110. Veteran and First Responder Wellbeing with Shane Dimech

Trigger warning: Mental Health, Suicide

 

Welcome to Episode 110 – Veteran and First Responder Wellbeing with Shane Dimech

 

Imagine you’re in a mental health facility, standing in line and waiting for your meds. You’re hoping to heal, but get stuck in a cycle of meds, sleep, meds, sleep. For some that works. But for others like Shane Dimech, it wasn’t a pathway he wanted to tread. So he made the decision to seek natural alternatives to mental health treatment, and turned towards meditation, mindfulness and yoga. 

 

Shane bravely shares his story of hitting rock bottom after his military career, to transforming lives through natural therapies. We chat about his journey including military life, PTSD, alcoholism, suicide and family; and learn about the different types of yoga that can help improve the wellbeing of veterans and first responders. 

 

Key points

 

In this episode Shane shares: 

-        His military career

-        His mental health following his military career

-        The wake up call he needed to have 

-        Hitting rock bottom and being hospitalised for mental health treatment

-        The impact of mental health on his family

-        Alcoholism and getting sober

-        How he discovered yoga and how it changed his life 

-        How he became a yoga teacher

-        His mentoring through Buddy Up Australia

 

Quotes

 

"If the people you've been surrounding yourself with up until now aren't leading you along the right path, then maybe it's time to step away from them a little bit.”

 

"I worked out that if I want to get better, it's up to me.”

 

"All I could focus on was myself, and I had no realisation what was happening in the world around me."

 

Connect with Shane:

Buddy Up Australia: www.buddyupaustralia.org

Instagram: www.instagram.com/buddyupaustralia

Front Line Yoga: www.frontlineyoga.com.auFacebook: www.facebook.com/FrontlineYogaInc

 

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***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help***

 

Stay Mindful, Simon