EP25 - The Final H2H Walk Podcast: Life after the walk with Billy, Bats, Greg and Matt. The podcast wrap-up.  We've been back for a while, and a few walkers have had a chat! I'll say sorry up front for the delay in doing this podcast.  Even after getting it recorded, it has taken a while to edit it for the platform.   To be honest, I've not been going too well for a long time since we got home and sometimes things are just a bit harder than they should be.  I'll talk about that when I'm ready, but let's just get on with it hey! In this episode we talk openly about what it's ..read more

Sergeant Greg Corin APM - Australian Federal Police 36 years.  Such a diverse career from General Duties Policing, Specialist Response Group (SRG) - Discreet Operations Team through to Team Leader, Close Personal Protection team for the Governor-General and Prime Minister. _____ Listener discretion is advised; this episode raises issues such as child abuse, suicide and other emotive issues that might not be suitable for all listeners. _____ In this Hot Debrief episode, Matt talks to Sgt Greg Corin APM during the Heart 2 Heart Walk.  Greg has led an amazing career within the Austral ..read more

Living alongside PTSD- a family perspective with Janine Hopkin and Sarah U'Brien.  In this episode, Matt takes a step back from the microphone and lets two of the Heart 2 Heart Walkers, Sarah and Janine have a 'self interview' by the waters edge not far from our camp at Urana, NSW.  After setting up the recording equipment and hitting the red button it was over to them. However this is no ordinary chat between these ladies.  Both Sarah and Janine were 'Police wives' and everything that goes along with it.  From living in small communities with the local Policeman to now loo ..read more

Nicky Skinner - Paramedic - London Ambulance Service to the ACT Ambulance Service.  In this episode, Matt talks to Nicky Skinner, a Heart 2 Heart Walker who joined us on a short break from her role as a Paramedic with the ACT Ambulance Service.  Nicky talks all about what it is like to join as an Ambulance Paramedic, both here in Australia and with the London Ambulance Service where she started her career.  As a 23 year old Paramedic, Nicky was a single unit responder in the rough streets of Romford in London's East, where stabbings were the favourite tool used by the gangs of t ..read more

Senator Jacqui Lambie - Talking all things from military service, thoughts on broken support systems for first responders and so much more!  In this episode, Matt has an open chat to Senator Jacqui Lambie while on the Heart 2 Heart Walk from the shores of Lake Popiltah in western NSW.  Jacqui talks openly about her service in the Australian Army - including a rough time in the Military Police and how that has affected her but given an opportunity to influence her real life experience in various government portfolios to improve systems for veterans. Equally, Jacqui talks through her t ..read more

Peter Forbes - Former Australian Federal Police (AFP) Officer and Heart 2 Heart Walk 2023 member.  In this episode, Matt talks to Forbsy by the camp fire in a dry riverbed near Algebuckina Bridge, south of Oodnadatta on the Heart 2 Heart Walk 2023.  Forbsy talks about life as a kid shooting rabbits to a calling he and a good mate followed into Policing.  We hear all about what it's like to be in Police Rescue, becoming a sniper team leader and how he lost a finger in a training accident during time in Perth training with the Special Air Service.  We also hear about the high ..read more

This episode was recorded at our first official 'First Responder Engagement Day' or FRED as we call them, at Oodnadatta SA while we are doing the Heart 2 Heart Walk 2023.  This episode is with newly appointed Captain Matt Corner from the Coober Pedy Country Fire Service who travelled out all the way to Oodnadatta to honour a promise he made when we caught up with them at Coober Pedy on the trip to start our walk. Matt comes from a long standing family tradition of Rural Fire Service and his recent appointment to Captain now makes it 3 generations of fire service Captains in his family. In ..read more

Our first ever 'Pubcast' recorded literally at the bar of the Transcontinental Hotel, Oodnadatta with publican Simon Gunther hosted by Billy Brooks and Matt.   Simon was one of those characters you couldn't miss on our arrival into Oodnadatta setting up a basecamp for a lot longer than planned due to bad weather.  Simon and his wife travel the country, and at the moment are in Oodnadatta with Simon filling any number of critical town functions like comedian, larrikin, publican, Uber driver and much more.   This is a light hearted chat between a few lads at the bar while Simon sh ..read more

EPISODE 1: The Heart 2 Heart Walk Podcast.  Hosted by Matt, we hear from Detective Sergeant Vince Pannell APM and Former Sergeant Paul Milne about how the walk came about and what it's hoping to achieve. If you need support: www.heart2heartwalk.org/support Follow the podcast on Instagram: @h2hwalk.podcast and Facebook: www.facebook.com/people/h2hwalkpodcast Heart 2 Heart walk website: www.heart2heartwalk.org References in the podcast: 2019 Senate Committee report: People behind 000; mental health of our first responders: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Educ ..read more

Our first episode recorded on the Heart 2 Heart Walk 2023: Walking the Old Ghan Rail Line near Oodnadatta with on of our walking members Greg Mitchell - a retired 42 year veteran nurse who specialised in NSW Air Ambulance Flight Nursing which included roles conducting complex aeromedical transfers across the state.  Greg is also a current Rural Fire Service member, a keen bushwalker and now primary producer in his 'retirement'. Greg has a hugely diverse background in the field of nursing, including working internationally, specialising in emergency nursing, midwifery and later aeromedical ..read more