S02E17 - Laura Bailey (Veteran Mindfulness Australia) - Part 1
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In this episode of the podcasts Andy chats with Laura Bailey from Veteran Mindfulness  Australia.  With her bright and bubbly nature they launched into some of the great  stuff that’s been happening  with Veteran Mindfulness here in Australia.    Andy asked Laura to unpack that and to share their amazing programs first hand with our audience.

 Andy begins by wanting to know a little about Laura’s background and her experiences first.  Jumping straight in Laura outlined a lengthy nursing career, raising a family, building houses, then she moved back into nursing to finish her degree.   That led her to Mental Health working in one of Australia’s remotest locations, Broome. There Laura and her organization serviced the Kimberley and the Pilbara area.   Laura shared how much she enjoyed those beautiful people who put all her fears to rest about doing or saying the wrong thing.   That’s where Laura learned a lot about the value of art therapy, yoga, cooking and things like that.  The veteran mindfulness model proved to be a  good activity, connecting with people and allowing that connection without talking in any depth as to why they were in hospital.    It was a meaningful way to engage without going into the trauma experience.   

 With fresh eyes into mental health Laura soon realized her own personal mental health journey had been  the best qualification.   A lot of that therapy was actually getting out into the country and just connecting into the oneness of that.  She found Aboriginal people with intergenerational trauma to be similar to non indigenous communities with regards to drug induced psychosis and a broad range of other mental health issues.   

 So… Andy continues; can you just share with our audience, how your work became a family affair. Laura replied that her son was working for veteran causes, raising money and raising awareness.   Coming from an Allied Health sports perspective and then Tom was raising money by raffling vintage cars.  Tom was also linking up veterans with things they didn't know  they were entitled to.   Listen out for the concluding episode where Laura details more about the  Veteran Mindfulness platform and how eligible veterans can access the programs and on-board psychologists.

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