Marc Gascoigne runs a successful 150-hectare, 450-cow dairy farm in central Waikato, South of Cambridge in the upper North Island of New Zealand. Seven years ago, Marc had a panic attack that jolted him into realising he needed help. After overcoming his own mental health struggles, he has gone on to become a facilitator with the Rural Support Trust and is a key ambassador for the organisation Farmstrong - advocating for better mental health and self care for farmers. In this episode you’ll learn: How finding the courage to speak truthfully builds authentic connection How embracing vulnerability can improve overall happiness Key preventative measures to manage personal wellbeing How to manage uncertainty Want to find out more? You can also check in with Suzie and the Let’s Check In Podcast Team on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and TikTok. Learn more about work with Farmstrong and Rural Support Trust.

Do you have a loved one who’s faced IVF? Or maybe you have struggled with trying to conceive yourself. How fortunate we are to have exceptional specialists like A/Professor Kate Stern providing and leading world class health care to people who so importantly need her expertise. In this episode you’ll learn: How to work through the challenges of the IVF rollercoaster How to best support loved ones on their fertility journey How patients with disease navigate their fertility future How to create agency in a time of uncertainty Where to start with processing an emotionally taxing and demanding job Want to find out more? You can also check in with Suzie and the Let’s Check In Podcast Team on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and TikTok. Learn more about Kate’s work here on Instagram.

Balancing our wellbeing can be tricky at times as we manage the various demands and responsibilities that we have in everyday life. Shutting down our computers, putting down our phones and getting out into nature can help us process the world around us, restore our minds and mitigate our stress. Josephine Jones, OAM understands the value that nature provides to ground ourselves and advocates for helping people change the way we treat our coastlines. In this episode you’ll learn: How to ground yourself in nature How to increase positive psychological capital The role nature can play in healing How to respect our land Why we all have a responsibility to care Want to find out more? You can head to the Let’s Check In Podcast website. You can also check in with Suzie and the Let’s Check In Podcast team on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Tik Tok. Learn more about Josie’s by following her on Instagram.

When we lack self-esteem, boundaries can get blurry and difficult to navigate. Setting boundaries helps us make sense of what is and what isn’t okay. Without them, our mental health and wellbeing can be put at risk. Josephine Jones, OAM, Environmental Advocate and 2020 Australian of the Year is not your average environmental advocate and neither is her story. On this episode of the Let’s Check In Podcast, your host, Suzie McErvale, finds out about how Josie learnt to set boundaries and build self-esteem after traumatic life events and why she commits to helping people change the way people treat our coastlines. In this episode you’ll learn: How adversity can overcome traumatic life events About the link between boundaries and self-esteem How to make real changes in behaviour towards littering on our coastline How to find happiness in nature Want to find out more? You can head to the Let’s Check In Podcast website. You can also check in with Suzie and the Let’s Check In Podcast team on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Do you suffer from pain or know someone who lives with chronic discomfort? What steps can we take to trick our brain into not fearing the toll of pain? How fortunate we are to have experts like Dr Hayley Leake, pain research Fellow, physiotherapist and winner of Survivor Australia, Season 6, who can help us unravel what pain is and how we overcome fearing its impact. In this episode you’ll learn: What happens when we feel pain How our thoughts and feelings impact the pain we feel How Hayley’s pain research helped her become the last standing Australia, Season 6 Survivor How to trick your brain into not fearing pain Want to find out more? You can also check in with Suzie and the Let’s Check In Podcast Team on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and TikTok.

How are our kids really coping at school? And what changes need to happen in the education systems to better meet their needs? Thank goodness we have experts like Dr Bern Nicholls, an experienced teacher, school leader, and international research lead, who can teach us to open up our minds to what’s possible. On this episode of the Let’s Check In Podcast, your host, Suzie McErvale, finds out about how we create the right conditions for teachers and students to flourish in education, not burn out. In this episode you’ll learn: How to foster curiosity and become a lifelong learner What changes need to happen in our education systems to help young people in today’s environment Where parents and teachers start with helping students who might be struggling with their mental health How to process the impact of COVID lockdowns on learning Want to find out more? You can head to the Let’s Check In Podcast website. You can also check in with Suzie and the Let’s Check In Podcast team on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Have you ever had those feelings of fear and anxiety about something you’re uncertain about? As the uncertainty swirls around in our brains, that strong sense of overwhelm creeps in. And by then, well, it's so hard to see anything clearly. What would we do without people like Georgie Collison, Australia’s #1 Anxiety Therapist and Author of the Anxiety Reset Method to help guide us through? On this episode of the Let’s Check In Podcast, your host, Suzie McErvale, explores how we might learn to work alongside our emotions, rather than feel embarrassed or resentful towards them. In this episode you’ll learn: How to live a happier life What embracing anxiety actually means How to work alongside feelings and emotions How to stop shaming and suppressing emotions Want to find out more? You can head to the Let’s Check In Podcast website. You can also check in with Suzie and the Let’s Check In Podcast team on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Are you happy with your work and your workplace? It’s a tricky one to answer isn’t it. There are so many factors at play and, if we’re honest, that answer can swing wildly, even in the space of a day. Thank goodness we have experts like Dr Peter Ghin from the Future of Work Lab at the University of Melbourne to keep us on track. On this episode of the Let’s Check In Podcast, your host, Suzie McErvale, finds out about where work is heading, and how we might make the best of whatever working situation we find ourselves in. In this episode you’ll learn: Why tree changes don’t always work Where work from home is really heading Why the next generation is a story of hope How to cope with the ever changed nature of work and the workplace post pandemic lockdown Want to find out more? You can head to the Let’s Check In Podcast website. You can also check in with Suzie and the Let’s Check In Podcast team on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

The Let’s Check In Podcast, hosted by Suzie McErvale is a place where we share the stories and strategies of real people who have paved their way through uncertainty. We talk to the experts about the things that you didn’t learn at school, that you wish someone had prepared you for. Best case you’ll learn something, worst case you’ll learn something. You’ll hear from people like: Dr Peter Ghin: Future of Work Lab at The University of Melbourne Georgie Collinson: Australia’s number one Anxiety Therapist and Author of The Anxiety Reset Method Dr Bern Nicholls: Experienced teacher, school leader and research lead in schools both across Australia and internationally Dr Hayley Leake: Physiotherapist, Research Fellow at the University of South Australia and at Neuroscience Research Australia, winner of Season 6 Australian Survivor: Brain vs Brawn So make sure you check in with us, here at the Let’s Check In Podcast every Monday where we will share new episodes. If you’d like to find out more about the Let’s Check In Podcast head to the website - letscheckinpodcast.com, where there’s loads of information in the show notes.  You can also follow us at letscheckinpodcast on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and TikTok.