The Meaning of Health Podcast

The Meaning of Health Podcast
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A podcast that explores a range of health and health-related issues that affect people in the community. We sit down with lived experience, academic, and practitioner experts to take a deep dive into many different areas of health. We are based at the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Western Australia.

  1. Ep 142 - Anxiety UK with Nicky and Jason

    FEB 13

    Ep 142 - Anxiety UK with Nicky and Jason

    Leah and Craig are joined by Nicky and Jason from Anxiety UK as we continue our mental health series. Nicky and Jason talk us through how Anxiety UK came about, and the many and varied activities it carries out to help provide support for people living with various forms of anxiety in the UK. We discussed how as a peer-led organisation, Anxiety UK’s approach is informed by people who are living with anxiety themselves. We also touched on Anxiety UK’s leadership of the Global Anxiety Alliance, which brings Anxiety organisations across the world together with the aim of “furthering understanding of anxiety through sharing of good practice, knowledge, information, research, and where possible, resources”. Read more about Anxiety UK here: https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/ Read more about the Global Anxiety Alliance here: https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/global-anxiety-alliance/ As always, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can contact us at: meaningofhealth@outlook.com Instagram Twitter/X Bluesky @healthmeanswhat FaceBook @MeaningofHealth Visit our website: https://meaningofhealth.com.au/

    55 min
  2. Ep 141 - using iyarn for mental health and wellbeing w/ Lockie Cooke

    JAN 29

    Ep 141 - using iyarn for mental health and wellbeing w/ Lockie Cooke

    As we return for 2026, we kick off our mental health series with a great conversation between Dr Ingrid Stacey and Lockie Cooke, founder and CEO of iyarn. iyarn is a digital platform designed to help to support people to keep track of their health and wellbeing across a range of domains, including mental health. Lockie talks through his inspiration for developing iyarn, and discusses how the platform works, and some of its many uses, both by individuals and organisation who work with people. Lockie also shares some of his experience living and working in remote parts of Western Australia, and the special bond he has formed with the Bardi Jawi people from the Kimberley. Lockie’s experience has shaped how iyarn manages individuals’ data ethically, and consistent with principles of Indigenous Data Sovereignty. Lockie also touches on the current technological landscape, and particularly some to the risks posed by the rapid rollout of AI, with some companies prioritising growth over quality assurance. The conversation does include discussion about suicide, so if that may be upsetting to you, this may be one to skip. If listening this conversation does raise any concerns for you, you can contact Lifeline on 131144. You can read more about iyarn and Lockie here: https://iyarn.com As always, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can contact us at: meaningofhealth@outlook.com Instagram Twitter/X Bluesky @healthmeanswhat FaceBook @MeaningofHealth Visit our website: https://meaningofhealth.com.au/

    54 min
  3. Ep 140 - Christmas 2025

    12/17/2025

    Ep 140 - Christmas 2025

    This is our traditional annual Christmas episode, a rambling chat about the highs and lows of the year and some truly awful Christmas jokes with Ingrid, Leah, Dorinda and Craig, with a musical surprise from the 2025 edition of Let's Present. Wishing everyone a safe and relaxing festive period, and looking forward to brining you some more interesting conversations with people about different aspects of health in 2026. As always, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can contact us at: meaningofhealth@outlook.com Instagram Twitter/X Bluesky @healthmeanswhat FaceBook @MeaningofHealth Visit our website: https://meaningofhealth.com.au/

    57 min
  4. Episode 139 - Developmental Disability WA with James, Georgie & Justin [disability series]

    12/05/2025

    Episode 139 - Developmental Disability WA with James, Georgie & Justin [disability series]

    For this episode Dorinda visited the offices of Developmental Disability WA (DDWA) with our practicum student Sumaya and speaks with 3 guests with experience living with developmental disability and navigating the health system as consumers. James, a member of the DDWA advisory council, discusses some positive experiences with hospitals and the support he received from his parents and doctors, as well as the need for improvements like reducing hospital wait times and providing separate areas for people with disabilities in emergency departments. Georgie, who manages a back injury along with a disability, discusses problems such as the lack of understanding and respect from hospital staff, emphasising the need for better communication and support. Justin, a disability advocate, calls for a specialised disability hospital to address the unique needs of people with disabilities, highlighting the current system's failures in providing adequate care and support, Justin calls for simple steps to be taken such as making documents such as information and consent forms more accessible for people with disability. Many thanks to Mary Butterworth, CEO of DDWA who helped make this episode possible. You can read more about DDWA here: https://ddwa.org.au As always, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can contact us at: meaningofhealth@outlook.com Instagram Twitter/X Bluesky @healthmeanswhat FaceBook @MeaningofHealth Visit our website: https://meaningofhealth.com.au/

    1h 11m
  5. Ep 138 - Complex Clinical Care & Disability with Caroline Yates [disability series]

    11/28/2025

    Ep 138 - Complex Clinical Care & Disability with Caroline Yates [disability series]

    Dorinda and Craig sat down for a chat with Caroline Yates, a registered nurse, educator and Director of SN Services for this episode. Caroline talks through her background as an RN, as well as an educator, and how she came to start a company that provides complex clinical care for people living at home with a disability. She also discusses the formation of the WA Complex Care Alliance, aimed at improving complex care in WA. Caroline and colleagues identified that disability support staff were being asked to handle complex clinical treatment for their clients with disability without having sufficient training or education. To address this, Caroline and her business partner decided to provide this upskilling themselves and started SN Training to help support workers develop the knowledge and skills they needed for these important tasks, culminating in SN Training becoming a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). Caroline discusses her thoughts on the NDIS, and how just simply improving communication between government departments, and listening to feedback from families and carers could make a world of difference in the outcomes experienced by people with disability. You can read more about: SN Services here: https://www.snservices.com.au SN Training here: https://www.sntraining.com.au The WA Complex Care Alliance here: https://www.snservices.com.au/wa-complex-care-alliance As always, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can contact us at: meaningofhealth@outlook.com Instagram Twitter/X Bluesky @healthmeanswhat FaceBook @MeaningofHealth Visit our website: https://meaningofhealth.com.au/

    48 min
  6. Episode 137 - Managing Complex Healthcare & Disability w/Barbara Goodwin & Mia Hagbro-Tedeschi

    11/20/2025

    Episode 137 - Managing Complex Healthcare & Disability w/Barbara Goodwin & Mia Hagbro-Tedeschi

    In this episode Craig and Dorinda sat down with Barbara Goodwin from Care Corner and Mia Hagbro-Tedeschi from Mechanical Rock to discuss the Care Corner app, which was designed to help with care coordination for individuals with complex disabilities. Barbara, a part-time UWA employee and mother to a son with multiple disabilities, discusses the many challenges that she and many families of people with disability face while trying to manage the care of their loved ones. Barbara’s experience was the motivation behind her idea to streamline care documentation and reduce the mental load on families, which led to the creation of the Care Corner app. Mia, Director of Client Strategy at Mechanical Rock, explains how she got involved in helping to design the app's features, including real-time updates, voice-to-text progress notes, and integration with NDIS goals. The app, which has over 300 users, aims to improve care continuity and reduce hospital visits for people with disability who are also managing complex health care needs in the home. Barbara also discusses how Care Corner has been funded (self-funding, an innovation booster grant, and support from Mechanical Rock), and shares some great news about a recent decision that means that people using Care Corner can have the cost of the subscription covered under their NDIS plan now. For further information about Care Corner, you can contact: Barbara – barbara@carecorner.net.au Mia – maria@mechanicalrock.io As always, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can contact us at: meaningofhealth@outlook.com Instagram Twitter/X Bluesky @healthmeanswhat FaceBook @MeaningofHealth Visit our website: https://meaningofhealth.com.au/

    52 min
  7. Episode 136 - Creating Opportunities for People w/Disability w/Erin Marshall [disability series]

    11/13/2025

    Episode 136 - Creating Opportunities for People w/Disability w/Erin Marshall [disability series]

    In this episode Dorinda sits down for a chat with Erin Marshall, co-Deputy Chair of Disability Assembly WA. Erin discusses her experience living with cerebral palsy among other health challenges, as well as the impact that hidden disabilities and employment challenges can have on people living with disability more broadly. She highlights the need for better disability education and support for employers. Erin shares her journey of self-awareness and the importance of joining a disability employment provider. She emphasizes the role of the Disability Assembly of WA in advocating for better opportunities for people with disabilities, particularly in employment and housing. Erin also discusses the impact of her health conditions on her daily life and future goals, including the need for support to live independently and the desire to travel. You can read more about Disability Assembly WA here: https://disabilityassemblywa.org You can connect with Erin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-marshall-jp/?originalSubdomain=au As always, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can contact us at: meaningofhealth@outlook.com Instagram Twitter/X Bluesky @healthmeanswhat FaceBook @MeaningofHealth Visit our website: https://meaningofhealth.com.au/

    32 min
  8. Episode 135 - Doing Things Differently in Disability w/ Mark Fitzpatrick [disability series]

    10/24/2025

    Episode 135 - Doing Things Differently in Disability w/ Mark Fitzpatrick [disability series]

    In this episode we sit down for a chat with Mark Fitzpatrick, CEO of PeopleKind Group. Mark has an extensive career working in the disability sector, including roles as Deputy President of the Deafness Council and a member of the Executive of the Hearing Health Sector Alliance. This range of experience, along with previous CEO roles at Telethon Speech and Hearing and St Vincent de Paul Society has given Mark a unique perspective on how things can be done differently to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients with disability who have a range of disability and non-disability-related needs. This philosophy in part drives PeopleKind Group, who are a for-purpose company that act as a parent company for a range of different organisations that provide a range of different services including learning, behaviour support, housing and disability support. By taking this approach, PeopleKind Group are able to assist clients with multiple needs that they may have. Additionally, Mark discussed the importance of collaboration with others in the sector to ensure that client care remained person-centred regardless of the client’s needs. Mark also touched on the work that PeopleKind do with people who have had justice system involvement through Outcare, as well as providing us his thoughts on the NDIS in its current form. Read more about Mark here: https://peoplekind.org.au/about-us/mark-fitzpatrick/ Read more about PeopleKind here: https://peoplekind.org.au/about-us/ As always, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can contact us at: meaningofhealth@outlook.com Instagram Twitter/X Bluesky @healthmeanswhat FaceBook @MeaningofHealth Visit our website: https://meaningofhealth.com.au/

    1h 12m
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A podcast that explores a range of health and health-related issues that affect people in the community. We sit down with lived experience, academic, and practitioner experts to take a deep dive into many different areas of health. We are based at the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Western Australia.

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    The Meaning of Health Podcast
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    2019 - 2026
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