Welcome! The Grow Your Mind Podcast is a mental health education podcast hosted by kids for kids.

This episode the kids are talking about blue and pink. Like why is it baby girls are given pink things and baby boys blue things? Is it okay for boys to play netball, and if not, who made up that rule?

Listen to the kids debate and discuss why girls and boys should be friends and why being friends with the other genders is actually good for our wellbeing.

Want MORE!? Download your free, themed colouring-in sheets that go with each episode and colour-in while you listen. And for only AU$5, download the Student Reflection Journal jam packed with find-a-words, secret codes and crosswords at GrowYourMind.Life

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Welcome to Season 2 of The Grow Your Mind Podcast.

This mental health podcast is for primary school kids, teachers & parents! Listen in your classroom, car or kitchen.

This episode, your 11 year old hosts will explore empathy, soccer goals and 8 legged sea creatures. And you’ll meet a NEW animal representing a very special part of the brain. This creature will be joining the other animals  currently hiding out in your head!  

Want MORE!? Download your free colouring-in sheets that go with each episode and colour-in while you listen. And for only AU$5, download our Student Reflection Journal jam packed with find-a-words, secret codes and crosswords at GrowYourMind.Life

To support the messaging in this episode we recommend:
- The Student Reflection Journal 
- Our Feeling Cards 
- The Animals In Your Brain Poster 

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Surprise! Our podcast is back by popular demand. This episode is a BIG one, probably best for upper primary school students.  Miss Thea’s awesome class talk about racism, respect, empathy and curiosity.   

During the Meet The Experts section we hear from a bunch of truly wonderful kids from Gawura School, a Kindergarten to Year 6 school for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children located in Sydney’s CBD. They share some interesting facts about their culture, as well as some words from their various language groups and they also read a powerful dreamtime story about listening and talking less.

We thank and have huge respect for all the people having brave, awkward and important conversations with their children and communities. This episode was inspired by the words of Austin Channing Brown about being a better human and the joyful attitudes of the Gawura School kids.           

To support the messaging in this episode we recommend:

- The podcast reflection journal
- Watching our Meet the Animals animation
- The Animal Brain poster 
- Listening to Episode 1 of the podcast
PLUS Our free colouring in sheets 

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In this final episode your 12 year old hosts of the show explore the connection between Australia’s deadliest spider and the strength of hope.

We hear the true and remarkable story of holocaust survivor, Eddie Jaku, who at nearly 100 years of age spreads kindness, love and compassion wherever he goes. (Please note - Eddie’s story involves the death of Eddie’s parents and his beloved dog. It could be sensitive content for some listeners.)  

This episode was specially commissioned by Woollahra Public School as a beautiful response to boost resilience, joy and hope. Thank you to WPS and to our global community for supporting this podcast. With your help we would love to create more episodes in the near future.

If you haven't listened to Episode 1, start there and meet the key Grow Your Mind animal characters.

To support the messaging in this episode we recommend:
- The podcast reflection journal
- The Take Care of Your Mind poster
- The Flip to Flourish
Plus our FREE colouring-in sheets

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This episode, the 12 year olds uncover the secret to living to 100.

They answer other big questions too, such as why do some blind people raise their hands when they win a race - even if they’ve been blind of their lives!

We also discover what endorphins are and why our brain and body thrives on them. The students take it to the school population to uncover ways people like to move their body and why.

Plus, we hear the story of one of Australia’s biggest legends and the animals have some interesting new insights on winning and losing.

If you haven't listened to Episode 1, start there and meet the key Grow Your Mind animal characters.

To support the messaging in this episode we recommend:
- The podcast reflection reflection journal (sold separately and part our digital school subscription)
- The DOSE poster
- The Take Care of Your Mind poster
- The Flip to Flourish 
Plus our FREE colouring-in sheets

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In this episode you'll learn all about a super power that boosts your mental health! But there's a catch. It only works when you use authentically, otherwise that super power turns into a super flop.

Listen in as the12 year hosts of the show walk you through gratitude, negativity bias and optimism. You'll also learn another animal analogy but this time it involves sharks and dolphins.

The students take this episode's topic out to the playground to hear what other kids are truly thankful for in their lives. Also get ready for a story about a king, a ring and an important thing.

If you haven't listened to Episode 1, start there and meet the key Grow Your Mind animal characters.

To support the messaging in this episode we recommend:
- The podcast reflection journals
- The Take Care of Your Mind poster
- The Flip to Flourish
- The gratitude journal
Plus our FREE colouring-in sheets

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This episode is all about the opposite of loneliness.

Listen as your 12 years old hosts explore friendship and what makes a good friend, how to keep your friendships healthy and what the difference is between belonging and fitting in.

Hear from students of all ages about their techniques for dealing with conflict, getting over grudges and when they know a friendship is true and good for them.

This episode the animals share a story about two very different monks. Find out what it is they have to carry and let go of along their journey.

If you haven't listened to Episode 1, start there and meet the key Grow Your Mind animal characters.

To support the messaging in this episode we recommend:
- The student reflection journals (found in our digital subscription)
- The Gratitude journal
- The Gratitude reflection questions (found in our digital subscription)
- The Take Care of Your Mind poster
- The Flip to Flourish
Plus our FREE podcast colouring-in sheets

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This episode is about why failure takes courage and how sometimes your mistakes can turn out to be a good thing in disguise.

Listen as your 12 years old hosts take you on a journey into a pit where it feels like sharks and snakes are waiting for you!… This uncomfortable place is often referred to as 'the pit of learning'.

Hear interviews with other kids from around the school about their mistakes, courage and some VERY interesting 'Quick Polls' involving sharks, fires and nudity!

The Grow Your Mind animals share a story about a farmer and some instances of so called luck. And the Elephant locks in a few important lessons for our brains to remember next time about failure.

If you haven't listened to Episode 1, start there and meet the key Grow Your Mind animal characters.

To support the messaging in this episode we recommend:
- The student reflection journals (found in our digital subscription)
- The Growth Mindset Tree poster
- The Character Strengths poster
- The Flip to Flourish
Plus our FREE podcast colouring-in sheets

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In this episode, our 12 year old experts introduce you to B.O.B - which stands for 'Be Of Benefit'. It's a mindset anyone can practice using.

The students describe why adopting a B.O.B mentality boosts our wellbeing and they take it out into the playground to discover how other kids B.O.B it up. Because as the Wise Owl says, ‘If you think you are too small to make a difference, you have never shared a bed with a mosquito!'

You’ll hear a story about a girl in Pakistan and another about a lion and a mouse. Prepare yourself for catching the B.O.B bug, which turns out is HIGHLY contagious.
If you haven't listened to Episode 1, start there and meet the key Grow Your Mind animal characters.

To support the messaging in this episode we recommend:
- The Take Care of Your Mind poster
- The Flip to Flourish
- The student reflection journals (found in our digital subscription at GrowYourMind.Life)
Plus our FREE podcast colouring-in sheets

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Did you know there are animals in your head? There’s a Guard Dog, a Wise Owl, a Sifting Sooty and an Elephant!

This episode, meet the Grow Your Mind animals and learn ways to keep them talking to each other.  Your hosts, the 12 year old experts from Miss Thea’s class, discover why happiness isn’t all it’s cracked up to be and they deep dive into what it means to flourish.

They also uncover something we ALL have and can ALL look after. And each episode they take their questions out to the playground to ask students of all ages what cool ways they're taking care of their own mental health.

To support the messaging in this episode we recommend:
- The student reflection journals
- The Grow Your Mind Digital school subscription
- The Grow Your Mind Digital Home subscription
- The Meet the Animals posters
- The Take Care of Your Mind poster
- The Traffic Light poster
- The Flip to Flourish
Plus our FREE colouring-in sheets

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.