The JaePod

In this episode of the JaePod I speak to someone who has not only been there and done that but has been there done that and done that again!. Linda(no surname yet but  it will become obvious as to why in the podcast) believes she has suffered from bipolar for most of her life. She has battled many demons but is now on a track that is on the up. Her greatest accomplishment, her two adult kids who e...

This time I talk to a man who has battled many conditions in his life but somehow always seems to come out smiling. Josh Barry is a champion lawn bowler who travels anywhere up to 5 hours just to get to training. He has won many awards including the  Bowls Australia prestigious  Disability Bowler of the year in 2016 and 2019 and is currently the Victorian Bowler of the Year. He has represented his...

In this episode of the JaePod I chat to an extraordinary man. Greg Ryan was born with a condition called Anorectal Malformation. What you and I take for granted when we visit the toilet,is like running a marathon for him and yet despite this he has lived a full and fruitful life. This is his story.

In this first episode of Season two I speak to a force of nature in Jo Abi. Jo has over 20 years of media experience, working on the Today Show, Today Extra, and Nine Honey A journalist, podcaster author and a single mother of three. Her 2 sons both have autism. This is her story.

In our final episode of Season 1 of the JaePod some may say we have saved the best till last. Victor Tran and Catherine Carmody are 2 participants that I have had the pleasure of working with over the last 2 years or so. Both have a story to tell and both thankfully have agreed to tell it to the podcasting world. Cat and Victor have many things in common but the one thing that connects them and th...

On this episode of the  Jae pod I chat to someone who has been breaking down barriers and stereotypes all her life. She has not only been very successful in the media mainly in radio working on The Fox and Gold 104 as part of the very successful Grubby and Dee Dee show but she has also managed to squeeze in a family life  raising two kids with her husband Kieren. She is currently doing the midday...

In this episode I continue my chat with Melbourne radio legend Diane 'Dee Dee' Dunleavy. She talks more about her mum's influence on her and helping to understand disability. Also we talk about how difficult it has been  to give  her opinion and cop the flak afterwards. Plus she gushes about her love for her favourite footy team.

This episode Coach talks with Chris Anstey in Part 1 of an extended chat with the former NBA,NBL and Australian basketball Champ. Chris is more than just a basketballer though. He is an entrepreneur, coach, motivational speaker and a dad of three. This is his story.

This episode is Part 2 of our chat with Basketball Champ Chris Anstey. Chris talks about his issues with his own mental health and also a member of his extended family and despite the struggles of the world at the moment he is optimistic of what is to come.

Our first guest on The JaePod is a man who has lived an extraordinary life and has no intention of slowing down. Professor Alan Fels Economist,Lawyer,Public Servant and more importantly a father. Alans daughter,lsabella has lived most of her life with schizophrenia. This is his story.