This episode the 11 year old hosts are dealing with disappointments and setbacks. They show us that even though it doesn’t feel like it, there is always a choice to how we respond to disappointments. The star of the show is the prefrontal cortex, aka The Wise Owl. And to help the kids overcome some really BIG disappointments, this week they call on perspective, self-regulation and perseverance. To get the MOST out of Series 3, download our Podcast Activity + Reflection Journal jam packed with fi...
Mar 08, 2022•17 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Each episode in Series 3 is accompanied by an original song! Here is 'Ouch'. Production Script & song lyrics - Alice Peel Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor Music production, vocals & additional lyrics - Moody Copyright Grow Your Mind 2022. All rights reserved. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 06, 2022•3 min•Season 3Ep. 5
This episode the 11 year old hosts jump into the world of assuming the best in the people around you. Full disclaimer, this is very hard to do! The hosts also share a trick for quieting those pesky self-limiting thoughts that come into your head. And like in Episode 3 - you dear listener get to choose the ending to the story! The star of the show is the reticular activating system aka The Sifting Sooty and the hosts find out how social intelligence, curiosity and generosity can help them truly a...
Mar 01, 2022•9 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Already listened to the beginning of this episode titled S3 E3 Generous Assumptions ? Then you should definitely press play on Path 1 to find out the ending to this special choose your own adventure-style episode. Not happy with the ending? Try it again by going back and playing Path 2! Production Script & song lyrics - Alice Peel Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor Music production, vocals & additional lyrics - Moody See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 01, 2022•1 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Already listened to the beginning of this episode titled S3 E3 Generous Assumptions ? Then you should definitely press play on Path 2 to find out the ending to this special choose your own adventure-style episode. Not happy with the ending? Try it again by going back and playing Path 1! Production Script & song lyrics - Alice Peel Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor Music production, vocals & additional lyrics - Moody See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 01, 2022•7 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Each episode in Series 3 is accompanied by an original song! Here is 'Generous Assumptions'. Production Script & song lyrics - Alice Peel Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor Music production, vocals & additional lyrics - Moody See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 27, 2022•3 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Guess what! This episode is a choose your own adventure. Listen to the episode track, then choose 'Path 1' to find out if the kids in our story return as er, non-fighting phoenixes. Or choose 'Path 2' to find out if a manta ray, a whale shark or an octopus can save the day. Your 11 year old hosts also give you something that will help you be more patient, generous and have greater compassion for all. Just a hint - it’s invisible! This episode the spotlight is on the insular cortex, aka The Sensi...
Feb 22, 2022•7 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Already listened to the beginning of this episode titled S3 E3 The Invisible Line ? Then you should definitely press play on Path 1 to find out the ending to this special choose your own adventure-style episode. Not happy with the ending? Try it again by going back and playing Path 2! Production Script & song lyrics - Alice Peel Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor Music production, vocals & additional lyrics - Moody See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 22, 2022•2 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Already listened to the beginning of this episode titled S3 E3 The Invisible Line ? Then you should definitely press play on Path 2 to find out the ending to this special choose your own adventure-style episode. Not happy with the ending? Try again by going back and playing Path 1! Production Script & song lyrics - Alice Peel Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor Music production, vocals & additional lyrics - Moody See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 22, 2022•8 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Each episode in Series 3 is accompanied by an original song! Here is 'Boundaries'. Production Team Song lyrics - Alice Peel Music production, vocals & additional lyrics - Moody Production - Lisa Taylor Copyright Grow Your Mind 2022. All rights reserved. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 20, 2022•3 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Relax, we aren't anti-bottoms however in this show, the hosts strongly encourage us to leave the word ‘but’ out of our apologies. Why?! Well listen and find out! This episode we spotlight the amygdala, aka The Guard Dog and hear the story of a friendship that nearly didn’t survive. It turns out the character strengths; courage, flexibility and honesty are just the thing for jumping tricky friendship hurdles. And to get the MOST out of Series 3, download our Podcast Activity + Reflection Journal ...
Feb 15, 2022•17 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Each episode in Series 3 is accompanied by an original song! Here is 'Sorry'. Production Team Song lyrics - Alice Peel Music production, vocals & additional lyrics - Moody Production - Lisa Taylor Copyright Grow Your Mind 2022. All rights reserved. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 13, 2022•2 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Welcome to Season 3 of the Grow Your Mind Podcast - an award winning nominee mental health podcast for primary school kids, teachers & parents. Listen in your classroom, car, kitchen, on a walk or in the bath - whatever floats your boat! And If you aren’t listening in the bath, download the free colouring-in sheets that go with each episode. To get the most out of Series 3, download our Podcast Activity + Reflection Journal jam-packed with find-a-words, secret codes, drawings, flow charts + ...
Feb 08, 2022•20 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Each episode in Series 3 is accompanied by an original song. Here is 'Jealousy'. Production Team Song lyrics - Alice Peel Music production, vocals & additional lyrics - Moody Additional vocals - Bianca Black Zara Production - Lisa Taylor Copyright Grow Your Mind 2022. All rights reserved. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 06, 2022•2 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Alice Peel writes the Grow Your Mind podcast. You don't usually hear her voice in our episodes, but in her Cheeky Chats for kids, you can listen to her share valuable learnings, interesting insights and fun facts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 29, 2021•5 min
Educators - find out how to make the most of this podcast with your students. And tell us what topics you'd like to hear about in Season 3. Find out more at GrowYourMind.life See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 13, 2021•2 min
Welcome! You are listening to a mental health education podcast hosted by kids for kids. What am I? I make you more creative. I enable you to deal with conflict better. I can be contagious like a cold. Sometimes you forget about me when you get too busy or older. I am one of the keys to being resilient. I am… JOY! This episode the kids share what brings them joy and we dare you not to be inspired! Want MORE!? Download your free, themed colouring-in sheets that go with each episode and colour-in ...
Mar 23, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Welcome! You are listening to a mental health education podcast hosted by kids for kids. This episode the kids step into the land of grief, legacy and death. A warning, if you have lost someone or something important to you, you may want to listen to this with other kind and supportive people around you. As with all of our episodes, the topics might sound deep and serious but the content is not. Remember, the kids who host this podcast, plus the animals in your brain will be with you all the way...
Mar 16, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Welcome! You are listening to a mental health education podcast hosted by kids for kids In this episode 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 E...
Mar 09, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Welcome! You are listening to a mental health education podcast hosted by kids for kids. This episode the kids explore what RESILIENCE, what it feels like and how we can grow it. We’re also excited to bring you the first Grow Your Mind song - performed by young Sydney rapper Luke. Want MORE!? Download your free, themed colouring-in sheets that go with each episode and colour-in while you listen. And for only AU$5, download the Student Reflection Journal jam packed with find-a-words, secret codes...
Mar 03, 2021•14 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Welcome! The Grow Your Mind Podcast is a mental health education podcast hosted by kids for kids. This episode the kids are talking about blue and pink. Like why is it baby girls are given pink things and baby boys blue things? Is it okay for boys to play netball, and if not, who made up that rule? Listen to the kids debate and discuss why girls and boys should be friends and why being friends with the other genders is actually good for our wellbeing. Want MORE!? Download your free, themed colou...
Feb 23, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Welcome to Season 2 of The Grow Your Mind Podcast. This mental health podcast is for primary school kids, teachers & parents! Listen in your classroom, car or kitchen. This episode, your 11 year old hosts will explore empathy, soccer goals and 8 legged sea creatures. And you’ll meet a NEW animal representing a very special part of the brain. This creature will be joining the other animals currently hiding out in your head! Want MORE!? Download your free colouring-in sheets that go with each ...
Feb 09, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Surprise! Our podcast is back by popular demand. This episode is a BIG one, probably best for upper primary school students. Miss Thea’s awesome class talk 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 located in Sydney’s CBD. They share some interesting facts about their culture, as well as some words from t...
Jun 24, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In this final episode your 12 year old hosts of the show explore the connection between Australia’s deadliest spider and the strength of hope. We hear the true and remarkable story of holocaust survivor, Eddie Jaku, who at nearly 100 years of age spreads kindness, love and compassion wherever he goes. (Please note - Eddie’s story involves the death of Eddie’s parents and his beloved dog. It could be sensitive content for some listeners.) This episode was specially commissioned by Woollahra Publi...
Apr 26, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This episode, the 12 year olds uncover the secret to living to 100. They answer other big questions too, such as why do some blind people raise their hands when they win a race - even if they’ve been blind of their lives! We also discover what endorphins are and why our brain and body thrives on them. The students take it to the school population to uncover ways people like to move their body and why. Plus, we hear the story of one of Australia’s biggest legends and the animals have some interes...
Apr 19, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode you'll learn all about a super power that boosts your mental health! But there's a catch. It only works when you use authentically, otherwise that super power turns into a super flop. Listen in as the12 year hosts of the show walk you through gratitude, negativity bias and optimism. You'll also learn another animal analogy but this time it involves sharks and dolphins. The students take this episode's topic out to the playground to hear what other kids are truly thankful for in t...
Apr 05, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This episode is all about the opposite of loneliness. Listen as your 12 years old hosts explore friendship and what makes a good friend, how to keep your friendships healthy and what the difference is between belonging and fitting in. Hear from students of all ages about their techniques for dealing with conflict, getting over grudges and when they know a friendship is true and good for them. This episode the animals share a story about two very different monks. Find out what it is they have to ...
Mar 29, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 4
This episode is about why failure takes courage and how sometimes your mistakes can turn out to be a good thing in disguise. Listen as your 12 years old hosts take you on a journey into a pit where it feels like sharks and snakes are waiting for you!… This uncomfortable place is often referred to as 'the pit of learning'. Hear interviews with other kids from around the school about their mistakes, courage and some VERY interesting 'Quick Polls' involving sharks, fires and nudity! The Grow Your M...
Mar 23, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode, our 12 year old experts introduce you to B.O.B - which stands for 'Be Of Benefit'. It's a mindset anyone can practice using. The students describe why adopting a B.O.B mentality boosts our wellbeing and they take it out into the playground to discover how other kids B.O.B it up. Because as the Wise Owl says, ‘If you think you are too small to make a difference, you have never shared a bed with a mosquito!' You’ll hear a story about a girl in Pakistan and another about a lion and...
Mar 18, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Did you know there are animals in your head? There’s a Guard Dog, a Wise Owl, a Sifting Sooty and an Elephant! This episode, meet the Grow Your Mind animals and learn ways to keep them talking to each other. Your hosts, the 12 year old experts from Miss Thea’s class, discover why happiness isn’t all it’s cracked up to be and they deep dive into what it means to flourish. They also uncover something we ALL have and can ALL look after. And each episode they take their questions out to the playgrou...
Mar 10, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 1
