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Cal MacPherson

Young Blood - Men’s Mental Health

A weekly Health, Fitness and Mental Health podcast
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Young Blood - Men’s Mental Health

Cal MacPherson

Young Blood - Men’s Mental Health

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Young Blood - Men’s Mental Health

Cal MacPherson

Young Blood - Men’s Mental Health

A weekly Health, Fitness and Mental Health podcast
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Imagine one minute you're sitting down chatting to your mates, and the next you're knocked unconscious by someone you've never met... That's what happened to Blake on a night out in 2012, and it's had a life-changing impact on the now 32 year o
A comedian, turned artist, turned comedic artist; this guy's story is truly out of the box…He quit stand-up comedy after a decade on the local circuit and unsure what to do with himself, made the unusual decision to hire out a warehouse and st
Jack Brown's world was flipped upside down when his cousin Matty died by suicide. The tragedy leaving him devastated, confused and desperate for a way to numb the pain. Fortunately, with the love of his friends and family and a drastic change
The local barbershop is a place you'll often find men opening up about what's really going on in their lives.Sure, we go for a skin fade and a shave, but many of us also go for a chat; and a barber you'll keep going back to is one who knows ho
Glenn's relationship with gambling and drugs started at a young age and exploded in his twenties. He pumped hundreds of thousands through the pokies, once winning a 50k jackpot, only to lose it all in a matter of months. For more than a decade
It's been 18 months since the last solo episode, and it feels like high time to check-in!In this pod, I rant at length answering all the listener questions sent in to our @youngbloodmensmentalhealth Instagram. Some serious, some not so serious
Raised by a mother who battled severe illness throughout her life and a dad who was her carer, the pressure took a toll that split up Dale's family, and eventually left him looking after both parents.In recent years he's endured the loss of not
For years, South Australian local legend Marc Ryan aka The Beautiful Bogan, has been using stand-up comedy as a vehicle to open up conversations around mental health in a very special way. Marc is himself a survivor of childhood abuse and batt
Living his entire life with no idea he had autism; it was his son's diagnosis that led to his own and a whole new perspective on life.Carter's been on a challenging journey with his mental health dating back to his childhood; and it's a big p
“When sailors were coming home from a stint on the ocean, they would put their anchor upside down on the front of their boat and that would tell all other ships, get out of our way, we’re going home to our families.”
Growing up with an absent father and an alcoholic, drug abusing mother. Dropping out of school. Becoming a dad and a business owner. Losing his mum to suicide, bringing down a 12-year relationship by self-destructing and finally building himsel
Jesse grew up with an absent father and mother who was a slave to alcoholism and drugabuse. It was a scary and confusing environment to grow up in and has resulted in him spending most of his life feeling on edge, waiting for something to go
This week's Memorable Moment is a follow up from last week's main episode with Sean Phillip, Founder of The Shaka Project.This clip takes you back to 2021, when Sean was first on the podcast, to share his intense and inspiring origin story, w
Sean Phillip is the Founder of The Shaka Project, an increasingly recognisable charity doing big things for mental health in Australia.Sean shared his personal story on the podcast 3 years ago, so this time around we spoke about what life’s be
Imagine making four separate phone calls to offer an ear and support to people who've just lost a loved one to suicide... That's all in a day's work for Sean, the young founder of The Shaka Project, a national mental health charity that evolve
For more than a decade, Luke McLean was controlled by a gambling addiction he couldn't escape.He was 17 when he got hooked after his first win at the TAB and went on to spend just every cent he ever earned on online sports betting. The habit
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 derail it...Renowned for being a cut-throat, high pressure industry with little room for error an
It wasn't long after Kian started his law career interstate that his mental health started imploding. Pride and embarrassment stopped him going to his family for help, even though he knew they'd be supportive. He felt like it was on him to sol
When the end of his AFL career coincided with the breakdown of his marriage, the effects of alcohol abuse and improperly medicated bipolar disorder, Heath Black spiralled dangerously out of control to point where anything could've happened, and
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-esteem and refusing help almost costing him his life.He had to learn how to walk again and even that
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 wrong he'd been.
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 over the country, which has since become a downright phenomenon! Dylan got hooked on books w
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 brain injury and chronic pain that he’s had to learn to adapt to. It’s set him on a path he never
By all odds, Locky shouldn't be alive.
Construction has some of the highest suicide rates of any industry and as psychologist and former construction worker Simon Tyler will tell you, that's partly down to the hyper masculine culture that exists on work sites.Simo’s good mate Richi
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