Recess for Resilience: Building Good Habits Early

The R4R Podcast: Road to Zero · Oct 31, 2025 · 1h 3m · transcript

In this episode of the Running for Resilience Podcast, Ben Alexander sits down with Steph O’Neill and Mark Nicholson from Torrens Primary School, and Adam Hall from Canberra Grammar School, to explore the first year of Recess for Resilience.Recess for Resilience is a simple school-based wellbeing initiative helping students build healthy habits through movement, friendship, emotional literacy and regular check-ins. Inspired by Running for Resilience, the program gives primary school students a chance to walk, talk, connect and practise the skills that support mental health before crisis…