Conversations with Kath

*Australia-Based Mental Health Support

Lifeline Australia – Crisis support and suicide prevention
https://www.lifeline.org.au | 📞 13 11 14 (24/7)

Beyond Blue – Support for anxiety, depression & mental wellbeing
https://www.beyondblue.org.au | 📞 1300 22 4636

Headspace – Mental health support for young people (12–25)
https://www.headspace.org.au

Black Dog Institute – Mental health resources and research
https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au

*Global Support

Mental Health America – Resources and screening tools
https://www.mhanational.org

International Suicide Prevention Resource Directory
https://findahelpline.com – Country-specific helplines worldwide

CREDITS:

Hosts: Kath Ebbs & Clare Stephens

Editor/Producer: Roisin Yau

Engineer: Nick Loane

Studio: MIK Studio

Today we are joined by Kath’s little sister!! Emily is a Sydney based artist, creative and all round funny b*tch. The two sit down to discuss some hot takes, whether C sections mess up your rising sign, what it’s like being a female artist, boys clubs in the art world and Emily tests out her very own segment “what’s in the bag” … 

Show resources: 

Find Emily 

Instagram: @emilyebbs

Website: https://www.emilyebbs.com/

Latest exhibition: 20/09/2024 - 07/10/2024  https://www.hake.house/exhibition-list 

Find Kath 

Instagram: @kathebbs 

TikTok: @kathebbss

Today Kath is joined by POC Queer queen Ash Parakevas to talk all things mental health advocacy and self love. 

They get into the nitty gritty of what it truly means to unfiltered yourself online, how westernised beauty standards lead to Ash down a path of chasing something that ultimately hurt her, navigating being a baby gay looking for your WIFE and so much more. 

Show resources: 

Lifeline: 13 11 14 

Butterfly foundation: 

Find Ash 

Instagram: @ashparaskevas 

Tik tok: @ashira.paraskevas 

Find Kath 

Instagram: @kathebbs

Tik tok: @kathebbss

Today we are joined by Manifesting superhero Zoe Marshall to celebrate the launch of her new platform “Ariise” , a place where we can learn to manifest and co-create a life we deserve. Zoe had been harnessing the power of manifestation behind closed doors for years before she decided to take her knowledge and share it with the world! She has combined her own spirituality and lived experience in conduction with neuroscience to help people on their own personal development journey. 

In this episode Kath and Zoe explore their own journeys with spirituality, the art of manifesting as well as debunk and discuss a lot of the misconceptions around the topic. It’s heartfelt, light and hopefully a little informative. 

Episode resources: 

Find Zoe 

Instagram: @zoebmarshall

Website: https://www.zoemarshall.com/

Find Ariise

Instagram: @ariise___

Website: https://www.ariise.com.au/

Find Kath 

Instagram: @kathebbs

TikTok: @kathebbss

Today we are joined with one of Kath OG besties Lucinda Price AKA Froomes to talk about the launch of her new book “All I wanted was to be hot” described as a “hilarious, insightful deep dive into self image, desirability, pop-culture and power. A sparkling debut by one of Australia’s most beloved creators and comedians”. 

Lucinda is a writer, presenter, comedian, podcaster and radio host. She's one half of award-winning pop culture radio duo Flex & Froomes on CADA and iHeartRadio.

In this chat they discuss nursing each other through eating disorders, the journey of recovery, how the male gaze influences them and so much more, in-between many many giggles! 

Episode resources.

Find Lucinda

Instagram: @froomes

TikTok: @froomes

PREORDER HER BOOK 

Here: https://www.panterapress.com.au/product/all-i-ever-wanted-was-to-be-hot/

Find Kath 

Instagram: @kathebbs 

Tiktok: @kathebbss

Today we are joined by Olympic Gold Medalist and founder of the Female Athlete Project, Chloe Dalton. This discussion is centered around the landscape of women in sport, where it stands and what needs to be done. “If the share of women's sports media coverage continues to grow at the current rate (1% per year) there won't be gender equal coverage until 2048”Chloe was not prepared to wait, so she launched “The Female Athlete Project” spotlighting the stories and achievements of women in sport. With exponential growth since it started, the need is there. 

They further explore the barriers to equality within women's sport and what we are going to do about it! 

Episode resources: 

Find Chloe 

Instagram: @chloeedalton

Find The Female athlete

Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject

Website: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/

Read Chloe's book! 

Link: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/product-page/girls-don-t-play-sport

Find Kath 

Instagram: @kathebbs 

TikTok: @katehbbss 

Today we are joined by one of Kath’s nearest and dearest, Jet Dwyer. Jet is a Melbourne based artist, curator and educator. Their most recent work “Queer Archival” was described as an archive of portraiture and video footage of Melbourne’s queers, inspired by the historic preservation work of the Australian Queer Archives (AQua), at the Victorian Pride Centre in St Kilda. Kath would describe them as “one of the smartest people I know” . 

They sit down to chat about Queer visibility sometimes being a trap, explore the nieces** of transitioning, representation of trans folk in the media as well as many tangents about feelings vs thinking… think of it like those chats you have in the smokers with her bestie on a night out. Bootleg therapy! 

Episode resources: 

Find Jet

Instagram: @jet.jpeg___

Relevant Article: https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7b8ey/trans-visibility

Find Kath

Instagram: @kathebbs

TikTok: @kathebbss

Today's conversation was so juicy we had to split it into two parts! This chat is raw, open and extremely honest. Fashion icon and disability advocate Carmen Azzopardi - also known as, “Zigs_mom” on the internet talks about what it was like to be diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in her 20s, her struggles with self harm as a teen, how she hustled her way into the fashion industry, finding the right “one” and so much more. 

We loved this conversation and hope you do too. 

If this episode brought anything up for you, remember lifeline is always there to help at 11 13 14 

Episode resources: 

Find Carmen

Instagram: @zigs_mom

Tik Tok:  @zigs_mom

Find Kath

Instagram: @kathebbs

Tik Tok: @kathebbs

Today's conversation was so juicy we had to split it into two parts! This chat is raw, open and extremely honest. Fashion icon and disability advocate Carmen Azzopardi - also known as, “Zigs_mom” on the internet talks about what it was like to be diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in her 20s, her struggles with self harm as a teen, how she hustled her way into the fashion industry, finding the right “one” and so much more. 

We loved this conversation and hope you do too. 

If this episode brought anything up for you, remember lifeline is always there to help at 11 13 14 

Episode resources: 

Find Carmen

Instagram: @zigs_mom

Tik Tok:  @zigs_mom

Find Kath

Instagram: @kathebbs

Tik Tok: @kathebbs

Today we are joined by one of the big bosses of independent women’s media in Australia, Hannah Ferguson. Founder and chief executive officer of cheek media… “ a multi platform, digital media project amplifying voices, stories and ideas that are real” 

Kath sits down to ask Hannah all about mainstream media, what to look out for when it comes to consuming news on the Internet, why the media is begging us to hate ourselves and lotttsss more.

Episode resources

Find Hannah: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahferguson___/

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hannahferguson__

Find Cheek Media:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekmedia.co/

Website: https://www.cheekmedia.com.au

Find Kath: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathebbs/

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kathebbss