Wine with Wita
By Rita Shamoun
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Episodes: 111
Description
Wine with Wita is Australia's leading podcast for parents navigating life with children with communication difficulties, disabilities and additional support needs.
Hosted by Rita Shamoun, speech pathologist and founder of RS Speech Pathology, each episode brings together expert advice, lived experiences and real family stories.
With warmth, honesty and connection, Wine with Wita helps families feel informed, empowered and less alone.
So SIP back, relax and enjoy the show!
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Pregnancy Loss, Motherhood and Finding the Strength to Keep Going
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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How We Can Teach Children to Understand Autism
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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What Whitney Houston and Justin Bieber Can Teach Parents About Communication
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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Raising a Child with Autism: What Communication Really Looks Like
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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How Stress Impacts Women’s Hormones and the Way We Parent
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Four Years in Business: The Lessons That Started Before Business
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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How Sisterhood Helped Navigate Diagnosis, Motherhood and Advocacy
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Teach, Don’t Test: A Simple Shift That Helps Children Communicate
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Why Connection Is the Key to Raising Happier Children
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May 28, 2026 |
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What Your Child’s Behaviour Is Really Telling You
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May 21, 2026 |
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Rebuilding Life After Cardiac Arrest, Stroke and Learning to Live Again
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May 14, 2026 |
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100 Episodes of Wine With Wita: Connection, Community and Real Family Stories
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May 07, 2026 |
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More Than Words: How Children Really Understand Communication
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Raising Independent, Confident Children Even When It Feels Hard and Overwhelming
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Letting Go of Expectations and Embracing Your Child
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Autism Diagnosis to Teenage Years: What the Journey Really Looks Like
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Don’t Be Afraid: Navigating Illness, Identity & Strength
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Why Every Parent Needs a Support Network After Diagnosis
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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A Dad Who Refused to Let Autism Feel Isolating for Other Families
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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The Reality of Endometriosis, Chronic Pain, Infertility and Being Dismissed
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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An Uncle’s Perspective on Autism and the Importance of Awareness Within Cultural Communities
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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You Didn’t Fail Your Child - Navigating Guilt After a Diagnosis
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Creating Space for Women to Feel Supported with Julie Sampson
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Nothing, Something, Everything: Recognising Progress on the Intervention Journey
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Autism, Motherhood and Letting Go of Expectations with Tash Delrosario
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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A Lesson From My Daughter: Parenting Is Not Impossible
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Navigating Childhood Brain Injury with Hope and Gratitude: Sabrina & Lily’s Story
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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What This Year Taught Me: Community, Faith and Showing Up
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Dyslexia, Baking and Becoming: How Daniella Park Built a Life She Was Told She’d Never Have
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Change Your View, Change Your Life: Brodie On Disability And Choice
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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You Are Not Your Diagnosis: Building A Life That Fits You with Kyle Willpower
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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When Your Body Says Slow Down - Elle Brown on Women, Wellness & Capacity
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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A father’s story of autism, acceptance, and finding purpose beyond the noise - Ricky Stuart
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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From Silence to Stage: Reclaiming Your Voice with Anthony Laye
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Let’s Give It a Go: Penny Graham on Inclusion, Advocacy and Everyday Hope
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Balance, Burnout and Belonging: A Carer’s Journey - Janice McRandal
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Reclaiming Joy in Caring with Laura Miller
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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The Hidden Story of Carers: Why Parents Need Support Too - with Rose Babic
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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School Readiness Secrets Every Parent Should Know
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Beyond ABCs: What Your Child Really Needs Before School Starts - Maria Perco
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Holding Back or Giving Time? The School Readiness Debate - with Carl Sokkar
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Before You Enrol: What Teachers Wish Parents Knew - with Jess Labban
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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1M followers. 30+ years experience. One powerful message for parents. - Dr. Robert Melillo
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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She was told by email that her son likely had a disability - with Anna Adoncello
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Why I Dropped Everything to Become His Therapist
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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What Is the Vagus Nerve, and Why Should Parents Care? with Dr Carlo
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Why I Turn Into Miss Rachel in My Therapy Room
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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How far would you go to give your child a sense of belonging? - with Nick Canella
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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They said he had four hours to live, now he’s in a mainstream classroom, writing his name. Youssef Dib's story
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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The power of being seen: how sport changed everything with Heroes with Ability
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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From the Boxing Ring to Autism Advocacy: Meet Junior Fa
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Dancing to a different rhythm - with Megan Jessop
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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The slow lane is the fast lane (and other things Nicola taught me)
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Coffee, Connection & Mental Health with Ben ☕️
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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A phone call, a little boy, and a leap of faith 💬
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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She wasn’t responding to her name, and that changed everything with Crizli Martins
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May 29, 2025 |
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Why mealtimes feel so hard (and what’s really going on underneath) with Rachel Zabel
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May 22, 2025 |
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The Invisible Disability No One Talks About
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May 15, 2025 |
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Fatima Tomoum: Part 2 – The Story Continues
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May 13, 2025 |
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Fatima Tomoum: Infertility, triplets at 26 weeks, and building a new life
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May 08, 2025 |
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The Fairy Godmother of Disability Advocacy ✨ - Jenny Nechvatal
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May 01, 2025 |
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More Than a Sister: Emily Hanlon on Guilt, Growth and the Power of Advocacy
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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The strength to speak up: Lynda’s story
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Turning Challenge into Change: A Father’s Support Mission
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Breaking Barriers in Disability Advocacy – A Conversation with Jessica Labban
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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From Fear of Water to Paralympic Podium 🥇 with Ruby Storm
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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The Woman Behind the Swim Teacher of the Year: A Mother’s Strength and Advocacy
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Empowering All Kids to Swim with Natalie Flintrop-Clarke
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Drowning Prevention & Inclusive Swim Education with Rhiannon Kocmar
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Finding Magic in Connection: A Conversation with Michael Webb
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Surprising Factors Affecting Your Child’s Jaw and Airway Health, with Dr Shereen Lim (Part 2)
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Why Airway Health Matters for Your Child, with Dr Shereen Lim
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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The Black Dress Trick for Better Communication with your Children
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Reading Challenges, Learning Styles and Supporting Teachers with Malia Hollowell
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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How Trauma Impacts Behaviour and Learning with Lorna Genoud
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Transform Communication with Your Child: A Chat with Nisrine El-Choueifati
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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From Idea to Impact: The Story Behind Wine with Wita
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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The First Nine Months of Life with Donna Berry
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Navigating Motherhood, Guilt and Self-Care with Wendy Gilroy
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Parenting, Neurodiversity, and Embracing the Journey with Natasha Piccolo
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Overcoming Challenges with ASD, Swimming & Supporting Neurodiverse Kids with Connor Bailey
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Reading, Fatherhood, Music and Tourette's Syndrome - with James Sismanes
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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I Love You Little Baby: A mother's NICU experience
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Supporting your child's communication through music with, Childhood Music Educator - Jocelyn Manzanarez
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Raising a child with neurofibromatosis type 1 and additional needs with Renee Bell
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Holistic health and nutrition for parents, with Deena Jane Kelaita, Clinical Nutritionist
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Growing up with Autism, ADHD and Anxiety - with Lewis Huckstep
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Supporting children's behaviour with Dave Jereb, Occupational Therapist
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Trauma Informed Practice, with Speech Pathologist - Kizzy Searle
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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Raising 3 children with special needs. A mother's drive to foster positive change and advocacy for her children.
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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A mother's perspective - raising a child with complex medical needs and a profound disability.
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Raising a child with complex medical and learning needs. A mother's perspective
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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A mother's perspective into eloping and autism
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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A mothers insight to raising an autistic child and how it inspired her to develop an Autism support network for parents, Help You Cope.
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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A mother's experience with her daughter's cleft palate diagnosis, repair and treatment
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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A mother's insight to raising an autistic child. The stigma, daily challenges and where she draws her strength from
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Raising a child with Kleefstra Syndrome.
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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Supporting positive mindset, growth and happiness with Dr Maike Neuhaus
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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Fatherhood challenges and supporting your family with Joe Willliams
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Supporting men's physical well being and finding the right "balance" to parenting
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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Master your mindset and overcome adversity - Tim Curtis
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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Understanding and supporting father's mental health, Dr Ian Zajac - MenPsych
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Father, Family and Faith - A father's personal insight to raising children with special needs
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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Sibling perspective - growing up with a brother who has special needs.
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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Supporting your child's emotional intelligence and raising resilient children - with Stephanie Pinto
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Lorena Evangelista, mother and author of Help Zac to Speak provides personal insight to raising her autistic son
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May 28, 2024 |
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Importance of physical and mental well being for mums as well as navigating NDIS system with Amelia Phillips
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May 21, 2024 |
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The role of an ENT and reasons why to refer, with Dr David McIntosh, ENT
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May 14, 2024 |
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Understanding the importance of connection, secure attachment, trauma and behaviour with special guest, Donna Berry
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May 07, 2024 |
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Screen time and your children - the pros and cons
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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What is Wine with Wita
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Apr 25, 2024 |