The JaePod

TW: Eating Disorders On this episode, we speak to Robb Evans,  father of Liv who passed away from Anorexia Nervosa earlier this year. We talk about his daughter, the treatments for eating disorders and what changes he wants to see in our health care system.

On our first episode of the new season, we speak with Joel Sardi about the accident that changed his life, his time in the Australian Army and the work he is doing now at Get Skills Access (through the Alcott foundation).

Welcome to the very special season of The JaePod, where we attended the National Futsal Championships and spoke to the the players and officials of the Victorian All Abilities Futsal team.

Welcome to the very special season of The JaePod, where we attended the National Futsal Championships and spoke to the the players and officials of the Victorian All Abilities Futsal team.

Welcome to the very special season of The JaePod, where we attended the National Futsal Championships and spoke to the the players and officials of the Victorian All Abilities Futsal team.

Welcome to the very special season of The JaePod, where we attended the National Futsal Championships and spoke to the the players and officials of the Victorian All Abilities Futsal team.

Welcome to the very special season of The JaePod, where we attended the National Futsal Championships and spoke to the the players and officials of the Victorian All Abilities Futsal team.

Welcome to the very special season of The JaePod, where we attended the National Futsal Championships and spoke to the the players and officials of the Victorian All Abilities Futsal team.

Welcome to the very special season of The JaePod, where we attended the National Futsal Championships and spoke to the the players and officials of the Victorian All Abilities Futsal team.

On the final episode of this season of The JaePod, we speak to former Australian Test cricketer Matthew Elliot about his time wearing the baggy green, the pressures of elite sport and his life post sporting career.

On this episode we speak with Jeremy McClure, who lost his sight at 14 years old and is a FOUR time Paralympian. He recently became the first person ever to swim from the Abrolhos Islands to Geraldton (62kms) and has crossed the Rottnest Channel 11 times already!!  

This week we are joined by the spectacular Ahmed M Kelly, an Iraqi-born Australian Paralympic swimmer. Ahmed shares with us his memories of growing up in Baghdad's Mother Teresa Orphanage, before being adopted and moving to Australia and falling in love with the game of AFL. His passion for sport and competition never wained and his transition from football to swimming was an incredibly succe...

This episode of The JaePod is another special conversation with the formidable Kevin Humphreys. Kevin shares some truly fascinating tales from his time as a Black Hawk and Chinook helicopter pilot for the Australian Army and how he came to accept a diagnosis of PTSD, depression and anxiety. It is an incredibly uplifting conversation and empowers us all to have the courageous conversations that can...

In this week's episode, we speak to Ashlee Morton from Accessible Accommodation who tells us about the car accident she was involved in at 2 years old that left her with a spinal cord injury (T6 Paraplegic). She shares her story, the incredible high octane activities she regularly takes part in, her life as a single mum, and the incredible service Accessible Accommodation is providing.  For m...

We are thrilled to bring you a brand new season of The JaePod, kicking things off with the incredible director Jacqueline Pelczar. Jacqueline has worked as a mentor for creatives with various living disabilities and severe mental illness and a support worker to those living with mental illness. She speaks to us about her lived experience with mental health, as well her film work, including the ver...

In this our last Episode of Season Three, Coach chats to Louise... yes just Louise... It is an episode that whilst at times is confronting, is inspirational and up-lifting. TW: rape and incest will be mentioned in this story. Louise was molested as a child by her brother and again as a 20 year old by a stranger. She opens up about her life and her mental health struggles and how she is coming thro...

In this episode of the JaePod I speak to an extraordinary person who has a  tale of guts and survival and  just a determination to live a great life. Alice Rumble has Myalgic Encephalomyelitis... which means she spend most of her day in bed, but she hasn’t let her fatigue stop her from advocating and also writing about ME. She is a vibrant, intelligent person who has left  her mark on me and I&apo...

In this episode of the JaePod we touch on a subject that has mostly been swept under the carpet. Binge drinking. Victoria Vanstone was an expert at it and got so good at pretending that she was in control she kept telling herself that she was just like everyone else and it was all ok But it wasn't and one fateful day not long after the birth of her second child she decided to make a change. V...

In this episode I talk to a man who has crammed so much into his  remarkable 27 years on the planet. Jordon Steele-John is a senator for the Greens Party and also lives with Cerebral Palsy We spoke about a week before the last Federal election and I've decided to leave some of our predictions about the result, in the chat. If I don’t say so myself we were both pretty spot on. Jordon Steele-Jo...

In this episode of the JaePod I speak to a very funny, satirical and intense man. Patrick Marlborough is a comedian who has lived with autism and bi-polar disorder for most of his life. He has performed all over the world most recently at the Melbourne International comedy festival. He is also a writer and a musician. He bares it all in his comedy sets unashamedly designing his show around his aut...

In this first episode of Season three I talk to a man  who truly typifies the phrase ,everyone has a story. Simon Thok was born in Africa and made his way to Australia at an early age. He has done things in his short life that many of us wouldn’t experience in 10 life times. Simon stutters but he hasn’t let that stop him living a full and exciting life He is a truly extraordinary young man. This i...

This episode we have a special Christmas Edition. I speak to a man who to say the least has a very interesting story. Tony has battled many demons in his life but with the support of family,friends and Jaeman he is attacking life with an optimism that is to be admired. This is his story

On this episode of the JaePod AFL legend and 350 gamer Doug Hawkins joins us to talk footy, family and friends . He also touches on issues that have affected him over his very interesting life, namely mental health and his contact with physical disability. Like all of us he has had his ups and downs but he now lives everyday as if it is his last. This is his story.

On this episode of the JaePod  I chat to a man that is always trying to make the people around him happy. Not because he wants their approval but because that’s just the type of guy he is. Peter Foxall is never too far away from cracking a joke or stirring someone up to make their day a day worth living. Despite his difficulties he approaches each day with a passion that I haven’t experienced with...