@ThisIsHerLifePodcast on Instagram **This Is Her Life! The podcast where we hear the extraordinary stories of women!Hosted by Lou Prichard💜mum/ stepmum/ sister/ daughter💜Union Organiser💜local football club President💜host of the Loulabelle's FrancoFiles podcastIn this episode of <<This Is Her Life>> we hear the raw and real story of Michelle Sheppard. Michelle has traversed the world of transitioning as all trans women do. Loving/ parent/ intelligent/ trans/ beautiful/ true to self. Just some of the words I’d use to describe Michelle, but she’s so much more than words and labels. We will hear the history she has lived, the way her children worked through "Dad being a girl", the bias and discrimination, the abuse. The love, the family. The challenges, the nitty gritty of transitioning.What we hear though above all is the story of a real person with feelings. A person who faces immense challenges every day but rises above them in a way many of us can't comprehend. The loss experienced by our trans community is overwhelming. They more than most need our love and support, and after hearing from Michelle, I hope more people will understand this.I'm so thankful for Michelle's openness. She opened up about surgery, hormones, orgasm and many other fascinating facets of a trans woman's world most of us don't consider. Michelle also refers to "hearts not parts". Our connection and attachment to people in our world is not always necessarily about their physiology.Chatting to Michelle is so refreshing! Her capacity to just take on board any question no matter how personal or awkward is fabulous! I encourage non-trans listeners to jump into our chat and discover a new  appreciation for Michelle's journey. For trans listeners, the inspiration Michelle will provide, is just immense.Recently after huge pressure, the Religious Discrimination Bill has been shelved temporarily by the Australian Government. Hopefully as more of our community hear the stories of our trans women, it will permanently be a thing of the past. One day we will live in a world where our trans children and adults don't suffer discrimination, where they are treated equal to others, where they are included with other women. Well, we hope.

@ThisIsHerLifePodcast on InstagramThis Is Her Life! The podcast where we hear the extraordinary stories of women!Hosted by Lou Prichard💜mum/ stepmum/ sister/ daughter💜Union Organiser💜local football club President💜host of the Loulabelle's FrancoFiles podcastIn this episode Lou chats to Australian Federal MP Ged Kearney - member for the seat of Cooper. Ged shares the twists and turns of her life from the "Kearney Family Union" of her childhood, to nursing, heading the ANMF, then becoming the President of the ACTU, her current  political life and also the importance of family.Ged shares with Lou the women who she finds inspirational, the music that sets her feminist vibes going, plus the world she dreams of for women.As Ged says, "In a world of men you can often be invisible if you're a woman".Tune in for a frank and personal chat with Ged. Her wisdom. Her openness. Her ongoing fight for the sisterhood. https://thisisherlife.buzzsprout.com/ 

@ThisIsHerLifePodcast on InstagramThis Is Her Life podcastJoin Louise Prichard as she seeks out the extraordinariness of seemingly ordinary women. Of course all women are extraordinary! But we don't always see it at first sight, so in these podcast chats Lou delves a little deeper and uncovers the stories of women, of who they are and the story of their journeys.Debra Bateman seems to have already lived multiple lives... that is she has faced the dire darkness as well as the glorious brightness of being through the various phases of her life. After an accident as a young person, Deb clawed back and lived her life with such determination. Then faced with further indescribable grief Deb forged ahead to achieve amazing success.Now in yet another phase of life which Deb calls her "parenting gap years" she continues to give of herself to all those around her as well as the community. Through such a journey though, Deb has made a most profound discovery... that is, it is the sisterhood who'll get you through.