75 episodes

Welcome to the Mindful Men Podcast, a show helping men to open up about manhood.

My name is Simon Rinne, and my aim is to get men talking!

From mental health, to fatherhood, and everything in between, Mindful Men creates a safe space for conversation.

If you like what you hear, please subscribe and share the episode with your mates.

Find out more about our therapy service and our social media at www.mindful-men.com.au.

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    • 5.0 • 11 Ratings

Welcome to the Mindful Men Podcast, a show helping men to open up about manhood.

My name is Simon Rinne, and my aim is to get men talking!

From mental health, to fatherhood, and everything in between, Mindful Men creates a safe space for conversation.

If you like what you hear, please subscribe and share the episode with your mates.

Find out more about our therapy service and our social media at www.mindful-men.com.au.

Thanks for joining, enjoy the podcast!

    75. Mastering our Mindset with Ashton Levarek

    75. Mastering our Mindset with Ashton Levarek

    Welcome to Episode 75 of the Mindful Men Podcast - Mastering our Mindset with Ashton Levarek



    Many of us can struggle with the internal dialogues running rampant in our minds. They beat us down, hold us back, and force us to play life safely. And in the process, we often forget our true selves, and resort to an auto-pilot life that doesn't serve us. But we can change the way we see ourselves, turn off the auto-pilot and start living an authentic life. 

    Helping us to do this is Ashton Levarek. Ashton is a family man, retired special forces soldier and real estate investor with Valkere Investment Group. He is passionate about living his best life, as well as helping others do the same. Our chat bounces between family life, careers, and the mindset we need to explore our full potential. There are so many great takeaways from this episode - so make sure you grab a notebook before you sit down and hit play.

    If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are:


    Website: https://valkeregroup.com/  


    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valkereinvestmentgroup/   


    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bruddhaman  


    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ashton_valkere 


    Limitless by Jim Kwik: https://amzn.to/42c2SwX 


    The Rise of Superman by Steven Kotler: https://amzn.to/3BWeCc6 


    Vivid Vision by Cameron Herold: https://amzn.to/3MyIQHb 


    A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle: https://amzn.to/3C04yim 





    For more from Mindful Men, check out the website at www.mindful-men.com.au

    ***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help***

    Cheers, Simon


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    • 52 min
    74. ADHD at 35 with Ange Nennie

    74. ADHD at 35 with Ange Nennie

    Welcome to Episode 74 - ADHD at 35 with Ange Nennie



    Are you someone who has gone through life feeling different? Or maybe you’ve been told over and over again that you ARE different - but you were never told how or why?



    This happened to this week’s guest Ange Nennie. It wasn’t until she was 35 that an ADHD diagnosis put the pieces together. And as we talk about in this week’s episode, so many adults have experienced similar to Ange. 



    This was a wonderful chat that provided great insight into ADHD from a lived and learned experience. It also introduces us to ADHD Coaching, which can help ADHDers focus more on the future and less on their traumatic past. 



    If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are:




    Website:  https://angenennie.com.au/


    Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/angenennie//


    Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/ange.nennie


    Additude Mag: https://www.additudemag.com/  


    Raising Boys by Steve Biddulph: https://amzn.to/3W6fWSR 


    Scattered Minds by Gabor Mate: https://amzn.to/3MrOD2g 


    Driven to Distraction by Dr Ned Hallowell: https://amzn.to/41H1UZl 





    For more from Mindful Men, check out the website at www.mindful-men.com.au

    ***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help***

    Cheers, Simon






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    • 1 hr 1 min
    73. Mental Health and Entrepreneurship with Krisztian Riez

    73. Mental Health and Entrepreneurship with Krisztian Riez

    Welcome to 73 of the Mindful Men Podcast - Mental Health and Entrepreneurship with Krisztian Riez

    Mental illness can often knock us for flat, causing us to feel like we’re worthless and can’t achieve anything in life. But this doesn’t have to be the case. 

    In fact, many people use their lived experience of mental illness to inspire change in others. And this week’s guest is no different. 

    This week I’m chatting with Krisztian Riez who shares his struggles with mental illness, his approach to recovery, and his drive to help a billion people improve their mental health through start up businesses.  

    It’s a great chat about triumph over adversity, and shows how mental illness doesn’t have to be your end game.   

    If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are:




    Website:  www.mbmentalhealth.ca


    Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/544577019451950/


    Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Wq9nJQMvmk


    Forest Bathing: https://amzn.to/3M8cgwz 





    For more from Mindful Men, check out the website at www.mindful-men.com.au

    ***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help***

    Cheers, Simon






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    • 31 min
    72. Living with Tourette Syndrome with Seamus Evans

    72. Living with Tourette Syndrome with Seamus Evans

    Welcome to Episode 72 -  Living with Tourette Syndrome with Seamus Evans

    At 10 years old, Seamus Evans was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, but has never let it stop him from pursuing his dreams of working in TV and radio. He started out as the host of Toasted TV, before becoming a reporter for Totally Wild and then moving into breakfast radio where he is currently the co-host of SEAFM’s Jules and Seamus.

    Tune in to hear Seamus’ story of living with Tourettes and ADHD, his keynote speaking events, and his role as an ambassador for Tourette Syndrome Association Australia. 

    This is a great chat that coincides with National Tourettes Syndrome Awareness week from 2-8 May.

    If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are:


    Website:  www.seamusevans.com


    Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mrseamusevans/


    Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/mrseamusevans


    YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/SeamusEvans


    Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seamus-evans-3ba2045b/


    Book:  https://amzn.to/3M3JaOQ


    Podcast: https://www.smartless.com/



    For more from Mindful Men, check out the website at www.mindful-men.com.au

    ***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help***

    Cheers, Simon


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    • 42 min
    71. Addiction and Social Work with Joey Pagano

    71. Addiction and Social Work with Joey Pagano

    Welcome to Episode 71 - Addiction and Social Work with Joey Pagano

    As a therapist with lived experience of mental illness, I place a lot of value in combining lived experience with professional drive. And whilst it’s not crucial that therapists have lived experience, it certainly helps to understand what our clients are telling us.

    This week I’m talking to social worker Joey Pagano who shares his lived experience of heroin addiction, and how he uses this experience to help addicts in his community to step on their recovery path. 

    Joey gets vulnerable about his addiction, and how it impacted his military career, relationships and ultimately resulted in jail time. But he also shares his phoenix moment, rising from the ashes of addiction to be a recovery cowboy and now 3x author with his latest book No Addict Left Behind out now (link in the show notes). 

    If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are:


    Website: https://noaddictleftbehind.life/


    Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/gratefulandclean/


    Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/gratefulandclean


    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/authorofnoaddictleftbehind/


    No Addict Left Behind: https://amzn.to/3oSeuao 


    The Prescription to Heal Your Career: https://amzn.to/40I2vJK 





    For more from Mindful Men, check out the website at www.mindful-men.com.au

    ***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help***

    Cheers, Simon




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    • 47 min
    70. Self Sufficient Me with Mark Valencia

    70. Self Sufficient Me with Mark Valencia

    Welcome to Episode 70 - Self Sufficient Me with Mark Valencia

     

    In recent years, I’ve discovered how good gardening can be for my mental health. It was a staple activity for me during COVID lockdowns, and then again as I recovered from burnout. And as it turns out… I’m not the only bloke who feels this way about my little patch of earth! 

     

    This week, I’m joined by a military veteran turn YouTube star - Mark Valencia from Self Sufficient Me. 

     

    What I love about this episode is how Mark also used gardening as a way to manage his mental health. I really valued how Mark was so open about his PTSD, and the insights he has into gardening, life and content creation. 

     

    This episode also coincides with ANZAC Day 2023. On behalf of the Mindful Men community, I give my thanks and respect to all ANZAC personnel and their families - past and present.  

     

    If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are:

    ·       Website:  ⁠https://selfsufficientme.com⁠

    ·       YouTube:  ⁠https://www.youtube.com/selfsufficientme⁠

    ·       Instagram:  ⁠https://www.instagram.com/self_sufficient_me/⁠

    ·       Facebook:  ⁠https://www.facebook.com/Self-Sufficient-Me-260782203958500/⁠

    ·       TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@selfsufficientme⁠

     

    For more from Mindful Men, check out the website at⁠ www.mindful-men.com.au⁠

     

    ***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help***

     

    Cheers, Simon


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    • 59 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
11 Ratings

11 Ratings

totallynotaguestontheshow ,

Always good to hear this

Mental health for men is always important to discuss and Simon does it really well!

The Booyal Bunyip ,

Love to see it

Really glad to see a podcast for men that isn’t just another “Be a man, harden up snowflakes” I could be wrong but those are the only kinds of mens podcasts that get recommended for me. Good stuff keep it up mate 🤙🏻

how ya like me now? ,

Thank you

Came across you on instagram . Episode 33 was my first listen .Learnt some things regarding anger that I have never considered before , good to reflect , identify causes & change behaviours .Good on you for making the life decisions you have & all the best for your podcast & private practice .

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