Episode 23 - Dr Andrew Tagg. Communicating death notifications to parents and dealing with paediatric stress.

04/06/23 • 59 min

Andrew began his training in the UK and after a brief sojourn to sail around the world he settled in Melbourne to complete his training at Western Health, where he now works. He is passionate about the well-being of healthcare workers and has worked with AHPRA and Safer Care Victoria to make things a little bit better. He continues to promote this through his role as a regional well-being champion. His other passion is knowledge translation. His work, via Don't Forget the Bubbles, has been referenced by everyone from the WHO to Jimmy Fallon.

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Episode 22 - Bradley "Nobby" Norris. Longevity in a high risk environment and overcoming traumatic events.

The Story Shared:

Brad opened up about a time when a friend and fellow paramedic tragically died in a helicopter crash. The experience of dealing with another paramedic’s death on the job struck a nerve in Brad as he had to deal with his own mortality. Later on in his career, he would come to work and operate out of the same helicopter service for over 14 years. He shares how he was able to overcome the grief of his friend dying and do the same thing that killed him.

About Brad Norris:

Brad “Nobby” Norris started working for the ambulance in 1988 at the tender age of 18. He has worked as a paramedic for the past 34 years and continues to this day.

Working as a critical care paramedic for 17 years, Brad has vast knowledge and experience in the profession demonstrated by having worked as an Urban Search and Rescue Officer, special response team leader, rescue helicopter paramedic, officer in charge, educator, and operation supervisor.

He describes having a fantastic career with lifelong friends, and brotherhood and loved helping people. He has gone from a shy boy at school to a confident man who takes charge of challenging scenes. After all these years still going strong mentally, physically, enthusiastic and focused as a clinician is a testament to his nature.

He is now looking forward to the next few years mentoring the younger generation and guiding them through their initial challenging years.

Career Highlights:

→ Responding to Earthquake in New Zealand.

→ Operating in fires, floods and cyclones as a special response team leader.

Expertise:

→ Real-world application of paramedic skills.

→ Leadership under pressure.

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Episode 24 - Jen Jeavons. Stage fright and performance.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been chasing “success” and running from “failure”. I’ve had super high highs and incredibly low lows. Mine is an interesting story – and for a long time it was a story I didn’t want to tell because I felt like I’d failed.

As a kid dreaming of performing on stage, I had the life I’d always wanted by the age of 21. I was touring internationally with Savage Garden, later securing my own record deal, releasing a hit single, which became the most played Australian song on commercial radio in 2001. Success came early, but was short lived.

By 27 I was dropped from my label, broke with no job or prospects. And then on top of it all, I lost my mum unexpectedly, and my life fell to pieces. I was lost in grief, scared shitless, and left to start again.

This moment wasn’t fearless. It was messy and full of fear – but I made myself take just one tiny step. I went back to study and found a new outlet for my creativity.

And I began to untell the stories I had told to myself about who I was and what I was capable of. I redefined my fucked up definition of success and started on the journey of becoming the kind of person who could make it happen.

For more on Jen Jeavons visit her website - https://jenjeavons.com/

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