Matt Okine has been privy to a few life changing events.

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Hailing from Triple J infamy (the radio station ……. not the athletic event), Matt has seen success across television screens, the comedy scene and music stage.

A triple threat, you might say.

Joining us in the studio, Matt is incredibly vulnerable in sharing with Hugh, Ryan, and Josh the pain and confusion of losing his mum at just 12 years old, and how becoming a parent himself has filled him with an irrational, but at times crippling, fear of death.

Matt and Ryan bond over the cathartic and confronting process of writing about yourself as a character, who doesn’t always get it right, and Matt talks to Josh about jealousy and how he learned to trust again after being cheated on.

Matt, what a feeling.

If you’d like to watch this full video on YouTube, follow this link - https://youtu.be/SnV65OzHxEg

🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode

• Dr Emily - Meaning of Mid-Life - http://bit.ly/3JRXb3O

📺 Things to watch

• The Other Guy - https://bit.ly/4m32zOL
• Ryan and Matt’s Legendary Moments Ad - https://bit.ly/4pfHxPE

🎧Things to listen to

• Helen’s Message 1992 - Matt and Alex - All Day Breakfast - http://bit.ly/46tLede

📖 Things to read

• Being Black ‘n Chicken, and Chips by Matt Okine - http://bit.ly/4nl9OCP

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The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.

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Suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians aged 15 to 44.

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On average in Australia, 9 people die by suicide each day, and for every suicide, it is suggested 135 people find themselves in the impact zone.

Today we speak to Karissa Lewis, a lived experience practitioner, who sits with those in perhaps their darkest moment, in the hours, days and weeks after someone they know has died by suicide.

We discuss what a lived experience practitioner is, how it is professionalised, and how postvention (done well) is the most incredible prevention.

Going into specifics, Ryan asks Karissa what the impact zone is like in a school environment, and how you can know what to say, what to do, and how to talk to children about suicide with honesty and age-appropriate language.

Karissa is candid with Hugh, Ryan, and Josh about the stigma of suicide, which prompts Josh to share a story about the complicated nature of the word ‘choice’. And we get some scientific evidence of the power of a good cry.

Life is not better off without you.

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🫖 Other Imperfects episodes mentioned on this episode

• Dr Emily - Grief Lightening - https://bit.ly/4nijyxP
• Samuel Johnson - A Life of Vulnerability - https://bit.ly/4mK0zvW

📖 Things to read

• Is crying good for you? - https://bit.ly/41ys2Iy
• Zone of Fabulousness by Vikki Reynolds - https://bit.ly/3I0i5Nv

📱Things to download

• Beyond Now - Safety Planning App - https://bit.ly/466T9Mo

💻Things to check out

• Social Futures StandBy Support After Suicide - https://bit.ly/4mHWZ5s
• National Centre for Childhood Grief - https://bit.ly/466ONop
• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (there’s lots!)
• Living Works Australia - ASIST 2 Day Course - https://bit.ly/429tNMz

🎟️Things to buy tickets for

• Together Again, Imperfects Live Show - https://bit.ly/47VT9Bc

🚨If you, or someone you know, is thinking about suicide;

• Contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.
• 13YARN (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Crisis Support Line) – 13 92 76
• Please call 000 in an emergency
• StandBy Support After Suicide – 1300 727 247

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The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.

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Mid-life crises have a bad rap.

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Joined by our resident psychologist Dr Emily Musgrove, this emisode is for everyone, but especially for those who’s back goes out more than them, and who are trying to fill the void with purpose (or a ponytail, or a sports car).

Technically, you’re in your mid-life from about the ages of 35-70. Which would be quite bleak, if we didn’t have Dr Emily in the studio to reframe this period of our lives with hope, meaning and purpose.

Tuning into what our soul is yearning for, Dr Emily discusses how we can intentionally look at generating legacy, combat narratives which suggest “we should have it all worked out”, and maybe even turn our intelligence into a …. um, butterfly.

And then we hear from Josh, who’s right in the thick of it. Cue tears. Cue hugs. Cue sending Josh all of the love in the entire world.

Dr Em, you’ve hit the nail on the head with this one.

To watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link: https://youtu.be/r6tdU-r5k4o

🫖Other Imperfects episodes mentioned on this episode

• Elizabeth Day - The Me-est Version of Me - http://bit.ly/3HTMKMi
• Lauren Zonfrillo - Grief: The Shittest Greatest Gift - http://bit.ly/4fYJonW
• Dr Emily - Compassion of The Self - http://bit.ly/45BW9kU

📖Things to read

• Unstuck, by Dr Emily Musgrove - http://bit.ly/4mAhUaA
• Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Your Life, by James Hollis - http://bit.ly/41oMED0
• From Strength to Strength, by Arthur C Brooks - http://bit.ly/4lFObvD

💻Things to check out

• Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory of development - http://bit.ly/4oV1knq
• Jungian Therapy - http://bit.ly/3JyslNh
• Chip Connolly - Modern Elder Academy - http://bit.ly/4fZUN70
• Kristen Neff - Online Self Compassion Practice - http://bit.ly/4mUIs68
• Chris Germer - Mindful Self-Compassion - http://bit.ly/3Vj5d82
• Paul Gilbert - Developing Self-Compassion - http://bit.ly/4fYN74U
• Regina Gurlach - Self-Compassion - http://bit.ly/3HO1Xi2
• U-Shaped Curve of Happiness - http://bit.ly/4p0m5hQ
• Ron Siegel - The Disillusion of Living - http://bit.ly/4fYO11i

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The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.