Anne is a vivacious and clever educator and leader who has thrived throughout life by being sure of having a purpose. The purpose has varied and at times has shifted in levels of responsibility and intensity, through it all Anne has found ways to meaningfully contribute, and it is these contributions that has given her that joyful energy you will hear. Anne has a lovely way of explaining things and gives us some helpful guidance for preparing for retirement and perhaps even to reconsider how we define retirement.
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Graham Walker
Graham Walker draws on his experiences from 21 years in the Australian Regular Army and his work on the domestic battleground of supporting returned servicemen and women. In his work with the Vietnam Veterans Federation of Australia, Graham has assisted thousands of veterans to receive their entitlements, advised governments, authored research and campaigned for the official history of Agent Orange to be rewritten. Passionate about music and the arts, Graham has acted as a military and curatorial advisor on projects ranging from Bryce Courtney novels and David Williamson plays to music video clips, museum exhibitions, theatrical dance productions and the Australian TV mini-series, Vietnam. Graham offers us ideas about managing adrenaline and taking opportunities – you’ll want Graham in your ear throughout your life.
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Pauline McKinnon
Pauline is an author, counsellor and psychotherapist, founder of Stillness Meditation Therapy and delightful person to speak with. You will hear Pauline reflect and guide us through chaos. Pauline draws on her personal experiences as a partner and mother and how these then informed her career as a psychotherapist. This is a conversation covers very real-life struggles like unexpected deaths and changes in relationships with a grace and at times, humour, that will leave you feeling reassured.
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Professor Barry Golding (Part 2)
Barry Golding, an Honorary Professor in adult and community education, shares reflections on ageing, focusing on the roles of physical activity and friendships. This enlightening conversation continues as we couldn’t fit all his wisdom into one episode!In the continuation, Barry delves into the Men’s Shed movement, tracing its history and philosophy. As Patron of the movement, his insights will have you eager to discover a Men’s Shed near you or for someone in your life.
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Professor Barry Golding (Part 1)
Professor Barry Golding was an Honorary Professor in adult and community education of Federation University Australia in Ballarat since June 2021. Barry has held many positions in his career including Adjunct Professor, Associate Dean Research, School of Education & Arts at University of Ballarat, Australia; and founder of the RAVE (Researching Adult & Vocational Education) Group, President of the Adult Learning Australia Board, a voluntary Patron of the Australian Men’s Shed Association since 2009. Once you start listening it’ll be no surprise to hear that we could’ve chatted with Barry for hours, hence breaking our conversation into two parts. In this part 1 of our conversation Barry very generously shares his reflections on the ageing process particularly the role of physical activity and friendships.
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