The Lived Experience

Send us a text If you like to be a guest on the podcast, please get in touch with me via https://www.livedexperiencepodcast.com/contact/ Or via a message on my social media accounts. I am looking to share stories that aren't covered that often in the mental health awareness movement. A lot of my guests have come from reaching out to me, so please don't feel shy about putting yourself forward. Your...

Send us a text This is one of the most important episodes I have recorded! If you have a parent with a severe mental illness or know someone who does, they need to hear this episode which is all about this topic. Bill Campos is Chief Executive Officer of ICLA | Clinical Psychologist BSc MA (Psych) MPsych FAPsS | Director | Social Researcher. Bill also has a mother with Bipolar Disorder, and for th...

Send us a text Michael Donehue is a mental health advocate, clothing brand owner, and the national services manager for ADES Australia, which specialises in delivering education programs Australia-wide. Michael is also an accredited MHFA trainer who shares his story in detail about his mental health journey to help others, especially young men. If you know anyone in your life who is struggling, th...

Send us a text I was interviewed by Jimmy Mitchell from My Online Guy, and at the end of the episode, we touched on mental health awareness and illness for around 20 mins. In these 20 minutes, I share some information that may be hard to hear; however, I do stand by my thoughts on the current mental health awareness movement. If you would like to share your story on the podcast, please contact me...

Send us a text I wanted to record this emergency podcast before R U OK Day, which is today, with my thoughts around it and a perspective from someone who has lived with someone who has had a serious mental illness for many years. I also talk about a very gutsy marketing ploy by a company called Pilot in response to R U OK Day, which is controversial and true! To learn more about the show and my st...

Send us a text Emily has over 14 years as a lived and living experience professional. They have a diverse portfolio focusing on diverse identities, including LGBTQIA+, multicultural, neurodiversity, and disability. Their work has included media, policy, service design, training, research, workforce development, and government relations. They ground their work in peer values and their postgraduate...

Send us a text Tara Stark is a prominent lawyer, board member of Satellite Foundation, and also a has been a young carer. Tara knows firsthand the challenges of growing up with a parent who has a serious mental illness. In this episode, Tara shares her story about having a parent with a serious mental illness, advocacy, and most importantly, what needs to change with the current system. Before ent...

Send us a text Paul Green was a Rugby League legend who unfortunately chose to end his life recently, which has brought this back in the front of people's minds in Australia. In this episode, I run through some thoughts on why this still happens and how we need to go beyond surface-level awareness. I also talk about my challenges in accessing good help, which I still feel is a problem for many peo...

Send us a text Serena O'Callaghan is a lived experience worker and works in community mental health. Serena also has had her mental health challenges in which she opens up about her experience with the mental health system as an inpatient. Serena is a motivated and empathic worker on a mission to inspire those experiencing mental ill-health and to transform the services that support them by ensuri...

Send us a text I was asked to be a guest on the well-known "I swear I never" podcast, which is about finding yourself in a situation you SWEAR, you never could have predicted? They bring you the extraordinary stories of everyday people - from the bizarre to the heartbreaking, they don't hold back. They have a different theme every week, and last week I was the guest to talk about part of my story....

Send us a text A solo episode where I talk about my interview on the 'I swear I never' podcast, my struggles with grief/PTSD, why hotlines don't help, embracing your passion, and also comment on the recent findings about the news stories revealing that after receiving more than 12,000 complaints about Victorian mental health services, the state’s regulator has not taken compliance action against a...

Send us a text Very special episode with Little Dreamers Founder, Madeleine Buchner OAM speaking to us for a full hour about young carers and what her organisation does in this much-needed area. Maddy grew up caring for her younger brother, who had a range of chronic illnesses, and her mother, who was diagnosed with breast cancer. At nine years of age, she identified a gap in the support system fo...

Send us a text In this episode, I share Part 2 of my story about growing up with a mother with Bipolar disorder and I also talk about my recent nine news National story about my first lived experience with foster care. I find that sharing details about my lived experience helps me heal and I believe that if you have a similar situation, sharing your lived experience will help you also. If you can...

Send us a text This episode is all about growing up with a parent who has a serious mental illness and the issues that children face. Lotti O’Dea grew up with a mother who had Delusional Disorder, which is similar to Schizophrenia. She outlines what her lived experience was like and talks about the support she had in place that helped her succeed in life. Lotti is a very high achiever and now uses...

Send us a text A mid-week solo episode where I discuss how Melbourne seems to be currently in a depressed state. I also talk about I tactic that is very useful if you have a parent or know someone with a mental illness, it's something I wish I learned years ago. I also talk about not fulfilling your potential due to unresolved traumas that could be holding you back in life. Thanks for listening an...

Send us a text What is Agoraphobia and what effect can it have on someone? Jen Thexton reached out to me to come on and share her lived experience with this condition. It's a condition where a lot of people may recognise the name however, not truly understand the effects it can have on a person. Jen talks about how her condition came about and the daily struggle she faced living with this debilita...

Send us a text Zoey Ka identifies as an Australian between cultures and is currently working as Project Lead for Finding North Network at the Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia. She is a qualified Change Practitioner and has completed her Bachelor of Business Administration and Graduate Certificate in Global Project Management. As a single teenage mother and a suicide survivor with mental heal...

Send us a text Bipolar is a topic very close to my heart and a lot of people all over the world! In this episode, I talk with Susana Bluwol who is the Founder and Executive Director of Bipolar Australia about all things Bipolar and the struggles that people face with Bipolar. We go into depth about the struggles for funding and the struggles Susana has had when trying to collaborate with bigger me...

Send us a text It's world Bipolar day today so I wanted to provide you with a quick podcast about what Bipolar means to me, talk about Greg Hunt's lived experience, touch briefly on the Will Smith incident and also talk about the allocation of mental health funding plus more! Website - https://www.livedexperiencepodcast.com/ Leave a review - https://www.livedexperiencepodcast.com/reviews/new/ Get...

Send us a text Interview with Jim's Group and Jim's Mowing CEO, Jim Penman about all things mental health and how it affects the Jim's Group. Jim also talks about the incident with Jim's that changed his life forever. Thanks for listening and please consider leaving a review. 0:00 - Why is mental health important to him? 4:20 - Mentorship for franchisee mental health 5:20 - The franchisee incident...

Send us a text Carly Baxter is a digital marketing entrepreneur having developed many websites over the years and now entered the app and app marketing space. Carly has travelled to over 21 countries and lived in Sweden. She grew up with her single Mother suffering from Bipolar and is now ready to share her story. Her aim is to help create more awareness, compassion and understanding of what it’s...

Send us a text I have been absent for a few months and in this solo episode, I tell you where I have been and why? I talk about my mother's decline and passing, reasons for it plus some general thoughts about what to expect during the palliative care process. Thanks to everyone for their messages of support during the time, my extended family's support and most of all my girlfriends Maggie's suppo...

Send us a text Interview with Jim's Mowing and Jim's Group founder, Jim Penman about his thoughts on mental illness and why it's important to him. I also tell Jim about my experience with having a single mother with BiPolar disorder and that affected me. This is an interview I did with Jim on our podcast called 'The JIMSCAST' that I thought would be good to share on my own podcast as I go into my...

Send us a text Rose Cuff, is the founder and executive director of Satellite Foundation which is an organisation dedicated to helping young people who have a parent(s) with a mental illness. I talk about Satellite a lot on this show as I know how important this organisation is in changing the future of many children who would often not be supported by the current mental health care system. Satelli...

Send us a text Tim Beanland is my first repeat guest and we talk about all things BiPolar, mental health month and potential changes that need to happen in the mental health awareness movement. The best way to support the podcast is to leave a review, so if you have time and can do that, it would be much appreciated. If you want to be a guest and share your lived experience please reach out to me...