We’re People Like You

Peta Antonette Rolfe is like you

In the final episode of season one of People Like You, host Cam Solnordal sits down with Peta Antonette Rolfe to explore what it was like growing up in rural Australia in the 1980s as a young person navigating their gender identity. Peta, a proud member of the SANE Australia Peer Support Worker team, shares their powerful journey and highlights how lived experience can become a remarkable superpower.

Shazi Sheppard is like you

Cam sits down for a hopeful and honest conversation with Lived Experience Ambassador Shazi Sheppard, who shares her journey and demystifies dissociative identity disorder (DID). Shazi, an award-winning Mental Health Advocate, brings her authentic self and a wealth of insight to this inspiring discussion.

Anu Dhingra is like you

Cam talks with SANE's Manager of Peer Led Recovery Programs Anu Dhingra who is a lived experience leader who has been working in the mental health not for profit sector for over eight years. His own lived experience of mental ill health distress, trauma and recovery has led him to develop a passion for improving mental health service outcomes, be a voice and advocate for those that cannot speak on their own behalf.

Ash Paraskevas is like you

Cam talks with mental health and self love advocate, Ash Paraskevas. Ash is all about empowering individuals to live their best life, no matter what hurdles they may encounter. Along the way, she shares her personal journey of overcoming mental health battles and developing her self confidence, self acceptance and self worth. She is a woman who speaks her truth, doesn't suppress the scary sides of life, has openly recovered from an eating disorder, and who shares her life experiences with her community online in hopes of breaking taboos, stigmas and creating humility in a space where it can feel the complete opposite.

Dean Duncan is like you

In this episode, host Cam Solnordal talks with Dean Duncan, a proud Aboriginal man of the Kamilaroi people of Northwest NSW and Board Director at SANE. Dean opens up about his experience with PTSD and his service with the Australian Army. This episode will cover racism, mental health challenges, and Dean’s path to recovery through helping others. This is a powerful story of resilience, self discovery, and the importance of mental health support in Aboriginal communities.