⚠️ Content Warning This episode contains open discussions about mental health, self harm, suicide attempts, and other heavy topics. Please take care of yourself first. If you're not in the right headspace, come back to this one when you're ready. There is no rush. If you need support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 (available 24/7) or visit lifeline.org.au

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She's been riding waves professionally for two decades, shaping young minds in the classroom, and somehow making it all look effortless. But in this episode, my sister Sophia Chapman pulls back the curtain on the reality behind that life.

Sophia has been sponsored by Roxy for 20 years, one of the most enduring partnerships in Australian women's surfing, and she's built a second life as a primary school teacher pouring into the next generation every single day. But this conversation goes somewhere different.

We go deep, and I mean really deep, on Sophia's mental health journey, the battles she's fought privately, and the experiences she's never spoken about publicly before. This is a raw, honest, and at times heavy conversation between two siblings who love each other and wanted to finally tell the truth.

In This Episode We Cover

• Sophia's 20-year journey with Roxy and what that sponsorship has really meant
• Balancing a pro surf career with a full-time teaching career
• The mental health struggles Sophia has faced behind the scenes
• Her personal experiences with crisis and recovery
• What has helped, what hasn't, and where she's at today
• The pressure of appearing fine when you're not
• What she wants other people going through hard times to know

A Note From Us

We mention throughout this episode that if the topics feel too heavy, please pause and come back when you're ready. We also reference Lifeline (13 11 14) during the episode itself. Please save that number. You never know when you or someone you love might need it.

Resources

📞 Lifeline — 13 11 14 | lifeline.org.au

📞 Suicide Call Back Service — 1300 659 467

💻 Beyond Blue — beyondblue.org.au

💻 headspace — headspace.org.au

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This week I sat down with George Burgess, a rugby league legend who won an NRL Premiership with the South Sydney Rabbitohs and represented England on the international stage. George is a good mate who I just kept running into everywhere, so we finally sat down for a proper chat, and I'm so glad we did. This one goes well beyond the footy.

George opens up about losing his dad to Motor Neurone Disease at fifteen, and how that shaped the path that followed. It was Russell Crowe, part-owner of the Rabbitohs, who brought the Burgess family out to play for Souths, and George shares what that opportunity meant for him and his brothers, Sam, Tom and Luke, who he went on to play alongside in the NRL.

We also get into a side of George a lot of people don't know. He has always loved acting, and since hanging up the boots he has carved out a serious career on screen, with roles in Land of Bad, Spartacus: House of Ashur, and the upcoming Lionsgate feature Beast in Me.

This is a chat about grief, reinvention, brotherhood and backing yourself to start again. George is the real deal and I loved this one.

In this episode we cover:

• Winning an NRL Premiership with the South Sydney Rabbitohs
• Losing his dad to Motor Neurone Disease at fifteen and how it shaped him
• How Russell Crowe brought the family to Souths
• Playing alongside his brothers Sam, Tom and Luke in the NRL
• His lifelong love of acting
• Landing roles in Land of Bad, Spartacus: House of Ashur and Beast in Me
• What it takes to reinvent yourself after sport
• Grief, brotherhood and starting a new chapter

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This week I sat down with Blair Rubock, a really special human who has built something incredible with his Instagram page @ThroughStrangersEyes. By sitting down with strangers and having honest conversations about their struggles, Blair has reached millions of people and reminded all of us that everyone is carrying something.

We got into all of it. How Through Strangers' Eyes started, what those conversations have taught him, and why he had to stop his national tour to look after his own mental health.

Blair also opens up about his fear of dying, and what it has been like watching his dad struggle with dementia right after he retired. It's a heavy chapter, but Blair speaks about it with so much love and honesty.

We also chat about his newest project, Through My Eyes, where he travelled to a remote village in the Mentawai Islands to live with the tribesmen and learn about their way of life. The documentary drops on May 31st and it sounds incredible.

This is one of those conversations that will sit with you for a while.

In this episode we cover:

• How Through Strangers' Eyes started and the impact it has had
• What he has learned from sitting down with strangers about their struggles
• Stopping the national tour to protect his own mental health
• His own fear of dying
• Watching his dad struggle with dementia after retirement
• His new documentary Through My Eyes
• Living with tribesmen in the Mentawai Islands
• What the experience taught him about life, culture and connection

Through My Eyes documentary Premiere May 31st - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/through-my-eyes-ep-1-living-with-the-mentawai-documentary-tickets-1987718564735?aff=oddtdtcreator

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