On this special episode of the podcast I'm joined by former English football player, Rio Ferdinand. As you’ll hear in our conversation, Rio has long been a fierce advocate for mental health, busting the toxic culture in football and penning a heartfelt memoir following the death of his wife, Rebecca, in 2015.

Rio is continuing that work through a partnership with WeAre8, a new social media platform with a charity focus, that comes with a zero tolerance for hate. As part of that collaboration, Rio is set to head back to Australia this month to champion their message.

In our chat, I ask Rio about how he’s personally dealt with disappointment and pressure during his years playing for Manchester United and the English national team, and why he now feels compelled to change the culture of sport and social media.

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An icon of the 90s and 00s, Fabio Lanzoni [yes, THE Fabio] made his name as a romance novel cover star, model and spokesman, however his greatest achievement has been an ongoing sense of youth and happiness.
Fabio shares his secrets to longevity, clears up rumours that he sleeps in a hyperbaric chamber, how he maintains those luscious locks and how he's parlayed a decades-long career into his dream life by unlocking balance.

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Jacinta McDonell is an icon in the Australian health and wellness industry, rising to fame when she co-founded Anytime Fitness in Australia in 2008 with her brother. Since then she has gone on to become the Founder of W1LL and the Board Director and Founder of A Founders Path.

Giving back to the community is imperative to Jacinta, and lead her to founding the Human Kind Project which has raised over $2 million enabling businesses to build brand equity while creating social change.

The accolades have deservedly followed. Jacinta was inducted into the Fitness Hall of Honour and has been a Telstra business woman finalist. She’s even received the call up to Necker Island with Sir Richard Branson.

Jacinta’s success stems from a deep empathy, something she believes is key in building and scaling a business.

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On this episode of the podcast I chat to Professor Henry Brodaty, the co-director of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. CHeBA's mission is to enhance the evidence base in relation to the prevention, early detection and treatment of age related disorders in particular brain diseases, and to improve the health care of individuals affected by brain diseases such as dementia.

In this chat Professor Brodaty goes deep. It’s an extremely intellectual conversation but he explains exactly what dementia is, how it forms and what steps we can take to avoid developing it and to slow our own cognitive decline. Sit back and enjoy this literal brain food, courtesy of the University of New South Wales and CHeBA.

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Living through back-to-back historic events can be truly exhausting, yet existing in an era of 'firsts' can have it's benefits; case and point, new rom com Bros from the brain of comedic force Billy Eichner.

For those who haven’t read about the film, Bros is the first film backed by a major movie studio to be written by a gay man, about a gay couple, with a predominantly LGBT+ cast.

On this episode of the podcast, the first of our fourth season (!!), I sat down with the star of Bros, Luke Macfarlane, to discuss the impact of representation, and lack thereof, in media today.

Luke himself has been a pioneer for LGBT+ actors, coming out in 2008 while staring on the hit TV show Brothers and Sisters. It’s been a long 14 years since, but he’s finally a leading man in major motion picture – and he has absolutely crushed it.

Bros is a laugh-a-minute, cry-a-half-hour hit, edging your emotions without ever forgetting it's primary goal, to make you laugh.

In our chat, Luke shares a little bit about his own personal journey in getting to this point in his career, what he hopes the world takes away from this ambitious project, and the harmful toll cultures surrounding body image can present.

Bros is in cinemas now, and as always, if you enjoyed this episode, please don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe and tell your friends to have a listen.

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From child phenom to the most successful Australian snowboarder of all time, Scotty James’ ascent has been nothing short of magical.

Scotty is a triple Winter Olympian (he won bronze in Pyeongchang in 2018), a three-time world champion, a three-time X Games gold medallist, a US Open champion, and was ranked #1 in the world after a formidable 2019 season. He's now months away from competing at his fourth Games in Beijing early next year.

Introduced to snowboarding at age two, Scotty quickly grew fond of the sport and by 13 was traversing the globe, claiming victory on the junior world tour, and standing atop the podium at both the US and European Opens.

We spoke to Scotty over Zoom from his current training base in London about his preparation for 2022, his roots, his goals and the impacts of global warming on the sport he loves.

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In a very special episode, we're joined by Chantelle Otten, an award-winning psychosexologist who is bravely and necessarily smashing taboos around sexual health. Chantelle presents a well-overdue, inclusive and meticulous approach to all things sex, body image and relationships.

We spoke over zoom on the release of Chantelle's new book, The Sex Ed You Never Had, and nothing is off limits - from the impact of communication to intimacy, sexual identity, sex myths and her refreshing approach to education.

Chantelle also took the time to answer some listener questions about post-pandemic sex life, so stay tuned to final minutes.

For more Chantelle you can pick up her new book from all good book stores, follow her on Instagram for sex-positive tips and messaging [@chantelle_otten_sexologist], or listen to her bedroom Spotify playlist here.

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Reuben Styles is no stranger to Australian music fans, as one half global hit-making duo Peking Duk. Reuben has recently launched his own solo project You’re Only Great Always. (Y.O.G.A).

It’s an extremely personal solo project from Reuben, anchored by a universal vision of creating open and safe conversations around mental health. Born from personal tragedy and a desire to further the conversation around mental health, The EP was released in September, to align with Suicide Prevention Month and the Mullets For Mental Health campaign. And yes, Reuben has a legendary mullet.

The project has not only allowed Reuben to explore new topics through music, but to explore an exciting new sounds outside of Peking Duk. For more Reuben, jump onto your favourite streaming service and check out his new EP, You’re Only Great Always.

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