{"podcast":{"title":"Clear the air","slug":"clear-the-air-6093986","podcast_index_feed_id":6093986,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5351553/episodes/feed","website_url":"http://myclearhead.com/","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a8a39a15155660597c8d029390648902.jpg","author":"Clearhead","episode_count":47,"summary":"Hosted by Dr Angela Lim, Clearhead co-founder and medical doctor, Clear the Air is a mental health and wellbeing podcast covering those experiences in your life or questions you have that you feel too vulnerable to share with those around you. We speak with experts to share the science behind what you’re experiencing and explore the answers to those questions. Together we get real and raw on the existential questions covering mental health and wellbeing that have puzzled humans for millennia. Follow the podcast to get notified as we drop new episodes monthly. Clearhead is an innovative employee wellbeing platform with a social mission to ensure personalised mental health and wellbeing support is accessible to everyone. Making it easier for you to build self-awareness and be guided to either digital self-help tools or book therapy on the Clearhead platform when and where you need it. Have a burning question about mental health that you want us to answer? Email us at contact@myclearhead.com, or visit our website: www.myclearhead.com","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clear-the-air-6093986"},"episode":{"title":"23: The Power of Sport and LGBTQ+ Representation with Jason Ball","slug":"23-the-power-of-sport-and-lgbtq-representation-with-jason-ball","published_at":"2024-05-22T04:12:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clear-the-air-6093986/23-the-power-of-sport-and-lgbtq-representation-with-jason-ball","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clear-the-air-6093986","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-the-power-of-sport-and-lgbtq-representation-with-jason-ball--60122559","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60122559/clear_the_air_episode_24_audio.mp3","summary":"Sport: It is about so much more than just physical fitness. It is also excellent for your mental health and can provide you with a sense of belonging and community through being part of a team. This is why is it important that everyone has access to being able to play a sport, regardless of their gender or sexuality. In today’s episode we will delve into the benefits of playing a sport, but also what we can do to make it more inclusive for the LGBTQ+ community. Our guest today is Jason ball, one of the first openly gay Aussie Rules players in Australia which was a game changer in this hyper-masculine sport. He’s been named Young Australian of the Year for his advocacy work in promoting equality for LGBTQ+ players, and has undertaken ambassador roles with Beyond Blue, the Safe Schools Coalition, the Victorian Pride Centre, and the Human Rights Arts & Film Festival, just to name a few! In this episode, he will share with us why it was initially difficult to accept his sexuality and his journey of coming out, and what we can do to make it easier for others to share their true identity both at home and at work. In this episode, we dive deep into answering the following thorny questions: 0:00 - Intro 2:10 - How Jason Ball got started in playing professional sport 3:55 - The benefits of playing sport on your mental health 6:50 - The role of diet on your physical and mental health 8:10 - How to deal with pressure when playing professional sport 10:30 - Why Jason's sexuality initially caused him to leave his sporting career 14:30 - What made Jason finally come out with his true identity 20:55 - How to deal with a negative response when coming out 23:35 - The unique mental health challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community 25:30 - How to reduce discrimination towards the LGBTQ…","meta_description":"Sport: It is about so much more than just physical fitness. It is also excellent for your mental health and can provide you with a sense of belonging and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3329,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/clear-the-air-6093986/episodes/23-the-power-of-sport-and-lgbtq-representation-with-jason-ball/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clear-the-air-6093986/23-the-power-of-sport-and-lgbtq-representation-with-jason-ball.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}