Let's Talk The Untalked

TW:// this episode mentions the topics of suicide and eating habits.

We hope you have taken this opportunity in lockdown to listen to some of our other episodes and especially last weeks with Loren. This week we have another great listen with Alice from @naturally_alice speaking on, ‘Let’s Talk The Untalked’. Her platform started from a vegan blog and then one day she posted a bikini picture, receiving unexpected and overwhelming support. She promotes body positivity as well as sharing inspiring advice from her tough mental health journey. Alice speaks with us about her journey to where she is today, the importance self-love and the pressures she faces from having such a big platform. She also has her own podcast, ‘Taboo Topics’ where she speaks about everything from mental health to sex so definitely check that out. 

Alice’s favourite quote, “You are so much more than you look” is the epitome of her main message that everyone needs to realise that they are so much more than what they see for their body. 

We hope everyone is still doing well in lockdown and now it’s been extended are all ready with the things they need to catch up on! (or even just relaxing in bed all day in the sun) This weeks episode featured, Loren Hay from @bittabalance . She has such an inspiring platform and chats with us about her journey to her health coach career choice, her battle with Chron’s disease, body image and mental health generally. We discussed what living a balanced lifestyle means to us and how the smallest of eating habits that people can do can become really unhealthy without knowledge. 

Loren’s favourite quote is, “When things change inside of you, things change around you” which describes how the smallest change of mindsets can have a massive impact on your physical well-being. 

TW:// this episode contains mentions of suicide and eating habits

@ella_greenslade is our very special guest this week on, ‘Let’s Talk The Untalked’. We were super excited to chat with her while she wraps her head around the fact that she is an Olympic medalist in MIQ!! Ella rowed and went to school at St Margaret’s and continued her rowing journey outside of school to reach where she is today. She speaks with us about her Olympic journey, how she used resilience to overcome setbacks and what it means to be a top level athlete. Many messages Ella gives about resilience can be translated into everyday life and speaks importantly how mental health does not discriminate. 

Ella’s favourite quote is, “We choose to do these things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept" John .F Kennedy. This sums up her words on how her motivation for challenging days was always wanting to push and be the best version of herself.

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This week on, ‘Let’s Talk the Untalked’ we have Maisie speaking with us around her mental health experiences and the journey to recovery. She gives her insight into ways to get help and her recovery road, highlights the importance of not putting so much pressure on yourself and how life outside of your school years impacts your mental health. Maisie was a founder of the UC Women in Business club at UC who too have started up their own podcast to check out!! She is such an inspiring and kind person whom we appreciated sharing her story with us in the hopes it can resonate with any others out there to know they are not alone. 

Maisie’s favourite quote is simply, “You don’t have to be perfect to be amazing” which is a nice reminder to ponder that idea of perfection we all aspire to be and instead being real. 

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We would love to introduce our guest for this week on, ‘Let’s Talk The Untalked’, Jimmy Stewart. He is currently Year 13 at Christchurch Boys High School who loves hanging out with his mates and playing sports. Jimmy opens up to us about his journey with his mental health experiences and how he is constantly raising awareness for the topic of mental health whether it be speaking to his school or as an advocate for the Maia Health Foundation who have continually supported youth mental health. The reason this episode is called, ‘It’s Not Weak to Speak’ is because he highlighted how important it is in taking that big step of speaking up and reaching out for support when you are struggling. Jimmy also discusses with us his experiences, advice for current and future high schoolers and different ways to be a supportive and empathetic friend to others. Jimmy has such an inspiring story which he constantly uses to promote the importance of speaking out. 

Jimmy’s favourite quote is, “People don’t fake depression, they fake being okay” from Robin Williams. This sums up Jimmy’s key message of being supportive friend and always checking in on your mates.

TW: this episode will feature the topics of depression

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This week we have Annelise Thompson from Wellington speaking to us about the effects of living undiagnosed with ADHD. In this episode we will be debunking the stereotypes of ADHD, talking about being a supportive friend to someone with mental health issues, getting treatment and support for ADHD and the improvements that could be made to school education around mental health.  We hope you learn lots from Annelise’s story. 

Her favourite quote is, “It’s okay to wish things had turned out differently, while still understanding it needed to be this way for a reason” which sums up both of our mantras of everything happens for a reason.

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TW: this episode will feature the topics of suicide, depression, self-harm and eating disorders

Our very special next guest on, ‘Let’s Talk The Untalked’, is Lucy Glass. She is 22 years old living in Auckland working as a Television Production Co-ordinator who grew up in Christchurch. Lucy shares a very real and honest conversation with us on this episode opening up about her struggles with her mental health. She shared tips on how to be a supportive friend or family member, the importance of speaking out and seeking help, how to have more open conversations and what it means to find that light at the end of the tunnel. We both have been working with Lucy since the very beginning and wouldn’t have been able to do this without her, the story she shares is truly inspiring and she is wise beyond her years. 

Lucy Glass’s favourite quote is, “Hold onto the next morning, onto next week, next month and next year, you have a lot of wonderful moments to come in your big life, I promise.” This quote features in her speech she makes to schools which will be posted onto our instagram in the next few days to give you an insight her into journey before the episode release.


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We are super excited to introduce our first guest to ‘Let’s Talk The Untalked’, Dr. Lucy Hone. Lucy is the co-director and co-founder of the New Zealand Institute of Well-being & Resilience, adjunct senior fellow at the University of Canterbury, a published academic researcher and a best-selling author. We were lucky enough for her to share her wisdom around mental health especially resilience and perfectionism. She shared tips on how to deal with setbacks, the importance of speaking out, what it means to be a supportive friend or family member and shared valuable advice for putting your own well-being first. We both learnt so much from Lucy as she’s such an inspiring and authentic role model and hope you all take something from her message.

Lucy’s favourite quote comes from Mary Oliver and is featured at the start of her book, ‘What Abi Taught us’ (now selling under the new title, Resilient Grieving), which is a must read.

"What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” #realnotperfect

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On this first episode of, 'Let's Talk The Untalked' we will be introducing what our podcast is all about. We aim to promote the awareness and educate our listeners (including ourselves) on topics surrounding mental health. By facilitating open and honest conversations we want to encourage people to speak out.   We hope you enjoy and please stay tuned for our next episode with Dr. Lucy Hone, Alice and Rosa.