Panel Discussions

Understanding addiction

Collett Smart, Justine Whitchurch and Keith Garner join panel host, Laura Bennett, to discuss addiction. What is addiction? Can we spot it in ourselves or our loved ones? What are the essential tools needed to overcome addiction?

Technology and Relationships

Kiran Skariah, Katie Kobler and Professor Ebi Cocodia join panel host, Laura Bennett, to discuss technology and relationships. Is one always detrimental to the other? Can we manage both well simultaneously?

Mother's Day - pressures and expectations of motherhood

Collett Smart, Justine Toh and Warwick Marsh join panel host, Laura Bennett, to discuss the pressures and expectations of motherhood. What does motherhood look like today? And what can we do to support, encourage and appreciate the mother figures in our lives?

Overcoming adversity

Collett Smart, Justine Whitchurch and Rev. Keith Garner join panel host, Laura Bennett, to discuss overcoming adversity. Is it easy to recognise adversity? Is adversity something we can expect to conquer on our own?

Different Parenting Styles

Collett Smart, Justine Toh and Warwick Marsh join panel host, Laura Bennett, to discuss parenting styles. Is one better than the other? What should inform our parenting styles? Are they for the benefit of us or our children?

Living in a digital age - for our children

Kiran Skariah, Katie Cobler and Professor Ebi Cocodia join host, Laura Bennett, to discuss living in a digital age from the perspective of our children. Is technology good or bad for our children? Are there helpful and healthy ways for our children to embrace technology?

Living in a digital age - parents

Kiran Skariah, Katie Cobler and Porfessor Ebi Cocodia join panel host, Laura Bennett, to discuss the role of parents in this digital age in which we live. What are the responsibilities of parents when it comes to technology? And do we practice what we preach?

Finding identity

Justine Whitchurch, Collett Smart and Rev. Keith Garner join host Laura Bennett to discuss finding identity.  Is it truly possible to discover who we are in a noisy world filled with unexpected pressures and stresses?

Young people and mental health

Professor Ebi Cocodia, Katie Kobler and Pastor Kiran Skariah join host Laura Bennett to discuss young people and mental health.  What are the impacts on the mental health of young people today? And how can we best support them?

What we long for - contentment

Justine Toh, Keith Garner and Nathan Brewer join host Laura Bennett to discuss contentment.  What do we long for? And how do we find contentment with or without everything we want?

Contentment

Collett Smart, Mark McCrindle and Raewyn Elsegood discuss healthy relationships..  What are the signs of a healthy relationship and what can we do to improve ours?

Personal Wellbeing

Justine Toh, Graeme Cowan and Amanda Rose join host Laura Bennett to discuss personal wellbeing. What is it? And how do we obtain it?

Benefits of Community Connection

Collett Smart, Raewyn Elsegood and Mark McCrindle join host Laura Bennett to discuss the benefits we can experience when we connect with others in community, and what what a true experience of community looks like.

Young People and Anxiety

Collett Smart, Keith Garner and Nathan Brewer join host Laura Bennett to talk about young people and the growing sense of anxiety, looking at the factors contributing to a higher sense of anxiety among young people, peer pressure and the impact technology is having on developing minds.

Paying it Forward

Collett Smart, Mark McCrindle and Raewyn Elsegood join host Laura Bennett to discuss how paying it forward - giving our time and energy voluntarily to people, projects and organisations - can not only benefit others, but also bring us unexpected rewards.