Coach And The Doctor
Coach and The Doctor is the show that dives deep into the triumphs and challenges faced by individuals living with disabilities. It covers the good, the bad, and at times the ugly of the NDIS (a scheme of the Australian government that funds costs associated with disability) with people who are involved in the industry, and more importantly the participants that benefit from the scheme.
The Coach (not a real coach) and the Doctor (not a real doctor) don't take themselves too seriously, but take what they do very seriously.
Coach and the Doctor is brought to you by Gilda Care, where it takes a village!
Episodes
57 episodes
FIDA Grand Final Day
In this special episode we chat to the players and coaches of the winning teams on FIDA Grand Final day at Coburg Oval in Melbourne, Australia.Those who were kind enough to give us the time and not necessarily in this order:Brady Wo...
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38:25
Grand Opening of the Sydney JaeMan Junction
In this special episode of Coach and The Doctor, we take you to the Grand Opening of JaeMan Junction in Liverpool, NSW. The JaeMan Junction is an outcomes-focused day centre for NDIS participants.Join The Coach as he engages wi...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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40:59
FIDA Tackle-Free Carnival
Welcome back to Coach and The Doctor! After a few subtle changes we are back bigger and better than ever.In this episode we venture out to Ringwood in Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne where the very first tackle-free footy carnival is ha...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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15:13
Sydney Deaf Festival 2023
Coach and the Doctor are back on the road again! This time in Australia's harbour city for the Sydney Deaf Festival.It was a great day at Cathy Freeman Park in the Olympic Precinct. The sun was out and beaming, and we learnt a lot about...
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Brimbank Disability Expo
Coach And The Doctor hit the road for this episode and speak to three guests at the Brimbank Disability Expo in Melbourne, presented by Able Foods and Plan Partners.First up is Ashleigh Dolby from Able Foods who also runs @accesswithash...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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38:34
Best Bits: Featuring Joe Williams, Graeme Cowan and Ashlee Morton
Content Warning: Talks of suicide and suicidal ideation.In this episode of CATD Best Bits we venture into an area that at times is not always talked about openly and honestly: depression. I can guarantee that with our two guests, nothin...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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40:48
Best Bits: Featuring Liesl Tesch, Jordon Steele-John & Rita
In our second episode of CATD Best Bits we venture into the political arena with NSW Member of Parliament Liesl Tesch and Federal Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John.We also chat with our special contributor on Sport, and the CEO of JaeMan Su...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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50:32
Best Bits: Featuring Cian O'Clery,Johanna Garvin & Bela Hunter
In our first episode of CATD Best Bits we go into the film space and speak to a couple of directors in the disability sector.Cian O'Clery and Johanna Garvin.Also making an appearance is Bela Hunter from Plan Partners.Bela will be talkin...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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40:10
Special Episode: CATD on the Luke and Susie Show
This week's episode is a special recording of Coach and the Doctor guesting on the Luke and Susie Show on 89.9 Light FM.
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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35:06
Fleur Sharafizad, Amy Ruffle and Sandhya Menon
First up on this episode is Fleur Sharafizad speaking to us about the research she has done on Carers and their wellbeing.Following Fleur, we have our entertainment contributor Amy speaking to us about the Screen Australia diversity rep...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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37:22
Tara Shekede, Ashlee Morton & Ben Walker
On this week's episode, we speak to Tara Shekede, the founder and director of Me Plus More, which is an online platform for people with an intellectual disability or a cognitive impairment to work towards their independence or employability.
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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33:58
Adam Hills, Kai & Nathan Ryan
On this week's episode of CATD, we check back in with Kai and Nathan Ryan about Para Standing Tennis, with special guest Adam Hills. The trio have teamed up to campaign for more classifications to be added to Paralympic Tennis and let us know a...
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27:13
Live at the Melbourne Disability Connection Expo 2023 Part 3 featuring Elisha Curnow and Sue Goodhand
Our last podcast from the Expo features Elisha Curnow from the Wattle Tree Country Retreat, and Sue Goodhand from Felicity Health Care.
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24:05
Live at the Melbourne Disability Connection Expo 2023 Part Two feat. Shaun Kannemeyer, Jobby Mathew and Eleisha Laurent
This week's episode is the second of three live recordings from the Melbourne Disability Expo 2023.Guest include Shaun Kannemeyer from Mobility Aids, Jobby Mathew from Positive Media and Eleisha Laurent from Brain Train.
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29:53
Live at the Melbourne Disability Connection Expo 2023 Part One feat. River Night, Corinne Pegram and Jason
This is the first of three podcasts recorded at the Melbourne Disability Connection Expo 2023.First up is River Night, one of the organizers of the event from Developing Australian Communities, who joins us for a chat all about the even...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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33:22
Alice Rumble and Scott Nicholas (feat. guest contributor Isabela Hunter)
On this week's episode, we are talking all things ME/CFS with Alice Rumble in conjunction with ME/CFS international Awareness Day coming up on the 12th May.Following Alice, guest finance contributor Isabela Hunter from Plan Partners tal...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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37:33
Sonny Adorjan & Kim Henderson
On this weeks episode, we kick it off speaking to Sonny Adorjan, the creator of Woodism, which is the unique art collaboration with his autistic son. Following Sonny, we have Kim Henderson, who is the NDIS Transition Coordinator at...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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35:35
Live at The Brisbane Disability Expo 2023
Coach and the Doctor is on the road again in Brisbane at the Disability Connection Expo, talking to Expo Director Mike Clark, and some of the fantastic companies that attended.
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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32:44
Mel Spencer and Oliver Hunter
On this week's episode we speak to Mel Spencer, co-founder of Different Journeys, who tells us all about raising 3 children with Autism, her own late in life diagnosis' and everything that happens at Different Journeys.Then we are joine...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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34:24
Sasha Job and Kai & Nathan Ryan
ON this week's episode we kick off with Sasha Job, leader of the Universal Beach Access Hub (U-BEACH) project, who speaks to us about the importance of accessibility to our beaches and the steps needed to achieve this for our community....
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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57:13
Live from The Bayside Disability Expo
Coach and the Doctor are on the road in this week's episode, recording live from the Bayside Disability Expo.Our first guest is Spencer Ratliff who shares his story of starting Able Foods, a specialist disability ready made meal p...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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54:06
Senator Jordon Steele-John and Associate Professor Des Graham
This week’s CATD episode is jam packed with incredible conversations.First up we have Senator Jordon Steele-John who updates us on how things are looking under the new federal government, and the changes he wants to see in the NDIS.<...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:03:25
Bradley Dryburgh & Too Peas in a Podcast (Mandy Hose & Kate Jones)
This week’s CATD is a podcaster heavy one! Firstly we speak to the host of ‘A Lot To Talk About’ Bradley Dryburgh about all things Cystic Fibrosis and the year that changed the trajectory of his life forever. Then we have Mandy Ho...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:07:42
Matt Runnalls and Melanie Dimmitt
First up on this episode of Coach and the Doctor is the very passionate mental health advocate Matt Runnalls, who tells us all about what inspired him to create the not for profit mental health foundation Mindfull Aus and his book 'Nobody Can S...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:06:43
Katie Tonacia OAM and Beau Vernon
On this episode of Coach and the Doctor, we are joined by two fascinating guests. Up first is Katie Tonacia OAM to talk PTSD, the AFP, and Picking Up The Peaces - the organisation she founded to raise awareness and understanding about Post Trau...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:06:23