Dr Mim Weber on deep listening and becoming better allies to First Nations clients and colleagues

“My First Nations colleagues tell be that listening is most important. Listening is really the beginning of any relationship building. But what are we listening to? What are we listening for?”

In this episode WellMob’s senior workforce development officer, Dr Mim Weber joins us to talk about her journey into allyship – what that looks like for her, how it can foster deeper connections with First Nations colleagues and clients and how WellMob’s digital tools and resources can help in your own journey.  We look at the burden of cultural load that many of our First Nations clients and colleagues carry, and how we can turn to digital resources to lighten that load. 

Check out some of the resources discussed in this episode:

How to be a good ally: https://www.emhprac.org.au/news/how-to-be-a-good-ally/

Dadirri: https://wellmob.org.au/key-resources/resources/40613/

The Australian Wars: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/the-australian-wars

Spotlight on WellMob: Connecting digital mental health to culturally responsive healthcare: https://www.emhprac.org.au/resource/s3e4/

The Healing Foundation: https://healingfoundation.org.au/

Australian Human Rights Commission – Racism, It stops with me: https://itstopswithme.humanrights.gov.au/

Speaking Out with Larissa Behrendt: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/speakingout

Intergenerational Trauma Animation: https://wellmob.org.au/key-resources/resources/35290/