPPORT | JOY Media

          Please keep in mind, the discussions, topics, and advice provided as part of this podcast are general in nature. They should not replace specific and individualised mental health support that might be needed. If you are experiencing mental health concerns, you can visit the Joy Radio support page for assistance and guidance at: https://www.joy.org.au/support

           

          Get in contact with the show:

          We highly value your thoughts, opinions and feedback. Get in contact with them via:

          Instagram: @kmkypodcast

           

          About the show:

          Knowing Me, Knowing You – hosted by Trent McWhinney and Dave Demmer.

          Trent and Dave are mates, therapists, and all-round queer guys on a new journey of personal discovery. Get to know them, and yourself, as they dive into topics on mental health and self-development. Filled with vulnerability and laughter, the boys chat to professionals, experts, and those with lived experience to unpack what it means to truly know yourself.

          Don’t forget to tune into JOY 94.9 Wednesday’s at 9pm to hear Knowing Me, Knowing You live.

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          52 min
        • Knowing … our addiction through AOD counselling pt. 2

          On this episode of Knowing Me, Knowing You, Trent and Dave continue their journey to find out about substance addiction.

          The boys continue with part two of their chat with Molly Boorman, an AOD Counsellor and the AOD Counselling Practice Lead at Thorne Harbour Health. This week they speak with Molly about seeking out support when we, or someone we love, is dealing with addiction. In addition, the boys chat through:

          • Bruce Alexander’s series of experiments called “Rat Park”,
          • The importance of our biology in understanding our addiction,
          • The biopsychosocial model of understanding addiction and our mental health,
          • The potential of dual barriers to accessing support,
          • The relationship between chem sex and addiction, as well as
          • How stigma can inhibit us seeking out support for addiction.

            • You can find out more about Thorne Harbour Health’s AOD Services via: Alcohol and Other Drug Services (AOD) | Thorne Harbour Health

            Alternatively, you can find other supports via the JOY website: FIND SUPPORT | JOY Media

            Please keep in mind, the discussions, topics, and advice provided as part of this podcast are general in nature. They should not replace specific and individualised mental health support that might be needed. If you are experiencing mental health concerns, you can visit the Joy Radio support page for assistance and guidance at: https://www.joy.org.au/support

             

            Get in contact with the show:

            We highly value your thoughts, opinions and feedback. Get in contact with them via:

            Instagram: @kmkypodcast

             

            About the show:

            Knowing Me, Knowing You – hosted by Trent McWhinney and Dave Demmer.

            Trent and Dave are mates, therapists, and all-round queer guys on a new journey of personal discovery. Get to know them, and yourself, as they dive into topics on mental health and self-development. Filled with vulnerability and laughter, the boys chat to professionals, experts, and those with lived experience to unpack what it means to truly know yourself.

            Don’t forget to tune into JOY 94.9 Wednesday’s at 9pm to hear Knowing Me, Knowing You live.

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            57 min
          • Knowing … our addiction through AOD counselling pt. 1

            On this episode of Knowing Me, Knowing You, Trent and Dave start their journey to find out about substance addiction.

            The boys chat with Molly Boorman, an AOD Counsellor and the AOD Counselling Practice Lead at Thorne Harbour Health, about:

            • What addiction is,
            • Some of the drivers for our substance use,
            • The difference between positive and negative substance use,
            • How our core beliefs can inform our addiction, as well as
            • How we can identify whether we have an issue with addiction.

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              Please keep in mind, the discussions, topics, and advice provided as part of this podcast are general in nature. They should not replace specific and individualised mental health support that might be needed. If you are experiencing mental health concerns, you can visit the Joy Radio support page for assistance and guidance at: https://www.joy.org.au/support

               

              Get in contact with the show:

              We highly value your thoughts, opinions and feedback. Get in contact with them via:

              Instagram: @kmkypodcast

               

              About the show:

              Knowing Me, Knowing You – hosted by Trent McWhinney and Dave Demmer.

              Trent and Dave are mates, therapists, and all-round queer guys on a new journey of personal discovery. Get to know them, and yourself, as they dive into topics on mental health and self-development. Filled with vulnerability and laughter, the boys chat to professionals, experts, and those with lived experience to unpack what it means to truly know yourself.

              Don’t forget to tune into JOY 94.9 Wednesday’s at 9pm to hear Knowing Me, Knowing You live.

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              49 min
            • Knowing … the benefits of sound healing

              On this episode of Knowing Me, Knowing You, Trent and Dave find out about the practice of sound healing, and its benefits to both our mental and physical health.

              Fresh off their own experiencing of a sound healing session, the boys chat with Ange Monitto, a Sound Healing Practitioner and the owner of Sound of Soma, about:

              • What sound healing is as a therapeutic approach,
              • How Ange’s own health challenges encouraged him to seek alternative healing methods,
              • Our energy fields and how they can hold on to our past experiences and traumas,
              • How different frequencies can benefit our health,
              • The impacts of ancestral trauma,
              • Being able to align and rebalance our chakra system through sound healing, as well as
              • The different ways a sound healing session can be experienced.

                • Please keep in mind, the discussions, topics, and advice provided as part of this podcast are general in nature. They should not replace specific and individualised mental health support that might be needed. If you are experiencing mental health concerns, you can visit the Joy Radio support page for assistance and guidance at: https://www.joy.org.au/support

                 

                Get in contact with the show:

                We highly value your thoughts, opinions and feedback. Get in contact with them via:

                Instagram: @kmkypodcast

                 

                About the show:

                Knowing Me, Knowing You – hosted by Trent McWhinney and Dave Demmer.

                Trent and Dave are mates, therapists, and all-round queer guys on a new journey of personal discovery. Get to know them, and yourself, as they dive into topics on mental health and self-development. Filled with vulnerability and laughter, the boys chat to professionals, experts, and those with lived experience to unpack what it means to truly know yourself.

                Don’t forget to tune into JOY 94.9 Wednesday’s at 9pm to hear Knowing Me, Knowing You live.

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                54 min
              • Knowing … our resilience through our neurodivergence

                On this episode of Knowing Me, Knowing You, Trent and Dave bring their journey, across multiple episodes, into exploring the topic of resilience to an end.

                James Cavanagh, Founder and Neurodiversity Consultant of RAWlife Health, joins the boys to unpack how our neurodivergence can inform our resilience, including:

                • James’ own lived experience, including with ADHD and anxiety,
                • How his lived experience informs the work he does with neurodivergent clients,
                • How promoting our individual strengths can help with building our resilience,
                • The difference between ‘reactive’ and ‘active’ resilience, as well as
                • The benefits of “externalising” practical support.

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                  Please keep in mind, the discussions, topics, and advice provided as part of this podcast are general in nature. They should not replace specific and individualised mental health support that might be needed. If you are experiencing mental health concerns, you can visit the Joy Radio support page for assistance and guidance at: https://www.joy.org.au/support

                   

                  Get in contact with the show:

                  We highly value your thoughts, opinions and feedback. Get in contact with them via:

                  Instagram: @kmkypodcast

                   

                  About the show:

                  Knowing Me, Knowing You – hosted by Trent McWhinney and Dave Demmer.

                  Trent and Dave are mates, therapists, and all-round queer guys on a new journey of personal discovery. Get to know them, and yourself, as they dive into topics on mental health and self-development. Filled with vulnerability and laughter, the boys chat to professionals, experts, and those with lived experience to unpack what it means to truly know yourself.

                  Don’t forget to tune into JOY 94.9 Wednesday’s at 9pm to hear Knowing Me, Knowing You live.

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                  57 min
                • Knowing … our resilience through PERMA Strategy

                  On this episode of Knowing Me, Knowing You, Trent and Dave continue their journey, across multiple episodes, into exploring the topic of resilience.

                  For this show, the boys discuss Martin Seligman’s PERMA model of wellbeing and how it can inform our resilience. The boys chat through the five elements that make up the PERMA model:

                  • Positive Emotion
                  • Engagement
                  • Relationships
                  • Meaning
                  • Accomplishment

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                    Please keep in mind, the discussions, topics, and advice provided as part of this podcast are general in nature. They should not replace specific and individualised mental health support that might be needed. If you are experiencing mental health concerns, you can visit the Joy Radio support page for assistance and guidance at: https://www.joy.org.au/support

                     

                     

                    Get in contact with the show:

                    We highly value your thoughts, opinions and feedback. Get in contact with them via:

                    Instagram: @kmkypodcast

                     

                    About the show:

                    Knowing Me, Knowing You is hosted by Trent McWhinney and Dave Demmer.

                    Trent and Dave are mates, therapists, and all-round queer guys on a new journey of personal discovery. Get to know them, and yourself, as they dive into topics on mental health and self-development. Filled with vulnerability and laughter, the boys chat to professionals, experts, and those with lived experience to unpack what it means to truly know yourself.

                    Don’t forget to tune into JOY 94.9 Wednesday’s at 9pm to hear Knowing Me, Knowing You live.

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                    56 min
                  • Knowing … our resilience through NLP

                    On this episode of Knowing Me, Knowing You, Trent and Dave’s journey continues, across multiple episodes, exploring the topic of resilience.

                    Mark Mesiti, the Founder and Head Coach at The Rainbow Institute, an LGBTQIA+ Coaching and Mentoring Institute, joins the boys to unpack how Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) helps us build our resilience, including:

                    • How Mark found himself on his journey of becoming an NLP practitioner,
                    • What NLP is and what it involves,
                    • How our ‘Internal Representation System’ informs our view of the world,
                    • What resilience can look like, as well as
                    • How NLP can help rewire and reframe thoughts to help us build our resilience.

                      • Please keep in mind, the discussions, topics, and advice provided as part of this podcast are general in nature. They should not replace specific and individualised mental health support that might be needed. If you are experiencing mental health concerns, you can visit the Joy Radio support page for assistance and guidance at: https://www.joy.org.au/support

                       

                       

                      Get in contact with the show:

                      We highly value your thoughts, opinions and feedback. Get in contact with them via:

                      Instagram: @kmkypodcast

                       

                      About the show:

                      Knowing Me, Knowing You is hosted by Trent McWhinney and Dave Demmer.

                      Trent and Dave are mates, therapists, and all-round queer guys and they’re on a new journey of personal discovery. Get to know them, and yourself, as they dive into topics on mental health and self-development. Filled with vulnerability and laughter, the boys chat to professionals, experts, and those with lived experience to unpack what it means to truly know yourself.

                      Don’t forget to tune into JOY 94.9 Wednesday’s at 9pm to hear Knowing Me, Knowing You live.

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                      51 min
                    • Knowing … our resilience through GEM Strategy

                      On this episode of Knowing Me, Knowing You, Trent and Dave discuss The Resilience Project’s “GEM strategy”, as they continue their journey, across multiple episodes, into exploring the topic of resilience.

                      To better understand how the “GEM strategy” can help us better build our resilience, the boys chat about:

                      • The different elements that make up our resilience,
                      • Why it’s important and why we would want to be resilient, as well as
                      • The GEM Strategy (Gratitude, Empathy, Mindfulness) itself.

                        • You can check out the ‘365 grateful project’ Ted Talk that Dave mentions here: 365 grateful project | Hailey Bartholomew | TEDxQUT (youtube.com)

                         

                        Please keep in mind, the discussions, topics, and advice provided as part of this podcast are general in nature. They should not replace specific and individualised mental health support that might be needed. If you are experiencing mental health concerns, you can visit the Joy Radio support page for assistance and guidance at: https://www.joy.org.au/support

                         

                         

                        Get in contact with the show:

                        We highly value your thoughts, opinions and feedback. Get in contact with them via:

                        Instagram: @kmkypodcast

                         

                        About the show:

                        Knowing Me, Knowing You is hosted by Trent McWhinney and Dave Demmer.

                        Trent and Dave are mates, therapists, and all-round queer guys on a new journey of personal discovery. Get to know them, and yourself, as they dive into topics on mental health and self-development. Filled with vulnerability and laughter, the boys chat to professionals, experts, and those with lived experience to unpack what it means to truly know yourself.

                        Don’t forget to tune into JOY 94.9 Wednesday’s at 9pm to hear Knowing Me, Knowing You live.

                        The post Knowing … our resilience through GEM Strategy appeared first on Knowing Me Knowing You.

                        48 min
                      • Knowing … our anxiety through breathwork

                        On this episode of Knowing Me, Knowing You, Trent and Dave bring their journey, across multiple episodes, into exploring the topic of anxiety to an end.

                        For this final episode on anxiety, the boys speak with trauma-informed somatic breathwork practitioner, Katie Snyder (from The Whole Remedy), to find out how somatic breathwork can help us better understand and manage our anxiety. Katie talks about:

                        • her path to discovering breathwork,
                        • what the difference is between ‘somatic breathwork’ and ‘breathwork’,
                        • trauma-informed breathwork,
                        • the ways in which safety is maintained throughout a breathwork session,
                        • the difference between ‘upregulating’ and ‘downregulating’ breathwork, as well as
                        • the 4-7-8 breathing technique.

                          • You can read more about the breathing technique and the studies that Katie mentions via:

                          • Psychological Climate for Caring and Work Outcomes: A Virtuous Cycle, which explains the effect of slow breathing techniques on generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
                          • Study on Controlled Breathing and Anxiety
                          • Watch Dr. Andrew Weil demonstrate the 4-7-8 breathing technique on YouTube
                          • Guided 4-7-8 breathing with Dr. Weil for anxiety relief

                            • Please keep in mind, the discussions, topics, and advice provided as part of this podcast are general in nature. They should not replace specific and individualised mental health support that might be needed. If you are experiencing mental health concerns, you can visit the Joy Radio support page for assistance and guidance at: https://www.joy.org.au/support

                             

                             

                            Get in contact with the show:

                            We highly value your thoughts, opinions and feedback. Get in contact with them via:

                            Instagram: @kmkypodcast

                             

                            About the show:

                            Knowing Me, Knowing You is hosted by Trent McWhinney and Dave Demmer.

                            Trent and Dave are mates, therapists, and all-round queer guys on a new journey of personal discovery. Get to know them, and yourself, as they dive into topics on mental health and self-development. Filled with vulnerability and laughter, the boys chat to professionals, experts, and those with lived experience to unpack what it means to truly know yourself.

                            Don’t forget to tune into JOY 94.9 Wednesday’s at 9pm to hear Knowing Me, Knowing You live.

                            The post Knowing … our anxiety through breathwork appeared first on Knowing Me Knowing You.

                            54 min

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