Nurse & Midwife Support Podcast
Episodes
Primary Health Nursing with APNA President Denise Lyons
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Denise Lyons, President of Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA), talks the benefits of working in primary health for nurses and wh...
Overseas Transitions from a U.K. Nurse with Laura Berry
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Overseas Transitions from a U.K. Nurse with Laura Berry by Nurse & Midwife Support
Finding Your Niche in Nursing and Midwifery with Lucy Osborn
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode. registered midwife Esther Bacon is joined by accomplished nurse and academic Lucy Osborne. Lucy, a current PhD student and Project Of...
Graduate Advice & Breaking Down Barriers with Amber Wighton
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we chat to Amber Wighton, a nursing graduate in paediatric oncology at Children Health, Queensland who reflects on her time as a stude...
Career Transitions in Nursing with Liam Caswell
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of the new Nurse & Midwife Support Series, Liam Caswell talks how nurses and midwifes can career transition within the industry i...
Alternate Career Paths with Rasa-Kabaila
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of our newest podcast miniseries, we dive into alternate career paths in nursing with mental health nurse practitioner, business...
Burnout & Bullying with Trina Pitts
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of our newest podcast miniseries, we dive into the realities of workplace bullying in nursing, how it impacts your wellbeing, and...
Podcast: Healthy eating through fatigue with Audra Starkey
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Healthy Shift Worker Audra Starkey joins the podcast to discuss how we can prevent and treat fatigue.
Podcast: The Compassion Revolution with Mary Freer
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Author and social worker Mary Freer has devoted her career to transforming our understanding of compassion as the CEO and Founder of Compassion Revolu...
Occupational PTSD in nursing and midwifery with Dr Finbar Hopkins
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Finbar Hopkins is an experienced Wellbeing Consultant who delivers a suite of education and training programs to help a large Melbourne hospital im...
Baggarrook midwifery with Aunty Gina Bundle and Alexandrea Burton
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.nmsupport.org.au/news/podcast-baggarrook-midwifery-aunty-gina-bundle-and-alexandrea-burton Aboriginal Liaison Officer Aunty Gina Bundle, ...
Cultural Safety with CATSINaM CEO Dr Ali Drummond
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.nmsupport.org.au/news/podcast-cultural-safety-dr-ali-drummond Dr Ali Drummond is the new CEO of the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Str...
Yarning with Lesley Salem, the first Aboriginal Nurse Practitioner
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.nmsupport.org.au/news/podcast-lesley-salem-first-aboriginal-nurse-practitioner Wonnarua woman Lesley Salem was the first Aboriginal Nurse...
Burnout in nursing and midwifery explored with Sharee Johnson
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
View the podcast transcript: https://www.nmsupport.org.au/news/podcast-Burnout-in-nursing-and-midwifery Registered psychologist, coach and author Sha...
Your financial wellbeing matters with Wealth Health Co
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.nmsupport.org.au/news/podcast-your-financial-wellbeing-matters In 2022 Beyond Blue released research showing that financial challenges an...
A Graduate Coordinator’s advice for new nursing and midwifery grads with Joanne Purdue
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
View the transcript: https://www.nmsupport.org.au/news/podcast-graduate-coordinators-advice-new-grads-joanne-purdue NSWNMA Senior Professional Office...
Stories of the graduate year with Francis and Robyn
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
View the transcript: https://www.nmsupport.org.au/news/podcast-stories-graduate-year-francis-and-robyn Mark and special guest co-host Celeste Pinney ...
Calling Racism Out with Bukwa Madzinga, Julie Ngwabi, Merilyn Homes, and Marty Williams
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our Summer Newsletter is all about supporting culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) nurses, midwives and students. We’ve partnered with the N...
Addressing the Cultural Safety Gap with Catherine Ivanfy and Helen Macukewicz
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our Summer Newsletter is all about supporting culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) nurses, midwives and students. We’ve partnered with the ...
Celebrating midwifery friendships with story competition winner Leanne O’Connor
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to introduce the winner of our story competition celebrating midwifery friendships. Competition winner and registered nurse Leanne O’...
Celebrating nursing friendships with story competition winner Melinda Jesudason
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to introduce the winner of our story competition celebrating nursing friendships. Competition winner and registered nurse Melinda Jes...
Asserting professional boundaries with Dr Wendy McIntosh
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Understanding professional boundaries is vital for nurses and midwives to practise safely and adhere to our registration requirements and protect ours...
Mental health with Tessa Moriarty, Georgie Southam and Kat Evans
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The mental health of nurses, midwives and students is vitally important. In this episode of the podcast we welcome our first ever co-host Tessa Moriar...
From survive to thrive with Sam Eddy
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you started 2022 feeling you are in survival mode? Was your longed-for leave cancelled? Are you working too many hours? Are you — like many —...
Support For Nurses And Midwives Struggling With Substances With Adam Searby
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
WARNING: This issue deals with sensitive issues including problems related to substance use. This is a complex and sensitive area and may be triggerin...
Podcast - Managing COVID - 19 Fatigue With Marie Louise And Kerrie Otto De Grancy
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The COVID-19 pandemic feels like a marathon. Many nurses and midwives have been racing against this pandemic since March 2020. We all want it to end. ...
Support for Mental Health With Jay Court
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Nurse & Midwife Support Your Health Matters podcast we speak to Jay Court about This Way Up, a digital program to support the m...
Clinical Supervision with Julie Sharrock
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk to Julie Sharrock, an experienced registered nurse and clinical supervisor about the importance of clinical supervision. We ex...
The Importance Of Support For Nurses And Midwives With Jackson Heilberg
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Nurse & Midwife Support podcast we speak to Jackson Heilberg, founder of The Nurse Break (TNB), about how vital it is that nurs...
Workplace bullying – personal stories with Tessa Moriarty and Elle Brown
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bullying in the workplace is never OK, but it is a reality for many. The experience can have a detrimental impact on health and wellbeing and may be r...
Workplace factors for bullying and harassment with Karen Gately
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bullying in the workplace is never OK, but it is a reality for many. The experience can have a detrimental impact on health and wellbeing and may be r...
Nurse and Midwife Support - Life Phases and Career Transitions
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our 3 podcast guests share their thoughts, reflections and wisdom about what supports them to make decisions about their life phases and career transi...
B & Me: A graduate midwife's story By Frances Finch
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Frances’ story is one of two winners for our International Year of the Nurse and Midwife Story Competition. Her story will resonate with so many nur...
Caring, A Mutual And Collective Experience Of Nurses By Tessa Moriarty
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tessa is one of the two amazing winners of this year’s Nurse & Midwife Support Story Competition. Her story really struck a cord with all of the jud...
Nurse & Midwife Support - Burnout and beyond with Athol Hann
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Burnout is something that many nurses and midwives experience in their career. In this episode we talk to Athol Hann. a registered nurse. about his ex...
Exercise and Physical Activity with Liz Hewett
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Accredited exercise physiologist, Liz Hewett explores the difference between exercise and physical activity, the importance of exercise to the health ...
Discussing Suicide with Jon Tyler and Paul McNamara
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
R U OK? Day has been encouraging us to have important conversations with colleagues, friends and family for many years now. This year they are urging ...
Resilience - Your health matters with Kim Foster
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve been thinking a lot about this topic lately. Particularly as nurses and midwives are often called upon to be resilient. The COVID-19 pandemic a...
Death, dying and grief with Lea & Carole
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nurses and Midwives aren’t immune from the effects of grief, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. Mark discusses those effects with guests Lea M...
Dealing With Stress In A Crisis with Sam Eddy
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special edition Mark Aitken discusses the prospect of COVID-19 with Mental Health First Aid expert Sam Eddy. They talk about the importance of...
2020 International Year of the Nurse & Midwife - Jackie Shaw and Helen Pentecost's Stories
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As we kickstart 2020 the Year of The Nurse & Midwife, we are delighted to share this amazing podcast with Jackie and Helen, both members of the Nurse ...
The Importance of Kindness
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In our summer podcast we discuss all things kindness and why this very important human quality matters to nurses and midwives. Our guests discuss wha...
Mental Health With Sarah Russell
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
September 12 is R U OK? Day and we want to take this opportunity, today and every day, to ask — are you ok? To get the conversation started, we have...
Nutrition, procrastination and making a change
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Accredited Practising Dietitian Dianne Wintle discusses her own journey with food and weight loss, which led to a later-in-life career change to Diete...
Sleep And Shift Work with Amy Benn
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Benn is the Registered Nurse & Director of Wholeheart Magazine. Amy shares her advice and tips on how she achieved a state of well-being while doi...
NAIDOC Week 2019
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nurse & Midwife Support celebrates NAIDOC Week (7─14 July) and acknowledges the important work of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and m...
Career transition: Your career matters!
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Many nurses and midwives contact Nurse & Midwife Support seeking support to make a career change, planning their career or transitioning to retirement...
Student & Graduate Special with Lisa Evans
31 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of the Nurse & Midwife Support podcast, we speak to Lisa Evans, Director of Nursing at St John of God Berwick Hospital, about ...
ACM CEO Anne Kinnear
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Australian College of Midwives CEO Ann Kinnear joins NM Support to discuss self-care, career transition, and why planning for different stages of your...
Evolve Yourself Institute
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, NM Support's Mark Aitken is joined by Marie Louise and Kerrie Otto de Grancy from Evolve Yourself Institute (EYI) to discuss the impo...
The Mindful Nurse
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Mindful Nurse Lucinda Jones van-Buuren joins Nurse & Midwife Support Stakeholder Engagement Manager Mark Aitken RN to discuss how practicing mindf...
Mental health
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The mental health of nurses, midwives and students is important. Mental health is not only necessary to living a full life it is vital for nurses, mid...
Thriving in midwifery and nursing
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A podcast talking about all things thriving in nursing and midwifery.