What We Teach Our Children
How do we nurture creative, connected, resilient, emotionally intelligent, and empowered children? It takes a village, or what we call a community – so if you feel overwhelmed by the responsibility….you’re not alone. We are surrounded by people who can support us, family, friends, and professionals – who all play an influential role in shaping our children. Through this podcast we’ll explore a wide range of topics in candid conversations with other parents, experts, teachers and researchers about topics that dominate life in the 21st Century. Collectively we can provide support where it is needed. Children are our future so “What we teach them’ through our actions and words is important. Imagine if your parents, teachers, relatives, or carers, told you another story – your life story would be completely different. I believe we can change the narrative for children, but to do that we need to change our story. ‘What We Teach Our Children” relies on everyone who plays a role in that story, at every level of society.
Episodes
Owning the Fall: Vulnerability, Failure & the Courage to Begin Again with Chris Valli We’ve all experienced a moment we’re not proud of, but what happens when that moment becomes public and your life is never the same. In this deeply honest and thought-provoking conversation, Kim speaks with Chris Valli, founder of the VOIC Movement …
Rewiring the Subconscious & Remembering Who You Are with Holly McNeill – The Mindfulness Architect. What if you’re not broken…you’re just running on autopilot? This week on What We Teach Our Children, I sit down with Holly McNeill: The Mindfulness Architect. She shares how 95% of our thoughts operate below awareness…and how the patterns we formed as children …
Living Through Our Turbulent History: Why Values Matter More Than Ever with Charles Fowler – Global Coordinator of World Values Day As ANZAC Day approaches, this memorable conversation with Charles invites us to reflect on history, humanity, and the values that shape our future. Born into a world recovering from World War II, Charles has …
Raising Earth Keepers: Nature, Agency, and the Future of Early Childhood with Gabby Millgate When children are connected to nature from the beginning, they don’t just learn about the world they learn how to care for it. In this week’s episode of What We Teach Our Children, I sit down with Gabby Millgate, former actor and …
Nurturing Babies, Supporting Parents, and Building Connection in the Early Years What does it truly mean to support a child in their earliest years of life? In this episode of What We Teach Our Children, I speak with Occupational Therapist, bestselling author, and Parent Sense founder Meg Faure – a global voice in infant care and …
What if the most important lessons we can teach our children don’t come from textbooks – but from the land itself? In this powerful and reflective conversation, PhD researcher Monty Nixon shares how Indigenous ways of being, knowing and doing can help reshape modern education systems. From his early experiences on Arrernte Country to his research in …
What does it mean to truly belong and why do we try to fit in? Some people grow up knowing exactly where they fit.Others… spend a lifetime navigating the spaces in between. As it is for Birgitta Car – an educator and writer, born in South Africa, raised in Australia, and working in Thailand, her life …
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T...Podcasthon 2026 Special Episode Wildlife conservation in Australia is critical to protecting unique biodiversity, preventing extinction, and maintaining ecological resilience against climate change. With over 2,000 threatened species, conserving native flora and fauna sustains essential ecosystem services, including clean air, water purification, and pollination. It is also vital for managing threats like invasive species and ...
Australia has one of the highest rates of land clearing in the world and the fourth highest extinction rate on the planet. Instead of feeling hopeless, Anna Noon Co-founded The Groundswell Collective, inspired to restore biodiversity through the Miyawaki Tiny Forest method. A former social worker retrained in sustainable living; Anna was watching her hometown …
Love Is the Silent Lesson – Raising Independent, Compassionate Changemakers with belief and belonging. In this deeply personal and practical conversation, Gavin shares how growing up in poverty, bullied and raised without a father, his mother instilled the belief that he could do anything – shaping a lifelong mission to transform education globally. Gavin went …
From Farm to Rooftop – Reimagining How Cities Nourish Communities Guest: Clint McCrae | Co-Founder, Urban Grounding Raised in the farming region of south-west Victoria’s Otways, Clint McCrae grew up immersed in a mixed farming enterprise producing beef, dairy, vegetables and seed potatoes for export. His connection with farming and food is so deep it …
Co-founder Orange Sky Australia Nicholas Marchesi is a builder, dreamer and doer. In 2014, alongside childhood friend Lucas Patchett, he co-founded Orange Sky Australia starting with a single van named “Sudsy” providing free mobile laundry services to people experiencing homelessness. What began as a practical solution quickly became something far more powerful: a platform for …
Founder of Raq Vision, Raq The Boat, and host of Rated Gen Z podcast Raquel Borras is a Gen X mum, youth advocate, and bridge-builder between generations who believes the fastest way to heal generational divides is to genuinely listen to young people. In this episode, Raquel returns to share what’s unfolded since Season 1 – including the …
“My scars are a roadmap to my past, not a highway to my future.” A favourite saying of Entrepreneur Justin Lippiatt, whose leadership experience across decades and industries, goes beyond performance and productivity – in this conversation we explore leadership as a human responsibility. We discuss: • Leadership as legacy – and what our …
Who influences us to become the people we are meant to be? It begins with 5 key people in childhood – our parents, grandparents, family friends or relatives, perhaps a teacher. In this deeply human conversation, ROCeteer’s Chief Collaboration Officer, Mark Rowland shares how childhood influences, family legacy, and a life partner’s unwavering support shaped …
The very elements that support life on this planet are killing us – SLOWLY. Last year I came across a question that stopped me in my tracks… What happens when environmental toxins quietly alter biology across generations and why aren’t we talking about it more? This question was posed by Veterinarian & Director of Future …
Australia wastes an average of 7.6 million tonnes of food per year! Let that sink in… Individually it equates to 312kg per person and costs our economy more than 36.6 billion! 70% of this food is edible – that blows my mind! It’s not just the economy that’s being impacted either, food waste contributes to …
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Th...What if educating our children wasn’t just about answers, but the questions? Recently I watched an inspirational documentary – “The Power of Small”. A story of one woman’s vision to create a Kindness Army and how empowering others to make a difference, ripples out through communities transforming lives long after the initial investment. That led …
This episode contains conversations about mental health challenges in a child, including suicidal ideation, which may be distressing for some listeners. Please take care while listening. The World Health Organization calls loneliness a global health challenge, affecting one in six people, from adolescents to the elderly. Its impact on wellbeing and longevity is as serious …
Language Warning…This week’s story comes with a language warning for those of you who may be listening in the presence of children or anyone offended by the ‘F’ word in general conversation. In this deeply reflective episode, I’m joined by Ricky Longshaw, host of the podcast Humans Like Us, a mentor, a coach, and a …
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