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Season 2, Episode 5

I catch up on a huge week and use a “song of the week” to remind us that everything we are is enough, even on the worst days. I also reflect on how my PTSD recovery shows up in real moments like family parties, anxiety spikes, and the small routines that keep me steady.
• song of the week as a self-worth reminder and a way to stay open
• Rory’s 18th birthday party chaos and accommodation stress
• noticing real change since Mackenzie’s 18th and feeling more present
• hope after dark periods and hospital stays and why small progress counts
• basketball semis, injury prevention, and choosing preparation over pain
• anxiety-provoking life stress while off antidepressants and how I’m coping
• redefining mindfulness through trash TV, reading, and pickleball focus
• using SUDS to track distress and understand what shifts it
• Canberra pickleball tournament nerves, morning routines, and boundaries
• thought of the week on fear and PTSD catastrophising
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Song of the Week:

This is Me - The Greatest Showman

https://youtu.be/CjxugyZCfuw?si=in3hp_gEawoM02Rl

Thought of the Week:

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse - Daniel Mackesy

"Imagine how we would be if we were less afraid"

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Season 2, Episode 4

We break a two-week silence with a real check-in on PTSD, sleep, and why progress shows up as longer stretches between low days. From pickleball highs to a Bali trip without meds and a surprising psychedelic light session, we map tools that kept us steady.

• owning the social media gap and why showing up matters
• using “brighter days” as a practical frame for recovery
• tracking intervals between bad days as progress
• travel stress, lost sleep, and anxiety triggers
• pickleball wins, fatigue costs, and body signals
• Bali nightlife, unexpected joy, and dancing anyway
• psychedelic light and sound healing takeaways
• sleep hygiene, medicinal cannabis, and consistency
• managing high SUDS in sport with breath and awareness
• resisting catastrophising and choosing self-kindness
• redefining success as love, especially self-love

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Song of the week:

Brighter Days - Blessing Offors

https://youtu.be/I6lp1Oxb9L4?si=epzcou0gNKAm5Tph

Thought of the Week:

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse - Charlie Mackesy

"What do you think success is? asked the boy. To love said the mole"

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Season 2, Episode 3

We explore how fast life feels and why music, small joys, and steady people help us face PTSD and depression. A workshop comparing mental and physical disability weights reframes invisible pain, while a weekend of concerts, volunteering and rep basketball becomes a field test for coping skills.

• time racing and naming the squeeze
• song of the week as an anchor
• stadium singalong and shared humanity
• how we record without a script
• volunteering highs, travel fatigue, rest needs
• trash TV as low-stakes mindfulness
• mental vs physical disability weights
• stigma of invisible injury and service dogs
• sideline anxiety and holding steady
• doing the work and owning progress
• thought of the week from Charlie Mackesy

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Song of the week

Stand By Me - Ben E. King

https://youtu.be/hwZNL7QVJjE?si=J8KRV0nOQcF9Ym7I

Thought of the Week:

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse - Charlie Mackesy

"Sometimes I feel lost, said the boy. Mw too said the Mole, but we love you and love brings you home"