Thanks to Kiss Professional Solutions, In today's Episode, we are catching up with Narelle Woods, Mother of ASD Classified Track and Field Athlete, Kobi Lee Dyer.

Kobi Lee Dyer is a 19-year-old non-verbal Para athlete who competes in athletics and is also building a career as an artist, participating in local and state art competitions. Recently, Kobe was named to the Australian Team for the Virtus World Championships in Brisbane, Australia, in October. Today, we will discuss the journey Narelle and Kobi have had to become part of Para Athletics, and her previous and upcoming Australian representation at the Virtus Championships. We will also highlight her remarkable artistic talents and everything in between. We hope you enjoy today's chat!

This week's episode brought to you by Kiss Professional Solutions we welcome Belinda Slatter, a Toowoomba local, Heptathlete, long-time Para-All – All Abilities athlete, multiple Australian Team representative, Proactive advocate for the benefits of Sport for people with Autism and Intellectual Disability and also a big supporter of the benefits of Inclusive Coaching. Belinda’s passion for building awareness of the difficulties of engaging in sport when living regionally, and also for creating opportunities and removing barriers for remote and regional young athletes and promoting positive change, is today's focus.

We hope you enjoy our episode.

In Episode 3, Part 2 of the Inclusion Talks Podcast, sponsored by Kiss Professional Solutions, we welcome Mental Health Advocate and Paralympic Bronze Medallist Dayna Crees. We discuss inclusive sport, elite experiences, promoting growth in sports for children, and mental health challenges. Plus, we chat about Dayna and our Co-Host’s love for AFL and recent football highlights. Enjoy the episode!

Thanks to Kiss Professional Solutions. In Episode 3 of the Inclusion Talks Podcast, we welcome Dayna Crees to the microphone. Dayna is a Mental Health Advocate, Paralympic Bronze Medalist, Champion of Disability Inclusion in Sport, and a passionate supporter of the St Kilda AFL Football Club.

In this episode, we will discuss various topics related to inclusive sports, share experiences from elite athletics, and explore the promotion and growth of sports, particularly for children. We will also take a deep dive into mental health, addressing the challenges and barriers associated with mental health issues.

Additionally, we’ll have some fun as we chat about Dayna’s and our co-hosts' love for AFL and share insights about recent games and happenings on the football field.

We hope you enjoy todays episode!

Today is part 2 of Inclusion talks with Mandy Mason. Thanks to Kiss Professional Solutions

We will continue our chat about the recent Australian Athletics National Championships and the difficulties Juju faced to be able to complete her events, and we will also talk about Juju’s Café, an inspirational café ran by Juliette that shows that people with a disability can achieve their dreams and also engage and grow in a mainstream world.

Bought to you by Kiss Professional Solutions, Inclusions Talks Podcast, we welcome Mandy Mason, who will talk about the journey her daughter Juliette “JUJU” Mason has had to be Included in sport for people with a disability. We will chat about the recent Australian Athletics National Championships and the difficulties Juju faced to be able to complete her events, and we will also talk about Juju’s Café, an inspirational café ran by Juliette that shows that people with a disability can achieve their dreams and also engage and grow in a mainstream world.

Thanks to Kiss Professional Solutions, this week's episode of the Inclusion Talks Podcast, we welcome 4-time Paralympian, 7-time Paralympic Medalist, Commonwealth Games Representative, Inclusion champion, and Coach extraordinaire Richard Colman.

We will delve into the background of Para Sport, some of Richard’s incredible life experiences, coaching, the Paralympic Games and everything in between.

Importantly, we will also discuss how Richard supports the championing and growth of inclusion for children with disabilities in sport.

We hope you enjoy our latest episode.

Our new season two introductory episode talks about health, current sporting issues (not just para sport) ,our upcoming guests, and much more! Thanks to Kiss Professional Solutions

For the next three months, our Inclusion Talks Podcast will feature elite athletes, up-and-coming superstars, coaches, administrators and parents who are beginning their para sport journeys.

Join Dan Lonergan and myself each week from mid-May to hear the stories behind the people that make para sport what it is today and what they hope it will become.