Podcast appearances and mentions of Wayne Schwass

Former AFL player and mental health advocate, Wayne Schwass, spoke to Tom Elliott on the topic of mental health in the AFL following Adam Selwood's death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This week Brian and Harrison kick things off by re-hashing some recent family events, talk through some AFL news, as well as some other sporting issues making headlines recently. Next, the boys are joined by AFL legend & mental health advocate, Wayne Schwass. Wayne played 282 games across his illustrious, 14-year AFL career, amassing; 282 games, 3x B&Fs, a premiership (1996), an All-Australian, NMFC Team of the Century and NMFC Hall of Fame. Despite his many great accomplishments on the field, it is Wayne's personal journey with mental health and the work that he is now subsequently doing in the community that is most impactful and admirable to us. As the founder of PukaUp, (a social enterprise dedicated to mental health, emotional wellbeing and suicide prevention) Wayne is starting the conversation and helping to change the narrative and stigma surrounding mental health. This is the most raw, emotional and sentimental conversation we've had on the podcast, not only referencing discussions around mental health broadly but also the sometimes 'complicated' relationship between father and son. We are grateful for Wayne's dedication to his calling, his bravery and his incredible perspective. We're glad he has found his purpose. This episode is brought to you by: Hard Cuddles: Website - hardcuddles.com Instagram - @hard.cuddles Hosts: Brian & Harrison Taylor Guest: Wayne Schwass / Puka Up Produced by Harrison Taylor Audio & Video by Rhino Productions Get in touch with us or see more: Mailbag - lobmailbag@gmail.com Enquiries - harrison@ncmanagement.com.au Instagram - @lifeofbrianpodcast Tiktok - @lifeofbrianpodcast

Welcome to the Energetic Radio podcast, where we bring you inspirational guests who will help you bring fun, energy, and purpose into your lives. In this snippet episode, we feature a conversation with Wayne Schwass, former AFL footballer turned mental health advocate. Wayne shares powerful insights into managing emotions, dealing with stress, and the importance of giving ourselves permission to feel and express our emotions. He challenges societal norms around emotional connection and discusses the tools and strategies he has developed over the years to navigate challenging times. Join us as we dive deep into Wayne's powerful message and learn how to take control of our mental well-being in the face of adversity.

Former AFL footballer Wayne Schwass has spent decades dealing with depression and anxiety, so he knows first-hand the debilitating effects it can have on one's personal and professional life. Today, Wayne's a mental health advocate through his organisation, PukaUp, helping to spread the word and provide support about mental health issues in the workplace. He tells his own story and what can be done to alleviate the difficulties people can have with depression and anxiety. Business Essentials Daily is produced by: SoundCartelsoundcartel.com.au+61 3 9882 8333See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mental Health Awareness Month (October) encourages all of us to think about our mental health and wellbeing. In this episode of On Side, we talk about mental health, the impact and how we can make mental health and wellbeing a priority in sport. We are joined by former ABC sports broadcaster and mental health advocate, Craig Hamilton, and Georgia Ridler, Sport Integrity Australia's consulting Mental Health Advisor. Craig talks about his own mental health battles, which manifested at the peak of his career as he was preparing to be part of the ABC commentary team for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. “It changed my life significantly because I went into hospital with a manic episode and I came out of hospital with a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder and therefore had been diagnosed at that point with a mental illness,” Craig says. “It changed the way I had to live my life and the choices I made, the decisions I made and my lifestyle.” Mental health does not discriminate, he says, and has impacted high-profile sports stars including Wally Lewis, Andrew Johns, Nathan Thompson and Wayne Schwass. “It doesn't matter how good you are, your ability has got nothing to do with it.” He also talks about the release of his documentary The Promise that aims to spark a conversation, an action and a solution for mental health and suicide prevention. Among those featured are sporting legends Wayne Bennett, Tim Tszyu, Paul Harragon and Joe Williams and media personality Jessica Rowe. We also speak to Georgia Ridler, Sport Integrity Australia's consulting Mental Health Advisor. Georgia has been a leader in mental health and sport over the past 20 years and was the Olympic Psychologist for the Tokyo 2020 Games. She says the conversation around mental health in a sporting context is changing. “I think the conversation is certainly open and people may not be getting it perfect yet. We're all human, but I think it's a more open conversation for athletes and staff, which is fantastic, and I think it will only become more open,” she says. She discusses the triggers for athletes, whether it being anxiety from being away from home, travelling, expectations, injuries, as well as the conflicting values in an elite sporting environment, the added distractions an athlete today faces and how to build resilience. Ridler says if a high-performance culture is engrained in the sport, it has benefits in the field of play. “If culture is built well and there is a strong focus on wellbeing, then typically the work is done, particularly if we're focusing on an athlete,” she says. “Typically … if the person feels very supported, that means that then when they go into those high-performance environments, high pressure moments, they can actually just focus on performing in the moment and that's the ideal situation. “That's always the trick of being a high performing athlete at the top. It's a matter of being able to put all of the things into place before that moment of performance and then be able to just focus on what's necessary.”  It is important to look after your mental health and wellbeing and seek support if you need it. If this podcast has triggered you in any way, or if you, or someone you know, is in immediate danger, please call 000, visit your nearest hospital emergency, or call a crisis helpline. You can call: LIFELINE on 13 11 14 or BEYOND BLUE on 1300 224 636.Support the show: https://www.sportintegrity.gov.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're really looking forward to this weeks show, lots to get through, might be a big one!Marko's come in with a scar on his noggin this week, he explains how he got it, and it's a classic example of a bloke in his 50's being dumb. But the scar is not the most interesting thing about the boys appearance today - Ox has brought a cape in, which was given to him by Pistol Pete who listens to the podcast - and Ox decides to do the pod today wearing the cape. But it gets worse - Ox admits to wearing the cape elsewhere. Embarrassing but funny.Marko reckons Ox looks like a bloke out of Puppetry of the Penis, which leads to an inappropriate conversation about the sort of stuff the Puppetry guys do. Ox makes the big claim that Puppetry of the Penis played for Prince (now King) Charles and Camilla.Ox has a Civil Selfishness scenario to do with coffee shops and public holiday surcharges. Marko follows up with a Civil Selfishness scenario of his own, this one is a shocker that you will be horrified by - we decide to get Seb Costello from ACA involved in this one to sort it out.Marko was in Canberra a couple of weeks ago with the great Wayne Schwass, and went to Question Time at Parliament House. He was unimpressed with some of the behaviour that he saw from the pollies - but he was impressed by one person, and he thinks that this could be inspiration for a new role for Ox. Unsurprisingly, Ox reckons he's the bloke for the job. This could be big.Marko remembered that Ox never gave us an update on the darts tournament grand final a month or so back, so he wants a blow by blow description of how the big dance went.In the last fortnight there has been big news on the Allens Lolly decision to shut down Fantales. Ox isn't happy about it, and wants to know what Marko and the family are doing about it. Marko reckons Fantales and Minties are the two most dangerous lollies in the world.We've had a lot of feedback this past week on the show, and there is some feedback on Marko's shandy fixation - Ox gives the results of a poll that he put out on Twitter on who drinks shandys, it doesn't come out well for Marko. Plenty of other feedback, keep it coming the boys love it.Ox reveals that he reckons he could be on Neighbours and that Toadie can't act - he wishes he was on the episode where Scott married Charlene, acting the role of Scott.And we get the results of the poll on how you position your 6 O'Clock. Ox and Marko are amazed at the results.Marks probation is over, following his 2-week ban for stealing jokes from Kevin Bloody Wilson, so he can do the joke this week. His first one average, his next one not bad, but his third one very funny.Follow a Couple of Blokes, Couple of Beers and get involved with the show on social media here: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. We'd love you to subscribe, rate and review the podcast - and if you feel like helping out a couple of mates, tell a friend about the podcast and help spread the word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AFL great and mental health advocate, Wayne Schwass, is passionate about good physical and emotional health and urges Australians to tackle the difficult conversations.  After years of struggling with depression silently, Wayne confronted the condition head-on and has gone on to launch PukaUp.  In 2019, after a routine screening test, Wayne was diagnosed with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), a bowel disease that usually affects younger Australians.  Wayne and Stephanie talk about the need to normalise bowel health, the importance of open dialogue and good communication with your medical team and how the bowel screening test potentially saved him from bowel cancer.

North Melbourne coach David Noble is reportedly parting ways with the Kangaroos after a horrid time in charge of the struggling club

Former AFL Legend for Nth Melbourne and Sydney Wayne Schwass is here tonight to talk Mental Health and Wellbeing from 7.30PM at Mildura Football & Netball Club Function Centre. Free Event, tickets at Eventbrite. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former Kangaroo is as passionate as ever about his club. Amid a coaching crisis and fresh speculation (again) about a move to Tassie, he gives his take.

Footy's back and so is our AFL loving guru Wayne Schwass, Lu copped a blow to her hip pocket at a weekend birthday celebration, Al hosted a pop up game show over the weekend where someone thought they'd come out as a massive winner and on top of all that we find out what to expect for this Sunday's Jinderra swap meet! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 2021 road season is now over, and Matt and Simon reflect on the ten months of intense and spectacular racing we all enjoyed. They also reveal who was their favourite riders of the season.Matt took the time to chat with Amanda Spratt and discuss her recovery. He also caught up with former AFL player Wayne Schwass to discuss mental health and suicide prevention.Thank you for listening to the podcast in 2021, and we are looking forward to being back in January!This episode of Cycling Insights is brought to you by Drops + Hoods.Drops + Hoods is an innovative multi-day, multi-discipline and multi-distance cycling event. The inaugural edition will take place in the Snowy Mountains from the 1st to the 4th of December 2022.For more information and to register, visit www.dropsandhoods.com.

Wayne Schwass has lived an extraordinary life. During his 14-year AFL career, Wayne played 282 games, won three best & fairest awards, was an all-Australian, and a premiership player. But behind all of these accolades, Wayne lived with obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, anxiety and suicidal ideations. In this week's episode of Behind the Uniform, Wayne talks about how the cultures and attitudes of Australia in the 80s and 90s led him to believe that mental illness was only something that occurred in people from social disadvantage, and he refused to accept his own diagnosis, let alone share how he was feeling with others. Wayne also discusses why it's so important to have the communication skills and self-awareness to better understand and improve your own mental health & wellbeing. Through Wayne's personal journey and relationship with mental wellbeing, he created PukaUp - a social enterprise which aims to end suicide in Australia. This episode is full of wisdom, passion and hope. We learnt so much from Wayne and we have no doubt that you will too!

The former North Melbourne and Sydney Swans great remisnisces about his childhood, school years, and talks candidly about his battles with depression and the amazing work he has done on that front. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Getting Wilosophical with Luke DarcyLuke Darcy is a former Australian rules footballer and current radio and television presenter covering AFL. Luke and Wil chat about the Darcy family's history with AFL, his time playing for the Western Bulldogs, and moving into the media after his playing career. Luke's new podcast ‘Empowering Leaders' is available now via LiSTNR.YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:WILOSOPHY with Neroli MeadowsWILOSOPHY with Wayne Schwass

WELCOME TO SEASON FOUR! We are kicking it off with a huge episode. I sat down with AFL legend Wayne Schwass to discuss the Mental Health Pandemic plaguing our country. Wayne has a deep & evident passion for creating change and ridding the country of Suicide through his organisation PUKA UP. The Puka Up Movement Normalise conversations around mental health, and celebrate human engagement. We Believe wellbeing comes first, always. You can find more information on Puka ups work at pukaup.com

Are you living your best life and what is your truth? In this very special episode, wellness and self-development educator, author and the host and podcast producer of A Life of Greatness, Sarah Grynberg, is interviewed by former AFL legend and mental health advocate Wayne Schwass. Together in this inspiring conversation they discuss Sarah's journey, the importance of knowing who you are, discovering your truth, the rituals of greatness, and how to use your voice to create greater good in the world. Whether you're still navigating your identity or searching for your path, this conversation will help you cultivate your purpose, elevate your mindset and help you rediscover your dreams with unstoppable force and love.   Follow Sarah for more wisdom and inspiration: Instagram: instagram.com/alifeofgreatnesspodcast Website: https://sarahgrynberg.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/sarahgrynberg Twitter: twitter.com/sarahgrynberg YouTube: youtube.com/sarahgrynberg See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests today were western Bulldogs player Tom Liberatore, Wallaby Andrew Kellaway, Wayne Schwass, Brett Phillips with the latest from Wimbledon and Thursday Thestimonial with Gary Ayres speaks about former Cat Paul Lynch.

TAC ambassador Wayne Schwass is going around Vic to local footy clubs.

A huge day with the announcement of the coaching succession at Hawthorn. CEO Justin Reeves and Michael Gleeson from The Age joined us. Wayne Schwass and Brett Phillips were also on the show

With Triple M's No Talk Day tomorrow, footy champ and Puka Up founder Wayne Schwass gives us some advice on how to start those important discussions around mental health.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show today Melbourne United and Boomer Jock Landale, Northern Bullants coach Josh Fraser, former North Melbourne and Sydney star Wayne Schwass, Brett Phillips with a Wimbledon update and the boss Hutchy to chat United's NBL success plus Tuesday Turntable featuring the Rolling Stones

Former North Melbourne and Sydney champion Wayne Schwass joined the boys to chat about his tour of local footy clubs for the TAC

North Melbourne and Sydney champion Wayne Schwass spoke to Sam and Jules as part of an initiative with TAC.

Guests today were Melbourne United star Chris Goulding, Melbourne City goalkeeper Tom Glover and North Melbourne and Sydney champion Wayne Schwass.

Wayne Schwass gives us his footy tips and catches Matt out in a fib... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lu and Matt for Breakfast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Neroli Meadows and Wayne Schwass in the studio, and former Tiger Michael Roach. Plus we review Richmond's win over Carlton, and get listeners' early thoughts on the substitute.

Neroli and Wayne joined Garry and Tim in the studio on Friday morning.

Steve grew up without a father figure in his life... All he wanted was to be there for his kids when he had them but slowly he was becoming more distant with them. Despite trying to learn what not to do from his own dad, he was following in his foot steps. It was when he was watching the video from Wayne Schwass at the late Danny Frawley's funeral that something clicked in him. Steve went for a walk and had uncontrollable tears going on... Steve felt like Wayne was talking to him and knew he had to change. The path of destruction Steve was going down was one which looked like a grim ending, but in that moment he had a choice. 1. Keep up the coping mechanisms and lose touch with his kids or 2. Ask for help.... Steve asked for help and you can listen to how here.As mentioned above- here is the link to the video with Wayne Schwass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnhvd5i_r3A Steve White's business https://www.facebook.com/Journeyman-Coaching-101803165130562 https://www.instagram.com/steve_journeymancoaching/ If you want to help support this podcast, please jump on to the PSV shop and buy some merch... all money goes back in to the podcasts or is given to charities. https://powerstrengthvulnerability.com.au/shop/If you are in need of some help, please reach out to Steve.Thanks to MyndFit who help people to become mentally fitter, stronger & healthier by training the mind to think differently. It is a proactive approach to reducing mental health issues like depression, anxiety and underlying stress, therefore increasing overall health & wellbeing.https://www.myndfit.com.au/

Former AFL footballer Wayne Schwass has spent decades dealing with depression and anxiety, so he knows first-hand the debilitating effects it can have on one's personal and professional life. Today, Wayne's a mental health advocate through his organisation, PukaUp, helping to spread the word and provide support about mental health issues in the workplace. He tells his own story and what can be done to alleviate the difficulties people can have with depression and anxiety. Business Essentials Daily is produced by: SoundCartel soundcartel.com.au +61 3 9882 8333 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Schwatta joined Sammy on Mental Health week to talk about what his enterprise PukaUp is doing to help out.

Wayne Schwass joined Kymbo & the Rooch during World Mental Health Week to discuss the Importance of men's mental health and Puka Up's new partnership with Eharmony

The boys were joined by Adelaide Crows newly appointed Chairman, John Olsen, Wayne Schwass for World Mental Health Week and Adelaide Footy League CEO, John Kernahan

Luke Grant speaks with Wayne Schwass, former North Melbourne & Sydney Swans AFL legend and mental health warrior, who along with his charity PukaUp has teamed with eharmony to shine a light on men’s mental health issues as we head into World Mental Health week tomorrow.   According to new research from relationship experts at eharmony, more than half (55%) of Aussie males feel the need to hide mental health issues from their partners, while a similar number (54%) feel pressured to be their family’s financial provider.   When it comes to talking about matters of the mind and heart, Aussie blokes remain resolutely tight-lipped.  Ironically, this lack of communication often intensifies emotional struggles, and is likely to be a contributing factor to the one in eight men battling depression and mental health issues each year.   Mr Schwass, the founder of PukaUp, has openly shared his own experiences with depression in the past which culminated in him ‘lying, hiding and pretending’ he was happy for 12 long years.   “While disappointed, I’m not at all surprised by eharmony’s findings which illustrate that over half of men still hide difficult feelings from their partners, and many feel they have to find their own ways to deal with things, rather than talk things through with their loved ones or mates”, he says.   “When I had despairing feelings, I certainly felt as a man I had to contain them to some extent. But the problem is if you don’t talk to people when you’re down, things build up even more creating huge emotional isolation and disconnection. Over time, this sequence of events can actually be quite dangerous.”   “That’s why I’ve taken my own experience to look at how it can help others. At PukaUp we are creating genuine and authentic conversations around mental health and emotional wellbeing– we tackle tough topics and offer resources to help build the conversational tools that might seem difficult at first but will actually help so much more in the long run.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AFL Legend talks about his playing career and his work in mental health

Wayne Schwass joined the show on Manning Up Day, one year on from Danny Frawley's passing.

Wayne Schwass talks about the toll on mental health during the Covid pandemic and reflects on 12 months since the passing of AFL great Danny Frawley.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Lu and Matt for Breakfast See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

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Wayne Schwass is a respected AFL and VFL legend playing 282 games with North Melbourne and the Sydney Swans Football Clubs. In 2006, he announced he had suffered depression for more than ten of his fourteen-year playing career. Since his retirement in 2002 has become one of the country's leading mental health advocates culminating in the creation of his new social enterprise, PukaUp "Pukka" is a Hindi word which means authentic and genuine. Having authentic and honest conversations about mental health and emotional well-being helps to normalise these types of conditions, and that's precisely what we do in this weeks chat. Wayne is passionately committed to the issues of suicide prevention, mental health, emotional wellbeing and normalising these important conversations. He believes in the value and benefits of creating authentic and genuine conversations about mental health, emotional wellbeing and suicide prevention and making them available to every person living in Australia. https://www.pukaup.com/

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Former AFL footballer Wayne Schwass has spent decades dealing with depression and anxiety and so he knows first-hand the debilitating effects it can have on one's personal and professional life. Today, Wayne's a mental health advocate through his organisation, PukaUp, helping to spread the word and provide support about mental health issues in the workplace. He tells his own story and what can be done to alleviate the difficulties people can have with depression and anxiety. Business Essentials Daily is produced by: SoundCartelsoundcartel.com.au+61 3 9882 8333See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Episode #8 of The Hope Initiative with Nic Holt.Puka translates from Indian to English as, Genuine and Authentic. That is what this conversation entails with a good friend of mine, Nic Holt.Holty and I have been mates since I was a teenager, he was my under 18's coach in soccer and throughout the years he's had a great impact on my life. I really appreciated this conversation with him and hope you find the time to enjoy it!SHOW NOTESPuka UpPuka Up DocumentaryWhitehorse UnitedSPREAD THE HOPE!If you enjoyed this episode, I would love for you to share it with your friends and family, or even with a stranger in the street. Take a screenshot, send them a link, share it on your Insta story. Whatever your method, I'd appreciate you sharing the madness goodness. And most importantly, let the guest know! For most of my guests, it's likely their first ever podcast, so reach out, tell them what section of them talking tickled your brain. It means a lot.Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts so you don't miss an episode, and if you could leave a positive review, that certainly helps us find the others.QUESTIONS?For me or a guest via the weekly question, you can do so via this link.Thanks so much for listening and reading. Now go out and keep creating

Wayne Schwass is one of the most highly rated performers in the AFL history, playing 282 AFL games over 14 years with the North Melbourne Football Club (1988-1997) and the Sydney Swans (1998-2002). Founder of The Sunrise Foundation, Wayne is a versatile, motivating and inspirational speaker. Born in New Zealand, Schwass moved to Warrnambool in Victoria at the age of 3 where he began playing Australian Rules before being recruited by VFL club, Kangaroos. During his 14 year career Wayne won 3 Club Best & Fairest awards, was an All Australian, 3 x State Representative, 1996 Premiership player, 1995 Night Premiership Player, Morrish Medallist (VFL U/19 Best & Fairest), AFL Life Membership and North Melbourne Life Membership. Wayne retired from AFL Football in June 2002. Wayne has since forged a name for himself as a highly respected AFL Broadcaster on TV, radio and online with AFL.com, AFL Live, Triple M Footy and AFL Central- hosting such shows as Off The Bench TV, Footy Feast and calling AF on the AFL Live. The 2016 season will see Wayne return to the commentary team at Triple M and talking all things footy with PRIME7's Off The Bench TV. In 2007 Wayne became the face of the AFL Coke Zero Dream Team website and a co-presenter on the AFL's online game preview show Saturday Central as well as the AFL's online review show The Final Siren both on AFL.com. Wayne is also the Founder of ‘The Sunrise Foundation', an organisation he created after becoming one of the first AFL footballers to openly speak out about his battle with depression. Though no longer operating, the Sunrise Foundation was created to develop and deliver purpose built preventative education programs addressing depression for young people aged between 12-24 with a particular focus in the education system, athletes from all sports across all levels including the elite and rural Australia Wayne's vast experience from being an AFL player to media personality, from the private sector to establishing the Sunrise Foundation has also developed him into a versatile and motivating Keynote Speaker and MC.Puka Up is a new social enterprise founded by one of Australia's leading mental health advocates, Wayne Schwass. - pukaup.com- https://twitter.com/wayneschwass?lang=enPlease do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram, Twitter or via email mark@vudream.comHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/