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To close season one of Grin & Bare It, this bonus episode combines every gem of insight that our guests shared in response to the one question at the heart of this podcast:
What advice do you have for anyone who is facing a seemingly insurmountable challenge?
The advice includes:
The âFISH!â philosophy The military approach The role of vulnerability Planning for âsocialâ retirement Why you should de-center yourselfGrin + Bare It will be back soon with more incredible, inspiring healthcare leaders already lined up for season two. Subscribe now to make sure you donât miss new episodes.
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Sally Anne Jones is President of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation. She joins the podcast to explain how nursing has become a more complicated profession in the past 20 years.
This episode explores:
Why the pace of nursing has increased so much
How nurses & midwives balance the âcareâ element with the science of treatment
Public misconceptions about a nurseâs role
Advice for nurses and midwives facing burnout
What legislators and corporate stakeholders need to understand about healthcare
Find out more about ANMFâs work on the website. For more on Grin + Bare It or to share feedback, follow the show on TikTok and Instagram or our host Cale Donovan on LinkedIn.
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Dr Michelle Garnett and Dr Tony Attwood are two of the worldâs leading autism researchers who have shaped the way the disorder is diagnosed, understood and accommodated in society.
They join the podcast to explain what the âspikeâ in Autism diagnosis â especially among women â really represents.
This episode explores:
How many people have Autism in Australia â including those who are undiagnosed The psychological toll of masking Advice for parents of Autistic children Why Autism can be a strength in the healthcare industry Michelleâs journey to being diagnosed with Autism and ADHD in adulthood Are we too quick to medicate Autistic kids?Find Dr. Michelle and Dr. Tony on LinkedIn, and find out more about their upcoming webinars here. For more on Grin + Bare It or to share feedback, follow the show on TikTok and Instagram or our host Cale Donovan on LinkedIn.
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Dr Tim Sharp is a psychologist, academic and founder of The Happiness Institute. He joins the podcast to explain why we need to create, rather than find, happiness in the modern world.
This episode explores:
How the Rebound Effect prolongs our long-term unhappiness Why workplace unhappiness plagues healthcare workers How to model âhappiness habitsâ for your kids Dr. Timâs personal journey to accepting his dark side Advice for learning to sit with negative thoughts to build resilience and improve your mental healthPre-order Dr. Timâs new book Lost And Found and find out more about his work here. For more on Grin + Bare It or to share feedback, follow the show on TikTok and Instagram or our host Cale Donovan on LinkedIn.
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Camilla Rowland is the CEO of Palliative Care Australia. She joins the podcast to discuss the evolution of palliative care in the past 20 years, and why death should be a social experience.
This episode explores:
The role of palliative care in the healthcare system When the palliative care experience should start Why itâs better for people to die at home than in hospital The difference between palliative care workers and death doulas What âinternal coercionâ looks like in voluntary assisted dying Advice for anyone wanting to advocate for a better end-of-life experience for themselves or their loved onesFollow Camilla on LinkedIn and find out more about Palliative Care Australia. For more on Grin + Bare It or to share feedback, follow the show on TikTok and Instagram or our host Cale Donovan on LinkedIn.
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Craig Cowdrey is the co-founder and CEO of Sonder, a platform connecting its members with medical, wellbeing and personal safety support. He joins the podcast to discuss the burnout epidemic among healthcare workers and what it means to provide care to the carers.
This episode explores:The mental toll and physical threats faced by frontline workers
Why executives need to take employee wellbeing seriously
How Sonder deploys its own first responders in emergency situations â like the Westfield Bondi Junction attack
The âtrojan horseâ strategy for delivering health and wellbeing interventions
Advice from his military career about keeping calm during crisis
Follow Craig on LinkedIn and find out more about Sonder. For more on Grin + Bare It or to share feedback, follow the show on TikTok and Instagram or our host Cale Donovan on LinkedIn.
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The first episode in our two-part series on how to tackle one of the biggest health challenges of the 21st Century: loneliness.
Dr. Michelle Lim is a researcher and scientific chair of Ending Loneliness Together. She joins the podcast to discuss why loneliness is a âwicked problemâ and why modern living is making us feel so isolated.
This episode explores:
How loneliness and rejection are linked Re-framing loneliness as an opportunity for personal growth Advice for helping someone experiencing loneliness Can AI help people suffering chronic loneliness? How to build societies that prioritise human interaction The role of intergenerational communitiesFollow Michelle on LinkedIn and find out more about her work for Ending Loneliness Together. For more on Grin + Bare It or to share feedback, follow the show on TikTok and Instagram or our host Cale Donovan on LinkedIn.
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Sarah Cohen-Woods, a professor at Flinders University and one of Australiaâs leading genetics researchers, joins the podcast to discuss the nature vs nurture argument and why the powerful field of epigenetics needs better legal protections.
This episode explores:
What is epigenetics?
How this field helps reduce disease
Having healthy skepticism of science and health information
The ethical problems with consent and genetic testing companies like Ancestry and 23andMe
Advice for early-career researchers
Why you canât âplanâ your way to important achievements
Follow Sarah on LinkedIn and find out more about her work at the Flinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing. For more on Grin + Bare It or to share feedback, follow the show on TikTok and Instagram or our host Cale Donovan on LinkedIn.
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Dr. Michael Young - co-founder of Hospital In Your Home - joins us to discuss the hospital-in-the-home model of care and how to engage patients in their treatment journey.
In this episode weâll tackle:
The evolution of home-based care and treatment âIncidentalâ rehabilitation helping patients heal at home Whether hospitals are safe place for all patients How HIYH keeps Registered Nurses from leaving the industry The advantages and limits of health technologies The responsibility of healthcare professionals to educate patients His advice for people tackling big challengesFollow Dr. Michael on LinkedIn or check out the latest from Hospital In Your Home online at https://hiyh.com.au/
For more on Grin + Bare It or to share feedback, follow the show on TikTok and Instagram or our host Cale Donovan on LinkedIn.
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Tim Doyle - founder of Eucalyptus - joins us to discuss the future of digital healthcare and the business strategies heâs learned along the way.
In this episode weâll tackle:
- Why starting shallow before going deep is sometimes the fastest way to tackle problems in healthcare- How heâs approached making difficult business decisions in tough times- How getting telehealth right strengthens healthcare decision making- Timâs response for those cynical of digital healthcare tools and what the VALID criticisms of telehealth are- How AI may be able to allow healthcare practitioners to see up to 10x the patients more effectively than they can now- His top tip for tackling hard times and adversity
Follow Tim on LinkedIn or check out the latest from Euc online at https://eucalyptus.vc/
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âValerie Young is to impostor syndrome what BrenĂ© Brown is to vulnerability.â [Mark Leruste] We can think of no better way to introduce this weekâs guest, Dr. Valerie Young .Dr. Young is perhaps the preeminent, internationally-recognized expert on impostor syndrome, author and co-founder of Impostor Syndrome Institute.
In this episode Dr. Young takes us through:
- What actually is imposter syndrome and why it ISNâT just low self esteem- The five ways people with imposter syndrome behave - How shame - and âpimpingâ - in medical culture can fuel imposter syndrome- What is the actual impact of imposter syndrome on individuals - because our feelings can in fact lead to behaviours- Why even Michelle Obama isnât immune from imposter syndrome- How parents can change their dinner-table conversations to model resilience to help buffer against imposter syndrome- Why knowing the culture youâre in can help protect yourself against feelings of fraud- How disappointment is different to feeling like fraud- Why Dr. Young doesnât see imposter syndrome as a superpower- How to become a humble realist- Dr. Youngâs singular takeaway for those feeling imposter syndrome
For more on Dr. Valerie Young, to hear her story and watch her TED talk visit https://impostorsyndrome.com/valerie-young/.
For more on Grin + Bare It or to share feedback, follow the show on TikTok and Instagram or our host Cale Donovan on LinkedIn.
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Our nationâs leading voice in the topic, Christopher Hall - CEO of Grief Australia - joins us to talk all things grief and his lifelong goal to change how we as a society deal with it.
In the episode Chris takes us through:
- What we can learn from the sex ed movement when it comes to grief- Why grief is so misunderstood- How we maintain connection to those weâve lost and move to a ârelationship of memoryâ- How grief often starts before someone passes- Why relief can be partnered with grief - and why thatâs okay- Chrisâs view on the â5 stages of griefâ (spoiler: grief isnât actually linear or prescriptive in nature)- Why a gendered view of grief is harmful - How AI and technology may one day be used to help on grief journeyâs - How grief should be seen as a collective experience and not an individual one- Why Chris isnât a fan of the word âclosureâ- Why we all need to be that little bit braver
Content Warning: This podcast episode contains discussions about suicide. Listener discretion is advised. If you or a loved one are struggling, reach out to Lifeline Australia 24/7 on 13 11 14
For more on Christopher Hall you can follow him on LinkedIn and learn more about Grief Australia at https://www.grief.org.au/ or at @grief_australia on Instagram.
For more on Grin + Bare It or to share feedback, follow the show on TikTok and Instagram or our host Cale Donovan on LinkedIn.
For additional grief resources, including workbooks, visit https://bare.com.au/grief-support
