Virtual Academy

The Imperfectly Perfect Campaign's Virtual Hangs with our Global Community

Such an incredible way to start a Monday morning.

The Imperfectly Perfect Campaign virtual hangs kicked off because we have witnessed too many people struggling atm with their mental health.

When we are seeing so many people dividing because of their beliefs or choices, we are seeing friends not speaking, strangers abusing one another.

People are missing that we are also going through a Mental Health Epidemic and people are crying out struggling.

Lifeline experienced its most calls in its history last week.

The IPC receives daily messages so we need to try to do better.

The more focused people are on everything else and not supporting each other, sadly the more people continue to suffer in silence and we are missing the signs to look for and then shocked when we lose people.

Today we kicked off the Virtual Hangs with the incredible Rachael Newsham leading us through an amazing session.

It was a room full of joy, of laughter, of realness and to top it off, an incredible lady named Phyllisha whom shared a little of her story with us and spoke of her struggles with a stammer and with her nerves.

Today she bravely set aside both, sang for us and blessed us with that gift.

If you missed the hang, but are interested in being a part on our next sessions, be sure to register for our upcoming sessions by clicking the link in our bio.

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'Fighting The Good Fight' with Renee Gartner

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She is one of Australia's favourite sports media personalities and a professional boxer to boot. What you may not know about her is that she once tried to take her own life.

With a career spanning TV, radio and media management, Renee Gartner has an impressive resume. A reporter for Triple M and NRL Nation radio, a freelance MC for The Australian Turf Club and South Sydney. A host for the annual NRL awards night (The “ Dally M Awards” ), to the games pinnacle matches - the State of Origin Series (with a live audience of over 80,000+), a regular panelist on programs such as Channel 9’s ‘The Footy Show’ (NRL), to Network Ten’s ‘Studio10’, Sportsfan Club House on channel 7mate, and The League Lounge (NRL) on Fox Sports and co-host for major prime time television sporting events including the 2017 men's Rugby League World Cup and the Women’s Rugby League World Cup, as a commentator and co-host Behind the scenes what many didn't know or see was somebody who was struggling with depression. Proven at succeeding against the odds, Renee for several years has and continues to be a huge campaigner in the mental health landscape.

This episode we hear as Renee openly shares her story of struggling with depression from an early age to the struggles of dealing with suicidal ideation to the day she tried to take her own life.

We learn of her recovery to advocating for these hard conversations to be brought to the fore-front more and all of the incredible work she does in the Mental Health landscape to change the narrative around struggling.

This is a powerful episode and should you be struggling we urge you to seek help by your nearest support / crisis numbers. To find out more about Renee, simply head to the links below to keep up to date with all of her latest projects and work: IG: https://www.instagram.com/renee_gartner/?hl=en Contact: http://www.bemanagement.com.au/renee-gartner

To find out more about the Imperfectly Perfect Campaign, our Global Efforts, how you can get involved, becoming an official sponsor and more, simply click on the link below to our official website: https://linktr.ee/imperfectlyperfectcampaign

A big thank-you to our Voice Over Artist: Mike Christensen (thevoicemonkey.com)

'Mental Fitness' with Les Mills International Program Directors & Leading Presenters

What an incredible round table discussion with several of the Les Mills International Program Directors and Presenters coming together from around the world with Founder Glenn Marsden discussing their own journeys, their love for fitness to sharing it with the world and why it means so much to them.

Listen in as we hear from Emma Barry calling in from the USA, Dan Cohen and Rachael Newsham calling in from New Zealand, Tommy Gentleman from the UK and Ricky Long from Ireland. From gracing world stages in front of hundreds of thousands of people, to being seen as the epitome of Fitness on publications and events, listen as we hear what it has and continues to be like behind the scenes.

With the ImperfectlyPerfect Podcast being backed up with International guests, this episode was recorded at the height of the pandemic so we also hear how each guest managed to deal with their own mental health during a time of lock down. To find out more about the ImperfectlyPerfect Podcast, our Global Efforts and how you can get involved, become an official sponsors, book our workshops or make a contribution to our efforts, simply click the link below:

https://linktr.ee/imperfectlyperfectcampaign

A big thank you to our Voice Over: Mike Christensen (thevoicemonkey.com)

'The Struggles That Come With Endometriosis' with Julie Snook and Mel Greig

Endometriosis is a common disease in which the tissue that is similar to the lining of the womb grows outside it in other parts of the body and affects affects 1 in 10 women of reproductive age, with an estimated 176 million women worldwide having the condition. This episode founder Glenn Marsden chats to TV and Radio Personalities Julie Snook and Mel Greig as we hear all about the struggles and issues around this common disease which still has no cure and their personal journey and struggle with the disease. We hear how it can affect your mental health especially if you are undiagnosed and just how hard it is to open up to people so they can understand just how much endometriosis takes over your life.

To find out more about Julie and Mel, simply head to their socials via: @julie_snook / @melgreig_ To find out more about the Imperfectly Perfect Campaign, our Global Efforts and how you can find out about becoming an official sponsor, simply head to our official website at: imperfectlyperfectcampaign.org

A big thank you to our voice-over: Mike Christensen (thevoicemonkey.com)