Stories of Community Resilience

In this moving episode, Faizah from Malaysia shares her deeply personal story of grief, after losing her beloved husband only a few months ago. Faizah speaks of grief and love, through her religious perspective of the Islamic faith. 

A content advisory that this episode discusses: grief, sudden loss and the death of a partner. Support is available in Australia - contact GriefLine 

Produced by Yasmin Raja. 

Dr. Yasmin Raja, is an accredited coach, and member of the 3ZZZ Malaysian Broadcast team. Yasmin grew up in Ipoh Perak, Malaysia and migrated to Australia in 2007.  Yasmin obtained her PhD in Marketing in 2011, and has taught at universities for over 25 years. 

You can connect with Yasmin and follow her projects on LinkedIn

Faizah Bazid holds a law degree, and is a certified coach. Faizah started the Facebook support group Women’s Inspiring and Nurturing Dialogue (WIND), where women from various backgrounds join live online, to share both challenging and inspiring stories to empower each other. Faizah has also written a book in honour of her late mother, Hajjah Sapiah Tawil, entitled ‘Mothers are coaches in motion’ 

You can connect with Faizah on Facebook

Technical Assistance by Hazelman N Mahmood.

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence

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Hypnotherapy is a type of mind–body intervention in which hypnosis is used to create a state of focused attention and increased suggestibility in the treatment of a medical or psychological disorder or concern.

Our guest - Pooja Sethi is a clinical hypnotherapist working with the Australian Hypnotherapy Association (AHA) and helps people get rid of stress, depression, anxiety, & any  other bad vices.

She runs a Facebook group for lifting the spirits of women. All wonderful divas are welcome to join group, search - InspirationalDivas.

As part of her business coaching, Pooja also runs certification courses on SAFe and Agile technologies.

More info on:

https://www.facebook.com/PoojaBharatS/
Instagram - @poojabharatss
Website - www.poojabharat.com
Email - [email protected]

Produced by Chris Mallika Bhadra. You can find more of Chris's media projects at:

• Coconut Chats YouTube and Instagram
• Durdeshe Bangla YouTube and Instagram
• Ananda Dance Group YouTube and Instagram

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence

3ZZZ Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

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Domestic violence is one of the major societal vices plaguing the global communities.

Content warning - This episode mentions domestic abuse, domestic violence and marital rape.

Support is available - 1800 RESPECT and Lifeline 13 11 14

Our guest - Kittu Randhawa Kittu Randhawa is the founder of the Indian (Sub-Continent) Crisis and Support Agency the first NGO for this community in Australia.  ICSA is the first fully CALD organisation running professional support services for the target community with a focus on client-centric support services and advocacy.  Kittu is a cultural consultant; an accredited trainer, interpreter, mediator, qualified family dispute resolution practitioner. Kittu’s main are of work is as a senior case worker in domestic and family violence.  She is an expert in complex and culturally driven forms of domestic and family abuse, particularly dowry abuse.  

Kittu has been an advocate against dowry abuse since 2013 and is committed to seeking reform in legislation and systems to protect women who are victims of this form of abuse.  She has developed a library of resources including tailored training to help build organisations capacity in recognising and dealing with dowry issues.
Kittu’s work on social justice and women’s issues involves writing submissions and briefing papers for DFV related inquiries and sits on several boards and committees. This work gained her the Edna Ryan Award in leadership in 2021. 

Kittu regularly is invited to speak on the challenges faced by local CALD support services in dealing with the complexities of DFV in their communities or what is missing from the DFV support services. Kittu’s professional background and career was in procurement and governance working at all levels of government and the private sector. Kittu’s advocacy has had greater impact through her work as the CEO at the Community Resource Network; a sub-regional peak body for Western Sydney Community Organisations working to alleviate poverty and disadvantage. 

If this content is upsetting you can find support at https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support or call Lifeline on 13 11 14 and 1800 RESPECT 

You can find more of Kittu's works at: https://www.facebook.com/icsasydney

Produced by Chris Mallika Bhadra. You can find more of Chris's media projects at:

• Coconut Chats YouTube and Instagram
• Durdeshe Bangla YouTube and Instagram
• Ananda Dance Group YouTube and Instagram

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence

3ZZZ Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mental wellness is as crucial as our physical wellness. There is no second alternative to that.

Our guest - Rupa Parthasarathy is the founder of Mindkshetra and is a bicultural storyteller. Rupa is a mum of 2 young people and is a mental health advocate on a mission to nurture life stories using creativity.

*A content warning that this episode discusses depression.

If this content is upsetting you can find support at https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support or call Lifeline on 13 11 14

You can find more of her works at: https://www.mindkshetra.com/

Produced by Chris Mallika Bhadra. You can find more of Chris's media projects at:

• Coconut Chats YouTube and Instagram
• Durdeshe Bangla YouTube and Instagram
• Ananda Dance Group YouTube and Instagram

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence

3ZZZ Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This episode is all about breaking the myth that a woman cannot conceive beyond a certain age.

Modern day evidence states that she certainly CAN!

A content warning that this episode discusses pregnancy loss. 

Our guest - Sunobha Nair-Bajaj is a loud and proud 35yr old woman and now is a new mumma in the town. Sunobha lives in Perth with her husband and young daughter.

Produced by Chris Mallika Bhadra. You can find more of Chris's media projects at:

• Coconut Chats YouTube and Instagram
• Durdeshe Bangla YouTube and Instagram
• Ananda Dance Group YouTube and Instagram

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence

3ZZZ Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Being a young parent in the 21st century is no easy task.

Our guest - Mahasweta G Pal is a medical writer who assists doctors and scientists in publishing their research in high impact, peer reviewed journals. She believes in enacting a gender equal approach to parenting. 

Mahasweta is a young mother to a two - year old toddler who keeps her mum busy and occupied.

Produced by Chris Mallika Bhadra. You can find more of Chris's media projects at:

• Coconut Chats YouTube and Instagram
• Durdeshe Bangla YouTube and Instagram
• Ananda Dance Group YouTube and Instagram

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence

3ZZZ Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Being the parent of a child with disability is no easy task.

Our guest - Maria Zarkovic is the proud mother of two boys and is now a proud grandmother of a little girl. Maria's younger son suffers from a rare disease known as 'Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum' and he was detected when he was 3 years old. 

Maria loves to cook, dance and read. She tries to give back as much to the community as she can. She likes to help everyone with a smile and is a strong advocate for rights of adult people living with disabilities and CALD parents.

Produced by Chris Mallika Bhadra. You can find more of Chris's media projects at:

• Coconut Chats YouTube and Instagram
• Durdeshe Bangla YouTube and Instagram
• Ananda Dance Group YouTube and Instagram

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence

Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The mining industry is most often regarded as a 'Man's' industry.

Our guest - Dr Ritipurna Das was born and raised in Kolkata, India and moved to Melbourne a decade ago. She has lived and worked in different cities of Australia long enough to pick up the local jargon (pun intended). 

Dr Das is currently working as a Project Geologist in the longest running mining operation in Tasmania. Ritipurna is a trained dancer and loves being outdoors when she is not at work.

Produced by Chris Mallika Bhadra. You can find more of Chris's media projects at:

• Coconut Chats YouTube and Instagram
• Durdeshe Bangla YouTube and Instagram
• Ananda Dance Group YouTube and Instagram

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence

3ZZZ Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Foster Care is a very noble thing to give back to the society.

Our guest - Dr Dhivya Rajasekaran is a lecturer at a private University and has been living in Melbourne since 2010. With a PhD and qualifications in teaching, leading a well rounded life is what Dhivya is mostly focussed on. Being an empath and inspiring people around her to lead a happy and healthy life is what Dhivya cares about.

Produced by Chris Mallika Bhadra. You can find more of Chris's media projects at:

• Coconut Chats YouTube and Instagram
• Durdeshe Bangla YouTube and Instagram
• Ananda Dance Group YouTube and Instagram

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence

3ZZZ Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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