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What happens when you run around Australia for mental health… while carrying a lie that nearly breaks you?

In this raw and deeply moving episode of The Resource Podcast, host Becky Felstead sits down with Brooke McIntosh — the woman who ran around Australia to raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention.

Brooke opens up about the darkest chapters of her life: living with suicidal ideation, addiction, eating disorders, trauma, and the near-fatal car accident that became her wake-up call. She shares how one conversation changed the course of her life — and sparked a movement built on courage, truth, and connection.

At the heart of this conversation is a moment Brooke calls “the biggest lie” — a truth she carried for months while running day after day, speaking about mental health, yet silently holding her own grief. When that truth finally came out, everything changed.

This episode is honest, confronting, hopeful, and necessary.

In this episode, we explore:

• The moment Brooke decided to run for something bigger than herself
• What it really takes to speak up when staying silent feels safer
• Why “Are you okay?” isn’t enough — and what actually helps
• The emotional weight of carrying unspoken grief
• How small conversations can create life-changing ripple effects
• Choosing courage over comfort, and truth over silence

If you’ve ever felt like you had to pretend you were okay…
If you’ve ever carried something heavy in silence…
If you’ve ever wondered whether one conversation could really make a difference…

This episode is for you.

Connect & Learn More:

🔗 Follow Becky Felstead
https://www.instagram.com/beckyfelstead/

🔗 Follow Brooke McIntosh
https://www.instagram.com/brookemcintosh__/

🔗 Brooke’s Website
https://brookemcintosh.com.au/

👋 About Becky Felstead | The Resource Podcast host
Becky launched The Resource Podcast during the FIFO Inquiry to spark real talk about culture, mental health, and the hard stuff no one wants to touch. Think truth bombs, tough convos, and healing with humour.
Now she’s back, flipping the script again.

After 40 episodes and 15,000 mining crew later, the podcast is diving deeper into money stress, mindset shifts, relationships, and the stories we tell ourselves.

Expect raw chats, zero fluff, and life-saving honesty. If you’ve ever felt stuck, broke, or burnt out, this one’s for you.

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🌐 Learn more at: https://www.beckyfelstead.com/podcast
📩 Reach out to Becky for podcast & speaking enquiries here: becky@beckyfelstead.com

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In this solo episode, Becky Felstead dives deep into self-responsibility, navigating blame culture, and the real reasons communication breaks down in workplaces — especially high-pressure environments like mining.

Becky shares personal stories and lessons from mental health program delivery, leadership challenges, misunderstandings, and learning the hard way what is yours to carry… and what never was.

This episode is for anyone who’s ever felt blamed, overwhelmed, silenced, misunderstood, or unfairly responsible for things outside their control.

✨ Episode Summary

• Why we pretend we’re fine even when we’re not
• The emotional reality of being underground, on tools, or in high-stress roles
• How blame culture stops teams from getting the support they need
• Real stories of being thrown under the bus and how Becky handled it
• Why some people act like jerks — and why it’s (usually) not personal
• Learning the difference between your responsibility and other people’s behaviour
• How to navigate tension, miscommunication, and emotional triggers at work
• When to take action, when to let go, and when to walk away
• The Four Agreements and how they changed Becky’s leadership
• Understanding accountability vs responsibility
• Why doing your best looks different every day

👋 About Becky Felstead | The Resource Podcast host
Becky launched The Resource Podcast during the FIFO Inquiry to spark real talk about culture, mental health, and the hard stuff no one wants to touch. Think truth bombs, tough convos, and healing with humour.
Now she’s back, flipping the script again.

After 40 episodes and 15,000 mining crew later, the podcast is diving deeper into money stress, mindset shifts, relationships, and the stories we tell ourselves.

Expect raw chats, zero fluff, and life-saving honesty. If you’ve ever felt stuck, broke, or burnt out, this one’s for you.

Subscribe

🌐 Learn more at: https://www.beckyfelstead.com/podcast
📩 Reach out to Becky for podcast & speaking enquiries here: becky@beckyfelstead.com

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In this powerful and deeply human episode of The Resource Podcast, host Becky Felstead sits down with Vicky Pellowe, founder of The FIFO Family Project, to unpack the hidden emotional reality of FIFO (fly-in, fly-out) family life.

Vicky shares her personal journey through FIFO work, parenting, post-natal depression, migration, and surviving stage-four cancer, and how these experiences led her to create a national support network for FIFO families. Together, Becky and Vicky explore the unspoken struggles of partners at home, the pressure on relationships, isolation, mental health challenges, and the devastating gaps in support when tragedy strikes.

This episode also dives into:

• The emotional toll of FIFO on children and partners
• Why connection matters more than communication
• Post-natal depression in FIFO families
• Relationship resentment, burnout, and survival
• Why “money alone” is never enough
• The importance of community, support systems, and prevention
  
  

This is an essential listen for anyone living the FIFO lifestyle — or supporting someone who is.

🔗 LINKS

Website – The FIFO Family Project:

👉 https://www.thefifofamilyproject.com.au/

👉 https://www.instagram.com/thefifofamilyproject/

👉 https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558047875288

👉 https://www.linkedin.com/company/thefifofamilyproject/posts/?feedView=all

🎄 FIFO FAMILY CHRISTMAS GUIDE: 🎄

https://www.thefifofamilyproject.com.au/christmas-2025-tffp-fifo-family-christmas-survival-guide-freedownload/

👋 About Becky Felstead | The Resource Podcast host
Becky launched The Resource Podcast during the FIFO Inquiry to spark real talk about culture, mental health, and the hard stuff no one wants to touch. Think truth bombs, tough convos, and healing with humour.
Now she’s back, flipping the script again.

After 40 episodes and 15,000 mining crew later, the podcast is diving deeper into money stress, mindset shifts, relationships, and the stories we tell ourselves.

Expect raw chats, zero fluff, and life-saving honesty. If you’ve ever felt stuck, broke, or burnt out, this one’s for you.

Subscribe

🌐 Learn more at: https://www.beckyfelstead.com/podcast
📩 Reach out to Becky for podcast & speaking enquiries here: becky@beckyfelstead.com

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