4 episodes
Stream of Continence Convatec, Rhiannon Tracey
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Did you know 1 in 4 Australians will experience incontinence at some time in their lives?
If so many people face continence issues, then why aren’t more of us talking about it?
Join Rhiannon Tracey on Stream of Continence, supported by Convatec, as she smashes taboos and shares the incredible stories of people with a lived experience of continence and spinal injury.
Subscribe now to catch the first episode, coming soon.
This podcast was recorded on Aboriginal Land around Australia and we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country.
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Anja Christofferson’s Great Comeback
Anja is the founder of Champion Health Agency, the world’s first talent agency for people with a lived experience of disability. She’s also an international model, author, motivational speaker and disability advocate. Born with VACTERL Association, and undergoing countless procedures throughout her life, hear the incredible story of her lifelong Great Comeback and the many hats she wears every day.
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Sam Bloom’s Great Comeback
Sam Bloom was a nurse and serious outdoors-y type before a tragic accident in Thailand left her a paraplegic. Dark days followed as she wrestled with her new life. Then Penguin, an injured magpie, entered the Bloom family’s life and things took a turn for the better. Now a 3x world para surf champion, kayaker, best-selling author Sam Bloom and her amazing husband, award-winning photographer Cam Bloom, share their great comeback on Stream of Continence.
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Sex and Intimacy with psychosexual therapist, Candice Unger
Intimacy and sexual pleasure can manifest in many different ways too, according to our amazing guest Candice Care-Unger, continence doesn’t have to ruin your sex life, nor does spinal injury.
Candice Care-Unger is an experienced specialist social worker with a demonstrated history of working in hospital and community rehabilitation settings for the past 20 years across Sydney, rural New South Wales, Brisbane, Scotland and New York. Candice is also a qualified sexologist and a member of the Society of Australian Sexologists. She has numerous peer reviewed publications and is an award-winning clinician-researcher. -
The First Six Months of Post-Op with Heidz and Dan
If you have a spinal injury in Sydney, Heidi “Heidz” Haydon & Dan Holt might just be the first people you speak to after your operation. They’re peer support workers that help people acclimatise and recuperate over the first six months. And as you can imagine, most people have A LOT of questions and feelings about their new life. Being quadriplegics themselves, they know the ins and outs of all things continence and spinal injury. Hear their amazing stories and get some insight into what the first six months of a spinal injury is like.