The Mind Mate Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, my partner Siobhan and I sat down to chat with Sarah on her podcast 'Mind Gold'. We spoke about our personal experiences and lessons learned from our relationship as well as what the latest studies suggest to implement in order to lead a successful relationship. Much of my teachings have come from the Gottman Institute so if you are interested in relationship therapy, I strongly recommend you check them out!

It's important to take the time learning about how anxiety effects you. What does it tell you? What do you do because of it? When is it worse? When is it manageable? Do certain people trigger your anxious thoughts? Ask yourself why. Get to know yourself on this deep level. The more you understand, the better prepared you'll be. Get to know how your mind works. Diary writing doesn't just have to be about emotions and events.

Three things you need to know: where you are, where you want to be and how you're going to get there. In this workshop podcast episode, I break it down!

"Nick Bracks has spent the past decade as a Passionate Advocate for Mental Health Issues, spreading his message all over the world. In line with his work in the entertainment industry; as an Actor and Personality, Nick uses his voice and platform to educate through mediums such as his training company, seminars, public awareness, supporting initiatives, and day to day conversations. Having conducted over 1,000 mental health seminars and training workshops, Nick’s message has been delivered at some of the world’s largest employers, government organisations, schools and universities.  Nick’s early career in the fashion and entertainment industries ultimately led him to his ongoing work in mental health awareness. He earned international modelling contracts and made regular appearances on Australian television as a presenter as well as a personality. During his time on Dancing with the Stars, Nick publicly spoke about his experience with depression and anxiety for the first time.  Nick has advocated alongside some of Australia’s largest mental health-focussed organisations by candidly recounting the mental health issues he has struggled with since age 11, including a particularly difficult period when injury forced an early end to his initial career as a competitive athlete."  Source: TEDx Talks

Kevin Briggs is a retired Sergeant with the California Highway Patrol. He is a trained and experienced speaker with the goal of raising awareness about mental health and wellness, crisis management, and suicide prevention.

This program has officially launched and is very dear to my heart! It's what I would have loved when my mental health first took a turn for the worst. This is an eight-week program comprising of four main pillars: Pain, Myth, Hero and Dharma. The program is designed to help you cultivate greater self-awareness - understand why you are who you currently are - then design a new life based upon who you'd like to be. We are fundamentally the stories we tell ourselves. We act-out those stories. What if you weren't happy with the story you were telling yourself? It might be better to write a new story and become a hero. 

Renee Tsatsis is the ARCVic Helpline Co-ordinator. A bit about ARCVIC:  The Anxiety Recovery Centre Victoria (ARCVic) is a state-wide, specialist mental health organisation, providing support, recovery and educational services to people and families living with anxiety disorders. We aim to support and equip people with knowledge and skills that will build resilience and recovery and reduce the impact of anxiety disorders.

Introducing my chat with Nick Sutherland from Myndfit and Ryan Hassan from The Centre For Healing!  From The Centre For Healing:  At The Centre for Healing we pride ourselves in offering comprehensive programs which effectively help everyday people get to the cause and offer long-term recovery from addictions and mental health in a supportive and caring environment. Co-Founder Ryan Hassan has his own experience in recovering from his own addiction and mental health issues. His purpose and passion is to assist others to effectively and quickly get through their inner issues to achieve their external goals. He is often requested in the media for expert advice (Herald Sun, Fox FM and more) and he’s highly sought after for speaking. He leads a passionate team of therapists who are both experienced and compassionate. https://thecentreforhealing.com.au/ From MyndFit: Nick Sutherland first started ‘State of Mind’ in 2009, working from a home office in Mount Martha on the Mornington Peninsula, specialising in helping people to heal and overcome trauma in order to find peace and happiness. Whilst he enjoyed this work, Nick started to see patterns in that much of his clients ‘suffering’ was connected to how they processed experiences and ultimately, how they perceived the world. The patterns also highlighted how the symptomatic problems clients presented with kept stemming from the same 5 core issues. This wasn’t in just 1 or 2 clients, but hundreds. With this in mind, Nick started building a therapeutic framework based on the methodology of the “5 Fundamental Principles” as he called them, creating 3 programs that varied in length but all used the same methodology. https://myndfit.com.au/

Vijay Ravikumar (Victorious Son of the Sun in Sanskrit) is the Float Guru. He is the being behind the revolutionary art of studying 'The Self' and "Transformation of Consciousness' using the sensory deprivation tanks. For over 3 years his passion has helped people to raise their consciousness and take their lives to a new magnification - in the areas that matter most: their inner peace, fulfilment, personal relationships with themselves and the world around them and wellbeing. Vijay has clocked numerous hours in the tank and has developed concrete techniques and programs to help clients from various backgrounds. One of the things he is most proud of is his pioneering work on understanding consciousness using floatation tanks and mapping out the inner universe to expand our awareness. His core strategies for creating breakthroughs are derived by combining modern tools such as sensory deprivation tanks with ideas from ancient knowledge such as Vedas and Taoism. From his 'Brahmin' roots, he derives ancient wisdom, and through his engineering background, he utilises the beauty of modern science. Currently residing in Melbourne, Vijay is on a mission to educate the world on floating as a tool for transformation of consciousness rather than a 'tub to relax.' "Making a positive impact in another humans life is one of the best feelings one can experience," says Vijay Along with life coaching and floating, Vijay is a professional DJ and a Psychedelic Trance music producer under the project name Cymatic. Vijay's kind, compassionate nature and burning desire to help everyone unleash their full potential is the driving force behind The Float Guru. His favourite quote - "Nothing matters and everything is for the best result", The Float Guru His Mantra : ‘Causeless Joy’

The tables turned! Now it's my turn to be in the hot seat!