Podcasts

From creating a personalised, passion-led education to tackling the ups and downs of everyday learning, you’ll find honest conversations, expert insights, and real stories from homeschoolers just like you.

From Beyond Blue, this is Not Alone. A podcast where everyday Australians talk about their mental health journey to help you with yours.

From School Can’t Australia. An excellent podcast series of conversations with people with lived experience as well as professionals in this space. Listening here can turn what can feel like an incredibly isolating experience to feeling less alone and more connected. Amazing for parents, carers and educators.

Lise and Sarah interview Madonna King and Rebecca Sparrow about everything they’ve learnt in their personal life in the writing of their book OUT OF THE BOX. Practical information around everything neurodivergence eg ADHD and autism.

Dr Justin Coulson interviews a mother whose child is struggling with school attendance.

Topics such as body dysmorphia, anxiety, sex, relationships, gaming, alcohol etc

Podcast brought to you by Parental As Anything – Teens. Bec Sparrow hosts a practical look into nudes, sexting, consent, boundaries, rights, legalities and all the things.

Throughout their open, honest and candid conversation, India and Julie explore the guilt, shame and stigma surrounding suicide, including how finding the right support and sharing their experiences helped combat their feelings of isolation. Brought to you by the Mental Health Professionals Network.

Brought to you by the Mental Health Professionals Network. In this episode, lived-experience practitioners Jesse Sheers, India Guerrieri and Julie Rickard speak about the importance of breaking the silence and stigma around suicide.

Phenomenal questions this week about stigma, siblings, social skills, masking, schools, labels and so much more. We hope it helps to guide us all towards more inclusive and stronger communities.

Neurodiversity strengthens our community. Like the world of Blade Runner, we can learn so much from those different to us. We hope you enjoy this episode.

This podcast is about finding the sweetspot between the textbooks and real life when it comes to parenting. Dr Billy (a developmental pediatrician) and Nick (a developing parent) are a couple of dads having honest discussions about parenting day to day. Also follow them on Insta for spot on short snippets…@popcultureparenting

Jack discusses his crippling battle with sports gambling, his experience at rehab, and how he was finally able to escape his life of keeping secrets. Jack’s story of gambling addiction is not a story we hear often, but it’s sadly a very common one.

Have a listen to Ep68 with Vaughan Cleary from Assumption College in Victoria if you want to be inspired for future learning for our kids. Come on NSW school leaders!

In this episode Dr. Kath Albury and SHV Health Promotion Officer Zara, discuss the language and context of young people sharing sexual pictures.

My aim is to educate, collaborate, support and uplift families/carers, individuals & professionals who are neurodivergent (Autistic, ADHD, learning differences, etc.) themselves, who support a neurodivergent individual or who may just be looking to understand more about neurodiversity. I will do this from my lived experience as a teacher, as a woman and as an Autistic & ADHD mum to two neurodivergent PDAers.

Incredibly informative Australian podcast about online sexual content…SEXTING. How the different generations perceive it and what we can do to reduce harm in a world where it is normalised for our young people.

From the Good Mourning Grief Podcast series. In today’s episode, we share a raw and honest conversation with TikTok creator, Gwen Dudley. Gwen’s partner died from a fentanyl overdose. Gwen shares how we can all be better at understanding the connection behind past trauma, mental health, and addiction, as well as coping with addiction loss.

From the Good Mourning Grief Podcast series. “Today we are sharing your experiences and tips on parenting after a loss and talking to kids about grief…”

Good Mourning shines a light on what grief is really like with honesty, hope and humour. Hosts Sally Douglas and Imogen Carn are two mates who are real, truthful, a little bit sweary and on a mission to help others feel less alone after loss.

Part of the NDIS Know-How Series: This conversation covers how to advocate for our kids – especially those with autism – at an NDIS planning meeting, the liberating benefits of being plan managed, and what changes to our government and the NDIS could mean for our community.

Welcome to NDIS Know-how, a podcast series that asks parents how they get the very best NDIS plan and ample funding to support their kid.

Young Blood – Men’s Mental Health is an award-winning podcast on a mission to make the mental health of young men a top priority…

Based on current numbers, one in three people living with an eating disorder is male, and there are a lot of men suffering in silence. The truth is, anyone, from high primary school kids to middle-aged men—including sports stars like Brock McLean — can get an eating disorder. This mental illness doesn’t discriminate.

Our podcast connects you with experts, people with a lived experience and their families and carers. Whether you’re personally affected, you’re caring for a friend or family member, or want to find out more about body image issues and eating disorders, Butterfly: Let’s talk Podcast is a great place to start.

Our Schools Are Broken
with Adriano Di Prato – former President of the Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools Deputy Principals Association

In this episode Bernie speaks to Russell Kerr. As a response to many years witnessing struggling students, or those with different learning styles, written off prematurely and not given the opportunity to realize their potential, he developed the Hands on Learning program.

Anxiety, depression and suicide prevention.

How to talk about suicide with children.

Understanding the Brain Body Behaviour Connection with Mona Delahooke.

Fran Morgan and Ellie Costello on speaking up for young people who struggle to attend school.

Dr. Ross Greene, originator of the Collaborative & Proactive Solutions model and author of The Explosive Child, Lost at School, Lost & Found, and Raising Human Beings, provides guidance to parents on understanding and helping kids with social, emotional, and behavioural challenges.

Conscious parenting can change the world. Clinical psychologist, parenting expert, and bestselling author Dr. Shefali Tsabary shares with Oprah her eye-opening ideas on raising happier, more conscious children.

Go straight to the amazing podcast series led by Northern Beaches parent, advocate and kick arse woman Lou Kuchel.

An interview with Gus Worland, Founder of Gotcha4life and radio personality. Listen here for a frank, open and honest discussion about what young people and their parents can be doing to reduce youth suicide numbers.

Anxiety – from young people’s perspective. This episode explores very personal views on what anxiety really feels like, physically and emotionally, triggers for causing anxiety and how young people want others to address anxiety. How should we be responding?

Podcast with leading experts, important issues, practical advice on anything and everything to do with the mental health and wellbeing of young people – hosted by Andrew Fuller

On this episode of No Filter, Penny Moodie speaks very candidly, and vulnerably, about her experience with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Relationship OCD.

Darling, Shine! the podcast was born from two best friends who found themselves up shit creek in 2020. Navigating two very personal and earth shattering misfortunes of their own. Fertility and Widowhood. The aim is to leave you feeling lighter and less alone.

James Brechney “Breko” was captain of Barrenjoey High in the early 2000’s. He founded the viral rainbow chalking movement, DIY rainbow in 2013. From there he catapulted into the limelight, being elected onto the board of the Sydney Mardi Gras and asked to work with the United Nations body UNESCO on an anti-bullying and anti-homophobia project across Thailand.

Zoe has come out a number of times for a number of different reasons, and they have some advice for parents whose children give them the gift of vulnerability, and honesty. They join Mia now to talk about it…

In this episode eating disorder specialist Mia Raymond shares how to identify and better understand eating disorders and disordered eating. Mia has 14 years of experience in the field and has helped many people heal their relationship with food and their body. We discuss topics including fatphobia, how to improve body image, and how to raise children to love all shapes and body sizes.

Listen to Mandy Hose and Kate Jones laugh (a lot) and cry as they chat to each other and friends about parenting multiples with disabilities and additional needs.

This episode explores the challenges of Coronavirus and the effects it had on young people, as well as coming out of lock down.

Alex Hayes, one of Australia’s biggest influencers and Cooper Chapman, professional surfer and founder of The Good Human Factory talk candidly to us about being bullied at school and how they believe inspiring change through kindness can change the mental health landscape. Both from Sydney’s Northern Beaches they share their experiences and wisdom with the the team from the Avalon Youth Hub.

Following the tragic death of their teenage daughter, Amy ‘Dolly’ Everett in January 2018, following extensive bullying, Kate and Tick Everett founded Dolly’s Dream to create positive change and a legacy to their daughter. Kate and Tick are interviewed by Bernie Shakeshaft.

In the ‘The Real Deal on Drugs’ podcast series Paul Dillon answers the questions he is most regularly asked by students across the country. It is important to remember that the content has been developed with young people in mind and aims to provide them with the information they want to know about alcohol and other drugs.

A podcast featuring candid conversations with our Indigenous sisters, hosted by Kamilaroi and Dunghutti woman, Marlee Silva.

Welcome to the NSW Aboriginal Land Council’s ‘A Cuppa and a Yarn’ Podcast! Each week NSWALC sits down for a Cuppa and a Yarn with members of the Land Rights network, its supporters and contributors to Australia’s rich cultural history. You’ll laugh, cry and be inspired by each individual tale as we delve into the big issues, history and the personal journeys of our incredible guests.

Politics, arts and culture from a range of Indigenous perspectives.

Inspiring conversations with Indigenous role models and trailblazers, hosted by Marlee Silva.

How to teach kids about Country. Aunty Clair Jackson joined Andrew for That’s Incredible. They talk kinship, how you and your family can acknowledge country if you’re not traditional owners and secret ladies business.