The Deep

By Zoe Marshall

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From terminal parents and online trolls to sex workers, extremists and drug addicts, The Deep is a place for thought-provoking conversations that help us explore who we are, when no one is looking. Cracked wide open by her past trauma, grief and abuse Host Zoe Marshall holds the space for others to share their fascinating stories and perspectives through these deep conversations.

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Post Natal Depletion with O...

07.21.2021

The fourth trimester? What is it? What does that even mean? We've done the hard yards with the pregnancy and the birth, can't we just focus on the baby now?! In this series we share conversations with leading experts that ...

The Deep episodes:

07.21.2021 Post Natal Depletion with Oscar Serrallach The fourth trimester? What is it? What does that even mean? We've done the hard yards with the pregnancy and the birth, can't we just focus on the baby now?! In this series we share conversations with leading experts that ...
07.19.2021 The Grieving Mother What happens when you get the worst call of your life? The worst call imaginable for any parent? What do you do? How do you cope? Today Jay shares her story of losing her precious son Jaike to suicide. You ...
07.14.2021 Midwifery and Beyond with Renata Lardelli The fourth trimester? What is it? What does that even mean? We've done the hard yards with the pregnancy and the birth, can't we just focus on the baby now?! In this series we share conversations with leading experts that ...
07.12.2021 The Haunted Hailey is a self described Sensitive, this means she can see, hear and communicate with spirits. Sometimes it's nice and can help those grieving connect. And sometimes it's terrifying! Either way, Hailey loves it and wouldn't change a thing. This ...
07.07.2021 She Births and Beyond with Nadine Richardson The fourth trimester? What is it? What does that even mean? We've done the hard yards with the pregnancy and the birth, can't we just focus on the baby now?! In this series we share conversations with leading experts that ...
07.05.2021 The Loved Up Pornstars Kate and Chris are a beautiful couple. And I mean that in a totally superficial way. They are hot. They have beautiful bodies and beautiful faces... They also have beautiful sex! How do I know? Because for a while now, ...
06.30.2021 Post-Partum Nutrition with Jessica Sepel The fourth trimester? What is it? What does that even mean? We've done the hard yards with the pregnancy and the birth, can't we just focus on the baby now?! In this series we share conversations with leading experts that ...
06.28.2021 The Impact of Suicide Kirsten and her brother Shaun were inseparable - they grew up together in a close knit family. They were best friends. Shaun was successful, married, happy. Then one day without warning... he took his life. This is a powerful episode ...
06.23.2021 Post-Partum and Psychology with Tania Trapolini The fourth trimester? What is it? What does that even mean? We've done the hard yards with the pregnancy and the birth, can't we just focus on the baby now?! In this series we share conversations with leading experts that ...
06.16.2021 The Post-Partum Doula with Naomi Chrisoulakis The fourth trimester? What is it? What does that even mean? We've done the hard yards with the pregnancy and the birth, can't we just focus on the baby now?! In this series we share conversations with leading experts that ...
06.07.2021 The Betrayer Last week we spoke to Jaclyn, today we get to speak to Craig. He is Jaclyn's husband, the one who cheated. The one who left his family for another woman. Very rarely do we get to hear from the adulterer. ...
05.31.2021 The Betrayed What would you do if you were pregnant, had a 2 year old son and found out the love of your life was leaving you for someone they met at the gym? How would you deal with the betrayal? Would ...
05.24.2021 Men's Medicine - Second Dose Today we have a special episode- a friend of the family shares his story of mental illness, rock bottom and suicide. I met Fatz when I started dating my husband. He was a fellow footy player who had just returned ...
05.17.2021 Men's Medicine So, today is a bit different, were going to hear from two men, Nass and Lino. Both familiar with the struggle of mental health issues, rock bottoms and suicide. First we hear from Nass, a young father from the Gold ...
05.10.2021 The End of Life Doula Kim used to work as a palliative care nurse, now she is a death doula. A woman who supports the dying and their loved ones, during their end of life experience. In today's episode, she shares about her unique rituals ...
05.03.2021 The Specialised Sex Worker Rachel Wotton has been a sex worker for 20 years. She has done it all and then some! But there's a unique element of Rachel's work, because a lot of her clientele are people living with disability. This is at ...
04.26.2021 The 14 Year Old's Daughter Isla is Frankie's daughter. I wanted to speak to someone who's parent survived deep trauma. I wanted to hear what it was like to witness your mother become an addict, what impact this has on a child and who they ...
04.19.2021 The 14 Year Old As a 14 year old girl Frankie was kidnapped and gang raped for hours and hours. This is her incredible story of survival. It's a story of abuse, addiction, domestic violence, a mother's love and forgiveness. Content warning: this episode ...
03.29.2021 A Parent's Worst Nightmare Today we hear from Molly. It's an intense heart wrenching interview- Molly has her two little girls to her ex partner. She met a man, fell in love and felt like her family was complete. Then one night she was ...
03.22.2021 The Swingers We've all heard of swingers right? What do they actually do? Who are they? My immediate thought is of the cliché - keys in the bowl middle-aged couples now empty nesters, looking for something to enhance the next stage of ...
03.15.2021 The Endo Warrior Endometriosis affects more than 11% of Australian women. I am one of them. Told I could never have children. Today we speak to another endo warrior. You might know her as reality star Erin from Love Island and I'm a ...
03.08.2021 The Toxic Love Triangle Today we are going to hear a complex story of a really toxic love triangle that is fuelled by violence and fear. It's a story that belongs in a Hollywood film, a story of manipulation and at its core is ...
03.01.2021 The Intersex Parent The birth of your first child is miraculous, its a moment in time that you will never forget. But what happens if you find out 4 weeks before birth that your child is intersex. You may be thinking right now ...
02.22.2021 Infertility, Pregnancy Loss & Miracles Infertility is one of the most challenging things a woman can go through. I've been there. My friend Keira and I have been friends for some time and when I became pregnant recently I was incredibly nervous to tell her. ...
02.15.2021 The Slut Are you a slut? Do you know any? What do you think when I say that word? Dirty, sexy, degrading? Can men be sluts? Would you see them the same way? Nadia Bokody - is ready to reclaim the word. ...
02.08.2021 Extreme Post Natal Depression Post natal depression - we hear this term a lot. 1 in 5 women will experience it post birth. But what if it was extreme, on the very other end of the spectrum? What if your mental health deteriorated so ...
02.01.2021 The Child Sex Abuse Survivor Cathy is the epitome of an Aussie battler. She has overcome very difficult odds. She is a survivor. Cathy reached out to me to share her story and how it had been partially covered in a documentary called "Ghost Hunter". ...
01.24.2021 Invasion Day aka Australia Day The Deep acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. I grew up being taught to ...
12.21.2020 Zoe Reflects on Season 2 Zoe shares what's really been going on for her the past few months as well as the episodes that left a lasting impact. Content warning: This episode depicts infant loss and grief. For support please contact Bears of Hope on ...
12.14.2020 The OF Star Have you heard of Only Fans? Of course you have! And if you haven't - It's a platform for sex workers to create their own content on their own terms, it's kind of like an adult version of Instagram. Anyone ...
12.07.2020 The Wrongfully Accused Could you imagine being imprisoned for 12 years for a crime you didn't commit? How would you survive that, how would you survive solitary confinement, survive the other prisoners, survive the injustice? Today I get to speak to Raphael Rowe ...
11.30.2020 The Mother's Mission Rachael Casella is a mother, a wife, and a friend. She's also a pioneer for parents when it comes to genetic testing for their unborn children. Rachael has lived through every parents worst nightmare. Somehow through her grief she's managed ...
11.23.2020 The (middle of the) Human Centipede Everyone has heard of the 2010 cult horror film "The Human Centipede" and if you haven't, I'm sure you are googling it now. I remember hearing how it had been banned in some countries and that people were passing out ...
11.16.2020 The Overnight Parent Jess named her episode when she reached out to me in an email - that was the subject line. The Overnight Parent. And its true. After Jess found out her mother had suicided she is left to raise her two ...
11.09.2020 The Intersectional Feminist Are you a feminist? What about an intersectional feminist? Do you know what it really means? It's not just hairy armpits and burning bras. Fighting for equal pay. In fact currently we are seeing more and more "white feminism" you ...
11.02.2020 The Porn Star Siri Dahl has been in porn since before it was super easy to access online. She has done it all, worked everywhere from Gonzo sets to full blown production. She even left the industry for a while, but her love ...
10.26.2020 The Functioning Heroin Addict Heroin as we know is one of the most addictive substances- it generally chews up and spits out its users taking away any chance of living a purposeful life. Kelly reached out to me, she is ready to share her ...
10.19.2020 The Bulimic The Deep acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Mikele is young, beautiful and smart. ...
10.12.2020 The Child of the Stolen Generation The Deep acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Cleonie Quayle is a survivor of ...
10.05.2020 The Doll Banger If I told you there was a man, who said since having his "real dolls" aka sex robots- his life has never been more fulfilled would you believe me? Brick Dollbanger has been living with real dolls for 12 years. ...
09.28.2020 A Deep Moment There have been many questions from you all about my own story/traumas and if I will ever share it. At this point I won't. The deep isn't about me. But today I will share a glimpse and that's because it ...
09.14.2020 The Widow Imagine falling in love with your soul mate, having a child together and living blissfully ever after. Then in one moment life as you know it is decimated. Over. What happens the moments after you live through the worst moment ...
09.07.2020 The Foster Kid Charlie has survived extreme neglect, abuse and cruelty at the hands of his mother. At the age of 12 she dropped him off at a care home and never returned. Charlie was thrown into the foster system like 1000's of ...
08.31.2020 The Parents Transition Parenthood is hard. Of course there are great parts, rewarding, exciting, loving parts. But a lot of it is terrifying and confronting. What if you knew your child was heavily depressed and was giving suicidal hints? What if you found ...
08.24.2020 The Stillbirth Sarah Kearns is a cop -you can imagine she's seen some bad stuff, lots that would shake you to the core. But she took it all in her stride, she loved her job and had been privileged not to have ...
08.17.2020 The Sceptical Psychic When I think of the stereotypical psychic I think of a middle aged woman with a crystal ball and flowing clothes, lots of candles and crystals. But David is the opposite, youthful, super intellectual, his last job was working in ...
08.10.2020 The Mistress What do you know about BDSM? Is it what you have seen in Bollywood films, read about in 50 shades of grey or have you experienced it first hand? Mistress Eva takes us deep inside her dungeon and shares the ...
08.03.2020 The Extreme Activist Do you recycle? Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth? Maybe you even stopped eating meat to save the planet. What if I said someone is dumpster diving, eating road kill and only has 44 possessions to help ...
07.27.2020 The Prison Birth The Deep acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Chloe Quayle is a proud Malyangapa, ...
07.21.2020 The Troll Hunter Ginger Gorman is a journalist and author. After being horrifically trolled she decided to look into who, what and where are these trolls? She didn't realise it would consume 5 years of her life, that she would suffer PTSD and ...

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The Deep episodes:

Post Natal Depletion with Oscar Serrallach

The Grieving Mother

Midwifery and Beyond with Renata Lardelli

The Haunted

She Births and Beyond with Nadine Richardson

The Loved Up Pornstars

Post-Partum Nutrition with Jessica Sepel

The Impact of Suicide

Post-Partum and Psychology with Tania Trapolini

The Post-Partum Doula with Naomi Chrisoulakis

The Betrayer

The Betrayed

Men's Medicine - Second Dose

Men's Medicine

The End of Life Doula

The Specialised Sex Worker

The 14 Year Old's Daughter

The 14 Year Old

A Parent's Worst Nightmare

The Swingers

The Endo Warrior

The Toxic Love Triangle

The Intersex Parent

Infertility, Pregnancy Loss & Miracles

The Slut

Extreme Post Natal Depression

The Child Sex Abuse Survivor

Invasion Day aka Australia Day

Zoe Reflects on Season 2

The OF Star

The Wrongfully Accused

The Mother's Mission

The (middle of the) Human Centipede

The Overnight Parent

The Intersectional Feminist

The Porn Star

The Functioning Heroin Addict

The Bulimic

The Child of the Stolen Generation

The Doll Banger

A Deep Moment

The Widow

The Foster Kid

The Parents Transition

The Stillbirth

The Sceptical Psychic

The Mistress

The Extreme Activist

The Prison Birth

The Troll Hunter

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