I’m Trisna, a psychologist with an interest in the wellbeing and fulfilment of artists, performers, creatives and all those who follow their passions.

Phenomenal is a podcast about walking in the shoes of some exceptional people who have paved their own way in life. In this podcast, I hope to not only introduce these phenomenal people, but also give an opportunity to understand them phenomenologically – by hearing their lived experience. For more information: www.iamreadypsychology.com/podcast-2/

In a week where our country's political debate regressed fifty years to discussions of monoculture, I was nourished by a beautiful conversation with Nela Trifković and Goran Ðurić about crossing boundaries, embracing in betweenness, and opening up to other people's lives and experience through arts engagement. We spoke about the loss of childhood to war, art being fundamental to resilience, resistance and transformation, and the power of communing through creative endeavour.

The Phenomenal Podcast is recorded on the sovereign lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong Boon Wurrung Peoples of the Eastern Kulin

Produced and presented by Trisnasari Fraser

Recorded and edited by Alisha Brooks

I’m Trisna, a psychologist with an interest in the wellbeing and fulfilment of artists, performers, creatives and all those who follow their passions.

Phenomenal is a podcast about walking in the shoes of some exceptional people who have paved their own way in life. In this podcast, I hope to not only introduce these phenomenal people, but also give an opportunity to understand them phenomenologically – by hearing their lived experience. For more information: www.iamreadypsychology.com/podcast/

In this episode of Phenomenal I speak to documentary filmmaker Rendah Haj. In the midst of a resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement we speak about navigating identity, environment and obstacles within family, society and industry as a young PoC documentary filmmaker. We discuss empowerment through family, faith and sharing stories.

Recorded and edited by Alisha Brooks at Global Music Studio

I’m Trisna, a psychologist with an interest in the wellbeing and fulfilment of artists, performers, creatives and all those who follow their passions.

Phenomenal is a podcast about walking in the shoes of some exceptional people who have paved their own way in life. In this podcast, I hope to not only introduce these phenomenal people, but also give an opportunity to understand them phenomenologically – by hearing their lived experience. For more information: www.iamreadypsychology.com/podcast/

In this episode of Phenomenal I speak to independent dancer and choreographer Yumi Umiumare. At the very beginning of a range of closures in Victoria in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, we speak about healing through movement, the balance between containment and freedom, and about the urgency for us to slow down and come back to the bare essentials.

Recorded and edited by Alisha Brooks at Global Music Studio

Photo by Matthew Lyn

I’m Trisna, a psychologist with an interest in the wellbeing and fulfilment of artists, performers, creatives and all those who follow their passions.

Phenomenal is a podcast about walking in the shoes of some exceptional people who have paved their own way in life. In this podcast, I hope to not only introduce these phenomenal people, but also give an opportunity to understand them phenomenologically – by hearing their lived experience. For more information: www.iamreadypsychology.com/podcast/

In this episode of Phenomenal I speak to ultra endurance cyclist Rishi Fox. We speak about persisting through challenges and fear, attempting missions you may not achieve, and beautiful experiences you can have along the way. [some strong language]

Recorded and edited by Alisha Brooks at Global Music Studio

I’m Trisna, a psychologist with an interest in the wellbeing and fulfilment of artists, performers, creatives and all those who follow their passions.

Phenomenal is a podcast about walking in the shoes of some exceptional people who have paved their own way in life. In this podcast, I hope to not only introduce these phenomenal people, but also give an opportunity to understand them phenomenologically – by hearing their lived experience. For more information: www.iamreadypsychology.com/podcast/

In this episode of Phenomenal I speak to sculptor James Parrett. We speak about sources of inspiration, moving on after rejection, and those moments everything aligns and you find yourself the right artist for the occasion. [some strong language]

Recorded and edited by Alisha Brooks at Global Music Studio

I’m Trisna, a psychologist with an interest in the wellbeing and fulfilment of artists, performers, creatives and all those who follow their passions.

Phenomenal is a podcast about walking in the shoes of some exceptional people who have paved their own way in life. In this podcast, I hope to not only introduce these phenomenal people, but also give an opportunity to understand them phenomenologically – by hearing their lived experience. For more information: www.iamreadypsychology.com/podcast/

In this episode of Phenomenal I speak to Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore, film director, dancer and artist. We speak about creative endeavours as rites of passage, creation and beauty emerging from pain and angst, and formal training versus learning from being immersed in creative life. [some strong language]

Recorded and edited by Alisha Brooks at Global Music Studio

I’m Trisna, a psychologist with an interest in the wellbeing and fulfilment of artists, performers, creatives and all those who follow their passions.

Phenomenal is a podcast about walking in the shoes of some exceptional people who have paved their own way in life. In this podcast, I hope to not only introduce these phenomenal people, but also give an opportunity to understand them phenomenologically – by hearing their lived experience. For more information: www.iamreadypsychology.com/podcast/

In this episode of Phenomenal I speak to Ender Başkan – a first generation Australian of Turkish parents, who, among many other things, writes about his travels and discovery of his Turkish roots.

We speak about feeling a stranger and yet a longing for both his place of birth and of his ancestry, identifying as a writer, becoming a parent, the personal and therapeutic process of writing and the place of arts and culture in the world. [some strong language]

Recorded and edited by Alisha Brooks at Global Music Studio

I’m Trisna, a psychologist with an interest in the wellbeing and fulfilment of artists, performers, creatives and all those who follow their passions.

Phenomenal is a podcast about walking in the shoes of some exceptional people who have paved their own way in life. In this podcast, I hope to not only introduce these phenomenal people, but also give an opportunity to understand them phenomenologically – by hearing their lived experience. For more information: www.iamreadypsychology.com/podcast/

In this episode of Phenomenal I speak to Malia Walsh – circus performer, director and producer. I first met Malia over ten years ago when she started teaching fire-twirling and hula-hooping for a performing arts studio I was co-running at the time.

We talk about being chosen by creative work, art versus entertainment, collaborating with other artists, the way that creative ideas develop and the way parenthood has changed her personally and professionally. [some strong language]

Recorded and edited by Alisha Brooks at Global Music Studio

Phenomenal is a podcast about walking in the shoes of some exceptional people who have paved their own way in life. In this podcast, I hope to not only introduce these phenomenal people, but also give an opportunity to understand them phenomenologically – by hearing their lived experience.

Interviewer: Trisna Fraser

Guest 1: Malia Walsh

Guest 2 Ender Baskan

Recorded and edited by Alisha Brooks at Global Music Studio

More information: www.iamreadypsychology.com/podcast/