Parker LaCombe is a passionate advocate, strategist, and internationally recognized subject matter expert in mental health, peer support, and systems transformation. As the co-founder of MindCareConnect and  firm believer that recovery is possible for all who navigate mental health and substance use challenges, Parker uses her lived experience to bridge the gap between clinical and peer perspectives—co-creating more inclusive, trauma-informed, and human-centered systems of care. Her contributions have been recognized nationally and internationally, earning her the 2024 STAR Peer Support Worker of the Year Award from SAMHSA and recognition as a Rising Star in the 2018 National Lifesavers newsletter by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Parker continues to champion stigma reduction, workforce equity, and peer leadership in mental health and suicide prevention efforts across the globe.

Sydney Harris is an international mental health strategist with over 15 years of experience across public and private sectors, dedicated to transforming care into models that are person-centered, accessible, and holistic. She has led major initiatives including the Austin State Hospital Redesign and cross-sector collaborations addressing the intersections of mental health crises, homelessness, and the justice system. Sydney is the co-editor of Redesigning the U.S. Mental Health Care System (Oxford University Press), contributing two chapters to the volume, and the recipient of the prestigious George Pressler Under 40 Award recognizing leadership and vision in healthcare planning, design, construction, and operations. She is the co-founder of MindCareConnect, which elevates lived experience to shape mental health policy and innovation, and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Public Health at Johns Hopkins University.

MindCareConnect 
Website: https://www.mindcareconnect.org/


Parker LaCombe and Sydney Harris, patient advocates,MindCareConnect

Drummer, Sekou Lumumba, of celebrated Canadian alternative rock band, Big Wreck, joins us on this episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss the band’s new album, The Rest of the Story, his contributions, and being ready at all times for what veteran frontman, Ian Thornley, and producer, Nick Raskulinescz, threw at him. We also talk about how he was first discovered by Thornley, the many other Canadian icons he’s played with, being adaptable to all styles, falling short in front of his heroes, and the upcoming Rush comeback tour.

E242 Sekou Lumumba of Big Wreck

"Little Amélie or the Character of Rain" is an animated feature directed by Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han. Produced by Maybe Movies and Ikki Films, it adapts Amélie Nothomb's acclaimed novel "The Character of Rain." The film premiered in the Special Screenings section at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and received positive reviews for its animation, storytelling, music, and voice acting. Directors and co-writers Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han were kind enough to spend time speaking with us about their work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from GKIDS. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "Little Amélie Or The Character Of Rain" Filmmakers Maïlys Vallade & Liane-Cho Han

Hot upstart country-crooner, Kashus Culpepper, joins us on this episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss his upcoming debut album, Act I, and latest single “Mean to Me.” We also talk about his start in songwriting just two years ago, singing in the church as a child, serving in the US Navy, working with talented songwriters like Foy Vance and Marcus King, words of praise from Elton John, and his aspirations for the future.

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The moment is surreal on many levels. This week’s guest retired from AFL football soon after I started this podcast. As an avid Carlton supporter I had admired him from afar for, among other things, his whole-hearted approach to every contest in every game. I remember reading what he was saying was next for him after stepping away from football: to help other players with the journey he was now on, transitioning from being a professional athlete to something else.

As a wannabe athlete, I had often wondered what that inflection point was like, and I wanted to have a chat with him about it immediately. 

I just didn't know how to do it. How would I get in contact with him? What would I even say?

So now, 8 years later through a sequence of chance events, I find myself sitting at the cafe at Carlton's headquarters, surrounded by memorabilia and memories, chatting to that same footballer and one of my Carlton heroes, Dennis Armfield.

In his own words, Dennis was a fringe player who had to work incredibly hard for every game. Without doubt this is one of the attributes the endeared him to all the fans of the club, and to his teammates as well. But his accolades extended beyond the field, being honoured with the Jim Styles Community Leadership Award in 2015 for the work he did with Odyssey House.

It is with similar whole-heartedness and a desire to lift those around him that Dennis now works to pass on skills in resilience, culture and leadership; things he learnt as a player. He consults to organisations through The Elevation Company, and separately works to support the growth and connection of men through My Elevated Network.

Generosity is the word that came to mind during this conversation with Dennis: generous to the fans in all he gave on the field; generous with his time for this interview with me; and generous through giving so much of himself through his work.

If you enjoyed listening to Dennis you might also enjoy listening to:

- Carmen Hawker on football and feminism 
- Jamin Heppell on bringing science to the art of innovation
- Adrian Medhurst on tapping into story-telling for influence and connection

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Dennis Armfield: The gifts of our limiting beliefs - SD94

How does one even begin to think about the kind of worlds that might exist in 2075? Those working in the world of foresight specialise in this kind of thing, and although we didn't talk about it directly in this conversation, I think it is one of the emerging skillsets of this episode's guest, Jess Price.

After a series of events that resulted in being burnt out at her current job, Jess could see the need for work to be reimagined. The dominant design of work and and the workplace has been stagnant for close to a century, and although it may be implicit, this is a choice we are all passively or actively making.

Jess is in the process of building an organisation, called Paradigm Makers, that will be relevant in 2075. Exactly what that looks like is impossible to foretell, but it will enable a world that is more inclusive, diverse, and human-centred in its approach. Through leveraging seven proprietary principles, Jess describes herself as the consultant who designs, with much of her work about surfacing the invisible systems and networks so that change can be intentional.

There is so much in this conversation that I loved, including:
- Jess's time a the New York State Library
- Building a second brain
- A wall of inspiration, from books to pictures of the phases of the moon
- Technology only being beneficial if it aids something in the physical world
- Awareness of energy flows to design one’s day and week

Jess is thoughtful, insightful and inspirational throughout this conversation, and if you enjoy it you may also enjoy listening to:

Eddie Harran on redesigning our relationship with time

Amantha Imber on bringing science to the art of innovation

Megan Davis on tapping into story-telling for influence and connection

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Jess Price: Moving slowly and building things - SD95

Guitarist/vocalist, Dustin Kensrue, of established punk rock band, Thrice, joins us on this episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss their latest album, Horizons/West, the lead single “Gnash,” and why it was necessary to split the album’s concept into two parts. We also talk about returning from hiatus a decade ago, their unexpected hit “Black Honey,” keeping the same quartet for almost 30 years, writing processes, solo work, spirituality, and how it relates to individuality.

E244 Dustin Kensrue of Thrice

Canadian popstar and producer, Shawn Hook, joins us on this episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss his latest EP, Rebuild, and how it parallels the recent years of his life, from getting swindled on a record deal and battling tonsil cancer, to his remarkable comeback and recent marriage. We also talk about his background in jazz music, playing trombone in a disco cover band, working in television, his duet with Venessa Hudgens, and inspiring encouragement from Heart’s Ann Wilson.

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Multi-talented musicians and writers, Dave Bidini and Kevin Hearn, of Canadian indie rock greats, Rheostatics, join us on this episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss their brand new project, The Great Lakes Suite, how it was improvised and all the collaborating they did with many inspiring artists. We also talk about their amazing 45 years together as a band, how the Toronto music scene has evolved, their classic albums, Dave’s writing and journalism work, Canadian sports, and more.

E246 Dave Bidini & Kevin Hearn of Rheostatics

Mason Charles, a genderfluid performer and choreographer based in New York City has experience working as an Artistic Assistant for the Denver Centre Theatre Company and casting assistant with Sylvia Gregory Casting. In this interview we explore theatre, casting, and diversity.

Understanding Plays: Theatre As A Space For Intersectional Voices

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