Umina Podcast: Recent Episodes
Damian Gough
Introducing the people behind local healthcare and medical practices. Hear their stories and get to know what makes them love what they do.
Produced by Umina Podiatry.
Intro Guitar - Cameron Gough
Jolene has an interesting and varied background, but there seems to be a pattern emerging with our podiatrists previous employment.
Learn why you wouldn't want to pick a fight with this podiatrist, her preferred Doctor, and her top tip for a way to change your life.
https://uminapodiatry.com.au/about-umina-podiatry/
Jacqui Horne is our Technical Advisor from Brooks Running. She is a self confessed "Shoe Nerd" and has a passion for educating people about sports footwear.
Hear how she found herself playing in the first ever full contact Rugby League match in Serbia, how studying Podiatry can lead to varied career options, and learn a little about the shoes worn by elite marathon runners.
https://www.facebook.com/BrooksrunningAU
https://www.brooksrunning.com.au/
Trent Mitton is a familiar name to those that follow International hockey, as he has represented Australia since 2010, and holds numerous gold medals.
The EXO-L Brace from his company Brace For Innovation is a revolutionary new product, designed in the Netherlands, which will reduce the incidence of ankle sprains, and can be used in most court and field sports.
It has been described as a seatbelt for your ankle, which allows full motion but stops a sprain.
Hear how he came to use the brace himself, and then brought it to Australia for everybody to use.
We also discussed how he has managed since the Tokyo Olympic Games was postponed, and his typical week of balancing training and sport with business and leisure.
Find out more:
https://braceforinnovation.com.au/
https://www.instagram.com/brace_for_innovation/
https://www.facebook.com/Brace-for-Innovation-657805597990849
admin@braceforinnovation.com.au
Trent: (+61) 433 608 226
Suzie: (+61) 438 474 844
Shelley Northrop has studied Remedial Massage Therapy, and worked in Sydney prior to relocating here in Umina Beach. She understands the pressures of having 3 young children, running a business, and finding time to look after yourself.
Her thorough approach to assessment, prior to therapy, means you can be sure of a holistic approach to your tension, aches and pains. Shelley also understands the importance of massage in pregnancy, and a team approach to managing people with complex heath problems.
We also discovered a link in our backgrounds which may surprise you.
https://www.facebook.com/healthandsoulmassage
https://www.instagram.com/healthandsoul_massagetherapy/
shelley@healthandsoulmassage.com.au
0424 625 890
Liz Macnamara is a Clinical Hypnotherapist with international training from leaders in the field. She also has a Masters in Gestalt Psychotherapy and provides therapeutic counselling services for depression and anxiety. She also gets around by pushing herself along on a scooter, and spends some of her spare time in numerous writing groups.
Her business is The Clearing in Umina Beach, and you'll often see her chooks digging up the front yard in Trafalgar Avenue.
Find out more about Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy at The Clearing https://www.theclearing.com.au/
Find out more about scooters and bikes at Scooters for Everyone https://www.scootersforeveryone.com.au/
Shane Neaves is CEO of Peninsula Villages, a group of residential aged care facilities based here on the Peninsula.
Very soon we will see the opening of Pozieres House, a brand new model of care for the village.
Volunteering at the facilities can be rewarding. Volunteers are needed for a variety of services such as delivering resident mail, calling bingo, driving buses, delivering community meals, reading to residents, supported resident shopping and wheelchair walks.
https://peninsulavillage.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/PeninsulaVillage/
02 4344 9199
Rowan Smith
I have one mission in life: to become the best in the world at preparing everyday people for their own hiking adventures.
So when you finally decide the time has come to tackle that bucket list goal you have always dreamed about, I will be ready to provide the most comprehensive training, the most thorough education and all the support you need. So you can have the best chance possible of having a safe, enjoyable and ultimately successful adventure!
My whole life, I have chased the adventurous spirit. From my early days in Scouts, tearing through the local bushlands to my teenage years as a die-hard bodyboarder, living and breathing the eternal search for that perfect wave. Then I spent years in my twenties tramping the globe, always at my happiest when I had a pack on my back and a new language to learn.
I was exposed to hikers, mountaineers and adventure athletes of all shapes; who were out exploring the world, challenging themselves and crushing their bucket list goals.
But I quickly realised there was one major issue for these adventurers. All the training information available to them was written by amateurs, not experts. So I set out to change this.
Website: https://www.summitstrength.com.au/
Podcast: https://trainingfortrekking.libsyn.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/summitstrength.au/
Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/trainingforhikingandtrekking/
James and I sat in the back yard with the birds and the dogs. We talk about tennis, home renovation, and freediving.
James loves caring for people recovering from cardiac conditions, and educating people to make the most of their health, whatever their age.
We also hear about flying lawnmowers and why breakfast is not always an easy option.
They have a facebook group called Fit Strong and Beyond which you can join through this link https://www.facebook.com/groups/3056345551051908/
Reach out at http://i-fitness.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/ifitnessep/
Phone: 0414 098 226
Email: james@i-fitness.com.au
112 Blackwall Rd,
Woy Woy, New South Wales, Australia 2256
Patrick tells us about his favourite (not so secret) scone recipe, answers an age old question about jam and cream, and explains how he moved from working on a tropical island to an Outback Queensland clinic.
We discussed his passion for diabetes and podiatry, and how high risk foot care is important in reducing the amputation rate.
Get more information about diabetes and foot disease at https://www.diabeticfootaustralia.org/for-patients/
Hear us chatting about growing up in bare feet, how you have to get bigger before you can make it as an elite athlete.
Ben's typical breakfast will make you shudder, and his favourite is not surprising given his background.
Land based injuries lead this swimmer to study biomedical engineering and team up with other athletes to find an answer to a common problem.
Ben is a co-founder of Solushin, a new product that relieves common types of shin pain, and gets you back to full activity sooner.
https://solushin.com/
https://www.facebook.com/thesolushin/
team@solushin.com
Hear how Laura was attacked by a Hippopotamus, and how travelling the world on cruise liners lead to a meeting that changed the course of her life.
Laura practices Acupuncture, Remedial Massage and other therapies that can help with the relief of problems ranging from musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction, mental health including stress, anxiety & depression, acute & chronic health problems, fertility support, digestive support and general balancing of health.
https://livingenergyacupuncture.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/LivingEnergyAcupunctureCentralCoast/
We also mentioned the great cartoon drawings of Steph Cooper "The Comical Anatomist"
https://thecomicalanatomist.com/
Chatting with Gareth who grew up on the Peninsula we hear about fishing, and how a qualified plumber ended up becoming a podiatrist. The best part was finally learning the secret to how Gareth plans his holidays.
FInd him at
htttps://uminapodiatry.com.au
Lyndi gets people out of their wheelchairs and walking underwater. We talk about how she was born somewhere that no longer exists, her adventures in Africa, walking on hot coals, and how that lead to the start of The Scuba Gym.
Find out more:
https://thescubagym.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/thescubagymaus/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnz_O9Y0zxPiDOWI8-L6R2Q
Chatting with Ellie from Umina Podiatry we ask some of life's big questions; like go giraffes eat bacon? Hear about growing up here on the peninsula, and how we met when Ellie was just a child.
Chatting with Darren From 6S Physio hear how we might have met each other in a previous life, plus we get deep and meaningful on what motivates our patients to get better.
Find Darren at:
https://6s.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/6SPhysio/
Michelle Foley from Umina Podiatry talks about what she did at school lunchtime, and how a working holiday in Australia still hasn't ended.
Today we chat with Dwight Bilson from Umina Podiatry, where he explains how he was given a firearm at his first after-school job, and what the old Hills Hoist has to do with the way you walk.
An introduction to what we do, meeting the people behind the Healthcare and related businesses in our area.