Category: Women's Health

Living with Quality...oh and Cancer

5/2/2019

This interview is a game-changer for me. Kate shares her experience of treatments around cancer, of the rollercoaster of healing and hope for a cure, of surgery, of chemo and of making decisions that are right for her.

I have no doubt this episode will be one that supports people with cancer, but also, those who are carers. We cannot know what it is like to walk that path but we can listen and understand so we can be better companions.

This interview may bring up conversations or thoughts you have not wanted to address. Please ensure you get good support for yourself. Numbers for support services are in the resource section of this blog.

Breast Cancer Care - With Love

8/19/2018

Katie Walls and Donna Gianniotis share with us the details of their one day retreat offering a fresh way to approach breast cancer care. Other presenters on the retreat are past interviewees on the show Jean Gamble and Michelle Crowe so the quality of this retreat is assured! In this episode we consider how we speak to and treat women with a diagnosis of breast cancer and if the sympathy they get is really what they want or if there is a different way to support them. Also, who do we ask for support? Have we considered who has capacity to support emotionally and physically - it may be a mixture of services, friends and family rather than all in one person. Further resources and links available below.

Declutter your home and declutter your head!

7/1/2018

Is that too big a statement?? I don't think so...in my experience the outside is a worryingly accurate reflection of my inside and perhaps we need a little support with the why, where and how of decluttering.

Have you considered that the extremes of clutter start with the small stuff getting out of hand? At what time do we consider the small stuff to be big enough to do something about? Join Jenny Hayes from Bright Blue Sunshine and Lucy Dahill talk about decluttering your home, your wardrobe even, perhaps, your life!

The Abuse We Take As Our Normal

6/10/2018

Where does abuse come from? Is it always someone else's problem or are there parts of our own lives that could be contributing to the global picture because we are taking a level of normal that is not normal at all and yet we are not calling it out for fear of standing out?

This episode is a bit of soul searching and asks us all to consider the impact of what we did and what we do.

Relationship Breakdown and Life Beyond

6/4/2018

Check this out - the latest show with Jean Gamble talking about relationship breakdowns. It is full of examples to bring understanding of how to deal with the hurts we feel when we are not understood and practical ways to ensure we do not carry those hurts from one relationship to another.

Key points to remember -
No-one wins when we go into naming, shaming and blaming
Decency must be the bedrock for the way we behave in every interaction.

Intimacy - up close and personal

1/21/2018

Do we have a picture of what intimacy is or isn't? Do we measure how intimate we are with different people depending on their relationship with us? "Of course!" I may hear you say but I would like you to suspend that indignation for an hour and listen to us unpack the possibility that we may have more to learn and understand about intimacy and it is so much more that sexual intimacy.

Up Close and Personal - Victoria Brown

8/20/2017

Join Lucy Dahill as we delve into the intimate world of bipolar and breast cancer with Victoria Brown. Are there changes we can make to our way of living that would have an effect on how we feel in our life? Do we need to understand mental and physical illness better in order to reduce the stigma attached to the label? All this and more on this weeks' Up Close and Personal episode of Stay in the Loop with Lucy

Mothering and Nurturing

5/21/2017

How much pressure do we put on one day of the year to make us feel complete as mothers? Mother's Day brings up a lot of potential for smashed pictures and the odd 'after all I do for you..' conversations! So how do we fulfil the 'needs' of our children whilst also appreciating we are women first and that without self-care and self-nurturing we are unable to bring that love, care and nurturing to people in our lives?

My guests are Laura Lloyd, Michelle Crowe and Jean Grima

We uncover how much do we enable dependent behaviour and how often do we teach life skills?

International Women's Day - The Conversation Continues

3/12/2017

The opportunity to connect with so many women in the local area all the same yet all so different as well. We shared with each other and learnt from each other and this will continue long after the day has ended. There were many lessons to be learnt for me about how I prepared for the day and how you do an outside broadcast and interview whilst at the same time having half an eye on stall compliance and if the visitors to the mall know all that is available to them! There is no turning anything on and off - it all comes through in everything you do. Enjoy listening to the interviews from the day and being introduced to Anne Prescott from Wahroonga Rotary sharing the work they are doing to the young women of Nepal and their International Womens Day fundraiser on the 18th March. For more details see below

International Women's Day 2017 Part 1

3/5/2017

What a way to start a Sunday morning - talking about amazing women and what the hashtag #BeBoldForChange means to us all. Namoi Dougall kicked off the show as we honoured her for being named Davidson electorate's 2017 Local Woman of the Year and she spoke about her work with KYDS Youth Development Service and the amazing work the small but dedicated team do for the mental health of the young people in our community. Katie Walls from Gentle Rhythms then joined me to talk about International Women's Day 2017 and what she will be offering from her stall. Katie also shared some of the survey results from the 2016 International Women's Day event in Hornsby - showing that we are nearly at the bottom of our list of priorities...could this have anything to do with the rise in women's poor health? Warning!...we get honest!

Talking of which... it was also a great opportunity to tell everyone about the live 2017 International Women's Day broadcast scheduled for Hornsby Mall on Wednesday 8th March when a Celebration of Women takes over the mall area with a mixture of experiential and information stalls! Yes, you can get free massages as well as find out how to re-design a space, build a business, get bra fitting and health and wellness advice....and so much more! We will be there with a live broadcast as well.

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