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Bullshit and Bravery
by Sam Owen and Carla Muller.
A rural mental health podcast to help people understand mental health challenges by sharing stories from real people on the land.
Episodes
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The journey so far......
In this episode we chat about our own lives in the last 18 months and how different life is since we dropped episode 1. It feels like only weeks ago we dropped our first episode but in reality, it was 2023. We chat about everything from babies to business and how much life can change in just a…
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Home and Dry. Lizzy Wilding, a view from the dry and the tactics she uses to cope.
In this special episode of Bullshit and Bravery we talk to Lizzy Wilding a Waikato dairy farmer whose farm is currently farming in one of the driest summers her district has ever seen. We talk tactics, how getting off the farm and putting togther a farm team helps her get through the tough times.
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Episode 9. Kane Brisco. Staying fit to Farm or Farming to stay fit.
In the last episode of series two, we catch up with Kane Brisco. Kane is a Taranaki dairy farmer and a recent author of a book called "Tools for the Top Paddock". In which Kane talks about his journey with his mental health and how physical and mental fitness go hand in hand when it comes to...
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Episode 8. Nicki Mackay, building resilience and your own 'war team'
In this episode of Bullshit and Bravery we talk to Nicki Mackay, the Chief People Officer at FMG. She has held a range of roles at FMG, including leading the recovery into Cyclone Gabrielle and Hale. We chat with Nicki about building and looking after teams of people, building your own resilience...
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Episode 7 Patrick Crawshaw, the power of your communities
Patrick Crawshaw and his family farm in Patoka, Hawkes Bay. He also wears many community hats including as Beef+Lamb NZ Councilor and previous NZYF Grand Finalist. We chat about rebuilding after the 2023 Cyclones, the power of asking for help and the benefit of getting stuck into communities and...
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Episode 6. Rachel Lornie mending fences and taking stock.
Rachel Lornie has farming running through her veins. Being raised on a dry stock farm and now dairy farming with her partner and children the land has always been a mainstay. Rachels career has and still does revolve around people, helping find solutions to problems that might need a guiding hand...
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Episode 5 Joel Hensman, designing a life you want
In this episode of B and B we talk to Joel Hensman. Joel is currently a senior farm systems consultant at Perrin Ag. He has worked on farms, in technology, as a farm consultant, a rural banker and a home school teacher. We chat with Joel about how he takes care of his own mental health and how…
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Epidode 4 James Allen. Leading, learning and listening.
In this episode of B and B we talk to James Allen. James is currently the CEO of Agfirst a large primary industries consulting group. He is a Nuffield Scholar, part of the 2023 intake. He is the immediate past Chairperson of the National Agricultural Fieldays and a former Young Farmer of the Year...
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Episode 3. Bart van de Ven. Being proactive and identifying the sweet spot.
Bart van de Ven is a self-proclaimed top 50% farmer, he and his wife Vanessa, and his two children are Herd Owning Share milkers in the Waikato. Bart has never been shy about sharing some of his farming highlights and lowlights on social media. So we talked to him about his story and how he finds...
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Olivia Caldwell. Media, the words we tell ourselves and finding your gift.
Olivia Caldwell has been involved in the media for 16 years across multiple platforms. Originating off a dairy farm in Southland, she has passion for the rural industry and telling the grass roots stories from everyday kiwis. She gives us an insight on everything from how she found her gift…
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Todd Muller. Climbing to the top and realising the view isn't what you thought it would be.
Todd Muller. We talk to Todd about the factors leading into his very public struggles with mental health and his resignation as leader of the National Party in 2020. What lessons he has learnt from growing up in the Bay of Plenty, through to the several primary industry roles he has held to his…
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Episode 6. Series Finale. Al Taylor on PND and creating light during the darkest of times.
In the season finale of Bullshit and Bravery, we catch up with Al Taylor from Overseer Chief Customer Officer at Overseer Ltd. In 2020 Kristin Taylor took her own life after a battle with Post Natal Depression. Al talks to us about what happened during the dark times, how creating Kristins Light...
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Episode 5. Jenna Smith from Quad Bikes to Company Boards.
Jenna Smith CEO of a Māori agribusiness Pouarua, on the Hauraki Plains. Alongside this, she is a current Nuffield Scholar and has several board and advisory roles within the Agri sector. Jenna hasn't always been at the top table, her story is one of courage and the willingness to keep going in...
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Episode 4 . Plants, People and Priorities.
In Episode 4 we have a yarn with Adam Thompson. Adam is the founder of Restore Native. A Native plant nursery in Te Miro near Cambridge. Last year Restore Native won the PINZ Kaitiakitanga/Guardianship & Conservation Award. We chatted with Adam about how he manages his workload. How he resets and...
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Episode 3 . Myfanwy Alexander. Restarting , Reaching out and Recharging.
Myfanwy Alexander is a mum to two teenage girls and a contract milker on 1000 cows in Duntroon. As if that's not enough, to keep her on her toes she's the North Otago Provincial President for Federated Farmers, a member of the SIDE committee, and so much more. We can barely believe we managed to...
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Bullshit and bravery - Julia Jones
Hosts Carla Muller and Sam Owen are joined by Julia Jones to discuss mental wellbeing. Chief Hope Officer at JJ Consulting, Julia is a firecracker who is perpetually electrified by the future's potential. Change is her playground where she empowers others to stride forward with confidence. Julia...
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Bullshit and Banter the journey begins !
Hosts Carla Muller and Sam Owen discuss their journey with mental health. From how it all started, to lessons learnt and sometimes having to cut through the bullshit to be brave enough to seek the help you need.
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A rural mental health podcast to help people understand mental health challenges by sharing stories from real people on the land.
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