Talkin Tough
Talkin Tough
What do you get when a legless lad & a blind bloke walk in to a bar? A couple of mates on a mission to challenge what it means to be "tough". Talkin Tough is a podcast brought to you by Ski For Life, an Australian charity committed to promoting mental health, wellbeing & suicide prevention. Hosted by double amputee Mike Rolls & blind Ben Pettingill, these two professional speakers and best mates …Social links:
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Tough is Talkin
As the first year of Talkin Tough comes to a close the boys sit down to reflect on where and why it all started and what we have learned along the way. Join them as they take a look back at the incredible conversations they have had, acknowledge the rawness and relatability that the everyday lege…
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Filling Up The Cup with ‘Tully’
“I lost my first good mate at 18 to suicide.... There’s been seven all up now, suicides... all of them close mates." 'Tully’ tears into the studio from outback New South Wales and has a chat with Mike and Ben about riding the rollercoaster of life and his connection to suicide. Staying in check wi…
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“Blokes Don’t Cry” with Stuart Foy
“I remember going back to school and I remember sitting there, looking at everyone, and going ‘why has this happened to me?” Life is easy for these people. Who have I pissed off? Why is my life so bloody hard.” A mate of the boys this week rolls in for a few yarns about life.Stu Foy had to grow up…
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Punching Away The Pain with Tiff Cooke
“I just had these walls up, these really big walls, relationships with people were challenging for me and I just knew they should have been better” Tiff made the call to jump into the boxing ring and start fighting! She loved it but she didn’t realise at the time, that decision and her love of cop…
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Get Moving with Josh Robson AKA Robbie One Nut
“Everyone asked me 'How’s things?', 'Yeah I’m good' when really, I wasn’t.” Tradie, cancer survivor and athlete,Josh Robson joins Mike & Ben behind the mic this episode to share how his version of tough was rocked by a sudden diagnosis of testicular cancer. Now he likes to go by ‘Robbie One Nut’ a…
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Head On Courage with Mick Donehue
“That was the lowest moment in my life, I’m in a much better headspace now to look after myself and I’m the happiest version of myself that I could ever be. But, I still have those thoughts.” This episode, the fellas chat with mental health advocate, Mick Donehue.The thing about Mick is he is your…
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'It’s ok to not be ok' with Joel Sardi
“The thing that I had to really come to terms with was I would go to bed every night a quad, wake up a quad and everyone else’s life would just roll on.” Join the fellas as they chat with Joel Sardi, a great guy who became a Quadriplegic after an unfortunate accident at the pub one night with the …
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'Never Let Go' with Tim ‘Watty’ Watt
“What people didn’t know, and I hadn’t told anyone for 20 years, was that I’d lost my brother to suicide. But what they did know was ‘Watty’s mad onskiing’...so I just said ‘Yep, I’ll go for a ski’” The boys have the honor of having a yarn with one of the founding Ski ForLife members, Tim “Watty” …
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Who The Heck Is Ben “Blind” Pettingill
“Then I just burst into tears for the first time since losing my eyesight. I recognised from that day the power of speaking up & how important it is to let other people in.” In this episode of Talkin Tough Ben is in the firing line as Mike asks the tough questions and together they relive his expe…
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Who The Heck Is Mike “Legless” Rolls
“There were times I wanted to go back to the way things were. But eventually, there was a focus on self and reclaiming some sort of identity” This week on Talkin Tough, Ben is in charge of the hard hitting questions and interviews his co host, Mike “Legless” Rolls. This chat unpacks Mikes experien…
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