Talking Points

Rebekah is an amazing young woman who has overcome serious adversity in her life, including being the victim of Coward Punch Attack, to come out the other side and help people succeed in their own lives.

We talk about a range of issues including:

•What life was like growing up as a Lesbian woman;

•How an unprovoked Coward Punch Attack changed her life and the physical and mental health impacts that followed; and

•The fun and frustration of raising children.

For information and support in relation to One Punch / Coward Punch attacks, you can follow the "Stop. One Punch Can Kill" group on facebook @STOPonepunchcankill or via their website - http://stoponepunchcankill.org/

You can also find information about the Kelly Family's "Stay Kind" work and the Thomas Kelly Youth Foundation on facebook at @staykindorg

Jayden Woolaston is the co-creator and co-host of the Couching the Mind podcast.

We cover a range of issues including how near death experiences have impacted our lives and our mental health, the value of opening up and sharing your struggles with others and also delve into a heart breaking story of sexual assault.

Jayden is a remarkable young man who is determined to share his experience and make a difference in the lives of others and even wrote a song about his struggles and his way through them.

You can find/contact Jayden and Couching the Mind via the following:

•https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGCQSxKLYtK0q04G0J2fj9A?fbclid=IwAR1LrM0E9fEJ33zX_4sMG68QZU6NUGqsHSWWLKqiq5f5rDqYk7QxNuU09Xo

•https://www.facebook.com/CouchingTheMind/

•https://www.instagram.com/couching.the.mind/?igshid=czyyxqznt5lh&fbclid=IwAR1LrM0E9fEJ33zX_4sMG68QZU6NUGqsHSWWLKqiq5f5rDqYk7QxNuU09Xo

•[email protected]

You can also listen to Jayden's song "Just Keep Moving On" via:

•https://soundcloud.com/couching-the-mind?ref=clipboard&fbclid=IwAR1LrM0E9fEJ33zX_4sMG68QZU6NUGqsHSWWLKqiq5f5rDqYk7QxNuU09Xo

Viliame Lea is a promising young Rugby Union player, having represented Queensland and Australia at junior levels.

We cover a range of issues including Vili's aspirations to play professional rugby, the pressure that brings and the Mental Health challenges that exist in people his age. We also explore what it is like growing up in a Tongan family and living up to the standards of a father who was a very good rugby player.

On today's show I talk to Sophie Pidcock. Sophie is the Director of Strength and Conditioning at one of the most exclusive and prestigious schools in the country and we explore the challenges of being a female, the only female in a traditional, male oriented environment.

We also talk about Strength and Conditioning more broadly and how good programs and athletes are developed.

Kal hosts the Creating Men podcast and is also the host of the Goju Guy on YouTube.

We discuss a wide range of topics including mental health, martial arts, toxic masculinity and overcoming challenges and obstacles in life. We also explore what it means to pursue what is meaningful in life, not what is expedient.

On today's show, I talk with Chris Seipel about his work in the Mental Health space and his lived experience with severe anxiety. The discussion is confronting, illuminating and light-hearted.

You can find/contact Chris via:

•Website - https://www.thementalhealthmentor.com/

•Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thementalhealthmentor/

•Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/christianaldo.seips

•Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cseip/

•LinkedIn - https://au.linkedin.com/in/christopher-seipel-197a5045

If you are experience anxiety, depression or another Mental Health illness, please reach out to the appropriate support providers, including but not limited to:

•Beyond Blue - https://beyondblue.org.au

•Lifeline - https://www.lifeline.org.au/ or 13 11 14

For those interested in undertaking the Mental Health First Aid training discussed in the podcast a simple Google search will yield a number of suitable options.