In today's episode, we hear from Dr Caroline Howe, Founder of My Social Support Network (MSSN), as she takes us through the year ahead for the podcast, how MSSN works to support and encourage our members to heal and feel safe to get back to work via the Social Cognitive Career Theory.

This year we will be changing things up by bringing inspirational and lived experience stories to you, giving you strength to heal, strength to grow and strength to thrive.

For more information on My Social Support Network, go to www.mssn.com.au or contact us on info@mssn.com.au.

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This is our third episode in the Summer Series, and this time we're revisiting Dr Caroline Howe's interview with Bernadette Redford from the Salvation Army "Money Care" Team. Originally aired as Episode 4 - Financial Support for Injured Workers, Bernadette will talk us through some practical advice around financial counselling, getting on top of debt, and acting sooner rather than later!

We also have a short clip from Episode 16 - Burnout - From Wounded to Warrior where Dr Caroline Howe is in conversation with Alicia Gibbs, who takes us through the effects burnout can have on your ability to return to work, plus how to avoid burnout in the first place.

For more on Salvation Army's Money Care, you can access that information here: https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/need-help/financial-assistance/moneycare-financial-counselling/

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This is the second episode of our best-of Summer Series while the MSSN Team take a break and prepare for more episodes in 2025.

In this episode, Dr Caroline Howe speaks with Kevin Sawers from the Walker Law Group about worker's rights as they make their way through the Worker's Compensation Scheme. Navigating this process can be very challenging and confusing, but with Kevin's knowledge we can decode a lot of this confusion.

If you would like to listen to this full episode, then this can be found as Episode 2 of the My Social Support Network podcast.

We have also provided a short clip from Episode 13, where Dr Caroline Howe speaks to Scott Dougall, Personal Injury specialist from Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers.

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This is the first episode of our best-of Summer Series while the MSSN Team take a break and prepare for more episodes in 2025.

In this episode we take a short look back at Dr Caroline Howe's conversation with Dr Tania Gardner to discuss chronic pain management and the idea of joy in recovery.

We also have a short preview of another interview you may be interested in, our chat with MSSN member Alex and his journey with PTSD.

To listen to the longer versions of both episodes, you can access them here: https://mssn.com.au/my-social-support-network-for-injured-workers-by-injured-workers-podcast/

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Caring for somone isolated through injury or illness is a full time job - and this job, more often than not, falls to family members. A wife, a husband or partner, a child or sibling, these are the silent compassionate people who care, but it's not an easy road.

In this episode My Social Support Network founder Dr Caroline Howe speaks with the Mitchells and the Smiths, who despite having very different situations, find common experiences taking care of their partners, injured at work.

If you would like to take part in the MSSN Carer Programme, please email us at info@mssn.com.au, as we will be running a pilot programme in 2025 for carers and partners who would like to talk, laugh and find commonality with others in their situation.

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Stigma can play a large part in increasing the suffering of an injured or sick person. Often they feel like they are being judged, or letting the side down, and when they do return to work, will they be treated the same way.

In this episode Dr Caroline Howe speaks to Libi Stone - Occupational Rehabilitation Leader and Senior Rehabilitation Consultant - in a wide ranging conversation encompassing stigma, the role of anxiety, how the medical heirarchy and Case Managers help (and sometimes don't) in Workers Compensation, plus how to combat stigma, regain your confidence and see through to the other side.

They are joined by members of the My Social Support Network who share their experiences with stigma.

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This week's episode is a special presentation by Dr Caroline Howe, founder of My Social Support Network, on not only how to avoid burnout, but also an exploration of Trauma Informed Therapy. Recent studies with PTSD and trauma patients, show that both EMDR and Trauma Therapy, supported by other practises, show amazing recovery results.

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When you feel so many things have changed in your life and that you've lost everything, it's very hard to see outside your situation, see that you are more than your job, or your former ability.

In this episode, MSSN founder Dr Caroline Howe speaks to Warren Davies, The Unbreakable Farmer, about his journey about rebuilding his life from a point where he thought he had lost everything. The is a story of hope, of shifting perspectives and how to not only move forward, but to thrive!

For more on Warren Davies' story, his website www.theunbreakablefarmer.com.au has more on his story and the work he is doing to help fix communities and individuals.

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