You, Me & a Podcast

Mikey is a mental health advocate based in Wisconsin and has his own podcast called Mikey on Mute which is about mental health and breaking the stigma, On the episode, Mikey talks about his upbringing, how he was brought up to be a man and what that looked like. The impact his parents separating had and then his mum being diagnosed with brain cancer. She bravely lived another 7 years after that. M...

Beverley is the host of 'The Ready Set Share Podcast' which she talks to others about their healing journey and their lives. Beverley opens up on the episode about her upbringing, having emotionally immature parents which impacted her mental health. She also talks about how she never found herself not fitting in at school which made it harder. Starting in a career in banking, Beverley then changed...

Rory is a published author with over 15 children's books and many more to come. Rory talks about how started his journey as an author. Rory and his family sailed across the world visiting many countries when Rory was 9. Rory shares some cool stories and what life is like sailing across the globe with your family whilst doing distance education and experiencing the life at sea. At 13, Rory came...

Laura and Bridget from the book loving Podcast 'Talk Lit Get Hit', both talk about how they started their Podcast, what makes them going as well as their love for books. Laura and Bridget met in Kindy and became close friends in High School where they shared the same quirky taste in music. Talking and reviewing books has brought hundreds of other people captivated in their words. Its a gre...

Jason shares and opens up about losing his wife to cancer and having to raise two young kids as a single parent. Jason talks about how he managed with the grief for him and the kids, what he did for himself and for his kids to get through that period to ensure no one missed out on anything. At the age of 62, Jason still goes to the gym on a regular basis which he talks about the reasons why he kee...

Send us a text Why I asked Jake to be on the podcast is because of his amazing journey with overcoming mental and physical challenges. Jakes talks about getting hit by a car whilst cycling which took a toll on his body and mind. It then made it hard for him to walk and be mobile ultimately leading to him putting on 50 kilograms and weighing 135 kilograms. Jakes opens up about how he lost the 50 ki...

Send us a text Armando is a doctor and runs a Youtube Channel called Armando Hasudungan which he illustrates tutorials on  medicines and biology. Armando talks about growing up in Indonesia, going to boarding school in Australia at the age of 11 and living in Japan as a Teenager. Armando shares about why he started to do medicine and how he started his Youtube channel. Such a great and fun episode...

Send us a text Kieran is a guy I went to High School who is such a big advocate in raising awareness for mental health. He is big into fitness and has set a world record with three other people. Kieran is a former chef and talks about how he changed careers over a decade and then made the transition into working with at risk youths. Please reach out for help if you are experiencing mental health o...

Send us a text Trevor Vanstone is an actor with that has over 10 years of acting experience. Trevor has worked on a variety of live shows, advertisements, TV shows and a Movie. Trevor talks about how he got into acting and the journey getting into the acting scene. Coming from a manual laboring work history, Trevor is not your typical actor. He talks about how he breaks the actor stereotypes.  Tre...

Send us a text Chris Nicol is a health and sports performance business coach.  He has an online coaching program which helps others achieve their goals. Chris talks about how he has experienced mental health challenges along the way and how he uses to his advantage.  Please look him up on social media and LinkedIn.  https://www.instagram.com/peak_performance1985?igsh=ODBrbm80anRoM21m https://www.l...

Send us a text Ben describes himself as an alcoholic who has been sober coming 8 years. Ben opens up about how dealing with his battle of alcoholism and what he did to get sober. Ben speaks about how he maintains his sobriety today and managing it one day at a time. Ben is very keen to help others whom may have difficulty with alcoholism. He talks about the importance of reaching out and getting h...

Send us a text Mitch is a butcher, a personal trainer and recent film graduate. He talks about how he pursued each career and the challenges with each one. Mitch talks how important mental health is and how community can have such a positive impact on mental health. Always reach out or ask for help when it comes to mental health.

Send us a text Jess is a woman of many talents and has followed her passions in dancing, fitness, long distancing running and photography. She talks about her journey of moving to another state and living in Melbourne at the age of 17 to pursue a passion in dancing. She also talks about how she got into fitness and running a 100km ultramarathon in less than 12 hours placing 6th overall. Jess is al...

Send us a text Lachie Davis or LD, is the owner of the gym The Bar in Toowoomba. Lachie talks about how he was a Personal Trainer before owning the gym and what goes into running a gym. Lachie also talks about being a Personal Trainer and how he got started as one. He also talks about getting out of his comfort zone and competes in a Bodybuilding competition.  He also talks about fitness and what...

Send us a text Welcome to "You, Me, and a Podcast." My name is Sam, and I am the host. In each episode, I’ll be sitting down with guests from all walks of life to uncover their stories and insights. This podcast is all about creating a space for honest dialogue, where we can celebrate our differences and discover what connects us. Why am I doing this? I’ve always been fascinated by how p...