Wag Tales
af Megan Corcoran
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#69: Dr Jodi Richardson, Understanding Anxiety in Children and Young…
#69: Dr Jodi Richardson, Understanding Anxiety in Children and Young…
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Wag Tales podcast is a series of conversations on all things trauma, healing, education and wellbeing.
Host of Wag Tales, Megan Corcoran is Director of Wagtail Institute, providing trauma-informed wellbeing consulting to schools and complex settings.
Megan believes in the power of storytelling and engaging in great conversations as a way to learn, grow, and take steps towards healing. In each episode, Megan invites a guest to share their story or to engage in a topical conversation to share best practice, new insights, and ideas to support those impacted by trauma to heal.
Megan is joined by a variety of guests including school principals, therapists, athletes, authors, artists, and lived experience practitioners.
Episoder
De nyeste 20 af 66 episoder
- #69: Dr Jodi Richardson, Understanding Anxiety in Children and Young People · 37 min.Dr Jodi Richardson is an anxiety and wellbeing speaker, author, and mental health advocate who is passionate about helping children, young people, and the adults who support them…
- 68: Chris Egan, unlocking the power of self-compassion · 52 min.Chris Egan is an educator, wellbeing consultant, and recent author of The Flourishing Factor: unlocking the power of self-compassion for thriving educators. Drawing on the…
- #67: Jase Williams, Trauma, Masculinity, and the Power of Unconditional Love · 48 min.Jase Williams is a trauma educator, speaker, and author whose work explores the profound impact of trauma on our relationships, our nervous systems, and the way we move through…
- #66: Dr Lori Desautels, The Neuroscience of Trauma-Responsive Practice · 51 min.Dr Lori Desautels is an educator, author, and assistant professor whose work in applied educational neuroscience has influenced schools and educators around the world. Through…
- #65: Dr Michael Gerlich, AI, Critical Thinking, and the Convenience Trap · 1 t. 31 min.Dr Michael Gerlich is a researcher, sociologist, educator, and author of The Convenience Trap, a book exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping the way we think, learn…
- #64: Skye Staude, leading in trauma-informed schools · 56 min.Skye Staude is an experienced educator and leader who has spent over 15 years working in alternative and re-engagement education settings with young people who have experienced…
- #63: Ruby Sait, from Out-of-Home Care to thriving in your own way · 56 min.Ruby Sait is a passionate advocate for young people with lived experience of out-of-home care, whose work is shaped by her own journey through homelessness, education, and life…
- #62: Zach Mercurio, Mattering in schools and workplaces · 42 min.Zach Mercurio, PhD, is a researcher, speaker, and author whose work centres on one of our most fundamental human needs: to feel that we matter. Through his research in…
- #61: Dr Kate Renshaw, play at the heart of childhood · 47 min.Dr Kate Renshaw is a play therapist, educator, and researcher whose work centres on the role of play in children’s emotional development, learning, and wellbeing. Through her…
- #60: Jesse Diggins and Nathan Castle, Psychs in Schools and supporting young people well · 52 min.Jesse Diggins and Nathan Castle are psychologists and co-founders of Psychs in Schools, an initiative working alongside schools to strengthen mental health support for children…
- #59: Danielle Murphy, foster care: hearts in transition · 47 min.Danielle Murphy is a foster carer, writer, and advocate who has spent the past six years walking alongside children and young people in care. Through her lived experience…
- #58: Dr Nathan MacArthur, naming the grief we don’t talk about · 51 min.Dr Nathan MacArthur is a grief counsellor, researcher, and the founder of Sydney Grief Counselling. His work centres on helping people navigate the many shapes and seasons of…
- #57: Aaron Stark, I was almost a school shooter · 1 t. 1 min.Content warning: This episode includes discussion of childhood violence, self-harm, and suicidal ideation, which may be distressing for some listeners. Support services are…
- #56: Benjamin Perks, Trauma Proof: healing, attachment, and the science of prevention · 51 min.Benjamin Perks is a global child-rights advocate, educator, and author of Trauma Proof. Working for the UN in New York, he campaigns on human rights and child development and…
- #55: Liam Casson, movement, connection, and using technology for good · 56 min.Liam Casson is an educator turned wellbeing leader whose work spans schools, sport, and the corporate world. A former Director of Wellbeing in education, he now leads education…
- #54: Danielle Mifsud, healing and thriving together at the Humans of Purpose Academy · 43 min.Danielle Mifsud is the Academy Director at Humans of Purpose Academy, a social impact organisation supporting women and non-binary people with lived experience of domestic and…
- #53: Emma Gentle, how emotional intelligence transforms classrooms and families · 46 min.Emma Gentle is an educator, parent, and advocate for reshaping schools through trauma-informed and emotionally intelligent practices. Drawing on her own journey in mainstream…
- #52: Matt Pitman, the connection conundrum in schools · 48 min.Matt Pitman is an educator, author, and advocate for rethinking how we build connection in schools. His latest book, The Connection Conundrum, explores why connection is so often…
- #51: Luke Anderson, building pathways beyond prison with Fair Threads · 47 min.Luke Anderson is the founder of Fair Threads, a social enterprise dedicated to supporting families of incarcerated individuals and creating pathways for those reintegrating into…
- #50: Dr Corey Keyes, languishing, flourishing, and the 'Earth Angels' who help us heal · 47 min.Dr Corey Keyes is a sociologist and psychologist best known for developing the dual continuum model of mental health and for coining the term languishing, a word that gave…
