The Unaffected Podcast

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Sharing the unheard stories of those affected by a loved ones disability, illness or condition.

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2022
#18 - Vitori Buatava
In this episode we chat with support worker and founder of CareMatch Australia, Vitori Buatava. Vitori has been a support worker for over 13 years so we discuss with him how he became a carer, how he perceives his job compared to how others may think of it and we talk about what lead him to start his own care company.
May 15, 2022
45 min
#17 – Ebonie Stirling–Gatt
WARNING: This episode contains discussions around suicide and mental health. In this episode we chat with Ebony Stirling–Gatt, a brave and resilient person who shares with us how she overcame the challenge of losing her mum to suicide at a young age. We explore her childhood and the time leading up to the tragedy as well as the years following, how she dealt with the situation and tactics she found helpful that others might find helpful also. Ebonie opens up about her own mental health both at the time as well as now and we discuss what her life looks like these days.
April 8, 2022
59 min
#16 – Will O’Dwyer (move for Lex)
In this episode we chat with Will O’Dwyer, boyfriend of Alexa Leary who sustained a brain injury after a biking accident. You might know her story from the Instagram page @moveforLex. We chat with Will about how he’s been able to stay so strong and positive by Lex’s side in the time since her injury, how their life together looks at the moment and what the future holds for them.
March 13, 2022
58 min
#15 – Candy Bartels–Waller
In this episode we speak with Candy, wife of Heath who suffered a spinal cord injury over 15 years ago. The first few years for the couple were extremely tough for the couple trying to navigate the new life whilst raising a new baby. We discuss what the darkest days looked like, how Heath injury changed her life and how the couple were able to come out the other side stronger than ever and go on to have more children.
February 20, 2022
63 min
2021
#14 – Katie & Brigid Kelly
In this episode we speak with Brigid Kelly and her incredibly inspiring sister, Katie Kelly. Katie was diagnosed with usher syndrome which affects both eyesight and hearing with it slowly degenerating over time. Despite this Katie won a gold medal at the Paralympics in Rio in the triathlon while tethered to a guide, she has received the Order of Australia Medallion, started a foundation that gives grants to young disabled athletes and continues to inspire every day. We are privileged to share this incredible story and hope you gain a lot from it.
December 19, 2021
67 min
#13 – Nick and Jack (The Unaffected)
In this episode we do something a little bit different. There is no guest, but instead we have an open and honest chat about our mental health battles, how it has affected us and how we have seen it affect our loved ones. Struggles with mental health is something so prevalent in today's society and so often goes untreated and even unspoken about. We hope that by opening up about our mental health, we can help encourage others to do the same and get the help they need.
December 5, 2021
74 min
#12 – Zoe Hoad
In this episode we chat with successful model and actor Zoe Hoad, who in her past has battled an eating disorder that saw her admitted to an eating disorder clinic on three separate occasions and weigh just 39kg at one stage. She discusses how her weight-loss got so out of hand and what it was that allowed her to recover, as well as the impact she saw it have on her friends and family.
November 21, 2021
61 min
#11 – Taylor and Kaylee McKeown
In this episode we speak with Olympic medallists and sisters Taylor and Kaylee McKeown. Taylor and Kaylee's dad, Sholto passed away in August last year following a two-year battle with brain cancer. We speak with the girls about their reaction to finding out about their dad's diagnosis, how they were able to stay so focused on their training and what their dad would have made of Kaylee's post gold-medal interview slipup.
November 6, 2021
65 min

About the podcast The Unaffected Podcast

Sharing the unheard stories of those affected by a loved ones disability, illness or condition.

The Unaffected Podcast

About the podcast The Unaffected Podcast

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#18 - Vitori Buatava

#17 – Ebonie Stirling–Gatt

#16 – Will O’Dwyer (move for Lex)

#15 – Candy Bartels–Waller

#14 – Katie & Brigid Kelly

#13 – Nick and Jack (The Unaffected)

#12 – Zoe Hoad

#11 – Taylor and Kaylee McKeown

About the podcast The Unaffected Podcast

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