How you can learn from the wisdom of wolves with Dr Amanda Beer • Animals & Us E10
In this episode of Animals and Us, Natalie speaks with Dr Amanda Beer, licensed psychologist, educator, and Executive Director of Wolf Connection – a sanctuary and wilderness retreat in California where rescued wolves play a vital role in trauma recovery and personal transformation. Amanda’s work sits at the intersection of clinical psychology and the natural […]
Kintsugi Mentors intro video
An introduction to the Kintsugi Mentors program from Ian Westmoreland OAM, and a conversation between Kintsugi Heroes founder Ian Westmoreland and workshop facilitator John Milham, about what the program entails Visit kintsugiheroes.com.au to learn more ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎙️ ABOUT KINTSUGI HEROES ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Kintsugi Heroes is a not-for-profit Australian podcast network sharing real stories of resilience, disability, […]
Building a community workforce with Anthony Winter & Brenton Jinks • RMRS E12
Anthony Winter and Brenton Jinks are highly experienced local tradies and community service co-ordinators who have worked for the South Australian Corrections Department for over 16 years. During the 2022-3 Murray River Floods they taught practical trade skills to prisoners, from the safe use of tools to teamwork. They helped participants gain confidence and experience […]
Serena’s Journey: Embracing Quiet Strength to Inspire Other Introverts
Serena grew up in Singapore in a home that valued stability, achievement and following a well-planned path. She studied law for its prestige and structure, later working as a lawyer for the government. After years in a secure career, Serena realised she felt trapped by expectations and began questioning her purpose. Taking time away from […]
From Refugee to Women’s Advocate: Maryam’s Inspiring Journey
In this insightful episode, Maryam Zahid shares her powerful journey from being a refugee in Afghanistan to becoming a community leader and advocate for women’s rights in Australia. She reflects on her childhood experiences during the war, the challenges of resettling in a new country, and her mission to empower Afghan women. Through her work, […]
Servicing the community’s needs and planning for the future with David Hassett • RMRS E11
David has made the River Murray his home since 1989, forming a deep bond with the land and its dynamic environment. Over 30 years, David’s involvement in the Mid-Murray region deepened, fuelled by his passion for roads and infrastructure. Seven years ago, David returned to the Mid-Murray area, bringing his expertise to the council as […]
Helping Refugees Overcome Trauma Through Storytelling & Drama Therapy with Catherine Maguire-Donvito
In this conversation, Catherine Maguire-Donvito, Co-founder and Director of Treehouse Theatre, shares the program’s unique approach to supporting refugee adolescents through storytelling and theatrical performance. The initiative is designed to facilitate trauma recovery and raise awareness about the refugee experience among high school students. Catherine emphasizes the importance of building trust and connection among participants […]
Lyn Gregory’s Journey from Mormonism to Discovering her True Spirituality
Lynn grew up in a large, devoted Mormon family, deeply connected to her great great grandfather, Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon church, and shaped by strong traditions and high expectations. As a child, Lynn worked hard in school, followed strict family rules, and tried to live up to the “Mormon royalty” label placed on […]
How pets can become a reminder that life is worth living with Rachael McDermott • Animals & Us E09
Trigger warning: This episode includes discussion of abuse, sexual assult, suicide, death, grief, and loss. Please consider whether listening may impact your wellbeing. If you need support, reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14. Rachel’s story is one of resilience shaped by both visible and hidden traumas. Outwardly, Rachel grew up in a loving […]
Overcoming trauma and mental health impacts after natural disaster with Rob Gordon • RMRS E10
Dr Rob Gordon is a psychotherapist who specialises in trauma caused by natural and other disasters. He has been a consultant to the Victorian government and the Red Cross for disasters since 1989. In this podcast, Rob gives us a powerful and detailed explanation of the effects trauma resulting from disasters and describes strategies for […]