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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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

About Mitch's Mum

• Grew up working class, raised Mitch as a single mother in his early years
• Fought her way into a better life for both of them
• Had her second child when Mitch was 15
• Gina is now a successful sales manager at a large technology company
• "She is the best person ever" Mitch

In this episode we cover:

• Independence vs. safety - how do we navigate taking care of a child but empowering autonomy - especially when a mental health issue is present in the child
• #1 thing she did that helped me during that time
• Early warning signs and cues that she wished she saw in me
• The #1 warning sign she wished she saw earlier that she believes is an early indicator to anxiety
• The #1 game to play with your child to help counter anxious thoughts
• 2 tips to balance being firm and being compassionate
• How to balance being a friend vs. being a parent - how to get that right
• Teenage angst vs. something more serious - the answer to knowing if it's clinical
• Post-natal depression twice - what it felt like for her without even knowing she had it and the reality of feeling trapped
• A discussion on whether or not it's good to talk to children about big questions like values and what you believe in from an early age
• Talking to her not wanting to let her down by telling her I wasn’t ok
• The benefits of writing a life narrative and sitting down with your parents to talk it through - re-write your story through their story
• To medicate or not to medicate your child when facing a mental health issue (*seek medical advice)
• What is the end goal of mental health

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In this episode we cover:
- A real story from a successful black man who has experienced racism his whole life to humanise the reality of racism in the 21st century
- The difference between white privilege & racism
- What we can do to help lift up our black brothers & sisters and do small acts to push society forward
- How the Black Lives Matter Movement extends beyond an issue of police brutality
- An exploration of the incarceration issue and the layers that build up to perpetuate or perception a stigma over time
- The “child state” of trauma that can last into adulthood and how parenting can have such a big impact on this

This episode’s guest is Pervis Taylor, III, M.A. Pervis is an award-winning celebrity life coach, speaker and author of “Pervis Principles” Volumes 1&2 and “Single Man, Married Man”. As a result of his own trauma, Pervis has dedicated his life to the betterment of one's mental and emotional growth. Through his honing methods, he continues to transform the lives of his extensive client roster that reaches both celebrities, executives, organisations and most importantly inner city youth by pinpointing their needs and goals. Pervis has his Bachelors in marketing from University of Miami and his Masters in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University.