Taylah Hedlam is a storyteller. Taylah has recently graduated from the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts. With her experience performing in front of big crowds her fire has always been telling stories of various characters on stage. Away from performing characters, Taylah is also passionate about telling her own story and being a voice for young people and issues they face. She is also on a mission of raising awareness of taboo topics with Indigenous women. Taylah wants want to create a safe space for Indigenous women to be able to openly talk about sexual health including heavy topics such as miscarriage.

The Shout Out Speakers’ Podcast celebrates the voices of all young people in Australia. Our simple aim is to inspire hope in anyone who listens to our unique stories about courage, resilience, creativity and more!

Our agency is run through the Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia, and you can book us for your next school assembly, conference or community event at www.yacwa.org.au/shoutout/.

The stories in this podcast were written, prepared and recorded by young people in Perth, Western Australia, after two days’ of leadership and public speaking training in 2018.

Podcast produced by Taku Mbudzi and Josh Martin in Melbourne and Percy Kalino in Perth.