The Loop with Lucy

Exams are moments in time that can be so overwhelming that we forget how to look after ourselves till we break down with a physical or mental health concern. Today we talk about how we, as parents and community members, even as students can support each other to see their education as learning life skills and ensure we keep it in perspective.

My show this week is with Tenee and Dusana from the Mount St Benedict College Future Problem Solving team talk to Lucy Dahill about their project 'Wise Decisions' all about safe partying as an educational resource for parents. These young women give top tips on having a party, going to a party and for parents as role models for responsible use of alcohol and party planners.

Ray Karam, who worked as a police officer in Redfern talks to Lucy Dahill about how an accumulation of traumatic experiences led to him leaving Sydney and then leaving the police force altogether. Ray is a really engaged member of his local community now, and shares with us how his support network helped him re-engage with his life.

SImon Gillard talks to Lucy Dahill about Post Traumatic Stress that saw him end a 15 year service with the police. When Simon describes the work he did, the lack of de-brief support and the culture of shame around asking for help, it is no wonder the deeply caring man was unable to continue in his high pressure job.

David Citer and Jenny Hayes join Lucy Dahill to talk about the ripple effect of suicide and how we, as a community need to be prepared to be part and parcel of that early intervention to stop the rising rates of suicide in our communities.

How much does self-esteem affect the decisions we make in relationships and jobs? Join Lucy Dahill, Alison Coleman and Will Ferguson as they unpack many suitcases of low-self-esteem baggage and find some great top tips to build good self esteem!

Is it possible that by building better and more practical parental leave policies into corporate policies that we can raise more confident, balanced and engaged children and address some of the major disparities in gender equality at the same time? That is the possibility being considered as a result of Yohan Bavman's photographic insight into Swedish Dads on Parental leave. Big thanks to Parents at Work for bringing this discussion to the fore and to businesses that have supported these discussions.

We all have fathers in our lives, in fact we may have more than one father figure who brought us up, so how can we understand the relationship and what it offers in the family? This show looks at men and women and their recollections of their own fathers and the men share how the relationships with their fathers have influenced how they parent their own children.

Are we ready for truth? Do we have the patience to wait for it or has it all become about the political soundbite? Join Lucy Dahill for a fireside chat with Dragana Brown, a passionate people person and world affairs and lifestyle commentator for the Huffington Post UK.

Join Lucy Dahill as she interviews Victoria Brown on Stay in the Loop with Lucy, and we get up close and personal with bipolar, breast cancer and being vulnerable.