Trigger Warnings: this episode references sexual violence, suicidal ideation, paedophilia, sexual assault, intrusive thoughts including sexual, violent and homicidal.

Mitch Wallis speaks to Dr Lena who's brave disclosure of navigating her intrusive OCD encourages him to share the parts of his mental health story that he has never told before.

This episode covers:

• How OCD when experienced as sexual and/or violent intrusive thoughts can confront your morality and attack your sense of self.
• Her terrifying intrusive thoughts that we're trying to convince her to harm herself and others.
• The nature of Mitch's intrusive thoughts including the catalytic childhood event, and how it shaped his life, even to the point where he thought he could never have kids.
• Coping with the loneliness caused by the perpetual war between how we present externally and what we’re experiencing internally.
• How OCD and compulsive behaviours can provide some relief to neutralise the destructive and intrusive thoughts.
• How exposure therapy and acceptance commitment therapy helped bring some relief to the pain of OCD.
• When the doctor becomes the patient. Breaking the stigma that those who help others, don't suffer.

Mitch Wallis speaks to Amrei Marden, a German-Australian yoga teacher, with an amazing story of resilience.

This episode covers:

• Experiencing PTSD post war and the responses that haunted her.
• Losing material possessions & her safe space in the Australian Bush-fires.
• How to build resilience and disrupt the victim cycle by exploring, owning and releasing the pain.
• The death of ego - what happens when your identity is taken away and how do you rebuild?

Mitch Wallis speaks to Costa Zacharia, a well known Sydney barber with a huge heart, who shares a lesson for all of us on finding the courage to be who we really are.

In this episode we cover:

• Learning to love himself for who he is, as a proud gay man.
• The battle to express his true self in the face of religion and its views on sexuality.
• What it was like to experience the moment of acceptance from his father, and how he learned to dance with his demons.
• How to find courage to be who we really are, regardless of sexuality or lifestyle.

Mitch Wallis speaks to Aoife O'Connell, a leader in marketing who found out she was being made redundant whilst giving birth.

This episode covers:

• How to create more purposeful careers?
• Techniques to navigate life-altering experiences
• How to minimise guilt and shame?
• Are we really advocating for equal opportunities for women?
• How to step into and own your voice and experience.
• Why parents should continuously invest in improving as parents.

Mitch Wallis speaks to Susan Hales, a psychologist and clinical hypnotherapist who helped treat previous guest, Nicole Blackie to overcome her eating disorder.

This episode covers:

• How to uncover and reframe the stories we tell ourselves that keep us stuck and sick.
• Working with Nicole to help heal her disordered eating and thinking, and the importance of connection in recovery.
• Her own her thoughts made her sick - her experience with mental ill-health manifesting as anxiety, panic and PTSD.
• The key parts of how to connect with our feelings and properly process them.
• The most common stories that we tell ourselves and the medical language that keeps us stuck in a fear cycle and negative mindset.