Man That Can with Lachlan Stuart Ep. 171 Matt Runnalls — What Does It Feel Like To Be You? (Founder of Mindful Aus & Matt Runnalls Speaking)
WARNING - SUICIDE IS SPOKEN ABOUT.
Today's guest is a man who has inspired me and become a good friend.
Over the past six years, Matt Runnalls has worked tirelessly as a mental health advocate to create awareness, acceptance, and education. Having lived with a mental illness, surviving suicide attempts, and losing several friends to suicide, Matt utilizes his knowledge of lived experience to encourage others to feel comfortable to speak up and manage their well-being just as he continues to do.
Since devoting himself to advocacy full-time, Matt has delivered over 300 speeches & keynotes, workshops, and events across Australia, Canada, and America. His story and journey have been featured in books, documentaries, songs, podcasts, films and throughout most big Australian media outlets. Some of these include - The Huffington Post, Global Award-winning Documentary of the Year- Suicide the Ripple Effect, The Herald Sun, and featured in a parliament from MP Melina Bath in 2019. Most recently, Matt’s work was recognized as he was awarded an Australia Day Medallion in January 2018, The Victorian Leadership & Innovation Award Finalist, and a 2020 ABC Heywire Trailblazer.
Matt’s passion and drive are propelled by the loss of six close friends to suicide. “I just want to teach people what I wish I would have known growing up. I know if I would have been this knowledgeable not only about mental health & suicide prevention but about equipping myself with strategies and disciplines for well-being, I could have potentially still been able to share laughs and memories with those mates I’ve lost. I know personally that my life would have been a lot different, and now I have the opportunity to ensure that the next generation doesn’t walk in the unknown as I did.”
His rediscovery of the hope visible in others’ kindness enabled Matt to find the strength within himself, which has thus enabled him to find his passion and purpose and pursue them wholeheartedly at the age of 24 when he created Mindful Aus. Matt is trained in NLP, Meditation Practitioner, Sciences of wellbeing, Emotional Intelligence, and 300+ hours of Quantum Learning as Alumni at California State University.
Matt now spends his life in dedication the loss of his mates to suicide, combined with the thought that saved his life in 2012 - that of having kids one day, which has lead Matt to become a trained facilitator at the Worlds #1 Supercamp for young kids - (www.greensupercamp.com.au) where he spends a combined 22 days a year working with young champions to improve self-esteem, equip them with accelerated development techniques, a greater understanding for emotional intelligence and relationships.
Matt has facilitated right across the world for some of the world's largest Mind & Behavioural organizations, conferences, and bodies. Matt has also been a student of programs and workshops from leading experts in the field of mind and behavioral health including - Wim Hof, Tony Robbins, Jordan Peterson, Brene Brown, Heather Yelland, and Kevin Hines.
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