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SI Chats

Welcome to our Podcast! We at Soroptimist International of Rangatahi Wellington will share different podcast series with you! All in the hopes to, EDUCATE, ENABLE and EMPOWER!
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Episodes

Every Kid Deserves Cake!

EVERY KID DESERVES CAKE! In this episode, we’re joined by the wonderful Laura! A few months ago we had the incredible opportunity to interview Laura, the mastermind behind The Cake Detective 🕵️‍♀️🎂 Laura has dedicated her time and passion to bringing smiles to the faces of children through the power of cake. From uncovering how this awesome charity started to heartwarming stories, this episode is a treat. This episode was packed with information about The Cake Detective and how people near and...

Jul 23, 202324 minSeason 2Ep. 2

Bake-A-Wish for Make-A-Wish!

In this episode, we’re joined by the wonderful Debbie! Debbie has worked at Make-A-Wish NZ for over ten years and now does so remotely from her caravan across the country! We had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Debbie one Sunday morning about Make-A-Wish and learnt how people can support this worthy cause. This episode was packed with information from learning how to host a Bake-A-Wish fundraiser, to hearing heartwarming wish stories. This episode is definitely worth a listen and we are n...

Apr 28, 202343 minSeason 2Ep. 1

A Journey With Ovarian Cancer

In this episode we chat to Miracle Marsh, a young mother of two, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in early 2022. Miracle is a wonderful mother, and advocate for health and wellbeing, who loves making time to go to the gym and do some yoga. In this heartfelt episode, Miracle joins us to share her journey, and her thoughts on what we can do to raise awareness and better support those who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. You can hear more from Miracle by visiting her page ‘The Only Reminder’...

Sep 22, 202242 minEp. 4

Four Legged Diagnostic Tool - with K9MD

The symptoms of Ovarian Cancer can be easily dismissed, but we know early detection raises the chance of survival. In this episode we hear from Pauline Blomfield, founder and director of K9 Medical Detection NZ Charitable Trust. K9MD’s mission is to improve the health of all New Zealanders, by using specially trained dogs working in a controlled clinical environment, to assist in the detection of cancer and other diseases. Speciality dogs are being trained to detect cancer and other diseases in ...

Sep 15, 202232 minEp. 3

Talking Peach

In this episode, Tash Crosby, founder of Talk Peach, joins us to have a chat about all things peach! Tash was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in 2016. Following her battle with Ovarian Cancer she founded Talk Peach, a charity with the mission to inform New Zealanders on gynaecological disease and connect and support those who are diagnosed. We talk to Tash about the work Talk Peach does, gynae cancer awareness, advocating for your own health, and what we can do to support wahine (women) with Ovari...

Sep 08, 202221 minEp. 2

Cure Our Ovarian Cancer

In this episode we’re joined by Jane Ludemann, founder of Cure our Ovarian Cancer. Jane founded the only dedicated ovarian cancer charity in Aotearoa in 2018, after her own diagnosis. She’s an incredible woman on a mission to save lives. When she has a spare moment, Jane loves to head off on tramping trips and spend time outdoors. We talk to Jane about current ovarian cancer outcomes, and the research, advocacy, and support work she is spearheading to help women with ovarian cancer live better, ...

Sep 01, 202236 minEp. 1

Introducing Our Ovarian Cancer Series

Welcome to SI chats where we, Soroptimist International of Rangatahi Wellington, share stories and learnings to educate, enable and empower. In this episode we introduce our Ovarian Cancer podcast series, where we are learning more about ovarian cancer, 1 of the 5 gynaecological cancers. Your hosts Maddy and Jess, introduce what ovarian cancer is, share why they’ve created the series, and touch on a few key things they’ve learnt so far. This is just the beginning, and also just one of many areas...

Aug 28, 20224 min
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