Uplifting conversations with people of different abilities, who are living healthy, socially connected and fulfilling lives.
The Grow Bold with Disability podcast by Feros Care is a place where we discuss the taboo, the uncomfortable and funny side of living with disability. You will hear uplifting stories of people overcoming adversity, along with educational and informative episodes about the disability sector.
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What is a podcast and how do I listen?
Podcasts are audio-recordings of discussions between people, where the host and interviewees talk about a specific topic in depth. Podcast episodes are usually free (ours sure are) and you can listen to them from any device through a free podcast app with internet connection. For iPhone users, this is commonly an app called Apple Podcasts, and Android users may use Google Podcasts. To listen on a computer, visit the podcast’s webpage and use any given option.
HOSTED BY
Pete Timbs
CO-HOSTED BY
Tristram Peters
Writer, editor and disability advocate
Podcast Episodes
In this episode we discover how Bus Stop Films came about and what changes it made to the lives of people living with disability by helping them live their best life in the entertainment industry. Our guests are Tracy Corbin-Matchett, the CEO of Bus Stop Films, a pioneering, not for profit organization that uses filmmaking […]
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In this episode, our guest is Aussie swimming legend, world record holder and Olympic gold medal winner Cate Campbell. Cate’s brother Hamish has severe cerebral palsy and requires around the clock care. We speak to Cate about what it’s like growing up with a sibling who has a disability. And we find out what influence […]
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In this episode, we’ll discuss the difference between mental health and mental illness and attempt to discover why people with disability are more likely to experience high levels of psychological distress than those without disability. Our guests are Patrice O’Brien, Beyond Blue’s Chief Community Officer, and Danni Di Toro, six-time Paralympian representing Australia in both […]
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In this episode, we’ll discover what it’s like to be, as Andrew calls himself, a queer cripple and how he’s attempting to change our homo normative and beautiful body culture. Andrew Gurza is a disability awareness consultant and crippled content creator and has cerebral palsy. In his work, he seeks to explore how the lived […]
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In this episode Pete and Tristram talk with Isabel Osuna-Gatty about culturally and linguistically diverse communities, how they view disability and how their approach to community is so different. “When I first arrived here I was struck by the reliance on funding as a pre-requisite for action. In Venezuela, no-one gave us money, we rolled […]
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Our guest is Jessie Sadler, the director and founder of Christina Stephens, an inclusive clothing brand that can also be NDIS funded, which is pretty amazing. In this episode we’ll hear how Jessie came up with the idea for Christina Stephens out of pure necessity and spotted a big gap in the disability market and […]
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Nas talks to Pete and Tristram about growing up vision impaired and how she got to be a Disability Affairs reporter for the ABC. Along the way she talks about the role assistive technology plays in her day to day life, the importance of internships as a step to gaining paid employment, how she got […]
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In this episode we’ll hear how these two mothers from Victoria came together to find a voice in the silent world of parenting multiples with disabilities and additional needs. And in doing so they have started their very own revolution. Kate Jones and Mandy Hose are hosts of the hugely successful Too Peas in a […]
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In this episode we’ll hear how Rohan is thinking outside the box and using technologies, once only used by gamers, to help people with brain injuries, stroke & spinal cord injuries. Rohan O’Reilly is the founder of Smart Bodies, Smarter Minds, co-founder of Engagevr (Australia’s first integrated virtual reality (VR) neurorehabilitation clinic), co-founder of Neuromersiv […]
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