FYI - All Things Mental Wellness

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Dianne Ross is an amazing woman who truly grabs life by the horns. She is passionate about hiking and cross-fit and loves keeping fit and healthy. In February 2019 (in her early 40’s) she was formally diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, a disease that generally effects older people.  

Dianne started noticing things weren’t quite right some time before her diagnosis and looking back she believes there were signs of her condition some 5 years prior to the diagnoses being confirmed.

A fit and health woman in her 40’s, she began feeling lack of strength on her right side, especially during weight training. When her finger developed a tremor she suspected something was definitely wrong.

Instead of slowing down and asking why me? Dianne did quite the opposite: she continued with her health lifestyle, the same month she was diagnosed she hiked the Overland track in Tasmania and later that year went onto hike Mount Toubkal in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco and 3 Capes, Tasmania.

She is an absolute legend of a woman, who radiates love and happiness. 

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This episode was recorded and edited by Josh Liston at Deadset Podcasting (Albury-Wodonga). https://www.deadsetpodcasting.com

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This weeks guest is me Nadia Dinneen. I'm a mother, wife, and a passionate advocate of Mental Wellness. My passion came about unfortunately through my own personal struggles and I guess I always knew that when I could I would love to help others in any way I could. The hardest thing for me was understanding why I had been struck down with this debilitating condition that robbed me of so much life!

I have suffered with mental ill-health now for some 21 years, many years without a formal diagnosis. Eventually I was clinically diagnosed after 10 or more years - with GAD (Generalised Anxiety Disorder). At my very worst I couldn’t leave my home, struggled to drive, I had to quit my job and really only existed. My journey consisted of many forms of help - medication, therapy of many types, meditation, self-help and anything else I could get my hands on.

I certainly haven't had 21 bad years however I have had a 21+ year journey thats taught me that no one is immune to mental illness, and sometimes the ones we least expect to struggle actually do. I hope my story helps listeners as I know I gained so much from reading or listening to others stories that were similar to my own.

~ Nadia Dinneen

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This episode was recorded and edited by Josh Liston at Deadset Podcasting (Albury-Wodonga). https://www.deadsetpodcasting.com

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Travis Cartwright is a man with many diverse skills and talents. By day he is a Sales Manger for local building company Hadar Homes, and in his spare time he is into Photography and Videography - where he runs his own business Cartwright Productions.

Travis is a larger than life personality, and is very well known and loved by many. He oozes confidence, so you may be surprised by the journey he has been on for several years battling Anxiety.

Travis was brave and generous enough to share his story, in hopes of continuing the conversation to help normalise mental ill-heath.

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This episode was recorded and edited by Josh Liston at Deadset Podcasting (Albury-Wodonga). https://www.deadsetpodcasting.com

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Josh Morgan is a 22 year old man - wise beyond his years. He has a deep passion for mental wellness and in particular Men’s mental health. Josh shares with us his fathers battle with mental ill health whilst he was growing up, which helped shape not only his own view on mental health but more importantly helped normalise the discussions around mental health for Josh.

He also speaks about his own personal journey of late and shares how he went about seeking professional help. 

Josh and one of his great mate Charlie began an amazing initiative called Lock Down Links - @lockdown_links on Instagram.

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This episode was recorded and edited by Josh Liston at Deadset Podcasting (Albury-Wodonga). https://www.deadsetpodcasting.com

Martin Heppell's background is unique. He spent a considerable amount of time growing up in Borneo living with a Dayak headhunting tribe. He was also educated in different parts of Southeast Asia and has been heavily influenced by the morals and values that he and his family were immersed in whilst living with the Dayaks.

Martin spent 6 years in the AFL and SANFL systems playing for the St Kilda, Melbourne and Norwood Football Clubs. Following this, he travelled the world backpacking for nearly 3 years. Upon returning to Australia, Martin studied Primary Teaching at Melbourne University. After completing his degree, he taught for 4 years before being promoted to Assistant Principal at Auburn Primary - where he focused on Student Wellbeing, Educational Leadership and Change Management.

After 4 years as Assistant Principal, he joined The Resilience Project. Since 2016, he has conducted over 1,700 presentations across Australia to key stakeholders at schools and their communities, corporations and elite sporting organisations including the AFL, NRL and the A-League. He is currently working with the Hawthorn Football Club.

He especially enjoys situations that present challenges and require an optimistic focus to address. He is passionate about children being raised in a supportive and encouraging environment that evokes self-confidence and a zest for life. His presentations are original and energetic.

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This podcast was Recorded and Edited by Josh Liston at DeadsetPodcasting.com (Albury-Wodonga, Australia).

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On this week’s episode Nadia and Bernie chat to Collingwood Football AFLW captain Stephanie Chiocci. We cover the demands of being a semi-professional athlete and maintaining a full time job, accessing professional services, and the value of surrounding yourself with positive people. 

Steph is a school teacher away from AFLW and has had her challenges in juggling the two professions. She shares how she try to maintain a healthy balance with the two.

Steph speaks openly about the importance of maintaining good mental health and wellbeing and what she personally does to keep it in check. We also chat about the sudden death of GWS AFLW star Jacinda Barclay and the affect it had on the AFLW community.

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This episode was recorded and edited by Josh Liston at Deadset Podcasting (Albury-Wodonga). https://www.deadsetpodcasting.com

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Johanna Griggs is a woman with many talents; a former professional swimmer, a current TV presenter, a mother and a grandmother. To be able to sit down and have a chat about her about the ups and downs of her professional swimming career, her TV career, and her family life, was truly fantastic. Johanna is a breath of fresh air and radiates so much positivity. 

Johanna fills us in on her role with Beyond Blue, how she became a Board Member with them and also gives us some tips and tricks on how she maintains her own mental wellness and good work/life balance.

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This episode was recorded and edited by Josh Liston at Deadset Podcasting (Albury-Wodonga) https://www.deadsetpodcasting.com

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Scott Cummings is a former AFL player, a Coleman medalist winner, a business man, a father, a husband and an all-round great bloke.

His infectious personality radiates happiness and fun, however he does have a serious side to him. He openly admits his knowledge and belief in relation to mental health was the old school way of thinking – he didn’t think it was real and thought you had to toughen up if you were hurting or struggling. 

With his involvement with Pukka Up he educated himself on the subject and now has a very different opinion on things - he sets about trying to change people who may still have the old school way of thinking as he once did.

He speaks about his infamous Podcast fallout with Dane Swan and explains his take on things. Scott is honest, raw and happy to discuss how it affected himself and his family.

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This episode was recorded and edited by Josh Liston at Deadset Podcasting (Albury-Wodonga) https://www.deadsetpodcasting.com

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Local Football Legend, Business Owner and Sports Commentator, Scott Fraser joined the show to discuss his recovery from a degenerative bone disease as a teen, the light (and the dark) periods of his life, and facing the challenges of making yourself and your community better. 

Scott is a force of positive energy, with a fantastic sense of humour. He's also a incredible storyteller, so we couldn't be happier with how this episode turned out. 

Find Scott on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/campertrailersalburywodonga

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This podcast was recorded and edited by Deadset Podcasting in Albury-Wodonga: https://www.deadsetpodcasting.com

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Scott Burgess in his owns words "hit rock bottom" - after the passing of his father a spiral began which brought him to a state of depression. He was unable to see any light and coming from a “men are tough” old school way of thinking Scott had trouble asking for help. Eventually after years of struggling and hiding his emotions he reached out to his amazing wife and then began his journey to mental wellness. 

Scott is raw and honest and genuinely wants to helps others in a similar position to gain strength and light from his story.

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This episode was recorded and edited by Josh Liston at Deadset Podcasting (Albury-Wodonga). https://www.deadsetpodcasting.com