From The Heart: The HeartKids Podcast
Join us as we explore stories of Australians impacted by childhood-onset heart disease (CoHD) - including congenital heart disease.
We'll tackle the big issues - what it's like receiving a new diagnosis, preparing for open-heart surgery, looking after your mental health, and much more. The show features cardiologists and experts sharing their knowledge about the topics you want to know more about. This show is for anyone impacted by CoHD - parents, carers, family members, friends, and those of us living with CoHD.
Your hosts are Rachael Knowles, a young adult with CoHD, and Sami Glastonbury, a mother of two children with CoHD.
From The Heart is brought to you by HeartKids, the only national not-for-profit solely focused on supporting and advocating for all people impacted by CoHD.
From The Heart: The HeartKids Podcast
Supporting Heart Families in WA and Beyond with Natasha D'Souza
In this episode, host Sami is joined by Natasha D'Souza, one of our dedicated Family Support Coordinators in Western Australia.
Drawing on her own experience as a heart parent, Tash shares how she and the WA team walk alongside families through hospital stays, unexpected admissions, and the life-changing reality of having to travel interstate for cardiac care.
From practical tips on preparing for the journey, to the compassion of support that stretches across states and siblings at home, Tash opens up about a decade of standing with families through their hardest moments — and why she still loves this role every single day.
HEARTKIDS
From The Heart is brought to you by HeartKids, the only national not-for-profit solely focused on supporting and advocating for people affected by childhood-onset heart disease.
For support, information or guidance on your CoHD journey, call the HeartKids Helpline on 1800 432 785 or visit the website at https://www.heartkids.org.au
COPYRIGHT
All content on this podcast is subject to copyright and may not be reproduced, repurposed, republished, or copied, in any form, without permission.
Repurposing or republishing content from this podcast, even with credit and acknowledgement to the creators, host, and guest, does not provide an exemption to this copyright.
CREDITS
Host: Sami Glastonbury
Guest: Natasha D'Souza
Producer: Becky Oakley