Move Your Mind with Nick Bracks

This was a really compelling interview into being true to yourself at all cost. In a world where we are often seeking validation and success, Tom sets an example of removing the noise and listening to your core needs.

Tom Boyd lived the dream of many young Australians. As the 2013 AFL number 1 draft pick, he was marked as a future superstar in his sport. Fame and money were guaranteed, all the more so when he returned home to Melbourne to join the Western Bulldogs on a record-breaking $7 million contract.

But success as a footballer came at a cost Tom wasn't prepared to pay. The intense scrutiny from media and the public added to the enormous expectations he placed upon himself, creating a toxic cycle of insomnia, anxiety and depression. Even being part of the Bulldogs' famous drought-breaking Premiership win in 2016, when Tom arguably played the greatest game of his career, could not fundamentally change the chronic mental health issues he was experiencing.

Tom decided to make one of the bravest calls of his life and walk away from the team he loved, from his hugely lucrative contract, from celebrity and adulation. He did it because he knew he was much more than the sum of these things, and that mental wellbeing was the one essential he could not ignore.

Tom is now a public speaker and mental health advocate and recently released his first book, Nowhere to Hide.

You can learn more about Tom (and find his book) here:

instagram.com/tomboyd17

https://www.booktopia.com.au/nowhere-to-hide-tom-boyd/book/9781761065491.html

https://www.millennialtranslator.com.au/

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Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. 

We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!

The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com

You can also sign up to our new Move Your Mind community group here: moveyourmind.me or here: 

Move Your Mind Community 

We have also relaunched underBRACKS with $1 from every pair going towards mental health. You can find them here: www.underbracks.com

You can find all of the other links here: https://linktr.ee/moveyourmind

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This is the third episode of our Move Your Mind limited construction series. We will be interviewing a range of people from the industry and having conversations around the state of mental health in the industry.

Australia loses one construction worker every two days to suicide & more than 20% of the construction industry are shown to have had a mental health condition. These figures are made even more compelling as it is an industry that employs 10% of the working population. We feel this podcast will play an important role in creating conversations and awareness. 

Angelina Pillai is the Chief Executive Officer at Association of Consulting Architects.

You can learn more about Built here: https://aca.org.au/

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Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. 

We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!

The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com

You can also sign up to our new Move Your Mind community group here: moveyourmind.me or here: 

Move Your Mind Community 

We have also relaunched underBRACKS with $1 from every pair going towards mental health. You can find them here: www.underbracks.com

You can find all of the other links here: https://linktr.ee/moveyourmind

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This was one of the most impactful interviews I have had on Move Your Mind. It is the kind of story you would expect to see in a movie. Luke took me on such a journey (as he does through his speaking career and through his books) and spoke with such honesty, rawness and vulnerability. I highly recommend you take the time to have a listen!

Luke uses his "Breathtaking" story to inspire deep, lasting change, and self-awareness, for a wide range of audiences, from primary schools, high schools, businesses, events, and even prisons.

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For eight years of his life, Luke was an obese alcoholic, self-confessed bully and thug. On the outside, he looked strong and confident, even happy at times, but on the inside his thoughts would haunt him. He was incredibly scared, depressed, anxious and paranoid. He now regularly speaks and has written books to help others.

You can learn more about Luke here:

https://www.lukeskennedy.com/

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Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. 

We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!

The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com

You can also sign up to our new Move Your Mind community group here: moveyourmind.me or here: 

Move Your Mind Community 

We have also relaunched underBRACKS with $1 from every pair going towards mental health. You can find them here: www.underbracks.com

You can find all of the other links here: https://linktr.ee/moveyourmind

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the second episode of our Move Your Mind limited construction series. We will be interviewing a range of people from the industry and having conversations around the state of mental health in the industry.

Australia loses one construction worker every two days to suicide & more than 20% of the construction industry are shown to have had a mental health condition. These figures are made even more compelling as it is an industry that employs 10% of the working population. We feel this podcast will play an important role in creating conversations and awareness. 

Haydn Masters is the head of wellbeing for Built and a former Wallabies performance coach.

You can learn more about Built here: www.built.com.au

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Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. 

We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!

The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com

You can also sign up to our new Move Your Mind community group here: moveyourmind.me or here: 

Move Your Mind Community 

We have also relaunched underBRACKS with $1 from every pair going towards mental health. You can find them here: www.underbracks.com

You can find all of the other links here: https://linktr.ee/moveyourmind

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I was lucky enough to sit down with Dr Ben Hargreave to discuss his work in dentistry and how it impacts the mental health and wellbeing his many clients. We touched on his story, the mindset he has created for himself and the passion and purpose that drives him.

Dr. Ben Hargreave BMedSci, BDent(Hons), Grad.Dip.Clin.Dent (Oral Implants),FIADFE(NY) is the Director and Co-Principal Dentist of Dental Boutique Sydney. Ben is driven by his passion about helping clients on their journey towards a better smile, helping to make them feel confident and empowered. He graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Medical Science and a Bachelor of Dentistry with Honours. He has over 12 years of experience in cosmetic, surgical, and general dentistry.

Ben established himself in the lower North Shore of Sydney, focusing on general and cosmetic practice, where he later became a Principal Dentist, within two years of graduating. He led the expansion of North Sydney Dental Practice, in partnership with Dr. Kipel, which quickly became one of the largest cosmetic practices within Sydney.

You can learn more about Ben and Dental Boutique here:

https://dentalboutique.com.au/

https://www.instagram.com/dentalboutique/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNhkWOXYOQpjh0TnCGeTHdQ

https://www.instagram.com/drbenhargreave/?hl=en

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Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. 

We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!

The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com

You can also sign up to our new Move Your Mind community group here: moveyourmind.me or here: 

Move Your Mind Community 

We have also relaunched underBRACKS with $1 from every pair going towards mental health. You can find them here: www.underbracks.com

You can find all of the other links here: https://linktr.ee/moveyourmind

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the first episode of our Move Your Mind limited construction series. We will be interviewing a range of people from the industry and having conversations around the state of mental health in the industry.

Australia loses one construction worker every two days to suicide & more than 20% of the construction industry are shown to have had a mental health condition. These figures are made even more compelling as it is an industry that employs 10% of the working population. We feel this podcast will play an important role in creating conversations and awareness. 

You can learn more about Craig and Master Builders here: https://www.mbqld.com.au/about/organisational-structure/senior-management-team

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Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. 

We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!

The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com

You can also sign up to our new Move Your Mind community group here: moveyourmind.me or here: 

Move Your Mind Community 

We have also relaunched underBRACKS with $1 from every pair going towards mental health. You can find them here: www.underbracks.com

You can find all of the other links here: https://linktr.ee/moveyourmind

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This episode touched on a range of topics and was very raw and candid. Lexi talked about how she overcame a 15 year eating disorder and used her life experiences to help others. Lexi Crouch is an expert by experience in the field of Eating Disorders, Lexi is a professional speaker and educator for the Butterfly Foundation, she combines her nutrition education and mental health experience as an instructor for Endeavour Short Courses, as well as speaking on Lifestyle & Nutrition for events and conferences. Lexi has a lot of Media experience on radio, tv and published articles for her work and is a freelance writer for various companies as well as a passionate advocate in the mental wellness space. She is a member of the steering committees for the national roll out for the Medicare Scheme for Eating Disorders by the Federal Government, Shared Table - meal support (QLD HEALTH), Lived Experience Research Advisory Group, a Senior Mentor for Eating Disorder Queensland and a Yoga Teacher and completed her Bachelor of Health Science (Dietetics and Nutrition) at Endeavour College. Lexi is also working on a Startup to provide resources for Eating Disorder solutions and connects online through her Youtube channel, Website and Instagram platform You can learn more about Lexi here: https://www.lexicrouch.com/ or check out her new course on natural mental wellness at Endeavour Short Courses 

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Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. 

We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!

The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com

You can also sign up to our new Move Your Mind community group here: moveyourmind.me or here: 

Move Your Mind Community 

We have also relaunched underBRACKS with $1 from every pair going towards mental health. You can find them here: www.underbracks.com

You can find all of the other links here: https://linktr.ee/moveyourmind

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Mental Health is a huge issue in the entertainment industry and I always love getting insight from different actors and performers about their experience. I really enjoyed this chat with Taylor Gray covering his recent work and how he maintains balance in an ever changing industry.

Taylor Gray  is an American actor, best known for playing Ezra Bridger on the animated television series Star Wars Rebels, and Bucket in the Nickelodeon series Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures.

He also played Friz Freleng in the 2015 film Walt Before Mickey, and the lead role of Brian in the 2012 film Thunderstruck with professional basketball player Kevin Durant. 

You can learn more about Taylor and his recent film 'Night Night' here:

kfactorfilms.com/released

instagram.com/taylorgray3

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Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. 

We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!

The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com

You can also sign up to our new Move Your Mind community group here: moveyourmind.me or here: 

Move Your Mind Community 

You can find all of the other links here: https://linktr.ee/moveyourmind

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Mental Health education in children is critical to making long term change in society and today's guest is dedicating herself to this cause.

Margo Ward is the founder and CEO of KidsXpress Life. Her vision and inspiration for this world-first program was bestowed on her by the children she worked with as Head of Play Therapy at the Sydney Children’s Hospital. While working predominantly with chronically ill children within Oncology and ICU, Margo saw the opportunity to broaden the scope of creative approaches to therapy with children, and she began to develop a new model for looking at trauma and grief counselling.

In 2005, Margo shared her vision for a unique expressive therapy program with potential investors from the private sector. Margo realised that by uniquely combining music, art, drama and play therapies in a group therapy context, the program would have incredible potential to transform young lives. Investors from across the private & corporate sectors believed in the potential of the program, and so KidsXpress was born. In a short time, Margo established a highly credentialed board (including renowned economist Dr John Hewson as Chair), a talented and passionate team of therapists and sponsors, referral pathways and a robust set of program effectiveness metrics to get the attention of government and other youth support services.

In 2011 Margo was awarded a scholarship to attend the Executive Leadership Program at Stanford University, an experience that has not only underpinned the next stages of expansion of her social impact interests but also opened up opportunities to address societal issues on a broader scale.

Margo’s vision continues to shine through the work of KidsXpress; transforming the lives of hundreds of children, their families and communities through leading expressive therapies.

You learn more about Kids Xpress: kidsxpress.org.au

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Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. 

We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!

The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com

You can also sign up to our new Move Your Mind community group here: moveyourmind.me or here: 

Move Your Mind Community 

You can find all of the other links here: https://linktr.ee/moveyourmind

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Addiction is one of the most serious issues we face in society today and we are not nearly educated enough on the many facets of it. It stems further than just drugs and alcohol - many people are addicted to work, exercise, validation & social media...the list goes on. Today's guest talks about her own addiction and how she became sober while using comedy to educate others about these serious issues...

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Pam Gaslow has designed catalogs for J.Crew, performed stand-up comedy and has even worked as Henri Bendel’s only female security guard...it's safe to say she has had an eventful life. She has written several books covering topics such as her journey from a toxic marijuana addiction and has performed at comedy clubs across the U.S using candor, honesty and wit to educate people about serious issues. The New York-born writer is also a contributor to The Huffington Post, The Good Men Project, The Times of Israel, and Newsbreak. Gaslow, who also works as a mixed-media artist, once owned and designed children’s clothing lines. 

You can find out more about Pam here:

pamgaslow.com

instagram.com/pam_gaslow

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Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. 

We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!

The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com

You can also sign up to our new Move Your Mind community group here: moveyourmind.me or here: 

Move Your Mind Community 

You can find all of the other links here: https://linktr.ee/moveyourmind

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