Today we chat with the remarkable nurse, Sam Costa. 

Sam is a powerhouse of information around women’s health, gynaecology, reproductive medicine and IVF.

She has her Masters of Midwifery, Masters of Reproductive medicine and women’s health medicine and is currently studying her Masters of Nurse practitioner studies.

After researching period tracker apps, Sam recognised a major flaw in a lot of the apps on the market, so Sam and her business partners have launched an app called Charli Health.  It is a period tracker, gynaecological app and destined to have other areas around women’s health added to the app.

Sam is proof that nurses are so much more than care givers. We can be entrepreneurs, leaders in our specialities and research gurus! 

Enjoy our chat. I know I did and am in awe of Sam and all she has achieved.I’m 

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.Today we chat with Karni Lidell.

Karni was born with a muscle wasting disease, but this hasn’t stopped her living life to the fullest.

Karni is a powerhouse of knowledge around the rights of people with disabilities. She has been a para-olympian, twice, and is a highly regarded human rights activist.

She has her Masters of Social Work, and works within the Domestic Violence space. She is a sought after speaker and is passionate about giving those without a voice a megaphone.

Karni never takes herself seriously and loves a good laugh, although she is constantly in pain. She fights hard for other people’s rights, but also has her own day to day struggles.

She is honest and raw in today’s podcast. She discusses her own mental health challenges, how she deals with daily discrimination and how exhausting being an activist is.

This episode is one not to be missed!

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.On the podcast today I chat with Debra Klages. 

Debra is a mental health nurse who completed her PhD when she was 67. 

Being a mother of a son who has schizophrenia has given Debra a different perspective when handling mental health patients and she willingly shares her knowledge.

Debra is also an advocate of compassion in nursing to self and to others. When compassion is shared and not empathy, the burnout rate of nurses is much lower. 

She has numerous published articles and is a wealth of knowledge which she is so willing to share.

Enjoy this episode.

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Today we speak with Chris who has worked for the last 12 years within the Qld Police Child Trauma Unit.

Recently Chris, had to change units due to the fatigue to her body and mind. The deployment and what she dealt with daily, finally impacted her in a way that she knew she had to leave the unit.

This is such a raw and honest talk about losing your identity, finding new pathways and goals, and what impact that has on you.

We chat about self care and tenderness, especially in high stress roles. Whether that be nursing, policing, paramedics or medical. We MUST care for ourselves first and foremost to be able to care for others.

This chat really impacted me.  Chris is an amazing police woman who put children first at all times.

I am in awe of her strength and courage.

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Today we chat with Dr Stephen Lowe from The Muse Clinic in Sydney. Dr Stephen spoke at a recent conference that I attended about being respectful of peoples’ genders, transgender patients and how to navigate incorporating appropriate documentation in to your clinics.

We chat about how best to start conversations, not to be afraid to ask valid, necessary medical questions and just do your best to be mindful and respectful. Apologise if you make an error.

I am still navigating this new gender landscape and hope the information imparted by Dr Stephen will help you understand gender and gender nuances as it did me.

Enjoy

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Today I get to chat with Chiza Wescarr who is a Menopause Coach, nutritional medicine practitioner, dermal therapist and gut health specialist.

We chat all things menopause! This is an episode full of information for those of you who are struggling with menopause, are peri-menopausal and want to live life and reduce symptoms brought about through menopause.

This is also a funny, irreverent chat about what we are going through, how we can support each other. The change to our faces, our weight, our mood, our vaginas! We chat about where we can go for some assistance in managing our symptoms.

As promised, for those of you who are practitioners and want to gain further knowledge, here is the link for the menopause seminar in Feb 2025.

http://Thrivingthroughmenopause.com.au 

For those of you who want to see a practitioner who can guide you through menopausal concerns:

https://www.menopause.org.au/component/finder/search?q=Find+an+ams+doctor&Itemid=101 

Calm bio-fermented elixir:

http://Www.Flora-biome.com 

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Toni worked as the NUM at Bundaberg hospital back in 2003 when Jayant Patel was given the position of surgeon at the same hospital.
Right from his first operating list, red flags started to show up. Patients were returning from theatre with major complications. One patient returned brain dead.
She started correlating all the information and started approaching the director of nursing, medicine and finally the executive office of the hospital and they all chose not to do anything.
Eventually she went to the member for Burnett and journalist Hedley Thomas and suddenly, there was a flurry of activity.
Patel had relinquished his license to practice in the USA due to numerous litigations. He had caused similar trauma to patients in Portland. When he arrived in Australia, this should have been checked and never was. He was allowed to practice surgery.
Toni talks about all of this and the impact it has had on her life.
This is an episode not to be missed!

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Jason King is a Private Investigator who works in the fields of workplace harassment, bullying, sexual harassment, elder abuse, and cyber crime.

He has worked with the Victorian Police Force, The Australian Federal Police and recently has set up his own business as a PI.

We chat with Jason about how he has cared for himself after visiting horrific crime scenes, suicide and cyber pornography.

The interesting twist to his story is he is the husband of one of the two nurses we interviewed who has PTSD from working in a Victorian hospital during Covid.

We chat how this has impacted him, how they have coped as a couple and how they continue to navigate the ups and downs of a loved one having PTSD.

Jason speaks honestly and openly about what he and his wife have been through and it was such a privilege to listen to Jason open up and chat so openly about their struggles.

His PI company is called Regional Queensland Investigations.

www.rqinv.com.au

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Today we chat with Associate Professor Marion Tower, lecturer at Griffith University Nursing and Midwifery field.
Marion gives us valuable advice on how to start the process of research in nursing. She discusses the process of her own PhD. The outcome of the research and how she has now moved on to research within education.
She is an advocate for all nurses undertaking research and believes in finding appropriate mentors for research and nursing.
If you are considering research as a pathway in nursing, this is a podcast you need to listen to.

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Today we chat with Maxine Horne.

Maxine was CEO of the listed company Vita Group. She was a leader in the telco space and also moved Vita Group in to the aesthetic space opening the Artisan Chain of aesthetic clinics.

Maxine talks with us about leadership, running a business, people management and backing yourself. She is a wealth of knowledge around risk taking and failure and believes both happen in business if you want to grow.

If you are wanting to grow your leadership skills, or start a business, this podcast is for you.

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