Get Real: Talking mental health & disability
139 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago -Get Real presents frank and fearless conversations about mental health and disability, including people with lived experience, frontline workers in the sector, as well as policymakers and advocates. Get Real is produced and hosted by Emily Webb and co-hosted by Karenza Louis-Smith on behalf of ermha365 Complex Mental Health and Disability Services provider (https://www.ermha.org/).
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Prevention and Recovery Care (PARCs): mental health support in a home-like setting
June 25, 2024 01:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBSend 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 whose recovery can be supported without hospital admission. PARCs also supports people discharged from hospital who are not quite ready to return h...
A connected, compassionate response: Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) in Scotland
May 13, 2024 12:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBSend 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 part of mental health support in Scotland. The program was highlighted as a model for a similiar service in Victoria in recommendation 27 of th...
Why transgender and gender diverse inclusion matters with Tara Laursen
March 30, 2024 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBSend 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 it matters. And what does meaningful inclusion really look like when it comes to things like community participation, health services, human rig...
Autism, connection and relationships with Jodi Rodgers
March 04, 2024 23:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBSend 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 understanding their emotions. Jodi’s appeared on the series Love on the Spectrum Australia, working with some of the show’s participants. Her new book...
Self care, mental health and parenting a neurodivergent child with Donna Markham OAM
December 22, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBSend 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 member of our ermha365 board, and chairing the Practice Governance, Quality and Safety Committee. Donna is Victoria’s former Chief Allied Health...
Call us, definitely: crisis support with Lifeline Direct's Dr Jakqui Barnfield
December 09, 2023 09:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBSend 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 13 11 14 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) MensLine Australia 1300 78 99 78 Suicide C...
Family Violence: When fathers kill their children - with journalist and author Megan Norris
November 15, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 48 MBSend 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 children. Listener. Discretion is advised. Domestic Violence and Family Court Lawyer Kathleen Simpson, who was named the Queensland Solicitor ...
Refugee mental health and settling into Australia with Abuzar Mazoori
October 17, 2023 08:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MBSend 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 torture and other traumatic events. Abuzar speaks with us about his experience coming to Australia, starting a new life and the challenges that r...
Miscarriage and mental health with Hard to Bear author Isabelle Oderberg
September 25, 2023 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBSend 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 her own living experience, as well as that of many others to this book. MORE INFO: Early Pregnancy Loss Coalition - https://eplc.au Unrecognise...
Get Real Quick Takes: Establishing supportive recovery-oriented relationships
August 27, 2023 11:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBSend 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: Strategies to aid the establishment of a supportive relationship What do you need to know about your clients? Techniques for fostering a ...
The Homelessness Crisis in Melbourne's South East: ermha365 Pathways team
August 16, 2023 12:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBSend 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. Rosie and Dannie work with people experiencing homelessness in Melbourne's south east who are referred to Pathways from Monash Health and Coun...
The Impact of Stalking on Victim-Survivors with Nicole Madigan
July 25, 2023 22:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBSend 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 years. The relentless and debilitating experience wreaked havoc in her personal and professional life, leaving her trapped in a constant state of ...
Get Real Quick Takes: What is Trauma-informed Practice?
July 11, 2023 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBSend 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 the Victorian Government. In this episode, peer support workers Tamara and Charlotte share how you may recognise when a person has a history of ...
Creatively exploring the family experience of mental ill health with Chelsea Plumley
July 01, 2023 05:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBSend 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 incredible grit and determination dealing with mental ill-health and is based on Chelsea's living experience. ermha365 provides mental health ...
Life, as I knew it, was over: Traumatic Birth Injury and Pelvic Organ Prolapse with Stephanie Thompson
June 19, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 51 MBSend 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 harrowing journey, the impact on her physical and mental well-being, and how she's found healing through her platform, Brave Mumma. Stephanie recou...
Working in Partnership with Australia's First Peoples: Skills for Support Workers
June 01, 2023 08:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBSend 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 Coaching and available on ermha365 website here: https://www.ermha.org/podcast-training-resources/ The episode was recorded in 2020 with guests: Roby...
Micro-aggressions, podcasting and the perils of being a people pleaser with Martha Gatwech
May 22, 2023 13:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBSend 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 anything discussed in this episode you can contact: Lifeline on 13 11 14 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres St...
Meet Mental Health Victoria CEO Marcelle Mogg
May 08, 2023 11:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBSend 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 mental health system in Victoria - and ermha365 is one of these - can become members of Mental Health Victoria to connect with others, collaborate a...
Life on the Road: Truck Driver Wellbeing with Road Transport and Road Safety Advocate Rod Hannifey
April 20, 2023 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBSend 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 Association, he contributes to magazines radio and online for the industry and he’s a Churchill Fellow – which is a worldwide, prestigious fellowsh...
Satellite Foundation: Supporting young people when a family member has mental ill-health
April 05, 2023 09:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBSend 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 guests for this episode. Find out more about Satellite Foundation online or or phone 1800 973 444 You can follow Satellite Foundation on social medi...
Hope for healing and recovery for Complex Trauma with Dr Ahona Guha
March 21, 2023 19:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBSend 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 psychological and social factors that cause people to abuse others. Ahona has written her first book RECLAIM: Understanding complex trauma and those who ab...
Burnt Out Chef: The Hospitality Industry and Mental Health with Alan Tompkins
March 08, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBSend 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 using his living experience to work in mental health and recently started work at ermha365 as a Carer Respite Facilitator. MORE INFO: Alan's F...
I drove drunk, became paralysed and found my purpose with Brianna Pauuwe
February 21, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBSend 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 alcohol. She owns this experience and says she thinks it actually saved her life and gave her a purpose. She now works for the Wheel with Me F...
Breaking silence & stigma about complex mental health with journalist Elfy Scott
February 07, 2023 20:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBSend 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 compelling book. part-memoir about Elfy's living experience and that of her mum, who lives with Schizophrenia. It's also a journalistic delve into ...
When Christmas isn’t the most wonderful time of the year
December 13, 2022 13:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBSend 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 the “Christmas spirt and celebration” can be really hard. Our special guests for this episode are Belinda Ellis and Jackie Ashmore from ermha3...
Loss, grief and coping over Christmas with Funeral Director Kelly Scott
November 29, 2022 18:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBSend 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 Directors Association and also its National Senior Vice President. Kelly is the General Manager of T J Scott & Son Funeral Directors based in the Mac...
My battle with PTSD and keeping hope with Vietnam Veteran and author Dave Morgan
November 15, 2022 18:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBSend 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 particularly vulnerable to trauma. The Invisible Trauma is Dave’s journey and details the various treatments and studies that he’s been a part of...
Being unapologetically me! with Heidi Anderson
November 01, 2022 20:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBSend 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 podcaster. When she spoke vulnerably on air to listeners about her battle with hating herself and her anxiety, it sparked a reaction she never ...
Creating community and connection when The Job ends with Police Veterans Victoria CEO David McGowan
October 18, 2022 18:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBSend 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 their families. Police Veterans Victoria has Veteran Peer Support Officers - volunteers who provide support to other police veterans and their...
Creating community and connection when The Job ends with Police Veterans Victoria CEO David McGowan
October 18, 2022 18:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBLISTENER 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 their families. Police Veterans Victoria has Veteran Peer Support Officers - volunteers who provide support to other police veterans and their families who may be deal...
The living experience workforce and governance training for mental health consumers
October 04, 2022 23:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBSend 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 guests for this episode are Erandathie Jayakody and Jo Rasmussen. Both Erandathie and Jo have living experience of being consumers of mental hea...
The living experience workforce and governance training for mental health consumers
October 04, 2022 23:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBThe 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 guests for this episode are Erandathie Jayakody and Jo Rasmussen. Both Erandathie and Jo have living experience of being consumers of mental health services and are heav...
Foster Carer Stories Part 3: Allison
October 04, 2022 13:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBSend 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 downs and how people who do this vital role can change the lives of the children they care for…and how their lives are changed too. In this final ...
Foster Carer Stories Part 2: Camilla
September 21, 2022 05:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBSend 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 downs and how people who do this vital role can change the lives of the children they care for…and how their lives are changed too. In this episo...
Foster Care Stories Part 1: Jackson
September 15, 2022 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBSend 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 in his mid-20s. Jackson’s situation is unique and he is now stepping into the role of permanent carer. These conversations will give you an i...
Foster Care - the facts with Jasmine Isaacs, Fostering Connections
September 06, 2022 20:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBSend 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 carer? Thanks to Fostering Connections, a joint initiative of foster care agencies across metropolitan and regional Victoria we have Jasmine ...
What parents can do if their teen self harms with Michelle Mitchell
August 23, 2022 20:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBSend 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 REAL to talk about how families can support their teenagers who are hurting themselves through non-suicidal self-injury, which we’ll refer to ...
Exploring personal trauma through poetry with Anders Villani
August 09, 2022 21:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBSend 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 sexual abuse and lives with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). His new collection of poetry is called Totality. In Anders own words, this...
Advocacy for a strong and sustainable NDIS with Laurie Leigh, CEO National Disability Services
July 26, 2022 21:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBSend 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 national campaign Teamwork Works that ran in the lead-up to the recent Federal Election. This campaign communicated the importance of the partner...
Helping children adapt to change in a global pandemic with Michelle Macpherson, pediatric psychologist
July 12, 2022 22:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBSend 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's books. Michelle founded this positive change movement in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic and its effects on children and families. ...
Helping children adapt to change in a global pandemic with Michelle Macpherson, pediatric psychologist
July 12, 2022 22:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBMichelle 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's books. Michelle founded this positive change movement in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic and its effects on children and families. Michelle realised the...
Jacqueline Ellwood (Lived Experience Part 25): living through sexual and domestic violence and my bipolar diagnosis at age 42
June 28, 2022 21:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBContent 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 1800 737 732 (the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service) Jacqueline Ellwood is an artist and writer in Melbourne....
Living through sexual and domestic violence and my bipolar diagnosis at age 42 with Jacqueline Ellwood
June 28, 2022 21:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBSend 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 1800 737 732 (the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service) Jacqueline Ellwood is an artist...
Workplace violence and aggression - why training is crucial
June 14, 2022 15:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBFor 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 when a person is abused, threatened or assaulted in a situation related to their work. It might come from anywhere – clients, customers, the public or even co-workers....
Workplace violence and aggression - why training is crucial
June 14, 2022 15:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBSend 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 when a person is abused, threatened or assaulted in a situation related to their work. It might come from anywhere – clients, customers, the p...
Episode 57: Workplace violence and aggression - why training is crucial
June 14, 2022 15:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBFor 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 when a person is abused, threatened or assaulted in a situation related to their work. It might come from anywhere – clients, customers, the public or even co-workers....
I was a suburban husband, dad and corporate employee…then I went to jail with Will Patterson
May 31, 2022 19:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBSend 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, his whole outlook on life has changed. Mr Ordinary Goes to Jail is published by Bad Apple Press. If you want to find out more about Will or s...
Episode 56 (Lived Experience Part 24) Will Patterson – I was a suburban husband, dad and corporate employee…then I went to jail
May 31, 2022 19:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBWill 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, his whole outlook on life has changed. Mr Ordinary Goes to Jail is published by Bad Apple Press. If you want to find out more about Will or send him a message he's on...
Lived Experience (Part 23) Nyibil Amum: My quest for more support for South Sudanese youth after losing my son to suicide
May 17, 2022 19:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBLISTENER 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 awareness of mental health, youth suicide prevention and the need for more services and support for culturally diverese young Australians, including in his own South Sudanes...
My quest for more support for South Sudanese youth after losing my son to suicide with Nyibil Amum
May 17, 2022 19:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBSend 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 awareness of mental health, youth suicide prevention and the need for more services and support for culturally diverese young Australians, including...