Season 2 Episode #9: Jennifer Waltmon - Living vs Lived Mental Health Experience
In this episode, Gary and Neil are joined by Beyond Blue - Blue Voices Manager Jennifer Waltmon. This is a special episode as we see both sides of mental health. Our chat covers Jennifer’s own mental health story which is both hard-hitting and inspiring
Her work with the amazing charity Beyond Blue gives great insight into a practical pathway to anyone looking to get on to that first step of the healing ladder in their own mental health journey.
Season 2 Episode #8: Michael Theo - From Netflix's 'Love on the Spectrum'
In this show, we speak with the hilarious, Michael Theo, star of Netflix's 'Love on the Spectrum'. Since the show, he's been on the Ellen Degeneres Show in the US, has his own talk on 'success' at TedX and has his own podcast, Mr A+.
In this ep we chat about so many amazing things Michael’s already achieved such as how Love on the Spectrum went, Michael's impersonations - The Jetsons, Jim Carey, the success and Michael's TEDx talk, talking gratitude and thanking yourself plus his own struggles with depression and suicide ideation.
Season 2 Episode #5: ABC Australia's 'Space 22' TV Show ~ Art on the Brain
In this episode, Gary and Neil are joined by three of the participants on ABC Australia's groundbreaking fly-on-the-wall documentary on #mentalhealth, called Space 22. The six-part show focused on the impacts of #arttherapy on the brain and how it can help when managing your mental health.
Episode 17: Emma Doran ~ Comedian
Emma Doran is an Irish comedian. Quitting her day job, she took the plunge to be a full-time comedian, and oh, how it paid off. She's gone from copywriting about carpets and hairdressers for radio stations to blitzing the Irish comedy scene.
She's gone on to star on TV alongside some of Ireland's leading comedic acts such as Jason Byrne and Deirdre O'Kane. In this episode, Emma talks about her touch points with mental health, what the comedy circuit is like to navigate as a woman, as well a barrel of laughs and stories along the way.
Episode 16: David O'Connor ~ From Irish Roots to Aussie Business
In this episode, David regales growing up in Australia with his Irish roots and how some of the cultural aspects of being Irish hold both positive and negative impacts. But this tale is one of ultimate success. A family man, David is married with four children and now lives down the south coast from Sydney, living his best life.