The Balanced Brain Podcast

Society EN ↓ 32 episodes

A podcast about healing, building resilience and making a comeback to have hope for the future. Melanie and Sean share stories from all around the world of how people have become their own alchemists, transforming hurt into harmony, worry into well-being. Woven through the guest episodes are their own stories of trauma healing told with humour, compassion, balance, and hope. Melanie and Sean ‘walk the talk’ through their bonus ‘Brain Snap’ episodes where they try out experiments like meditation, gardening, singing, and surfing to restore balance to physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual he...

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The pandemic forced Kasey and her little boy apart for 8 months. 21.08.2021 27:12

Kasey’s partner took their little boy from Brisbane to Brazil to meet his grandparents for the first time. Then COVID hit. Devastated but determined, Kasey survived 8 months of bureaucracy, negativity and despair to be reunited with them in Brazil.  Kasey moved in with her in laws, transformed her business and became fluent in Portuguese. All during a pandemic.  This is her story o...

Brain Snap 3 - Learning to surf after 40. Melanie gives it a crack and shares her story in this episode. 14.07.2021 8:42

Sean and Melanie share their life changing experiments to improve mental health and wellbeing.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How Melanie thrived after surviving a severe traumatic brain injury. 10.06.2021 39:16

Melanie thought her life was coming together when she was 27. Instead she woke up in hospital with a shaved head, no skull and no idea where she was. Melanie couldn’t walk or talk. This is her journey of shame, trauma healing and self-love after surviving a severe traumatic brain injury. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sean’s healing journey from severe depression. 10.06.2021 55:38

Sean took his camping gear out one night thinking it would be his last day on earth. The birth of his daughter brought him back from the brink.   Need Help? Sean and I talk about the gritty stuff.  If you are listening to our podcast and need a helping hand, please call Beyond Blue     1300 22 4636        Media : mel@thebalancedbrain.com....

Shirelle went from international flight attendant to Costco employee. A positive mindset helped her make the best of it. 10.06.2021 27:15

Shirrelle was part of the first flight crew to land in Wuhan at the start of COVID. Stood down not long after, she returned to teaching only for the students to bust her working at Costco. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brain Snap 1 - Getting up early will change your life 10.06.2021 6:03

Sean and Melanie share their life changing experiments to improve mental health and wellbeing.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brain Snap 2 - The Power of Singing 10.06.2021 2:54

Sean and Melanie share their life changing experiments to improve mental health and wellbeing.      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.