Music therapist Helen Shoemark joins the Grandstanders and discusses the health benefits of music therapy. Helen specifically works with newborn babies and their family and supports them during hospitalisation. Listen in to better understand the work of music therapists and to hear it described from someone who is passionate about what they do.
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The Paralymics have kicked off in full swing, with a sellout crowd of 80,000 people at the opening ceremony! Join the Grandstanders as they follow the progress of Aussie athletes (the biggest team we've sent to date with 304 athletes!)
This morning on The Grandstanders...
Are you like Jane and feeling a little lost without the Olympics? Well, we have some good news for you! In less than a week the Paralympics start!
As some listeners will know Harps has a passion (and talent) for communicating relatable messages about health. The Grandstanders extrapolate three insightful health facts from an article written by Harps.
What would happen if you substitute 20% of your tele watching time for exercise? Jane and Harps paints the picture for us with facts and figures.
Nutritionist Steph Lowe (BSpExSc GDipHumNutr NSA - look at all those letters after her name!) shares what she ate for brekkie and answers the plurad of listener questions that come through....
Learn how to negotiate and eat well at social BBQ functions. What's this about the 80/20 rule? Is honey better than raw sugar? Are detox diets beneficial?
While everyone exercises in a different way, Craig and Jane discuss the benefits of keeping a physical (or digital) journal of exercise and food accomplishments when trying to make positive changes, as well as keeping ourselves accountable for our lifestyle choices.
Fresh from her sabbatical and set loose upon the world, Jane decided to take an undefined romp to excercise her newfound freedom.
It wasn't long before she came across a trophy shop, which stirred within her feelings of longing.
Hilarity ensued.
With the Olympics drawing to a close, Craig and Jane have a chat about the ins and outs of London 2012, with all the kerfuffle behind the scenes (it's a real word, apparently).
Australian Director David Pulbrook chats to Craig and Bianca Chatfield (filling in for Janey) about his new film Last Dance (a Grandstanders' first!) From the initial idea to reality, the film is 25 years' worth of dreaming, planning and creating. David shares with us his biggest challenges, the process for casting and the one take-away he learnt from the whole process.
Truly inspiring - both the film and David himself!
Jackie Lauder, the Grandstanders' resident unpaid sports psychologist, gives us her take on the London Olympics. Do you agree that we have been too harsh on our atheletes - confusing winning with success? We express our dissapointment at the lack of medals, but overlook Personal Bests achieved along the way....