Transforming Perceptions

We are in conversation with Dr Carolyn Gurvich, Senior Research Fellow and a clinical neuropsychologist. Carolyn is the Deputy Director of Monash Alfred Psychiatry research centre (MAPrc), and Head of the “Hormones and Cognition Group". Caroline combines neuropsychological assessments with eye movement research to clearly characterise cognition. She has a particular interest in how hormones influe...

In this Transforming Perceptions interview Áine Ní Tighearnaigh talks with TJ, a Community Champion for the Butterfly Foundation about his lived experience of the Eating Disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, and Butterfly's new campaign 'Talking Helps'.  TJ, a 26 year old man whose family immigrated from Sri Lanka when he was a child describes how being a male of colour from a culturally and linguistic...

'The Tin Man and Does He Have a Heart and does it matter?' Ãine brings you an interview she recorded in December 2016. She speaks with Associate Professor Jeffrey Looi, Acting Head of the School of Psychiatry at the ANU and Dr Tony Schumacher Jones, winner of the 2013 Churchill Fellowship and independent behaviour consultant in dementia care. The topic of aged care and the aged care reform is one...

On the 9th November 2019 on Transforming Perceptions  Áine Ní Tighearnaigh and Rodney  Stanton chatted with Associate Professor Jeffrey Looi and Churchill Fellow Dr Tony Schumacher Jones on the topic - When will Australia provide effective mental healthcare for the aged?   In light of the impact of Covid-19 and the high number of infections and transmissions in aged care homes...

Since his retirement from politics Jon has been working as an advisor to CEO Julie Tongs at Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service, as a journalist writing for the City News, and as a professorial fellow in the Australia and New Zealand School of Government, based at the University of Canberra. Jon has been a passionate advocate of human rights throughout his career in politics.  Betwe...

Áine Ní Tighearnaigh and David Lovegrove are In Conversation with  Professor Sandy McFarlane, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of  Adelaide.  In our conversation with Sandy, we continue this month's  theme for our shows where we are discussing the impacts on our diverse  communities from the bushfires, hazardous smoke and climate change. We  particularly focu...

Energising Your Life - Áine Ní Tighearnaigh chats with Naeem Zaman about 'Conscious Living' -  Themes for Recovery as part of our first Energising Your Life segment  for 2020.  Naeem shares his personal experience and discovery of how to live a conscious life.   As a Bengali boy growing up in Australia, Naeem  had a range of experiences which brought him to the point...

Áine speaks with Michelle Marquadt, Program Manager, Household Surveys  Branch, Population and Social Statistics Division, Australian Bureau of  Statistics (ABS) about the recent survey findings of Impacts of  Covid-19.  Michelle Marquadt outlines the  regular surveys being conducted by the ABS findings on the impact of the  Covid-19 Pandemic to identify the key facto...

Áine speaks with Michele Goldman, CEO of Asthma Australia about the survey  findings of the Smoke Impact Survey conducted during the bushfires from  December 2019 to end of January 2020. Michele Goldman, CEO of Asthma  Australia outlines the impact of smoke on the community from findings  released on Friday 5th June 2020.  The survey conducted from December  2019 to e...

Áine Ní Tighearnaigh In Conversation - Professor Jayashri Kulkarni,  Director of Women's Health Research at Monash University - New data on  the mental health impacts of COVID-19, and why suicide modelling is  problematic on suicide modelling. Jayashri commenced her appointment as  Professor of Psychiatry, The Alfred and Monash University in 2002. She  founded and directs...

Many people are being impacted adversely during the Covid-19 Pandemic and lock down restrictions. With Mother's Day tomorrow and Tourette's Syndrome Awareness Week from 4th - 10th May 2020, Áine Ní Tighearnaigh speaks with Melinda Cruz of Miracle Babies about the issues being faced by Mum's and Dad's with premature babies during the Covid-19 pandemic. Miracle Babies Foundation was initiated and co...

Many people are being impacted adversely during the Covid-19 Pandemic and lock down restrictions. With Tourette's Syndrome Awareness Week from 4th - 10th May 2020, Áine Ní Tighearnaigh speaks with Conor Maysey about his lived experience of Tourette's Syndrome. Conor is a 25-year-old living in the Gold Coast. He had an official diagnosis around three years ago that answered a lot of questions from...

Áine speaks with Kati Gapaillard, CEO of The Fathering Project about their new initiative - The Fathering Channel launched this week.  The Fathering Channel as a virtual community to support dads, kids and families with all of the challenges of daily life. The channel releases new content daily, featuring podcasts, videos, chat forums, research–based articles and light-hearted celebrity conve...

Gerry speaks at great length and depth about the issues affecting the homeless and those at risk of homelessness and suicide in Perth, Northern Territory, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and America.  He shares his insights from his role as National Coordinator, National Suicide Prevention and Trauma Recovery Project and his wealth of experience of working with homeless populations which encom...

Áine Ní Tighearnaigh In Conversation with Professor Sotiris  Vardoularkis, Professor of Global Environmental Health at the ANU  National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health. – Climate  Change, the Canberra Air Quality Crisis and the Impact of Vulnerable  Communities. We discuss climate change, the impact on vulnerable  communities, the elderly, people with mental...

Dan chats with Áine Ní Tighearnaigh and Rodney Stanton of Transforming Perceptions about E-CPR, humane and person-centred practice, love, the importance of community and building connection as central to life and recovery.  "Dan is a person who has recovered from schizophrenia. He was hospitalised several times prior to becoming a psychiatrist. He is one of the few psychiatrists in the world...

Ãine and David chat with Mandy (pictured below) about the new Restrictive Practices Act 2018, the types of restrictive practices that are used and how her role supports improving best practice for staff while increasing well-being outcomes for people living with a diverse range of disabilities including psychosocial social disability. Mandy also discusses the importance of good behavioral manageme...

Ãine Ní Tighearnaigh chats with Jenny Smith, Chair of Homelessness Australia, the national peak for the homeless about the homelessness crisis in our country today. Jenny is also CEO of the Council of Homeless Persons, the Victorian peak body for homeless people. Our conversation is focused on the factors that contribute to the homelessness crisis, housing affordability and the solutions we have w...

Áine Ní Tighearnaigh talks with Maurice Fitzpatrick, CEO and Creative Director of Creeney Films about his documentary - In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America and the whether we have lost our appetite for Peaceful processes. The documentary was screened in Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney in April - May 2018 and has been seen in America and Europe. The Irish Film Festival 2018 stated that "John...