Join Dermott Brereton and his guest Ash Maloney.

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Ash is going to take us into the world of an Olympic athlete, into the mindset that helps a sportsperson to succeed at the highest level, with the expectations of their whole country upon their shoulders. He was the third youngest person in Australia man to win an Olympic track and field medal at the age of just 21 at the Tokyo Olympics and the first Australian to ever reach the podium in the decathlon.

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Join Dermott Brereton and his guest Archie Thompson.

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Our guest this week is Archie Thompson who is considered Australian football royalty - spending most of his career with Melbourne Victory. He played some 50 games with the Socceroos - scoring a whopping 28 goals. Archie talks about his off field struggles and personal challenges and how it took a mate to ask ‘R U Ok?’ to help him make much needed changes in his life.

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Join Dermott Brereton and his guest Alex Johnson.

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Alex is a former premiership player for the Sydney Swans - playing 47 games between 2011 and 2018. In 2012 he won the Swans Rising Star Award and was part of the premiership winning team in 2012 as well. After suffering repeated knee injuries he didn't make another senior appearance for the Swans for 6 years. It was a short lived comeback - another injury saw him de-listed in 2018.

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This week Dermott Brereton's guest is David Buttifant. David is a resilience and high performance coach who has worked with Olympic athletes and AFL clubs. He was an integral part of Collingwood's 2010 premiership team and is the founder of the N.I.C.K Foundation - an organisation that was borne out of deep personal tragedy, the loss of his son Nick who took his own life at the age of just 20.

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Join Dermott Brereton and his guest this week Layne Beachley.

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For more about Layne's work head to her website www.laynebeachley.com HERE.

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Join Dermott Brereton and his guest tonight Sean Ralphsmith.

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In this episode we pay tribute to Danny Frawley, a footballer, a mentor and an inspiration to many – and a man who sadly lost his battle with depression two years ago.

Sean is a former AFL footballer who played alongside of Danny at the Saints between 1991 and 1994 and he’s now back at St Kilda helping bring the vision for the world-class Danny Frawley Centre to life.

In the wake of Danny's death the construction of the Danny Frawley Centre for Health and Wellbeing will be a beacon for the community at large, combining a host of physical and mental health facilities, services and programs in the name of a man so passionate for the cause, helping to break down the stigmas surrounding mental health.

For more information about Sean's work at St Kilda and Danny Frawley Centre for Health and Wellbeing heaad to the St Kilda website HERE.

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This week Dermott Brereton's guest is Dan Hunt.

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Dan had an impressive NRL career which spanned some 9 years culminating in his 150th game for St George Illawarra Dragons. While on the field Dan excelled, off the field he was battling with his own mental health which included a diagnosis of Bi-Polar disorder 2 in 2010.

Dan went on to create The Mental Health Movement which aims to help businesses and organisations build a mentally healthy and supportive workplace.

For more information about The Mental Health Movement - head to their website www.mentalhealthmovement.com.au.

Dan sought help from The Black Dog Institute - you can connect with them HERE.

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This week Dermott Brereton's guest is Darius Boyd.

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Darius Boyd had hugely successful career in Rugby League, spanning some 15 years and more than 330 games for the Brisbane Broncos, St George Illawarra and the Newcastle Knights and he played 28 times for Queensland in the State of Origin before retiring in 2020.

Darius shares some of the highs and lows of his career which included struggles with his mental health.

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This week Dermott Brereton's guest is Wayne Schwass. The founder and CEO of Puka Up.

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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.

Wayne shares his story with us. For more information about Wayne's work with Puka Up head to pukaup.com HERE.

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Join Dermott Brereton for The Conversations That Could for R U OK?

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This week Dermott's guest is Dr Ben Robbins - Head of Mental Health and Wellbeing at the St Kilda Football Club.

Ben is a former AFL player with the Bears, Brisbane Lions and the Kangaroos and has plenty of on field experience to draw on in his work with St Kilda. Ben has a PhD in Clinical Psychology, and his doctorate investigated the psychological wellbeing of professional athletes.

If this conversation raises some issues for you, you can call

Lifeline on 13 11 14 - 24 hours a day or head to their website HERE.

Beyond Blue has some fantastic resources and a quick checklist you can fill out If you think that you or someone you know may be experiencing depression that provides some great insights – jump online to beyondblue.org.au or call 1300 22 46 36

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