Mate Helping Mate

Author: John Harper

Mate Helping Mate is a guide to mental health and mateship in the Australian bush. Youll hear of the simple strategies ordinary farmers and rural people have used to build resilience when struggling in rural and remote communities. With big-hearted guests and their colourful yarns and real lived experience, its a must for anyone in the bush and even those in the big smoke.
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Genres: Health & Fitness, Mental Health

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21. Bush-Baked Conversations: Opening doors and mental health conversations in Coleambally
Thursday, 16 May, 2024

This week's episode brings our bush-baked conversations tour to a close. For this ep we wrangled locals Pete Sinclair and Joe Briggs to kick off conversations with john. Our speakers come in with their hearts on their sleeve as they delve into struggles with addiction and how adopting good habits and the support of loved ones, helped foster a positive path forward. Pete encourages us to not ever have empty hands; ensure you fill your life with something and don't let it be empty. Our mate Chris reinforces the idea to not dwell on what's in the rearview mirror and to keep trucking on forward and kicking up the dust. We also go into the importance of paying this support forward - accepting help is just as important as passing that help onto another when you can see them struggling. In helping others, we help ourselves. We are grateful to all that came along and contributed to the conversation, chiming in and relaying their own experiences as they related to the speakers. A big shout out to John Harper for putting his heart and soul into this important work and getting us on the road. Thank you again to The Department of Primary Industries and their Farm Business Resilience Program who have gotten behind the podcast. We are stoked to bring you this episode and look forward to hearing your thoughts! ****The advice in this podcast is of a general nature, and not an excuse for not seeing your GP or medical professional. There’s some handy links over at the Mate helping Mate website to learn more about resources you can access. If you need to talk to someone right now give Lifeline a call on 13 11 14.