On the outside, Holly was a confident, quiet achiever and a perfectionist.

But on the inside, she had been living with anxiety from a very young age.

Holly didn't tell anyone that she was struggling with her mental health.

Until, at age 18, she finally opened up to a friend and to her mum. She told them that she didn't want to live anymore.

This is a raw, honest and compelling look inside the struggle facing thousands of Aussie families.

Top two
Bec's recommendations: Ten Percent Happier podcast with Dan Harris; and Faith, Work & Rest podcast with Teena Dare
Penny's recommendations: Beyond Blue website and No Feeling is Final podcast with Honor Eastly
Holly's recommendation: Better Than Yesterday podcast with Osher Günsberg

Parts of this discussion may be triggering or distressing for some listeners. If you need support, please contact Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636 or Lifeline on 13 11 14.

*Statistics on youth mental health taken from the Australia Talks National Survey 2021 and Suicide Prevention Australia.

"All of us have limits and we have seasons. And there can be seasons where we really need to step back ..."

Robyn Wrigley-Carr learnt this lesson the hard way. At a time in her life when she was working too much and sleeping too little, Robyn hit burnout.

This caused her to reassess her lifestyle and her priorities.

In this episode, Robyn – an author and Associate Professor in theology and spirituality at Alphacrucis College in Sydney – shares practical advice on how to beat burnout.

Top two
Penny's recommendations: For the Joy – 21 Australian Missionary Mother Stories of Real Life & Faith, edited by Miriam Chan and Sophia Russell
Bec's recommendations: Fight Hustle, End Hurry podcast, by John Mark Comer & Jefferson Bethke

Books by Robyn Wrigley-Carr: Evelyn Underhill's Prayer Book (edited by Robyn Wrigley-Carr)
The Spiritual Formation of Evelyn Underhill
Music of Eternity: The Archbishop of York's Advent Book 2021 – Meditations For Advent With Evelyn Underhill

Complementarians say women shouldn’t be senior leaders of a church and some say women also shouldn’t teach or preach to men.

Egalitarians say women can lead churches and they can preach and teach to anyone.

So who's right and who's wrong? And what does the Bible really say?

Jacqui Grey, Dean of Theology and Professor of Biblical Studies at Alphacrucis College, steps us through the answers she has found to these questions.

She also addresses the cultural and practical barriers for women in church ministry, and suggests how to open doors for women to better use their gifts.

Top Two
Bec - Women in Ministry Support Scheme - funding from Anglican Deaconess Ministries and 'Fixing Her Eyes' website.

Penny - 'Grounded in the Body, in Time and Place, in Scripture', Edited by Jill Firth and Denise Cooper-clarke and the book of Ecclesiastes in the Holy Bible.