Best The team at ermha365 Podcasts (2024)

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Prevention and Recovery Care (PARCs): mental health support in a home-like setting 20:05

3d ago20:05

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Send us a Text Message. This is an edited version of our 2020 two-part podcast Celebrating PARCs, hosted by Chief Marketing Officer Robyn Haydon. Prevention and Recovery Care services (PARCs) are short and extended residential and day programs that provides 24-hour support in a “home-like” environment to people experiencing mental ill health and wh…

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A connected, compassionate response: Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) in Scotland 44:20

2M ago44:20

44:20

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome Kimberley Irwin and Ian Graham from Change Mental Health in Scotland to talk about the Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) Programme, which was developed and first piloted in 2016 in parts of Scotland to respond to the needs of people experiencing distress. DBI is now an established p…

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Why transgender and gender diverse inclusion matters with Tara Laursen 35:31

3M ago35:31

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Send us a Text Message. This is a special episode in recognition of International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) which happens every year on March 31. This day is for learning more about and celebrating the lives and achievements of transgender people. Our theme for this episode is inclusion for transgender and gender diverse people and why i…

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Autism, connection and relationships with Jodi Rodgers 49:19

4M ago49:19

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Send us a Text Message. Our first guest for 2024 is Jodi Rodgers. Jodi is a sexologist, counsellor and special education teacher and has a Masters in Sexual Health. For Jodi, connection, intimacy and relationships are a basic human right and this drives her work, in particular with autistic people to support developing their social skills and under…

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Self care, mental health and parenting a neurodivergent child with Donna Markham OAM 33:23

6M ago33:23

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Send us a Text Message. This is our final episode for 2023, and we thought it would be timely to talk about self-care, especially during Christmas and the New Year period with, as always, a focus on mental health. Donna Markham is our guest. Donna is a qualified occupational therapist, an adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University and also a …

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Call us, definitely: crisis support with Lifeline Direct's Dr Jakqui Barnfield 51:08

7M ago51:08

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Send us a Text Message. Our guest for this episode is Dr. Jakqui Barnfield, Lifeline Direct's Executive Director of Service Delivery. Jakqui is a registered nurse with a passion for mental health and suicide prevention. She tells us about the power of reaching out to Lifeline Australia's services and that you are not alone. Helplines: Lifeline on 1…

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Family Violence: When fathers kill their children - with journalist and author Megan Norris 1:09:48

8M ago1:09:48

1:09:48

Send us a Text Message. Our special guest, veteran court reporter and author, Megan Norris talks about her book 'Look What You Made Me Do' which examines revenge killings by estranged fathers during marital breakdowns. This episode of Get Real comes with a strong content warning. Topics discussed include family violence, suicide and the murders of …

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Refugee mental health and settling into Australia with Abuzar Mazoori 39:01

9M ago39:01

39:01

Send us a Text Message. Our guest for this episode is Abuzar Mazoori, who came to Australia from Afghanistan as a refugee in 2017. Abuzar, who has a law degree and worked as an advocate for human rights in Afghanistan, currently works for Foundation House in Melbourne. Foundation House is a specialist refugee trauma agency supporting survivors of t…

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Miscarriage and mental health with Hard to Bear author Isabelle Oderberg 45:49

9M ago45:49

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Send us a Text Message. Our guest for this episode is Isabelle Oderberg. Isabelle is a Melbourne-based journalist and author who joins Get Real to talk about her book Hard to Bear: Investigating the science and silence of miscarriage. It’s an in-depth investigation about miscarriage – the world’s most common pregnancy complication and she brings he…

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Get Real Quick Takes: Establishing supportive recovery-oriented relationships 20:07

10M ago20:07

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Send us a Text Message. How can a support worker establish a supportive relationship in recovery-oriented practice? In the world of mental health, there's no one-size-fits-all approach. This conversation offers versatile strategies and insights to understand how to interact with clients for build supportive relationships. In this episode we discuss…

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The Homelessness Crisis in Melbourne's South East: ermha365 Pathways team 20:47

11M ago20:47

20:47

Send us a Text Message. This is an episode recorded during Homelessness Week 2023, live from Harmony Square Dandenong in Melbourne's south east at an event on 8 August co-hosted by Wayss and City of Greater Dandenong. We speak with ermha365's Rosie Taylor, Practice Leader for Pathways and Dannie O'Leary, Mental Health Support Facilitator, Pathways.…

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The Impact of Stalking on Victim-Survivors with Nicole Madigan 51:01

11M ago51:01

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Send us a Text Message. Our guest for this episode is Nicole Madigan. Nicole is a writer, author and investigative journalist. Nicole has written her first non-fiction book called Obsession, which is an investigation into stalking and the psychology behind stalking behaviours and the impact on victim-survivors. Nicole was stalked for over three yea…

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Get Real Quick Takes: What is Trauma-informed Practice? 22:41

12M ago22:41

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Send us a Text Message. What is trauma-informed practice? Learn how trauma is defined and understood, and strategies for helping. This podcast is part of ermha365's Skills for Support Workers training podcasts, available on our website and produced part of the Developing the growing new NDIS (psychosocial disability) Workforce Project supported by …

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Creatively exploring the family experience of mental ill health with Chelsea Plumley 52:23

1y ago52:23

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Send us a Text Message. Our guest for this episode is award-winning Theatre & Cabaret Artist, playwright, producer, musician and all-round creative dynamo Chelsea Plumley. Chelsea has written and produced her first play, Beautiful Highness, which premiered in May 2023 at Chapel Off Chapel in Melbourne. Beautiful Highness centres around one family’s…

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Life, as I knew it, was over: Traumatic Birth Injury and Pelvic Organ Prolapse with Stephanie Thompson 1:14:11

1y ago1:14:11

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Send us a Text Message. Imagine going through a traumatic childbirth injury, then finding out you have severe pelvic organ prolapse, an invisible and life-altering disability. How would you cope? Our guest for this episode is Stephanie Thompson, a courageous mother, teacher, athlete, and advocate for women's pelvic health. Stephanie shares her harr…

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Working in Partnership with Australia's First Peoples: Skills for Support Workers 17:26

1y ago17:26

17:26

Send us a Text Message. This is an edited version of an episode from a podcast series produced by ermha365, which is part of the Developing the growing new NDIS (psychosocial disability) Workforce Project supported by the Victorian Government. The podcast series is available be used as part of any Training Delivery / Assessment or Workplace Coachin…

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Micro-aggressions, podcasting and the perils of being a people pleaser with Martha Gatwech 30:03

1y ago30:03

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Send us a Text Message. Our guest for this episode is Martha Gatwech, a young women from Melbourne’s south east. Martha, who is South Sudanese Australian, is also a podcaster who talks about the realities of being a young woman, racism, mental health and finding your authentic self. Martha’s podcast is BROKEN RHYTHM. If you have been affected by an…

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Meet Mental Health Victoria CEO Marcelle Mogg 46:41

1y ago46:41

46:41

Send us a Text Message. Marcelle Mogg, CEO of Mental Health Victoria is our guest for this episode. Mental Health Victoria is the peak body for mental health and wellbeing in Victoria. Mental Health Victoria drives policy, advocacy, workforce training, best practice…and much more. Any organisation that operates within, or intersects with, the menta…

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Life on the Road: Truck Driver Wellbeing with Road Transport and Road Safety Advocate Rod Hannifey 32:47

1y ago32:47

32:47

Send us a Text Message. Rod Hannifey's been driving B-double trucks for decades. He’s driven millions of kilometres over that time, all across Australia. Rod came to my attention when I was researching wellbeing and the Truck Driving industry. Rod’s a well-known advocate in this space. He’s currently the President of the National Road Freighters As…

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Satellite Foundation: Supporting young people when a family member has mental ill-health 40:24

1y ago40:24

40:24

Send us a Text Message. Satellite Foundation is focused on the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people where a family member, like a parent or sibling has a mental illness or mental health challenges and the youth they support are aged 8-25 and live in Victoria, Australia. CEO Rose Cuff and Youth Coordinator Mia Boonen are the gues…

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Hope for healing and recovery for Complex Trauma with Dr Ahona Guha 45:19

1+ y ago45:19

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Send us a Text Message. Dr Ahona Guha is a Melbourne-based forensic and clinical psychologist. She works with survivors of abuse and those who live with trauma. Ahona also works with perpetrators of harmful behaviours to assess risk, and provides treatment to reduce the risk they pose to others — and she has a deep understanding of the psychologica…

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Burnt Out Chef: The Hospitality Industry and Mental Health with Alan Tompkins 33:24

1+ y ago33:24

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Send us a Text Message. Our guest for this episode is Alan Tomkins who is an ambassador for the Burn Chef Project, which was set up in the UK in 2019 to eradicate mental health stigma within hospitality. Alan was a chef for 22 years before finally leaving the industry he loved after he experienced significant impacts on his mental health. Now he’s …

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I drove drunk, became paralysed and found my purpose with Brianna Pauuwe 43:20

1+ y ago43:20

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Send us a Text Message. Our guest for this episode is Brianna Pauuwe who lives in the United States and advocates for and supports people with disabilities, with a focus on fitness, wellbeing and community for people who use wheelchairs. Brianna herself uses a wheelchair, after a life-altering car crash in 2011 when she drove under the influence of…

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Breaking silence & stigma about complex mental health with journalist Elfy Scott 38:03

1+ y ago38:03

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Send us a Text Message. Our guest for this episode is Elfy Scott, a Sydney-based journalist whose work has appeared in Buzz Feed Australia, Guardian, The Saturday Paper, Junkee and VICE. Elfy has just released her first book called THE ONE THING WE’VE NEVER SPOKEN ABOUT: EXPOSING OUR UNTOLD MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. It’s an incredibly engaging and comp…

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When Christmas isn’t the most wonderful time of the year 42:33

1+ y ago42:33

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Send us a Text Message. Christmas is considered as one of the six most stressful life events, along with divorce, moving house and changing jobs. Although Christmas is meant to be a happy and joyful time, this isn't how everyone feels at this time of the year. Christmas can be a stressful and depressing time for many people. Some people find that t…

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Loss, grief and coping over Christmas with Funeral Director Kelly Scott 58:40

1+ y ago58:40

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Send us a Text Message. NOTE: This episode contains discussion of death, grief and stillbirth. Listener discretion is advised. There’s a lot of reasons why Christmas and the New Year can be difficult, stressful and affect our mental health. Our guest for this episode is Kelly Scott, the current Victorian President of the Australian Funeral Director…

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My battle with PTSD and keeping hope with Vietnam Veteran and author Dave Morgan 39:54

1+ y ago39:54

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Send us a Text Message. NOTE: This episode contains discussion of trauma, suicide and sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised. Dave Morgan a Vietnam Veteran who has written a book called The Invisible Trauma: Coping with PTSD. We know from some of the conversations we’ve had on this podcast that serving and veteran military members are parti…

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Being unapologetically me! with Heidi Anderson 42:44

1+ y ago42:44

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Send us a Text Message. Our guest for this episode is a dynamo! Heidi Anderson’s got influence and as she’s on her personal journey of confidence and being her authentic self, she’s bringing others along on the ride. Heidi’s had a successful career in radio, including the breakfast show in Perth on HIT 92.9, was a contestent in Big Brother and is a…

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Creating community and connection when The Job ends with Police Veterans Victoria CEO David McGowan 41:06

1+ y ago41:06

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Send us a Text Message. LISTENER NOTE: this episode contains some content that may be confronting and distressing to people – listener discretion is advised. In this episode of GET REAL we meet DAVID MCGOWAN, a veteran Police officer who is the CEO of POLICE VETERANS VICTORIA, a not-for-profit organisation that supports Victoria Police Veterans and…

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The living experience workforce and governance training for mental health consumers 43:17

1+ y ago43:17

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Send us a Text Message. The Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council, known as VMIAC is running a pilot project giving consumers of mental health services the opportunity to get education, training and practical learning experience to participate in leadership and governance arrangements across Victoria's transforming mental health system. Our gu…

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Foster Carer Stories Part 3: Allison 17:05

1+ y ago17:05

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Send us a Text Message. We’ve been talking about foster carers in the last few episodes, to share the important role they have in the community. Foster care is the temporary care of children, with the goal to reunify them with their birth family. These conversations will give you an insight into what it takes to be a Foster Carer – the ups and down…

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Foster Carer Stories Part 2: Camilla 24:53

2y ago24:53

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Send us a Text Message. We’ve been talking about foster carers in the last few episodes, to share the important role they have in the community. Foster care is the temporary care of children, with the goal to reunify them with their birth family. These conversations will give you an insight into what it takes to be a Foster Carer – the ups and down…

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Foster Care Stories Part 1: Jackson 25:10

2y ago25:10

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Send us a Text Message. We’re focusing on Foster Carers over the coming month to share the important role they have in the community. Foster care is the temporary care of children, with the goal to reunify them with their birth family. In this episode we meet Jackson, a teacher in Northern Victoria. Jackson became a foster carer in 2021 when he was…

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Foster Care - the facts with Jasmine Isaacs, Fostering Connections 32:22

2y ago32:22

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Send us a Text Message. Foster Care Week happens in September and celebrates and recognises foster carers and their dedication to the children and young people in their care. Foster Carers provide safe, nurturing homes for children and young people who cannot live with their families. What is foster care and what is involved in becoming a foster ca…

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What parents can do if their teen self harms with Michelle Mitchell 33:51

2y ago33:51

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we will be talking about the topic of non-suicidal self-injury, also known as self-harm and also mention suicide and suicide ideation. So, please do keep this in mind and take care of yourselves when deciding to listen to this content. Educator, author and parent champion Michelle Mitchell joins us on GET REA…

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Exploring personal trauma through poetry with Anders Villani 39:38

2y ago39:38

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we will have some discussion about childhood sexual abuse and trauma. So, please do keep this in mind and take care of yourselves when deciding to listen to this content. Anders Villani is a Melbourne-based poet, writer, teacher and PhD candidate in Creative Writing. Anders is also a survivor of childhood sex…

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Advocacy for a strong and sustainable NDIS with Laurie Leigh, CEO National Disability Services 33:05

2y ago33:05

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Send us a Text Message. Laurie Leigh is the CEO of National Disability Services, also known as NDS. NDS is Australia's peak body for non-government disability service organisations, representing over 1200 non-government service providers, of which ermha365 is one. We caught up with Laurie to talk about a number of things, including the NDS-led nati…

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Helping children adapt to change in a global pandemic with Michelle Macpherson, pediatric psychologist 28:42

2y ago28:42

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Send us a Text Message. Michelle Macpherson, a pediatric psychologist in Victoria, Australia with more than 20 years in the field of educational and developmental psychology. Michelle is passionate about supporting children to adapt to change and one of the ways she does this is through her initiative Dragonfly Global, to produce positive children'…

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Living through sexual and domestic violence and my bipolar diagnosis at age 42 with Jacqueline Ellwood 43:59

2y ago43:59

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Send us a Text Message. Content Note: We will be discussing childhood trauma, sexual assault and family violence during this conversation. If you have been affected by anything discussed in this episode please contact: Lifeline on 13 11 14 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) 1800 RESPECT on 180…

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Workplace violence and aggression - why training is crucial 37:12

2y ago37:12

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Send us a Text Message. For this episode we talk about occupational violence and aggression – what it is, who it affects and how people can be educated and supported to manage situations where clients, the public, even co-workers, may become verbally or physically aggressive. According to Work Safe Victoria, occupational violence and aggression is …

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I was a suburban husband, dad and corporate employee…then I went to jail with Will Patterson 40:59

2y ago40:59

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Send us a Text Message. Will was a husband, dad and corporate employee living in outer eastern Melbourne when his life started to unravel. On the outside, his life looked like the suburban dream, but things were not well… and he ended up going to jail. Will wrote a memoir Mr Ordinary Goes to Jail about his experience and, as you’ll hear him share, …

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My quest for more support for South Sudanese youth after losing my son to suicide with Nyibil Amum 34:44

2y ago34:44

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Send us a Text Message. LISTENER NOTE: conversations on this podcast contain discussions of mental health including trauma, post-traumatic stress and suicide. Listener discretion is advised. Nyibil Amum, is one of ermha365’s awesome mental health support workers. Nyibil recently completed a 1000 kilometre walk to Canberra and Sydney to raise awaren…

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40 years of ermha365 - reflections and celebrations 35:59

2y ago35:59

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Send us a Text Message. 2022 sees complex mental health and disability services provider ermha365 turn 40! ermha365 produces this podcast. We wanted to reflect on and recognise how ermha365 has grown over these four decades in Victoria and beyond, supporting people with complex mental health and disability. Our special guests are two of ermha’s lon…

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Flipping his script on how to treat mental health with Dr Fred Moss 44:03

2y ago44:03

44:03

Send us a Text Message. For this episode we are talking to Dr Fred Moss, a psychiatrist of more than 30 years who is based in California. He’s consulted, not only with patients, but with other medical professionals, prisons, nursing homes, drug and alcohol rehabilitation centres, shelters and more. He also has extensive experience as an expert witn…

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Healthcare professionals and mental health (Part 2) with Dr Kieran Allen 38:23

2y ago38:23

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Send us a Text Message. LISTENER NOTE: The conversations on this podcast contain discussions of trauma, post traumatic stress, mental health and suicide. Listener discretion is advised. For this episode we talk to Dr Kieran Allen. Kieran is a senior psychiatric registrar in Melbourne and he’s a passionate and prominent advocate for the mental healt…

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Healthcare professionals and mental health (Part 1) with Heather Pickard 43:16

2+ y ago43:16

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we meet Heather Pickard. Heather is the Chief Executive Officer of SHARC - Self Help Addiction Resource Centre, based in Melbourne, which supports people with addiction to alcohol, other drugs and gambling. SHARC has been around for 25 years, founded on the belief that people are experts in their own recovery…

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Living with chronic pain, surviving a natural disaster and writing to smash stigmas with Zoe Simmons 44:11

2+ y ago44:11

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Send us a Text Message. This is the nineteenth episode in our Lived Experience series, where we are speaking with some remarkable people who have experienced and overcome adversity, and who are sharing their stories in a way that might help other people in need of support. It's also our 50th episode! In this episode of GET REAL we meet Zoe Simmons,…

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Surviving my suicide attempt as a teenager and what came after with Emma Benoit 32:09

2+ y ago32:09

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Send us a Text Message. Listener note: This episode discusses suicide. If you are affected by anything discussed in this episode contact: Lifeline on 13 11 14 Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (USA listeners) Samaritans (UK listeners) The Canada Suicide Prevention Service (Canadian listeners) In this epi…

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A retired police officer’s PTSD story with Bob Marmion 39:53

2+ y ago39:53

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Send us a Text Message. This is the seventeenth episode in our Lived Experience series, where we speak with some remarkable people who have experienced and overcome adversity, and who are sharing their stories in a way that might help other people in need of support. In this episode we meet Dr Bob Marmion PhD - a retired police officer, secondary s…

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Normalising mental health help-seeking (GET REAL Summer Series 2022) 56:40

2+ y ago56:40

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Send us a Text Message. Over summer, we’re revisiting some of our favourite GET REAL episodes of 2021. We know from speaking with people for this podcast that seeking help for mental health and finding support is not easy. Whether it’s overcoming personal feelings or negative stereotypes about mental health or actually finding services when and whe…

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