FYI - All Things Mental Wellness

https://www.facebook.com/fyiallthingsmentalwellness Johanna Griggs is a woman with many talents; a former professional swimmer, a current TV presenter, a mother and a grandmother. To be able to sit down and have a chat about her about the ups and downs of her professional swimming career, her TV career, and her family life, was truly fantastic. Johanna is a breath of fresh air and radiates so...

https://www.facebook.com/fyiallthingsmentalwellness Scott Cummings is a former AFL player, a Coleman medalist winner, a business man, a father, a husband and an all-round great bloke. His infectious personality radiates happiness and fun, however he does have a serious side to him. He openly admits his knowledge and belief in relation to mental health was the old school way of thinking – he d...

https://www.facebook.com/fyiallthingsmentalwellness Local Football Legend, Business Owner and Sports Commentator, Scott Fraser joined the show to discuss his recovery from a degenerative bone disease as a teen, the light (and the dark) periods of his life, and facing the challenges of making yourself and your community better.  Scott is a force of positive energy, with a fantastic sense of hu...

https://www.facebook.com/fyiallthingsmentalwellness Scott Burgess in his owns words "hit rock bottom" - after the passing of his father a spiral began which brought him to a state of depression. He was unable to see any light and coming from a “men are tough” old school way of thinking Scott had trouble asking for help. Eventually after years of struggling and hiding his emotions he reached out to...

https://www.facebook.com/fyiallthingsmentalwellness Richard Brown is the founder and Managing Director of Step Psychology in Albury/Wodonga. He is a Director of the national charity, Black Dog Ride Australia. And has been proactive and hands-on in promoting the need to continue conversations around Mental Health and suicide prevention.  With personal lived experiences to share, as well as giv...

https://www.facebook.com/fyiallthingsmentalwellness Lindy Singleton is a local netball star! She was the first woman inducted into the Ovens & Murray Football & Netball League "Hall of Fame" amongst literally countless other sporting accolades. If we had to describe the type of person that Lindy is, it's quite easy, she is a “walk the talk” type of a woman.  Lindy takes her physical a...

https://www.facebook.com/fyiallthingsmentalwellness Jack Craig is a local cricket star who has won countless club awards, league awards, premierships, represented country Victoria at both junior and senior level, and much more. On the cricket pitch he is comfortable, confident, and it’s where he does his best work. However off the field he felt he needed to make some life changes to impr...

https://www.facebook.com/fyiallthingsmentalwellness On this week’s episode Nadia and Bernie chat to Annette Baker. Annette Baker's daughter, Mary, had battled anorexia as a 12-year-old and suffered poor treatment in the hospital system. Mary spent two months in the eating disorder unit of a Melbourne hospital, where there was, Annette feels, a misguided focus on the food instead of the mental diso...

https://www.facebook.com/fyiallthingsmentalwellness On this episode Nadia & Bernie have a chat to ex Australian Socceroos player & Melbourne Victory Star, Archie Thompson. He opens up about his own mental health struggles, and how they have affected him throughout his professional sporting career, and beyond.  He is so honest and raw when discussing his personal journey through mental...

https://www.facebook.com/fyiallthingsmentalwellness Alfeen Vargeese - MBBS, MRCGP, DFFP, FRACGP Dr Alfeen Varghese has worked extensively across three continents in India, the UK and Australia. Graduating as a doctor in 1993 from India, Alfeen worked in Christian Mission hospitals in rural North India and went on to complete her three-year post-graduate training in Internal Medicine. She...

https://www.facebook.com/fyiallthingsmentalwellness We will tell you the reason why behind the release of the FYI - All Things Mental Wellness. We will also tell you our personal journeys, which lead to our passion for helping others.  Bernie and Nadia are not heath experts, however they are everyday people with a common interest in Mental Wellness.  ..... This episode was recorded and e...