Cups & Courage is a podcast about breast cancer, body image, and the power of lived experience. Each episode dives into honest, funny, and courageous conversations with people who’ve been there — patients, survivors, carers, families, and healthcare professionals. We talk about the parts often left out of leaflets and hospital corridors: treatment choices, body confidence, relationships, the pressure to reconstruct, and what breast cancer really feels like day to day. With warmth, humour, an ...
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EPIC Conversations Podcast explores the real challenges parents and carers face when supporting young people through mental health struggles or risky, even life-threatening, behaviours. Each episode features meaningful discussions with guest speakers who bring lived experience, professional insights, and practical strategies. Our goal is to equip parents, carers, and those working with young people with tools, knowledge, and hope — so they can better support both their young people and thems ...
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The Hackney Foster Carers' Council Podcast explores the way the Care System treats foster carers and what this means for the national crisis in recruitment and retention.
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Elevating Yarns with FPDN is a podcast by The First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) hosted by FPDN Advocate Bernard Namok. In each episode, Elevating Yarns showcases the stories of First Nations peoples living with a disability, their families and carers and other disability industry professionals to highlight the lived experiences of First Nations people with a disability in Australia.
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MyHealth RCSI is a free programme of community events, expert talks and on-demand content, sharing trusted health information for all. Making health human At RCSI, we’re not just experts. We’re listeners, collaborators and connectors, making health more understandable, more personal, and more human. MyHealth RCSI is a space where lived experience and expert advice come together, helping everyone explore, question and understand their health on their own terms. Making research real It’s about ...
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Autism Unpacked is a brilliant new podcast for parents, families and carers of autistic children. Each episode empowers parents on their journey, sharing helpful information, new thinking, challenging misconceptions and providing clear answers to recurring questions. Host, Rosie Gill-Moss, talks to guests who are experts in education and therapeutic support, bringing you jargon-free advice and guidance together with practical, first-hand knowledge, tips and information. It’s a chance to be p ...
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Now What Now is a podcast about parents and carers figuring out how to act on climate while navigating their work and family life. Meet parents and carers who are thinking about the legacy we leave as parents, have experienced climate grief, connected with other families, created groups for their community, championed local solutions, learnt new skills, met friends for life along the way and more. If you're concerned but you haven't figured out how to act, hear how other parents and carers a ...
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"Care & Connect: Stories from the Heart of Caregiving" is a podcast that explores the diverse and rewarding world of caregiving, from nannies and babysitters to eldercare professionals, tutors, and housekeepers. The series offers a mix of insightful interviews, real-life stories, practical tips, and expert advice, all centered around creating meaningful connections between carers and the families they support. Each episode is designed to highlight the unique challenges and triumphs caregiver ...
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Welcome to the Messy Social Work podcast. The hosts are Richard Devine and Tim Fisher. Check out our website here: https://www.relationalactivism.com/
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A biweekly podcast for early career researchers, bringing together fantastic guests to discuss their research, careers + much more. Dedicated to sharing the science, encouraging collaborations, attracting more people to the field, and supporting those already here to succeed. Brought to you by https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk at University College London, in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia - everything ...
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The 'Life Changes' with Adventure Solos podcast talks you through some of those times in life when things are changing. We discuss topics such as how to build supportive friendship groups, why it's important to talk to people other than just your partner, dealing positively with relationship or life changes and adopting those everyday nudges that help you to stay healthy. We're here to help you find yourself and to lead a happy, healthy and well connected life. Find out more about Adventure ...
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We’re the UK’s leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia
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I will be sharing how I (Robert Joyce) live my life with chronic illnesses, such as Multiple Sclerosis, Sarcoidosis, Asthma and Chronic Pain. Each episode will have me reading a post and then my comments about what has happened since I wrote it. I will also interview guests who have some connection with chronic illness, patients, carers or medical professionals. My goal is to share my experience, and what I have learned, with you, so you don't have to make the mistakes I have made.I have Sec ...
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Hold the Moment is a podcast by people living with dementia and their families.
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Breaking Taboos: Older Australians talk about mental health
Helene Thomas, Mia Lindgren and Kate Burridge
Breaking Taboos is a ten-part conversational podcast about ageing and mental health. The episodes explore how older Australians experience mental health, focusing on depression in later life, creating social connections, intergenerational living, experiences of grief, retiring and transitioning into aged care, late-life gender transition, living with HIV/AIDS as an older person and how some people don't want to talk about their experiences to avoid burdening others. The series seeks to infor ...
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Each month a new podcast is published with a different guest talking about a mental well being topic that is personal to them. The aim of the podcast is to encourage us all to have conversations about mental health and make it normal to do so, not some abstract or hidden illness that no one can relate to or understand.
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A Moment of Your Time was created to provide a space for expression. This is a place for voices to be heard, to be inspired by creative work, and to be a part of a supportive community. a space of artistic expression. Each episode is a short, compelling piece featuring YOU.
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Episode 14 - Unseen Overload - The Impact of Autistic Trauma on Mental Health
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38:32Send us a text This episode of Autism Unpacked focuses on a subject that is often overlooked - the impact of autistic trauma and mental health on young people. We welcome consultant clinical pschologist and Head of Trauma Informed Practice at Options Austism, Dr Leanne Johnson, and together we unpack key mental health challenges like burnout and an…
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Rich and Tim speak with Anam Raja to discuss the experiences of Black and Asian kinship carers
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42:30Full research and report found here https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/research/raised-by-relatives/By Messy Social Work
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Rich and Tim ask each other surprising & difficult questions
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48:17Relational Activism: https://www.relationalactivism.com/ Rich's BASW Child Protection sessions: https://basw.co.uk/social-work-child-protection-professional-practice-programme Rich Devine's blog: https://richarddevinesocialwork.com/about/ Tim Fisher LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/timfisher101/ Rich Devine LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/…
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XXplored - The Midlife Transition: Menopause and the Brain
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43:11In this episode of the Dementia Researcher - Xxplored Women’s Brain Health podcast, host Dr Laura Stankeviciute speaks with Professor Claudia Barth from Charite University and Dr Gillian Coughlan from Harvard Medical School to examine the midlife transition, menopause and its significance for women’s brain health. Together they outline what the men…
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Visibility Matters: Jacqui on Black Women Rising, Belonging & Being Understood
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50:18In this powerful conversation, we sit down with Jackie — a Black Women Rising ambassador whose breast cancer diagnosis arrived just six weeks into a brand-new chapter of her life. Jacqui shares how shock, dismissal, and relentless side effects shaped her experience, and how she had to fight to be heard in a healthcare system that repeatedly minimis…
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Rich and Tim discuss the Trauma Industrial Complex
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52:10This week on Messy Social Work, Rich and Tim take a deep dive into Darren McGarvey’s The Trauma Industrial Complex — a book that pulls no punches about how society packages, sells, and performs trauma. We explore McGarvey’s core argument that trauma has become a kind of cultural currency, often stripped of nuance and turned into content. We talk ab…
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Connecting Research: linking childhood maltreatment to later intimate partner violence victimization
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44:04In this Connecting Research episode, we speak to a lecturer and researcher at University College London, Dr Patrizia Pezzoli, about an article she co-authored, titled: Lived-experience perspectives on the psychological factors linking childhood maltreatment to later intimate partner violence victimization. See paper here which is available OPEN ACC…
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Episode 13 Part 2 - Helping Families Navigate Emotionally Based School Avoidance
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20:50Send us a text Welcome to the second part of our focus on Emotionally Based School Avoidance, or EBSA. Anxiety works both ways and supporting a child struggling with EBSA can be incredibly challenging for parents also. Here, we pick up this empowering conversation with our experts - Dr Tina Rae and Dr Leanne Johnson - exploring strategies for paren…
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Exploring Psychotherapy for People with Dementia
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43:47In this episode, host Dr Anna Volkmer is joined by Dr Alys Griffiths, Sophie Jeffery, and Esther Whittlesea Reed to explore a two-year Alzheimer’s Society project testing #psychotherapy for people with dementia. Together, they discuss the importance of therapy in #dementia care, the barriers to access, the development of new therapist competencies,…
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Rich and Tim speak to Toni Mayo about Radical Social Work
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46:55In this episode, we have a returning guest: social worker and team manager Toni Mayo. Rich's BASW Child Protection sessions: https://basw.co.uk/social-work-child-protection-professional-practice-programme Rich Devine's blog: https://richarddevinesocialwork.com/about/ Tim Fisher LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/timfisher101/ Rich Devine LinkedIn…
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Cups & Courage: Anna & Katie — When Friendship Meets Fate
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55:24When lifelong friends Anna and Katie were both diagnosed with the same rare type of breast cancer within two years, their worlds turned upside down. In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, they talk about friendship, loss, and the courage it takes to keep pushing when the system doesn’t listen. From the uncanny parallels between their di…
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Rethinking Asthma: Discover the latest thinking on asthma. What works, what's new, and why it matters.
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50:17We’re taking a fresh look at asthma and breaking down the latest research into simple, everyday tips that can make a difference. You’ll hear real stories from people living with asthma, learn practical advice from experts, and discover how to support someone you care about – whether it’s a child, an adult, or anyone managing asthma alongside other …
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Episode 13 Part 1 - Not Just Skipping - Understanding Emotionally Based School Avoidance
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35:11Send us a text Welcome to the first of two episodes on Emotionally Based School Avoidance - or EBSA - a subject that many families find challenging. We find out why EBSA is so often misunderstood as truancy or refusal, when in fact it's about anxiety and emotional distress, making school feel overwhelming or even impossible for so many young people…
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Rich and Tim speak to Rhian Taylor on the tension between being and doing in social work
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1:03:55In this episode, we explore the tension between the fast-paced, task-driven nature of social work and the deeper need for presence, reflection, and meaning. Rhian Taylor shares insights from her recent blog on why it’s so hard for practitioners to stop—and how doing so can radically improve our wellbeing and the quality of our practice. We talk abo…
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Madeleine chats with Tiffany Westphal from School Can’t Australia about what happens when a young person finds it too hard to attend school. Tiffany shares her lived experience as a parent, the common challenges families face, and how peer support can make all the difference. Together, they explore advocacy, self-care, and the importance of underst…
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Saskia: Choosing Courage — Between Information, Intuition and Healing
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38:32In this deeply honest episode of Cups & Courage, Saskia shares her experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2025, navigating surgery, radiation, and the often-conflicting world of medical advice. A professional working in oncology herself, Saskia offers a rare dual perspective — as both patient and insider — on how information, bia…
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Rich and Tim speak to Nicki Pettitt, Consultant specialising in Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews
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1:06:00Relational Activism: https://www.relationalactivism.com/ Context Counts: Improving the analysis of socio-economic context and intersectionality in Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews: https://www.techne.ac.uk/research-and-education/departments-and-schools/law-and-criminology/research/our-projects-and-research-impact/context-counts-improving-t…
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In this episode of the Dementia Researcher Podcast, host Dr Anna Volkmer, Associate Professor at UCL and Speech and Language Therapist explores the experiences of young carers in families affected by dementia, the challenges they face, the support they receive, and what more could and should be done.Anna is joined by Dr Patricia Masterson Algar a L…
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Rich and Tim probe Community Care Editor, Mithran for the latest social work headlines-from foster care shortages to the future of kinship
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44:11Josh MacAlister has said he’d like children to have a choice of where and with whom they live: https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/10/02/children-in-care-should-have-choice-of-where-and-with-whom-they-live-says-macalister/ Applications to register children’s homes are rocketing, such that Ofsted is having to prioritise applications, leaving others…
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Choosing Prevention: Alice’s BRCA2 Journey and Life After Mastectomy
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42:07When Alice Nicholson discovered she carried the BRCA2 gene mutation, she made the life-changing decision to undergo preventative double mastectomies — not because she had cancer, but because she didn’t want to wait for it. In this open and emotional conversation, Alice shares how she navigated the medical system, grief after losing both parents and…
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Episode 5: Journey through our yarns - stories that carry the strength, spirit and resilience of our people
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10:50Heartfelt conversations and powerful storytelling from community voices across the country.
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Episode 4: Yarning with Shenane Hogg from Connectivity
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45:00Shenane Hogg from Connectivity discussed their work in raising awareness about Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and the dangers of head injuries, offering online courses and traveling to remote communities for education. Shenane Hogg explained Huntington's disease as a fatal genetic neurodegenerative disorder, clarifying its symptoms and noting its pre…
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Meet our poetry competition winners – Dementia together podcast October 2025
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20:37In this episode, we chat with two winners from our eighth poetry competition. Robin, winner of our 'From the heart' category talks about his emotional poem 'Dementia Caring', which is about caring for his late wife Sheila. And Kathy, winner of our 'Way with words' category, chats about how her dad Bob inspired her poem 'Is it Time to Go?'.You can v…
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XXplored - Why Sex Matters & What we've Ignored in Brain Ageing
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45:23In our first episode of the XXplored Women's Brain Health podcast, our resident expert and host Dr Laura Stankeviciute from University of Gothenburg engages with leading neuroscientists Professor Liisa Galea from University of Toronto and Dr Maria Teresa Ferretti from Karolinska Institutet to explore the critical intersection of sex, gender, and br…
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Rich and Tim speak to Dr Paul Shuttleworth on what children want you to know about kinship
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1:04:01In this episode of the Messy Social Work Podcast, Rich and Tim speak with Dr Paul Shuttleworth about his new book Listening to Children about Kinship Care: Child Welfare and Permanence. Drawing on powerful research and direct testimony from children and young people, Paul shares what they say really matters when professionals make decisions about k…
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Episode 12 - Food Struggles Uncovered - Feeding Disorder Diagnosis and Parent Support
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48:42Send us a text In this episode, Rosie is joined by Natalie Raven Morris, CEO fo the Feeding Trust, as they talk about paediatric feeding and eating disorders. Together they uncover more about the feeding differencies and difficulties that some young people may experience, and discuss in detail how to get a diagnosis and different support strategies…
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Rich and Tim speak to Dr Lorna Stabler about lived experience—its power, its promise, and its problems.
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1:19:18In this episode, we explore why lived experience has become such a dominant force in social work, and ask: what are we missing when we treat it as unquestionable truth? Dr Stabler helps us think critically about how stories are used, who gets to tell them, and what happens when experience becomes currency. This is a conversation about ethics, repre…
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"Tell me more about that" with Dr Anthony Rigney
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18:20In this insightful conversation, Madeleine speaks with Dr. Anthony Rigney about the power of connection, curiosity, and emotional regulation in parenting. Anthony shares practical strategies for building epistemic trust— a young person’s openness to receiving guidance — through everyday acts of understanding and kindness. To view the episode transc…
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Tashmia: Women Like You Don’t Get Cancer — Racial Bias and Invisibility
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40:16When Tashmia first raised her symptoms, she was told she was too young and that “women like you don’t get cancer.” For three years, her concerns were dismissed — until her cancer was finally found. In this raw and vital conversation, Tashmia shares the reality of being a British South Asian woman navigating breast cancer: the racial bias and cultur…
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Caring for carers: Supports and stories to help you stay well while caring for someone you love
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29:18If you’re caring for someone you love, whether it’s a child, an older adult, or someone with mental or physical health challenges, this episode is for you. We’ll hear real stories, share practical advice, and explore the supports that can help carers stay well while caring for others. Dr Pádraic Dunne from the RCSI Centre for Positive Health Sci…
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Conference Lightning Talks: Preparation to Performance
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50:59In this episode of the Dementia Researcher Podcast, host Adam Smith (Programme Director at UCL) is joined by Dr Sam Moxon, Dr Lindsey Sinclair, and Dr Ece Bayram to explore the art of delivering lightning talks. Together they share practical advice on structuring short presentations, handling nerves, designing impactful slides, and engaging diverse…
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Rich and Tim reflect on their personal failures, explore why failure is inevitable, & share what they’ve learned from it.
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48:59In this episode, Rich and Tim: How to Succeed at Failing, we reflect on the times we’ve got it wrong — professionally and personally — and explore why failure isn’t just inevitable, but essential. From missteps to lessons learned, we talk about how embracing failure can lead to growth, insight, and even unexpected success. Relational Activism: http…
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In this episode, Peter Coyle shares his journey from corporate life to becoming a psychotherapist and introduces the concept of heart-centred listening. Peter explains how listening with empathy, awareness of your own nervous system, and understanding the Polyvagal response can help parents and carers create safe, meaningful connections with their …
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In this episode, Josh Dunn shares his late-diagnosis journey with neurodiversity and the challenges of masking through school and early adulthood. He offers powerful insights for parents, encouraging them to slow down, step back, and view their child’s behaviour through a logical, not emotional lens.…
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Conversation with Skye from the Youth Engagement Project about strategies and mindset to engage with young people. To view the episode transcript, go to the EPIC Website at www.empoweringparentsincrisis.com/epic-conversations-podcast/youth-engagement-project To learn more about the Youth Engagement Project visit their website at www.youthengagement…
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Rich and Tim interview Prof Rick Barth on the top misconceptions in child protection
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1:15:05In this thoughtful and research-informed conversation, Rich and Tim speak with Professor Rick Barth about his influential article, “Ten Common Child Welfare Misconceptions.” The episode explores how widely held beliefs about child protection and foster care often diverge from evidence and practice realities. Relational Activism: https://www.relatio…
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Nevo: Reclaiming Style and Courage After Breast Cancer
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40:38In this inspiring episode of Cups & Courage, we sit down with Nevo — a breast cancer survivor, image consultant, and stylist — who empowers women to reconnect with their bodies and confidence after treatment. Diagnosed in 2012, Nevo shares her journey from diagnosis to recovery, and how fashion and styling became powerful tools for healing, self-ex…
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It takes a village - why no one can do it alone
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15:22When Kath who lives with dementia became confused inside a public toilet, her husband Bob knew something had to change. What started as one small fix in the tiny coastal town of Tumby Bay, South Australia, soon grew into action by the local council — and sparked a ripple effect reaching communities far beyond their town. No one can make big changes…
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Rich and Tim speak to Prof. Harry Ferguson: Feeling, moving & sensing through the history of child protection social work
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1:32:30In this episode, Rich and Tim sit down with Professor Harry Ferguson—one of the most influential thinkers in contemporary social work. Together, they explore the evolution of the profession, the emotional and embodied nature of frontline practice, and what we’ve learned from decades of child death enquiries. Harry reflects on the importance of rela…
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Episode 3: Gundarang Support Services: A First Nations approach to disability support
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20:24In the third episode of Elevating Yarns by First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) host Bernard Namok had a yarn with Natasha Phillips, Director of Gundarang Support Services and Sadiqa Phillips, Support Worker of Gundarang Support Services, a First Nations disability support work service that offers various services for NDIS participants, includin…
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Episode 11 - Beyond Picky - Understanding Feeding and Eating Disorders
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39:27Send us a text We open series two with a topic that comes up a lot, but which is still so often misunderstood - feeding and eating disorders in chilren, particularly autistic young people. This isn't just about 'fussy eating'. In this episode, we're delighted to be joined by Natalie Raven Morris, co-founder and CEO of The Feeding Trust. Natalie bri…
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Rich and Tim speak with parent activist Lee Crouch about his experience of losing his children & the journey toward reunification
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55:01Rich and Tim speak to Lee Crouch, a parent activist, about losing his children, the long road to recovery, and eventual reunification. Together, they explore how parents, social workers, and foster carers can collaborate more compassionately. Rich and Tim also reflect on their own experiences of shame — how it’s shaped their work and personal lives…
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