The Grow Your Mind Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

This is an emotional regulation song. Full podcast episode coming soon.  

Production 

Script & song lyrics - Alice Peel 
Music production, vocals & additional lyrics - Moody

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In celebration of Harmony day  21st March 2024 we bring you a repeat of our fabulous Podcast Episode Why Orange? S4E3

What does Australia's annual celebration of cultural diversity and Grow Your Mind have in common? Belonging. On the 21st of March each year, events are held in schools and the wider community.

In this bite size episode, a conversation between two primary school aged kids takes place where they seek to understand the symbolism of orange and why belonging is crucial for our mental wellbeing.

Educators - play this episode as an authentic way to talk about the importance of cultural diversity and belonging. And be sure to come up with tangible actions that each student can take to start helping others feel seen and valued.

Production
Script - Alice Peel
Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor 

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Season 4 of the Grow Your Mind Podcast includes some bite-sized morsels of gold. Our bite-sized episodes are under 5 minutes during which two kids unpack a dilemma or the ethics of an idea. This bite-size, our hosts try to get their heads around words - if they really matter that much and if we give them too much power or too little.

This episode was created for International Non-Binary People’s Day on July 14, 2023. And the hosts of the show also discuss if we have too many international theme days and the significance of this one in particular. They kids are both trying to understand why words in this context might be so crucial.

Please note, non-binary is an umbrella term for gender identities that sit within, outside of, across or between the spectrum of the male and female binary. A non-binary person might identify as gender fluid, trans masculine, trans feminine, a-gender or bi-gender.

At Grow Your Mind we know that self-expression and being able to completely bring and be your whole self at work, in school or in the community is vital for enduring good mental health.

Did you know that Grow Your Mind is a wellbeing program you can get into your school? Written by teachers, for teachers, we have lesson plans, videos, animations, an album on Spotify full of non-painful yet life affirming songs AND we also have a few awards under our belt. Plus we offer workshops for educators and parents. Find out more by visiting GrowYourMind.Life

Production 

Script - Alice Peel
Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor

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This World Environment Day, we've brought back a favourite episode. In 'Would You Rather', we’re asking the BIG questions like, would you rather sing all your sentences for a week or wake up at 5am every morning and eat brussel sprouts for five days in a row!?

The kids have also invented a machine to solve ALL of our environmental problems and there’s some great suggestions on how to do your bit for the environment. You see, taking these small steps isn’t just brilliant for Mother Earth, but it’s also a superpower for your mental health. 

Additional resources 

Download a printable copy of the advocacy postcard mentioned in this episode or get a free student reflection journal to further enhance the messaging of our episodes. There's also a free colouring-in sheet for students or kids to colour in while they listen.

Production 

Script - Alice Peel
Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor

Copyright Grow Your Mind 2023. All rights reserved.  

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This National Sorry Day, we have brought back a previous episode and it's probably best for upper primary school students. Miss Thea’s awesome class talks about racism, respect, empathy and curiosity.   

During the Meet The Experts section we hear from a bunch of truly wonderful kids from Gawura School, a Kindergarten to Year 6 school for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Sydney’s CBD. They share some interesting facts about their culture, as well as some words from their various language groups and they also read a powerful dreamtime story about listening and talking less.

We thank and have huge respect for all the people having brave, awkward and important conversations with their children and communities. This episode was inspired by the words of Austin Channing Brown about being a better human and the joyful attitudes of the Gawura School kids.

Additional resources 

Grab a print - out student reflection journal to further enhance the messaging of each episode. And download your free colouring-in sheet for students or kids to colour in while they listen.

Production 

Script & song lyrics - Alice Peel
Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor 
Music production, vocals & additional lyrics - Moody 

Copyright Grow Your Mind 2023. All rights reserved.  

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A song reminding us to ask ourselves first, 'is it a threat, a challenge or an opportunity?' when we're feeling anxious!    

Production 

Script & song lyrics - Alice Peel 
Music production, vocals & additional lyrics - Moody

Copyright Grow Your Mind 2023. All rights reserved.  

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Feeling anxious? Know someone else who is? You’re not alone! This episode is all about reclaiming the normality of feeling anxious. The kids interview the brilliant and wise Karen Young who began her career as a psychologist. Karen now consults with schools, parent groups and organisations both in Australia and internationally to support the mental wellbeing of young people. She’s also the author of four books, including the bestselling ‘Hey Warrior' and 'Hey Awesome’. Karen’s books and also her super helpful website Hey Sigmund provide creative strategies for parents to help kids manage anxiety and we’d love you to take a look.  

In this episode we encourage our young listeners to ask their Guard Dog ‘is this a threat, challenge or opportunity?’ whenever they feel nervous. And to help the kids out, we’ve collaborated again with the marvellous Moody to produce the song, ‘99 Times’ which may just answer that very question! 

To further contextualise this episode’s theme we've also got a story about a kid who almost misses their swimming carnival race because of the fear of not winning. 

Additional & free resources

We’re sure that young and old(er) listeners will take away one of the numerous helpful and accessible strategies suggested in this episode. Be sure to grab a student reflection journal at GrowYourMind.Life so that your kids can think about their own triggers and ways to build their brave! And download our free themed colouring in sheets that go with each full length episode in Series 4. 

Production 

Script & song lyrics - Alice Peel
Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor 
Music production, vocals & additional lyrics - Moody

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does Australia's annual celebration of cultural diversity and Grow Your Mind have in common? Belonging. On the 21st of March each year, events are held in schools and the wider community.

In this bite size episode, a conversation between two primary school aged kids takes place where they seek to understand the symbolism of orange and why belonging is crucial for our mental wellbeing.

Educators - play this episode as an authentic way to talk about the importance of cultural diversity and belonging. And be sure to come up with tangible actions that each student can take to start helping others feel seen and valued.

Production
Script - Alice Peel
Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor 

Copyright Grow Your Mind 2023. All rights reserved.  

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey listeners - this episode is a repeat from Series 2 of The Grow Your Mind Podcast. We are bringing it back to celebrate International Women's Day. It's called Re-write the Rules and we hope that it inspires you to step up, dream big and embrace equity! 

Additional & free resources

Grab a print - out student reflection journal to further enhance the messaging of each episode.

Download your free colouring-in sheet for students or kids to colour in while they listen.

Production 

Script - Alice Peel
Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor 

Copyright Grow Your Mind 2023. All rights reserved.  

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Season 4!

This season, we're changing things up a bit. Each episode, the kids interview clever adults who know a lot about each of the topics explored. And we're kicking off with an episode about consent.

Consent education is part of the school curriculum and you can read our latest blog on why this is critical in primary school. In this episode and at primary school, consent education is taught age-appropriately. It doesn't involve sex education but rather explores permission, how to know if you want to say yes, how to say no, and how to make sure you receive a no with respect. 

Here at Grow Your Mind, we've been teaching the building blocks for consent since we began 6 years ago. Respectful friendships, emotional regulation, character strength education, emotional literacy, and listening to your body are key themes we teach in our program. 

This episode, the students at Woollahra Public School interview Yumi Stynes - feminist television and radio presenter, podcaster, author, incredible cook, and human. Her book, Welcome to Consent, was recently named amongst the New York Public Library's Top 50 books of the year.  

Along with Yumi's insights into the nuances of consent, there is also a story from the Guard Dog and the Sensitive Octopus about what enthusiastic consent really is and a brand new song in collaboration with Moody! Enjoy

Additional & free resources

Grab a print - out student reflection journal to further enhance the messaging of each episode.

Download your free colouring-in sheet for students or kids to colour in while they listen.

Production 

Script & song lyrics - Alice Peel
Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor 
Music production, vocals & additional lyrics - Moody

Copyright Grow Your Mind 2023. All rights reserved.  

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.