These Lads Are Mental

What’s all the fuss about this meditation stuff? Andrew Marsh or 'Marshy' as he is known is a talented Vedic meditation instructor based in Sydney, with over 30 years of experience in a variety of meditation styles, teaching an amazing array of people, world champions, prominent personalities and Olympians. Marshy provides inspiring teaching and insight into the fundamentals of meditation, relaxat...

In this weeks episode we speak to Caroline McKenna. Caroline is world renowned as the host of 'A County Down Under' podcast which has over 1 MILLION downloads. Caroline has made global impact when it comes to mental health through her Sunrise Socials' project which are now in a number of continents worldwide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In todays show we kick off season two and our first episode of 2022 with best-selling author of 'Make It Happen' and 'Higher Love', podcaster and blogger Jordanna Levin. With her background in journalism, she has built a reputation for taking ‘big’ topics and making them relatable, digestible and downright entertaining. Through her wit, warmth and street-smart practicality she invites readers to g...

It's our season one finale and what a way to end it. We sat down (in person) at the Coogee Pavilion in Sydney to chat to TV host and radio presenter and journalist, Osher Günsberg. Famous for being the host of the reality TV series The Bachelor Australia, The Bachelorette Australia and also Bachelor in Paradise Australia. He's also an author, cyclist, photographer and has his own podcast(s); DadPo...

BONUS EPISODE! In the aftermath of this year’s International Women’s Day, we sat down with Mettle cofounder, Bronwyn Bate, the domestic violence charity whose ethical gifts give back, based in Perth. Their social enterprise employs women who have experienced homelessness as a result of domestic and family violence. FAMILY, DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF HOMELESSNESS IN AUSTRA...

In this episode we interviewed Hugh Miles. Hugh is an adventurer that was unfortunate enough to have been a victim of the 'king hit' aka ' the cowards punch'. The attack had long lasting effects on Hughs mental health. Luckily, Hugh survived this attack and battled through this time in his life to create the amazing not for profit 'book to make you smile' - Pocket Smiles. All sales of PocketSmiles...

Lovemore N'dou is a three time world world boxing champion at the welterweight division, sparring partner of Floyd Mayweather Jnr, Lawyer, Business Owner, Author, and an academic (seven degrees!) and aspirations to becoming prime minister of South Africa. In today's episode Lovemore explains how he went from growing up during the South African apartheid, overcoming many racial and criminal injusti...

Emma Doran is an Irish comedian. Quitting her day job, she took the plunge to be a full-time comedian, and oh, how it paid off. She's gone from copywriting about carpets and hairdressers for radio stations to blitzing the Irish comedy scene. She's gone on to star on TV alongside some of Ireland's leading comedic acts such as Jason Byrne and Deirdre O'Kane. This year she plans to host her own podca...

David O'Connor's story is arguably a tale any one of us would be jealous to achieve. It's a true quintessential immigration story. David's parents (both from Ireland), moved to Australia to set up a civil engineering firm called, Diona, that started in 1980. Becoming one of the biggest firms in the whole of New South Wales, David rose through the ranks of the family business ultimately to be its h...

This episode features founder of the Lung Club Ed Jennings. Ed is an endurance runner who has used his passion for running to create the lung club community. The group meets regularly to walk or run together as a way of improving mental and physical health. Ed is a big mental health advocate and much of the works he does is around increasing awareness around the topic. The episode discusses the be...

This week's episode shares the incredible story of Hugo Toovey. Hugo is an army captain who has successfully beaten cancer twice.  He has since become a well recognised advocate for mens health through his organisation 25 Stay Alive.  This story is very inspirational and the impact Hugo is now having in the health space because of it is phenomenal. Follow @hugotoovey Follow @25StayAlive...

This week's episode is with the hugely popular Darragh Byrne aka ' The Conscious King'.  Darragh is a leading mindset coach who is renowned for the remarkable psychological transformations he's made with his clients. Helping them live a happier, more fulfilled life simply by changing the way they think. Darragh gives us some insight about his upbringing in Ireland, how his life drastically ch...

This week's episode we talk about 'anxious about being anxious' with the fascinating and chilled out integrative healer Chev Kelly.  Chev is quite literally changing lives through her amazing work with people struggling with mental health and as you'll learn she has a wide range of skill sets through her studies and experience in the health and wellness space. Her area of expertise is trauma,...

Cécile Caminade has her own podcast called ‘Asking for a Mate’, where she interviews Aussie blokes on all things from masculinity to emotions, and societal constructs. In fact, in this episode, we: - Chat a lot about what ‘masculinity’ actually means - How certain ‘norms’ have been applied to it and - How in many ways we might actually have to change our entire perspective on it. Have we had it al...

The lads are at the half way mark of their inaugural season of These Lads Are Mental podcast. A show about normalising the topic of mental health in a light hearted fashion, with expert guests, everyday people and some laughs along the way. Sure isn't that what life is all about? Hopefully, one day in the not too distant future, we can talk about mental health just like we would anything else in o...

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Todays episode is the unique, incredible story of Joe Williams. Joe is an Australian sportsman who played rugby league and boxed professionally. His football career spanned from 2004 to 2008 and included appearances with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Penrith Panthers and South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League competition. Apart from being involved with professional sport for over...

On this week’s show we have Ben Evans, former international Wales rugby union player. A prop, he has played for Ospreys, Cardiff Blues and Calvisano. He has played for Jersey and Moseley RFC and, Dan Parks, a.k.a. “Compass”, the Australian-born former Scotland international rugby union player and now coach. This show is packed with laughs, insights into the highs and lows of elite performance and...

Paul McVeigh is a former professional and international footballer, with 20 caps for his country Northern Ireland, as well as 273 professional appearances with clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, Burnley and Luton Town. In 2010, he won his second league title with Norwich helping them gain promotion back to the Championship before calling a day on his professional career later that year...

Verushka Darling is a Hall of Fame inducted draq queen extraordinaire. She's smart, funny, and an entertainer. She burst onto the scene in the early 90’s as a fashion model with ultra-long hair and an hourglass figure. She’s written and performed in award winning stage shows and has produced internationally acclaimed dance parties. She made history in 1999 when she became the first Drag Queen in A...

In today's episode, Neil and Gary talk mental health with award winning film director Genevieve Bailey. Her documentary film 'Happy Sad Man' follows the lives of five Australian men over a seven-year period which provides plenty of talking points throughout the episode. Show Notes: Neil and Gary catch up Who is Genevieve Bailey? 'Happy Sad Man' Movie Synopsis Talking About the 5 Main Characters Ge...

24/9/21 In today's episode we speak to Psychologist, Author, Speaker and Founder of the Indigo Project, Mary Hoang. With a cool, modern and progressive approach to psychology, Mary discusses her guide to personal transformation & dealing with life’s messiness. Who is Mary Hoang and what is the Indigo Project? Neil and Gary weekly catch up Welcoming Mary Mary's take on "what is mental health" Is yo...

Neil and Gary welcome batyr (small 'b' yes) CEO, Nic Brown to this week's show. batyr is a charity that specialises in helping our youth have more positive conversations regarding their mental health. In this episode you'll laugh, learn and understand how to make 'macro changes with micro moves' as Nic calls it and how they're giving a voice to the elephant in the room. Agenda: 0-8 min - Weekly ch...

Today's discussion around mental health includes Neil and Gary being joined by wellness coach and breathwork specialist, Rory Warnock. Join us to find out how Rory managed to overcome his own mental health problems and transform his life after being introduced to the power of breathwork and its benefits for physical and mental health. Rory also gives listeners some practical tips and easy steps on...

Hosts Neil and Gary welcome listeners to the pilot show of @theseladsaremental with plenty of laughs as they explain why they felt a podcast about normalising mental health was needed. In this episode they share their own personal experience with the topic and what mental health means to them. What is the show all about? The state of mental health in society todayWhat does mental health mean to us...