Good Humans with Cooper Chapman

⚠️ Content Warning

This episode contains open discussions about suicide, mental health and loss. Please take care of yourself first. If you're not in the right headspace, come back to this one when you're ready. There is no rush.

If you need support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 (available 24/7) or visit lifeline.org.au

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This week I sat down with Macario De Souza, known to most as Kid Mac, and this one really got me.

Macario grew up in Maroubra, one of Australia's most iconic and tight-knit surf communities, and from a young age he was finding his way through a world that wasn't always easy. He opens up about the challenges he faced towards the end of his school life and how surfing and storytelling became his way through.

Most people know Macario from Bra Boys, the landmark Australian surf documentary that put Maroubra on the map and introduced him to working alongside Russell Crowe. That film changed the trajectory of his life and sparked a career built on telling stories that matter.

We also get into Fighting Fear, his deeply personal documentary that saw him confront his own mental health challenges head on. It's a film that took real courage to make, and Macario speaks about that journey with total honesty.

But the heart of this conversation is his new film, In Pieces Together. The film tells the story of Blake Johnston's world record surf — and the story running alongside it about Blake's dad, his battle with mental health, and his death by suicide. It is one of the most important surf films ever made, and talking with Macario about why he felt compelled to tell this story was something I won't forget in a hurry.

This one is for anyone who has ever lost someone, loved someone who is struggling, or believes that storytelling has the power to change lives.

In this episode we cover:

Growing up in Maroubra and the Bra Boys culture
The challenges he faced at the end of his school life
Making Bra Boys and working with Russell Crowe
How filmmaking became his path forward
Fighting Fear and his own mental health journey
In Pieces Together — Blake Johnston's world record surf
Blake's dad, his mental health battle and his death by suicide
Why this film matters and the lives it could change

If this episode brought something up for you:
📞 Lifeline
13 11 14 | lifeline.org.au
📞 Suicide Call Back Service
1300 659 467
💻 Beyond Blue
beyondblue.org.au
💻 headspace
headspace.org.au

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In Pieces Together
https://inpiecestogetherfilm.com/

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This week I sat down with Dane Henry, and honestly this one had me fired up from the start.

Dane is 19 years old and has already done something that only Tom Curren, Gabriel Medina, and Jordy Smith have ever done before him — win both the ISA Open World title and the ISA Under-18 World Junior title. He then went on to claim the WSL World Junior Championship in the Philippines in January, cementing himself as one of the most exciting surfers on the planet right now.

We also got to talk about his wildcard appearance at Bells Beach this year, where he went toe-to-toe with world number two Griffin Colapinto and came within a whisker of pulling off one of the all-time upsets in a heat that had everyone talking.

This conversation covers all of it — where the journey started, what it actually takes to win at the highest level, the mindset behind three world titles in under two years, and what is driving him as he sets his sights on the Championship Tour.

Dane is humble, grounded, and absolutely locked in. This one is for anyone who loves surfing, or who wants to understand what it looks like when a young person goes all in on their dream.

In this episode we cover:

How Dane got into surfing and where it all began
Winning the ISA Under-18 World Junior title
Claiming the ISA Open World Surfing Games gold medal
Becoming WSL World Junior Champion in the Philippines
Joining Tom Curren, Gabriel Medina and Jordy Smith in the history books
His wildcard at Bells Beach and that heat against Griffin Colapinto
The mindset and preparation behind three world titles in under two years
What is next and his goals on the Challenger Series and beyond

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⚠️ Content Warning This episode contains open discussions about mental health, self harm, suicide attempts, and other heavy topics. Please take care of yourself first. If you're not in the right headspace, come back to this one when you're ready. There is no rush. If you need support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 (available 24/7) or visit lifeline.org.au

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She's been riding waves professionally for two decades, shaping young minds in the classroom, and somehow making it all look effortless. But in this episode, my sister Sophia Chapman pulls back the curtain on the reality behind that life.

Sophia has been sponsored by Roxy for 20 years, one of the most enduring partnerships in Australian women's surfing, and she's built a second life as a primary school teacher pouring into the next generation every single day. But this conversation goes somewhere different.

We go deep, and I mean really deep, on Sophia's mental health journey, the battles she's fought privately, and the experiences she's never spoken about publicly before. This is a raw, honest, and at times heavy conversation between two siblings who love each other and wanted to finally tell the truth.

In This Episode We Cover
Sophia's 20-year journey with Roxy and what that sponsorship has really meant
Balancing a pro surf career with a full-time teaching career
The mental health struggles Sophia has faced behind the scenes
Her personal experiences with crisis and recovery
What has helped, what hasn't, and where she's at today
The pressure of appearing fine when you're not
What she wants other people going through hard times to know

A Note From Us
We mention throughout this episode that if the topics feel too heavy, please pause and come back when you're ready. We also reference Lifeline (13 11 14) during the episode itself. Please save that number. You never know when you or someone you love might need it.

Resources
📞 Lifeline — 13 11 14 | lifeline.org.au
📞 Suicide Call Back Service — 1300 659 467
💻 Beyond Blue — beyondblue.org.au
💻 headspace — headspace.org.au

Follow Sophia
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In this week’s 1% Pod, we share when the last time we released our inner child.

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This week I sat down with George Burgess, a rugby league legend who won an NRL Premiership with the South Sydney Rabbitohs and represented England on the international stage. George is a good mate who I just kept running into everywhere, so we finally sat down for a proper chat, and I'm so glad we did. This one goes well beyond the footy.

George opens up about losing his dad to Motor Neurone Disease at fifteen, and how that shaped the path that followed. It was Russell Crowe, part-owner of the Rabbitohs, who brought the Burgess family out to play for Souths, and George shares what that opportunity meant for him and his brothers, Sam, Tom and Luke, who he went on to play alongside in the NRL.

We also get into a side of George a lot of people don't know. He has always loved acting, and since hanging up the boots he has carved out a serious career on screen, with roles in Land of Bad, Spartacus: House of Ashur, and the upcoming Lionsgate feature Beast in Me.

This is a chat about grief, reinvention, brotherhood and backing yourself to start again. George is the real deal and I loved this one.

In this episode we cover:
Winning an NRL Premiership with the South Sydney Rabbitohs
Losing his dad to Motor Neurone Disease at fifteen and how it shaped him
How Russell Crowe brought the family to Souths
Playing alongside his brothers Sam, Tom and Luke in the NRL
His lifelong love of acting
Landing roles in Land of Bad, Spartacus: House of Ashur and Beast in Me
What it takes to reinvent yourself after sport
Grief, brotherhood and starting a new chapter

Follow George
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LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/cooper-chapman-08a278151/
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THE GOOD HUMAN FACTORY™️ 2020

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