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After moving with her family to Australia at age 11, Shivani completed her engineering degree then her MBS to pursue a career in leadership. Shivani then experienced a life changing trek to Nepal, came home and quit her corporate job and quit her relationship.
Now, over the last 21 years of running her own business', Shivani has presented to over a quarter of a million people across 18 countries, coached over 1500 leaders globally and authored 8 books. In today’s episode we chat about Shivani’s travels, her experiences running multiple businesses and the mental health challenges that come along with that as well as her current work, passion projects with education and plans for the future.
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Today we chat with Fiona McCallum, General Manager, MacKillop Seasons and Keeva Mostyn, Seasons for Life Lead.
MacKillop Seasons evidence-based programs build knowledge and capacity of professionals to provide safe space for children, young people and adults to learn knowledge, skills and attitudes to understand and respond to experience of change, loss and grief. Today we chat with Keeva and Fiona about the impacts of grief, loss and change with our young people and some of the training programs available at MacKillop Seasons.
Thank you and welcome Keeva and Fiona.
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A former Young Australian of the Year, Sarah’s twenty years as a nurse and humanitarian have taken her around the globe.
This has given her a uniquely human perspective to the way we think, work and behave. She has seen the power of human connection to literally save lives. By cultivating a culture of courage, we all have the power to make an impact.
Tune in as we talk with Sarah about her humanitarian travels, her coping mechanisms for mental wellbeing in challenging situations and tackling burnout in the workplace and cultivating a culture of COURAGE.
Welcome Sarah.
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A Northern Territorian, proud Woolwonga and Kukatj woman, raised on Larrakia and Yolngu Land. Lateesha is a passionate advocate for education – particularly for young women – and the role empowering young women plays in healing intergenerational trauma and strengthening communities.
Today we chat with Lateesha about her background and her passion for lateral empowerment. In 2022, Lateesha was successful in a Grant Application through Northern Land Council's Stimulus Grant Package, to develop and deliver a program in relation to Lateral Violence for Aboriginal and/ or Torres Strait Islander Women across the Northern Territory. We talk about the implementation of this program and what it means for young people across the territory.
Welcome Lateesha.
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From brain surgery on sharks to the highlands of Papua New Guinea, to living in a cave and writing a book, Dr Kaushik Ram has many stories to tell. Abandoning a career in Australia and writing a book in a Thailand jungle in over just two months, Dr Ram experienced a transformative experience.
In this episode we talk about the fight or flight response with people experiencing anxiety or depression, we also discuss the research behind it, and our trust in our own bodies. We talk about AI and the innovation in AI within mental health, in which Dr Ram has experience.
Thank you for this incredible episode, and welcome Dr Ram.
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Georgeina was not prepared for the inequality found in the Defence Force in the mid eighties when she enrolled in the armed forces. However she persevered, finished basic training and was allocated to the army psychology core. After officer training she was selected for a officer exchange in New Zealand, and applied to the Australian Army Medical Core as a health administrator. Thirty years later, ended up the Director of Army Health.
Through her long and varied career, Georgeina was awarded a Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) in 2004 and was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2006 and awarded a Bar to her Conspicuous Service Cross in the 2016.
She was named ACT Telstra Businesswoman of the year in 2015 and awarded the ACT Public Service Award for Leadership in 2019.
In this episode we discuss Georgeina’s career, including her important pivot points, observations and challenges she’s found and her super power. “My super power is making the best use of everything that is available to me and I work very hard to collaborate.”
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Leanne is a psychologist, author, presenter and advocate. In this episode we talk about the digital service delivery of mental health support during the pandemic as well as the advances in AI as well as the role technology will play in the future of mental health.
Leanne’s also the author of Head First Health Fast, the Smart Approach to Outwitting Body Issues and Sustaining Achievable Health and we touch on the importance of health body image in today’s society.
Welcome Leanne.
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Distinguished Professor Susan Danby is recognised internationally as one of Australia’s leading experts in early years language and social interaction, childhood studies, and young children’s engagement with digital technologies.
As Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, Susan leads a collective of national and international researchers and partners across government, business and the community to work towards the Centre’s vision – ensuring young children are healthy, connected and educated in a rapidly changing digital age.
In today’s episode we discuss the mission for The Centre of Excellence for Digital Child, what the latest research says and the role of parents, teachers and educators in the space.
Welcome Susan.
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Growing up with family violence, Jacqui says it was in the stars that she ended up leading the largest peak body in Australia for organisations and individuals who work with men to end family violence. Over her eight years as CEO of No to Violence, Jacqui saw the organisation grow from a team of 20 in Melbourne to more than 90 staff across five states. No to Violence offer a Men’s Referral Service and is the central point of contact for men taking responsibility for their violent behaviour. They also work with the family violence sector and governments to develop and advocate for best practice policy in stopping men’s use of family violence, as well as providing training and workforce development for sector workers.
(Since this episode was recorded, Jacqui has stepped down as CEO from No to Violence).
Thank you Jacqui for an interesting and insightful chat.
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Educator, truth-talker and natural disruptor, Peta has a strong background in training and consulting and a profile in mental health and suicide prevention. In today’s episode we speak about Peta’s presentation at the 2023 Australian and New Zealand Addiction Conference on the impact of the current rise of vaping and e-cigarettes use in Australia. Every state has different rules and regulations about vaping use and it’s the lack of education and information that are seeing consumers ingesting quite dangerous toxins as well as children and young people having easy access to vapes. Thank you Peta for an interesting yarn today.
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After witnessing a suicide, losing another friend to suicide and working through his own mental health challenges, Matthew Steans established a New Zealand charity: Hope Upstream Charitable Trust. The charity aims to work towards zero suicide communities in Aotearoa. The charity researches, evaluates and develops suicide prevention initiatives. We chat today about Matthew’s start in the sector, the challenges he’s faced so far and what he sees for the future in the mental health space.
Thank you Matthew for your time and energy.
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Today’s episode features Megan Kingham. From Nursing to OH&S to starting the first national corporate health and wellbeing program at AGL, Megan Kingham is now the Director Staff Health, People & Culture at NSW Ambulance. In this episode we talk about mental health and wellbeing strategies at a corporate level and how starting a big new role at NSW Ambulance just before COVID struck saw Megan learn fast adaptability. An insightful and interesting episode - welcome Megan.
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Nicole Gibson is a Award-Winning Social Entrepreneur, Systems Architect, Author & Philosopher.
From supporting communities with emotional infrastructure with a not-for-profit foundation; Love Out Loud, to working on meaningful and complex system change within the tech field, Nic Gibson is a powerhouse.In today’s episode, we cover a lot of ground. From Nic’s personal story with anorexia, and how her introspection bought her to a new path and journey to what the future of mental health could mean for individuals.
We talk about our natural disposition to want to heal, and how a lot of us struggle with that. We touch on our cultural changes over the last century has allowed for less time for self and introspection as our addiction and reliance on technology takes hold.
Welcome Nic.
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Neavin descends from the Taranaki region and many of the Taranaki iwi.
Work wise, he provides Māori cultural support and advice to a range of organisations ranging from government to private through to community groups.
With a background in education, health promotion and the Treaty of Waitangi he works on projects that are designed to inspire passion in peoples’ culture. Neavin is currently a board member of New Zealand’s Problem Gambling Foundation.In today’s episode we talk about revitalisation of language and culture, the value of culturally appropriate services and what Neavin is excited about for the future of the social and emotional wellbeing of Māori people.
Welcome Neavin.
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Dr Nicole Milburn is a Clinical Psychologist with two-and-a-half decades of experience working with infants, children, adults and families in private practice, public mental health and therapeutic services.
Nicole’s vision is for a community that respects and values the perspective of all its members, where problems are identified early in life as well as early in the problem. Nicole’s work is trauma-informed with a particular focus on the experience of infants, whose voices are often overlooked or otherwise not heard.
Dr Nicole Milburn, thank you for an incredibly insightful chat and thank you for sharing your story.
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Karen knew she wanted to be a social worker from a young age and has spent a career focusing on children and adolescents. Now as, Director of Operations – Clinical Transformation at Oxygen, Karen supports and enables the integration and efficiency of clinical services, programs and projects to deliver successful outcomes, in both an operational and strategic capacity.
In this episode, Karen touches on life as a social worker, and why it’s important to employ self-resilience and self-care whilst taking care of other people in times of need. We also speak about the challenges facing the sector right now, where the current areas of improvement lie and why collaboration is so important.
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Dr Brian McKenny is the Clinical Director, Rural and Remote Mental Health Service, Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network - SA Health
After having an interest in mental health whilst studying Medicine, Dr McKenny has extensive experience in psychiatry and became an early adopter of tele-psychiatry and traveling to rural and remote areas as a travelling mental health professional.
Today we speak about the differences in service delivery between rural and remote areas vs the metro areas, as well as the demand and supply of services, attracting the workforce of the future, and the reasons why he thinks the work is incredibly rewarding.
Welcome Dr Brian McKenny.
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Pip is an author, investigative journalist, radio presenter, podcast producer/host and content architect of ‘creative ideas all-rounder’.
After spending eighteen years in the Police Force, Pip left the force in 2011 to raise her children and work on new projects. She has spent years in recovery from PSTD, in which she continued her research in treatments for mental illness, advocacy for stigmas in society and in particular a focus on – the impact of insurance investigations on those with an invisible illness.
With her trademark activism and calm enthusiasm, Pip strategically unpacks the themes, topics and life changing stories of women and men who are looking to share life lessons and empower others using the power of their own voice.
On today’s episode, Pip talks about overwhelm and overload, the mental health of victims of family and sexual violence and how her own experiences help to shape her work, her writing and now her future.
Welcome Pip.
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In 1991, the honourable Margaret McMurdo was the first woman to be appointed a judge of the District Court of Queensland and the Childrens Court of Queensland.
Justice McMurdo was appointed President of the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Queensland in 1998. Her Honour was the second president and first woman appointed as a presiding judge of an appellate court in Australia.
In 2001 Justice McMurdo was awarded the Centenary Medal and later appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (2007) for service to the law and judicial administration in Queensland, particularly in the areas of legal education and women's issues. In 2006 her Honour was presented the Agnes McWhinney Award for outstanding professional contribution by a woman lawyer.
Her Honour retired as President of the Court of Appeal on 26 March 2017. On 5 May 2017 Justice McMurdo was appointed Chair of the Legal Aid Board of Queensland.
In today’s episode we talk with Justice McMurdo about her start in law, her incredible experience in championing change for women’s safety and justice and her more recent appointment as the Chair of the Queensland Women’s Safety Justice Taskforce. -
Clifford Lewis, PhD (he/him/his) is a Marketing academic at Charles Sturt University. His research focuses on Place Marketing; exploring LGBTQIA+ inclusion both within one’s community or a recreational context. Within this field, he has drawn on socio-psychological theories to explore how places and experiences can be made more inclusive for LGBTQIA+ people.
Through his work he has called for a more nuanced and sensitive approach to research which considers the diversity encapsulated under the LGBTQIA+ acronym. He is passionate about using research to make the world more inclusive.
Thank you to Cliff for joining us and speaking about the lack of visibility of mental health services in rural and regional communities for LGBTQIA+ people and the massive changes in education and awareness that could bring about big changes in the sector. - Mostrar más
