Dr. Kieran Kennedy

And, you know, that was a little bit of a different mold, you know, kind of the old nerd and all of that kind of thing thrown around a wee bit.

But, yeah, I think I had a really good kind of model in my dad and things for that.

What?

Yeah.

And I mean, I think even now it's, you know, wherever you live in New Zealand, but also even Australia, that sense of especially that slightly older generation, you know, my parents' generation talking about like touchy-feelys and emotions and depression and anxiety and, oh, I can't focus or it's hard to remember stuff at school.

You know, that would have been taken in a very different way, you know, even 10, 20 years ago.

So, yeah, it's, you know, I've really loved this part of my career as well as time's gone on in terms of just being able to be a bit of a voice for that.

You know, you can grow up on a farm or you can enjoy going to the gym or you can, you know, do bodybuilding if you want to, but that doesn't mean that you then can't also kind of be

or talk about mental health or how you're feeling or prioritise other areas as well.

So, yeah, I think that's shifting.

Yeah, no, I'd love that.

But, yeah, definitely we will.

No, probably far too much.

My parents are like, stay over there.

No, probably at least three times a year, three or four times a year.

I mean, it's such a quick flight from Sydney now, which is great, but it's longer to drive down to Rotorua than it is to fly from Auckland to Sydney.

Yeah, we went to Rotorua.

We saw the old mud pools and things, and that was great.

a blast from the past because yeah i mean that was rhoda vegas was the the kennedy family holiday destination when i was a kid i mean i will say i think for for my partner and i the luge the luge was quite slightly less high and steep and fast than i remember it as a kid

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