Rae Bonney - Men's Health

Many people around the world love nothing more than fanatically spectating professional sport - on and off the field - where players are idolised and honoured. Ever read a fan page that celebrates umpires? Well, this cohort is ridiculously overlooked, in relation to their occupational stressors and vulnerability like, negative stereotyping, lack of respect, abuse from innumerable participants, cri...

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia and its incidence is increasing – with 1 in 7 Australian women and 1 in 716 Australian men expected to be diagnosed in their lifetime. Every day, at least 55 Australians will be told they have breast cancer and Kathryn Elliott was added to this list when she received a diagnosis of locally advanced triple positive breast cancer on th...

Way back, on 24 July 24 2015, I was pretty jazzed to share a stage with David Burroughs, world-renowned psychologist and strategist at the Sydney Safety Symposium, talking about creating environments that support good mental health. Mind blown by his presentation – as he was with mine :-), we’ve come a long way in our friendship and collaboration. To this day, Dave continues to hold his own, makin...

Back in the studios at 94.1FM 3WBC in November I prepared a “cook up” of great minds and mentors, for a flavour packed panel, who delivered a rich and nourishing radio recipe. First on the pass, was none other than chef, founder and writer, Matt Wilkinson, who has recently taken up residency at the Mornington Peninsula winery restaurant Montalto. In his spare time, Matt is the creative director at...

Sometime in the 1980’s, Darren Wagner began his love of theatre in San Jose California, which led to a short-lived career treading the boards. As it happened, Darren was not destined to be a Broadway actor and re-imagined his life to become a deputy sheriff at Clark County, Ohio during the 1990’s. The next time Darren stepped onto the world stage was in 2012, when the community of his new home tow...

There are more than six million mothers in Australia and between one and two billion mothers around the world caring for children and other people every day of the year. I spoke to a few of these remarkable women, during a very isolated Mother’s Day 2020, back in May. We kicked off with Dr Nicole Canham, a Doctor of Philosophy with a PhD in Music and a penchant for caring for just about anyone who...

People who are connected with their co-workers often have better physical and psychological wellbeing – reducing the risk of mental health challenge. Feeling connected, cared for and validated is a fundamental human need and without it we don’t function very well. In the workplace, being connected can present health and safety outcomes that positively impact efficiency, productivity and ultimately...

The mistaken belief that men don’t show emotion, seek help or speak out has become a dangerous acceptance, that abandons much needed investment in men centric services that can lead to reduction and minimise the risk of male suicide. I spoke with Adam Garone, founder of global men’s health charity, Movember. He spoke for the first time about his own experience of situational crisis and his rocky r...

The magic of musical theatre combines singing, acting and dancing to project emotion to communicate joy and inspiration to an audience. Many of us think of cast members - dancing in a colourful spectacle, often forgetting other contributors like, roadies, costume designers, composers and stagehands, to name only a few. Back in 2015, industry health promotion charity Entertainment Assist released s...

Quality apprenticeships can provide great purpose for many young people making the transition from school to work, which, may positively impact mental health and sense of worth. Best practice training and mentoring can also boost apprenticeship completion rates which are as low as 53 per cent in Australia. Holmesglen Apprentice Support Centre, established in 2016 has grown to become Apprentice Cen...

Earlier this month, I heard what is feels like being playwright, tram driver and all-round life changer, Michael Gray Griffith. We spoke of many things, especially how his creative brilliance led to a witty, enlightening and most of all, empowering address to male suicide, through MAROONED The Play. I saw the production last year, when it was called Suicide Row and again, last week - both times, g...

Have a listen to this grouse moment, talking to legend ruckman Simon Madden about 80's footy! We shared many things like, doing good when you can, how to handle what you get, boys with anorexia, AFL players and mental, spiritual and emotional health, freedom, social media and of course the good old days and so much more. We even unpacked the iconic 1981 LP, "Footy Favourites", showcasing Bombers T...

Australia’s first ever, funded, National Men’s Health Strategy was recently launched - allocating more that $19 million over the next decade to improve the health and well being of every Australian man and boy. Thinking about how this strategy and funding can best serve our boys and men, international photographer, Leisa Hartnett and her high performance leadership husband, Rob Hartnett sacrificed...

Recognising that approximately 20% of Australia’s population is made up of dads, I got together with Jeremy Macvean (Movember) back on 14 April, and we talked about his latest global initiative, The Father Hood. Along with co-conspirators, Luke Benedictus and Andrew McCutcheon, they stepped up and created something, very different and super engaging, to better support this huge community of guys a...

The Silent Generation includes people who were born between 1925 and 1945 - typically very quiet, hard workers. There was not a skerrick of silence when it came to super special guest, Ken Lyons back on Sunday 10 March when I spoke with him live at 94.1FM. He became a very hard working pharmacist, betwixt many, more theatrical occupations and we became all noisy about what it's felt like being Ken...

It was big, warm hugs back on Sunday 10 February when I caught up with the worlds greatest metaphoric cuddler, Lance Picioane, CEO and founder of Love Me Love You foundation. He had his arms wide open to embrace a whole bunch of my questions about what it feels like, being him! Lance played AFL for 8 years, experiencing what he thought was a dream career, but behind closed doors, lived with pretty...

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A touching and sometimes hilarious insight into the life of Shane Gibbons .. and ordinary guy telling some queer and quirky stories.

In 1979 Rob Gell's “Four Day Forecast” revolutionised the way television weather was presented. For 31 years, he brought authority, information and credibility to TV news - introducing pretty cool things, like satellite image sequences, integrated pressure analyses and pretty much, helped viewers make sense of it all. I caught up with Rob recently - sparking a “university education” styled convers...

Amanda Campbell has experienced more than most people do in a lifetime. At a very young age, she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, a debilitating incurable disease and soon after, experienced a major MS attack that left her paralysed and unable to move, eat, walk or control her own body. Amanda is going to share with us how she fought down fear and panic, channeling her energy into a positive...

The hospitality industry cops a lot of flak for being detri(mental) to the health of its workers. In 2014, international, award winning chef and founder of Food for Thought charity dinner, Mal Meiers, used his own experiences, an insatiable desire for change and influencing skills comparable to Oprah, to do something about it. Food for Thought was created to help raise awareness about mental healt...

In 1979 Rob Gell's “Four Day Forecast” revolutionised the way television weather was presented. For 31 years, he brought authority, information and credibility to TV news - introducing pretty cool things, like satellite image sequences, integrated pressure analyses and pretty much, helped viewers make sense of it all. I caught up with Rob recently - sparking a “university education” styled convers...

It never fails to astound me that, every minute of every day, another man kills himself somewhere in the world …. at the same time, at least another 20 are trying – My guest tomorrow, Jake Edwards, is a fourth generation AFL player who describes one of his proudest moments in life - running out onto the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in front of 80,000 people.. in the same breath he discloses the...

Eleven year old Izellah Connelly is a vibrant, acting, singing and dancing artist from the sunny shores of Queensland's Gold Coast. Most recently playing the role of Matilda in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s multi-award winning production of Matilda The Musical, she’s also had numerous leading roles, including The London Palladium production of The Sound of Music and Opera Australia's 2014 produc...

In the lead up to Men's Health Week (11-17 June), we kicked off a show, all about Men ... and their health. I recently joined the committee of White Owl for Men's Health, a fair dinkum, hard working group of people, dedicated to making change and reducing health risks to men. Travis Strong (co-founder) joined me for the second time this year to continue highlighting many of the unknown issues that...