Young Blood - Men’s Mental Health

All children deserve to feel safe, loved and cared for, but for far too many, that's not the reality.
The effects of enduring childhood abuse and neglect are profound, shaping the adults that kids turn into and often perpetuating the cycle.

My guest today is a first generation Australian, raised in a broken home, caught in the crossfire of his mother and father fighting each other and battling their own demons.

Beref...

Have you ever been to a psychologist? I'm seeing one at the moment, and by last count, around 2 million Aussies have seen a health professional for their mental health in the past 12 months.

As a society we're becoming much more open talking about mental health and going to therapy, but what actually happens when you go for your first appointment and how does it all go down?

My guest today on the Young Blood Experts...

Over the next six months we’ll be releasing the first 'Young Blood - Experts Series', 10 episodes of interviews with researchers, psychologists, psychiatrists and authors who can give us the facts and insight we’ve never had before. 

If you listen to Young Blood for the stories of every-day blokes, don’t worry! We’ll still be bringing you a new one of those each fortnight, and every week in between we’ll hear from an expert...

It’s a strange thing to lose someone close to you to suicide and to have that tragedy put you on a path to finding purpose. It’s what happened to me, and it’s also what happened to Varad, whose life has been shaped by the suicide of his friend Michael in university; something he still feels guilty about.

Varad’s a youth mentor who facilitates mental health workshops for students through Western Australian not for profit, Man Up a...

Imagine one minute you're sitting down chatting to your mates, and the next you're knocked unconscious by someone you've never met... That's what happened to Blake on a night out in 2012, and it's had a life-changing impact on the now 32 year old. 

Blake's ordeal put him through the ringer physically and mentally, and recently becoming a father himself has given him another perspective on just how devas...

A comedian, turned artist, turned comedic artist; this guy's story is truly out of the box…

He quit stand-up comedy after a decade on the local circuit and unsure what to do with himself, made the unusual decision to hire out a warehouse and start painting…

Living on three hours sleep for 6 months, letting his imagination run wild and trying to make his dreams manifest on canvas, Sam Kissajukian had no idea he was living in an ...

Jack Brown's world was flipped upside down when his cousin Matty died by suicide. The tragedy leaving him devastated, confused and desperate for a way to numb the pain.  Fortunately, with the love of his friends and family and a drastic change in life direction, he was able to turn it around.  Since 2018, Jack's been one of the people running the trailblazing nationwide mental health charity #talk2mebro.

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The local barbershop is a place you'll often find men opening up about what's really going on in their lives. Sure, we go for a skin fade and a shave, but many of us also go for a chat; and a barber you'll keep going back to is one who knows how to listen...
Grant is one such barber, using the chairs at his shop not just to make a living, but as a safe place for blokes to talk.
Grant's personal experience incl...

Glenn's relationship with gambling and drugs started at a young age and exploded in his twenties.

He pumped hundreds of thousands through the pokies, once winning a 50k jackpot, only to lose it all in a matter of months. For more than a decade he lived pay cheque to pay cheque chasing cheap highs, and desperately lacked love and purpose in his life.
It was a road that was leading to a sad end, but fortunately for Glenn, he...

It's been 18 months since the last solo episode, and it feels like high time to check-in!

In this pod, I rant at length answering all the listener questions sent in to our @youngbloodmensmentalhealth Instagram. Some serious, some not so serious, and overall, hopefully worth your time. Even producer Rory makes a special cameo appearance! Thanks to everyone who got involved and all of you who follow the show! We're all in thi...

Raised by a mother who battled severe illness throughout her life and a dad who was her carer, the pressure took a toll that split up Dale's family, and eventually left him looking after both parents.
In recent years he's endured the loss of not only his mother and father, but also a son...stillborn at 28 weeks.

Battling with overwhelming stress and anxiety, Dale's done everything he can to process his pain and f...

For years, South Australian local legend Marc Ryan aka The Beautiful Bogan, has been using stand-up comedy as a vehicle to open up conversations around mental health in a very special way.

Marc is himself a survivor of childhood abuse and battles the black dog day in and day out. He's a dedicated dad, a man who loves and downright Aussie battler who loves nothing more than putting smiles on the faces of others.

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Living his entire life with no idea he had autism; it was his son's diagnosis that led to his own and a whole new perspective on life.

Carter's been on a challenging journey with his mental health dating back to his childhood; and it's a big part of why he cares so much about helping others now.

A husband and father to 3 young children with his own podcast centred on parenting and mental health, Carter's li...

Sean Phillip is the Founder of The Shaka Project, an increasingly recognisable charity doing big things for mental health in Australia.

Sean shared his personal story on the podcast 3 years ago, so this time around we spoke about what life’s been like since then, the highs and lows of working in this space, and our thoughts on where men's mental health is at now.
Sean dedicates his days to travelling around the country prese...