With such a large number of women in nursing, odds are, you have worked with someone who has had, or experiencing post natal depression .

In today’s podcast, we chat with Rachel Thiaday. 

Rachel is the wife of rugby league legend, Sam Thiaday and has been in the public eye due to Sam’s career.

She talks honestly and openly about her experience with post natal depression. What she did to cope, how it made her feel and how she still has ongoing guilt around having PND.

This is such a brave conversation as, unfortunately, there is still stigma around post natal depression in our society. 

Hopefully through honest conversations like Rachel and I have, this stigma will become a thing of the past and women (and men) who have PND won’t feel so alone.

If you, or someone you care about is experiencing post natal depression, help can be sought through the organisations below.

For When

https://forwhenhelpline.org.au/?gad_source=1 

Black Dog Institute

https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Depression-during-pregnancy.pdf 

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Today on the Pod we chat with Kate. We hear her harrowing story about her daughter Phoebe.

Phoebe became seriously ill in a matter of a few hours. The paramedics who were called  treated Kate and Phoebe with disdain and contempt.

That behaviour followed them in to the emergency department where Kate was treated like hysterical mother and her concern that Phoebes condition  was, in fact, meningococcal, were not taken seriously. They were told she had influenza B and sent home. Regardless of the fact Kate was begging them to admit Phoebe as her daughter was so ill.

They went home, and a few hours later, returned. By this stage Phoebe was gravely ill.

We discuss what happened. How important calling “Ryan’s Rule” is. How Phoebe nearly died and the impact this had on her and the family.

Due to what meningoccal does to a body, Phoebe required a kidney transplant. We chat with Kate about donating her own kidney to her daughter and the process around that.

This is a gut wrenching episode that encourages everyone to stand up for your rights as a patient in a hospital.

The great news from this Podcast is that Phoebe has just graduated university. She is happy and as healthy as she can be, considering the ongoing health monitoring she needs to attend and the anti-rejection drugs she will be on forever.

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Today on the pod, we chat with Mary Leigh Miller.

I’m not going to lie, this was a really tough conversation, and the courage Mary Leigh showed chatting with me about the death of her son, blew me away.

Mary Leigh’s son, Cole Miller was killed by a Cowards Punch in January 2016 on a night out in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. 

We talk about the impact this horrendous act has had on her, her family, and the community they are part of.

Mary Leigh and her family felt strongly about organ donation and made the decision to donate Cole’s organs. We chat about the process of organ donation and the lives Coles organ donation saved.

This is a confronting conversation, but Mary Leigh’s take away message was to have conversations with your kids and loved ones around organ donation and what a gift it can be to save another’s life through organ donation.

I was so humbled by this strong and courageous woman. A mother’s love is so beautiful. 

Bek x

https://www.donatelife.gov.au/

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To say this has been the toughest podcast to do is an understatement!

This week I am celebrating 5 years without alcohol. 

I am so proud of myself for reaching this milestone.  When I first stopped drinking, it was day by day, then week by week. The first month, alcohol was constantly on my mind.

I still struggle with so much around alcohol, the least of all being alcohol.

I struggle with shame. The shame of not being strong enough to moderate, shame around my actions as a result of drinking, shame that I wasn’t enough without alcohol.

I asked my beautiful friend Abby Coleman to interview me.  She has known me as a drinker, and as someone who no longer drinks. She has never judged me, just been an amazing support person to me. For that I am so grateful.

I am honest and raw during this interview. I cried before, during and after this chat. It was tough to do, but, shame grows in silence and secrecy and as I’m currently working on this area of my life I wanted to be transparent. Maybe, my story might help someone. I truly hope it does.

Bek xx

Smart recover Australia  https://smartrecovery.org/

Alcoholics Anonymous https://www.google.com/search?  q=alcoholics+anonymous&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-au&client=safari    

Sober in the country https://www.google.com/search?q=sober+in+the+country&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-au&client=safari 

Fare Australia   https://fare.org.au/ 

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Today we chat with two brave nurses whose names we cannot share, nor the Victorian hospital they worked in due to legal reasons.
They were frontline workers during Covid performing PCR tests, vaccinations, and testing for the hotel quarantine in Melbourne.  There was also secondment to a nursing home in dire need of nurses.
Both of these nurses (and others) have PTSD and have been unable to return to work.  They were abused by hospital visitors, colleagues, patients, doctors, and hospital management.
They were verbally abused, spat on, physically abused (one sustained a fractured rib from being pushed). They were threatened, pushed, and sworn at.  They had no security assistance other than a small female security guard who would call for assistance, and no one would come to help. 
They worked huge shifts in full PPE, with little to no breaks. Minimal support was offered psychologically and the impact on their health and wellbeing has been horrendous.
Talking to me took its toll on both these women and we had to do a second recording. Although we have around four hours of recordings, we have condensed it to just 30minutes.  Maybe one day, after the dust settles from everything they are still having to face, we will release a second podcast.
Thank you ladies for your bravery and a desire to let people know what happened to you and your colleagues. 

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This episode we chat with Dr Lily Vrtik about boundaries for health workers.

We discuss the importance of boundaries. We breakdown what personal and professional boundaries are.

This is a complex area of healthcare which impacts us all.  An understanding of boundaries can help all health practitioners practice safely, however, it is important to have boundaries personally as it helps protect you as the practitioner and your mental health within in the healthcare space.

Please enjoy the knowledge Dr Vrtik imparts so freely!

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Today on the Pod, I chat with Dr Dinesh Palipana.

Dinesh has a remarkable story; one of courage, resilience, humour, determination and courage.

We discuss him. His car accident that left him a quadriplegic, depression, his Mum and the determination he has shown on his journey to become an emergency doctor.

He is proof that any of us can do anything and that a supportive network both personally and professionally can help us soar. 

Enjoy!

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This episode I talk with Dr Wendy McIntosh. Wendy is a is a Registered Nurse with many years experience across varied health streams.She did her PhD around shame and bullying in nursing and now supports nurses through education and mentorship.This is a fascinating conversation around these topics and Wendy offers valuable advice on management of boundaries in nursing, both professionally and personally.
She has released her own podcast and you can find the link below.
I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/professional-boundaries-podcast/id1488232124?i=1000457610550 

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Today we chat with Mikki Fisher. She is the founder of The Red Tent, psychic medium and has the podcast The Village Crazy Lady.

After our chat with Carly about the ghost of Adelaide Billing, we had so many of you ask questions about this, reach out about your own spiritual experiences in hospitals and asked for further information about ghosts, mediums and spirits.

You asked, I listened and organised a chat with Mikki. Please enjoy and listen to today’s podcast with an open heart and mind.  You’ll be surprised by what we discuss.

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Today we chat with Meg and Lauren.

Meg talks about her experience working on the first Covid ward in Philadelphia and how tough it was as there had been nothing like this to deal with in modern medicine times.

Lauren talks about her experiences working in a busy ED in St Louis where drugs, guns and violence is a day to day workplace concern for nurses.

Two gutsy nurses who openly share their experiences of the health care space in America.

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