Open Up Podcast With Lachlan Samuel

This week we meet Jesse Wynyard, the speaker, athlete, life coach & mind behind Awaken The Alpha, the course set to teach men how to not only awaken the alpha within, but how to also remain in that alpha state.   Jesse Opens Up about the most traumatic events in his life, including being a child on the run from an abusive father, substance abuse & the loss of his mother to cancer, along with how he overcame all of those challenges.    We touch on recovery tools such as: -Meditation -Mentors -Breath work -Law of attraction -Psychedelics   Open Up:   lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes  

This week I share one of the most powerful takeaways from the book "Can't hurt me" by David Goggins, which revolves around his idea of forming mental calluses through perseverance.  If you haven't already, you need to get this book.  Open Up: lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes

This week we listen back to EP32 with Happiness Co founder and CEO, Julian Pace, as he tells us how he liberated himself from the lie he was living! Open Up: lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes

This week we meet Toni Versic, the man behind Tonibody, the company empowering and helping thousands of men all over the world.  Toni Opens Up about his first panic attack along with the anxiety he still suffers from as a result of it. Toni gets even more vulnerable by Opening Up about his struggle through, depression and the suicidal thoughts that followed. Open Up: lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes Toni: FB: https://www.facebook.com/TeamTonibody/?epa=SEARCH_BOX

This week we meet Australian actor and Lifeline ambassador, Troy Coward, as he Opens Up about losing his father to suicide as a teen, and how being suspected of murder impacted his business, his mental health and his life.  Troys story is one of optimism and hope, being able to turn any unfortunate or traumatic event, into something that becomes a lesson rather than a regret. His life motto being, "it's not what happens to us in life, it's how we deal with it".   Open Up: lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes

This week we listen back to a few clips from EP30 with the one armed real estate success, David Weir, to hear about how he was limiting himself and how he finally overcame those self limiting beliefs, by learning to pump the positive! Open Up: lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes

This week we meet Hayley Peak as she Opens up about the challenges both her and her family have endured while raising a child with Autism & ADHD, which include selling their business at a loss, fearing for theirs and others lives, depression and constant uncertainty.  Hayleys story is one of perseverance, acceptance and self development. Persevering through the struggle, accepting it as part of her journey, then learning and growing until she found something that would ultimately better the life of her son, and in turn her family.   Open Up: lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes

This week we listen back to EP35 with Yasmin Eve as we delve into her need for acceptance and what it was holding her back from!  Open Up: lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes

In this episode we meet Corey Gaidzionis as he Opens Up about the most traumatic moment of his life, holding a friend and work colleague as they passed away. Corey also Opens Up about how this event impacted his life moving forward, as well as what he's learnt and implemented as a result of it, as he's transformed from an egocentric and aggressive man, to a man who is using his lessons to help other men provide a safe space for their partners and kids. Open Up: lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes

This week we listen to a few clips from EP7 of the Open Up Podcast with Finn Johnson, a retired armoured vehicle gunner who spent time at war in Afghanistan, whose story highlights the power that being open and vulnerable has , when we're attempting to deal with or process traumatic events.  Open Up:   lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes

In this episode we meet Martin Ball as he Opens Up about how bullying while working FIFO caused him to suffer from anxiety and panic attacks, eventually leading to depression and planning to take his own life. Martin also Opens Up about how he overcame it all, including the courageous and inspiring action he took, taking a space in a mental health hospital.    Martins story is one of forgiveness and love. Forgiving the people who hurt him while also sending them love, rather than retaliating with toxicity.    Open Up:   lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes   Martin Ball:   www.facebook.com/martininspires www.instagram.com/martininspires www.martininspires.com

This week for Mini-Cast Monday we listen back to a few clips from EP11 of the Open Up Podcast with speaker, photographer and author, Rachael Callander, as she speaks about losing her beautiful little daughter, as well as her relationship, while showing us how to "find the beauty in the broken-ness!" If you haven't listened to the whole story, do yourself a favour and put it on your to do list! Open Up: lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes   Rachael: Website:   Facebook:

In this episode we meet Yasmin Eve, founder of the Holistic Hub Perth, as she Opens Up about growing up with a mother with bi-polar and how that impacted her development in regards to expressing herself emotionally. Yasmin also Opens Up about how she overcame her toxic relationship with food and her body after becoming so obsessed with how she looked that she began to punish herself by severely limiting her food intake.  Yasmin story is one of tremendous courage, auditing her life and the events that shaped her, working through them, then using those lessons to grow and help others! Open Up:   lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes

This week we listen back to a few clips from EP14 of the Open Up Podcast with Heidi Anderson as she speaks about her struggle with comparison and how she went about approaching it, finally identifying and appreciating the unique way she brought value to others, which would then allow her to relinquish a feeling of inadequacy due to comparison. Open Up: lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes      

This week we meet Tim Morrison,  as he Opens Up about the identity he created as an elite level muay thai fighter, to escape his identity as the bullied and abused boy he had grown up as. Tim also Opens Up about how an injury would cause him to lose the identity he had as a fighter and caused him to not only question himself but his life.  Thankfully, throughout this reflection process, he made his way to South America with his father, to embark on a plant medicine journey that would change his life and kick start his path towards the man he is today. Today Tim teaches men how to connect to themselves and to embrace their feminine energy, something he resisted while striving as his fighter persona. He highlights the services and workshops he provides at the end of the episode! Open Up: lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_

In this Mini Cast Monday we cover a quote in the book Rising Strong by Brené Brown, which is to "choose courage over comfort". We listen back to a soundbite from EP07 with Leon Ruri founder of Haka For Life, as he explains how he implemented this in his life, making the heartbreaking decision to choose courage in the form of truth, over comfort, which would've been to continue living a life of deceit, manipulating the way he was perceived by the woman he loved.    Open Up: lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes

In this episode we meet Dr Pamela Dunn, Author of the book "Survived " and co-founder of Perth Photo Medical Centre, as she Opens Up about her battle with Guillian Barré Syndrome, a disease where the immune system attacks the nervous system. She details her decline from a 'normal' life, to the moment she woke up from an induced coma without the ability to move or speak, which she endured for the following 7 weeks!  Pamela also Opens Up about her divorce 10 years earlier which saw her embark on a path of self development that would ultimately give her the tools to persevere though her battle with GBS. This is a story that shows the true power of an optimistic mindset fused with steely determination to work through trauma, no matter how difficult it seems.  Open Up:   lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: htt

In this episode we look at how looking back and auditing the events that've occurred in your past, are impacting your behaviour in the present.  Poem: Have you taken time, To assess your life and ask why, Why you feel how you do, Or why you’re acting irrationally, Compassion is needed with others its true, But you deserve it also, More so to reverse the patterns you’ve programmed, From the past that are painful, Than to coerse the view the world has of you, Thats distasteful, Grateful will you be when you finally see, That your beliefs are clay with which you’ve continuously played, To shape and form your habits, For you’ll know that if you water it with questions,  Relief will be destined, And the life you detested will leave, So what you envision may eventually happen.    Thats the importance of a self audit, It sounds easy, But trust me its not, It’ll be uncomfortable, It'll take time,  And like a constable you’ll have to police your mind, But for true change as humans who are pursuing a life without rui

In this episode we meet Julian Pace, Founder of Happiness Co and the Man Enough Movement as he Opens Up about an issue with abandonment as a child, dyslexia, and losing his father to suicide.  Julian also Opens up about how he handled the aftermath of his fathers passing, eventually suffering more loss, pain and grief as his cousin and best friend would eventually take their own lives too. Julians story is one that highlights the need to acknowledge your pain and your trauma rather than masking it, as well as taking action step by step, day by day, in a bid to create real lasting change.  Open Up: lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes   Julian Pace: Personal Facebook Happiness Co Man Enough  Website

In this 6minute bite we touch on the importance of taking the time to ask yourself whether you're happy or not! Poem: Its the most important question we can ask ourselves and others, Yet it hides, In our minds like a mine, Or kids under covers, Kept in a destination thats safe guarded instead, So it patiently resides inside our heads, Until the soil of our soul has been fed, Seeded with awareness, In all fairness its fearless to bring it forth, But a deposit is needed to retrieve it from the vault, Because revolt will the ego, While pleading for reprieve,  And not to receive this assault on its existence, A beating on all its ever known, Defending the self its help resistant, Insistant on pretending its created a healthy system,   As a result we've delicately sewn this life of comfortability conformity and routine, Handcrafted without higher intention, An invention designed for ascension, To sit atop a pyramid plastered with acceptance, Among a myriad of other rewards and feelings, An end without the meanin