Let’s Check In Podcast

Bouncing Back with farmer and mental health advocate, Marc Gascoigne

Marc Gascoigne runs a successful 150-hectare, 450-cow dairy farm in central Waikato, South of Cambridge in the upper North Island of New Zealand.   Seven years ago, Marc had a panic attack that jolted him into realising he needed help. After overcoming his own mental health struggles, he has gone on to become a facilitator with the Rural Support Trust and is a key ambassador for the organisation Farmstrong - advocating for better mental health and self care for farmers. In this episode you’ll learn:   * How finding the courage to speak truthfully builds authentic connection * How embracing vulnerability can improve overall happiness * Key preventative measures to manage personal wellbeing * How to manage uncertainty   Want to find out more? You can also check in with Suzie and the Let’s Check In Podcast Team on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/letscheckinpodcast/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090510755379], LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/let-s-check-in-podcast/?viewAsMember=true] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@lets.check.in.pod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc]. Learn more about work with Farmstrong [https://farmstrong.co.nz/]and Rural Support Trust [https://www.rural-support.org.nz/].

The IVF roller coaster with Associate Professor, Kate Stern, OA

Do you have a loved one who’s faced IVF? Or maybe you have struggled with trying to conceive yourself.    How fortunate we are to have exceptional specialists like A/Professor Kate Stern providing and leading world class health care to people who so importantly need her expertise.    In this episode you’ll learn:   * How to work through the challenges of the IVF rollercoaster * How to best support loved ones on their fertility journey * How patients with disease navigate their fertility future * How to create agency in a time of uncertainty  * Where to start with processing an emotionally taxing and demanding job   Want to find out more? You can also check in with Suzie and the Let’s Check In Podcast Team on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/letscheckinpodcast/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090510755379], LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/let-s-check-in-podcast/?viewAsMember=true] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@lets.check.in.pod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc]. Learn more about Kate’s work here [https://www.instagram.com/suite3_fertility/] on Instagram.

How to find happiness in nature with 2020 Australian of the Year, Josephine Jones (Part 2)

Balancing our wellbeing can be tricky at times as we manage the various demands and responsibilities that we have in everyday life. Shutting down our computers, putting down our phones and getting out into nature can help us process the world around us, restore our minds and mitigate our stress.   Josephine Jones, OAM understands the value that nature provides to ground ourselves and advocates for helping people change the way we treat our coastlines.    In this episode you’ll learn: * How to ground yourself in nature * How to increase positive psychological capital * The role nature can play in healing  * How to respect our land * Why we all have a responsibility to care Want to find out more?   You can head to the Let’s Check In Podcast website [https://www.letscheckinpodcast.com/].   You can also check in with Suzie and the Let’s Check In Podcast team on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/letscheckinpodcast/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/people/Lets-Check-In-Podcast/100090510755379/], LinkedIn and Tik Tok [https://www.tiktok.com/@letscheckinpodcast]. Learn more about Josie’s by following her on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sharejosie/].

How to set boundaries and build self esteem with 2020 Australian of the Year, Josephine Jones (Part One)

When we lack self-esteem, boundaries can get blurry and difficult to navigate.  Setting boundaries helps us make sense of what is and what isn’t okay. Without them, our mental health and wellbeing can be put at risk.    Josephine Jones, OAM, Environmental Advocate and 2020 Australian of the Year is not your average environmental advocate and neither is her story.    On this episode of the Let’s Check In Podcast, your host, Suzie McErvale [https://au.linkedin.com/in/suzie-mcervale], finds out about how Josie learnt to set boundaries and build self-esteem after traumatic life events and why she commits to helping people change the way people treat our coastlines.    In this episode you’ll learn: * How adversity can overcome traumatic life events * About the link between boundaries and self-esteem   * How to make real changes in behaviour towards littering on our coastline * How to find happiness in nature Want to find out more?   You can head to the Let’s Check In Podcast website [https://www.letscheckinpodcast.com/]. You can also check in with Suzie and the Let’s Check In Podcast team on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/letscheckinpodcast/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/people/Lets-Check-In-Podcast/100090510755379/], LinkedIn and Tik Tok [https://www.tiktok.com/@letscheckinpodcast].

How to trick your brain into not fearing pain with Dr Hayley Leake

Do you suffer from pain or know someone who lives with chronic discomfort? What steps can we take to trick our brain into not fearing the toll of pain?      How fortunate we are to have experts like Dr Hayley Leake, pain research Fellow, physiotherapist and winner of Survivor Australia, Season 6, who can help us unravel what pain is and how we overcome fearing its impact.   In this episode you’ll learn:   * What happens when we feel pain * How our thoughts and feelings impact the pain we feel  * How Hayley’s pain research helped her become the last standing Australia, Season 6 Survivor  * How to trick your brain into not fearing pain   Want to find out more? You can also check in with Suzie and the Let’s Check In Podcast Team on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/letscheckinpodcast/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090510755379], LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/let-s-check-in-podcast/?viewAsMember=true] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@lets.check.in.pod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc].