{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d366c122-45e1-4285-b89b-e062b7f3a4be/4f695619-f86a-47b5-b084-b594891adcbc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Being Dad -  Brett Kimmorley","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/610c1d7d905473b7ece518d4/610c1d9dcc54660013ce5437.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>As tough dads go, <a href=\"https://www.celebrityspeakers.com.au/brett-kimmorley/\" target=\"_blank\">Brett Kimmorley</a> has to be one of the toughest we have ever met.&nbsp;</p><p>Not just as an NRL football player who refuses to give up but as a dad who has had his resilience tested pretty much to the max.</p><p>Brett has 4 daughters who he parents alone, after his wife Sharnie died of brain cancer in 2017.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Alex chats to Brett about how the ups and downs of his career, helped him deal with the devastating loss of the mother of his kids.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>If you are dealing with a bereavement&nbsp;or just struggling with Being Dad and need help please take a look at the resources we have put below:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://griefline.org.au\" target=\"_blank\">GriefLine</a> - <strong>1300 845 745</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.lifeline.org.au/get-help/topics/loss-grief?gclid=Cj0KCQjwiILsBRCGARIsAHKQWLNNYVRBEaybf0nFi7u--2oEjDjbJE-ksvlDh707V0kG9V2EeYMWnwAaAlWiEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\">LifeLine Loss and Grief</a> - <strong>13 11 14</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://markhughesfoundation.com.au/\" target=\"_blank\">The Mark Hughes Foundation</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.calvarycare.org.au/public-hospital-kogarah/services-and-clinics/specialist-palliative-care/\" target=\"_blank\">Calvary</a> - Palliative Care Specialists</p><p><br></p><p><strong>if you are struggling coping and need help, take a look at the resources below:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://www.lifeline.org.au/\" target=\"_blank\">Lifeline Australia</a>&nbsp;Crisis Support &amp; Suicide Prevention. Call For Immediate Support. Empowering&nbsp;<strong>Australians</strong>&nbsp;to be Suicide-Free Through Connection, Compassion &amp; Hope.</p><p>Call&nbsp;<strong>13 11 14</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.parentsbeyondbreakup.com/dids?fbclid=IwAR0IP1Xabfk7hdvjMDYgXHtVq7m3FMIt3xZvXk9i2ZIYSsaaU9-Km0eyVs0\" target=\"_blank\">Dads in Distress</a>&nbsp;Call Dads in Distress&nbsp;<strong>1300 853437&nbsp;</strong>or<strong>&nbsp;(+61 2) 6652 8113</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.panda.org.au/\" target=\"_blank\">Panda</a>&nbsp;supports men, women and their families who are suffering from perinatal anxiety or depression.&nbsp;</p><p>Call&nbsp;<strong>1300 726 306</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.panda.org.au/images/resources/Resources-Factsheets/Perinatal-Anxiety-and-Depression-in-Men.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Panda PND Factsheet</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/getting-help/mental-health-wellbeing\" target=\"_blank\">Black Dog Institute</a>&nbsp;is a not-for-profit facility for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/clinical-resources/depression/depression-self-test\" target=\"_blank\">Black Dog Depression Test</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.beyondblue.org.au/\" target=\"_blank\">Beyond Blue</a>&nbsp;Provides Support And Information On Anxiety, Depression And Suicide</p><p>Call&nbsp;<strong>1300 22 4636</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://mensline.org.au/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwsvrpBRCsARIsAKBR_0IsOMHX7oLPyYdhhWnDBxDQrhuEmHi5-GzaIb8Sbvg8nOiUmdcigVQaAhb4EALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\">Mensline</a>&nbsp;provide free 24/7 help, support, referrals &amp; counselling services for men via telephone, online and video.</p><p>Call&nbsp;<strong>1300 789 978</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/subjects/whats-covered-medicare/mental-health-care-and-medicare\" target=\"_blank\">Mental Health Plan</a>&nbsp;How to get your 10 sessions with a psychologist via the GP.</p><p><a href=\"https://dadsgroup.org/\" target=\"_blank\">DadsGroup Inc</a>&nbsp;(DGI) is a not-for- profit community organisation committed to connecting new&nbsp;dads, thereby improving men's health.</p><p><a href=\"https://thefatheringproject.org/\" target=\"_blank\">The Fathering Project&nbsp;</a>The Fathering Project is for the benefit of the... For information regarding your data privacy, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.acast.com/privacy\"... ","author_name":"Seven West Media"}