Rae Bonney - Men's Health

Mike Rolls is a survivor of one of the deadliest diseases on the planet - meningococcal. One day in 2001, this sport-mad teenager headed off on a football trip and then overnight, was fighting for his life, with only a five percent chance of living. When he regained consciousness, Mike had lost his right leg, half his left foot, two fingers and part of his nose, along with extensive internal injur...

Ben Moore is an apiarist [AY] + [PEE] + [UH] + [RIST] (which is the fancy name for a Beekeeper), environmentalist, father, food-lover and owner of Ben's Bees. 🐝 🍯 Being exposed to nature and farming from an early age, and with three decades of experience behind him, Ben started Ben’s Bees in 2008. Since then, Ben has been very “buzzy” expanding his hive of industry and crosspollinating beekeepin...

According to evolutionary psychology, human beings are motivated to engage in behaviours that maximize their genetic fitness. One could also say that every decision we make is guided by some form of motivation. In more recent times, research tells us that boredom, stress, burnout, feeling overwhelmed, and a lack of clear goals can lead to a lack of motivation. Felix Blackler, however, became so mo...

9 MEN DIE FROM PROSTATE CANCER EVERY DAY, here in Australia ....... and there are more than 200,000 living with the diagnosis. CEO of Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre, Mark Harrison has been leading their charge for the past 9 years and knows, only too well, the challenges in gaining support and recognition for this oftentimes, preventable, MALE EXCLUSIVE disease. The Australian Prostate...

Almost 8 years ago, I heard about a guy named Olly Bridge, who was quite the trailblazer in workplace health and wellbeing … groundbreaking stuff, at the time. It’s taken us both, this long to finally meet, and there appears no better moment than to celebrate the last day of Men’s Health Week, live on air, at 3WBC. Olly has dedicated his life to helping individuals and teams recognise their full p...

It's not often you’ll find an inspiring leader, sensational storyteller, accomplished artist and creative writer all rolled into one. 😀. Well, Cameron Schwab is “all that” whilst sporting the guernsey of youngest CEO in Victorian Football League history. I was very lucky to meet Cameron, live on air, when he used every bit of his remarkable talent to paint an exquisite picture of what it feels li...

Those who know my work, will be familiar with the sentiment "Be kind, be caring and don't be a @*!#$ - it could be lifesaving" 😍. In April 2023 I was feeling pretty jazzed, speaking with Josh Reid Jones live, on air at 94.1FM 3WBC. He's a truly remarkable human who's dedicated a life to helping people into just being nice 🥰. A social impact dynamo, Josh's early life was marked by poverty, violen...

Lisa Sharpe began stand-up comedy, only 5 years ago, at the tender age of 48. She'd finally created a platform for her voice and storytelling gift that she says has been influenced by her late and larger than life, Dad. 💕 She has since, become well known around Australia, for her hilarious anecdotal comedic presence, supporting well-knowns and selling out many events as the headline performer. Sh...

He claims to make the best cheeseburgers in Albert Park, and have a massive boy crush on edgy pop singer, Pink - but this guy is iconic for many other reasons 😊 Known fondly, by many, as ‘The Doc’, Dr Peter Larkins is a Melbourne legend when it comes to sports medicine and his many roles in the media. Born and bred in Geelong, young boy Larkins was a school athletic superstar who never cooled his...

I love encouraging people to think about what they “can” do - rather than what they "can't", and on Sunday 15 January, 2023, I spoke with a couple of the best, when it comes to saying yes! 🤩 Mr. and Mrs. Robinson have been turning up at Ability Works Australia for almost 40 collective years, leading with their trademark examples of incredible work ethic, commitment and dedication to achieving eve...

Michael Ray was thrust into solo dad life at the tender age of 51, and (ironically) the experience opened his eyes to outdated gender expectations which ignited an unbridled passion to advocate for equality and change that includes everyone. His commitment to parental fairness is fierce, as it is inspiring, and he challenges social narratives to serve our positively evolving communities. During th...

November 20th was INTERNATIONAL MEN'S DAY 😀 - and what better way to celebrate than honour one of our most talented and magnificent male mortals, Ken Lyons. Ken joined me at the 94.1FM 3WBC studios, a place he's known so well for many, many years - special because it's where we met. In true Ken style, he told tales of his incredible 98 years and what it's felt like, being a man, for almost an ent...

Earlier this year, I witnessed Mike Hagan speaking about workplace burnout and the need for a systematic approach, at Melbourne’s Managing Burnout and Fatigue in the Workplace Conference. (Me) a fellow speaker and ever curious audience participant, wondered what the General Manager for HR, CC & HS&E of leading global supplier of technology and services at Bosch Australia would have to say...

Ben Shewry was 5 years old when he decided to be a chef - which is pretty cool for a farming kid, growing up in New Zealand, during the early 80’s. Fast forward to 2022, where Ben has lead Australia’s number 1 restaurant, Attica, since 2015 to be celebrated at the top 50 in the whole wide world. He joined me, alongside life/business partner, Kylie Staddon and daughter Ella, to talk about what it f...

Back on July 17 2022, I colluded with co-host and dear friend, Mark Brown for his live radio debut. Mark helped unpack my recent “Lap of Tasmania” adventure, chatting with special Taswegian guests, Bec Mace and James Rowlands who I'd met along the way. Bec gave us an amazing insight into convict characters who created the Strahan railway with bare hands and full hearts. James Rowlands kicked off h...

It was exactly 4 years ago, today that I had the pleasure of speaking alongside AFL Women's Champion Al Downie at the Sandringham Zebras President's Ladies Day and Beyond Blue Round. Alison captivated the room, as she described her experience as an elite sports person, coupled with managing some significant mental health challenges. Back then, Alison wore number 30 for Carlton AFLW, playing in the...

After starting her career as a user experience researcher in “San Francisco’s vibrant tech start-up community alongside some of the industry’s brightest visionaries”, my friend, Liz Chase moved home to Melbourne to commence legal practice. This, she said, “was the fulfilment of a lifelong dream marred with frustration and dismay at the amount of busy work undertaken by junior lawyers and paralegal...

A few weeks ago, after many reschedules, I finally lured the great and gorgeous George Donikian into the 3WBC studios, for some much needed on-air merriment. Minutes into the show, I met George, head on, challenging him on the popular and largely uniformed narrative around men and domestic violence. That done we, quickly moved to yacking about the early days of SBS, where it is now and Georges fee...

Who gets to be an autism entrepreneur, whilst living on the spectrum, themselves? This guy does - Jeremy Samson. During the past 14 years, he’s singlehandedly smashed stigma, opened doors and created untapped possibility through his staggered start-up @Time to Train. 14 years in, Jeremey has changed hundreds of lives and contributed to the enablement of those living in the Asperger's and autism sp...

I’m was so jazzed to be back at the 94.1FM 3WBC studios in November, with a personality who I've crowned “The Pandemic Princess of Podcasts”. Tiffanee Cook. Her Roll With The Punches 🎧🎙️ production has not only entertained thousands, bought stories untold, songs unsung and tears unshed, but is now being aired on the telly at Channel 31. Tiff told it as it is, in a voice like no other, a style tha...

I had a quick chat with Craig Turton - co-founder of 100 WORDS Mate to Mate on the last day of Men's Health Week 2021. He told a show stopping story about a roomful of blokes at a charity night raising money and awareness for men’s mental health. About how one brave man stood up in front of this roomful of strangers and told them that he had tried to take his own life. And about his mates, who wer...

In the lead up to Men’s Health Week, 2021, we’ll hear a lot of statistics, outcomes, intentions and ideas around things men should be doing to improve their health and wellbeing. I decided to kick off with something a little more up close and personal – actually spending a day in the life of a man - truckie, @Chris Smith of Redpath Carriers. He generously invited me to jockey and chat whilst hauli...

Sam Canning is one of Australia’s leading ethical butchers and has spread this word from his start up store in Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia to 8 more community supporting initiatives, since 2010. With kindness and care at the heart of everything Sam and his team represent, it’s no surprise that human beings and animals benefit from his approach. Inspired by ‘paddock-to-plate’ butcher shops in th...

Much loved and acclaimed actor, Steve Bastoni is well known as a leading man on Aussie telly productions such as Police Rescue and Neighbours – not to mention a string of impressive movie credits including Emmy award winner, On the Beach, Matrix Reloaded and The Water Diviner. Since then, Steve has played one of his most important roles as an outspoken advocate in the mental health space - contrib...