Mitch Wallis speaks to Madii Himbury – a young successful Olympic skier who is on a path to discovering who she is outside the world that people see everyday.

In this episode we cover:

• What life is like as an elite athlete - How can we manage our mental health so that success isn’t so tied to our identity?
• Experiencing how freeing making space with your internal story can be?
• How important it is to be aware of your emotions in order to redefine how we see ourselves.
• The importance of knowing when to put yourself first and take your foot off the accelerator.
• Why we need people to walk with us on our mental health journey and the skills she uses to manage her mental health.

Mitch Wallis speaks to Sharon Draper, a psychologist who's honesty about not always having her sh* together is a refreshing take on a career that can often expect perfection.

This episode covers:

• exploring dual roles as both a mental health practitioner and a patient and the trauma that impacted her life and inspired her to become involved with psychology.
• dealing with her own inner demons such as complex OCD issues that have manifested in bizarre behaviours like holding her breath.
• navigating the humanity behind the traditionally "God-like" archetypes of professional therapists.
• continuing to live with anxiety and thriving in a world where she helps others to do the same.
• how her personal mental health issues can challenge her ability to support clients, yet also increase the empathy of her work.
• why the 2 year window between 5 and 7 years old is so sensitive to forming our future mental health
• the awkward moment where a psychologist starts writing notes during your session.

Mitch Wallis speaks to Nicole Blackie, one of the greatest stories of anorexia recovery we’ve ever heard. After several admissions & years in psychiatric hospitals, almost a decade of professional help & medication etc that hardly changed a thing, Nicole has recently made a tectonic shift that now see’s her living a healthy, normal and fulfilling life.

This episode covers:

• Nicole's harrowing journey with anorexia that almost took her life
• The 2 main things that contributed to her recovery
• In-patient hospitalisation experiences
• Issues relating to current psychology treatment models
• School bullying and it's impact of self esteem
• The painful and complex nature of eating disorders

Mitch Wallis speaks to Sarah Daffy - a smart successful young business woman with the world at her feet - living with one of the least common or talked about mental health issues, depersonalisation disorder.

This episode covers:

- what is depersonalisation disorder? the symptoms and a standalone disorder

- living with depersonalisation: a world that feels un-real, foggy and robotic.

- surviving extreme anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder and panic attacks

- Mitch and Sarah's shared but unique experience living with depersonalisation

Mitch Wallis speaks to Joe, an ex-NRL player who paints a raw image of what life was and is like for indigenous Australians struggling with mental-ill health. In 2018 Joe was conferred the highest honour from Suicide Prevention Australia's LIFE Award for his outstanding work in communities across Australia...

This episode covers:

- genetic memory and intergenerational trauma, and how our ancestors and their experiences play a part in shaping who we are.

- his battle with mental illness and recovering from a suicide attempt.

- being a proud Aboriginal man and a successful professional athlete.

- Living with bipolar and using hiss personal and professional experiences to help other people.

- His involvement in filming of the worldwide documentary, "Suicide the Ripple Effect" from director and fellow advocate, Kevin Hines (the man who survived jumping off the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco). He is a published author with his book “Defying The Enemy Within”.