Unlearn Me - The Podcast

Unlearning the Old, Embracing the New

These 5 non-negotiables by .happens for managing sickness in children are your go-to guide for confident caregiving. From knowing why to trust your intuition, these essentials will help you navigate the path of parenthood.

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“Nursing is evolving and I can still be a nurse online and not at the bedside, even though I still am doing clinical work. But I think that's been the biggest thing for me is just that I'm very, I can do this. I've got the skills to back it up and just do it. Like it still terrifies me that I still have imposter syndrome a lot of the time.
Just sort of getting comfortable with that discomfort of new things and just making it up as I go along and that that's okay.”

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In our twenty-third episode, we meet with Penny Blunden from Sick Happens. 

As a parent, when it comes to your sick little ones have you ever asked yourself:
* Is this normal?
* What if…?
* What do I do now?
Spoiler alert, you aren’t alone! Join us as we chat with Penny, a paediatric nurse and creator of ‘Sick Happens’ to explore navigating through the ‘everyday relentless inevitable sickness!’ that comes along with raising children. 

#23- SICK HAPPENS: Navigating the grey of ‘everyday relentless inevitable sickness’
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“I think recognising that we have to patient in the journey. We all want everything to be immediate, especially as women, as busy high achieving women, who want to be the best at everything and never drop one of the spinning plates that we have. I think it’s really important to recognise our seasons, our journey and that we have to be patient and there are parts of the season that feel fast. But the best work is slow deep work”

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#22- LAURA HIGGINS: Showing up authentically in business

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In our twenty-first episode, we revisit our solo series, Unpack That. 

Join us as we unpack the current season of Channel 9’s ‘Parental Guidance’ episodes three and four. We are grateful to the show for opening up conversations about parenting styles and helping people find what styles resonate with them within their families. 

#20 - UNPACK THAT: Parental Guidance Part #1

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Did you know that cl****is doesn’t play a part in human reproduction? Its primary purpose is to provide pleasure for women, and some argue that this has resulted in a gendered imbalance in medical research and knowledge.
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There still so much we don’t know and considering some of the first studies on the cl****is belonged to cows, we can see why!
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Make sure to take a peek at the website for s*xual self-care goodies!
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“ has been foundational to my healing and happiness. Unlearning limiting beliefs and conditioned values has allowed me to live a more fulfilling and authentic life 💚” -
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In our twentieth episode, we revisit our solo series, Unpack That.
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Join us as we unpack the current season of Channel 9’s ‘Parental Guidance’. We are grateful to the show for opening up conversations about parenting styles and helping people find what styles resonate with them within their families.

#20 - UNPACK THAT: Parental Guidance Part #1

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In our nineteenth episode, we revisit our solo series, Unpack That.
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Join us as we unpack the balancing act of modern motherhood, being a professional and a parent. We candidly discuss the myths and realities surrounding this journey, offering insights and the unlearning of conventional expectations along the way.
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Words and art from

"Just remember that when your body rolls and folds, it isn’t wrong.
When you next look in the mirror — ready to pinch, hide, pull or hurt any parts of you that don’t conform or shrink to fit diet-cultures’ harmful standards —if I need to make more art just to scream it from you roof tops !! YOU are NOT a flaw 🧡

even if you can’t see it today or tomorrow. Next time you face the mirror and don’t like what you see; be patient.

Love takes time, and those parts of yourself you want to change instead, just look at with a lens of acceptance — that you do not need to be any smaller, curvier, taller, etc to be loved.

Bodies fold and twist, dimple, grow… The acceptance of it is magic that shouldn’t have been taken from us to begin with. I hope now, with kinder eyes, you instead
come
Home.

And one day, maybe fall in love with how the light sits soft on your thighs and not need to say or think anything else other than that

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“I think the key message that I want to
out to listeners is that unlearning internalized fatphobia is going to be a process that takes your entire life. It doesn't just stop all of a sudden, similarly to unlearning racism. It's something that you're going to have to be willing to be open to and be willing to understand that everyone makes mistakes.” - Demi Lynch

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In our eighteenth episode we meet with self professed bad ass activist and fat liberationist, Demi Lynch.
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Demi, the mastermind behind Kaleidoscope News and the Faternise Podcast, fearlessly exposes the pervasive fatphobia ingrained in Western culture.
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Her message is loud and clear: open your mind, lend an ear, and remember that people in wheelchairs wear underwear too – knowledge that may surprise some!
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#18- Fat liberation brought to the forefront with Demi from and
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Did you had the s*x talk with your parents? It's time to move beyond a once off chat about the birds and the bees.

In our latest episode with Abby, we discuss the importance of age appropriate, ongoing, s*x-positive conversations with our kids. Let's create a safe space where they can ask questions about gender, s*xuality, pleasure, and anatomy without shame.

Here are three essential topics to cover:
1. S*xual Health: Access to comprehensive s*xual health education is crucial for healthy s*xual development. This includes understanding the anatomy of the body, contraception, reproductive health, and STIs.
2. Consent: Mutual communication, respectful boundaries, and affirmative ongoing consent are essential for healthy s*xual relationships. Kids need to understand what consent means and why it's important. Teach them that they have the right to say no to any activity they're not comfortable with.
3. Pleasure: Exploring pleasure can promote physical and emotional wellbeing and healthy s*xual development. It's normal to explore your own body in a safe way.

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Did you hear Abby from use the term ‘v***a owner’ in our recent episode? Or perhaps you saw *xologist recent interview on the where host Larry Edmure was a little confused by the phrase?

It’s an inclusive term used in the context of discussions about the specific body part or it’s function. It acknowledges the experiences of gender diverse individuals beyond traditional and binary gender norms, who possess a v***a.

It's not a replacement for "woman" but promotes inclusivity and respect without diminishing anyone's dignity.

Although some have said it’s disparaging, there’s nothing controversial about defining a group of people by a body part or function in a context where that body part is relevant.

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Are your pleasure products safe? Abby had done the hard work and researched for you. Everything in the store has a body safe tick or approval!
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"To get to the point where I am today, where I am having confident, fulfilling, pleasurable, embodied s*x. To get there, I have had to unlearn so many traditional s*xual scripts; misogyny and messaging around a women's role in s*x " - Abby

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In our seventeenth episode we meet with Abby Herrick, owner and creator of Pleasure and Peach, an evidenced based s*xual wellness online store.
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This rich conversation helps to explore some of the societal conditioning we experience around female s*xual expression. Abby’s work aims to connect women and non-binary v***a owners, with ourselves at the juiciest level.
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“as long as you are breathing, there is more right with you than there is wrong, no matter how ill or how hopeless you may feel..”
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We love a book recommendation and in our episode with Abby from she talks about the book 'Better S*x Through Mindfulness' by

One of the topics discussed in the book is the correlation between how we perceive the external features of our body and our potential lack of interoceptive awareness. This can lead to self-objectification of our appearance, which can often hinder our ability to experience intimacy in the bedroom.
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#1: The book Better s*x through mindfulness’ by Lori A Brotto is on grass.
#2: The book is open to page 148 and discuss’ the link between libido and low self esteem.
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#17- Always a pleasure, with Abby from
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In our sixteenth episode we meet with Chantelle Towers, also known online as the . Chantelle is the epitome of when passion meets profession, and as she puts it, she “cares a lot about a lot”!
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