Tenderness for Nurses

Today on the podcast I chat with Victoria Parker, CEO of this remarkable trust.

Victoria and I chat about what the trust is and who it assists.  As Queenslands oldest trust, (it commenced in 1885) the trust has now been providing safe and stable housing for young women and their children who have been impacted by domestic violence and homelessness.

This year is 140 years of service to women-at-risk.  Unfortunately, it is a service which we wish we didn’t need, however due to many factors, it is more in demand than ever.

Victoria and I chat about how we can assist the trust, having hard conversations with our sons and daughters around toxic masculinity, coercive control and domestic violence.

We chat about how we can assist the trust through the giving of our time, donations, and awareness of DV and how it impacts us all.

A huge thank you to Victoria for giving her time to educate us all about the Lady Musgrave Trust.

Below are links to different services.

In case of emergency call police: 000

DV Connect: 1800 737 732  

Lady Musgrave Trust: https://ladymusgravetrust.org.au  

The Handy Guide: From Nowhere To Go. To Know Where To Go - The Handy Guide

Life Line: 131114

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Full Circle was founded by Rebecca Cavallaro, a registered nurse, medicare-endorsed midwife and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). 

She has over 17 years of Australian and UK experience in clinical midwifery care, women’s health research, neonatal intensive care nursery and maternal fetal medicine. She specialises in gestational diabetes, pregnancy after loss, palliative pregnancies, neonatal complications, and breastfeeding trauma.

Bekki took time out from her busy schedule to discuss how she supports and guides her clients through this very special time in their lives.

We discuss Bekki’s own journey with complex feeding issues which she had with her own babies and my own experience with a baby who had complete food refusal from 3 weeks of age.  We chat life, motherhood, being a working mum and how women need to embrace their inner intuition about their babies. 

She is a mother of four.  One of her beautiful bubbas is watching from heaven.  

This is a beautiful chat with a very gifted midwife who only wants the best for her clients and their babies. 

Bek xx

Full Circle Midwifery and Lactations Support.

www.fullcirclemls.com

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Today I chat with the remarkable Geri. Geri took time out of her very busy schedule to chat about her role in assisting asylum seekers.

We discuss Geri’s background working within alcohol and other drug rehabilitation, her assisting ex-offenders returning to work and society and her role with these men and women.

Most importantly we discuss how Geri cares for herself in roles that require huge empathy, no bias and at times can be absolutely heart breaking.

I learnt so much during this recording. 

It changed how I look at our housing crisis and the impact it has on so many. 

Kindness costs us nothing, however, for many of us in healthcare, and who care for others, boundaries are important and self care is paramount.

Enjoy!

Bek x

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Today on the podcast we chat with Simon Reader-Alexander

Simon has been practicing as an Endorsed-Enrolled Nurse (EEN) for more than five years, specialising in ENT and plastic and reconstructive surgical nursing with a focus on skin and wound care.

Simon had already established an extensive career in hairdressing when a serious family illness provided first-hand experience in the devoted care that nurses can provide to loved ones in need. This had a profound effect and ultimately saw him changing careers to pursue nursing. 

Since then, Simon’s desire to ‘give back’ has become innate and he has assembled a committed clientele at the Atelier for cosmetic and dermal treatments.

Simon’s dedication to wound care nursing within the hospital environment overlaps with his cosmetic nursing practice and he takes great pride in playing his part in helping people heal. 

Simon and I chat all things aesthetic, but then our chat takes a turn and we discuss mental health, self care and even homelessness. Simon is open and honest about what he has been through, in the hope it might help others.

Enjoy!

Bek x

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Today on the podcast, I got to chat with the fabulous Lisa Cox who is a highly regarded disability advocate, TedX speaker, writer and author.
Lisa’s story is very complex and began with a brain hemorrhage as she was about to board a plane in Melbourne. She discusses her journey with me in an open and honest way…the good and the bad!
We discuss how medical teams can incorporate family members in to the care of people in hospitals. Management of pressure injuries and simply how to show kindness to our brothers and sisters with a disability.
Lisa is passionate about employment opportunities for people with disabilities, changing outdated stigmas and encouraging inclusivity.
As this is my last podcast of the year, I want to take this opportunity to thank you all for listening and supporting Tenderness for Nurses.
We have such an exciting year ahead and I can’t wait to share it with you all!!
Bek x

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In today’s podcast we chat with Dr Chris Davis who is the Chief medical officer for Clean Slate Clinics.

Chris and I chat about how Clean Slate Clinics started and how the program can assist anyone who has a problem with alcohol and drugs. 

The Clean Slate team is led by Chris , who is a global leader in General Practitioner substance withdrawal management. Clean Slate has a highly trained clinical team who  can give you support  and the care you need to successfully detox from home, (if you are a suitable candidate).

The Clean Slate team are passionate advocates for people who are struggling to cut back.

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Etch sparkling was developed by Jason and Andy Quin.

With a background in the wine industry, it seemed a natural progression for Jason and Andy to move to the non-alcoholic space once Jason gave up drinking alcohol. 

Jason and Andy’s story is one like so many Australians, alcohol started to take the reins, and they made the decision to live an alcohol free life.  So, in true Aussie spirit, they decided to make an amazing array of sparkling non-alcoholic drinks that use Australian Native edibles that were shared with them by Uncle Lionel Lauch from Living Culture.  

Their drinks are amazing and they were the only available option when I stopped drinking and was feeling my way through an alcohol free lifestyle.

They share their story on the podcast this week, it was such a pleasure to chat with them both and understand all they are trying to achieve. 

You can find their amazing drinks at 

www.etchsparking.com.au

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Today we chat with Alice Williams, who represented Australia at the Olympics this year in Paris. Alice is a team member on the Aussie Stingers waterpolo team which won silver.
Alice talks honestly and openly about the highs and lows of her Olympic preparations and the impact it has had on her mentally. From missing out on selection for the Tokyo Olympics, to the gruelling lead up to the Paris Olympics and winning a silver medal, Alice discusses with me how she managed her emotions which enabled her to have standout performance at this years Olympics.

As a strong advocate for mental health awareness in athletes and young women, she shares her own journey with openness and honesty.

Some of this conversation will surprise you, but, Alice’s honesty and vulnerability around the impact high level sport can have on an athlete is eye opening.
I hope you enjoy this chat as much as I did.

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Today we chat with Chloe Woodbine.
Chloe has been in the USA on scholarship playing waterpolo for the last 5 years.

We chat with Chloe about an incident with a coach which could have stopped her from playing waterpolo, instead, she worked through the trauma of the situation to prove that she was worthy of her scholarship and went on to lead her team to two conference finals, two NCAA finals, win waterpolo player of the year and grow personally and professionally.

I apologise for the recording. We ended up having to use the video recorded footage as I lost the professional recording! Me and computers!!!!

Enjoy this chat. Next week, we chat with Alice Williams who has just returned from the olympics with a silver medal that the Aussie Stingers won playing waterpolo. Chloe and Alice played together when they were younger and were a wonderful support to each other.

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Today on the podcast we chat with Dr Lendra James. Lendra is a registered nurse with overtwo decades of nursing. During her career, Lendra has honed her skills as a registered nurse, working tirelessly across various healthcare settings, including cardiology, neurology, trauma, step-down, and nursing leadership. Throughout her journey, she encountered biases and misalignments within healthcare organizations, experiences that fueled her determination to make a difference. The obstacles did not stop her from achieving a nurses executive certification and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree.

Lendra and I chat about our experiences with burnout. We discuss the impact COVID 19 had on nurses, particularly in the USA and how we can care for each other as nurses in a more productive way.

Lendra is an entrepreneur who believes all nurses have entrepreneurial skills that can be honed and used to our advantage.
Enjoy this chat and you can find further information about Dr Lendra James through LinkedIn and via her website.
She has shared her burnout workbook with you all, so please enjoy and share with your colleagues.
www.dljamesconsulting.com 

Nurse Burnout Guide: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nurseswithvoices.ck.page_1bfc73104b&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=SNM7phDfQMuPoIU99Ta0wB4rf6vOCsqg8bHGCJnlUkc&m=LIFjvgo7WXwC-b8Jw_4DhmvniMvWN8fRgccNqAP2eAJKPaZoQEhoiNazY4TuznCT&s=YHz2lZ20WL3_6sj3yuyKlcr4xj55Cyok6AuLnl2eP0Y&e= 

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