The Innerview

Welcome back to The Innerview Podcast! After a much needed break, I'm excited to be back and ready to dive into the new year. In this mini episode, I'll be recapping the highlights of 2022 and sharing the reasons behind my extended break. You'll get an inside look at what's been going on and what's to come for The Innerview Podcast in 2023. I'm grateful for the suppor...

Meet Bridget! Bridget is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker who has over 15 years of experience in the field. Bridget has extensive experience working in private practice with people with a range of mental health presentations. She has also worked within primary and secondary education settings as a child, adolescent and parent/family counsellor, at the Department of Education and as a lect...

Founder and Director at Raven Collective, Nat has worked locally in the social welfare sector for several years and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Community and Human Services from Federation University. She is an accredited member of the Australian Community Workers Association. With a strong desire to impact the space of Domestic and Family Violence, she has been dreaming about bringing Raven to lif...

Meet Lace! A Wife & Mother working full time AND running her own business "The Cookie Collective". In this episode we chat about her upbringing and how this has shaped her and moulded her parenting style.  Lace shares her business journey and what inspired her to start making cookies. She speaks about the highs and lows of working for yourself and doing something that requires such e...

Meet Steph, A Wife and Mama with an incredible story, her baby girl was born at just 27 weeks gestation. Back in January this year Steph was suffering from Covid and what she thought was a rally bad case. Eventually after days of excruciating symptoms and starting to worry for the health of her baby Steph was taken into the Emergency Department. It was then that doctors quickly realised not only w...

Meet Bella, she is a Wife, Mother & Incredibly talented photographer based in rural South Australia in a town called Whyalla. Not only has Bella battled her own journey with Cystic Fibrosis from birth she also had a bumpy road into becoming a parent and now is navigating two challenging paths for her children. Bella's son has ASD & ADHD and her two year old daughter has a rare heart c...

*TW* This episode contains discussion of suicide, mental health, eating disorders and alcoholism. Meet Maddie! She spent her entire childhood labeled as the "naughty & loud child", feeling completely different to her peers and struggling to apply herself.  Growing up in a traumatic environment and forced to grow up quickly - Maddie was misdiagnosed many times with different mental he...

Meet Sarah a Paediatric Nurse & Co-founder of 'Paeds First Aid'. She has cared for some of Australia's most unwell children & supported their families through this process too. Sarah is incredibly passionate about first aid training and empowering parents, families & carers with the life-saving knowledge their training courses provide. Sarah has extensive experience in e...

Meet Erin, A non-diet dietitian from Melbourne. She is a wealth of knowledge and information, In this chat, she shares tips and inspiration to move away from weight loss and towards intuitive eating. She shares her philosophy about ditching diets to explore intuitive eating and a non-diet approach and how liberating, joyful and exciting it can be. We circle back to Erin's childhood and discus...

Meet Mel! She is a married Mama of 3 & working full time. In this episode we go back and discuss her upbringing and childhood in New Zealand, we discuss the painful loss of her mother at just 50 years old and how she navigated life after such a loss. Mel talks about meeting her husband and their love story, her journey to becoming a mother and the parts that haven't always been easy. Mel...

4 years ago Lee decided it was time to dedicate that year to address her health. At the time she was suffering from terrible plantar fasciitis in both feet and knew her family history of bowel cancer and gastric issues, she also was unhappy with her weight. Once she took this step it was discovered that she had a huge Hiatus Hernia that had pulled 2/3 of her stomach from its lining. An operation w...

*Trigger Warning* This episode contains discussion of Pregnancy & Infant Loss, Miscarriage, Termination & medical procedures.   Join us as we hear 3 anonymously submitted stories involving  their experiences with Miscarriage, Pregnancy & Infant Loss. Some share experience of miscarriage, loss of a twin while growing another baby to term & loss of an infant at just 8 weeks old.  The...

At just 17 years old Rach was told she was infertile and would struggle to ever get pregnant without medical intervention. 6 years ago she moved to London to travel and explore the world she then had her entire life flipped on its head when she unexpectedly fell pregnant with someone she met a few months before. In this interview, Rach walks us through this challenging journey and the confronting...

Meet Jacob, born and raised here in Ballarat with a bunch of life experiences in just 22 years of life. In this episode, you will hear about Jacob's early life and upbringing, the challenges he faced growing up as a child of mixed race and how much he appreciates those adverse experiences now as an adult. Jacob shares his personal experience with Weight Loss Surgery at a young age and what le...

Did you know there are around 100 surrogacy births in Australia every year? Although Kat offered in February 2021, it takes time to get through the process to be a surrogate. Surrogacy is NOT illegal in Australia. What is illegal is to advertise for a surrogate and for a surrogate to be compensated in any way financially. It is also recommended the surrogate has finished growing her family first....

Around 500 strokes will be experienced by infants and children in Australia each year. While the numbers are small, the impact can be devastating and life-long for families. At 33 weeks pregnant Dee fell to her knees in an appointment, with a sharp pain down one side of her body, she would later find out this was her unborn baby experiencing a stroke in utero, this would go undiagnosed for months...

*Trigger Warning*  In this episode we discuss miscarriage at length, please skip this episode if you find this content distressing - helpful links and resources linked below. Jorja Moore is a Singer/Songwriter, Performer, Singing Teacher, Former Podcast Host & a soon to be Mum. In this episode, Jorja walks us through her experience of pregnancy after a miscarriage and the anxieties and complex...

Tim Bone is a Husband, Father, Entrepreneur, Brand Ambassador & All round down to earth guy! After competing in the 2019 MasterChef series and placing 4th, Tim has gone on to create some serious magic with his business 'Tim's Toasties', selling his incredible gourmet toasties and products at Pop Up Stalls all over Regional Victoria. With his love for the Ballarat community and s...

Carolyn Gower is a Grief Coach and Spiritual Profiler. Seeking guidance and support after losing her dear husband Tony 5 years ago, Carolyn got herself in touch with a coach. After working with her coach, he encouraged Carolyn to become a coach herself. With incredible kindness, empathy and personal experience in this area she has since started her own business in this field supporting others thro...

Join us as we hear three anonymously submitted stories involving their experiences with Going through someone's phone. Some share stories of going through their partner's phones, while others share their experiences of coercive control and having their phones monitored at all times. We chat about the complexities surrounding this topic and what drives people to go through someone's...

Belinda Robbie is a Case Manager who has supported women & children at The Salvation Army Ballarat for the past 12yrs. At just 17 years of age, Belinda found herself homeless and expecting her first child with the support of services like the Salvation Army she was able to get back on her feet and find a home. Inspired by her own experience in this system and wanting to give back, Belinda went...

Jimmy Morrison is a local well known  Barber here in Ballarat and a Father of three. In this episode i chat with Jimmy about the early years of his life, some of the tough moments he has experienced and how that has shaped the person he is today. Jimmy opens up about becoming a father at just 19 years old, the drive and determination his two sons gave him in those early years and how he feels he h...

Complex PTSD is the result of experiencing multiple traumas throughout your life, it is considered chronic and manageable but does not have a cure. Since speaking with Amelia about her journey i have to say this has been one of my most eye opening interviews to date, hearing her story and the way she has been able to overcome so many awful and terrible things has had a real impact on me and i know...

Zadie is a 24 year old Solo Mama of two gorgeous girls! She is also the owner of her own photography business based in Apollo Bay & Surrounds. It could be easy to look at Zadie's current life and think it has been an easy road to the beautiful life she has created for herself and her family but it has been tough. In her teen years Zadie became a career for her ill Mother, was helping to r...

*Trigger Warning* This episode contains discussions of Sexual Assault, Suicide, Self Harm, Domestic Violence & PTSD. Please skip this episode if you may find these topics triggering and see show notes for helpful links and resources. In this episode, I speak with Kim, the co-founder of “For Your Mind Boxes” and a survivor of many traumatic life events. We dive deep into Kim’s childhood, her ex...