Martin Heppel is co-founder of The Resilience Project, a Melbourne based non-for profit organisation that promotes mental wellbeing through gratitude, mindfulness and empathy. Former footy player, headmaster, and self-proclaimed bum, Marty has experienced the fuck out of life and shares his strategies for achieving mental gains through honest human connection. 

00:00 Graham going missing and realising the significance of community.

06:00 Marty is a different unit: the birth of The Resilience Project and growing up with head hunters (not the gang).

10:00 Failure is a growth point : learning from negative experiences and the importance of communicating about them, trusting the outcome and not being afraid of the consequences of opening up. 

17:00 Adversity leads to resilience; the importance of being taught as a child that it's OK to fuck up, post traumatic growth and seeing failure as an opportunity. 

23:00 How my initial encounter with Marty gave me the courage to be unapologetically ME.

27:00 Appearances, judgment, and the insecurities we attempt to combat by trying to fit in. 

35:00 The importance of making genuine connections and putting the effort in to our relationships. 

52:00 Practise makes perfect: training your mind the same way you would train your body and building daily habits that support your mental wellbeing. 

60:00 The courage to be vulnerable without fear of judgement: recognising that being honest, even about the bad things, is a strength not a weakness. 

67:00 People are gonna give you shit regardless, so you may as well just be who you are. 

72:00 How your mindset affects others, so putting your best effort out to the universe.