The Big Hearted Podcast

Welcome to 2023! Victoria is kicking off season two of the Big Hearted Podcast with her first solo session! Join her as she talks about her top ten tips for being ready to start the new year.

Today's recording comes with a trigger warning. We will be discussing child sexual abuse. This is our last episode of season one and 2022! The topic of today's podcast might seem a little heavy and sensitive for the festive season, but the reality is there is no 'good' time to bring up these unpleasant conversations. We tend to, in our society, skirt around talking about child sexua...

In this episode of The Big Hearted Podcast, Victoria talks with Jessica Staines from Koori Curriculum. They discuss some of the barriers that FDC face when embedding Aboriginal perspectives in Family Day Care services in an authentic way. They talk about where educators can find resources that are budget-friendly, and how they can make connections in the Community.    Jessica Staines is...

Dipping her toe in business at the age of 19,  Donna has a long term fascination and love for entrepreneurship . Her journey has lead to businesses  in children's party entertainment,  corporate professional development, online retail  and a highly successful and award winning dance  studio. Taking the learnings and experience of starting and  growing 3 successful bus...

Today we're speaking with Susie Willett, owner and operator of a very brand new business called The Organized Educator. Susie has over 10 years of experience in family day care, and has solutions to so many of the problems that educators face when they are offering ECE from their homes. www. TheOrganisedEducator.com.au/podcast

Today we are talking with Jason De Bakker, who is the CEO of Family Day Care Queensland. We discuss the new government that has come in, the direction in which Jason thinks family daycare is headed, and so much more. We learnt so much from this conversation with Jason, who has really has a broad overview of what's happening within our profession from the perspect...

This week we have an incredible interview with Adina Levy from Play Learn Chat. Adina is a speech pathologist, but she prefers to go by a speech therapist. Adina supports parents of autistic and neuro-diverse children with a neurodiversity-affirming approach. Her non-traditional online business enables more families around Australia to access practical, affordable, and relatable speech therapy, gu...

Today we are speaking to the beautiful Catherine Haigh - children's author and women's worker. Catherine and I go into a whole range of topics, but just as a content warning: we do talk about women's health; our cycles and periods, how they can impact us, and how we can work with that cycle. We know that might not be for everyone, so just a heads up! We also talk about loads of other things, inclu...

Kell is a Coach and Speaker who supports and empowers women with accountability and transformational strategies so they can take control of their mindset, step into their confidence and live a passionate fulfilled life. Kell's clients get a combination of strategy, frameworks, support and accountability all delivered with her no-BS approach.   Kell's website: https://www.kellquarrell.com.au/

In this episode, we're talking with Cat Jackson! Cat is a passionate and inspiring early childhood teacher. She currently works in family daycare, is at uni and also works at Gecko, which is one of the environmental centres down here on the Gold Coast. Gecko: https://gecko.org.au/

In our third episode, we're talking with Katrina Ashmore. We talk about how she started as a childcare provider, why is she passionate with her profession. Join us as Katrina shares some of her experiences with children, why they are important to her, and the rewards that come from being a mentor for them.

In our second episode, we're talking with Kathryn Oldfield and Brodie Vallence from West Coast FDCs! We talk about their passion as childcare providers and about creating a safe and positive culture within the children, educators and their staff in West Coast Family Day Care Services. Kathryn and Brodie also share their values and thoughts on respectful relationships, honesty, inclusive...

We have Dr. Jason Frishman on with us this epidsode! Jason lives in Vermont in the U S of A. He has been working for over 20 years to support individuals, groups, families, organizations, and businesses, whether as a psychotherapis, workshop facilitator speaker or narrative consultant. Jason's message rings consistently clear: our lives are adventurous and we can author our own adventure stories....

Hello, hello, and welcome to the Bighearted Podcast. I am Victoria Edmond, your host. I have to share with you the reason why we are starting this podcast, and it is because we have so much to share and we want to be able to engage with our community in a time and a space that suits them the most. We have some really big goals for this podcast. We wanna help you. Be engaged in what you do. We want...