Young Blood - Men’s Mental Health
Episodes
Why Being Dropped from the AFL Was a Blessing | Dyl Buckley
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dylan Buckley is a former AFL player who's life has gone down a path he never imagined... Since his school days, Dyl believed he was destined to pla...
Childhood Trauma Is No Joke - Comedian | Marc Ryan
10 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Marc Ryan is 'The Beautiful Bogan' and he’s not your typical standup comedian... He blends light hearted laughs with mental health advocacy - using ...
Young Men's Mental Health | Hunter Johnson
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Back in 2014 Hunter Johnson and a mate created The Man Cave, a program that supports adolescent boys on their journey to becoming men. It was in res...
Escaping the Jaws of Death - Shark Attack Survivor | Chris Blowes
01 Mar 2021
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,...
Blokes Supporting Blokes | SA Brothers
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Denholm is the founder of South Australia's huge volunteer run men's support network 'SA Brothers'. John started the group back in 2017 on the ba...
Laughing In The Face Of Cancer | Michael Shafar
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Shafar is a glass half full kind of guy who's such a good comedian, he's been able to make his own harrowing battle with cancer funny....
The Broken Bottle That Made Me | Hesh Fernando
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hesh Fernando is the founder of Melbourne start-up 'The Model Man' - a business dedicated to improving the lives of businessmen and doing something a...
Street Kid Diaries | Nathan Lymn
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you heard Nathan Lymn's story from someone else, you'd be forgiven for thinking he's making it up... His life so far has been such a random s...
A Rough Life and Reasons to Be Here | Ben Stamatovich
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Stamatovich is a man who's lived the kind of life many wouldn't survive... Growing up without either of his birth parents, Ben was sleeping roug...
Call It a Miracle | Sean Weir
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Weir is the man behind The Shaka Project, a movement that shares Young Blood’s mission to ignite the tough conversations around men’s mental ...
Living Through My Wife's Suicide - Potbelleez star | Ilan Kidron
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ilan Kidron is an ARIA award winning singer-songwriter responsible for writing the hit anthems for aussie dance music pioneers, the Potbelleez and ple...
Homes For the Homeless | Justin Westhoff and Scott Rogash
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Westhoff is a former AFL star, but that’s not why he's on the podcast... For the past 5 years Westy and his business partner Scott Rogash hav...
I Don't Want to Die | Josh Moorhouse
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The moment I attempted to take my life, I felt instant regret..." Josh Moorhouse is a social innovator, a speaker and a survivor; who's doing every...
It Takes a Village | Jack Jones
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Jones is Program Director at The Banksia Project, a free men’s mental health service built on training up every day blokes to help the men in t...
A Recipe for Disaster - Ex-AFL Veteran | Heath Black
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Heath Black is a former AFL veteran who spent 12 years as a midfielder for the Dockers and the Saints. On paper it sounds like every player’s dream,...
The Life of a Male Stripper | Kelvin Shone and Dan McDonald
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kelvin Shone and Dan McDonald may be better known by their stripper names Jock Hardy and Taylor Mac, but there's a lot more to these guys than meets t...
The Disability No One Sees | Taylor Harvey
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At 8 years old Taylor Harvey was diagnosed with Transverse Myleitis, a rare neurological disease, that initially paralysed one of his legs. Doctors sa...
Days in the Dark | Krunk
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I'd be in my room and it'd be blacked out. I didn't want to talk to anyone. I'd miss birthdays, I'd miss events...I just didn't want to see anyone, I...
The Conversation That Saved a Convicted Ex-cop | Matt Newlands
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Newlands is a former police officer turned ‘R U OK? Day’ ambassador and mental health advocate. During his decade in the force, Matt faced pa...
There's More to Life Than Drugs and Gambling | Glenn Draper
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“It’s all about the art of separation, just deviate away from those who drain your inspiration...” Those are lyrics Glenn Draper wrote for a fri...
My Life with Cystic Fibrosis | Flynn Gill
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
17 year old Flynn Gill is one of less than 4,000 Australians living with cystic fibrosis - a genetic disorder that severely impacts the lungs and dige...
Bullied & Beaten | The Blokeologist
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Exercise physiologist and former rugby league player Joshua Tree was bullied, beaten and belittled throughout his young life and found himself in desp...
The Narrative Behind Youth Detention | Jye Cardona
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Youth detention is institutionalising young men from an early age - feeding a cycle of incarceration that repeats over generations. Although onl...
Coming Out in Sport | Dave Oliver
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Oliver has always lived and breathed rugby, a game known as one of the roughest and most hyper masculine on earth. He’s also gay and from the t...
Mental Health in Construction | Simon Tyler and Richie Welch
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Men in construction have a history of struggling particularly badly with managing their mental health and as graduate psychologist and former construc...
The Power in Cultural Identity | Alipate Carlile
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Half Fijian and half Australian, Alipate 'Bobby' Carlile grew up in Victoria confused about where he fit in... With no obvious cultural group to...
Depression Doesn't Need a Reason | Luke Spajic
30 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There's a misconception that people only get depression when something terrible happens to them... But for some depression slowly takes hold for no o...
How To Be There for Someone Who's Suicidal | Psychotherapist, Jackson Goding
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How are you meant to respond when someone tells you they're having suicidal thoughts? This isn't something that was taught in school and it can be an ...
The Coward Punch That Could’ve Killed Me | Ben O’Toole
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ben O'Toole was the victim of a coward punch attack that left him minutes away from permanent brain damage and death. He's one of many young me...
Vulnerability Saved My Life | Zane Munro
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
*Strong Language Warning* The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows... and neither is Zane Munro. But he is as genuine as they come. The West Auckland...
Dr Happy's Coronavirus Guide To Happiness
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us are having a harder time than usual being happy right now and it can feel like that’s largely out of our control. But as my guest Dr Happ...
Getting COVID at the Start of the Pandemic | Joe Patterson
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In late February, Joe Patterson had just landed in an overseas country ready to start the next chapter of his life. Nothing could've prepared him for ...
Creating Calm in Chaos - Meditation Master | Tom Cronin
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Cronin is a world renowned meditation master and exactly the kind of guy you want to hear words of wisdom from when facing an unprecedented global...
A Soldiers Silent Battle | Australian Army Veteran, Luke Adamson
15 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 2011 Luke Adamson was a Lance Corporal in the Australian Army serving as a Combat Engineer on a tour of Afghanistan. That's when he died... While o...
The Hero Firefighter Who Hates it When You Call Him That | Thomas Fogg
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Thousands of Australia's volunteer firefighters put their lives on the line to defend our communities this summer, battling relentlessly through one o...
Pushing Past Your Limits | Para-rowing Champions, Jed Altschwager and Will Smith
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Para-rowers Jed Altschwager and Will Smith are on the cusp of being selected for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. It's the lofty peak of a gruelling journe...
Lessons in Love | The Love Doctor, Jane Donovan
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Romance ain't dead but it can be tricky and according to love expert Jane Donovan young men these days need all the advice they can get... Luckily sh...
Living With Autism | Zaine Schmidt
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Zaine Schmidt is one of the hundreds of thousands of Australians living life on the autism spectrum. As a child, he was diagnosed with a high functio...
The Pursuit of Happiness | Filmmaker, Mike Worsman
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Worsman is a journalist and filmmaker who's dedicated his career to the pursuit of happiness. He's the founder of 'A Million Smiles' a project ba...
The Night Mum Was Murdered | Arman Abrahimzadeh
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Arman Abrahimzadeh is co-founder of the Zahra Foundation and has helped to change the lives of many women and children escaping domestic violence. He ...
From Lost to Leading By Example | Lachie Stuart
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lachie Stuart is the kind of man we need. He's a men's coach on a mission to get blokes believing in themselves and putting in the work physically, me...
The Reality of Life As a Quadriplegic | Charles Brice
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In an instant, Charles Brice's life changed forever when a motorbike accident shattered his spine and left him a quadriplegic. The now 29 year old was...
Depression, Heartbreak & Healing | Mark Kelly
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When Mark Kelly's long time girlfriend dumped him in his early twenties his world was turned upside down and he didn't know what to do. The young man ...
Touring the World on Adrenaline | Brock Bentley
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brock Bentley is a passionate videographer who hadn't even made it to his twenties when his dreams suddenly came true. He found himself touring the w...
Facing Anxiety & Taking Back Control | Sammy King & PhD Phoebe Drioli-Phillips
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sammy King is now a Peer Support Worker at Australia's leading youth mental health organisation, Headspace. The same group that helped him come to gri...
War, Homelessness & Never Giving Up - The Unbelievable Story Of An African Refugee | Chance Ndume
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Chance Ndume's story is one the world needs to hear and one that will blow your mind. His young life has been haunted by trauma since running for his ...
Pain Behind the Laughs: Battling Addiction & Bouncing Back from Rock Bottom | Mickey D
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
All jokes aside, Mick Dwyer has been through the wringer. He's performed on the international comedy festival circuit for well over a decade, drinking...
Facing Cancer Twice & the Importance of Early Detection | Hugo Toovey
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
They don't come tougher than Hugo Toovey. At just 27 he's endured more suffering than most will in their lifetime. He put his budding career as an ar...
Learning to Love Yourself As a Gay Man | Zane Dean & Brandon Symes
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds of thousands of Australian men identify as homosexual and many more still hide it... Zane Dean and Brandon Symes are two good friends who've ...
Steroids, Body Image & Choosing Health | Mark Mattiazzo & Professor Gary Wittert
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
@markmattiazzocoach is a personal trainer and online health coach, dedicated to making people fitter and healthier from the inside out. He's a vocal a...
Closing the Gap On Indigenous Health | Stephen Harfield
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Harfield dropped into the studio to break down the issues surrounding indigenous health. He’s spent his career so far working to improve ac...
Persevering Under Pressure | Ben & Liam
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Loveable larrikins Ben Harvey and Liam Stapleton are the now popular hosts of the Triple J Breakfast Show, one of the biggest radio gigs in Australia,...
Surviving Suicide | Taylor Johnstone
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor Johnstone is a nationally recognised leader in the youth mental health space. He's a former youth research council member at Orygen, the Nation...