As part of the My Mine My Voice initiative MIEACT developed a podcast to share the stories of people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds from the ACT and to start having important conversations about mental health and wellbeing. We hope these stories and conversation inspire you to talk more freely about mental health and wellbeing.
These podcasts touch on sensitive topics, these have been identified for each podcast, check our ‘content notes’ before listening.
Check our episodes below and happy listening!
Our first episode will introduce you to MIEACT, the organisation behind My Mind My Voice, our DoNOHarm Framework, which guides all that we do in the mental health space... Read More
Fahmida became a MIEACT volunteer educator in 2019 through MIEACT's partnership with SiTara’s Story. Read More
On this episode, we will be joined by Dinukshi a young woman of Sri Lankan background. She and our host Roberta will be talking about being the daughter from first-generation immigrant parents. Read More
Dinukshi is a MIEACT volunteer educator, who joined the team in 2021. She is a second-generation immigrant of Sri Lankan descent, a daughter, a sister and someone who has struggled with her mental health. Read More
On this episode, we will be joined by Aisha, a young woman who comes from bi-racial parents from Malaysia and Lesotho. Read More
Aisha is a MIEACT volunteer educator, who joined the team in 2021 through the My Mind My Voice project. She is a multi-racial young woman, her father is from Lesothos and her mother is from Malaysia. Read More
On this episode, we will be joined by Lorena, an Argentinian mum of two, who immigrated to Australia as a young adult. Read More
Lorena is a student studying counselling and community services, as well as a mother of two, a wife and a woman with a mental health diagnosis. Read More
On this episode, we will be joined by Pooja, a woman from south India, a mother of three, and a carer for her mother with mental illness. Read More
You will hear the story of a woman from south India as she shares her story of being a carer for her mother with mental illness. Read More
On this episode, we will be joined by Naomi, a young woman from Ghana and Kenya who moved to America for school and found herself in Australia studying medical sciences. Read More
Naomi is a young woman studying medical sciences, she is from Ghana and Kenya and moved to Australia to study at university. Read More
On this episode, we will be joined by Sam, a young man who came to Australia for university to study engineering from New Zealand. Read More
Sam is a young man who studied engineering in Australia after moving for university. His parents were originally from Hong Kong and Malaysia. Read More
On this episode, we will be joined by three guests, Lorena, Eunice and Pooja. Lorena and Pooja shared their stories in previous podcasts but have come back to have a chat with our host. Read More
On this episode, we will once again be joined by three guests, Lorena, Eunice and Pooja. Back to talk about another topic with host Roberta. Read More
