Gus Worland has the “wettest right shoulder” after a morning of mental health talks with tradies at a local construction site.
Since launching a mental health charity Gotcha4Life in 2017has been a radio and television personality leading change in supporting men’s mental health in Australia.
His latest message via mental health “fitness”. Gotcha4Life Mental Fitness Gym clearly hits home.
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“[It’s] a bit of mental fitness banter, giving them tips and tricks on how to start a conversation with their child who is struggling to talk, or whatever other roles they play as a partner or child. lover or husband or whatever they like,” Worland, 55, tells 9honey.
“I’m just so lucky to be in this position,” she says of her job.
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Later that day, Worland joined the team at Triple M for rush hour, which he presents with James Brayshaw and Billy Brownless weekdays from 3pm to 5pm.
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“Now I’m driving back and I’ve got a radio to give me balance this afternoon and then tomorrow I’ve got another [mental health talk] … I’m very, very lucky.”
Worland has been open about her mental health issues, saying she has a “good village” of people she can lean on when times are tough.
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“If you have a village around you where you’re not alone, you can talk about it and get it out of your head,” she says, adding that it’s important to talk about the habit. your feelings and problems.
“That’s why I talk about mental form,” he says.
“It’s even more powerful than your gym or your physical fitness.”
Worland now turns his voice to another important cause – Stop it at the beginning a campaign targeting gender disrespect that, thanks to social media, is a click away for most.
“I think we overcomplicate things at times. For example, don’t allow behavior that may have been allowed in the past to carry forward,” he says.
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“It means good guys. And I hate the idea of ​​calling myself a good guy, but as a good father and a good friend and someone who talks to men a lot, if we can set a new standard around what is acceptable and what is not acceptable, then we stop more likely what’s happening right now in this country where people are getting hurt.”
Worland recently faced a situation at home when her son Jack was exposed to the work of Andrew Tate, a self-proclaimed misogynistic influencer.
It only took one conversation for Jack to realize that Tate’s message wasn’t the way he wanted to go.
Worland also reminds men that it’s important to lead by example when it comes to influencing the next generation.
“What I’ve been telling men with Gotcha4Life for years is like starting an awkward conversation,” she says.
“But the more you do it, the more you practice it, the more confident you become and the more people hear.
“That conversation where you walk by and don’t do anything about it is the level you agree to. So I don’t want to do that anymore.
“And I think I can talk on Triple M, I can talk to a lot of people on Channel 9 and I want the standards to be higher.”
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