Season 2: Why They Do What They Do

As health insurance for the nursing and midwifery community, we’re all about recognising and celebrating the dedication of our members. Day in, day out, they comfort us, care for us and cheer us on, often when we’re at our most vulnerable. So welove sharing the stories of how their passion and compassion lifts us all. In our latest podcasts, Kurt Fearnley chats with nurses Adrian, Rachel and Carly...

As the health fund for the education community, we’re all about recognising and celebrating the dedication of our members. Day in, day out, they are having a profound impact on our students and communities. So we love sharing the stories of their passion and how it inspires and benefits us all. In this second season of podcasts, we’ve again partnered with Kurt Fearnley to chat with science teacher...

Rachel speaks about the unseen skills of nursing: listening to what’s not said and providing support and care through the small gestures that make the biggest difference. Her giftis delivering care that’s as much about the emotional as thephysical. 

With an awareness that many people never experience, but nurses know deeply, Adrian found his purpose in supporting people at their most vulnerable. His is a story of compassion that defines what it means to truly care for others.

After experiencing exceptional care during a personal crisis, Carly felt called to nursing. Today, she is there for others during their most vulnerable moments to offer the same calm and support she once received.

Katie’s story is about the calling that not everyone understands, and the emotional richness in and outside the classroom only teachers truly know. She reveals why, despite the twists and turns, teaching feels like her true purpose.

Teaching runs deep in Eve’s family, but her story is uniquely her own. She opens up about how embracing her neurodivergence transformed it into a superpower for connecting with her students in all their diversity.