It Ain't Weak to Speak with Sam Webb

In this episode, I am having a conversation with the amazing and innovative Lola Berry. Lola’s work experience is incredibly rich and expansive. Topics we cover and   where to find them: [0:00]: Intro. [1:04]: Podcast is reaching 60+ countries.  [2:30]: Introducing Lola Berry.  [6:27]: Failing isn’t a negative word.  [8:26]: Changing her perspective.  [9:31]: Make mistakes...

Today I am speaking with Sir John Kirwan, a kiwi legend from New Zealand. He played 96 games and 63 test matches for arguably the best sports team ever, in the the All Blacks from 1984 to 1994. He was also part of the 1987 Rugby World Cup Team.   JK and I discuss the mental healthstruggles he experienced throughout his career and his near suicide attemptwhile he was on tour playing for the Al...

In this episode, Revie gets really vulnerable as she shares about her childhood, growing up with a sexually abusive, alcoholic father and a narcissistic, bipolar mother. As a mother of two little girls, Revie lives with anxiety and complex post traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) and is doing the incredibly hard work of breaking the cycle of abuse in her generational line. Revie opens up about what...

My guest on the show today is Justin Davis. Justin talks about his past relationships and why his fear of intimacy and vulnerability caused him to self sabotage and repeat the same mistakes over and over again. We go deep into Justin’s abandonment issues from his father and mother, how this played out in his relationships and how he came to an understanding that he had the power to break the cycle...

Today, I am talking to Cole Seely who is an American professional motocross racer. His impressive career includes turning pro in 2009, debuting at the 2009 Phoenix Supercross, winning 5 Supercross Lites races, premier class winner, 2015 Rookie of the Year, and represented the US in the 2017 Motocross of Nations. In this episode, we discuss Cole’s mental health journey through his career and how he...

My guest today is Courtney McCarty. Courtney shares her journey into motherhood and how she reached breaking point after the birth of her second child. We talk about her experiences with postpartum depression and anxiety and the stigma associated with this, the importance of reaching out for help and how her turning point was during her first session with a psychologist. Please rate and review the...

In this episode I talk to my friend and CEO Nic Brown from Batyr, an Australian Mental Health charity dedicated to empowering young people to seek help for their mental health. Nic has spent most of his career in the non-profit sector, as well as government, working with young people. He’s been with Batyr since its early days, starting as a School Program Manager before he worked his way up t...

My guest today is Kevin Barrow, CEO of Butterfly Foundation, an incredible not for profit organisation whose mission is to see all Australians living free of eating disorders. Through their national hotline, support services and early intervention programs, they work to raise awareness, reduce stigma and bring hope to people battling eating disorders and body image issues. Kevin talks about some o...

My guest today is Ashley de Silva, CEO of ReachOut Australia, the world's first online mental health service. In this episode, Ashley explains how ReachOut is able to communicate and engage with young people and parents utilising data and research driven delivery models. We talk about the unique perspectives of “digital natives” and how we need to tailor digital services for our youngest generatio...

My guest today is Georgie Harman, the CEO of Australia's largest mental health organisation, Beyond Blue. With millions of Australians turning to Beyond Blue for help every year, they are Australia’s most well known mental health organisation and focus on supporting people affected by anxiety, depression and suicide. In this episode, Georgie shares her perspective on the current mental health...

My guest today is Simon Hill who, apart from being my personal friend, is a Physiotherapist and Nutritionist who has spent much of his career digging into the science to decipher how we can fuel our bodies to promote longevity, minimise stress and reduce the chances of disease. In this episode, Simon discusses the direct connection between our gut health and our thoughts and how we can use good fo...

My guest today is Gregg Champion who, amongst many things, is a recovery coach, branding expert, author, TEDx speaker and founder of Start Up Recovery, a luxury sober living retreat designed to transform lives through entrepreneurial education, wellness practices, mentoring and sober living. In this episode, Gregg shares how he nearly ruined his life with drug and alcohol addiction, what led...

My guest today, Linzee Belle, shares her story of how childhood trauma and abuse conditioned her to have a foundational belief that she was unworthy and unloved. She talks about how this played out in her life with an addiction to food, bulimia, unhealthy relationships and the need to work harder to find acceptance and love. After losing both her brother and sister to death prematurely,...

Jason Goldberg is an international bestselling author, transformational speaker and former rapper who opened shows for the Wu-Tang Clan. He joins us today to talk about how he radically turned his life around by the power of self responsibility. Raised by a single mother and having never known his father, Jason discovered as a child that making people laugh was a way to fill the void he felt insid...

Our guest today is Trent Maxwell, better known as Lifeguard Maxi from the TV show, Bondi Rescue. As the youngest ever professional lifeguard to work at Australia’s world famous Bondi Beach, Maxi began his career as a trainee lifeguard at age 15 and at age 24 he turned his childhood dream of becoming a firefighter into reality. Maxi joins us to discuss life as a first responder, how he deals with t...

Lee Carseldine is our guest up on the Podcast today. In addition to being my good friend and arch nemesis on Australian Survivor season 1, Lee is a retired professional cricket player, businessman, TV presenter, father and all round inspiring human being. During day 33 on his second season of Australian Survivor, Lee received the devastating news that his mother had suffered a stroke and like...

My guest today travelled all the way to the far northern parts of India where he had a life changing realisation of what it takes to be truly happy. The founder of The Resilience Project, author and host of the The Imperfects Podcast, Hugh van Cuylenburg grew up in a happy, stable family in Melbourne, Australia. As a teenager, his younger sister was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa which ravaged hi...

Osher Günsberg is one of Australia’s most recognised media personalities. Having worked as a host on high profile shows such as Channel V, Australian Idol, Live to Dance, and his current projects, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and The Masked Singer franchises, Osher’s face is well recognised however his story goes a lot deeper than anything you see on the surface. In this episode, Osher shares ab...

Hey Everyone, Jake Malby, AKA Forest Goat, an ultra runner and ultra human, joins us today to talk about his own mental health journey and what inspired him to undertake the extraordinary challenge of running 42.2km every day for the month of August in 2019. He talks about the physical and mental preparation, what drove him to keep going and how his incredible efforts created a safe space for peop...

Episode #36 is the last one for the year and we couldn't thank you all enough for your support this year. In this episode I will be sharing some of the milestones that we were able to achieve during our most challenging year yet, along with a Q&A. I will also be sharing some behind the scenes projects that we are working on to release to you in 2021 and a whole lot more all thanks to our wonde...

Today's guest is our good friend and mental health advocate, Matt Runnalls. Matt works to create awareness, acceptance, and education through his not for profit organization, Mindfull Aus. Despite growing up in an incredibly supportive family and having everything a kid could want, Matt found himself in a very dark place with daily suicidal ideations. In this episode, Matt shares his jou...

Behind the glamour and excitement of the entertainment industry, there is an alarming dark place where many creative people find themselves. Research shows that within the industry, anxiety symptoms are 10 times higher, depression 5 times higher and suicide rates are double the national average. International actor, film maker and mental health advocate, Ben Steel joins me today to discuss hi...

From the outside, Dominick Quartuccio had it all. The corner office overlooking Times Square in New York City, a high powered successful career overseeing a team with a $1.4 billion dollar sales goal. Opportunity was at his fingertips and yet on the inside, his personal life was crumbling. In this episode, Dominick shares on an extremely personal level about how his life started dri...

What does it mean to be a man? The norms of masculinity tell us that men should be brave, hard working, carry the load and harden up to push through adversity. But as you take a look at society where thousands of men are taking their life by suicide every year, at a rate three times more than women, perhaps we haven’t got it right. The norms of masculinity need to change so that men...

My guest today is a remarkable mental health professional with a wealth of experience in the male mental health space. Dr Sally Spencer-Thomas is a sought after woman having been invited to the White House to speak, performed a TedX talk and worked to develop the national guidelines for mental health and suicide prevention in the United States. Sally joins me today, bringing with her a fresh persp...