Tenderness for Nurses

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Tenderness for Nurses

Once a week, Nurse Practitioner Bek Woodbine will unpack issues that impact all nurses from self care to growing professionally as a nurse. With over 35 years of nursing experience and with her raw and honest style, Bek aims to offer sage advice to all nurses with help from amazing guests each week. Ordinary people performing the extra ordinary in the field of health, leadership and self care.

  1. 2D AGO

    Gambling Harm in Australia - Part B

    Today we continue our discussion around gambling harm here is Australia. Both Zen and Kate chat about their knowledge and personal experience around gambling harm and the impact it is having on Australians.  Gambling harm is continually brushed under the carpet as an addiction. It’s easy money for the government and I can only assume that’s why it isn’t addressed more urgently, however, the impact it is having on families and communities cannot be diminished.  If you are worried about gambling harm, you can reach out to the following organisations: Turning Point: www.turning point.org.au.  Gamblers Help Line:  1800 858 858 Gambling Help Online: www.gamblinghelponline.org.au If you require immediate support please contact:  Lifeline 13 11 14 or call 000. For more support services visit the Turning Point & Gambling Help Online websites below:  www.turningpoint.org.au  www.gamblinghelponline.org.au Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tendernessnurses See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    28 min

  2. MAR 2

    Gambling Harm in Australia - Part A

    Today on the podcast we chat with two remarkable women who are helping to assist the community around gambling harm. Zen, is a social worker and counsellor for Turning Point .  Her role is to assist clients who call or reach out for assistance with their gambling concerns. The statistics are clear;  as a nation of 27 million Australians , there was a loss of 32 billion to gambling last year. Young men are the fastest growing demographic of gamblers. Kate bravely speaks around her own lived experience with gambling and the impact it has had on her life.  She discusses how she no longer has shame around her gambling misuse disorder and discusses very frankly how we are being manipulated by companies to use pokies and online apps.  The scary part is how young this is starting. By allowing our children to use gaming apps that win tokens, these apps (built by gambling online companies) are building neural pathways to segue seamlessly from fun kids apps to gambling online apps. Part B drops next week.   Bek x If you have concerns around gambling harm you can call: Turning Point: www.turning point.org.au.  Gamblers Help Line:  1800 858 858 Gambling Help Online: www.gamblinghelponline.org.au If you require immediate support please contact: Lifeline 13 11 14 or call 000. For more support services visit the Turning Point & Gambling Help Online websites below:  www.turningpoint.org.au  www.gamblinghelponline.org.au Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tendernessnurses See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    37 min

  3. FEB 23

    Toxic masculinity: A chat with Dave Kramer after the loss of his best friend, Hannah Clarke

    Today we chat with Dave Kramer about his burning desire to make young adults aware of the impact of speech, actions and how to treat each other with respect. Dave lost his best friend Hannah Clarke and her 3 children, 5 years ago, in a horrific domestic violence incident that shocked Australia.  The impact this has had on Dave has been profound.  We discuss how he cared for himself after Hannah’s Murder.  How an incident like this changes a persons life and how he is now working tirelessly to prevent domestic violence, by working with young adults about appropriate behaviour.  This chat was hard to do.  Hannah’s death was 5 years ago, the day after we recorded this podcast. Dave showed such courage to talk, I sat there listening with tears rolling down my cheeks.  This is a very special poddy. My desire is that in some small way, Hannah and her three beautiful children, will touch you all in some way through the words of Dave and this podcast.  Small Steps 4 Hannah https://www.smallsteps4hannah.com.au  The Halt Program HALT program DV Connect https://www.dvconnect.org  The Handy Guide (Lady Musgrave Trust) From Nowhere To Go. To Know Where To Go - The Handy Guide Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tendernessnurses See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    49 min

  4. FEB 16

    447 days in hospital!

    Today on the podcast we chat with the remarkable Cathy Peel. Her life changed dramatically after the results from her “poo test” came back with an urgency for further assessments. After significant surgery, chemo, radiation therapy and rehab, a complete change in her life has occurred.   Cathy now requires assistance in some of her day to day activities. She mobilises with the assistance of a wheel chair and moving forward, is having 3 monthly PET scans to assess if the cancer has returned. Cathy is so honest about her “arse cancer” and the road she has travelled since her diagnosis.  We chat about hospitals, nurses, how people now treat her and returning to work. This conversation is raw and honest. It is also funny, eye opening and in moments heart breaking. I hope you enjoy this conversation.  I certainly enjoyed recording it. Bek x Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tendernessnurses See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    41 min

  5. FEB 9

    When a birth doesn’t go to plan.

    Today on the podcast we chat with Registered Midwife, Sophie Dheda about her birthing experience.Sophie herself is a registered midwife, and when it came time to birth her first baby, things didn’t quite go to plan.A home birth ensued and thanks to the actions of her cousin (who was there as a support person) but is also a registered midwife, both Sophie and her baby survived this birthing experience.However, this story doesn’t end there. A complaint was lodged in to AHPRA and an investigation followed.We discuss all of this and so much more!Thanks for listening.Bek Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tendernessnurses See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    37 min

  6. FEB 2

    The Lady Musgrave Trust

    Today on the podcast I chat with Victoria Parker, CEO of this remarkable trust. Victoria and I chat about what the trust is and who it assists.  As Queenslands oldest trust, (it commenced in 1885) the trust has now been providing safe and stable housing for young women and their children who have been impacted by domestic violence and homelessness. This year is 140 years of service to women-at-risk.  Unfortunately, it is a service which we wish we didn’t need, however due to many factors, it is more in demand than ever. Victoria and I chat about how we can assist the trust, having hard conversations with our sons and daughters around toxic masculinity, coercive control and domestic violence. We chat about how we can assist the trust through the giving of our time, donations, and awareness of DV and how it impacts us all. A huge thank you to Victoria for giving her time to educate us all about the Lady Musgrave Trust. Below are links to different services. In case of emergency call police: 000 DV Connect: 1800 737 732   Lady Musgrave Trust: https://ladymusgravetrust.org.au   The Handy Guide: From Nowhere To Go. To Know Where To Go - The Handy Guide Life Line: 131114 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tendernessnurses See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    35 min

  7. JAN 26

    Full circle midwifery and Lactation Support: a chat with Bekki Cavallaro

    Full Circle was founded by Rebecca Cavallaro, a registered nurse, medicare-endorsed midwife and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).  She has over 17 years of Australian and UK experience in clinical midwifery care, women’s health research, neonatal intensive care nursery and maternal fetal medicine. She specialises in gestational diabetes, pregnancy after loss, palliative pregnancies, neonatal complications, and breastfeeding trauma. Bekki took time out from her busy schedule to discuss how she supports and guides her clients through this very special time in their lives. We discuss Bekki’s own journey with complex feeding issues which she had with her own babies and my own experience with a baby who had complete food refusal from 3 weeks of age.  We chat life, motherhood, being a working mum and how women need to embrace their inner intuition about their babies.  She is a mother of four.  One of her beautiful bubbas is watching from heaven.   This is a beautiful chat with a very gifted midwife who only wants the best for her clients and their babies.  Bek xx Full Circle Midwifery and Lactations Support. www.fullcirclemls.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tendernessnurses See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    39 min

  8. JAN 19

    The Housing Crisis and its impact on our most vulnerable people

    Today I chat with the remarkable Geri. Geri took time out of her very busy schedule to chat about her role in assisting asylum seekers. We discuss Geri’s background working within alcohol and other drug rehabilitation, her assisting ex-offenders returning to work and society and her role with these men and women. Most importantly we discuss how Geri cares for herself in roles that require huge empathy, no bias and at times can be absolutely heart breaking. I learnt so much during this recording.  It changed how I look at our housing crisis and the impact it has on so many.  Kindness costs us nothing, however, for many of us in healthcare, and who care for others, boundaries are important and self care is paramount. Enjoy! Bek x Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tendernessnurses See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    41 min
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Once a week, Nurse Practitioner Bek Woodbine will unpack issues that impact all nurses from self care to growing professionally as a nurse. With over 35 years of nursing experience and with her raw and honest style, Bek aims to offer sage advice to all nurses with help from amazing guests each week. Ordinary people performing the extra ordinary in the field of health, leadership and self care.

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  • Creator
    Podshape
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    71
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Rebekah Woodbine
  • Show Website
    Tenderness for Nurses

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