Bryan Brown - The Value of Being Alive

Nov 2, 2025 56 min

About this episode

Not to be dramatic, but Bryan Brown is an Australian icon of the silver screen. 🎟️ Our live show Together Again is on sale now! Tickets here - <a href="https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep">https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep</a> Cast in over 80 film and tv projects throughout his career, working with people such as Jennifer Aniston, Ben Stiller and Sigourney Weaver (possibly biggest name drop we’ve ever had), Bryan was all set for a life of numbers and mathematics before he allowed himself to be guided by joy. Joining Josh and Ryan in the Vulnerabilitea House, Bryan answers the question, ‘what has been the scariest moment of your life?’ Covering all elements (literally), Bryan recounts a near drowning, and a close call with flames, before he was grounded by his first experience with anxiety. Chatting to Josh and Ryan about what it felt like to have his perception of mental health changed, Bryan talks about becoming comfortable with vulnerability, what it means to be a man, and how he was able to ask for help. Bryan, it was an absolute pleasure. If you’d like to watch this full episode on YouTube, click here - 📖 Things to read: <ul> <li>Hidden, by Bryan Brown - <a href="http://bit.ly/48Qzfbw">http://bit.ly/48Qzfbw</a></li> </ul> 🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a> 🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) My Imperfect Life, click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a> 💌To subscribe to our newsletter, my imperfect email, click here - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a> 🩵To join our patreon community, A Little More Imperfects, follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a> 🩷 AND you can subscribe to A Little More Imperfects through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a> Chapters 0:00 – Australian Icon Alert 9:23 – How do you live as a man? 12:54 – What has been the scariest moment in your life? 22:16 – This could all end 25:23 – When anxiety becomes physical 35:54 – The Human Experience 41:08 – Embracing the No’s 45:56 – Finding his voice through story 49:46 – Friends, girls + growing up The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.  See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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