Lead Yourself First

This week we meet the founder of The Inner Ninja Foundation, Stefani Caminiti, as she Opens Up about her depression, an attempt at her life and the resulting psych ward stay that made her feel, for the first time, like she "finally belonged".

 

Open Up:

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This week we talk about heartbreak, and how to turn it into something positive that will help learn, grow and help others.

Open Up:

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This week we speak to the founder of All Heart, an online Perth community where, like in this interview, he shares the story of losing his son Mitch in a motorbike accident, along with the process of coming to terms with it, then healing. 

 

All Heart:
https://www.facebook.com/allheart15/?epa=SEARCH_BOX

 

Open Up:

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This week we talk about persistence! Hopefully this acts as kindling to that fire in your chest, that reminder to keep on keeping on!

Open Up:

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This week we meet Mitch Wallis, founder of "Heart on my sleeve", the global social movement changing the way we speak about mental health.

Mitch Opens Up about the struggles he's faced throughout his life, like anxiety and panic attacks, along with how he has gone about managing it all, to a point where he now changes lives daily through his work with this heart based movement. 

Heart on My Sleeve:

Website:
https://heartonmysleeve.org

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/heartonmysleevemovement/

 

Open Up:   [email protected]   Website: https://openuppodcast.com
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This week we talk about the trauma that we've been through throughout our lives, and it not defining you as a person, or the way we live our lives. 

Open Up:

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This week we meet Rahul Seth, founder of Perth Active Depression Support Group, as he Opens Up about his battle with bi-polar, along with how the power of community has changed not only his life but also the lives of the members in his group!   Open Up:   [email protected]   Website: https://openuppodcast.com
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Perth Active Depression Support Group:
https://www.facebook.com/PerthADSG/

This week I read a poem I wrote about suicide and the inner conflict that goes on when you're contemplating it... along with the 1 lesson I've taken away from my journey, with the attempt, the self work & of course, with Open Up!

If you take your life, Will it really make things right? You’re fulfilled inside while thinking of it, Assuming you’ll deny the world the burden you are, By putting yourself in a coffin, Your lifes finality, Unaware you’re inflicting only hurt and scars, Because in reality you’re loved beyond measure, So cut your tether, And quit listening to that voice inside, That gains pleasure from corrupting your mind, With its treasure chest of lies that you devour, To the point where you spend hours getting high, Off of planning how to die, You've got to fight, It tells you you’re worthless, Im telling you you’re not, It tells you they’d be better off without you, Im telling you you forgot, You forgot how much the people who love you really care, Because you’re isolated and haven't shared what you’re going through, How can they change the stories of fear you’ve created, If they don’t know whats flowing through, Your mind, Your veins, Your heart, You are, Still valued and worthy of life, Because if you leave them what you’ll find, Are hearts rife with pain and strife, Kind eyes shedding tears like rain, For if you leave there’ll be a hole in their soul thats blue, The size of you, That will never be whole again.    Open Up:   [email protected]   Website: https://openuppodcast.com
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This we week talk about self appreciation and why we should take the time to give ourselves some dap!

 

Open Up:

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This week we meet comedian Francis Cronin as he Opens Up about his military past and why he decided to walk 500 miles, sleeping rough, without shelter and how it impacted him mentally throughout his 40 day journey.


Francis:
https://www.facebook.com/glowpunk/?epa=SEARCH_BOX


Open Up:

[email protected]   Website: https://openuppodcast.com
  Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes