Sport, fitness and exercise

S1 E10: Sink or swim: sports, mental health & overcoming trauma

S1 E10: Sink or swim: sports, mental health & overcoming trauma

Oct 21, 2021

Sport, fitness and exercise Stress & Anxiety Trauma

Episode Guests: Darren Wagner Dr Ranjit Menon

Australia is a country that lives for sport; in the 2021 lockdown, millions of people were glued to the Olympics in Tokyo and football grand finals. But what about the mental health of athletes when they’re off the field? Renowned sports psychiatrist Dr Ranjit Menon joins It’s A Mind Field! to discuss the mental health of high-performance athletes.

On December 14 2012, the world watched in horror as a deadly school shooting unfolded at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in the United States. It was the deadliest mass shooting at an elementary school in US History. Darren Wagner has extensive experience working with mass trauma after supporting his community of Sandy Hook through a school shooting and joins It’s a Mind Field! to discuss post-traumatic growth.

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S1 E9: Indigenous Voices

S1 E9: Indigenous Voices

Oct 8, 2021

Indigenous Sport, fitness and exercise Suicide

Episode Guests: Andrew Thorpe Dr Tracy Westerman

Episode Nine of It’s A Mind Field! explores Aboriginal mental health and suicide. Research shows that Indigenous people in Australia are twice as likely to die by suicide than non-Indigenous Australians. The suicide rate of Indigenous Australian children is amongst the highest in the world and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders aged between 15 and 24 are almost four times more likely to commit suicide than non-Indigenous people of the same age.

In today’s episode, we hear the voices of Aboriginal Australians talking about mental health.

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S1 E4: Religion, Spirit and Pride

S1 E4: Religion, Spirit and Pride

Aug 16, 2021

Atheism Homophobia LGBTI+ Sport, fitness and exercise Suicide

Episode Guests: Carole Cusack James Lolicato

Is there a connection between religious involvement and mental health? Hell yeah! Though it is a long and complex relationship indeed. For some, religion and sport has been a source of deep joy and connection, whereas for others it has been an irritant. Of course, there are many shades in between. Funnily enough, the exact same thing could be said about sport. What do you reckon?

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Season 2, Coming Soon

Thank you for following our first season, it was quite a journey.

In our next 13 episode series, we'll more closely explore topics from the perspective of those with lived experience. We'd love you to join us for these fascinating insights into the wide variety of mental challenges, so that we can learn more about ourselves and those around us.

Hugs! Chris, Leon and Hannah

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Alexandra Rowe Alise Blayney Andrew Thorpe Associate Professor Greg de Moore Associate Professor Hans Pols Ben Frater Carole Cusack Darren Wagner Dr Michelle Lim Dr Ranjit Menon Dr Tracy Westerman Fay Jackson James Lolicato Julie Bates Kylie Maslen Leon Fernandes Max Simensen N/A Narelle Fraser Pam Barker Professor Fiona Shand Professor Nadine Ezard Professor Pat McGorry Ruah Grace Samuel Leighton-Dore Stella Anna Sonnenbaum Tim Heffernan Tony Trimingham OAM

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