Hello listeners, We have the last episode in the three part series with Beth McLaughlan, our relationship expert, who continues with more of a description of the various attachment styles, and how they impact all our relationships. If you are yet to hear an attachment style that sounds very much like you, stay tuned, you soon will! This last episode also includes Q & A with some of the audience members, as well as some of Beth’s intriguing stories of working with clients over the course of her career. ---------- A three part series taken from the hour and a half session Beth ran at St Georges Holiday Suites on the Gold Coast during TA20 earlier this year. One of the key messages from Beth is that we are in relationships all all types our how life, yet we have little or no training in how to manage them. With a thorough understanding of attachment styles, we can not only understand ourselves better, but understand others - leading to more compassion. An absolute must listen. Cheers Beth for a great session. Enjoy listeners VCA Team

Hello listeners, We have the next episode in the three part series with Beth McLaughlan, our relationship expert, who continues with more of a description of the various attachment styles, and how they impact all our relationships. If you are yet to hear an attachment style that sounds very much like you, stay tuned, you soon will! ---------- A three part series taken from the hour and a half session Beth ran at St Georges Holiday Suites on the Gold Coast during TA20 earlier this year. One of the key messages from Beth is that we are in relationships all all types our how life, yet we have little or no training in how to manage them. With a thorough understanding of attachment styles, we can not only understand ourselves better, but understand others - leading to more compassion. An absolute must listen. Cheers Beth for a great session. Enjoy listeners VCA Team

Hello listeners, Welcome back to a new round of podcasts. We have a special treat for you over the next few weeks.. Beth McLaughlan, our relationship expert speaks about the various attachment styles, and how they impact all our relationships. A three part series taken from the hour and a half session Beth ran at St Georges Holiday Suites on the Gold Coast during TA20 earlier this year. One of the key messages from Beth is that we are in relationships all all types our how life, yet we have little or no training in how to manage them. With a thorough understanding of attachment styles, we can not only understand ourselves better, but understand others - leading to more compassion. An absolute must listen. Cheers Beth for a great session. Enjoy listeners VCA Team

G’day again folks, We are closing off the TA20 podcasts with another great chat with one of the peer mentees, Cindy Waugh. Cindy is a current serving member and a new to service chaplain, with 2 CER. With her busy and demanding role, Cindy has had her fair share of personal fatigue from tending to other’s needs. Returning to the Timor Awakening peer mentoring program, Cindy aimed to both refill her own bucket, and learn skills to take back to her role as a unit Madre, both aims of which were achieved over the course of the program. A far north Queensland girl, she certainly found the ice bath a mission, but persevered! Cheers for the chat Cindy and enjoy listeners VCA Team

G’day again listeners, Welcome back to another TA20 peer mentor podcast. Today we have a quick chat with Dawn Uebergang, a previous TA participant and wife of Lee Uebergang. Dawn is a veteran in her own right, having dedicated 15 years of her life to volunteer work in places such as Nairobi and Lao, where she combines her love of travel, natural medicine and commitment to projects that give back to communities. Dawn’s husband Lee is also a keen community developer, whose passion involves bringing water supply to remote villages, with Timor Leste in his sights. A fascinating story and a true commitment to those in need. Cheers for the chat Dawn and enjoy listeners. VCA Team

G'day listeners, We are steaming ahead with more TA20 peer mentor program podcast interviews. Next up we have Daniel McKenzie, a former UN nurse who served in Timor Leste and Afghanistan. Dan has completed a TA as a participant and has come back to do mentor training. Dan stresses the importance of empathy and willingness to listen when interacting with veterans. Equally, he emphasises the importance of veterans taking ownership for their own improvement, with mentors helping them drive the solution. Another great short listen. Cheers Dan and enjoy listeners. VCA Team

G'day listeners, Welcome to our next podcast episode from TA20. This time around we are chatting with Matt Wallace, who completed TA16 as a participant, and was kind enough to produce a video recording of the program which was made publicly available. Matt shares his experiences learning the ropes of peer mentoring, and has a particularly special anecdote from his ice bath experience from TA20 ;) Matt is a helicopter pilot by trade, and was in East Timor in 2001 flying choppers with the Australian Army. Nowadays he works for CASA with flight standards. He is keen to go back and show his daughters the country to pass on different perspectives.  Our latest piecemeal chat with a 'mentee' from TA20. Enjoy listeners VCA Team

G'day Team, Welcome back for our next podcast episode from TA20, which was a peer mentoring program on the Gold Coast. Today we welcome back John White, who has already shared a number of insights in previous episodes and is back with us again to talk about peer mentoring. John is largely drawn to contribute to the peer mentoring space as he knows all too many veterans of his generation who are not do ing so well and need help - the same goes for more contemporary veterans. Sharing some great and hilarious anecdotes, John also looks through the lens of having been a business consultant in a former life and suggests some ways VCA could approach the peer mentoring arena, to be in it for the long game. Thanks again John for your thoughts and insights. Enjoy listeners VCA Team

Greetings Listeners, Welcome back to the VCA / TA podcasts. We are kicking off the podcasts from TA20 with VCA President Padre Gary Stone. Gary talks about how the Timor Awakening program has been redefined allowing 'mentees' to learn how to become peer mentors. He talks about how peer mentors can be the absolute exponential factor in veteran health space, given how much veterans will open up to other veterans. The purpose of the Timor Awakening program is and always has been to change the paradigm of veteran health from the sickness model that focuses on the problem, to a growth model focusing on health. One of the key points is how peer mentors can focus on triage or conducting a quick assessment for a veteran, before referring them on to a specialist where required. Looking ahead, Gary also touches on that is in the pipeline for 2022 programs in the second half of the year, as well as what is coming up in 2023. Cheers for the updates Gary Enjoy  VCA Team

Hi Team, Welcome to our next podcast episode. (We have now completed all podcasts from the TA18 program, more to follow...) Our last interview is with Greg Lloyd, who served a fives years in total back in the 80s, as both an armoured Corps reservist and later a Signaller in the regular Army. After becoming disenchanted with the Army and feeling held back, he decided to leave in search of other avenues in life. He disengaged from anything Defence related for nearly 40 years, no ANZAC Day, no veterans organisations or community groups. Post Defence he fulfilled careers as a computer programmer and later high school teacher, teaching computer science and mathematics. Upon realising he had more work to do on himself than previously admitted, he found his way back to the ESO community, where a whole need journey has now embarked.. An interesting story of life in Defence, transition, isolation and re-connection. Cheers Lloyd Enjoy listeners VCA Team