Feros Talks
In our latest season "Unsaid, Untold." Chantelle Ellem, also known as Fat Mum Slim, in collaboration with aged care and disability service provider Feros Care tell the stories no one else tells. Give space to the people who haven't previously been heard. Sometimes it's uncomfortable, sometimes it's controversial. But it's ALWAYS passionate, interesting and ready to unravel a fresh conversation, shifting the way we see diversity and inclusion in Australia.
In our first season "Grow Bold with Disability" brought to you by Feros Care we highlight the real stories of people living a bold life with disability. Hosted by writer, editor and disability advocate Tristram Peters and journalist Pete Timbs, this podcast is a space for people to share their stories and have open conversations around disability.
Feros Care acknowledge all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as First Nations peoples and custodians of the oldest living culture.
We recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community, and pay our respects to elders past and present.
1
Loneliness is the new smoking
Loneliness; mental health; volunteering; technology
47 min
2
You have time to volunteer - even if you think ...
Volunteering; mental health; aged care
34 min
3
How to live life one-handed
Disability
23 min
4
Suicide rates are rising. Why isn’t anyone talk...
Mental health
37 min
5
Yes, you can be queer. And live with disability...
Intersectionality; advocacy; mental health
42 min
6
Why don't Australians want to live with their e...
Aged care; ageing population; community
53 min
7
"But you don't look disabled..."
Invisible disability; advocacy
30 min
8
The answers to life's biggest questions are rig...
Wisdom; aged care
41 min
9
Who cares for the carers? - Part 2
Mental health; burnout; disability; aged care; carers; self-care
47 min
10
Who cares for the carers? - Part 1
Mental health; burnout; disability; aged care; carers
62 min
11
Parenting When You're Neurodivergent Parents
In this episode we meet Nat Bartsch, an award winning musician and composer and neurodivergent parent. She talks about meeting her husband, Jeremy who is also a musician and neuro-divergent and their experience of becoming preganant, then parents to their now four-year old son.
27 min
12
First Nations Leadership with Renay Barker-Mulh...
Renay lives with both physical and psychosocial disability. Hear about what it's like growing up in a single parent household and how moving away from close-knit family was a game changer for Renay and helped her find her inner strength.
25 min
13
Yes, People With Autism Still Have Social Skills
Cody, Anndi and Emily join Pete to share their wisdom, ideas and experiences as people with autism and the parent of children with autism. Spoiler: What we learned from this panel was that people with autism absolutely have social skills: quite often what happens is that people, organisations, communities don't always possess the means and understanding to effectively communicate and interact with neurodiverse people.
34 min
14
Charles Brice, From Airline Pilot to Journo
In this episode we talk with Charles Brice about the accident that caused him to change his career from a commercial airline pilot to journalism, and what it was like to enter this competitive field as a person with disability.
24 min
15
Q&A Series: Debunking the statement that people...
"It’s not about tearing down buildings, it’s about tearing down mindsets." Our guests debunk the statement that people with disability don’t make good employees.
42 min
16
Chloé Hayden on Autism and ADHD
25 min
17
Jimmy Barnes & Elly-May Barnes on Cerebral Palsy
In this episode, meet Elly-May Barnes, singer, mother to a 6-year-old and person with Cerebral Palsy. She’s joined by rock legend Jimmy Barnes, who also happens to be her father, to talk about growing up with CP, the carer relationship and accessibility in the music industry.
30 min
18
What Living with Tourrette Syndrome Is Really Like
Our guests are the president of Tourette's Syndrome Association of Australia and mother of three kids with Tourette’s, Mandy Maisy and her eldest son, and Tourette’s Awareness Ambassador, Connor. In this episode, we'll find out just what is Tourette Syndrome, how it affects those with it and what we as a society can do to help understand those with Tourette's.
31 min
19
Tim Daly on Fighting Mental Health Stigma
In this episode, we talk with Tim Daly and find out how he came across ‘This is My Brave’ Australia. We also learn why Tim is passionate about breaking the stigma of mental illness and what how sharing stories can be a catalyst for positive change.
20 min
20
Quadan and Yarraka on Coping With Bullying and ...
“He's an aboriginal boy with a disability trying to navigate through his world, also the disability sector and the western world. So, it can be very difficult.”
30 min
21
Mike Rolls on Meningococcal & Survival
In this episode, we discover how Mike Rolls survived contracting meningococcal disease and how he came out the other side with a whole new perspective on life.
25 min
22
Rachael Leahcar On Being Blind In a Seeing World
In this episode we find out how Rachael Leahcar discovered her love of music, the struggles she had to overcome as a blind person in a seeing world and how she made it to the top of her game.
28 min
23
Natalie Wade on Building More Inclusive Communi...
In this episode we talk to Natalie Wade about her love of the law, accessible education and how we can all play a part in creating more inclusive communities.
26 min
24
Lisa Cox on Changing Society, One Attitude at a...
Lisa Cox talks about how society started treating her differently after her stroke and what living with a disability meant for her relationships and her career.
22 min
25
Wil Anderson on Managing Chronic Pain
20 min