Teon Lolesio aka Turquoise Prince, is a Canberra rapper and singer with Tongan heritage and to say his life's been a rollercoaster barely begins to describe it... Teon was always a wild kid, but it wasn't until he experienced bouts of psychosis as an adult that he started to understand the impact Bipolar disorder was having. It took him years to realise bipolar was fueling his drug abuse, leading to paranoid delusions and eventually landing him in the psych ward with schizo-affective disorder. In the blink of an eye, Teon went from an emerging artist making money from music, to living a nigh ..read more

When people first heard Turquoise Prince they saw him as a rising star full of potential ⭐️?️ Then when he suffered a mental breakdown, he was cast aside as just another sad example of wasted talent. But that was then… and stars rise again ..read more

Take a look back at a Young Blood moment that'll stay with you... Episode 21 - A Soldier's Silent Battle with Australian Army Veteran Luke Adamson In 2011 Luke Adamson was a Lance Corporal in the Australian Army serving as a Combat Engineer on a tour of Afghanistan. Enduring the deaths of his fellow soldiers and suffering an anxiety induced heart attack, Luke was diagnosed with PTSD and discharged from defence. It caused the breakdown of his marriage and led him to turn to alcohol and prescription drugs to numb the pain. It’s a story that’s all too common among the men and women transitioning ..read more

Zane Kirkwood is a new dad, a husband and one of the most decorated SANFL state league footy players of all time. Zane's also a big mental health advocate, because he's lived with varying degrees of anxiety and depression throughout his life and knows the toll it can take. An anxious lad from a young age, Zane found space to breathe out on the footy field, until panic attacks threatened to take it away. Zane was a textbook example of how hiding the way we're really feeling can lead down a dark path; thankfully he's since been on a much brighter one and that's mostly down to him ..read more

The thoughts racing non-stop through Zane's mind interfered with his sleep to such an extent that he started hallucinating and considering suicide ..read more

Take a look back at a Young Blood moment that'll stay with you... Episode 14 - My Father Murdered My Mother Arman Abrahimzadeh OAM is a husband, a father and anti-domestic violence campaigner. His life changed forever the night his father tracked down and murdered his mother Zahra in public after they fled the family home. Scroll back to episode 14 for the full story ..read more

A few years back, Warren Hubbard aka Wazza was at breaking point; having been dominated by drugs and alcohol for most of his life. His addiction came before everything else, even his daughter, who was going through the pain that Wazza experienced from his own father. After a downward spiral more than a decade long, Woz finally drew a line in the sand, said "NO MORE" and meant it... Now he's 19 months sober, he's got a job, he's repaired his relationship with his daughter and for once in his life, he's proud of who he is. ---------------- Looking for a simple way to take care of your gut? Athle ..read more

Alexander Arthur is a young man living with cerebral palsy who wants you to know there's more to disability than how it's often portrayed. Alex had a tough time of it growing up, struggling with bullying in his younger years and his mental health as he's gotten older. He's made major strides through therapy and committing to self care, learning how to love who he is and manage the tendencies that don't serve him. Alex's unique take on disability caused me to question my own perceptions and I think you'll learn something valuable too. Looking for a simple way to take care of your gut? Athletic ..read more

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