Bla(c)kGirl:ish

Her traditional name is Coolcanee meaning sunflower in Goreng Goreng. Shaney Lee Jarrett, a Wabunja, Gumbaynggirr, Wodi Wodi, Goreng Goreng woman with strong ties to Wadja Wadja people in Central QLD. Shaney joined the podcast today to share her story of childbirth and trauma, what it means as a Blak woman giving birth in today's hospitals and how that trauma still lingers.

This episode will be focusing on the trials and tribulations of my mental health journey. We spoke in my last episode about my childhood trauma and how that will inevitably have...Talking is cathartic and healing. TRIGGER WARNING: this episode discusses depression, PTSD, anxiety and suicide, please proceed with caution.Here are some helplines that protect your anonymity and can give you some support, if you need it after listening to this episode:Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 (open 24/7)Blue Knot Foundation Helpline: 1300 657 380 (9am-5pm/7 days a week)eheadspace: 1800 650 890 (9am-1am/7 days a week)

With a long hiatus behind us, it is good to be back behind the mic! Bringing to you the story of yours truly and an update on what has been happening behind the scenes of the Bla(c)kGirl:ish podcast and what the future looks like for the podcast!TRIGGER WARNING: this episode discusses rape, abuse and trauma, please proceed with caution.Here are some helplines that protect your anonymity and can give you some support, if you need it after listening to this episode:Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 (open 24/7)Blue Knot Foundation Helpline: 1300 657 380 (9am-5pm/7 days a week)eheadspace: 1800 650 890 (9am-1am/7 days a week)

Abigail is a proud Kamilaroi and Kulkalgal woman born and raised in inner-city Sydney on Gadigal country. She is currently working in a health program in Redfern. But her hobby is dancing, specifically traditional and Aboriginal contemporary. She is also wanting to inspire others, as she pushes herself in her new modelling career.

Darby is a proud Wiradjuri and Fijian woman from central NSW. Her people come from a small river town that sits along the Murrumbidgee. She grew up in Griffith and has always been empowered to be proud of her Koori and Fijian heritage. Currently living, studying and creating on Bidjigal land in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, she's studying sociology/anthropology and minoring in Indigenous studies. Darby is also a cadet at the National Indigenous Times, working on her writing and learning from mob. She also writes a small blog and runs a very new and small business both under the name Hill Sixty. 

Stella Riva Crick is a 25 year old Worimi woman from the Myall Lakes area on the NSW mid-north coast. She is a twin, a beach baby and is currently residing on Dharawal country along the Illawarra/south coast. She is passionate about caring for the country that she has grown up on and is working as a Field Officer for the NSW Parks and Wildlife Service.

Renee is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman, a Goemulayg, born in Brisbane and raised in Inala. Her maternal lineage is from Wagadagam, Mabuyag Island. Her totem is Koedal (Crocodile) and her people affiliate with Kuki (North West winds). Her bloodline also connects her to the Central and Eastern Islands of Torres Strait. Her Paternal lineage is Kaanju, Cape York and Mornington Island. She is a devoted Mother to her beautiful son Harlem James and are currently residing in inner-west Sydney. She is currently studying a Bachelor of Midwifery at the University of Technology Sydney.