Well, Well, Well

18 Sep 2023

Queer Autistic Masking

Asexual, Bisexuality and Multi-Gender Attraction, Health, Mental Health, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC), Trans & Gender Diverse, Women's Health

Frances Brennan is a neurodivergent speech pathologist, mentor, trainer and disability advocate, and she joins us to discuss queer autistic masking.

Frances currently operates her own holistic neurodiverse-affirming speech pathology clinic in outer Melbourne, The Speech Tree.

Jack and Jacinta chat with Frances about the clients they work with, as well as the emotional and psychological impacts of masking for queer women in particular.

Frances will be delivering a workshop on this topic at the upcoming LGBTIQ+ Women’s Health Conference. Find out more here.

Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing.

If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au

Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.

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21 Sep 2023

Bisexual Awareness Week

Advocacy and Activism, Bisexuality and Multi-Gender Attraction, Sexual Health, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC), Women's Health, Women's Health

We speak with Thorne Harbour's SA Therapeutic Services Manager Venetia Brissenden experience as a bisexual person in queer spaces in ...

18 Sep 2023

Queer Autistic Masking

Asexual, Bisexuality and Multi-Gender Attraction, Health, Mental Health, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC), Trans & Gender Diverse, Women's Health

Frances Brennan is a neurodivergent speech pathologist, mentor, trainer and disability advocate, and she joins us to discuss queer autistic ...

13 Sep 2023

Queer Women’s Trauma and Dyspareunia

Bisexuality and Multi-Gender Attraction, Community, Health, Sex & Sexuality, Sexual Health, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC), Women's Health, Women's Health

Dr Sarah Ashton joins us to discuss the collective trauma experienced by LGBTIQA+ women contributed to dyspareunia (painful sex). Sarah is ...