Episode 19; On this week’s episode, I speak to Zeb Jackson who has spent the last 5 years breaking away from the influence of society and into a lifestyle that allows her freedom to move and be as a person she can be proud of and in alignment with her values.

Zeb has chosen to live a life off grid where community is at the heart of her purpose. She shares some great tips and inspiration for how she was able to downsize the clutter in her life and upsize her freedom.

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Episode 18; On this episode, I speak again to Michelle Deer who shares her experience of working in remote Queensland communities.

I met Michelle when we first moved up to Normanton, QLD. We formed a friendship and spent many hours sharing our stories over wine, walking or swimming. This is such a great insight into what we experienced from remote living.

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Episode 17; This episode talks about suicide.

On this week’s episode, Robyn shares with us what her journey was like supporting her adult son through many years of depression and anxiety, that unfortunately ended with suicide.

Disclaimer: If reading or listening about suicide or suicidal thoughts or survival accounts is a trigger for you or may affect your mental health, we strongly suggest you do not listen to this episode. This is Robyn’s story and experience and hers alone. Views and experiences discussed in this episode are not a representation of the experience of others.

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If you ever feel you need some extra support, I encourage you to reach out to me via Facebook Messenger or my website. Alternatively, you can speak to your GP, local mental health provider or services such as

Lifeline New Zealand: 0800 543 354 (available 24/7)

and

BeyondBlue Australia: 1300 22 4636 / https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ (available 24/7)

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Episode 16; part 4.  The last episode of the mini part series with Fred Fata.

This episode is such a beautiful way to close off our conversation around Mental Health, Mental Health services and Mental Health support, what it looks like and what it can look like.

Fred taught me about Talanoa: to share stories, build empathy and to make wise decisions for the collective good. We share our hopes, our visions and our excitement for what an alternative support model can look like and what it is we are working towards and supporting each other to achieve.

This conversation is part 4 – the last episode of a multipart series. See Episode 8 for part 1, Episode 10 for part 2 & Episode 14 for part 3.

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If you ever feel you need some extra support, I encourage you to reach out to me via Facebook Messenger or my website. Alternatively, you can speak to your GP, local mental health provider or services such as

Lifeline New Zealand: 0800 543 354 (available 24/7)

and

BeyondBlue Australia: 1300 22 4636 / https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ (available 24/7)

To register to be a guest on the I'm a Black Sheep podcast visit: https://findyourgroovecoaching.com/podcast-registration/

To submit questions, comments or feedback visit: https://findyourgroovecoaching.com/podcast-question-submission/

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Episode 15; In this episode Gwenda shares her story of being labelled as a troublemaker and ring-leader through primary school through no fault of her own.

Despite the treatment she received, it taught her early on to stand by her truth, to stand up for others and own the role of ‘The Black Sheep’ to do things differently.

If you want to learn more about or would like to work with Gwenda, you can contact her via her website https://www.healwithgwenda.com/

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Episode 14; This is Part 3 of A Conversation about Mental Health with Fred Fata.

In this episode Fred and I continue our conversation around Mental Health and Mental Health support.

In part 1, our conversation started with what a personal and professional experience with MH and MH support look like. In part 2 we learn about Fred’s career path that took him from child protection, youth justice, working in women’s prisons to forensic mental health and supporting young mothers with drug and alcohol addictions.

Part 3 we talk about what good support looks like on a day-to-day basis, during times of need, and the value of authenticity.

This conversation is part 3 of a multipart series. See Episode 8 for part 1 and Episode 10 for part 2

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If you ever feel you need some extra support, I encourage you to reach out to me via Facebook Messenger or my website. Alternatively, you can speak to your GP, local mental health provider or services such as

Lifeline New Zealand: 0800 543 354 (available 24/7)

and

BeyondBlue Australia: 1300 22 4636 / https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ (available 24/7)

To register to be a guest on the I'm a Black Sheep podcast visit: https://findyourgroovecoaching.com/podcast-registration/

To submit questions, comments or feedback visit: https://findyourgroovecoaching.com/podcast-question-submission/

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Episode 13; On this week’s episode Joe Tau openly shares how he was able to find opportunities in his troubled youth to connect with himself and now uses it to connect with his community. Joe was born in Wellington, raised in Auckland, and moved to NSW over 20 years ago to pursue footy. Joe is now a youth worker for CREATING CHANCES that facilitates life skills-based training through sports mentoring programs in local and surrounding schools in NSW. Joe also runs the ONELOVE Mentoring which creates and provides a service to the needs of a family, community, and people.

To learn more about the work that Joe does, visit:

https://creatingchances.org.au/about-creating-chances/

https://www.facebook.com/onelovementoring

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