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Let’s DANCE

When you’re burnt out, struggling to juggle work and family, and feeling like no matter how hard you try, you just can’t seem to do a good enough job at anything, what’s the solution? Put on your best ’80s-themed get-up – mullet wig included – and take part in a dance flash mob at your local supermarket. When an ABC journalist just happens to be in the store, captures the whole thing on video and it goes viral, you don’t retreat to your office in embarrassment or pretend it wasn’t you – embrace it as an opportunity to spread the word about the importance of finding joy in a stressful world.

This is the true story of Dr Richard Mayes, an Australian GP who has turned his life, his work and his mental health around through dance and the power of human connection. But flash mobs in supermarkets aren’t the only thing he encourages – he has an

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