FYI - All Things Mental Wellness

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Richard Brown is the founder and Managing Director of Step Psychology in Albury/Wodonga. He is a Director of the national charity, Black Dog Ride Australia. And has been proactive and hands-on in promoting the need to continue conversations around Mental Health and suicide prevention. 

With personal lived experiences to share, as well as giving us a professional insight into ways we can work to improve our mental wellness, Richard is down to earth and honest in his chat with us.

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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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Lindy Singleton is a local netball star! She was the first woman inducted into the Ovens & Murray Football & Netball League "Hall of Fame" amongst literally countless other sporting accolades. If we had to describe the type of person that Lindy is, it's quite easy, she is a “walk the talk” type of a woman. 

Lindy takes her physical and mental wellness very seriously, which is evident when you see and talk to her. She radiates energy, kindness and fun - she is infectious and real. 

Lindy has been kind enough to chat to us about her life journey to mental wellness and share some tips and tricks in order to help others.

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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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Jack Craig is a local cricket star who has won countless club awards, league awards, premierships, represented country Victoria at both junior and senior level, and much more. On the cricket pitch he is comfortable, confident, and it’s where he does his best work. However off the field he felt he needed to make some life changes to improve himself not only as an individual, but to also work on his own mental wellness. 

The Resilience Project helped inspire Jack on his journey, where he practices gratitude and mindfulness which he shares openly with us in the Podcast. At only 26 years of age, he is wise beyond his years.

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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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On this week’s episode Nadia and Bernie chat to Annette Baker.

Annette Baker's daughter, Mary, had battled anorexia as a 12-year-old and suffered poor treatment in the hospital system. Mary spent two months in the eating disorder unit of a Melbourne hospital, where there was, Annette feels, a misguided focus on the food instead of the mental disorder.

"They would say 'just give her a Coke, just give her a milkshake,' " says Annette, still palpably angry about the treatment her only daughter received. "I would say that was when her death certificate was written."

"We were helpless, and we didn't receive any help," Annette says. "We didn't know the extent of how serious the issue was. We didn't know what the f--- to do."

It was then in March 2011 that Mary, just 15, took her life.

Annette and her husband Stuart are the founders of Survivors of Suicide and Friends and began The Winter Solstice in Albury NSW which started in 2013. Survivors of Suicide and Friends is an Albury based organisation whose aim is to bring the subject of suicide and mental illness into the public forum to be addressed without shame or stigma. The Winter Solstice is an opportunity for communities to gather on the longest (and often coldest) night of the year to be entertained, enlightened, and supported.

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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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On this episode Nadia & Bernie have a chat to ex Australian Socceroos player & Melbourne Victory Star, Archie Thompson. He opens up about his own mental health struggles, and how they have affected him throughout his professional sporting career, and beyond. 

He is so honest and raw when discussing his personal journey through mental wellness: He admits, that even today he has plenty left to work on.

Archie’s infectiously positive (and happy personality), really shines through in this episode. 

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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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Alfeen Vargeese - MBBS, MRCGP, DFFP, FRACGP

Dr Alfeen Varghese has worked extensively across three continents in India, the UK and Australia. Graduating as a doctor in 1993 from India, Alfeen worked in Christian Mission hospitals in rural North India and went on to complete her three-year post-graduate training in Internal Medicine. She then worked as a Consultant Physician prior to moving to the UK. 

Alfeen completed her General Practice training in Scotland with specific emphasis on Mental Health, Gynaecology and Paediatrics and successfully completed her Diploma in family health and fellowship in General Practice, UK. 

Since moving to Australia in 2008, Alfeen has developed a passion for preventative medicine and having a holistic approach in managing her patients' health care needs.

Alfeen is also an empowerment expert and the founding director of the organisation, EVE - Equip, Enable, Empower INC, that delivers coaching & leadership training to individuals and corporates. The mission of the organisation is ‘Transform lives through empowerment'.

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This episode was edited and recorded by Josh Liston at Deadset Podcasting (Albury-Wodonga)

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We will tell you the reason why behind the release of the FYI - All Things Mental Wellness. We will also tell you our personal journeys, which lead to our passion for helping others. 

Bernie and Nadia are not heath experts, however they are everyday people with a common interest in Mental Wellness. 

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This episode was recorded and edited by Josh Liston at Deadset Podcasting (Albury-Wodonga).  

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