Join Dermott Brereton and his first returning guest on the show, Wayne Schwass.

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Between 1988 and 2002 Wayne played 282 games of AFL for North Melbourne and the Sydney Swans picking up the honours for Best and Fairest at the Swans in 1999 and for the Roos twice – and he was part of the Kangaroos triumphant premiership team in 1996.

What no one realised as North Melbourne basked in Grand Final glory that year – was the turmoil behind that winning smile, that you could be a champion but be so close to breaking at the same time.

For more information about Wayne's work with Puka Up and to find out about the Cycle Challenge head to pukaup.com HERE.

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Join Dermott Brereton and his guest Ben Alexander.

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Ben played a record 154 games for the ACT Brumbies, 72 Tests for the Wallabies and scored 25 tries along the way. Ben's the first to admit that retirement has been a struggle. He now writes about his experiences on his blog Struggling - which you can read HERE.

For more information about Ben's app Alfred - head to Alfredapp.com.au

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Join Dermott Brereton and his guest this week Bec Daniher.

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Bec Daniher's name is synonymous with footy royalty for those familiar with the Daniher family legacy and Bec’s AFL Legend father Neale.

After being diagnosed with MND in 2013, Neale and the Daniher family have campaigned tirelessly to find effective treatments and ultimately a cure for Motor Neurone Disease the neurological disorder which leads to slow degeneration of the body.

Bec Daniher is now a Campaign Director at the Fight MND Foundation. To find out more about FightMND head to the website HERE at www.fightmnd.org.au

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Join Dermott Brereton and guest Sports Psychologist and performance coach Anthony Klairca.

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Anthony's new book is called The Performance Mindset: 7 steps to success in sport and life.

For more information about Anthony's work via www.eliteperformance.com.au

If our conversation does raise some issues for you and call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or via their website HERE.

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Join Dermott Brereton and his guest former Aussie swimming champion James Magnussen.

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James Magnussen has more the 16 medals to his name from major international competitions including being crowned the 100m freestyle world champ twice. At the London Olympics in 2012 he missed out on Gold in the 100m freestyle final by a fraction of a second - a moment in his career that would impact his life forever.

We discuss the highs and lows of his career and how learning to show emotion after years of suppressing them is still a work in progress.

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This week we are joined by guest host Sam Edmund as our regular host Dermott Brereton assumes the role of guest this week.

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We discuss how hosting The Conversations that Could has influenced Dermott and his perception of having the 'R U OK?' discussion with people.

Dermott reflects on his time playing at the highest level in the VFL and AFL and the culture that dominated and just how much the approach to mental health has changed.

Dermott also discusses the huge impact that the death of his father and brother who both died by suicide has had on his life.

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Join Dermott Brereton and our guest tonight Michael Italiano.

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Michael is the founder of MI Coaching and is a performance coach specialising in strength and conditioning. He takes a wholistic approach to helping his clients who range from everyday people to elite sportspeople competing at the top level in fields like Formula One racing (as Daniel Riccardo's coach), professional snowboarding and first-class cricket.

You can connect with Michael via his website www.michaelitaliano.com HERE.

Follow Michael on Instagram HERE.

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Join Dermott Brereton and his guest Tom Derickx.

Tom is a former AFL player turned musician who's also an ambassador for R U OK?

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To connect with Tom you can follow him on Instagram HERE.

You can listen to Horror Show and Tom's music on Spotify HERE.

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Join Dermott Brereton and his guests this week Gerry Ryan OAM and Simon Kearney from Readiness.

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Gerry Ryan OAM is an Australian businessman, investor, racehorse owner and sports enthusiast who was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the year 2000 for service to the community, especially to charitable organisations and youth programs. He’s the founder and CEO of Jayco – a much loved Australian brand.

Joining Gerry is Simon Kearney a highly skilled sports performance professional who in his 20 year career has worked with various clubs and associations at the elite level in the AFL, NBL, NRL and Tennis Australia.

Gerry and Simon are two of the three founders of the company Readiness – a complete wellbeing platform that is helping to improve the mental health and wellbeing of people in businesses and schools right around Australia.

For more information about Readiness - head to their website www.readiness.org.au

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Join Dermott Brereton and his guest Torita Blake.

Torita is a remarkable young woman. She's a two-time Paralympian who is hailed as one of Australia's most promising athletes in para-athletics, she's a survivor of childhood abuse (both physical and sexual), she's a fighter and a proud Dunghutti woman and she's an inspiration to many.

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You can follow Torita on Instagram via @Torita_Blake

This episode may contain issues that may be triggering or upsetting to some listeners so we urge you to exercise self care when choosing to listen.

If our conversation does raise some issues for you and you'd like to seek help you can call the Blue Knot Foundation on 1300 657 380 they support people affected by complex trauma and childhood trauma. You can visit their website HERE.

Or call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or via their website HERE.

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