Laura Bennett

Sydney

Producer and Host at Hope 103.2

Host at UNDISTRACTED with Laura Bennett

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Articles

Overlooking Perimenopause Affecting Women’s Health

4 days ago | pulse941.com.au | Laura Bennett

By: Laura BennettIt’s an accepted attitude that aging means getting tired, feeling mentally foggy or just flat, but health and fitness expert Michelle Bridges thinks a lack of understanding about perimenopause is leaving women with misguided beliefs about aging. After numerous visits to her GP because of erratic sleep patterns, Michelle was recommended anti-depressants but wasn’t convinced they were the right solution. “My sleep was having knock-on effects onto everything,”Michellesaid.
Being Safe, Being Welcomed Top Priority for Refugees

4 days ago | hope1032.com.au | Laura Bennett

Key points:“I touched the tiles on the Opera House to make sure it was real,” George said of when he arrived in Australia. “Australia is a new place that we call home now… there is no better word to explain that: Australia is home [and] it is safe.”“The difference between a person who is refugee like me and a person who is… born and raised here, is just the place we are born and nothing else.”Listen to the full conversation in the player above.
Flying Doctor: Remote Care Requires Unique Hope

6 days ago | wayfm.org.au | Laura Bennett

By: Laura BennettAs far as professions go, being a flying doctor and providing essential healthcare and emergency services to remote and rural patients is an incredibly unique one. For Elizabeth Green, life as a remote area doctor in the late ’80s and early ’90s was anything but predictable. “A typical day would never end up typical,” Elizabeth said.
Flying Doctor: Remote Care Requires Unique Hope

1 week ago | 96five.com | Laura Bennett
Flying Doctor: Remote Care Requires Unique Hope

1 week ago | hope1032.com.au | Laura Bennett

From hospital rounds in Kalgoorlie to urgent flights deep into the Western Desert, Elizabeth’s stories are a testament to the grit, grace, and quiet strength underpinning rural healthcare in Australia. In No Time for Makeup, Elizabeth reflects on her roots and how they fed her sense of calling as a paediatrician. Listen to this episode of UNDISTRACTED with guest Elizabeth Green in the player above, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Losing our Ability to 'Huddle' Hindering Human Connection

2 weeks ago | hope1032.com.au | Laura Bennett

Huddle encourages us to build a future focused on the togetherness we’ve abandoned and see the benefits of reacquainting ourselves with nature. “We’re not machines, we’re really beautiful intimate, intrinsic, complex creatures.”Listen to the full conversation in the player above. We may have hyper-connectivity, but we’re starved of the human connection needed to thrive.
Physical & Mental Health: Do We Judge Them Differently?

2 weeks ago | hope1032.com.au | Laura Bennett

Broken Brains is a companion through the journey of illness of any kind, addressing the “false binary” between mental and physical sickness that isolates many. Listen to this episode of UNDISTRACTED in the player above or wherever you get your podcasts. Confiding in friend Rosie Waterland, who’d suffered PTSD and depression for years, the friends found they were supported in their illness differently because of a perceived distinction between mental and physical ill-health.
The Secret to Dealing with Stress is to Train for It

3 weeks ago | hope1032.com.au | Laura Bennett

“Exercise brings on a lot of the biological changes associated with a lot of the things we experience in everyday life,” Dr Hall said. Exercise enables our bodies to handle stress and reduces the negative implications they have on our bodies. Listen to the full episode of UNDISTRACTED with guest Dr. Nick Hall in the player above or wherever you get your podcasts. Working with athletes, tech companies and the F.B.I., Dr. Nick has found exercise to be the most accessible form of recovery training.
Dami Im Pens Theme for Australian Movie 'My Eyes'

3 weeks ago | hope1032.com.au | Laura Bennett

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