In this bonus episode, host Wayne Schwass sits down with good friend Danny Frawley. A former captain of his beloved St Kilda Football Club, former coach of the Richmond Football Club, previous CEO of the AFL Coaches Association and a fun loving wise cracking larger than life AFL media performer and identity Spud talks openly about how the Essendon Supplements saga tipped him over the edge, the day he rang his wife from the carpark of the MCG unable to remember how to get home, his nervous breakdown while juggling multiple responsibilities during a tumultuous period in his life, locking himself inside his house and being unable to answer the door when concerned friends visited and eventually his long road to recovery and how his conditions have given him a new perspective on life.



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In this bonus episode, host Wayne Schwass sits down with good friend Danny Frawley. A former captain of his beloved St Kilda Football Club, former coach of the Richmond Football Club, previous CEO of the AFL Coaches Association and a fun loving wise cracking larger than life AFL media performer and identity Spud talks openly about how the Essendon Supplements saga tipped him over the edge, the day he rang his wife from the carpark of the MCG unable to remember how to get home, his nervous breakdown while juggling multiple responsibilities during a tumultuous period in his life, locking himself inside his house and being unable to answer the door when concerned friends visited and eventually his long road to recovery and how his conditions have given him a new perspective on life. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener">omnystudio.com/policies/listener</a> for privacy information.

The aim of this podcast is to educate and assist listeners on their journey to better understand, invest into and improve their individual wellbeing, in what has been a challenging year for us all.

PukaUp Founder & AFL legend Wayne Schwass, draws on his personal 26 year wellbeing journey to combine authentic and genuine storytelling with skill-based learning through inspiring conversations with a wide variety of world-class wellbeing experts, thought leaders and qualified practitioners to explore the benefits and value of the practical tools, techniques and strategies available that can help you start your mental health journey and begin to invest into your wellbeing.

We all have mental health, but for a lot of us, it’s not easy to talk about wellbeing openly, in fact it’s difficult but it doesn’t have to be. Creating safe spaces and environments allow people to begin to have authentic and genuine conversations about mental health and emotional wellbeing. Wellbeing applies to 100% of the population.

Our focus is to help you stay healthy by equipping you with the tools so that you can start taking steps toward a healthier, longer, happier and better life. It’s time to reclaim your wellbeing and we’re excited to be joining you on this important journey

The aim of this podcast is to educate and assist listeners on their journey to better understand, invest into and improve their individual wellbeing, in what has been a challenging year for us all.
PukaUp Founder &amp; AFL legend Wayne Schwass, draws on his personal 26 year wellbeing journey to combine authentic and genuine storytelling with skill-based learning through inspiring conversations with a wide variety of world-class wellbeing experts, thought leaders and qualified practitioners to explore the benefits and value of the practical tools, techniques and strategies available that can help you start your mental health journey and begin to invest into your wellbeing.
We all have mental health, but for a lot of us, it&rsquo;s not easy to talk about wellbeing openly, in fact it&rsquo;s difficult but it doesn&rsquo;t have to be. Creating safe spaces and environments allow people to begin to have authentic and genuine conversations about mental health and emotional wellbeing. Wellbeing applies to 100% of the population.
Our focus is to help you stay healthy by equipping you with the tools so that you can start taking steps toward a healthier, longer, happier and better life. It&rsquo;s time to reclaim your wellbeing and we&rsquo;re excited to be joining you on this important journey

Wayne is a respected AFL and VFL legend playing 282 games with North Melbourne and the Sydney Swans Football Clubs. In 2006, he announced he had suffered depression for more than ten of his fourteen-year playing career...

Puka Up - Your Weekly Wellbeing Conversation

The aim of this podcast is to educate and assist listeners on their journey to better understand, invest into and improve their individual wellbeing, in what has been a challenging year for us all.

PukaUp Founder & AFL legend Wayne Schwass, draws on his personal 26 year wellbeing journey to combine authentic and genuine storytelling with skill-based learning through inspiring conversations with a wide variety of world-class wellbeing experts, thought leaders and qualified practitioners to explore the benefits and value of the practical tools, techniques and strategies available that can help you start your mental health journey and begin to invest into your wellbeing.

We all have mental health, but for a lot of us, it’s not easy to talk about wellbeing openly, in fact it’s difficult but it doesn’t have to be. Creating safe spaces and environments allow people to begin to have authentic and genuine conversations about mental health and emotional wellbeing.

Wellbeing applies to 100% of the population. Our focus is to help you stay healthy by equipping you with the tools so that you can start taking steps toward a healthier, longer, happier and better life.

It’s time to reclaim your wellbeing and we’re excited to be joining you on this important journey.

The aim of this podcast is to educate and assist listeners on their journey to better understand, invest into and improve their individual wellbeing, in what has been a challenging year for us all.
PukaUp Founder &amp; AFL legend Wayne Schwass, draws on his personal 26 year wellbeing journey to combine authentic and genuine storytelling with skill-based learning through inspiring conversations with a wide variety of world-class wellbeing experts, thought leaders and qualified practitioners to explore the benefits and value of the practical tools, techniques and strategies available that can help you start your mental health journey and begin to invest into your wellbeing.
We all have mental health, but for a lot of us, it&rsquo;s not easy to talk about wellbeing openly, in fact it&rsquo;s difficult but it doesn&rsquo;t have to be. Creating safe spaces and environments allow people to begin to have authentic and genuine conversations about mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Wellbeing applies to 100% of the population. Our focus is to help you stay healthy by equipping you with the tools so that you can start taking steps toward a healthier, longer, happier and better life.
It&rsquo;s time to reclaim your wellbeing and we&rsquo;re excited to be joining you on this important journey.

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