Podcast
Captivating stories of lived experience to reassure you that you're not alone and inspire you to be real about how you feel
HOMS Pod
Sometimes all we need is for someone to show us the light in the darkness, so we believe it's possible.
What's in the pod?
In each episode, a well-known personality, community leader, or everyday human opens up about their mental health journey - the moment they broke down, reached out, and spoke their truth. These are not surface-level chats. They’re deeply personal, vulnerable conversations that reveal the truth behind the smile.
Hosted by a rotating panel of experts & advocates
Episodes
Mitch Wallis speaks to Francesca Hung, also known as Miss Universe Australia 2018. From the outside she has the perfect life... a beautiful model, from an affluent family, studying at university, living a life of privilege. What does she have to be sad about? A question that's plagued her for a lifetime...
This episode covers:
- the guilt of “having it all” yet feeling so low
- battling with self esteem issues and body image insecurities
- her struggle to fit in and embracing her ethnicity as a Chinese-Australian
- resenting herself and the reality of life behind an online smoke screen
- comparative suffering and the dark places that took her
This episode covers:
- exploring his mental health journey in the public eye
- managing multiple mental ill-health conditions at once
- the reality of OCD, obsessive thought patterns and anxiety
- his experience with medication and treating his conditions
- the dark battle with alcohol addiction and coming back from the brink of psychosis