Emerging Minds Families

In this episode host Alicia Ranford talks with Emerging Minds Director, Brad Morgan, and Emerging Minds Manager, Digital Health, Ben Rogers. They take an in-depth look at children’s mental health, including a new suite of resources aimed at supporting parents’ understanding of this important topic.

In this episode host Nadia Rossi talks with award-winning musician, writer and disability advocate Eliza Hull. Eliza shares her story about parenting with a disability and the stigma that many parents with a disability, and their children, have to navigate.

In this episode, our host Alicia Ranford welcomes back Emi and their son, Elliot, to talk about the unique connection of single parent families.

In this episode, host Alicia Ranford talks with Masha, a single mother who migrated to Australia alone, and is a survivor of domestic violence. Masha used her connection with spirituality and nature to help her build strength when connection with other people didn't come easily. She talks about how when she felt alone, this connection with faith and nature actually made it easier to connect and build the relationships that she was seeking with others.

Relationships can provide us with a wonderful feeling of connection and shared experiences but they can also be challenging at times. In this episode, our host Nadia Rossi talks with Jess, a foster parent and youth worker who knows firsthand how complex it can be helping children and young people navigate the relationships in their lives.

Even when we really care about each other, feeling or staying connected with family can be hard. This can be especially true when a family or family member is experiencing difficult times. In this episode, our host Alicia Ranford talks with Emi (or Mumza as Elliot refers to them as) and their son, Elliot, about how they worked to rebuild connection after time apart.

In our fast-paced, digitally-connected world, the importance of building meaningful relationships within our local communities often gets overlooked. In this episode, our host Alicia Ranford talks with mother and son, Debbie and Sam, along with Sarah from the local council, about how they teamed up to create a beautiful Butterfly Garden for their community.

In this episode, our host Alicia Ranford talks with Leigh and her daughter Charlotte. Leigh is a mother of two who separated from her husband when she was pregnant with their second child. Leigh talks to us about how she navigated the separation and her husband’s new relationship while supporting her children to reconnect with their father and build connections with his new family. Charlotte offers her own insights on this time in their lives and how she remains connected to her whole family.

Experiencing homelessness and unstable housing can be an incredibly difficult journey, and when children are involved it can become even more complex. In this episode, our host Nadia Rossi talks with Susie Lukis and Savannah West from Statewide Children’s Resource Program about how to talk to children about experiencing family homelessness.

In this episode, our host Alicia Ranford talks with Flick, a mother of four who has navigated the child protection system and managed to stay connected with her children through difficult circumstances.

In this podcast, our host Nadia Rossi talks with Jackie Amos. Jackie is a child and adolescent psychiatrist who understands how important and complex it can be to find the right support and a health professional – also known as a practitioner – that you feel comfortable with and are confident will meet your and your family’s healthcare needs.