The Art of Authenticity
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Do you ever feel like who you are on the inside is different to the way you perform for other people on the outside? You should listen to this episode. M did beautifully moving artwork for a journal article that I was part of, called Barometers of the City. Published in Human Arenas, it is qualitative research using poetry by psychologists as cultural data. M reflects on the process of producing art, which for her is about personal expression, for an audience. She describes being hyperaware of what’s expected of her in the world and feeling that she does not match the expectations of others,...
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People Not Gender
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What would you ask a feminist psychologist? Dave asks about confidence in decision-making, and the ways we can all fall into traps of gendered normative behaviour.
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Asylum Seekers on PNG
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Cathy McGowan, politician, talks about the opportunity right now for Australian citizens to ask the government what their plans are for the remaining asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea and what it would take to have them transferred to New Zealand.
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Feminism and Counselling
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Sahra O'Doherty and Ruth Nelson talk about Tanya's question regarding how you weave feminism into counselling, about being a values-based therapist, and the embodiment of values.
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Patriarchy and mental health
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What would you ask a feminist psychologist? Ruth Nelson and Sahra O'Doherty respond to Jess's question about the effect of patriarchy on women's mental health, and how many problems stem from inequality?
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Uncomfortable Feelings
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Psychologist Sahra O’Doherty talks about mental health, emotions and counselling. Society teaches us to fear failing. Shame and guilt feel painful. Vulnerability is frightening. So to come and talk to a psychologist can take a lot of courage.
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Ballot Boxes and Witness K
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Elizabeth Biok, a legal monitor of the 1999 East Timorese Independence ballot, talks to the Creating Space Project about Witness K and his lawyer, who exposed Australia’s corrupt exploitation of Timor-Leste. Imprisoned, they face an unjust trial.
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Cultivating Openness
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The crisis of climate emergency faces us all and time is being wasted on fuelling hatred between religions. Cherie Heggie declared as a Bahá’í in 2015. What drew her to the faith is its belief that all the major religions of the world are from God.
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Midwifery
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One in three women in Australia giving birth experience labour as a traumatic event. Grace Jeffery, student midwife, talks about the importance of continuity of care throughout pregnancy, and helping women feel safe and empowered in labour.
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Midwifery
Creating Space Project
One in three women in Australia giving birth experience labour as a traumatic event. Grace Jeffery, student midwife, talks about the importance of continuity of care throughout pregnancy, and helping women feel safe and empowered in labour.
info_outlineThe Baradine Country Women’s Association is 90 years old. At the moment, its hall is full of supplies and vouchers, donated from around NSW and Queensland to support farmers and to try and keep the local shops alive.
Nea Worrell, part of a family with five generations in the CWA, talks to the Creating Space Project about the impact of the drought.
“We’ve had that farm for forty-odd years, my husband has been farming for seventy years, and we’ve never had dry dams.”
Nea and her family have been handfeeding their animals, from sun-up to sun-down, for 18 months. They’re reduced to their breeding stock, and are wondering how they get through summer, never mind beyond that.
There is no rain predicted.
Nea’s story is not unique. Farming communities are facing enormous hardship. As well as struggle, though, what shines through is the strength, wisdom and kindness of women like Nea, building community resilience and hope.
“We have ladies burst out crying when they see us. They’re being strong for the men in the farm and then they come in here and we say “How are you? Are you alright?” And then the boom gates open. So cuddles and cuppa teas and cakes are free here at the CWA. They go away feeling restored and better. And if we can do that, that’s great.”