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Embracing the Mind is hosted by Embrace senior researchers Dr Alix Woolard and Dr Karen Lombardi.

Women's Wellbeing: Remote and FIFO health We've got a special bonus episode today! Karen was recently joined by Rio Tinto operational contracts supervisor Klara van den Burg, a mental health champion in her workplace.Klara talks about learning to embrace her neurodiversity at work, and overcoming challenges of working on a FIFO roster with kids. Embrace is supported by its principal partner, Rio Tinto, and Channel 7 Telethon Trust. TW: This episode contains discussion of mental health concerns.

Women's Wellbeing: Menopause and grandparenting In today's episode, we discuss the ongoing oestrogen patch shortage, the rapid rise of Ozempic, and the health outcomes of grandparents who are forced to take guardianship over their grandkids.CW: This episode contains references to mental health issues and medical trauma.Embrace is supported by principal partner Rio Tinto and Channel 7 Telethon Trust.

Women's Wellbeing: Miss Diagnosis It was only in 1980 that the term 'hysteria', so often applied as a catch-all for emotional women, was removed from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. These oversimplifications created a context where women became experts at masking - hiding symptoms for fear of dismissal or worse, lobotomy.Today, we'll be talking about the impact of masking on the diagnosis pathway for neurodivergence.CW: This episode contains references to mental health issues.Embrace is supported by its principal partner, Rio Tinto, and Channel 7 Telethon Trust.

Women's Wellbeing: It's just the hormones Today, we're talking to MP Ged Kearney about the Australian government's #EndGenderBias survey, before we hear more from our brave guests about their experiences with endometriosis and fibroids.TW: This episode contains references to graphic medical content, mental health issues and infertility.Embrace is supported by its principal partner Rio Tinto and Channel 7 Telethon Trust.

Women's Wellbeing: A filler episode Strap in, because we have a lot to get through in today's episode. From cosmetic surgery to early onset menopause as a result of a hysterectomy, and the gendered roles of grandparenting, join us for our latest look at women's health. TW: This episodes contains references to medical trauma.

Women's Wellbeing: Only boys get ADHD TW: This episode contains references to eating disorders.Today we're talking about how incidents like the thalidomide tragedy caused women to largely be removed from health research, leading to incomplete and underrepresentative data on aspects of health including symptoms for neurological conditions.ADHD resources:The Year I Met My Brain, by Matilda BoseleyADHD Girls to Women, by Lotta Borg SkoglundWomen and Girls on the Autism Spectrum, by Sarah Hendrickx

Women's Wellbeing: Reproductive health and natal care In episode three, we're starting to discuss women's health in earnest. We'll discuss the rise of the morning sickness medicine thalidomide despite there being zero research done on its health outcomes, before hearing from guests about fibroids, premature births, the menstrual cycle, and the gender bias in healthcare.

Women's Wellbeing: Reference Man In the second episode of our series on Women's Wellbeing, we will hear from more of our interviewees about their experiences around societal expectations and stigma. We'll also discuss the pervasive role Reference Man has come to play in all our lives.

Women's Wellbeing: Opening Pandora's box Season three of Embracing the Mind will focus on Women's Wellbeing. In our first episode, we're going to focus on the societal pressures and obstacles that women have historically faced, and how these are still impacting our lives today.

Trailer - Season 3 Welcome to season three of Embracing the Mind, our investigation into women's wellbeing.You’ll hear from ministers, educators, celebrated authors, advocates and business leaders. Some of the stories we have to share in this series may trouble you, but the heart of Embracing the Mind has always been in telling stories that are profoundly human. Season three coming on 16 July.