Podcast: From Aged Care to Everywhere

From Aged Care to Everywhere is a podcast for the quiet champions of change – the people who support others while navigating their own transitions, identity shifts and emotional load. Whether you work in aged care, disability, community services, corporate wellbeing, or you’re simply moving through a season of change in your own life, this space is for you.

Hosted by psychologist and workplace wellbeing strategist Dr Julie Bajic Smith, the podcast explores the human side of transition: burnout, boundaries, reinvention, emotional residue, and the moments that reshape who we are.

Each episode offers grounded insight, practical tools and honest conversations that honour the emotional labour behind meaningful work. If you’ve ever wondered, ‘How do I keep showing up when everything is shifting?’, you’ll find clarity, steadiness and a sense of companionship here.

Conversations on the human experience – navigating burnout, transitions and emotional safety with heart.

We are experiencing new challenges in aged care post COVID - 19 pandemic. Workforce is self - reporting poor work/life balance, high levels of stress and additional work pres sures meeting the increasing demands of our diverse ageing population .

Join us for a conversation on these new trends.

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Whether you are seeking inspirational stories, insider knowledge, practical tips, real experiences or easy to understand and implement knowledge - you are bound to find useful information.

So You Work in Aged Care offers information on new industry trends, topics of interest and tips and tricks on improving service delivery without complexity and overwhelm .

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The Latest Episodes

#50 | Measuring and Boosting Productivity in Aged Care

#51 | Managing Emotions in Aged Care

#52 | Improving Your Coping Strategies

#53 | Supporting Families in Residential Care

#54 | Helpful Sentence Structure in Dementia

#55 | Routine Management and ADLs

#56 | Supporting Families of Home Care Recipients

#57 | Intimacy and Dementia

#58 | Psychological input with treatment team in residential care

#59 | So You Work in Aged Care - Welcome

#60 | Overworked and Overwhelmed

#61 | Covid Pandemic - Have We Recovered?

#62 | Dealing with Violence and Aggression in the Workplace

#63 | Speak Up: Navigating Communication Challenges in Aged Care

#64 | Why We Neglect Self-Care: Unpacking the Causes and Solutions

#65 | Breaking the Silence: Building Community in Aged Care

#66 | Mastering Mentorship - Unlocking Benefits, Finding Start Points, and Sustaining Practice

#67 | Balancing the Scales - Addressing Unpaid Care, Stress, and Burnout in Women’s Health Week

#68 | Navigating Stress - Strategies to Overcome Overwhelm and Time Pressure

#69 | The Power of Pausing - Embracing Unproductivity for Health, Creativity, and Balance

#70 | Building Bridges- Trust, Communication, and Boundaries for Better Client Relationships

#71 | Mantras for Aged Care Workers: Enhancing Wellbeing on the Job

#72 | Turning Criticism into Growth: Embracing Negative Feedback with Confidence

#73 | The Power of Empathy: How Empathy Can Transform Caregiving

#74 | Embracing Change: Thriving in Aged Care Through 2024 and Beyond

#25 | Get to Know the Host - Dr Julie is in the Hot Seat (Interviewed by Maurie Voisey-Barlin)

#26 | Why Ethics and Maintaining Professional Boundaries in Aged Care is Important

#27 | Why We Need to Tackle Grief in Late Life

#28 | Getting Upset When Elderly Client Dies

#29 | Supporting Elderly Clients With Multiple Losses

#30 | Staying Motivated at Work and Dealing with Client Turnover

#31 | Improving Aged Care Staff Morale

#32 | Loneliness versus Isolation

#33 | Sadness vs. Depression

#34 | What are the Signs and Steps to Psychological Support in Late Life?

#35 | How to Become a Mental Health Champion

#36 | What Is Your Coping Style?

#37 | Demolition of a Retirement Village: Resident Impact

#38 | Interview with Sue Dawson, Chaplain

#39 | How I Cope with Workplace Death and Dying

#40 | What is Emotional Contagion and How Relevant is it in Aged Care?

#41 | Dealing With Tricky People

#42 | What I learned from Teepa Snow

#43 | Therapeutic Lying - Dos and Don'ts

#44 | Where and How to Escalate Your Concerns

#45 | Elder Engagement with Lauretta Kaldor

#46 | Getting into the Industry

#47 | Dealing With Change – Coping Strategies for Aged Care Workers

#48 | Building Blocks of Resilience in Aged Care

#49 | Burnout and Working in Aged Care

#1 | What is the Voice of Aged Care?

#2 | The Benefits of Art Therapy, with Roxy Taylor

#3 | Speech Pathology and Aged Care, with Jenny Cole

#4 | The Love to Live Program, with Michelle Harrison and Mike Thomas

#5 | Mental Health and Responsibility

#6 | The Benefits of music therapy with special guest Joanna Haire

#7 | Mental Health Condition In Late Life: A Case Study

#8 | The Power of Reminiscence

#9 | Therapeutic Gardening with Toni Salter

#10 | Three Ways to Incorporate Older People's Strengths

#11 | Delta Therapy Dog in Residential Care - Insights with Volunteer Trish Carlier

#12 | Men's Group in Residential Care with Bob Creelman

#13 | Involving Resident Families - Discussion With A Relative

#14 | Understanding Guided Relaxation and Mindful Breathing with Liz Kraefft

#15 | Taking Care of You

#16 | The Role of Spirituality in Late Life with Jenny Blok

#17 | Merry Christmas and See You Next Season

#18 | Leisure and Lifestyle, with Del Marie McAlister

#19 | Bringing Creative Engagement to Residential Care with Maurie Voisey-Barlin

#20 | Swinburne National Telehealth Counselling and Support Service for Aged Care with Prof. Sunil Bhar

#21 | Diversional Therapy with Donna Valantis

#22 | Resident Perspective with Rev. Ron Baker

#23 | Exploring Aged Care, with Jo Muirhead

#24 | Demystifying Palliative Care, with Kelly Arthurs