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Season 4 of the Grow Your Mind Podcast includes some bite-sized morsels of gold. These mini episodes are under 5 minutes during which two kids unpack a dilemma or the ethics of an idea. This bite-size, the kids are talking about things that are contagious and the fact that kindness can spread in the same way as a nasty vomit bug - but with much better outcomes for the planet. There are loads of ways to show kindness and it’s not only a great thing to do for others, it also helps our own mental health.

Did you know that Grow Your Mind is a wellbeing program you can get into your school? Written by teachers, for teachers, we have lesson plans, videos, animations, an album on Spotify full of non-painful yet life affirming songs AND we also have a few awards under our belt. Plus we offer workshops for educators and parents. Find out more by visiting GrowYourMind.Life

Production 

Script - Alice Peel
Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor

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Season 4 of the Grow Your Mind Podcast includes some bite-sized morsels of gold. These mini episodes are under 5 minutes during which two kids unpack a dilemma or the ethics of an idea. This bite-size, the kids are getting their best spooky voices on to talk about ghosting. Unlike the pretend monsters, vampires and ghosts of Halloween - the ghosting the kids are talking about is real. Ghosting is a term used to describe a situation whereby one friend ignores another completely, almost as though they no longer exist. It is confusing and unkind but it happens perhaps for reasons that aren’t always terrible. The kids share the message that even though it is hard to have a conversation with someone that might hurt their feelings, clear is kind. 

Did you know that Grow Your Mind is a wellbeing program you can get into your school? Written by teachers, for teachers, we have lesson plans, videos, animations, an album on Spotify full of non-painful yet life affirming songs AND we also have a few awards under our belt. Plus we offer workshops for educators and parents. Find out more by visiting GrowYourMind.Life

Production 

Script - Alice Peel
Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor

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A playful song to remind us that we all have mental health and we can all learn to take care of it! 

Production 

Script & song lyrics - Alice Peel 
Music production, vocals & additional lyrics - Moody

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This episode the kids share something we humans all share in common. And it’s not a reluctance to be wrong, nits or bad breath in the morning! 

We’ll give you a hint….Taylor Swift has it - and it’s not an extremely good singing voice. Can you guess what it is? 

It’s mental health. And you can think of it like a continuum. When our mental health is poor it can feel like being in a dark room with a torch light pointed at a lonely chair and nothing else. But when our mental health is fantastic, it’s like all the lights are switched on and you can see all your friends and family have been there all along. 

In this episode the kids interview the wise and articulate Annie Kershaw from R U OK? R U OK? is a public health promotion charity that encourages people to stay connected and have conversations that can help others through difficult times. 

Annie shares what to do if a friend is not okay and she reminds us all that every day is an opportunity to ask someone this simple but powerful question.

Plus we have a NEW song and a hilarious story about a toxically positive snail! 

Did you know that Grow Your Mind is a wellbeing program you can get into your school? Written by teachers, for teachers, we have lesson plans, videos, animations, an album on Spotify full of non-painful yet life affirming songs AND we also have a few awards under our belt. Plus we offer workshops for educators and parents. Find out more by visiting GrowYourMind.Life

Production 

Script - Alice Peel
Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor
Music production, vocals & additional lyrics - Moody

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RU OK website

If you live in Australia and know a child who is struggling with their mental health we recommend using: Kids Helpline: Australia’s only free, confidential 24/7 online and phone counseling service for young people aged 5 to 25.

For listeners outside of Australia, please use Help Guide to find support close to you.

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Season 4 of the Grow Your Mind Podcast includes some bite-sized morsels of gold. These mini episodes are under 5 minutes during which two kids unpack a dilemma or the ethics of an idea. And in this episode the kids are tackling how to get out of a trap. And for all those “Alone” or Bear Grylls enthusiasts, we’re sorry to report this trap isn’t a physical one. Instead it’s a mind trap - the if and then trap. It is however just as tricky to get out of as quicksand or a narrow cave! But luckily, we have some suggestions. Need a hint? Well this bite-size was created for World Gratitude Day on September 21, 2023. 

Did you know that Grow Your Mind is a wellbeing program you can get into your school? Written by teachers, for teachers, we have lesson plans, videos, animations, an album on Spotify full of non-painful yet life affirming songs AND we also have a few awards under our belt. Plus we offer workshops for educators and parents. Find out more by visiting GrowYourMind.Life

Production 

Script - Alice Peel
Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor

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Season 4 of the Grow Your Mind Podcast includes some bite-sized morsels of gold. These mini episodes are under 5 minutes during which two kids unpack a dilemma or the ethics of an idea. This bite-size is landing on the same day as Australia’s National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA). This year’s theme is 'Growing Connections'. This supports research findings that strong school community connections and social skills are protective factors in the prevention of bullying and help enable positive, help-seeking behaviours in students. To get skilled up in these areas we recommend listening to these Grow Your Mind podcast episodes:

More Dangerous than smoking
Keep it but free
Generous Assumptions
Boundaries
The Recipe
The Green Eyed Monster

Did you know that Grow Your Mind is a wellbeing program you can get into your school? Written by teachers, for teachers, we have lesson plans, videos, animations, an album on Spotify full of non-painful yet life affirming songs AND we also have a few awards under our belt. Plus we offer workshops for educators and parents. Find out more by visiting GrowYourMind.Life

Production 

Script - Alice Peel
Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor

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Coming first in a race, topping your grade, being the main part in the play, making it into a selective class…..these are all fantastic things, but isn’t it equally fantastic to just be participating? Or is that a nonsensical idea that sounds good but is completely unrealistic? If we aren’t okay with being average, is that somehow putting pressure on all of us and perhaps our mental health too? What if we let go of being the best and celebrate being average and giving things a go? What would that look and feel like?

Did you know that Grow Your Mind is a wellbeing program you can get into your school? Written by teachers, for teachers, we have lesson plans, videos, animations, an album on Spotify full of non-painful yet life affirming songs AND we also have a few awards under our belt. Plus we offer workshops for educators and parents. Find out more by visiting GrowYourMind.Life

Production 

Script - Alice Peel
Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor

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Season 4 of the Grow Your Mind Podcast includes some bite-sized morsels of gold. These mini episodes are under 5 minutes during which two kids unpack a dilemma or the ethics of an idea. This bite-size, the kids are talking about friendships and how they can sometimes be unhealthy. ‘The Recipe’ is the kid’s solution to maintaining respectful relationships. Together they come up with a list of ingredients for a healthy, feel-good friendship.

Guess what? Recent research by the University of Queensland found that women who have quality relationships in their 40s and 50s are less likely to develop multiple chronic conditions in older age. And in 2010, a meta-analysis by Holt Lunstad found that people with well established social connections had lower rates of heart disease, lower blood pressure, less abnormal inflammatory responses to stress, and lower rates of dementia. So let’s teach our kids how to have, keep and nurture healthy friendships.

Did you know that Grow Your Mind is a wellbeing program you can get into your school? Written by teachers, for teachers, we have lesson plans, videos, animations, an album on Spotify full of non-painful yet life affirming songs AND we also have a few awards under our belt. Plus we offer workshops for educators and parents. Find out more by visiting GrowYourMind.Life

Production 

Script - Alice Peel
Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor

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Season 4 of the Grow Your Mind Podcast includes some bite-sized morsels of gold. Our bite-sized episodes are under 5 minutes during which two kids unpack a dilemma or the ethics of an idea. This bite-size, our hosts try to get their heads around words - if they really matter that much and if we give them too much power or too little.

This episode was created for International Non-Binary People’s Day on July 14, 2023. And the hosts of the show also discuss if we have too many international theme days and the significance of this one in particular. They kids are both trying to understand why words in this context might be so crucial.

Please note, non-binary is an umbrella term for gender identities that sit within, outside of, across or between the spectrum of the male and female binary. A non-binary person might identify as gender fluid, trans masculine, trans feminine, a-gender or bi-gender.

At Grow Your Mind we know that self-expression and being able to completely bring and be your whole self at work, in school or in the community is vital for enduring good mental health.

Did you know that Grow Your Mind is a wellbeing program you can get into your school? Written by teachers, for teachers, we have lesson plans, videos, animations, an album on Spotify full of non-painful yet life affirming songs AND we also have a few awards under our belt. Plus we offer workshops for educators and parents. Find out more by visiting GrowYourMind.Life

Production 

Script - Alice Peel
Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor

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This World Environment Day, we've brought back a favourite episode. In 'Would You Rather', we’re asking the BIG questions like, would you rather sing all your sentences for a week or wake up at 5am every morning and eat brussel sprouts for five days in a row!?

The kids have also invented a machine to solve ALL of our environmental problems and there’s some great suggestions on how to do your bit for the environment. You see, taking these small steps isn’t just brilliant for Mother Earth, but it’s also a superpower for your mental health. 

Additional resources 

Download a printable copy of the advocacy postcard mentioned in this episode or get a free student reflection journal to further enhance the messaging of our episodes. There's also a free colouring-in sheet for students or kids to colour in while they listen.

Production 

Script - Alice Peel
Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor

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