Great Stories

Listen to our latest news, including a volunteer highlight and award ceremonies, now!  Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheelssa Twitter: mealsonwheelssa TikTok: measonwheelssa Facebook: Meals on Wheels SA If you have any suggestions for episodes, please contact us at ella@mealsonwheelssa.org.au

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Great Stories! This month's bite-sized episode is all about meditation, including how to start if you're interested. Hope you enjoy listening! Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheelssa Twitter: mealsonwheelssa TikTok: measonwheelssa Facebook: Meals on Wheels SA If you have any suggestions for episodes, please contact us at ella@...

Hi everyone! This episode marks the start of our new mini-series, Unlocking the 5 C's of Wellbeing! We're talking all about courage and how to access it in this increasingly online world, and we hope you enjoy listening! Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheelssa Twitter: mealsonwheelssa TikTok: measonwheelssa Facebook: Meals on Wheels SA If you have any suggestions for episod...

Listen to our latest update about all the new and exciting things that happened across March, as well as a special volunteer highlight! Enjoy listening!  Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheelssa Twitter: mealsonwheelssa TikTok: measonwheelssa Facebook: Meals on Wheels SA If you have any suggestions for episodes, please contact us at ella@mealsonwheelssa.org.au

Hi everyone, and welcome back to another episode of Great Stories, a podcast by Meals on Wheels SA! This week we are talking all about the benefits of reading on your mental and brain health! We hope you enjoy listening! Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheelssa Twitter: mealsonwheelssa TikTok: measonwheelssa Facebook: Meals on Wheels SA If you have any suggestions for episodes, please...

Hi everyone! Welcome back to Great Stories , a podcast by Meals on Wheels SA. This week we are busting some ageing myths. We hope you enjoy listening! Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheelssa Twitter: mealsonwheelssa TikTok: measonwheelssa Facebook: Meals on Wheels SA If you have any suggestions for episodes, please contact us at ella@mealsonwheelssa.org.au

This is our first ever podcast version of our monthly news update! Enjoy listening to all of the latest updates that have happened across Meals on Wheels SA over the past month!  Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheelssa Twitter: mealsonwheelssa TikTok: measonwheelssa Facebook: Meals on Wheels SA If you have any suggestions for episodes, please contact us at ella@mealsonwheelssa.org.au

This week we are back with our Bitesized episodes, talking all about the importance of continuing education, and how to get started. We hope you enjoy listening! Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheelssa Twitter: mealsonwheelssa TikTok: measonwheelssa Facebook: Meals on Wheels SA If you have any suggestions for episodes, please contact us at ella@mealsonwheelssa.org.au

Hi everyone! Welcome to the last episode of the year! This has been a great year, both for the podcast and for Meals on Wheels SA as an organisation, and we hope that you enjoy listening to all of the fun and exctiing things that happened throughout the year! Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheelssa Twitter: mealsonwheelssa TikTok: measonwheelssa Facebook: Meals on Wheels SA If you ha...

Hey everyone! This second to last episode of the year we are talking all about body language! We hope you enjoy listening and learn something new!  Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheelssa Twitter: mealsonwheelssa TikTok: measonwheelssa Facebook: Meals on Wheels SA If you have any suggestions for episodes, please contact us at ella@mealsonwheelssa.org.au

Hi everyone! This episode we are continuing our podcast tradition of reading out the stories of our volunteers who are recieving awards for 40+ years of service this year! These stories really give an amazing insight into the experience of volunteering at Meals on Wheels SA and the kindness and generosity of our volunteers. We hope you enjoy listening! Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealson...

Hi everyone! This week we thought that we would talk some more about our intergenerational programs, and what we have done with them since we last talked about them! We hope you enjoy listening!  Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheelssa Twitter: mealsonwheelssa TikTok: measonwheelssa Facebook: Meals on Wheels SA If you have any suggestions for episodes, please contact us at ella@meals...

Hi everyone, this fortnight we are talking all about Japan Meals on Wheels! We hope you enjoy listening!  Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheelssa Twitter: mealsonwheelssa TikTok: measonwheelssa Facebook: Meals on Wheels SA If you have any suggestions for episodes, please contact us at ella@mealsonwheelssa.org.au

Hey everyone! This episode is all about the mental, physical, and emotional benefits of walking! Get ready for some stats on what walking does for your body and mind, as well as some tips and tricks to get started! We hope you enjoy listening!  Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheelssa Twitter: mealsonwheelssa TikTok: measonwheelssa Facebook: Meals on Wheels SA If you have any suggesti...

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Great stories! This fortnight, we wanted to examine what happens to our behaviour and decision-making skills as we age, and what lessons younger people can learn from these findings. We will first discuss socioemotional selectivity theory, followed by the positivity effect. We hope that you enjoy listening!  Follow us on social media! Instagram: meal...

Hi everyone! This episode is a very special one, celebrating the last 70 years of Meals on Wheels SA and all that we have accomplished! We hope that you enjoy listening! Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheelssa Twitter: mealsonwheelssa TikTok: measonwheelssa Facebook: Meals on Wheels SA If you have any suggestions for episodes, please contact us at ella@mealsonwheelssa.org.au

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode! This fortnight, we are discussing the study conducted by the Meals on Wheels Association of America Foundation on food insecurity among seniors, and how these insights relate to our current society. We hope that you enjoy listening! Link to the study: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228641199_The_Causes_Consequences_and_Future_of_Senior_Hunger...

Hi everyone, welcome back! This episode we are discussing the life of Don Dunstan, who played a big role in the implementation of Meals on Wheels SA. We hope that you enjoy listening! Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheelssa Twitter: mealsonwheelssa TikTok: measonwheelssa Facebook: Meals on Wheels SA If you have any suggestions for episodes, please contact us at ella@mealsonwheelssa.o...

Hi everyone! This fortnight we are discussing the difference between healthy and unhealthy family dynamics, and how to manage issues within the family. We hope that you enjoy listening and learn something new.  Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheelssa Twitter: mealsonwheelssa TikTok: measonwheelssa Facebook: Meals on Wheels SA If you have any suggestions for episodes, please contact u...

Hey everyone,  Welcome back to another episode! This fortnight we are discussing the history of trade unions across the UK, US, and Australia. This topic was very important to Doris Taylor, and we hope that you all learn something!  Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheelssa Twitter: mealsonwheelssa TikTok: measonwheelssa Facebook: Meals on Wheels SA If you have any suggestions for epis...

Hi everyone, this fortnight we are discussing the many types of social determinants of health and how they impact people's lives. It is a heavy episode, but we hope that you get something out of it.  Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheelssa Twitter: mealsonwheelssa TikTok: measonwheelssa Facebook: Meals on Wheels SA If you have any suggestions for episodes, please contact us at e...

Hey everyone, this month's full-length episode is all about the initiative of food services during WWII in London, and how Meals on Wheels first came about! We hope that you enjoy listening and learn something new! (also there was bad traffic where we were recording, so we apologise for the noise in some sections of the episode) Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheelssa Twitter: m...

Hi everyone, this fortnight's episode we are talking about the physical, mental, and overall health benefits of doing craft in older age. We hope that you enjoy listening, and maybe even decide to take up a craft hobby after listening to this episode! Thank you for listening!  Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheelssa Twitter: mealsonwheelssa TikTok: measonwheelssa Facebook: Meals...

This fortnight, we thought that we should unpack the history of food delivery across the world. So, throughout this episode, we will discuss the first meal delivery provided to the King and Queen of Italy in 1889, followed by the first official meal delivery service started in India in 1890, Chinese meal delivery in America during the 1920s, WWII delivery services, the first Meals on Wheels servic...

Hi everyone, and welcome to our third Bitesize episode for this year! For this fortnightly episode, we wanted to discuss how to navigate technology as an older adult. We hope that this episode is beneficial in some way and clears up some of the difficulties and misconceptions that people have about navigating modern technology.   Enjoy listening! Follow us on social media! Instagram: mealsonwheels...