Olwen Forker

Conversations with Olwen

Kids EN ↓ 29 episodes

So many people are struggling. Children and parents too, are struggling with increased Mental Health challenges. On this podcast, founder of BackChat Speech Pathology, Olwen Forker talks to a range of experts – including Mums – to discuss causal factors for this. Olwen will share her own experience raising three boys during the last two decades, through some of the biggest changes in society. This podcast will be open, vulnerable, and very real. It is going to ruffle feathers, as the experts – Mums - and Olwen, explore these societal changes and how they’ve affected our parenting and our child...

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Author

Olwen Forker

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Kids

Latest episode

Oct 8, 2026

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Episodes

04. The Brain Building Nature of PLAY 23.05.2024

Our children are more sedentary and have less life experiences than ever before. Less movement and experiences, less play, more screen time and more sitting down.   Olwen explores this from a brain development perspective, based on her clinical and her own personal journey with one of her sons. And how a very wise Paediatrician explained to her, the importance of play.   Produced by The Podcast Bo...

03. Smart Screen. Dysregulated Brain 23.05.2024

The most topical theme in the media at present, is Screen Time in our children.  Olwen controversially tackles it head on, discussing its impact on our children from her perspective as a Mum and paediatric Therapist, that’s worked with kids well before, the introduction of ‘smart phones’ almost two decades ago. Produced by The Podcast Boss

02. Warehousing our Children 23.05.2024

More and more children across the globe, are accessing long hours in child care away from family during those critical early years.     Using evidence-based research, Olwen discusses how this system impacts on early brain development. And literacy rates. She also highlights the effect that this ‘warehousing’ care system has, on all children – but in particular – our dysregulated little boys.    Pr...

01. Introduction to Conversations with Olwen: All About Me 23.05.2024

This episode introduces Olwen, a Mum of three boys and paediatric SLP with 25 years’ experience. The depth of knowledge she holds in this area, the paediatric early intervention space working with Neurodivergent children, means she is a voice worth listening to.   Her insights, reflections, and clinical observations on children, during a career spanning over two decades, make her a must listen for...

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