The Mindful Men Podcast

Welcome to Episode 79 - Mindful about Imposter Syndrome

Do you ever feel like you're not good enough, despite everyone tell you that you’re doing great?

Are you constantly plagued by self-doubt, fearing that you'll be exposed as a fraud?

Let me tell you that you’re not alone, and you may be experiencing Imposter Syndrome—a phenomenon that affects countless individuals, hindering their progress and stifling their confidence.

Join me for this solo episode as I explore the 5 types of Imposter profiles. I’ll share my experiences and what I’m doing to overcome the imposter that holds me down.

If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are:

Resources:

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***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help***

Cheers, Simon

Welcome to Episode 78 - Empowering Parents with Kimball Lewis

Let’s be honest, parenting is hard! From toddlers to teens, challenges come and go and we’re often left wondering whether we’re doing parenting right.  

If this sounds like you, join me as I chat with parenting expert Kimball Lewis from Empowering Parents. Kimball and I explore ways to empower you as a parent in areas like consequences, handling arguments, and establishing essential rules for family life.

Kimball will help you to strengthen your parental approach whilst feeling empowered to create a loving and supportive environment for your family.

If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are:

The Road Less Travelled: https://amzn.to/3CTnKyV

Shoji Screen : https://amzn.to/448A8pZ

For more from Mindful Men, check out the website at www.mindful-men.com.au

***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help***

Cheers, Simon

Welcome to Episode 77 - Battling the booze with Simon Bartz 

June 12-18 is International Men’s Health Week and this year’s theme is healthy habits. 

This week, I sit down with Simon Bartz from Elevate Counselling to talk about healthy habits that follow on from addiction to alcohol. 

Simon shares his struggle with the booze, and how he used alcohol to hide from his internal struggles resulting from numerous rounds of IVF and job losses. But he also shares how he pulled through by devaluing his relationship with alcohol to now be sober and full of energy. 

And make sure you stick around to hear some of Simon’s healthy habits as we recognise the importance of men’s health this International Men’s Health Week.

If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are:

For more from Mindful Men, check out the website at www.mindful-men.com.au

***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help***

Cheers, Simon

Welcome to Episode 76 of the Mindful Men Podcast - Bowel Cancer Awareness with Jake Usher

June is Bowel Cancer awareness month, so what better way to raise awareness than to talk about our bums? 

This week I’m joined by a not-so-average Aussie bloke Jake Usher from WA. Jake has an incredible story of being diagnosed with Stage 4 Bowel Cancer at the age of 31. What started off as an itchy bum and regular visits to the toilet, ended up in a colonoscopy, surgery and chemotherapy.

Jake shares his story with the aim of inspiring other young people out there to have a chat with their Doctor if they’re concerned about their colon. This is particularly the case for young Australians, because as Jake mentions in the show, colon cancer is not just an old person’s disease.

If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are:

For more from Mindful Men, check out the website at www.mindful-men.com.au

***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help***

Cheers, Simon

Welcome to Episode 75 of the Mindful Men Podcast - Mastering our Mindset with Ashton Levarek

Many of us can struggle with the internal dialogues running rampant in our minds. They beat us down, hold us back, and force us to play life safely. And in the process, we often forget our true selves, and resort to an auto-pilot life that doesn't serve us. But we can change the way we see ourselves, turn off the auto-pilot and start living an authentic life. 

Helping us to do this is Ashton Levarek. Ashton is a family man, retired special forces soldier and real estate investor with Valkere Investment Group. He is passionate about living his best life, as well as helping others do the same. Our chat bounces between family life, careers, and the mindset we need to explore our full potential. There are so many great takeaways from this episode - so make sure you grab a notebook before you sit down and hit play.

If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are:

For more from Mindful Men, check out the website at www.mindful-men.com.au

***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help***

Cheers, Simon

Welcome to Episode 74 - ADHD at 35 with Ange Nennie

Are you someone who has gone through life feeling different? Or maybe you’ve been told over and over again that you ARE different - but you were never told how or why?

This happened to this week’s guest Ange Nennie. It wasn’t until she was 35 that an ADHD diagnosis put the pieces together. And as we talk about in this week’s episode, so many adults have experienced similar to Ange. 

This was a wonderful chat that provided great insight into ADHD from a lived and learned experience. It also introduces us to ADHD Coaching, which can help ADHDers focus more on the future and less on their traumatic past. 

If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are:

For more from Mindful Men, check out the website at www.mindful-men.com.au

***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help***

Cheers, Simon

Welcome to 73 of the Mindful Men Podcast - Mental Health and Entrepreneurship with Krisztian Riez

Mental illness can often knock us for flat, causing us to feel like we’re worthless and can’t achieve anything in life. But this doesn’t have to be the case. 

In fact, many people use their lived experience of mental illness to inspire change in others. And this week’s guest is no different. 

This week I’m chatting with Krisztian Riez who shares his struggles with mental illness, his approach to recovery, and his drive to help a billion people improve their mental health through start up businesses.  

It’s a great chat about triumph over adversity, and shows how mental illness doesn’t have to be your end game.   

If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are:

For more from Mindful Men, check out the website at www.mindful-men.com.au

***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help***

Cheers, Simon

Welcome to Episode 72 -  Living with Tourette Syndrome with Seamus Evans

At 10 years old, Seamus Evans was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, but has never let it stop him from pursuing his dreams of working in TV and radio. He started out as the host of Toasted TV, before becoming a reporter for Totally Wild and then moving into breakfast radio where he is currently the co-host of SEAFM’s Jules and Seamus.

Tune in to hear Seamus’ story of living with Tourettes and ADHD, his keynote speaking events, and his role as an ambassador for Tourette Syndrome Association Australia. 

This is a great chat that coincides with National Tourettes Syndrome Awareness week from 2-8 May.

If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are:

For more from Mindful Men, check out the website at www.mindful-men.com.au

***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help***

Cheers, Simon

Welcome to Episode 71 - Addiction and Social Work with Joey Pagano

As a therapist with lived experience of mental illness, I place a lot of value in combining lived experience with professional drive. And whilst it’s not crucial that therapists have lived experience, it certainly helps to understand what our clients are telling us.

This week I’m talking to social worker Joey Pagano who shares his lived experience of heroin addiction, and how he uses this experience to help addicts in his community to step on their recovery path. 

Joey gets vulnerable about his addiction, and how it impacted his military career, relationships and ultimately resulted in jail time. But he also shares his phoenix moment, rising from the ashes of addiction to be a recovery cowboy and now 3x author with his latest book No Addict Left Behind out now (link in the show notes). 

If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are:

For more from Mindful Men, check out the website at www.mindful-men.com.au

***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help***

Cheers, Simon

Welcome to Episode 70 - Self Sufficient Me with Mark Valencia

In recent years, I’ve discovered how good gardening can be for my mental health. It was a staple activity for me during COVID lockdowns, and then again as I recovered from burnout. And as it turns out… I’m not the only bloke who feels this way about my little patch of earth! 

This week, I’m joined by a military veteran turn YouTube star - Mark Valencia from Self Sufficient Me. 

What I love about this episode is how Mark also used gardening as a way to manage his mental health. I really valued how Mark was so open about his PTSD, and the insights he has into gardening, life and content creation. 

This episode also coincides with ANZAC Day 2023. On behalf of the Mindful Men community, I give my thanks and respect to all ANZAC personnel and their families - past and present.  

If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are:

·       Website:  ⁠https://selfsufficientme.com⁠

·       YouTube:  ⁠https://www.youtube.com/selfsufficientme⁠

·       Instagram:  ⁠https://www.instagram.com/self_sufficient_me/⁠

·       Facebook:  ⁠https://www.facebook.com/Self-Sufficient-Me-260782203958500/⁠

·       TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@selfsufficientme⁠

For more from Mindful Men, check out the website at⁠ www.mindful-men.com.au⁠

***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help***

Cheers, Simon