Open Up Podcast With Lachlan Samuel

This week we talk about the power of bringing yourself back to the present in the digital age! 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   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7m4z7MgzinHhGf4r5tVpgz   Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/openuppodcast   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTovdKChwndCNwGeXDHxGw?view_as=subscriber

This week we talk about those hard to have conversations and how avoiding them actually leaves you worse off.   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   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7m4z7MgzinHhGf4r5tVpgz   Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/openuppodcast   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTovdKChwndCNwGeXDHxGw?view_as=subscriber

In this episode we meet joyologist, Pat Armistead as she Opens Up about her husband meeting another woman that he said was "like no one he'd ever known", eventually parting 6 months later, with the words "no i didn't love you and I never loved you". 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   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7m4z7MgzinHhGf4r5tVpgz   Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/openuppodcast   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTovdKChwndCNwGeXDHxGw?view_as=subscriber

This week I talk about one of my mistakes and how it's broken the trust of someone I care about.  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   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7m4z7MgzinHhGf4r5tVpgz   Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/openuppodcast   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTovdKChwndCNwGeXDHxGw?view_as=subscriber

This week we meet former army medic & founder of run for resilience, Wayne McMurtie as he Opens Up about what he experienced while deployed in Afghanistan. Wayne Opens Up about the PTSD he suffered as a result of a horrific explosion he was tasked with responding too, and how he's dealt with it since being diagnosed.   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   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7m4z7MgzinHhGf4r5tVpgz   Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/openuppodcast   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTovdKChwndCNwGeXDHxGw?view_as=subscriber

This week week we're gonna talk about a tool that we can use to give ourselves some clarity in those heated moments. Shout out to Dave Crispin for the tip!  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   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7m4z7MgzinHhGf4r5tVpgz   Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/openuppodcast   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTovdKChwndCNwGeXDHxGw?view_as=subscriber

This week we talk to former Carlton FC player & founder of Outside the Locker room, Jake Edwards, as he Open Up about the struggles he faced after achieving his dream of making the AFL. Jake also Opens Up about how losing that dream lead to depression, substance abuse and an attempt at his life. Open Up: lachlan@openupgroup.com Website: https://openuppodcast.com Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMains... Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_pod... iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes

In this episode we talk about how to react to Israel Folaus comments to ensure we can move forward as a collective, rather than attacking each other just because we don't hold the same beliefs.   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   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7m4z7MgzinHhGf4r5tVpgz   Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/openuppodcast

This week we meet Lifeline ambassador & host of the radio show "Road to Recovery" on 89.7FM, as she Opens Up about the sexual abuse she suffered as a child, how she opened up about it, and how she was treated by the people she loved.  Kat also Opens Up about being homeless, depression & the 3 attempts she made to take her own life. 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 speak to former IFBB pro athlete, Nina Silic, as she Opens Up about the pressure to look "lean" as the face of fitness in her city at the time & how that impacted her health.   Nina also Opens Up about being unhappy with her life in Perth, how she found happiness in the US & the challenge she currently faces of being a new mum!   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 talk about a mistake I've made in my past, how I've recently owned it and how we can implement apologising this way, to not only show empathy, but also to learn and grow. Open Up: lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: https://www.facebook.com/openuppodcast/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes

This week we meet Connie Boglis- Counsellor & Author, as she Opens Up about the struggle her partner Jessefaced, as a veteran who returned with PTSD. Connie also Opens Up about Jesses passing, how she's helping change procedures for veteran care, and how her new childrens book "Once Upon a Feeling", helped her heal from it all. Find connies book here:

This week we talk about how when we're consciously living out of alignment, it means we're being someone, or something other than ourselves! 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 Tinesha Misky-Hajnal as she Opens Up about the struggle she faced as an accomplished teen, in following her partner overseas and deviating from her expected "path".   Tinesha also Opens Up about body image issues which arose through being amongst a new culture and how she's gone about not only rectifying that for herself, but also for other women, using her intimate new event/workshop, "soul chats". Open Up:   lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: https://www.facebook.com/openuppodcast/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes

This week we talk about racism, and specifically, the racism regarding the mosque attack in Christchurch.  Open Up: Join our FREE FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   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 the founder of The Inner Ninja Foundation, Stefani Caminiti, as she Opens Up about her depression, an attempt at her life and the resulting psych ward stay that made her feel, for the first time, like she "finally belonged".   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 talk about heartbreak, and how to turn it into something positive that will help learn, grow and help others. Open Up: lachlan@openupgroup.com   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: https://www.facebook.com/openuppodcast/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes

This week we speak to the founder of All Heart, an online Perth community where, like in this interview, he shares the story of losing his son Mitch in a motorbike accident, along with the process of coming to terms with it, then healing.    All Heart: https://www.facebook.com/allheart15/?epa=SEARCH_BOX   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 talk about persistence! Hopefully this acts as kindling to that fire in your chest, that reminder to keep on keeping on! 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 Mitch Wallis, founder of "Heart on my sleeve", the global social movement changing the way we speak about mental health. Mitch Opens Up about the struggles he's faced throughout his life, like anxiety and panic attacks, along with how he has gone about managing it all, to a point where he now changes lives daily through his work with this heart based movement.  Heart on My Sleeve: Website: https://heartonmysleeve.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heartonmysleevemovement/   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