The Mindful Men Podcast

Welcome to Episode 19 - 5 Tips for Practicing Gratitude I'm putting my hand up in this episode and saying that for most of my life, I have usually seen the glass as being half empty (rather than half full).  But over the past few years, I have been trying different ways to switch this narrative, and see more positive in my life.  One thing I've been trying is practicing gratitude.  It's something I've struggled with, but recently I had a breakthrough that is really working for me.  So tune in for a bit about gratitude, my breakthrough and 5 tips that will help you practice gratitude.  If you love what you hear, please like the show. Share it with your mates, and click subscribe. Leave a review and rating to help spread the Mindful Men word! You can also check us out at: Website: www.mindful-men.com.au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindful.men.aus/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbXBNQmbj4ZQj3rzFAZALTA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindful.men.aus/ ***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help*** Cheers, Simon References for today's show: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-gratitude-5206817#toc-signs-of-gratitude

Welcome to Episode 18 - Positive Mindset with Jamie Usher A positive mindset is a powerful tool that can help us overcome adversity.  It can protect us when we're hurting, and push us when we're picking up the pieces and moving on with life.  In this week's episode, I chat with Jamie Usher from the Mind Tradie.  Jamie's story has multiple challenges that he's had to overcome. From childhood trauma to losing 90% of his vision. As a result, he lost his job, his driver's license and his view of the world. But Jamie also says that it's helped him to see things more clearly. Tune into this inspiring story to find out how. If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_mind_tradie/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bUJPkkF35uNkRVFaDQZ6M?si=67c9c290ccf149d4  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themindtradie If you love what you hear, please like the show. Share it with your mates, and click subscribe. Leave a review and rating to help spread the Mindful Men word! You can also check us out at: Website: www.mindful-men.com.au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindful.men.aus/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbXBNQmbj4ZQj3rzFAZALTA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindful.men.aus/ ***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help*** Cheers, Simon

Welcome to Episode 17 - Exercise Based Therapy with Anthony Simons When we think of counselling or therapy, we think of sitting on a couch across from a therapist.  We're nervous, there's a box of tissues are next to us, and we don't know whether to look the therapist in the eye or out the window.  But therapy doesn't have to be like that! In this episode, I chat with Anthony Simons from Fit 'N Well in Adelaide, South Australia. Anthony has taken his love for sport and fitness, and blended it with his passion for social work. He's turned the traditional counselling model on its head, and uses a gym to help his clients to process what's troubling them. If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are: Facebook: www.facebook.com/fitnwelladel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fit_n_well_adelaide/?hl=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-simons-14a9b1208/ Book recommendation:  https://www.amazon.com.au/Chasing-Excellence-Building-Fittest-Athletes/dp/1619617285 If you love what you hear, please like the show. Share it with your mates, and click subscribe. Leave a review and rating to help spread the Mindful Men word! You can also check us out at: Website: www.mindful-men.com.au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindful.men.aus/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbXBNQmbj4ZQj3rzFAZALTA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindful.men.aus/ ***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help*** Cheers, Simon

Welcome to Episode 16 - 5 Tips For Talking About Mental Health Today's episode seeks to answer a question from one of the Mindful Men community members:  “how soon is too soon to be cracking jokes with a person who has experienced a mental health episode?” It's a great question, and the answer might seem obvious. But it's not so straight forward, because our response to questions about our mental health, including our response to humour, is as unique to us as our experience of mental illness itself. But using my own experience as a guide, I've got 5 tips to talk about mental health, including when humour may be ok.  If you love what you hear, please like the show. Share it with your mates, and click subscribe. Leave a review and rating to help spread the Mindful Men word! You can also check us out at: Website: www.mindful-men.com.au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindful.men.aus/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbXBNQmbj4ZQj3rzFAZALTA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindful.men.aus/ ***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help*** Cheers, Simon

Welcome to Episode 15 - Addiction and Recovery with Conrad Tracey *Trigger Warning - this week's includes a story about sexual abuse and drugs misuse. Skip if you may be triggered!* This week I talk to Conrad Tracey from Addiction Coaching Australia.  Conrad shares his own personal story of how his life ended up hitting rock bottom after battling substance misuse, and his recovery journey to where he is today... helping people overcome their own challenges with substance misuse to regain control of their life.  It's a story of heartache, hurt, pain and suffering... but also growth, insight, strength and recovery.  Along with his own story, Conrad talks about his work at Addiction Coaching Australia, and has some great tips for engaging in conversations about substance misuse.  If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are: https://addictioncoachingaustralia.com.au https://www.instagram.com/conradmtracey/  FREE virtual workshop registration 19/4/2022 https://share.hsforms.com/1EUOt215FQaKvF1xFFBm4Yg5jcta FREE video on how to beat cravings and urges https://www.loom.com/share/8ada0f903dae44bcacf8e9efbcec2701 If you love what you hear, please like the show. Share it with your mates, and click subscribe. Leave a review and rating to help spread the Mindful Men word! You can also check us out at: Website: www.mindful-men.com.au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindful.men.aus/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbXBNQmbj4ZQj3rzFAZALTA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindful.men.aus/ ***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help*** Cheers, Simon

Welcome to Episode 14 - Exploring Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) with Taylor Newendorp In this episode I sit down with Taylor Newendorp from NOCD.  We talk everything from fatherhood and raising anxious kids, to OCD and Taylor's therapy work with NOCD.  It's a great episode as it breaks down what OCD actually is, and highlights how debilitating this condition can be for millions of people across the world.  We also put the spotlight on Harm OCD and Pure OCD, before moving into Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) - the Gold Standard for OCD treatment. Make sure you stick around to the end, as Taylor has some great advice for those sitting on the fence with starting therapy.  If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are: NOCD website: www.treatmyocd.com NOCD app: search "Treat My OCD" on the app store NOCD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treatmyocd/  Chicago Counseling: https://chicagocounselingcenter.com/ Chicago Counselling Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chicounseling/ Chicago Counselling Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChicagOCD Chicago Counselling Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chicounseling/ The Perfectionism Workbook (on Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/Perfectionism-Workbook-Strategies-Procrastination-Yourself/dp/1641520558/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FH4I2Z37DR91&keywords=the+perfectionism+workbook&qid=1649015810&s=books&sprefix=%2Cstripbooks%2C50&sr=1-1 If you love what you hear, please like the show. Share it with your mates, and click subscribe. Leave a review and rating to help spread the Mindful Men word! You can also check us out at: Website: www.mindful-men.com.au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindful.men.aus/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbXBNQmbj4ZQj3rzFAZALTA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindful.men.aus/ ***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help*** Cheers, Simon

Welcome to Episode 13 - Mental Health Recovery In recent months, I've been struggling mentally. I've been angry, upset, sad, depressed... you name it, I've felt it! So in this episode, I wanted to highlight this fact, and reflect upon the rollercoaster ride that is mental health.  I frame this using the terms mental health recovery or mental health pathway, as these are often used to describe someone's journey from ill-health to wellness.  And this journey isn't linear. It isn't straight forward, nor is it easy.  It's unique to us all, and full of ups and downs like a rollercoaster.  If you love what you hear, please like the show. Share it with your mates, and click subscribe. Leave a review and rating to help spread the Mindful Men word! You can also check us out at: Website: www.mindful-men.com.au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindful.men.aus/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbXBNQmbj4ZQj3rzFAZALTA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindful.men.aus/ ***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help*** Cheers, Simon References for today's show: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/what-is-mental-health

Welcome to Episode 12 – What is Health Anxiety? In Episode 9, David Day mentioned that he got Health Anxiety through the COVID pandemic.  And since then, I’ve been thinking about Health Anxiety, and what it actually is.  So in this episode, I'm shedding some light on Health Anxiety, otherwise know as Hypochondria. I'll take you through a few examples, before leaving you with some tips on how to manage it.   If you love what you hear, please like the show. Share it with your mates, and click subscribe. Leave a review and rating to help spread the Mindful Men word! You can also check us out at: Website: www.mindful-men.com.au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindful.men.aus/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbXBNQmbj4ZQj3rzFAZALTA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindful.men.aus/ ***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help*** Cheers, Simon References for today's show: https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2020/10/coronavirus-covid-19-identifying-the-symptoms_2.pdf https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/hypochondria https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/COVID-19_Managing-health-anxiety.pdf

Welcome to Episode 11 – 5 More Positive Affirmations to Inspire You Last week I bought you 5 positive affirmations to inspire you, and today I bring you 5 more (plus a bonus one!).  Why? Because the more tools we have in our belt, the easier it is for us to navigate the hard parts of life.  I really enjoyed reflecting on the affirmations in episode 10 and 11, because it gave me that little spring in the step as I recall some of the times I overcome adversity.  I hope you're enjoying the show! If you love what you hear, please like the show. Share it with your mates, and click subscribe. Leave a review and rating to help spread the Mindful Men word! You can also check us out at: Website: www.mindful-men.com.au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindful.men.aus/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbXBNQmbj4ZQj3rzFAZALTA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindful.men.aus/ ***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help*** Cheers, Simon

Welcome to Episode 10 – 5 Positive Affirmations to Inspire You Today I walk you through 5 positive affirmations that have inspired me to push on, overcome adversity and look forward to the future.  Now before you click "next" because affirmations aren't your thing... hear me out.  I used to feel the same. I used to see the quotes and think "how corny!".  But when I was recovering from burnout, I found a few affirmations that actually helped me.  They helped by reframing my mindset and inspiring me through the recovery process. If you love what you hear, please like the show. Share it with your mates, and click subscribe. Leave a review and rating to help spread the Mindful Men word! You can also check us out at: Website: www.mindful-men.com.au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindful.men.aus/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbXBNQmbj4ZQj3rzFAZALTA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindful.men.aus/ ***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help*** Cheers, Simon