Life Matters
Life Matters podcast gives you the complete program from start to finish, with Richard Aedy hosting interviews and discussions about what's affecting our daily health and wellbeing at home, work and school.
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10 Episodes of this Podcast:
LMS 2009-11-06
Published: 2009-11-05 09:00:00Dear Diary Diaries and journals help us to keep track of daily life, our thoughts and our feelings. Counsellors recommend journal writing as a way to resolve troubling issues.
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LMS 2009-11-05
Published: 2009-11-04 09:00:00Home insulation update Do you live in one of the estimated half a million Australian homes that has recently had roof insulation installed under the federal government´s Energy Efficient Homes Package? Wryside economics: nudge In an ocean of choice, sometimes we need a little help to make the best decisions. Political poll dancing The Australian Sex party sees itself as concerned with sexual issues in ordinary people´s lives. Fabulous food with Jane Kennedy Do you love food? The problem is as we get older we´re less able to get away with eating what we want, when we want.
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LMS 2009-11-04
Published: 2009-11-03 09:00:00We're over the `GFC´ It´s official: Australians are `over´ the global financial crisis. Teaching ethics in schools How can ethics and values best be taught in schools? Beyond Reasonable Drought 'The blessed smell of rain âEUR" no sweeter smell in creation' to quote ABC Landline reporter Timothy Lee. Music Track - The way it is Your feedback Today's letter of the week is in response to our discussion on the revival of parlour games last Thursday October 29. It's from Marilyn:
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LMS 2009-11-03
Published: 2009-11-02 09:00:00Cyber bullying campaign Sixteen per cent of teenagers and children report that they have been bullied online. A new cyber-bullying campaign on YouTube is designed to encourage young internet users to think twice before forwarding humiliating material. Vital Signs: stories from intensive care Dr Ken Hillman, an intensive care specialist, speaks to Richard about his work with the very ill or dying in hospitals. Why you are Australian: Nikki Gemmell London based writer Nikki Gemmell faces the expatriate's dilemma: whether to come home, when to come home? Will her children experience a better childhood in Australia? Meet the listener: The adventures of Steve Capelin Meet the listener guest Steve Capelin is a man who has worn many hats.
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LMS 2009-11-02
Published: 2009-11-01 09:00:00National Squalor Conference If you think you´re a messy person spare a thought for people who are genuinely living in squalid conditions, often the elderly or the mentally ill. Prince Manvendra and HIV/AIDS awareness Crown Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil is no ordinary royal. Ineffective parents: Jonathan Biggins Children are not equal; quite possibly not gifted and talented either; and parents are too afraid of upsetting them. Track: Big Girls Don't Cry Living with the 'Man Drought' part 1 A new series charting the search by many thirty-something women for a man in their lives.
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LMS 2009-10-30
Published: 2009-10-29 10:00:00Forum: 'Yes it is unethical but it is not my fault' Edited highlights from a forum held recently in Geelong at the Alfred Deakin Research Institute, featuring three issues never far from the headlines - asbestos, gambling and food - and the ethical considerations that surround them.
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LMS 2009-10-29
Published: 2009-10-28 10:00:00Trans fats and why they're bad for you We're told it's not healthy to eat too much fat, but one kind in particular is boosting our risk of heart disease and diabetes. Breaking the link between fat and diabetes Australian life scientist of the year, Michael Cowley, talks about his groundbreaking research into metabolism and obesity. Stars over Shiralee: Sheryl McCorry Sheryl McCorry likes to start the day with a pannikin of tea, preferably outdoors looking over the Porongorup Ranges in the south of Western Australia on her property, The Shiralee. Go fish and Strip jack naked: parlour games Who remembers having a game of hide and seek? Or how much fun you had playing Charades?
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LMS 2009-10-28
Published: 2009-10-27 10:00:00Body image report Young people especially have high rates of dissatisfaction with their bodies, it´s the now the norm to wish for a thinner body. Half of all teenage girls diet, and five percent suffer from eating disorders. How should police deal with the mentally ill? Imagine you´re a police officer and called to a scene where a young man is wildly waving a broken bottle threatening to hurt people - is he drunk or having a serious psychosis? Lynne Truss: get her off the pitch Lynne Truss wasn´t interested in sport. Then it took over her life, these days she´s in recovery. Your feedback Letter of the week - Karen Hitchcock: little white slips
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LMS 2009-10-27
Published: 2009-10-26 10:00:00Internet security: much more needed The internet is increasing the risk of crime, and a recent Queensland conference warned that it´s not just individual hackers but organised crime gangs who are systematically operating on the Net, and stealing personal and financial information. Maternity leave: a slow and unfinished revolution We´re on the eve of some important and hard-fought-for changes in Australia. From January next year, women can request more unpaid parental leave and job flexibility, and from 2011, a government-funded paid parental leave scheme will finally be introduced. Alzheimer's, a love story A writer struggled to come to terms with her mother´s decline into Alzheimer´s, but was buoyed by her father´s enduring love for his wife. Meet the listener: Angela Vogt, Life Matters' 300th Facebook fan The Life Matters Facebook page has clocked up its 300th fan and her name is Angela Vogt from the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.
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LMS 2009-10-26
Published: 2009-10-25 10:00:00Cyber scams Do you bank online, have a Facebook page or pay your bills by credit card? In some way, we´re all connected to the Internet and while we invest in internet security, it´s far from fool-proof. Indeed more than 90% of us have been the target of internet scams according to the Institute of Criminology. Deconstructing Wisdom 6: familiarity breeds contempt Jane Caro and Cheryl Kernot discuss 'familiarity breeds contempt' - at home, in the workplace and in politics. Track: Juicy Ripe Tomatoes: Monica Trapaga Monica Trapaga: she's leaving home Monica Trapaga knew exactly what to give her daughter Lil when she left home, a gift that would sustain and enhance her life: a recipe book.
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