Too Peas In A Podcast Mandy Hose and Kate Mulholland

This week, Kate flys solo chatting to Pea Dad Phil, CEO of Wallara, a leading provider of adult disability support services in Melbourne’s southeast. Phil has a young adult daughter Phoebe who has an intellectual disability and is non-verbal.  Following a 12-year stint working all over the world for the NBA, Phil took on the CEO role at Wallara. Wallara provides innovative support for people...

Mandy and Kate chat to Sarah, twin mum and founder of Wholesome Blends, Australasia’s first real food option for enteral feeding.  Sarah was inspired to start Wholesome Blends by her twin son Lewis, who at the age of three, unexpectedly suffered a stroke and developed a hemiplegia.  As a result, Lewis found the gross motor tasks of eating and swallowing to be very difficult and unpleasan...

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Today, Mandy and Kate chat with the amazing powerhouse Haney. Mandy met Haney on the sidelines of Molly's Special Olympics soccer game, and they hit it off straight away. Haney runs Holistic Quality Support. A fresh new, exciting support service! Holistic Quality Support is a Melbourne owned and operated organisation established to provide care and support in an environment that encourages its mem...

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Mandy went on an excursion to the Special Olympics Victorian State Games with her roving podcast mic and chatted with impressive young athletes and leaders Harry and Chelsea. Harry and Chelsea were attending the games following their trip to Berlin, where they represented Australia at the Special Olympics World Games 2023 .  First, Harry talks about all the amazing experiences, friendships an...

Mandy chats with Kathy Adams, a physiotherapea with 35 years of experience working with children and families. Kathy is passionate about providing encouragement, support and tools to help parents have fun with their children, help them grow, thrive and chase their goals and dreams together.  Kathy’s long and successful career started at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital, where many years...

Mandy and Kate chat with Brooke about her beautiful son Rye, who passed away a year ago at the age of twelve.   Brooke shares Rye’s story, from his birth following a stroke in utero, a diagnosis of cerebral palsy and unexplained medical conditions that led to a regression in his development over time. With Rye’s birth occurring before the NDIS scheme began, Brooke was thrown into a new w...

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Kate and Mandy chat with cook, author, radio and TV presenter and Australian Masterchef royalty Julie Goodwin! The three met at a Neighbours Every Day event earlier in the year, when after chatting with Kate and Mandy, Julie discovered that she was a Pea! Julie has an adult son with autism and has plenty of experience in not only cooking up beautiful dishes on TV, but cooking to suit her son’s par...

Mandy and Kate chat to Michelle, founder of Kaboose, an app that provides a safe space for the autistic and neurodiverse community, aged 7 to 30, to connect with peers around interests, find friends, mentors and jobs.  Seeing her own teen autistic peashoot Nick struggling with loneliness, Michelle decided to develop Kaboose to help him safely find his tribe. She has a professional background...

Kate and Mandy chat with Dalal, founder of SATB2 Connec t, an advocacy organisation for people and families affected by SATB2 Associated Syndrome.   SATB2 Connect was inspired by Dalal’s experiences with her daughter Naomi, who has the rare genetic condition. Started in 2021 (during COVID, a few days before Christmas!) SATB2 Connect was created to support those living with SATB2 Associat...

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Mandy and Kate chat to Maddy, CEO and founder of Little Dreamers , a not-for-profit organisation supporting young people age 4 to 25 who provide care for a family member affected by disability, chronic or mental illness, addiction or frail age.  Maddy launched Little Dreamers at age 16, inspired by her experiences of caring for her brother and mum, who both had chronic illnesses.  Little...

Happy Snap Pea Monday peas! Kate and Mandy are sort of on holidays, so there is no Thursday episode this week. But they can't resist your speak pipes! Keep sending them in ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mandy and Kate chat with each other and listen to your speak pipes, for the 80th time! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mandy and Kate chat to pea mums and sisters Victoria and Liz! Victoria has two peashoots, one with rare genetic condition ectodermal dysplasia and another who is non-neurotypical.  Liz’s peashoot has autism spectrum disorder and was born at 28 weeks after a placenta abruption.  Victoria and Liz share about their pregnancies, births, the challenges of their peashoots’ diagnoses and their...

Mandy and Kate (and Tania) are back, listening to your amazing speak pipes and loving them! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mandy and Kate chat with Kirsty Farrugia from Curious Freedom , a professional decluttering business and podcast.   Kirsty is an OG Australian podcaster woman who has been one of our biggest inspirations and supporters. Originally part of The Art of Decluttering podcast team, Kirsty has since launched a new business and podcast that aims to help you embrace your curiosity about what free...

Mandy and Kate catch up on what they have been doing and why there have been no snap peas for a couple of weeks! We have missed you snap pea lovers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mandy and Kate chat with Jess, creator of At Sadie’s Pace - premium planners and stationary for carers and people with disabilities. Jess is a Pea mum to her four-year-old daughter Sadie, who has a rare genetic condition called GNB1 syndrome, epilepsy and autism.  Sadie's journey inspired Jess to create a planner especially designed for carers and people with disabilities with content th...

Mandy and Kate take a deep dive into the tough topic of friendships for Peas. They reflect on the ups and downs of friendships while doing parenting the Pea way, and hear from a couple of Peas who sent in speakpipes to share their views on the topic. This might be a hard one, and we acknowledge that not everyone has the same experiences of friendship, as a Pea and as a friend of a Pea, so please s...

Content Warning: This podcast contains discussions of sexual abuse and violence experienced by people with disabilities.  Mandy is flying solo this week, chatting to Louise Mapleston, social worker and founder of  Check and Chat , a consent, sexuality and wellbeing psychoeducation and counselling service for people with disabilities. Check and Chat provides individual sessions, group tra...

Snap Pea Monday Peas ... Mandy and Kate listen to your amazing speak pipes xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grab yourself a cuppa, pop in your earphones and pretend you’re having brunch with Mandy, Kate, Bianca and Jess at All Things Equal Cafe!  Located on Carlisle Street, Balaclava in Melbourne’s inner south, the cafe provides purposeful employment for people with disabilities in a mainstream work environment.  Established in 2021 to meet a need for inclusive employment in the local area, Al...