Young Blood - Men’s Mental Health
Episodes
I Didn't Want to Handball My Problems to Someone Else
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It wasn't long after Kian started his law career interstate that his mental health started imploding. Pride and embarrassment stopped him going t...
I Wanted to Get Hurt | Memorable Moments
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When the end of his AFL career coincided with the breakdown of his marriage, the effects of alcohol abuse and improperly medicated bipolar disorder, H...
Back from the Brink | Brad Wright
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brad Wright very nearly wasn't here to tell this story... His teenage years were a mess; with the combination of depression, crippling low self-estee...
My Parents Got That Dreaded Knock at the Door
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There was a time Brad thought no one would care if he died... After miraculously surviving a suicide attempt, he got the chance to realise just how wr...
Knowledge Dispels Fear | Memorable Moments
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dylan Conway is the creator of 'Brothers N Books', a popular Instagram page that grew into a charity, raising funds to install community libraries all...
Legal Battle: A Junior Lawyer's Mental Health Recovery | Kian Rafie
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kian Rafie is a junior lawyer who got the dream start to his career that he'd always wanted, when a mental health crisis threatened to completely dera...
You Only Live Twice | Locky Miller
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
2023 marks 10 years since Locky Miller was involved in a horrific car crash that changed the course of his life in an instant. Locky lives with a b...
Less Than a 5% Chance of Survival
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
By all odds, Locky shouldn't be alive.
Life Gets Tough and We've Got to Put Some Tools in Place to Get Through | Memorable Moments
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Construction has some of the highest suicide rates of any industry and as psychologist and former construction worker Simon Tyler will tell you, that&...
The Tornado Within | Nathan Schulz
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
That’s Nathan Schulz, he’s a mountain of a man who was scary to watch flying into fits of rage when he was living with uncontrollable anger and ...
I Want to Be Here
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It took coming close to death for Nathan to realise he wanted to live…Luckily he still had the chance and since then he’s been making the most of ...
A Man of Extremes | Tyran Mowbray
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tyran Mowbray is a former footy player, bricklayer and mineworker and for a long time, his main focus was getting smashed and having as much sex as p...
Young Blood - Men's Mental Health on ABC Radio
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Young Blood creator and host Callum MacPherson joins ABC radio for Mental Health Month, to share the Young Blood - Men's Mental Health podcast ori...
Why Worry About the Things You Can't Change? | Memorable Moments
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Brice's life changed forever when a motorbike accident shattered his spine and left him a quadriplegic. He was 19 when he was told he...
Anxiety, Panic Attacks & the Power of the Mind | Toby Whittle
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Toby Whittle is a personal trainer and on the surface, a confident, easy-going dude. But on the inside it's not all smooth sailing. In fact throu...
The Panic Attacks Kept Coming
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Toby first started having panic attacks he had no idea what was happening or what he could do to stop it. He kept it all to himself, but that onl...
The Trifecta: Quitting Drinking, Cocaine & the Punt | Angus Wood
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Angus Wood is a 25 year old knock about bloke from Melbourne, who not too long ago didn't think he'd still be here at all; let alone creating ...
I Am Living Proof
08 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“There’s been days where I wanted to quit, there’s been days where I cried, there’s been days where I thought I was gonna relapse, there’s ...
Surviving with the Scars of Child Sexual Abuse | Edan van Haren
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Edan van Haren is one of bravest young men you’re ever likely to meet… He's a survivor of child sexual abuse, one of many to be preyed upon b...
The Dark Secret That Owned My Life
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From the age of 14, Edan suffered repeated sexual abuse at the hands of a convicted serial paedophile and spent seven years hiding the truth of what h...
She Gave Me Life...If I'd Stayed on the Path I Was on, Would I Still Be Here? | Memorable Moments
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
West Auckland native Zane Munro never met his birth father and grew up putting on the tough guy front as he struggled to define his identity. Charging...
An Unconventional Path to Inner Peace | Dave Porter
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
(Dave) Porter is a very different man today to the lost boy he used to be...Porter’s had a colourful life to put it mildly, finding himself stuck on...
Using to Live, Living to Use | Memorable Moments
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Memorable MomentsJack Nagle was a nice, middle-class kid from a supportive, loving family. Not the background befitting the stereotype of those who de...
How Denying My Sexuality Turned Me Into Someone I Never Wanted to Be | Matt Kovatchis
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Kovatchis went through school, college and most of his 20s as a closeted bi-sexual, only coming out around a year ago. An athlete raised in a hy...
I Was a Bully
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For so many years, Matt denied his sexuality to himself and the world. He was so terrified of accepting who he really is, that he thought it would be...
Ultra Mental Health Marathon | Cooper Hough
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This October Cooper Hough is running the entire 1200km of the Heysen Trail for mental health! Cooper's been touched by suicide indirectly through frie...
I Did Think That if Anybody Found Out, Everything Would Come Crashing Down | Memorable Moments
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There's a misconception that people only get depression when something terrible happens.But for some, depression slowly takes hold for no obvious ...
It Grabbed Me, Pulled Me Underwater and We Disappeared | Memorable Moments
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Blowes is one of the very few people on earth to literally escape the jaws of death... In 2015 Chris was surfing at Fishery Bay in Port Lincoln...
Living with a Brain Tumour That's Growing Back | Harry Malcolm
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer doesn’t care that you have your whole life ahead of you. It affects everyone and can target anyone. Harry Malcolm was just your average easy ...
I Keep Waking Up and I Keep Showing Up
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Harry's a 22 year old go-getter living a full and active life. He's also got a slow growing brain tumour he can't get rid of.
A Mountain to Climb | Ben Hirst
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Hirst; on the 12th of July he'll be climbing twice the height of Mount Everest, by trekking up and down the slopes of Mount Wellington in Hob...
Bourne to Run: A Desert Odyssey | Blake Bourne
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This August, Blake Bourne is running 380km across the Simpson Desert to raise money for mental health. Blake has a long history of mental health stru...
I Believed I Was a Bad Person and That Tomorrow Might Never Come | Memorable Moments
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Take a look back at a Young Blood moment that'll stay with you... Episode 36 - The Conversation That Saved A Convicted Ex-Cop with Matt Newlands ...
Lost in the Sauce | Turquoise Prince
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Teon Lolesio aka Turquoise Prince, is a Canberra rapper and singer with Tongan heritage and to say his life's been a rollercoaster barely begins to de...
I Had a Public Meltdown
27 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When people first heard Turquoise Prince they saw him as a rising star full of potential ⭐️🎙️ Then when he suffered a mental breakdown, he wa...
You're Now Not Fit to Serve in the Australian Army | Memorable Moments
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Take a look back at a Young Blood moment that'll stay with you... Episode 21 - A Soldier's Silent Battle with Australian Army Veteran Luke Ad...
Trapped in My Mind | Zane Kirkwood
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Zane Kirkwood is a new dad, a husband and one of the most decorated SANFL state league footy players of all time. Zane's also a big mental health ...
Can't Sleep
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The thoughts racing non-stop through Zane's mind interfered with his sleep to such an extent that he started hallucinating and considering suicide...
He Stabbed Her to Death in Front of 300 Witnesses | Memorable Moments
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Take a look back at a Young Blood moment that'll stay with you... Episode 14 - The Night My Mum was Murdered Arman Abrahimzadeh OAM is a husband,...
How Men Can Stop Domestic Violence | Allan Ball
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Allan Ball is the National Director of White Ribbon Australia, part of a global movement to eradicate violence against women. Allan's got his ow...
Breaking the Cycle | Warren Hubbard
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A few years back, Warren Hubbard aka Wazza was at breaking point; having been dominated by drugs and alcohol for most of his life.His addiction came b...
Redefining Disability | Alexander Arthur
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alexander Arthur is a young man living with cerebral palsy who wants you to know there's more to disability than how it's often portrayed. Ale...
Question Time - 'How Has the Podcast Helped You?'
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
These laid-back chats are a different vibe to our studio episodes and your opportunity to share your thoughts with the Young Blood community! It works...
You Might Never Be the Same
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There was time when Ed Fowler thought he might never recover from his acquired brain injury... He faced an immense challenge and stacked up the littl...
Bouncing Back from Brain Injury | Ed Fowler
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Five years ago, Ed Fowler sustained a brain injury in a car accident that threatened to take everything from him. It’s not the only trauma Ed's ...
It Doesn't Get Easier, You Just Get Stronger | Zak Hausler
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two years ago, Zak Hausler lost his little brother Luke to suicide. Luke struggled with his mental health throughout his younger days, but it seemed l...
Question Time - 'How Have You Changed for the Better?'
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's Question Time! These laid-back chats are a different vibe to the main podcast and your opportunity to share your thoughts with the Young Bloo...
Prescription Peril: How Painkillers Destroyed My Life | Nick Stacey
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Stacey's life was torn apart by an opioid addiction and it's taken more than a decade for him to piece himself back together. As millions...
The Abuse That Had to Come Out
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Surviving child sexual abuse… Surviving a decade long prescription drug addiction… Surviving cancer… all while trying to be a good father. Ni...
Trust Your Gut: A Coeliac Disease Story | Ben Hampton
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For more than a year, Ben Hampton was constantly sick, in pain and out of sorts. The scariest part was, he had no idea why... All the doctors and all ...
The Sickness Hiding in Plain Sight
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Coeliac disease flies under the radar and it could be the elusive answer to why you're not feeling right...
Question Time - 'What's the Most Important Mental Health Lesson You Learnt in 2022?'
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to question time! These laid-back chats are a different vibe to the main podcast and your opportunity to share your thoughts with the Young Bl...
Not a Deadbeat Dad | Ben Wade
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Wade is a passionate personal trainer and a dedicated father; who's also a recovering drug addict. Ben went from first trying ice to using eve...
Young Recovering Alcoholics | Will Hitchins & Mitch Ford
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will and Mitch are a couple of mates and recovering alcoholics who host The Last Drinks Podcast. As is the case for many young Aussies their drinking ...
Fighting for My Life | James Alexander
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
James Alexander is a young dad, an expert strength and conditioning coach and a community leader with a great life ahead of him. None of it would’...
Losing My Dad to Suicide | Will Plagakis
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Around a year ago, Will Plagakis lost his father Stalios to suicide. Will’s dad was always his hero and as he grew into a man, he was his best fri...
Watching My Hero Fall Apart
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will lost his dad to suicide, following a decades long struggle with fibromyalgia, a divorce and other traumas. He was his hero and his best fri...
The Pilot Who Thought About Suicide Every Day | Shannon Archbold
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you met Shannon Archbold now you wouldn't think he's a guy who's had more than his fair share of mental health struggles and that's why he's sharin...
I Don’t Want to Be Vulnerable Either | Cal MacPherson
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's taken 100 episodes for me to share my story in detail. I created Young Blood to be a space for men to talk openly about what we struggle wi...
Single Dad Life | Pat Di Domenico
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pat Di Domenico was once one of a growing number of single fathers in Australia. Pat’s parents were separated when he was growing up and he was dead...
The Night Mum Saved My Life | Brandon Nunn
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brandon's a FIFO worker who's big on mental health. He's been to a dark place himself... when he was only 19, he was on the verge of suici...
The Way of the Warrior - Muay Thai Champion | Jordan Fielding
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Fielding is a champion Muay Thai fighter and one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet, who could also break your ribs with a single kick... Jord...
How Child Sexual Abuse Shaped Me As a Man | Anders Villani
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anders Villani endured severe sexual abuse as a child, beginning when he was just 5 years old. The abuse shaped the young man Anders grew into, deeply...
When, Not If - Para-Athlete | Gabe Lieschke
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It all started with a bicep tear in the gym... In the days after his initial surgery to repair the injury, Gabe Lieschke was overcome by necrotizing f...
Half A Leg, Twice the Man | Seb Steel
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A year ago Seb Steel's leg was crushed under a forklift in a workplace accident. The brutal moment of Seb’s injury was only the beginning o...
You Only Get One Chance At Life | Chance Ndume
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I promise you've never met anyone quite like Chance... The Congo native fled his war-torn homeland as a child, leaving his family and everything h...
Changing Black Mental Health | Thomas Drew
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
TDrew is Co-Founder of 1AND1 Life, an African American owned mental health and wellness performance company based in New York City. Thomas went throug...
Postnatal Depression for Dads | Dave Edwards
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Edwards is a father of two who’s really struggled with post-natal depression. Dave was rattled from the moment his now 8 year old son was b...
Black, Gay and Living By Example | Marcellus Enalanga
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marcellus Enalanga is a gay Aboriginal man who's faced prejudice on all sides. Marcellus had a lot to grapple with growing up in Port Pirie. Figuring ...
Growing Up Muslim Before & After 9/11 | Abdul Abdullah
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Abdul Abdullah is an Aussie artist who's fascinated by the concept of being an outsider, something he identifies with personally. Abdul Is a 7th ge...
Money, Ayahuasca & Evolution | Cain Dover
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I met Cain Dover a few months back at one of the breath work, meditation and ice bath sessions he regularly runs as a way of helping people connect. C...
Going Wrong & Making It Right | Steve White
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steve White grew up without a father after his dad abandoned him as a young boy. The hurt of that rejection ran deeper than Steve realised, until he...
Young Blood - Men’s Mental Health on Fresh 92.7 Radio with Callum MacPherson
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After being named 2022 South Australian Young Achiever of the Year, Young Blood - Men's Mental Health podcast host, Callum MacPherson, chats with Fres...
Leaving a Fanatical Church | Tom Tilley
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Tilley is one Australia's most recognised journalists and he's just written a fascinating book called, Speaking in Tongues, a memoir about his li...
Losing Family to Suicide | Jack Brown
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Brown is one of the guys running the trailblazing nationwide men's mental health charity #talk2mebro. It's an early intervention program underpin...
Sex Addiction, Music & Healing | Tim Conlon
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Deep down the singer song-writer has never felt good enough, always doing his best to cover up his insecurities and hide his true self. &...
Becoming Who I Needed - Suicide Survivor | Matt Caruana
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Caruana is a man in his early twenties who's had to show astounding spirit to survive and inspire. Matt put himself in a wheelchair from attempti...
Steroids: Not All It’s Jacked Up to Be | Jaxon Tippet
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jaxon Tippet is a model, influencer and podcaster who's always wanted to be the man... Throughout much of his life, image meant everything to&n...
Losing Your Parents and Gaining Purpose | Ryan Waite
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Waite is a Youth Worker who spends most of his days sharing his life experience to help guide young men in a positive direction. Just 25, Ryan ha...
I'm a Trans Man | Zac Cannell
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Zac Cannell is a transgender man who lived the first 25 years of his life as a woman. Zac felt like he didn't belong in his body from a young age and ...
Losing a Friend to Suicide | Nic Bloom
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nic Bloom is a mental health trainer and speaker who lives to hit the message home to young people. Nic witnessed his mum's mental health struggles th...
Cycling Across America for Suicide | Brendan Walsh
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan Walsh is an adventure athlete who holds the Guinness World Record for the Fastest Crossing of America By Bicycle, one of the great feats of en...
I Am Not What Happened to Me - Extreme Sports Athlete | Damien Rider
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Damien Rider is a multiple world record holding adventure and extreme sports athlete and a world renowned wellness and mindset coach. This man r...
Becoming the Man You Want to Be | Corey Boutwell
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Corey Boutwell is a very different man to who he was not all that long ago… These days Corey’s a professional fitness model, a high performance co...
News That's Good for Your Mental Health | The Daily Aus
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Koslowski is co-founder of The Daily Aus, Australia’s leading social-first news service, delivering news geared towards a younger audience with ...
Are You a Slave to Porn? | Matt Sinkovitz
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, Matt Sinkovitz had a porn addiction that hung over his life like a dark cloud, until he found the tools and the discipline to master his ...
The Men's Mental Health Revolution | Dr Zac Seidler
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Zac Seidler is a psychologist, a leading mental health expert and the Director of Mental Health Training at Movember. Zac has dedicated his career ...
The Power of Reading for Your Mental Health | Brothers N Books
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dylan Conway is the creator of 'Brothers N Books', an Instagram community based on sharing lived experience stories that’s on a mission to m...
Drugs, Guns & Redemption | Arman Vestad
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Arman Vestad is Young Blood’s first international guest, hailing all the way from Norway. He’s been a drug addict, a dealer and all round criminal...
What to Do When You Don‘t Belong | Jahin Tanvir
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy World Mental Health Day! This is a story for anyone who’s ever felt like a fish out of water with nowhere to go and no one to talk to...  ...
Sex, Porn & Intimacy - Sexologist | Jordan Hackett
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Hackett is a Sexologist and Men's Sex Coach who specialises in helping men build intimacy and connection with themselves and their partners. Li...
Beating Blood Cancer | Michael Bowen
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today is World CML (chronic myeloid leukaemia) Day. CML is a rare form of blood cancer that just over 300 Australians are diagnosed with each year. In...
Ice, Heroin, Hell & Back | Jack Nagle
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Nagle was a nice, middle class kid from a supportive, loving family. Not the background befitting the stereotype of the kind of people who destro...
A Special Forces Doctor At War | Dr Dan Pronk
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Pronk served 4 tours of Afghanistan as a Special Operations doctor, spending many days saving and losing fellow soldiers through more than 100 c...
Move Your Mind | Nick Bracks
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Bracks just published his first book 'Move Your Mind' - it's both his personal story of struggling with mental health throughout his life and a g...
Whatever It Takes - MMA Pro | Shane 'AAA' Mitchell
10 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shane Mitchell is one of Australia's most dangerous men in the octagon with a 12 and 4 professional Mixed Martial Arts record. In the cage he's kno...
Standing Proud for LGBTIQA+ | Matthew Morris
26 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Morris is the chair of the South Australian Rainbow Advocacy Alliance, working for the rights of the LGBTIQ community. Matt realised he w...
Gamble (Ir)responsibly | Luke McLean
05 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to Aussie culture, punting has traditionally been right up there with having a cutla cold ones, watching the footy and chucking snags on...
The War Inside - Army Veteran | Nathan Bolton
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan Bolton is a former soldier who served two tours of Afghanistan as a Special Operations Engineer in the Australian Special Forces. His primary o...
Losing a Brother to Suicide | Mitch McPherson
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mitch McPherson lost his younger brother to suicide in 2013 and living through that tragedy was a major turning point that would come to define his fu...