I have always been naturally curious about life and the universe.
My parents nurtured and encouraged this curiosity, especially my father, who was an engineer with a keen understanding of physics. He loved explaining the mysteries of the cosmos to me, and one particular conversation turned my curiosity into a lifelong obsession with knowledge and learning.
After the death of my brother in 2018, my curiosity turned into a passion. As I dealt with my own experience of grief and pain, I became fascinated with life and death. I have since explored what it's been like to go through addiction, death, and divorce.
I have come to a place of acceptance and peace around not only my brother's death, but many of life's anxieties.
My curiosity now takes me on a journey to understand what it has been like for those around me to experience life and death.
In my podcast, I talk to friends and family about their lives and what it was like to lose our dear friend and brother, Dan. I explore many topics, including death and suicide.
I encourage you to listen with an open heart, but be prepared that the subject matter can be difficult at times. Go gently
6 # Creativity, Travel and Multiculturalism, with Camelia
In this episode I chat to Camelia, a dear friend of mine, about growing up Persian, going to school being from another culture.
We get explore what it is like to be creative, her love of travel and how we met. Camelia is beautifully open about her experience and life.
We recorded this episode at Camelia's home in Sydney, Australia. Being Persian she offers me dates and dark chocolate, which you might hear me eating in the background. I have purposefully kept the recording raw and unedited.
In our conversation, we explore many topics, including self doubt, mental illness, family, creativity, and racism.
I encourage you to listen with an open heart, but be prepared that the subject matter can be difficult at times. Go gently.
If you are struggling with mental health, please reach out for help. There are many resources available, including Lifeline Australia (13 11 14).
17 Jun 2024
# 5. Corporate success, losing friends and suicide with Emma
In this episode I talk to Emma, an old school friend. We get real about what it’s like being a woman in corporate, moving to New York and what it was like when close friendships end.
We talk candidly about suicide and what it is like to experiences the pain and loss of someone we love.
We recorded the episode in Emma’s apartment in the leafy suburbs of Sydney's North Shore. You might hear Emma's dog in the Bowie in the background. I have purposefully kept the recording raw and unedited.
In our conversation, we explore many topics, including losing friends, big life changes, and suicide.
I encourage you to listen with an open heart but be prepared that the subject matter can be difficult at times. Go gently.
If you are struggling with grief or loss, please reach out for help. There are many resources available, including Lifeline Australia (13 11 14).
12 Feb 2024
# 4. ADD, Social Work and Recovery with, Katie Crawford-Smith
In this episode I chat to Katie Crawford-Smith, my sister about her social work and what it was like growing up the youngest of four children.
We get real about what its like to grow up with a father who was for most of our childhood, dependently unwell. What it was like to be told you were not capable at school, and how Katie dealt with the death of our brother.
We recorded the episode in Katies share house in Katoomba, Australia. It was quite cold for a summer days. I have purposefully kept the recording raw and unedited.
In our conversation, we explore many topics, including self doubt, mental illness, family, death, and suicide.
I encourage you to listen with an open heart, but be prepared that the subject matter can be difficult at times. Go gently.
If you are struggling with grief or loss, please reach out for help. There are many resources available, including Lifeline Australia (13 11 14).
21 Aug 2023
# 3. Family, Racism, and Guilt with, Niko
In this episode, I chat to my old friend, Niko, about his experiences growing up in an multi cultural family, what it was like to have an ethnic background in a country boarding school and what inspired his love of racing.
We get deep into what it was like for Niko to lose a brother and Friend. Niko speaks candidly about his experience and opens up to me about the grief of loss.
We recorded the episode in my apartment in Rushcutters Bay, Sydney, Australia. I have purposefully kept the recording raw and unedited.
In our conversation, we explore many topics, including cars, culture, family, death, and suicide.
I encourage you to listen with an open heart, but be prepared that the subject matter can be difficult at times. Go gently.
If you are struggling with grief or loss, please reach out for help. There are many resources available, including Lifeline Australia (13 11 14).
27 Jul 2023
#2. Activism, Jail, and Grief with, Julie Crawford-Smith
In this episode, I chat to my darling mother, Julie, about her experiences at Catholic school, what inspired her to be a part of the landmark Franklin River protest, her trip to India at 22, and what it was like volunteering at a children's hospital in Calcutta.
We both get emotional as Mum shares what it was like to care for her husband, my father, with an autoimmune disorder, and finding out her son has a liver disease.
We recorded the episode in my apartment in Rushcutters Bay, Sydney, Australia. I have purposefully kept the recording raw and unedited.
In our conversation, we explore many topics, including meditation, illness, poverty, death, and suicide.
I encourage you to listen with an open heart, but be prepared that the subject matter can be difficult at times. Go gently.
If you are struggling with grief or loss, please reach out for help. There are many resources available, including Lifeline Australia (13 11 14).
24 Jul 2023
# 1. Life, Love, and Death with, Hugh McCarthy
In this episode, I chat to my dear friend, Hugh, about his life working on a cannabis farm, love, his experience with vipassana meditation, and the death of a close friend.
We recorded the episode in my small apartment in Rushcutters Bay, Sydney Australia. You will hear Sulphur-crested cockatoos squawking in the background.
In our conversation, we explore many topics, including death and suicide. I encourage you to listen with an open heart, but be prepared that the subject matter can be difficult at times. Go gently
If you are struggling with grief or loss, please reach out for help. There are many resources available, including Lifeline Australia (13 11 14).
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