Al Brown - Chef, Author, Restaurant Owner, TV Presenter - discusses the reality of running multiple businesses and the effect it has on family life and mental health. Al discusses the benefits of psychotherapy, the importance of looking after your teams and early cheffing life.

CEO of Coffee Supreme, Al Keating joins me to talk about the pressure of running a successful coffee company and its affects on mental wellbeing. Al also drops some sage advice and learnings from many years spent serving in Hospo.

Jackie Lee Morrison - British Chef and Owner of Lashings - brownie bar in Wellington, NZ joins me to talk about her struggles with Graves disease, the stress of the kitchen and its affects on her mental health.

Owner of Staple Espresso (Wellington) - Nik O'Connell - joins me to chat about managing ADHD and anxiety, the realities of hospo-life, and benefits of being open about our struggles with mental health.

Damaris Coulter - Co Founder of Coco's Cantina and Founder of The Realness joins me to talk her roots in hospo, the stress of running a restaurant on Auckland's 'K Rd' in the early days, and reading people's minds.

Samantha Dinsdale joins me to talk about the realities of being a Michelin star winning Chef, being scouted by Gordon Ramsay and Josh Emett at such an early age and the affects of working in elite kitchens on mental health.

Laura Greenfield - Owner, Chef at Field and Green in Wellington joins me to share her back story to cooking, how early childhood experiences shaped thinking and managing depression in the midst of a busy professional life.

Hannah McMenamin, Owner & Operator at Forage and Bloom organic tea company, and trained Naturopath joins me this week to talk about the stresses of operating a growing business on your own, the resulting panic attack she experienced from the stresses of business, and the natural treatments Hannah prescribed herself to now maintain a healthy balance.

Jessica Godfrey - NZ Specialty Coffee Association outgoing President joins me this week. Jess shares her experience with illness onset depression after a cancer diagnosis, and how she journeys through.

Sean Golding, owner/operator at Goldings Free Dive and Shepherd restaurant in Wellington, New Zealand - joins us today to share his experiences with dealing with anxiety, building positive team cultures and so much more. WARNING - In this episode we share our thoughts and feelings around the recent passing of Anthony Bourdain. If you need to speak to someone urgently about these issues, please call the good people at depression.org on 0800 111 757.