The Mindful Men Podcast

Welcome to Episode 39 - Nutrition for Shift Workers with Roger Sutherland Keeping on top of our nutrition can be quite the challenge for us. Dieting, calorie counting and exercise can be too hard to handle. But what about for shift workers? Not only are they battling the nutrition battle, but they're doing it at all sorts of hours of the day and night! Enter Roger Sutherland from A Healthy Shi...

Welcome to Episode 38 - Mindfulness and Mental Health with John Shearer This week I sit down with John Shearer, an Australian Mindfulness Master, Hypnotherapist, Trauma Coach and Sound Healer. John shares his story of dying in a truck accident and being revived to spend the next 15 years stuck in the mental health system. He talks about a chance meeting with his friend who put John on a path to re...

Welcome to Episode 37 - Book Review: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck One of my favourite parts of each guest episode is hearing my guests plug something that makes them feel good. From books, to tv shows, to mindfulness activities - there's been a bunch of great plugs for us all to enjoy.  So this week, I thought I would focus on my own plug and do a book review.  I recently finished The S...

Welcome to Episode 36 - Correctional and Forensic Psychology with Dr Lina Haji Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do? whatcha gonna do when Dr Lina Haji comes for you? Open up... its pretty simple! This week Dr Lina Haji joins me to talk all things correctional and forensic psychology.  It's a great insight into mental health within the prison and forensic systems that also includes the import...

Welcome to Episode 35 - Business Coaching for Social Workers with Anna Crommelin Throughout my Masters of Social Work, I kept hearing that social workers weren't in social work for the income, but the outcome. That social workers were poor, and there was no money in social work.  It seemed like the profession had resigned itself to this mindset... but rather than except that, I kept telling m...

Welcome to Episode 34 – Therapy with Mindful Men This week I thought I would take you through what therapy supports I provide at Mindful Men. From private counselling, to NDIS capacity building, and Workcover claims in QLD, Mindful Men is a safe space for men to get things off their chests! I take you through what I do and why, all from the comfort of my virtual therapy room. And if you’re into vi...

Welcome to Episode 33 - Anger: Taming the Beast with Reneau Peurifoy Anger shows up in our lives in many ways, and can be difficult to manage.  From bubbling away to outbursts, how we deal with anger shapes the way we see and interact with the world. It can hurt the relationships we have with others and ourselves. But anger isn't necessarily a bad thing. In fact, there are times when anger is...

Welcome to Episode 32 - Coach to the Tradies with Aaron WD Huey This week's episode is one for the tradies! That's right, all of you who live on the tools - it might be worth having a lunch break together, popping on this episode and getting mindful about your mental health. Aaron WD Huey is a carpenter, dad, partner and coach who focusses on helping tradies to open up and tune into life a...

Welcome to Episode 31 - The Healing Power of Dogs With Michael Overlie We've all heard of the phrase "man's best friend" when it comes to our dogs. But can they be more than just our best friends? This week I'm joined by Michael Overlie, a canine-partnered men's coach who helps people connect with the healing power of dogs.  Michael takes us for a walk through his life, including growing up i...

Welcome to Episode 30 - Why I Quit My Job To Start A Business I thought I would use this episode to give a bit of an update on the biggest decision I've made for years. After 15 years in the Public Service, my wife and I made the tough decision for me to resign.  Why? For starters I was hurting... big time! I was struggling mentally to drag myself through each day. I was miserable, and my min...

Welcome to Episode 29 - Sitting With Anxiety through the Anxiety Arc In this week's solo episode, I am talking you through a new tool that my psychologist introduced me to - the Anxiety Arc.  This tool has been useful for me to stop avoiding tasks I need to do in order to get my business up and running. For example, finishing my website. The Anxiety Arc helps us to visualise when we're avoidi...

Welcome to Episode 28 - Big Empathy Energy with Elyce Mandich If you've been watching the news lately, you'll notice there's big social issues coming out of the US at the moment.  Gun control after yet another school shooting is one that continually comes up. And on the 24th June 2022, the US Supreme Court decided to overturn Roe v. Wade - the landmark 1973 decision that gave American women t...

Welcome to Episode 27 - The Fit Dad Lifestyle with Leroy Faure For those following my journey, you would know I experienced burnout pretty hard in 2020. I ended up taking 3-4 months off of work to recover, and in that time I discovered the Fit Dad Lifestyle. Leroy Faure has created a global community for dads all striving to be 1% better than yesterday. From workouts with the family, to supplement...

Welcome to Episode 26 - Psychosocial Recovery Coaching with Jake O’Halloran When we think of professional support for our mental health, we think GP, Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Counsellor and even Mental Health Social Worker.  But over the last few years, a new type of support that has appeared for people experiencing mental health challenges, the Psychosocial Recovery Coach.  In this w...

Welcome to Episode 25 - Overcoming Adversity In and Out of the Gym with Bart Walsh Adversity is something we all come across in our lives.  Some of us can overcome it easily, whilst others need a bit of help (and thats ok!). This week I chat with Bart Walsh, the Head Coach of Jetts Fitness Australia. Jetts is an international fitness brand helping people to improve their health and wellbeing....

Welcome to Episode 24 - Coaching, Values and Community with Lachie Stuart For many men, day to day life can often feel like its being lived on auto-pilot.  We just go through the motions, and don't feel like we're really living.  We can feel lost and lonely, and our relationships with ourselves and others can suffer.  Enter Lachie Stuart from the Man That Can Project. Lachie helps men to r...

Welcome to Episode 23 - Doulas, Parenting and Social Work with Sarah White Navigating pregnancy, child birth and then parenting can be a scary and overwhelming thing.  One minute, you're free as a bird, living the child-free life. The next minute, you've got a bundle of joy that you need to care for 24/7. For some, childbirth and parenting comes easy. But for others, it flips life upside down...

Welcome to Episode 22 - Surviving Child Abuse with Jimmy Vaughan Childhood is a time where our focus should be on exploring the world and ourselves within it. It's a period of growth, learning, loving, happiness, curiosity and wonder.  Yet for some, childhood can turn from this wondrous joyful period, to one of significant trauma and pain.  In this week's episode, I chat with Jimmy Vaugh...

Welcome to Episode 21 - Life as a 5 Year Old with Gus This week I'm joined by my 5 year old son Gus. He's been super keen to come on the podcast, and share some of his favourite things. I loved the fact he wanted to take part in the show, and it reminded me of my episode with Anthony Simons where we were talking about seeing the world through our kids eyes.  In this episode, we talk about Gus...

Welcome to Episode 20 - Footy, Masculinity and Mental Health This week I reflect on the David Noble spray to his North Melbourne players after their loss to the Brisbane Lions in Round 3. Players got emotional, and former coaches of the Australian Football League (AFL) questioned whether sprays were necessary in 2022.  The media commentary around the incident had me reflecting on my footy day...

Welcome to Episode 19 - 5 Tips for Practicing Gratitude I'm putting my hand up in this episode and saying that for most of my life, I have usually seen the glass as being half empty (rather than half full).  But over the past few years, I have been trying different ways to switch this narrative, and see more positive in my life.  One thing I've been trying is practicing gratitude. ...

Welcome to Episode 18 - Positive Mindset with Jamie Usher A positive mindset is a powerful tool that can help us overcome adversity.  It can protect us when we're hurting, and push us when we're picking up the pieces and moving on with life.  In this week's episode, I chat with Jamie Usher from the Mind Tradie.  Jamie's story has multiple challenges that he's had to overcome. From c...

Welcome to Episode 17 - Exercise Based Therapy with Anthony Simons When we think of counselling or therapy, we think of sitting on a couch across from a therapist.  We're nervous, there's a box of tissues are next to us, and we don't know whether to look the therapist in the eye or out the window.  But therapy doesn't have to be like that! In this episode, I chat with Anthony Simons from...

Welcome to Episode 16 - 5 Tips For Talking About Mental Health Today's episode seeks to answer a question from one of the Mindful Men community members:  “how soon is too soon to be cracking jokes with a person who has experienced a mental health episode?” It's a great question, and the answer might seem obvious. But it's not so straight forward, because our response to questions about our me...

Welcome to Episode 15 - Addiction and Recovery with Conrad Tracey *Trigger Warning - this week's includes a story about sexual abuse and drugs misuse. Skip if you may be triggered!* This week I talk to Conrad Tracey from Addiction Coaching Australia.  Conrad shares his own personal story of how his life ended up hitting rock bottom after battling substance misuse, and his recovery journey to...