Today I speak with the founder of Chin Up, A mental health awareness and education clothing brand working to break down the stigma surrounding the mental health conversation. Cam is passionate about mental health and creating awareness in this great country of ours. We discuss why he started this journey, what he has planned for the future and the benefit that meditation and ice baths have had on his mental health and we share some great insight into these methods and getting started. Purchasing Chin Up products help Cam and his team deliver potentially life saving conversations, too show support or organise a talk at your work place or sporting club check out his website below. Chin Up website here- https://chinupmentalhealth.com.au/ Find my socials and podcast platforms here- https://linktr.ee/jarrodgentle Please find recommended support service here- Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/ Headspace: 1800 650 890 https://headspace.org.au/ Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ Lifeline: 13 11 14 https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Today I speak with the Stuart O'Neil, the author of Just One Reason.  Stuart and I discuss how he came up with the strategy to help himself through the darkest periods of his life and turned it into a real time of crisis self help book that has created change in so many peoples life with suicidal ideation.  We discuss how important it is for us as friends, family and colleagues to lookout for our loved ones when they may be going through difficult times, and how easy it is to gift this book without drawing to much attention to it.  We also discuss the layout of the book, it’s affordability and how affective it is as a mental health survival tool for any experiencing suicidal ideation. Just one reason is changing lives, remember that you are not your thoughts, emotions pass and together we can achieve anything.  Check out the Just One Reason website here- https://justonereason.com.au/  Follow my socials here-https://linktr.ee/jarrodgentle  If needed please find recommended support services below.  Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/  Headspace: 1800 650 890 https://headspace.org.au/  Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 https://www.beyondblue.org.au/  Lifeline: 13 11 14 https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Today I chat with ex police officer Helen Rose who is the creator of the Mental Mentor app.  An advocate for PTSI (post traumatic stress injury) being recognized as a injury and not a disorder (PTSD)  Helen shares her story and long healing journey which lead her to create the app which is not only a benefit for people with PTSI or any mental diagnosis, but for all of our mental well-beings!  I learn about EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) which is a proven therapy that helped release the stored trauma from her body and heal her.  We also discuss the importance of finding the right therapist to work with, if you don’t click with the first one, keep trying! Don’t give up.  We discuss how we can learn from our indigenous culture by reconnecting to nature and grounding our selves, and Helen's ancient smoke ceremony experience.  Helen also shares some advise for those of us who are carer's for friends and family during mentally difficult times.  Download the app here- https://www.thementalmentorwhelenrose.com   Follow my socials here- https://linktr.ee/jarrodgentle  Please find recommend support services below  Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/  Headspace: 1800 650 890 https://headspace.org.au/  Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 https://www.beyondblue.org.au/  Lifeline: 13 11 14 https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Today I speak with clinic director and principal psychologist of Darwin DBT, Jen Riches.  We learn what Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is and its 4 main modules of Emotion regulation, Distress tolerance, Interpersonal effectiveness & Mindfulness. We discuss some of the more complex mental health disorders like bi-polar and borderline personality disorder  and how DBT is a proven way to manage and treat them.  Darwin DBT are accessible for face to face consultations in Darwin city or online to anyone in the country of Australia.   Check out there website here- https://www.darwindbt.com.au/  Jen also has a podcast series and that can be found here- https://www.netpsychology.com.au/  Follow my socials here- https://linktr.ee/jarrodgentle  Please find some recommendations for support services below.  Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/  Headspace: 1800 650 890 https://headspace.org.au/  Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 https://www.beyondblue.org.au/  Lifeline: 13 11 14 https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Today I chat with Simon Rinne from Mindful Men, Simon shares his story and we learn about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and how a therapy like Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) helped him with the anxiety surrounding it. We also discuss burnout, how we feel as parents, what Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is and how mindfulness is a weapon for helping us manage our mental health.   Simon's lived experience had made him a valuable mental health service provider for our country.   Check out his website here- http://www.mindful-men.com.au/  Stay Mental Australia socials and listening platforms here -https://linktr.ee/jarrodgentle  Please find recommended support services below.  Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/  Headspace: 1800 650 890 https://headspace.org.au/  Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 https://www.beyondblue.org.au/  Lifeline: 13 11 14 https://www.lifeline.org.au/

In this episode I talk with Ben Hughes a co-founder of The Men's Table, we discuss how the first table was created and the benefits of such a community.  We don’t just talk about footy and shit’ is catch phrase that helps reinforce the importance of deeper conversation amongst men that is so vital for our mental health and personal development as humans!  If you are a guy and feel like you could benefit from such a community, please check out The Men's Table website below and get involved.  Don’t wait for breaking point, be pro-active about it.  https://themenstable.org/  Follow Stay Mental Australia socials here- https://linktr.ee/jarrodgentle  Please find some recommended support services below if needed.  Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467  https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/  Headspace: 1800 650 890 https://headspace.org.au/  Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 https://www.beyondblue.org.au/  Lifeline: 13 11 14 https://www.lifeline.org.au/

I recently spoke to Paul Kefford from Cecil’s men's hub.  Cecil stands for Committed to Empower the Community to Improve Lives. We here about Paul's accident and how it put him on his path to connect with 10 million men to raise awareness about mental health and suicide prevention.  Links to Cecil’s men's hub websites below. https://www.cecilsmenshub.com/  https://mensgroups.cecilsmenshub.com/  https://menergy.org.au/  Cecil's men's hub facebook here- https://www.facebook.com/CecilsMensHub/ Cecil's men's hub Instagram here- https://instagram.com/cecilsmenshub?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=  Follow Stay Mental Australia socials here- https://linktr.ee/jarrodgentle  Recommended support services below-  Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/  Headspace: 1800 650 890 https://headspace.org.au/  Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 https://www.beyondblue.org.au/  Lifeline: 13 11 14 https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Today I chat with Kyle and Troy from Blokes Perspective, it's a new social media education and support community for men and woman, aimed at sharing tips and tricks to better manage our mental health.

We discuss the importance of support networks, how social media can affect our mental health, emotions and how to manage them, how we can reflect on the past to see how far we have come, and how we can practice gratitude as simple way to re-wire our brain to look at positive things when going through a difficult time.  

Find Blokes Perspective on Instagram here- https://instagram.com/blokesperspective?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= 

Find Blokes Perspective on Facebook here- https://www.facebook.com/blokesperspective/ 

Links to Stay Mental Australia listening platforms and socials here- https://linktr.ee/jarrodgentle 

Recommended support services listed below-

Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/ 

Headspace: 1800 650 890 https://headspace.org.au/ 

Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

Lifeline: 13 11 14 https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Todays guest is a international speaker, author, creator of the solfeggio meditation series, he has studied neuro-plasticity, quantum physics and epigenetic’s and combined them into one simple science. Ray Behan from the Think & Grow group and I discuss how our minds are programmed, how to un program them, what causes a chemical imbalance in our mind and bodies, and how our energetic frequencies affect the world around us. How emotions are stored in the body and discover how the brain isn’t the enemy, but a powerful tool if used correctly. Find the link to Think & Grow education website below. https://thinkandgroweducation.com.au/ Find my listening platforms and socials below https://linktr.ee/jarrodgentle Find link to recommended Support services here- Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/ Headspace: 1800 650 890 https://headspace.org.au/ Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ Lifeline: 13 11 14 https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Mike from N.S.W is fundraising for the one foot forward walk for mental health by the Blackdog Institute and I invited him on to have a chat about it.  I was 100% trying not show how sick I was with a cold while recording this but did my best.  Good luck with the walk mate, its for a good cause.  Help Mike reach his fundraising goal by donating through below link.  https://www.onefootforward.org.au/fundraisers/MikeSandefur91520  Find and follow my socials here -https://linktr.ee/jarrodgentle  Recommended support services  Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/  Headspace: 1800 650 890 https://headspace.org.au/  Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 https://www.beyondblue.org.au/  Lifeline: 13 11 14 https://www.lifeline.org.au/  

Recently I was invited on to the No Pants No Problems podcast in Melbourne to share a part of my story.   

Jeff and Lee are doing a great job bringing mental health talk to reality and doing their part to help tackle the stigma attached to the conversation.   Please find link below to their website and give them a listen and follow on socials.  I look forward to returning to the studio for another stripped back conversation on men's mental health.

 https://oddsoxentertainment.com.au/npnp/ 

 Follow my socials here- https://linktr.ee/jarrodgentle  

Recommended support services 

Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/  

Headspace: 1800 650 890 https://headspace.org.au/  

Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 https://www.beyondblue.org.au/  

Lifeline: 13 11 14 https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Today I have my first guest on the Stay Mental Australia podcast and chat to Black Cat Monolith.   Jackson is a smart, young and talented musician that has a very positive view on bipolar and all mental health conditions in general.   He has some fantastic views to share with you all on creative ways to manage our mental health.   Show your support by following Black Cat Monolith on the following platforms. https://blackcatmonolith.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/BlackCatMonolith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSxhMAtnKuzmP_TBXQ41Muw https://www.tiktok.com/@blackcatmonolith If any of the conversation today has lead you to need support in anyway, please find the links to some recommended support services below.  Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/  Headspace: 1800 650 890 https://headspace.org.au/  Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 https://www.beyondblue.org.au/  Lifeline: 13 11 14 https://www.lifeline.org.au/  Follow Stay Mental Australia socials and listening platforms here - https://linktr.ee/jarrodgentle

The three modalities of awakened doing. I’m currently reading of A New Earth by Eckart Tolle, and thought I’d share some of it with you as I’m trying to implement change in my life at the moment.

Sharing a article from healthline.com on 12 benefits of meditation, still learning to edit and add tunes, I’d love your feedback, here to learn and grow

Sharing some information from aruma.com.au, lifeline 13 11 14, beyondblue 1300 224636, kids help line 1800551800

Why am I doing this, maybe I only help one person, maybe more, coming from my life to your ears are my top 5 mental health tool box items, #5 doctors app #4 journaling #3 goals #2 exercise #1 meditation. Stay mental Australia, I love you