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Stories of Community ResilienceADHD Diagnosis as an Adult: Yusra MetwallyYusra Metwally, shares her experience of being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult. Content Advisory: Discussion of Eating Disorder / Disoredered Eating from 16 minutes. For help and support contact Butterfly Foundation Australia 1800 33 46 73 Transcript Available Here. Produced by Aamon Sayed: Aamon has worked within the Social Work sector since 2012. His work experience adds sensitivity to interviews within a culturally safe setting. As a podcast producer, Aamon explores the human condition, and how to make the world a more positive place through his podcast series AddLOVE. Aamon's latest creative project is Untold Storie...2024-01-0821 min
Stories of Community ResiliencePursuing Art as a Career & Capturing Conflict in Photography: Ahmed SabraAhmed Sabra, artist and art-teacher, talks about his experiences of capturing images in regions of conflict and crises. Ahmed also discuss the challenges of pursuing of art as a career and as a means to make a living. About Ahmed Ahmad Sabra is a Lebanese Australian Muslim artist and an art teacher based in Naarm. His current art practice challenges the complex terrain of nationality, loyalty and faith. Ahmad offers his unique perspective on the world around him and the challenges he encounters daily in understanding a sense of place and belonging. He explores the li...2023-10-1628 min
Stories of Community ResilienceDigital Art & Self-Expression: Fadilah MahmudFadilah reflects on her experiences navigating life, study, and the industry of design & art as a woman of colour, and establishing herself as a digital artist over the past decade. About Fadilah: Fadilah is a Digital Artist based in Sydney, Australia and has been practicing her craft for over 10 years. Her work is a window into her experience as a female, muslim first-generation migrant living in suburban Australia. First and foremost, she is inspired by community. Her work explores the intersectionality of faith, culture and gender through a predominantly western lens. The emergence of t...2023-10-0213 min
Stories of Community ResilienceNavigating A Business Start-Up & Entrepreneurship: Peter GouldPeter and Aamon discuss the challenging and rewarding process of establishing a start-up business. Peter talks about the value of having mentors along the business journey, and how his strategic design consulting firm used a reframing approach to overcome business challenges during the pandemic. Transcript available here. Mentioned in the episode: reframing a problem into a design solution The Hard Thing About Hard Things How I Built This About Peter: Peter Gould leads a strategic design consulting firm based in Sydney, Dubai & Jakarta. Gould Studio advocates for H...2023-09-1720 min
Stories of Community ResilienceFinding Your Voice and Self in the Online World: Sereen OmranMusician, creative producer and film-enthusiast Sereen Omran also known as Sereen Sounds amassed a great following online for her talented musician skills with guitar and production work. On this episode, Sereen speaks with Aamon about navigating creative expression and the sometimes unpleasant interactions that can occur in online spaces, as well as the positive experiences that can help artistry. Transcript Available Here: Sereen's latest release is Honeybee ft. Moe Omran and you can follow all her creative projects here. Produced by Aamon Sayed. Aamon has worked within the Social Work sector since 2012. His work ex...2023-09-0413 min
Stories of Community ResilienceCapturing The Karbala Pilgrimage: Tom TobyProfessional photographer Tom Toby recounts his story of creating a documentary photography project that evolved into capturing 114,000 portraits of the religious pilgrimage Karbala in Iraq. You can follow Tom's stunning array of photography work on Facebook and his via his portfolio Website. Transcript Available Here: Produced by Aamon Sayed. Aamon has worked within the Social Work sector since 2012. His work experience adds sensitivity to interviews to create them in a culturally safe setting. As a podcast producer, Aamon explores the human condition, and how to make the world a more positive place through his p...2023-08-1418 min
Stories of Community ResilienceReflecting on Self-Growth Through Grief: Heba ShaheedContent Warning: This episode discusses grief, childhood cancer and the loss of a child. Support is available at Red Nose Grief & Loss and Hope Bereavement Care. Our guest today is Heba Shaheed. Heba is a Pelvic Floor expert, and in her professional practice of Physiotherapy supports women living with female related pain issues and pre/post-natal care. In 2018, Heba's young daughter was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, and sadly passed away in May 2022. Heba's story details the surprising lessons of resilience she learned about her self, and reflects upon her self-growth while navigating...2023-07-0920 min
Stories of Community ResilienceImpacts of Digital Globalisation on Musical Artistry: Jah TungOur guest today is well renowned reggae artist Jah Tung. Jah Tung and Aamon discuss the impacts and pressures of digital-globalisation that create a demanding social media presence for musicians and creatives. They also discuss spirituality and self-expression in music, and staying true to yourself in the music industry. Jah Tung's latest self-produced album Digital Degeneration is a "commentary on a society moving towards an unnatural, dystopian future, ...covering creation with dem- synthetic imitation." The title-track features an accompanying animation which explores this concept. This episode is produced by Egyptian-Australian Aamon Sayed. Aamon has worked wi...2023-07-0314 min
Stories of Community ResilienceThe Road To Belonging: Ruhee MThis episode talks about identity - specifically learning and relearning aspects of identity from Ruhee's perspective some years after settling in Australia. This episode is produced by Egyptian-Australian Aamon Sayed. Aamon has worked within the Social Work sector since 2012. Aamon's work experience adds sensitivity to interviews to create them in a culturally safe setting. As a podcast producer, Aamon explores the human condition, and how to make the world a more positive place through his series AddLOVE. For insightful conversation follow @aamon_basha and subscribe to the AddLove podcast here: Transcript Available Here Tod...2023-05-1712 min