Pod­casts

Lis­ten to tai­lored pod­casts deliv­ered by men­tal health pro­fes­sion­als on a vari­ety of topics.

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•   Cath Walker    

  Sleep well

  • The importance of sleep and the normal sleep cycle stages
  • How much sleep do we need?
  • What affects the quality of our sleep?
  • Common sleep problems and causes
  • Strategies to improve sleep and promote good sleep routines.

  Length: 11 min

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•   Mark Aitken    

  Resilience

  Mark Aitken, RN Stakeholder Engagement Manager with Nurse & Midwife Support, talks to Drew Radford about resilience for health care professionals in rural and remote communities. He explores the meaning of resilience and why is it important, the key components of resilience, the particular issues for health care professionals in rural and remote areas that may impact their ability to be resilient, how self-care supports your ability to be resilient and what you should do if all of a sudden your resilience doesn’t kick in.

  Length: 9 min

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•   Dr Simon Kinsella    

  Identifying trauma reactions in children in bushfire affected communities

  • What are some of the signs of trauma in adults?
  • Why signs are different in children?
  • What does trauma look like in children? And is it different in different age groups?
  • What are some of tips for addressing trauma in children?

  Length: 8 min

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•   Dr Simon Kinsella    

  Staying well as rural health professionals supporting your drought and bushfire affected community

  • Set limits on availability
  • Nurture personal/family/ non-professional relationships
  • Stay connected to colleagues – share ideas and resources
  • Nurture interests outside of work
  • A regular check up from the neck up

  Length: 8 min

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