Conversations with Kath

Welcome back to the podcast after a much needed break! This season we are exploring the more casual, silly, and sometimes impactful conversations that make the world go round. Kicking things off with our favourite kind, the one with your bestie. Today Kath sits down with their best friend Abbie to chat about platonic love, Queer friendship, relationship anarchy, and bottoming the Women's World cup. Want to support your local lesbian? SUBSCRIBE & maybe possibly pretty please give me a 5 star review. Resources: Find Kath: @kathebbs Find Abbie: @abbiechatfield

This is a recording of a video series. See here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cd-aoJWBT0F/?hl=en Conversations with Kath is a talk show created by Kathleen Ebbs (they/them). Created to inspire and active the audience. Kath sits down with guest to ask the same 5 questions about love, life, relationships and identity. Today episode is with Lina Carr (she/her). Lina is a Naarm based tattoo artist and fruit loops lover. Find Lina: https://www.instagram.com/stickaroundtattoo/?hl=en Find Kath: https://www.instagram.com/kathebbs/?hl=en This series was supported by Modibodi. Period undies and leak proof apparel. Shop Modibodi: https://www.modibodi.com/

Kath sits down to talk about betrayal and heartbreak after recently being dumped. They talk about what it feels like to be betrayed, and the things she thinks one can do to move forward after infidelity and lack of closure.  Find Kath: @kathebbs  (they/she)

Kath is joined by internet sensation Cartia Mallan (she/her) to chat all about how she accumulated a massive online audience of over 500 thousand people! As well as why keeping yourself grounded and aligned is everything. There are lots nuggets of wisdom to take away from this convo. Find Kath: @kathebbs Find Cartia: @cartiamallan I wish to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which I work and gather on.  I pay my respects to Elders - past, present and emerging. Always was, always will be.

Kath sits down to chat all about heartbreak after recently being dumped. We talk about the loss, the gains and all the things in-between. They also discuss what they have been doing to heal and why she believe it is important to let go of hope as soon as possible! Find Kath: @kathebbs I wish to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which I work and gather on.  I pay my respects to Elders - past, present and emerging. Always was, always will be.

Kath sits down with powerhouse and Bachelor Queen Brooke Blurton to chat about resilience, the importance of culture, mental health advocacy and why labels are BS.  Find Brooke:  @brooke.blurton Find Kath:  @kathebbs I wish to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which I work and gather on.  I pay my respects to Elders - past, present and emerging. Always was, always will be.

Women in comedy? What even are they? Just the butt of the joke? Kathleen sits down with TikTok sensation Samantha Andrews to chat TikTok fame, misogyny in the classical music industry and why women are NOT the butt of the joke.  Find Sam:  IG: @samanthandrew TikTok: @samanthandrew1 Find Kath:  IG: @kathebbs Blog: www.callmekath.com

Alcohol is so embedded in our culture, so what would it look like to give it up? Kathleen sits down to answer all your questions on what 6 years sober looks like in your early 20s.  Find Kath:  @kathebbs  I wish to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which I work and gather on. I pay my respects to Elders - past, present and emerging. Always was, always will be.

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Today we are joined by Kath’s little sister!! Emily is a Sydney based artist, creative and all round funny b*tch. The two sit down to discuss some hot takes, whether C sections mess up your rising sign, what it’s like being a female artist, boys clubs in the art world and Emily tests out her very own segment “what’s in the bag” …  Show resources:  Find Emily  Instagram: @emilyebbs Website: https://www.emilyebbs.com/ Latest exhibition: 20/09/2024 - 07/10/2024  https://www.hake.house/exhibition-list  Find Kath  Instagram: @kathebbs  TikTok: @kathebbss

Today Kath is joined by POC Queer queen Ash Parakevas to talk all things mental health advocacy and self love.  They get into the nitty gritty of what it truly means to unfiltered yourself online, how westernised beauty standards lead to Ash down a path of chasing something that ultimately hurt her, navigating being a baby gay looking for your WIFE and so much more.  Show resources:  Lifeline: 13 11 14  Butterfly foundation:  Find Ash  Instagram: @ashparaskevas  Tik tok: @ashira.paraskevas  Find Kath  Instagram: @kathebbs Tik tok: @kathebbss

Today we are joined by Manifesting superhero Zoe Marshall to celebrate the launch of her new platform “Ariise” , a place where we can learn to manifest and co-create a life we deserve. Zoe had been harnessing the power of manifestation behind closed doors for years before she decided to take her knowledge and share it with the world! She has combined her own spirituality and lived experience in conduction with neuroscience to help people on their own personal development journey.  In this episode Kath and Zoe explore their own journeys with spirituality, the art of manifesting as well as debunk and discuss a lot of the misconceptions around the topic. It’s heartfelt, light and hopefully a little informative.  Episode resources:  Find Zoe  Instagram: @zoebmarshall Website: https://www.zoemarshall.com/ Find Ariise Instagram: @ariise___ Website: https://www.ariise.com.au/ Find Kath  Instagram: @kathebbs TikTok: @kathebbss

Today we are joined with one of Kath OG besties Lucinda Price AKA Froomes to talk about the launch of her new book “All I wanted was to be hot” described as a “hilarious, insightful deep dive into self image, desirability, pop-culture and power. A sparkling debut by one of Australia’s most beloved creators and comedians”.  Lucinda is a writer, presenter, comedian, podcaster and radio host. She's one half of award-winning pop culture radio duo Flex & Froomes on CADA and iHeartRadio. In this chat they discuss nursing each other through eating disorders, the journey of recovery, how the male gaze influences them and so much more, in-between many many giggles!  Episode resources. Find Lucinda Instagram: @froomes TikTok: @froomes PREORDER HER BOOK  Here: https://www.panterapress.com.au/product/all-i-ever-wanted-was-to-be-hot/ Find Kath  Instagram: @kathebbs  Tiktok: @kathebbss

Today we are joined by Olympic Gold Medalist and founder of the Female Athlete Project, Chloe Dalton. This discussion is centered around the landscape of women in sport, where it stands and what needs to be done. “If the share of women's sports media coverage continues to grow at the current rate (1% per year) there won't be gender equal coverage until 2048”Chloe was not prepared to wait, so she launched “The Female Athlete Project” spotlighting the stories and achievements of women in sport. With exponential growth since it started, the need is there.  They further explore the barriers to equality within women's sport and what we are going to do about it!  Episode resources:  Find Chloe  Instagram: @chloeedalton Find The Female athlete Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject Website: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/ Read Chloe's book!  Link: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/product-page/girls-don-t-play-sport Find Kath  Instagram: @kathebbs  TikTok: @katehbbss

Today we are joined by one of Kath’s nearest and dearest, Jet Dwyer. Jet is a Melbourne based artist, curator and educator. Their most recent work “Queer Archival” was described as an archive of portraiture and video footage of Melbourne’s queers, inspired by the historic preservation work of the Australian Queer Archives (AQua), at the Victorian Pride Centre in St Kilda. Kath would describe them as “one of the smartest people I know” .  They sit down to chat about Queer visibility sometimes being a trap, explore the nieces** of transitioning, representation of trans folk in the media as well as many tangents about feelings vs thinking… think of it like those chats you have in the smokers with her bestie on a night out. Bootleg therapy!  Episode resources:  Find Jet Instagram: @jet.jpeg___ Relevant Article: https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7b8ey/trans-visibility Find Kath Instagram: @kathebbs TikTok: @kathebbss

Today's conversation was so juicy we had to split it into two parts! This chat is raw, open and extremely honest. Fashion icon and disability advocate Carmen Azzopardi - also known as, “Zigs_mom” on the internet talks about what it was like to be diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in her 20s, her struggles with self harm as a teen, how she hustled her way into the fashion industry, finding the right “one” and so much more.  We loved this conversation and hope you do too.  If this episode brought anything up for you, remember lifeline is always there to help at 11 13 14  Episode resources:  Find Carmen Instagram: @zigs_mom Tik Tok:  @zigs_mom Find Kath Instagram: @kathebbs Tik Tok: @kathebbs

Today's conversation was so juicy we had to split it into two parts! This chat is raw, open and extremely honest. Fashion icon and disability advocate Carmen Azzopardi - also known as, “Zigs_mom” on the internet talks about what it was like to be diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in her 20s, her struggles with self harm as a teen, how she hustled her way into the fashion industry, finding the right “one” and so much more.  We loved this conversation and hope you do too.  If this episode brought anything up for you, remember lifeline is always there to help at 11 13 14  Episode resources:  Find Carmen Instagram: @zigs_mom Tik Tok:  @zigs_mom Find Kath Instagram: @kathebbs Tik Tok: @kathebbs

Today we are joined by one of the big bosses of independent women’s media in Australia, Hannah Ferguson. Founder and chief executive officer of cheek media… “ a multi platform, digital media project amplifying voices, stories and ideas that are real”  Kath sits down to ask Hannah all about mainstream media, what to look out for when it comes to consuming news on the Internet, why the media is begging us to hate ourselves and lotttsss more. Episode resources Find Hannah:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahferguson___/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hannahferguson__ Find Cheek Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekmedia.co/ Website: https://www.cheekmedia.com.au Find Kath:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathebbs/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kathebbss

Today we dive deep into grief with our resident psychologist Chris Cheers. We are no strangers to grief, if you have experienced loss on any level you have most likely found yourself in the throws of grief against your will. Although universal, it can be very challenging. Especially if we don’t have the tools to work through it. Kath shares their recent experience with death of a loved one and asks Chris all their burning questions on moving through it. Aimed to hopefully help anyone else experiencing loss navigate it healthily.  Show resources:  Find Chris:  Instagram: @chrischeerspsychology Website: https://www.chrischeers.com/ Book: https://www.chrischeers.com/resources/the-new-rulebook Find Kath:  Instagram: @kathebbs  TikTok: @kathebbss

There is a lot of conversation about safe spaces… What they mean, why they are important and how they are created. Today we further dive into this with someone who spends a lot of their livelihood doing just that.  Welcoming club kid and curator Rio Bayani to the pod. Co creator of Le Bunker, a Paris based events group that prioritises creating nights for Queer POC. This conversation is a further exploration of what it means to create such spaces. There’s also some poo chat, more “Love Lies Bleeding”, why English speaking people need to stop butchering the French pronunciation of words and why we are marrying testosterone.  Show resources:  Find Rio.  Instagram: @rioobayani  TikTok: @rioobayani  Events Page.  Instagram: @lebunkerparis Find Kath. Instagram: @kathebbs TikTok: @kathebbss