We are back for 2018! On our first episode for the new year, Sean chats to Wayne Schwass, former AFL footballer and now CEO and Founder of Puka Up. Having battled silently with his own mental health for much of his sporting career, Wayne is now a dedicated mental health advocate, committed to raising awareness about mental health, emotional wellbeing and suicide prevention.
On this podcast you'll learn about:
- The meaning behind Puka Up and their purpose of being authentic and genuine to enable open and honest conversations about mental health
- What Wayne used social media for to amplify advocating for mental health which led him to Puka Up
- The power of the Puka Up podcast
Let’s chat
Resources from the podcast
- Thanks again to Wayne Schwass from Puka Up for being our first guest for 2018
- Connect with Wayne on Twitter @WayneSchwass, LinkedIn and Instagram
- Join the Puka Up community on Twitter @Puka_Up, Instagram and Facebook
- Take a listen to Wayne's podcast: Puka Up
- Wayne Schwass driving mental health awareness in society through professional sport
- Where are they now: Wayne Schwass
- Former Sydney Swans star Wayne Schwass: Depression, my greatest teacher
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Some tweets you may have missed
Fear of being seen as weak by teammates, fear of losing their respect, fear of losing friendships & fear of being judged because of my mental health conditions meant I chose not to tell a single teammate about my struggles in 12 years. These decisions almost cost me my life. pic.twitter.com/c7gmHrdbBr
— Founder | CEO @pukaup (@WayneSchwass) January 2, 2018
A big thank you
A big thanks for 2017, to you, our community. #PukaUp pic.twitter.com/4NyIc1DxY0
— pukaup (@puka_up) December 31, 2017
Raising awareness
This is what suicidal looks like. Fake smile, act happy, celebrating premiership success with @NMFCOfficial in 1996. Truth was, incredibly suicidal, looking for my wife in the crowd because I wanted to end my life. Only 2 people knew in a crowd of 94.5k my wife & GP #pukaup pic.twitter.com/jRfLMAYY4k
— Founder | CEO @pukaup (@WayneSchwass) December 13, 2017
Help spread the conversation
Do you believe in the value of suicide prevention? Would you like to help me spread this important conversation further? Then please consider supporting @puka_up by purchasing one of our tees. Every tee sold starts a new conversation & that conversation could save a life 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/ZkmsptHPQN
— Founder | CEO @pukaup (@WayneSchwass) December 20, 2017
Be kind to yourself today
Be kind to yourself today 💙 and leave the negative stuff to others #pukaup pic.twitter.com/WCh4gVaLyq
— Founder | CEO @pukaup (@WayneSchwass) December 10, 2017
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