Brainwaves

Teula Wylde is a storyteller, actor, activist, and speaker whose debut memoir, Seed, reflects on her journey living with bipolar disorder. She's also our guest on our radio show Brainwaves

Peter Waterman is Vice President of Friends of J Ward, an organisation that runs tours of the former Lunatic Asylum in Ararat. Peter is today’s guest on our radio show Brainwaves.

Robyn Llewellyn is a holistic kinesiologist specialising in mind-body medicine and somatic healing, and the author of Flow Well, Be Well.Robyn will discuss, the Flow Well model for working with women’s menstrual cycle, and the nervous system science behind it.

Robyn Llewellyn is a holistic kinesiologist specialising in mind-body medicine and somatic healing, and the author of Flow Well, Be Well.Robyn will discuss, the Flow Well model for working with women’s menstrual cycle, and the nervous system science behind it.

Olivia Carr is an entrepreneur, advisor and the founder of The Midlife Truth, a body of work exploring what really happens to women through midlife, beyond the usual conversation about hormones.

Today on our radio show Brainwaves we look at rethinking what "good outcomes" really mean when it comes to mental health, centring on lived experience and equity. Join us for part one of three of Wellways’ 25th Annual Woodcock Public Lecture, featuring Keynote speaker Associate Professor Nev Jones.

When the world feels heavy, from global headlines to everyday pressures, knowing how to get through a bad day is very important. Dr. Gayle Smerdon, author of ‘The Bad Day Playbook: What to do when everything sucks’, explores practical ways to reset in these uncertain times. Dr. Gayle, a sociologist, consultant and author, is today’s guest on our radio show Brainwaves.

Los Angeles-based actor, writer and producer, Ashly Burch is the creator behind ‘I’m Happy You’re Here’, a web series about mental health. It’s a funny, unfiltered show for adults inspired by Ashly’s lived experience of mental health challenges.To find out more about Ashley Burch and I'm Happy You're Here please check-out the links below: http://ihyh.orghttps://www.youtube.com/@ImHappyYoureHerehttps://www.instagram.com/imhappy.yourehere/

Australian singer-songwriter, Calida Sari creates raw, emotionally resonant music shaped by lived experience with chronic illness, ADHD and autism. She is today’s guest on our radio show, Brainwaves.https://calidasari.com/

Winner of two Paralympic gold medals and one silver medal in Paris 2024, Alexa Leary OAM, is known for her extraordinary resilience. She's today’s guest on our radio show Brainwaves, and will discuss Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), mental health challenges and disability. After a life-threatening cycling accident in 2021 left Alexa with a severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), she undertook a remarkable rehabilitation journey, relearning to walk, talk, and rebuild her independence. Alexa's book 'Sink or Swim': Defying the Odds tells her story.