PODCAST · health
Going Loco
by Going Loco Podcast
Georgia and Amanda, two mates with lived experience coming out the wazoo, talk all things mental health. Because you don’t have to go loco alone.
Episodes
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Episode 34 - New Year - New You
The girls chat all things new year, new you. Where to find us https://www.goinglocopodcast.com/ Going Loco Facebook Going Loco Podcast Lounge - find in Facebook Groups Going Loco Instagram
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Episode 33 - Dropping the Ball
The girls have dropped the ball and they are going to tell you all about it. Where to find us https://www.goinglocopodcast.com/ Going Loco Facebook Going Loco Podcast Lounge - find in Facebook Groups Going Loco Instagram
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Episode 32 - Asking for Help
The girls chat about asking for help. Where to find us https://www.goinglocopodcast.com/ Going Loco Facebook Going Loco Podcast Lounge - find in Facebook Groups Going Loco Instagram
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Episode 31 - Hols and Lols - Breaking Before You Break
The girls chat all things holidays. Where to find us https://www.goinglocopodcast.com/ Going Loco Facebook Going Loco Podcast Lounge - find in Facebook Groups Going Loco Instagram
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Episode 30 - Sarah Goes Loco
This week we are joined by Sarah, Amanda's twin sister, who talks about her experience with postnatal anxiety. Where to find us https://www.goinglocopodcast.com/ Going Loco Facebook Going Loco Podcast Lounge - find in Facebook Groups Going Loco Instagram
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Episode 29 - Work, Work, Work
The girls chat everything work and mental health. Where to find us https://www.goinglocopodcast.com/ Going Loco Facebook Going Loco Podcast Lounge - find in Facebook Groups Going Loco Instagram
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Episode 28 - Simon Goes Loco
In this episode we interview Simon Rinne from the Mindful Men Podcast. Simon Rinne created the Mindful Men Podcast In January 2022 as a way to share his story with mental health; and to encourage other men to pause, reflect and reach out for help if they need it. Simon has also featured on over…
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Episode 27 - Aspirational Consuming
Going Loco is turning one! It's been one whole year of being in your ears! Today we talk all things aspirational consumption - the things you buy for the person you want to be rather than the person you are. Show notes/Where to find us https://www.goinglocopodcast.com/ Going Loco Facebook Going...
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Episode 26 - Teisha Goes Loco
On today's episode we chat to Teisha Rose, the host of the 'Wellbeing Interrupted' podcast, and founder of Hurdle2Hope. For over 25 years, Teisha Rose has been living with chronic illness—first with multiple sclerosis, and then, in 2022, a diagnosis of Stage 4 breast cancer. We discuss all things...
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Episode 24 - Lucy Goes Loco
Lucy Ellis from the 'Therapist in Your Pocket' podcast joins the girls this week to chat all things therapy and mental health. Listen to ‘Therapist in your pocket’ Where to find us https://www.goinglocopodcast.com/ Going Loco Facebook Going Loco Podcast Lounge - find in Facebook Groups Going Loco...
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Episode 23 - Connection Gremlin
The girls chat all things connections. Where to find us https://www.goinglocopodcast.com/ Going Loco Facebook Going Loco Podcast Lounge Going Loco Instagram
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Episode 22 - Ingrid Goes Loco
Ingrid Reiger from the podcast '#Hashtag Death' joins us to discuss all things death. There are two certainties in life: death and taxes. Death may not come on the 30th of June, but it is something from which none of us are immune. So why not talk about it? At '#Hashtag Death', Ingrid is dying to...
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Ep 21 - Boobies and Boundaries
Georgia and Amanda discuss all things boobies and boundaries. Where to find us https://www.goinglocopodcast.com/ Going Loco Facebook Going Loco Podcast Lounge - find in Facebook Groups. Going Loco Instagram
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Episode 20 - Shame
Georgia and Amanda talk all things shame. Agents for Change Podcast https://www.be.org.au/agents-for-change Where to find us https://www.goinglocopodcast.com/ Going Loco Facebook Going Loco Podcast Lounge - find in Facebook Groups Going Loco Instagram
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Episode 19 - Rach Goes Loco
Amanda and Georgia interview Rach about her experience of living with ADHD. Where to find us https://www.goinglocopodcast.com/ Going Loco Facebook Going Loco Podcast Lounge – find in Facebook Groups Going Loco Instagram
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Episode 18 - Carers
Georgia and Amanda explore what it’s like to be a carer. They’ve dragged Amanda’s non-sexual life partner Michelle Willoughby into the fray as the resident expert. Michelle shares her experience as a carer and her work for Neighbourhood Community Houses Victoria. Michelle has lived experience as…
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Episode 17 - Grief
Georgia is angry. And the solution is babybel mini cheese wheels. Amanda got shat on…twice… and is learning new things about the world. We hear from our lovely listeners - the GoLoMoFo! Georgia tries to "out grief" Amanda as they compare body counts. The girls tackle all the f*cked and funny…
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Episode 15 - James Thomas Goes Loco
Georgia and Amanda interview James Thomas about his experience of living with Schizoaffective Disorder. Where to find us https://www.goinglocopodcast.com/ Going Loco Facebook Going Loco Podcast Lounge - find in Facebook Groups Going Loco Instagram
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Episode 14 - Britney Bitches
Amanda and Georgia deep dive into Britney Spears's memoir: The Woman in Me. Where to find us https://www.goinglocopodcast.com/ Going Loco Facebook Going Loco Podcast Lounge - find in Facebook Groups Going Loco Instagram
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Episode 13 - Spinning Out
Georgia and Amanda review Netflix's 'Spinning Out', where the high stakes world of figure skating meets bipolar disorder. Where to find us https://www.goinglocopodcast.com/ Going Loco Facebook Going Loco Podcast Lounge Going Loco Instagram
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Episode 12 - At Home with the Furys
Georgia has coerced Amanda into watching reality TV and Amanda is not impressed. The girls chat all things “At Home with the Furys”. At home with the Furys (Netflix) What the eyes can and can't reveal about bipolar disorder Spinning Out (Netflix) Where to find us https://www.goinglocopodcast.com/...
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Episode 11 - Christmas Cry
The silly season is here. Amanda explains what a Christmas cry is. Georgia feels seen. The girls talk Christmas traditions and how things are getting tense at Georgia’s house. The ghosts of Christmas past lurk and sometimes Christmas can feel like you don't measure up. Georgia talks Christmas…
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Episode 10 - Dorothy Dixer (Q n A)
To celebrate 10 episodes, Amanda and Georgia answer some of your questions. Where to find us https://www.goinglocopodcast.com/ Going Loco Facebook Going Loco Podcast Lounge - find in Facebook Groups Going Loco Instagram
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Episode 9 - Big Pharma
The girls chat about sacks and log splitters. Amanda runs out of meds, has a big night and ends up in dooms town. Amanda discusses the feelings associated with going back on meds. Hey, pharmacists - read the room! Amanda talks about hitting a depressive/anxiety episode, her new meds and costs.…
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Episode 8 - Performing Normal Depression
What goes up must come down. Georgia is depressed and dragging her cold dead corpse around. Georgia and Amanda tackle a kids birthday party and wrangling Georgia's three kids in a suburban shopping centre while Georgia disassociates. One star, Georgia does not recommend. Amanda and Georgia…
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Episode 7 - Sean Goes Loco - Part 2
Today's episode continues on from Part One - and is the second instalment of our interview with Sean Robinson. In this episode Sean chats about his experience with ECT and treatment authorities. We all chat about how suicidal thoughts manifest for us and the support systems that keep us sane....
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Episode 6 - Sean Goes Loco - Part 1
Today's episode is Part One of our first ever recording - an interview with Sean Robinson. In this episode we chat about where it all began for Sean, his first admission into a psych ward, run-ins with the law, drugs both legal and illegal and we answer the age-old question: Was Gary an…
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Episode 5 - Performing Normal (Manic)
Georgia and Amanda catch up for the first time since the pod has been released and discuss how they're feeling. We find out where the love line really is in friendships. Georgia delves a bit deeper into what bipolar and mania is. Amanda and Georgia talk about performing normal and fronting when...
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Episode 4 - Some solutions?
Book Discussion! Amanda and Georgia have read Elfy Scott's new book: The One Thing We've Never Spoken About. The book is an investigation into the failings of Australia's mental healthcare system, grounded in a personal story of a mother daughter relationship. Journalist Elfy Scott grew up in a...
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Episode 3 - You’re the problem!
Georgia and Amanda dive into fictional representations of mental illness, from Jane Eyre to Maid to Silver Linings Playbook. We take on Kanye and ask the question - is being mentally ill an excuse to act like a jackass? Georgia wonders why fictional representations of bipolar nearly always look...
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Episode 2 - Creativity
Amanda and Georgia discuss creative process. Georgia lets herself eat the popcorn. Amanda tricks herself into swimming in the river. But it's fragile guys, so handle with care! We establish that Georgia would run the world if you could bottle 10 per cent manic. And we tackle the tortured artist...
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Episode 1 - Identity
When you have a mental health condition, where does it fit within your identity? Is it front and centre? Lurking in the shadows? Or a pesky backseat driver? Amanda loves a duck and weave when it comes to her diagnosis but admits maybe it's a thing. While Georgia gives you the lowdown on how she...
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