Mitch Wallis speaks to Leah Simmons, the founder of the online phenomenon, KAAIAA, the physical workout for your mental health. In this episode, we explore everything from founding a successful business to unconventional parenting styles.

This episode covers:

• Finding a niche in the wellness industry, building a successful online brand, and the meaning behind the name KAAIAA.
• Learning to flex entrepreneurial skills as a creative and the number one skill she's found success in as a founder.
• Getting comfortable with pain and why being an 'empath' can sometimes be a downfall.
• Her real thoughts on the wellness industry and learning to let go of how people perceive you.
• Motherhood, parenting and navigating a 'non-conventional' family unit.
• Getting comfortable with who you are and the importance of having a "try it all" motto.
• Curious questioning of societal labels and breaking norms to find happiness.

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In episode 35, Mitch Wallis speaks to Jad Nehmetallah, a beloved TV Personality on the Nation’s favourite Gogglebox Australia. He is an entrepreneur, restauranteur, and most importantly one of his best friends.

In this episode we explore:

• Stigma affecting help seeking for mental health in ethnic communities
• Different manifestations of anxiety and the impact of feeling out of alignment with your purpose
• The journey of being raised as by immigrant parents from a war-torn country and how it's shaped his view of the world
• The definition of "healthy masculinity" and how it's evolved over time
• Attachment styles and their impact on romantic relationships
• Jad's promise to try something for his mental health that he's never done before...

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Mitch Wallis speaks to Ben Handsaker, one of the most familiar faces in the personal training industry in Australia, with a reputation for being infectiously happy all the time. Yet, as we know in most cases like these, that's not the full story...

In this episode we explore:

• How to turn the pain of addiction into a superpower
• How to create an unbreakable mindset
• How to find your why in moments of darkness
• How to endure setbacks and turn them into purpose and meaning
• How to make friends with your destructive alter ego

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Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wGOG98FBzFM

A masterclass in how individuals & workplaces can identify, support and prevent domestic violence with leading expert Dannielle Miller.

This episode's guest is Sarah Wilson - author of "I Quit Sugar", journalist, TV host, environmental activist. Sarah lives with Bipolar disorder, OCD and Hashimoto's disease.

We cover:

• How do you know when anxiety is your super power
• Her George Costanza moment of doing the opposite and how it saved her life
• The importance of "the wrestle" - how we aren't focussing on resilience enough in our approach to mental health
• We unpack what it means to "do anxiety once"
• Why Sarah trusts anxious people more than non-anxious people
• 2 tools she uses to reduce her anxiety
• The 1 thing she let go of and the 1 thing she gained that changed her life
• Mitch shared what he believes is the first step in everyone's journey to living with anxiety
• What it was like getting her first mental ill health diagnosis at age 12
• Living with Bipolar including full manic episodes, OCD and Hashimoto's disease (autoimmune issue that causes thyroid dysfunction)
• Described her ultimate breakdown and what that looked - including the moment where she said "I am ready to go"
• Don’t wait until the dark night of the soul before you make a change - you don’t need to have a dramatic moment
• The benefits of minimalism and being able to carry your whole life in a single bag