Starting and raising a family can be an exciting and highly emotional time for all involved.
For the LGBTQI community, starting and raising a family has its own unique hurdles from deciding how to start your family, the cost and the law; the birds and the bees talk isn’t so simple for us. Exploring topics such as finding the right ‘mothers’ groups for dads, transitioning parents, coming out to your kids, the legal and health hurdles of conceiving or even being a donor, and ultimately, creating a safe world for our ‘gay babies’.
Family Matters is here to entertain, inform and celebrate existing, expecting and prospective LGBTQI parents
On this episode we are joined by Jo Hirst, author of Australia’s first picture book for transgender children, The Gender Fairy, to discuss the release of their second picture book, A House for Everyone, about […]
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Special guest Jo Hirst joins the Family Matters team as we interview the wonderful Jeffrey Marsh – the first non-binary author with a “Big 5” publisher, Penguin Random House. Jeffrey created the best-selling self-esteem classic […]
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We speak with Kylie Pussell CEO and co-founder of Miracle Babies Foundation about the Miracle Month of May – a time to highlight the work of Miracle Babies supporting premature and sick newborns, their families and […]
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“I’ve been told of social media, don’t read the comments.” Damien New dads Damien & Cris Stevens-Todd along with 3-month-old baby Fletcher joined Family Matters to share their story! They also discussed the impact of […]
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Victoria Police GLLOs Gabby & Stephanie join the Family Matters crew to discuss the current and emerging safety risks facing young kids and the role and relationship of police. Important episode for all parents! Topics include: […]
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Every person has a story and every story has a value. Hear Mill’s story which made our Steph cry. Mill O’Sullivan Queer & Non-Binary activist – The Head of Workshops @minus18youth
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Dr Rosemarie Boland is a newborn educator, neonatal intensive care nurse and midwife with over 30 years experience. She specialises in providing first aid training for parents of newborn babies and ex-premature infants. In addition, […]
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Couldn’t find a babysitter to see Urzila at the recent Melbourne International Comedy festival? Relax – we got you covered. Urzila Carlson joins Dee & Dave on Family Matters to give her cheeky perspective on […]
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Trystan Reese was best known as the “pregnant man” of 2017. We remember him fondly as one of Family Matters favourite guests of 2017. We last spoke to Trystan when he was 37 weeks pregnant […]
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On this Family Matters does breakfast Mardi Gras special – we chatted with Rainbow Families co-chair Vanessa Gonzalez about the Mardi Gras parade preparations. Glitter is out & gold is in! We also spoke with […]
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