Parra Pods

Dr Nicole Weeks Parenting

Parenting: Baby Sleep: how to encourage good sleeping habit in your baby and child:Dr Nicole Weeks, Practical Research Parenting – Becoming a parent is a wonderful feeling but many parents struggle to find a routine that works for them and their baby/child. You can find more of Nicole’s research on child sleep at www.practicalresearchparenting.com, and access those free resources by checking on Free Downloads & Resources.

 

Books mentioned in this podcast: “Becoming Mum” by Koa Whittingham; “The sensible sleep solution: a guide to your baby’s first year” by Sarah Blunden; “Dream Baby Guide” by Sheyne Rowley

 

Host: Katherine

Guest: Dr Nicole Weeks

Liz Wheeler

Liz Wheeler and Poppi are our guests: Liz, has a degenerative eye condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa that is slowly taking her sight. Always a reader, this condition took away her high profile career, and changed her relationship with books & stories.  Luckily, Vision Australia helped Liz discover Audio books and Guide Dogs sourced Poppi, her guide dog and she has fallen in love with both. Liz in now studying for a Counselling degree. This is the story of Liz’s rediscovery of the joys of reading and acquiring knowledge.

Host: Katherine

Guests: Liz Wheeler & Poppi the Guide Dog.

Travel Reads

Travel: Your journey starts here!  

This Podcast explores the notions of the Philosophy of travel, we explore the sacred traditions of India, find self-realization on the Pacific Crest Trail, and contemplate embarking on Epic Hikes of the World, and finally take a look at a landmark travel guide to indigenous Australia.  The books discussed are: “The Art of Travel” by Alain de Botton,   “Wild: from lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail”, by Cheryl Strayed:” Nine Lives: In search of the sacred in Modern India”, by William Dalrample:  “Epic Hikes of the World” a Lonely Planet Guide: “Welcome to Country: A travel guide to Indigenous Australia” by Marcia Langton.

The Books That Made Me - Meihua Gong

Your regular Parra Pods host, Katherine. Talks to Parramatta's 2015 Young Citizen of the Year Meihua Gong about the books that made her.

Titles mentioned in the Pod Cast include:

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder by Ariana Huffington

The Museum of Words: A Memoir of Language, Writing, and Mortality by Georgia Blain

Without You There is No Us : My Secret Life Teaching the Sons of North Korea's Elite by Suki Kim

In Conversation with Grace De Morgan

Grace De Morgan author of 'Everything Happens for a Riesling: Your Not So Fancy-Pants Guide to Wine, visited City of Parramatta Library for our first wine & cheeze author talk. 

 

Resilience with Dr Nicole Weeks

“Resilience” – “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” this old saying speaks to the quality of resilience. Dr Nicole Weeks, a research psychologist at Macquarie University is our guest today. Nicole is working with Resilience Research and training systems, founded by Dr Monique Crane at Macquarie, you can find out more about this at occupationalresilience.com.au -

The material presented in this Podcast is for general information only.  Any opinions expressed in the Podcast are those of the guest speaker and do not necessarily represent the views of City of Parramatta Council.  City of Parramatta Council is not responsible for any injury, loss or damage which you may directly or indirectly suffer in connection with the Podcast.

Brilliant Daughters Difficult Fathers

This Podcast discusses difficult Father/daughter relationships in memoirs. Often in memoir and in literature family relationships loom large,  especially father/daughter relationships. All three daughters suffered abuse & neglect in various forms, yet all three are high achieving women. This discussion focuses on these recent memoirs “Small Fry” by Lisa Brennan Jobs, Jeanette Walls “The Glass Castle” and Tara Westover’s “Educated”.