A podcast with two of my former students/sensational human beings.

#44 with Allie & Viv: Youthful wisdom, reflections upon the halcyon days of year 8 homeroom and never talking about ATARs again with two of my incredible ex-students.

Featuring The 90 Second Nugget, The Art of The List, A Note to Self and of course, Weird Fishes.

Weird Fishes from around the 45 min mark.

Album: Gracie Abrams - The Secret Life of Us and Jamie T - Carry on The Grudge
Film: Love, Actually and Paddington II/Trainspotting (lol)
Book: The Midnight Library & Jesus' Son
Local Recommendation: An Bahn Mi (Ivanhoe) and Edenvale Farm

Out Thursday 6AM.

The Ebbs and the Flows is an emotional health movement focused on openness and transparency about the light and the shade of the lives we led and journeys we encounter. The Ebbs and the Flows is not a licensed mental health service and therefore if you are seeking mental health advice, assessment or treatment, you should seek expert advice with a GP, psychologist, psychiatrist or in a crisis, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

For those struggling, or who know somebody who is, help is available:

@lifelineaustralia 13 11 14

@beyondblueofficial 1300 22 4636

1800-RESPECT (1800 737 732)

@headspace_aus 1800 650 890

@kidshelplineau 1800 55 1800

For advice specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people @13yarn 13 92 76

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1800 184 527

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Substack: https://substack.com/@theebbsandtheflows

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At the end of the day, we are all just a work in progress.

Oscar O'Shea is a musician from Tasmania who quit his teaching degree to go all in on turning his music from a hobby into a passion. Along the way, he has encountered a struggle with his identity, and come to terms with depression and rather than detach from his pain, he has embraced the notion of learning every corner of the room. Welcome to Episode 43 of The Ebbs and The Flows.

This episode features discussions about Oscar's fledgling music career, his mental health, his love of Tasmania but his desire to travel and play as a solo artist but also as part of big bands. His EP was released in October and he is now on tour. His EP entitled Last Lights & Lost Meaning is a collection of work inspired by the expectations of society that directed O’Shea away from his deep truth. The EP is produced by John Castles after a chance meeting, and what has come out of it is a beautiful expression of twenty-something loss, grief and anxiety in the midst of radical change.

The episode features 'The Art of The List', 'The 90 Second Nugget', 'A Note To Self' and everyone's favourite 'Weird Fishes'. This is the fourth final episode until the hiatus!

Check out Oscar's work here: https://www.abc.net.au/triplejunearthed/artist/oscar-oshea/

Welcome to Episode 43.

At the End of the Day, we're all just a work in progress.

Looooooove, Willie Bee.

The Ebbs and the Flows is an emotional health movement focused on openness and transparency about the light and the shade of the lives we led and journeys we encounter. The Ebbs and the Flows is not a licensed mental health service and therefore if you are seeking mental health advice, assessment or treatment, you should seek expert advice with a GP, psychologist, psychiatrist or in a crisis, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

For those struggling, or who know somebody who is, help is available:

@lifelineaustralia 13 11 14

@beyondblueofficial 1300 22 4636

1800-RESPECT (1800 737 732)

@headspace_aus 1800 650 890

@kidshelplineau 1800 55 1800

For advice specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people @13yarn 13 92 76

For LGBTQIA+ specific advice @qlife_aus

1800 184 527

The Ebbs and The Flows website: www.theebbsandtheflows.com
Substack: https://substack.com/@theebbsandtheflows

For The Ebbs and The Flows Instagram page head to https://www.instagram.com/theebbsandtheflows/

At the end of the day, we are all just a work in progress.

Ned Balme is a newsreporter and journalist based in Queensland working for Channel Nine and a few years back was a punter for the University of Central Oklahoma. His story is winding and engrossing and his own struggle with his mental health has left a mark for the father he is his two children and how he reports the news.

Sadly, technical issues mean 'Weird Fishes' was wiped and unsalvagable, however the rest of this episode is a ripper. Covering The Art of the List around Ned's experience playing College Football in the United States of America, to the day his dad pulled a sickie to take a struggling young lad to the movies and a wholesome Father-Son chat, onward to Ned's experience on the ground during Queensland floods and cyclones, as well as for Brisbane's spate of success in the AFL, this was a brilliant chat to have with my cousin. His moving 'Note To Self' is an ode to a young man in a deep struggle with his mental health and direction, and he has so much value and wisdom to impart on young boys and men who may be feeling the same way.

Welcome to the final stanza of Ebbs' episodes (for the time being).

Ned Balme.

The Ebbs and the Flows is an emotional health movement focused on openness and transparency about the light and the shade of the lives we led and journeys we encounter. The Ebbs and the Flows is not a licensed mental health service and therefore if you are seeking mental health advice, assessment or treatment, you should seek expert advice with a GP, psychologist, psychiatrist or in a crisis, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

For those struggling, or who know somebody who is, help is available:

@lifelineaustralia 13 11 14

@beyondblueofficial 1300 22 4636

1800-RESPECT (1800 737 732)

@headspace_aus 1800 650 890

@kidshelplineau 1800 55 1800

For advice specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people @13yarn 13 92 76

For LGBTQIA+ specific advice @qlife_aus

1800 184 527

The Ebbs and The Flows website: www.theebbsandtheflows.com
Substack: https://substack.com/@theebbsandtheflows

For The Ebbs and The Flows Instagram page head to https://www.instagram.com/theebbsandtheflows/

At the end of the day, we are all just a work in progress.