Michael Cullen is a soon to be qualified psychologist, who was inspired to pursue a career in the field after spending months in a mental health facility at a time when he didn't see any future for himself. Michael was faced with intense racial abuse from a very young age, something that continued into adulthood; causing him to hide his Aboriginality... He never met his father and had no examples of healthy relationships growing up, leaving him with no idea how to develop his own. It's hard to fathom the pain Michael's been through and harder still to believe that despite it all, he's bec ..read more

These laid-back chats are a different vibe to our studio episodes and your opportunity to share your thoughts with the Young Blood community! It works like this... We ask a mental health related question on the @youngbloodmensmentalhealth Instagram page, you comment your answer on the post and we'll soon follow up with one of these podcasts reading out all of your responses and sharing our thoughts. Hosted by Callum and partner Mary. Here's your take on our latest question, 'How has the podcast helped you?’ Help us make Question Time a thing by commenting on our next question ..read more

Five years ago, Ed Fowler sustained a brain injury in a car accident that threatened to take everything from him. It’s not the only trauma Ed's lived through..when he was finishing high school he was there when someone he knew got struck by lightning. Ed ramped up the partying and drinking without realising he was partly doing it to cope with what he’d seen and that’s partly what led to him being barely conscious in the back of a ute on the night of the accident Thankfully that wasn't the end of the story. Ed's pushed on through immense adversity to find a career he loves and create the life h ..read more

There was time when Ed Fowler thought he might never recover from his acquired brain injury... He faced an immense challenge and stacked up the little wins one day at a time. Five years later he’s the fittest he’s ever been, has a career he loves and is living the life he wants to live ..read more

It's Question Time! These laid-back chats are a different vibe to the main podcast and your opportunity to share your thoughts with the Young Blood community!  It works like this... We ask a mental health related question on the @youngbloodmensmentalhealth Instagram page, you comment your answer on the post and we'll soon follow up with one of these podcasts reading out all of your responses and sharing our thoughts. Hosted by me, Callum and my partner Mary.  Here's your take on our latest question, 'How have you changed for the better?’ We’d love you to be part of our next Question ..read more

Nick Stacey's life was torn apart by an opioid addiction and it's taken more than a decade for him to piece himself back together. As millions of people do, Nick started taking prescription drugs to cope with the pain of a shocking  sports injury and as he endured surgery after surgery, use turned to abuse. Nick lost his marriage to addiction and diagnosed with cancer soon after, all while trying to raise two young children and hold down a job. It took many years, therapy and a lot of bravery for him to face the fact his plight was linked to the sexual abuse he suffered as a child. In the ..read more

Surviving child sexual abuse… Surviving a decade long prescription drug addiction… Surviving cancer… all while trying to be a good father. Nick’s carried more weight on his shoulders than most could bear. Yet he has endured and never given up hope ..read more

Welcome to question time! These laid-back chats are a different vibe to the main podcast and your opportunity to share your thoughts with the Young Blood community!  It works like this... We ask a mental health related question on the @youngbloodmensmentalhealth Instagram page, you comment your answer on the post and we'll soon follow up with one of these podcasts reading out all of your responses and sharing our thoughts. Hosted by me, Callum and my partner Mary.  Here's your take on our first question, 'What's the most important mental health lesson you learnt in 2022 ..read more

James Alexander is a young dad, an expert strength and conditioning coach and a community leader with a great life ahead of him.  None of it would’ve happened if there’d been a different result to the attempt James made on his life in 2019…   He’s been through a divorce; switched careers and learned to navigate single parenting, all by the age of 30.   James does intense physical challenges to raise tens of thousands for mental health and his next one’s coming up in early 2023 - click the link to donate: https://join.ruok.org.au/fundraisers/takingtheweightoffmental ..read more

Corey Boutwell is a very different man to who he was not all that long ago… These days Corey’s a professional fitness model, a high performance coach and a content creator dedicated to building and promoting all aspects of health. But when he was 16 he was diagnosed with depression and spent much of his teenage years in a fog.  Things spiraled in his early twenties when Corey found himself unable to break out of  being suicidal - hiding it from everyone until he told the right person.  Corey used to wake up and go to sleep not wanting to be here. Now all he wants is more time to ..read more