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Friends, welcome to 2023! - In this first episode for the year we talk with specialist nutritionist and food expert Kim Menzies about a fascinating and important area to us all - the gut, our brain, food and mood. 
Specifically, looking at our relationship with food, how it can impact our mental and emotional health and also the much talked about microbiome and its important role in our gut and overall health.
Kim brings a refreshing and commonsense approach to what can be a confusing and information overloaded topic to help take some of the pressure off , bringing helpful advice and practical tips that you can put in place to enhance your well being. 

If you would like to connect with Kim you can contact her at:
kim@whatsyourgutfeeling.com.au

How are Men Doing? - In this episode, Nicholas has a encouraging and wide ranging conversation about men with the men who founded and host the Momentum Podcast for Men. 

The Momentum Podcast team Tim Long and Des Kennedy join us to talk about men, faith and life and the success of the Momentum Mens Podcast.

To find out more about Momentum Podcast and Ministry visit:
https://momentumaustralia.org/

In our latest episode of Counsel Culture Conversations, Nicholas speaks with special guest Dr Glenn Williams. Glenn is a leader of leaders, organisational psychologist and former CEO of Focus on the Family Australia and International. For over 10 years Glenn has also served as a leader of the Halftime ministry and is passionate about helping people transition well in the mid-life season.

Understanding the importance of transitions and in particular in mid-life, is of great importance and benefit to us.  As we approach and move into mid-life we have usually grown through intentionality and life's experiences to know ourselves better, we know who we are. We notice our priorities start to change and what is now important (or no longer important) to us. We often reflect back on the past years and think about the future as we move into the 'second half'. One we want to be of significance.

We soon learn transitions are messy and there are not many guides or sign posts along the way which can tempt us to give up or get stuck in the 'messy middle'.

We hope this conversation is a signpost and that it can point you toward some wise guides, or atleast to ask some powerful questions that serve to raise awareness of the elements of the process that are important. 

May your second half be blessed.

Welcome to How Do You Talk to Someone When, our second Special Episode from Counsel Culture Podcasts. We will be navigating our way through each of these episodes, covering topics relevant to situations we all find ourselves in regularly. Some of these situations can be difficult to know how to handle, and we may struggle to know what to say. Perhaps you may have come away from conversations and wish you could take back something you said. Or perhaps you find yourself just avoiding the tougher topics of conversation? 
In this episode we’re asking the question: “How do you talk to someone when…..they are dealing with depression?”

It’s estimated that over 20 million Australians are living with anxiety or depression. Beyond Blue reports that One in seven Australians will experience depression in their lifetime, and alarmingly, More than nine people die each day in Australia by suicide. Many around us are dealing with depression and we would never know. Depression is more than just a low mood – it's a serious condition that affects your physical and mental health. 
In this episode, we’ll be hearing from a few different people, and I thank them for their bravery and openness in talking us through their experience and sharing their wisdom. 
Mike, who loved and cared for someone with depression for many years. Chris Cipollone, who has lived with depression himself for a lot of his life and who’s been a pastor, a speaker and an author on the subject. And then Professor Karen E. Mason, who is an expert in the theory and practice of integrating Christian faith, depression and suicide prevention. 

Links mentioned in this episode: 
LIFELINE: lifeline.org.au or call 13 11 14

https://counselculture.org.au

Chris Cipollone: http://www.chriscipollone.com

Professor Karen E. Mason: https://www.koorong.com/product/preventing-suicide-a-handbook-for-pastors-chaplains-and-pastoral_9780830896479
and
https://www.amazon.com.au/Preaching-Hope-Darkness-Pastors-Addressing-ebook/dp/B08LR2BG2L

Anxiety is a hot topic. It’s also prevalent.  It’s estimated that  1/4 of Australians will experience an anxiety condition in their lifetime. Its impact can be crippling and all of us at some stage, particularly in the past 2 years, will have experienced anxiety.
In this episode, we talk to 3 people who have experienced anxiety for most of their adult life. They share their experiences - what has helped, what hasn't helped, and how they make sense of their anxiety in the light of their Christian faith. We also role play a counselling session which provides us with practical tips on how do you talk to someone who is struggling with anxiety. 

Welcome to an UNCUT conversation from our How Do You Talk to Someone When, our second series from Counsel Culture Podcasts. We will be navigating our way through each of these episodes, covering topics relevant to situations we all find ourselves in regularly. Some of these situations can be difficult to know how to handle, and we may struggle to know what to say. Perhaps you may have come away from conversations and wish you could take back something you said. Or perhaps you find yourself just avoiding the tougher topics of conversation? 
In this episode we’re asking the question: “How do you talk to someone when…..they are dealing with depression?”

It’s estimated that over 20 million Australians are living with anxiety or depression. Beyond Blue reports that One in seven Australians will experience depression in their lifetime, and alarmingly, More than nine people die each day in Australia by suicide. Many around us are dealing with depression and we would never know. Depression is more than just a low mood – it's a serious condition that affects your physical and mental health. 

This UNCUT Conversation is with Chris  Cipollone. He has served as a pastor in Sydney for over a decade and  has also been living with depression for a similar amount of time. He’s written a book, which I highly recommend: ‘Down Not Out: Depression, Anxiety and the Difference Jesus Makes' which explores how an identity in Christ impacts our thoughts, feelings and attitudes towards mental health.