There are more than six million mothers in Australia and between one and two billion mothers around the world caring for children and other people every day of the year. I spoke to a few of these remarkable women, during a very isolated Mother’s Day 2020, back in May. We kicked off with Dr Nicole Canham, a Doctor of Philosophy with a PhD in Music and a penchant for caring for just about anyone who comes into her sights. Next up was Organisational Psychologist, Rachael Palmer who has a passion for supporting parental-leave, work-life and mature-age transitions. My old friend and founder of Digital White Space and co-creator of Digital Women's Network, Angela Mellak talked about her newly acquired riad in Morocco and her upcoming motherhood. We finished the show getting a little closer to home, celebrating my Aunty Betty who takes such beautiful, motherly care of me and another mum who grew wings only a week before Mother’s Day. Listen right here at my YouTube channel along with many others like it. What does it feel like, being you today? #mothersday2020 #workingmothers #careermothers #aunties #grandmothers #granddaughters #sisters #nieces #daughters

The mistaken belief that men don’t show emotion, seek help or speak out has become a dangerous acceptance, that abandons much needed investment in men centric services that can lead to reduction and minimise the risk of male suicide. I spoke with Adam Garone, founder of global men’s health charity, Movember. He spoke for the first time about his own experience of situational crisis and his rocky road to finding help that saved his life. An unexpectedly emotional and raw moment, many were bought to tears, hearing Adams message of courage and gratitude - Listen in from 26.20 min. Before that, we heard from controversial Australia Day awards recipient, Bettina Arndt who talks more broadly about her work in achieving gender equity through advocacy for men, including the lack of attention given to men surviving prostate cancer. Listen in at my YouTube channel along with many others like it. What does it feel like, being you today? #situationalcrisis #menshealth #malesuicide #prostatecancer #suicideprevention

The magic of musical theatre combines singing, acting and dancing to project emotion to communicate joy and inspiration to an audience. Many of us think of cast members - dancing in a colourful spectacle, often forgetting other contributors like, roadies, costume designers, composers and stagehands, to name only a few. Back in 2015, industry health promotion charity Entertainment Assist released startling facts from a research project, conducted in association with Victoria University, Melbourne Australia, "Working in the Australian Entertainment Industry". Based on the general population, some of the stats highlighted: *suicide attempts for industry workers are more than double; *levels of moderate to severe anxiety symptoms are 10 times higher; and *levels of depression symptoms are five times higher. Conversely, a major theme emerged that workers expressed an overwhelming passion for their industry - a powerful and positive attitude to challenge some of the negative culture. I had the pleasure of hosting two singing, dancing and acting super stars from very different generations: 11 year old Flynn Turner, had recently played the lead role of Aladdin in his school production; and Will Centurion, an accomplished veteran of musical theatre also performed in Walt Disney’s Aladdin – years later, reinventing himself as a qualified counsellor for young entertainers. Hear Flynn and Will compare their thoughts and experiences around how we can influence generational and systemic change for this wonderfully, entertaining industry.