Radio Scripts

Australia is home to a fascinating creature the “Lyrebird”. This ground-dwelling animal is beautiful and flighty. The most notable attribute, however, is its uncanny capacity to mimic natural and artificial sounds. It teases anyone who enters their environment by audibly confusing the intruder with sounds that are not theirs […]

The Lyrebird

28 May, 2019 in Radio Scripts / Uncategorized by Amanda

I don’t remember being too keen on ‘holding hands’ as a child or even a girl. I liked being independent. Self-sufficient. Perfectly capable. But I think it’s because I never quite understood the beauty of relying on another person. The wonder of knowing that if one of you stumbled, the other […]

Holding hands…a reminder you are not alone

24 May, 2019 in May 2019: Holding Hands / Radio Scripts tagged community / parenting / radioscript by Kelley

This month marks my 8th wedding anniversary and I know this is the stage that familiarity can easily settle in. So with intention and purpose I have been taking the time to look familiarity in the face and to begin to look again seeking out what I fell in love […]

familiarity

17 May, 2019 in May 2019: Holding Hands / Radio Scripts tagged communication / marriage / radioscript by Amanda

“More than one-quarter of us feel lonely for at least three days a week.” Australian Loneliness Report Throughout our life, we will hold hands with many different people. We begin by grasping our mother’s finger, a friend in the playground and eventually the hand of the one we love, and maybe finally, as […]

Loneliness – You Are Not Alone

10 May, 2019 in May 2019: Holding Hands / Radio Scripts tagged #fear / anxiety / community / connection / holdinghands / isolation / loneliness / radioscript / wellbeing by Penny

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” Fred Rogers Yesterday I stood and watch the classroom from my first year of primary school get demolished. […]

To walk alongside

6 May, 2019 in May 2019: Holding Hands / Radio Scripts by Amanda

How do you explain ‘keeping it real’? Often we use terms like vulnerability, authenticity and honesty. But I think there is another important dimension. Audience. For me ‘keeping it real’ is just as much about the other person. How well do they know me? How much of my story or work […]

Who are you speaking to?

30 Apr, 2019 in 2019 April: Keeping it Real / Radio Scripts tagged #story / radioscript / sharing by Kelley