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Mark MI words
by Mark Brosnan
Turning awareness into UNDERSTANDING! Conversations about the day-to-day struggles faced by people with mental illness.
Episodes
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Still Here: a message for Anyone Who Thinks They'll Never Make It | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of depression, suicidal ideation, and mental health struggles. When your own mind is telling you that you're not good enough, it can be hard to see how far you've come. In this raw and deeply personal episode, Mark explores the hidden battle of...
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Still Here: a message for Anyone Who Thinks They'll Never Make It | Mark MI Words
Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of depression, suicidal ideation, and mental health struggles. When your own mind is telling you that you're not good enough, it can be hard to see how far you've come. In this raw and deeply personal episode, Mark explores the hidden battle of...
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Mental illness and the Holocaust | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
The first victims of the Holocaust were the disabled and the mentally ill. If I lived in nazi Germany I would have had to wear an inverted black triangle. If we allow unchecked hatred for one group of people (the Jews) then who is next. This is not an existential thought problem, it is history. I...
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Mental illness and the Holocaust | Mark MI Words
The first victims of the Holocaust were the disabled and the mentally ill. If i lived in nazi Germany I would have had to wear an inverted black triangle. If we allow unchecked hatred for one group of people (the Jews) then who is next. This is not an existential thought problem, it is history. I...
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SHAME and mental illness - with Merey | Mark MI Words
What happens when a conversation about mental health is met with the words, “Shame on you”? In this powerful episode, Mark is joined by his wife, Mary, for an honest discussion about mental illness, caregiving, parenting, stigma, and the courage it takes to speak openly. Together, they explore…
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SHAME and mental illness - with Merey | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
SHAME and mental illness - with Merey | Mark MI Words What happens when a conversation about mental health is met with the words, “Shame on you”? In this powerful episode, Mark is joined by his wife, Mary, for an honest discussion about mental illness, caregiving, parenting, stigma, and the…
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Tales of the BUMWIPER | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
Tales of the BUMWIPER | Mark MI Words📚 GET THE BOOK https://www.amazon.com.au/stores/Mark-Brosnan/author/B0B5RRFY4F/allbooks👍 Like | 💬 Comment | 🔁 Share | 🔔 Subscribe for more stories about trauma, resilience, personal growth, recovery, and finding the courage to tell your truth.What would…
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Tales Of The BUMWIPER | Mark MI Words
What would you do if you woke up tomorrow and the last ten years of your life had simply vanished? Your family were strangers. Your home was unfamiliar. The country you lived in made no sense. And the last thing you remembered was hiding for your life during a genocide. That's exactly what…
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Shame is a choice - Understanding Shame, Mental Illness, and the Power of Self‑Acceptance | Full Episode VIDEO | Mark MI Words
What does shame stop you from doing? Have you ever felt ashamed of a condition you didn’t choose? Comment below with your experience — your story may help someone else. Share this episode with someone who needs to hear they’re not alone. Shame is powerful, insidious, and often invisible —...
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Shame is a choice - Understanding Shame, Mental Illness, and the Power of Self‑Acceptance | Full Episode | Mark MI Words
What does shame stop you from doing? Have you ever felt ashamed of a condition you didn’t choose? Comment below with your experience — your story may help someone else. Share this episode with someone who needs to hear they’re not alone. Shame is powerful, insidious, and often invisible —...
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Daughter - Ask Me Anything | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
This is one of the hardest conversations I’ve ever put behind a microphone. My daughter came to me with questions — real ones, heavy ones — and there was nowhere to hide from them. So we sat down, we opened the door to all of it, and we went exactly where the truth took us. Let’s dive in, and...
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Daughter - Ask Me Anything | Mark MI Words
I tried something different: Lisa and Scott Brearley from Soulmates and Suitcases reached out, so I decided to switch roles and be the one answering the questions. I really enjoyed speaking with Lisa and Scott. The conversation was deeply meaningful to me. If you want to hear me answer the...
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Father and daughter talk suicide | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
There are conversations that scrape at old wounds, and then there are the ones that open them. Talking about suicide — your own, your child’s, your family’s — is one of the hardest things a parent can ever sit through. In this episode, my daughter Mikayla returns to Mark My Words to walk with me...
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Father and daughter talk suicide | Mark MI Words
There are conversations that scrape at old wounds, and then there are the ones that open them. Talking about suicide — your own, your child’s, your family’s — is one of the hardest things a parent can ever sit through. In this episode, my daughter Mikayla returns to Mark My Words to walk with me...
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father and daughter talk mental illness and addiction | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
father and daughter talk mental illness and addiction | Mark MI Words You could be thinking that as an interviewer who has done over 500 interviews on live radio, spoken in front of thousands of people and also done 350 podcast episodes - that I wouldn't really get nervous before I do an…
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father and daughter talk mental illness and addiction | Mark MI Words
You could be thinking that as an interviewer who has done over 500 interviews on live radio, spoken in front of thousands of people and also done 350 podcast episodes - that I wouldn't really get nervous before I do an interview. Normally you'd be correct - but not today. Today my guest is my own...
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BUMWIPER why it took 20 years to write | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
All books take a lot of time and effort to write. But how can it possibly 20 years from start to finish? When you put trauma on the table — real trauma — and add a CPTSD diagnosis, the delay makes sense. I had to get steady enough to face what the writing was dredging up. The truth is, when I...
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BUMWIPER why it took 20 years to write | Mark MI Words
All books take a lot of time and effort to write. But how can it possibly 20 years from start to finish? When you put trauma on the table — real trauma — and add a CPTSD diagnosis, the delay makes sense. I had to get steady enough to face what the writing was dredging up. The truth is, when I...
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Suicide - the Uncomfortable Truth - the Pain Lives On | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
The saddest truth about suicide is the one truth that people who succeed in taking their own life can never know... The pain of their death will live on in those left behind- forever. Their death will not end the pian. It lives on in those left behind as frustration, anger, sadness and above all...
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Suicide - the Uncomfortable Truth - the Pain Lives On | Mark MI Words
The saddest truth about suicide is the one truth that people who succeed in taking their own life can never know... The pain of their death will live on in those left behind- forever. Their death will not end the pian. It lives on in those left behind as frustration, anger, sadness and above all...
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OCD, Grief, and Still Searching with David B Gourgues | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
As men, we have often been trained to try to ignore the pain of grief, the scars of a battle with cancer, the trauma of our own mental illness, and to never ask the big questions. David B Gourgues is a man who is determined to undermine and challenge these thought processes. He is facing his…
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OCD, Grief, and Still Searching with David B Gourgues | Mark MI Words
As men, we have often been trained to try to ignore the pain of grief, the scars of a battle with cancer, the trauma of our own mental illness, and to never ask the big questions. David B Gourgues is a man who is determined to undermine and challenge these thought processes. He is facing his…
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Suicide! Is it too soon to laugh about it? -with Frank King | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
What does stand-up comedy and suicide have in common you might ask? You may answer that only a lunatic would do it! Today I ask my guest, comedian and suicide‑prevention advocate Frank King, to explain how his two seemingly unrelated careers—professional stand‑up comedy and suicide‑prevention...
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Suicide! Is it too soon to laugh about it? -with Frank King | Mark MI Words
What does stand-up comedy and suicide have in common you might ask? You may answer that only a lunatic would do it! Today I ask my guest, comedian and suicide‑prevention advocate Frank King, to explain how his two seemingly unrelated careers—professional stand‑up comedy and suicide‑prevention...
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From cookoo’s nest to living life - Ioannis Skiotes | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
From cookoo’s nest to living life - Ioannis Skiotes | VIDEO | Mark MI Words🔔 Stay Connected — Real Change Begins When Good People Choose to Take Action👍 Like | 💬 Comment | 🔁 Share | 🔔 Subscribe for more inspiring interviews, relationship education, and community impact content.Before Bipolar...
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From cookoo’s nest to living life - Ioannis Skiotes | Mark MI Words
Before Bipolar Disorder struck at 25, Ioannis was thriving — a two‑time college graduate, fit, focused, and full of momentum. Then everything collapsed. At 25 he lost his first professional job and plunged into a severe depression, tormented by voices. With no health insurance, he spent two years...
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Stories from BUMWIPER the book - 7 hour struggle to save a life | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
Stories from BUMWIPER the book - 7 hour struggle to save a life | Mark MI Words My new book has just come out. It's called 'BUMWIPER- 18 years working with people with disabilities'. And today I'm going to tell you one of the stories that's in this book.This is my story of trying to save a man…
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Stories from BUMWIPER the book - 7 hour struggle to save a life | Mark MI Words
My new book has just come out. It's called 'BUMWIPER- 18 years working with people with disabilities'. And today I'm going to tell you one of the stories that's in this book. This is my story of trying to save a man with brain injury and psychosis from ending his own life. Be aware. This episode...
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Domestic violence - What should the good men do? - with Liz Ortenburger | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
This week’s episode tackles one of the most urgent crises facing Australia — and the world: domestic violence. Women are being harmed and killed by the people meant to love and protect them, and the numbers are rising. I grew up believing a man’s role is to safeguard his family, never hurt them,...
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Domestic violence - What should the good men do? - with Liz Ortenburger | Mark MI Words
Liz Ortenburger CEO of Safe Nest is our guest today and she will share with us her wisdom gleaned from 10 years in the domestic violence space. You will be challenged and confronted by this conversation.This week’s episode tackles one of the most urgent crises facing Australia — and the world:...
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New Ways to Build Resilience - with Dr Bradley Berg PhD | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
There are many of us out there living with mental illness that feal stuck. Caught up in an endless cycle of medication and constant failure. Dr Berg, an expert on how the brain functions, can help you, literally, change your mind - by finding new ways to alter behavior and challenge the notion…
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New Ways to Build Resilience - with Dr Bradley Berg PhD | Mark MI Words
There are many of us out there living with mental illness that feal stuck. Caught up in an endless cycle of medication and constant failure. Dr Berg, an expert on how the brain functions, can help you, literally, change your mind - by finding new ways to alter behavior and challenge the notion…
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Can a smile save a life? - with Dr Robb Kelly PHD | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
Can a smile save a life? That's the question our guest leaves us with today. The long walk to suicide a lonely one. Maybe your intervention, your love, can halt that walk in its tracks. Robb Kelly, PhD – The Recovery Expert – was born in Manchester England. He grew up in a family of musicians and...
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Can a smile save a life? - with Dr Robb Kelly PHD | Mark MI Words
Can a smile save a life? That's the question our guest leaves us with today. The long walk to suicide a lonely one. Maybe your intervention, your love, can halt that walk in its tracks. Robb Kelly, PhD – The Recovery Expert – was born in Manchester England. He grew up in a family of musicians and...
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In the Line of Duty: Cops V’s Mental illness | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
I have the privilege of speaking to police recruits about my mental illness — and about the moments when police have met me at my worst, in the middle of a mental health crisis. I don’t give them theory. I give them a story. A real one. A raw one. One that shows what it feels like when the…
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Texas Lawman - Invisible Wounds - a conversation with Sgt Tom Lee | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
Today on Mark MI Words we welcome Sgt Tom Lee. Tom has been shot at, lied about, fired, praised, rebuilt, broken, and redeemed — and somehow, he’s still on the job. For more than twenty‑three years he’s been on the front line of Texas law enforcement. University patrols, city policing, a…
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Texas Lawman - Invisible Wounds - a conversation with Sgt Tom Lee
Today on Mark MI Words we welcome Sgt Tom Lee. Tom has been shot at, lied about, fired, praised, rebuilt, broken, and redeemed — and somehow, he’s still on the job. For more than twenty‑three years he’s been on the front line of Texas law enforcement. University patrols, city policing, a…
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In the Line of Duty: Cops V’s Mental illness | Mark MI Words
In the Line of Duty Cops V’s Mental illness | Mark MI Words I have the privilege of speaking to police recruits about my mental illness — and about the moments when police have met me at my worst, in the middle of a mental health crisis. I don’t give them theory. I give them a story. A real one.…
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Unseen heroes 2 - SGT Tommy Anderson | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
It's not just the door kickers who served in the front lines that came home with invisible wounds. It was also the men and women who repaired their equipment and who ensured their weapons would work every time. They worked in the same dust and smoke as the door-kickers. They shared the same...
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Unseen heroes 2 - SGT Tommy Anderson | Mark MI Words
It's not just the door kickers who served in the front lines that came home with invisible wounds. It was also the men and women who repaired their equipment and who ensured their weapons would work every time. They worked in the same dust and smoke as the door-kickers. They shared the same...
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Vulnerable VS Weakness | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
Vulnerable VS Weak | Mark MI Words🔔 Stay Connected — Abuse Does Not Define Your Value👍 Like | 💬 Comment | 🔁 Share | 🔔 Subscribe for more healing conversations, mental wellness, and personal growth contentToo many times, I open the comments on Mark MI Words and see the same thing: men telling...
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Vulnerable VS Weakness | Mark MI Words
Too many times, I open the comments on Mark MI Words and see the same thing: men telling me I’m weak. You’d think we’d be past that by now — past the idea that a man has to be unbreakable, silent, stone‑faced to count as strong. But day after day, it still shows up. In this episode, I dig into…
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Abuse! It's not your fault | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
This week, I want to talk a couple of conversations that have stayed with me in a way I can’t shake. In the past couple of weeks, I’ve spoken with people living with mental illness who have survived significant abuse. And in both conversations, the most disturbing moment wasn’t the trauma they...
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Abuse! It's not your fault | Mark MI Words
This week, I want to talk a couple of conversations that have stayed with me in a way I can’t shake. In the past couple of weeks, I’ve spoken with people living with mental illness who have survived significant abuse. And in both conversations, the most disturbing moment wasn’t the trauma they...
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Self-criticism is killing you | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
In this episode, I dive deep into the brutal power of negative self‑talk — the constant voice that tells people with mental illness they’re worthless, hopeless, or broken. I share my own battles with self‑criticism, suicidal ideation, and the lies my mind tells me daily, and how mindfulness,...
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Self-criticism is killing you | Mark MI Words
In this episode, I dive deep into the brutal power of negative self‑talk — the constant voice that tells people with mental illness they’re worthless, hopeless, or broken. I share my own battles with self‑criticism, suicidal ideation, and the lies my mind tells me daily, and how mindfulness,...
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SO DO I - Bipolar without shame -Professor Pakesta Washington | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
SO DO I - Bipolar without shame - Professor Pakesta Washington | Mark MI WordsIn this episode, I sit down with Professor Pakesta Washington, a nurse educator and powerful mental‑health advocate who lives with bipolar disorder. Our conversation moves through her childhood, her diagnosis, and the...
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SO DO I - Bipolar without shame -Professor Pakesta Washington | Mark MI Words
SO DO I - Bipolar without shame - Professor Pakesta Washington | Mark MI WordsIn this episode, I sit down with Professor Pakesta Washington, a nurse educator and powerful mental‑health advocate who lives with bipolar disorder. Our conversation moves through her childhood, her diagnosis, and the...
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'Unseen heroes' the quiet wounds - Ian Baker | ANZAC Day | VIDEO | Mark MI Words
Ian Baker is a retired soldier and proud RAEME veteran. As an ASM and WO1, he was a senior leader in his Corps — but leadership came with a cost. Eventually, Ian had to confront the mental toll his years of service had taken. RAEME soldiers are some of the most misunderstood in our Defense…
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'Unseen heroes' the quiet wounds - Ian Baker | ANZAC Day | Mark MI Words
Ian Baker is a retired soldier and proud RAEME veteran. As an ASM and WO1, he was a senior leader in his Corps — but leadership came with a cost. Eventually, Ian had to confront the mental toll his years of service had taken. RAEME soldiers are some of the most misunderstood in our Defense…
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Turning awareness into UNDERSTANDING! Conversations about the day-to-day struggles faced by people with mental illness.
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