Stella Ladikos from Meraki Mental Health Training (@merakimhtraining) joins us to explain what mental health first aid is and how culture and language shape our understanding of mental health. Stella draws from her personal experiences within the Greek Community to share strategies to challenge cultural stigma around mental health. She explains why we as individuals need to reflect on the way we speak about mental health to better support those around us and allow for more honest conversations about mental health.

Content warning: Mentions of suicide.

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Tea & Talk Season 2 Episode 1: Get to know Iz, Alva and Wellness @ Arc does at UNSW. They chat about their roles as Wellness Co-ordinators, what the Wellness Warriors have planned for the year and share some of their favourite tips for first years. 

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We chat to the inspiring Lydia Odonnell, an ultra marathon athlete, running coach and mental health advocate. We talk to Lydia about high performance, pressure and putting your mental health first. If you want to hear more from Lydia you can follow her journey here @lydiaodo and https://www.lydiaodonnell.com/. 

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We talk with the inspiring Ange Griffin about equity, diversity and the Be a Better Human campaign. We discuss why Ange is motivated to bring challenging conversations to front of mind and why we can all be better humans. Tune in! 

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We talk freeing the funk. sharing your story and checking in on your mates with the ledge that is Grant Trebilco from OneWave. Listen in for one epic chat.

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We chat to Felix, Rachel and Casey from Headspace about low motivation, anxiety and how to stop bad habits before they start.

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Today we are chatting to Amanda Sie, a Clinical Psychologist form This Way Up. We chatted to Amanda about what the difference between wellness and mental health is, the pro's and con's to online psychological resources and we asked Amanda a whole bunch of your questions.