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

Matt Purcell was born in a small town in South Korea to a young mother who was unable to raise him. This sparked an incredible work drive in Matt who has since founded KYU media, an award-winning creative agency, and Social Kung Fu, Australia’s number 1 verbal self-defence and confidence training for students. Matt shares wisdom from his own personal journey, how to overcome hardship, find purpose and have an impact.
This episode covers:
- where to begin with combatting insecurities
- how he built his own self-worth from the ground up
- the #1 best quality in a personal brand
- the framework that will set your brand up for success
- his unique gifts: verbal sparring and pattern recognition
- the proven formula for combatting bullying
Connect with Matt:
www.instagram.com/mattpurcellofficial
Work with Matt:
www.socialkungfu.com.au
www.kyumedia.com

In Episode 44, Mitch Wallis speaks to Dr. Cody, an American-born, Australian Chiropractor with over 10 years of experience, who has clicked, popped, and cracked his way into over 2 million TikTok followers. He's passionate about education and the prevention of disease so that people can achieve complete wellness.
This episode covers:
- his untold story and ongoing battle with mental health
- the biggest misconceptions about chiropractic science
- how trauma and mental-ill health shows up in our physical body
- the mind-body connection: 5 best ways to keep your nervous system healthy
- the body keeps the score - how to stimulate the vagus nerve to aid healing
- expanding chiropractic treatment and support for Neurodivergent patients
Book an appointment with Dr Cody:
https://www.combinedclinics.com.au/
Stay connected:
www.instagram.com/drcody_dc
www.tiktok.com/@drcody_dc
www.instagram.com/mitch.wallis
Have feedback to share, questions you want answered or
guests you want to see on the show? Get in touch: contact@mitchwallis.com
Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/drregtspSsE

In episode 43, Mitch Wallis speaks to Milly. From lifestyle journalism in Silicon Valley to youth mental health charity founder, Milly Bannister is a well-known face in the online world of wellbeing. We discuss everything from the trivial use of mental health language on social media to the power of educational peer support programs in schools.
This episode covers:
- Milly's personal journey with mental health and maintaining authenticity in an online world
- Addressing the generational gaps in our willingness to talk about mental health
- Attention, misinformation or a cry for help? Why younger generations trivialise mental health language
- Is social media helping or hurting our knowledge about mental health?
- Founding ALLKND with the mission to provide young people with this missing mental health literacy
Check-out ALLKND:
www.allknd.org
Stay connected:
www.millybannister.com
www.instagram.com/millyrosebannister
www.instagram.com/mitch.wallis
Have feedback to share, questions you want answered or
guests you want to see on the show? Get in touch: contact@mitchwallis.com

In episode 41, Mitch Wallis speaks to his personal therapist. Lewin completed six years of tertiary education in psychology and counselling, learning from leaders in the fields of relational, mindful, and somatic psychotherapy.
Lewin has been my personal therapist for over 6 years and has seen me at my lowest points. This episode explores all of your burning questions about therapy and sheds some light on the answers that no therapist has been bold enough to tackle.
This episode covers:
- supporting Mitch through his darkest moments
- the biggest misconception about therapy
- can we truly heal without professional support
- the unspoken grief when you lose a therapist
- the reality of why therapists become therapists
- his own childhood trauma and story of shame
If you'd like to connect with Lewin for professional support, you can do so here: www.harbourtherapyclinic.com.au/practitioners/lewin-de-la-motte
Stay connected:
www.instagram.com/mitch.wallis
Have feedback to share, questions you want answered or
guests you want to see on the show? Get in touch: contact@mitchwallis.com

Sam Hann is a popular Sydney yoga teacher who's spent over 6 years sharing his knowledge in studios and through his YouTube channel. In 2021, he lost his brother, Blake and his world has never been the same. In this episode, we cover:
- Grief - the hard, messy and raw reality of losing a loved one that people don't speak about.
- The moment he heard the news and how that impacted his life and family as he knew it.
- The 5 stages of grief - why it's not that simple and the pain it doesn't capture.
- The #1 best way to support someone through loss - that we're probably all getting wrong.
- Making a promise to go to therapy and why he's intent on role-modelling vulnerability to help other men who might be struggling in silence.
- How yoga and the loss of his brother helped him face his fear of failure and letting people down.
- Re-building through grief and the reality of integrating and living with trauma and trying to find peace.
You can connect with Sam here:
www.instagram.com/samhannyoga/
You can practice yoga with Sam here::
In-person at www.blazeyoga.com.au and www.rarestudiosau.com or free, online at: www.youtube.com/@SamHannYoga
