YC Bytes
This podcast aims to raise awareness of young carers across New South Wales. Each episode will feature different guest speakers, including young carers, to bring lived experience and insights to the conversation.
For more information about Carers NSW, please visit www.carersnsw.org.au
Episodes
10 episodes
Get to Know John
In this episode, we get to know John. John has been connected with the Carers NSW for over a decade, and has been a strong advocate for young carers for many years. John chats with host Nina about how his caring role has changed from when he st...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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19:43
Get to Know Rab
In this episode, we get to know Rab. Rab Ferguson is based in the UK and is the author of The Late Crew, an award-winning children's book about young carers and aliens. When he's not writing about creatures from beyond the solar system...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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15:59
Get to Know Caitlin
In this episode, we get to know Caitlin. Caitlin chats with young carer Kelsie about her journey identifying as a young carer, caring for her mum living with a terminal illness and finding her own passions during a very challenging time. Caitli...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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18:53
Get to Know Leila
In this episode, we get to know Leila: a carer, researcher, artist and illustrator who supports her younger brother. Leila chats with Rose, a young carer studying Health Science who is passionate about raising awareness of carers and people liv...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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25:55
Get to Know Lua
Welcome back to YC Bytes!In this episode, we meet Nina – our host for season 2 – and get to know Lua, a young carer and artist studying Fine Arts/Arts majoring in Indigenous Studies at the University of NSW. Listen to Lua and C...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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22:03
The Big Picture
In this final episode for the season, the Carers NSW Young Carer team takes a look back at previous episodes and hears from our young carer podcast superstars who share some final messages for audiences to take with them when interacting with y...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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11:28
Where To Next?
In this episode, the Carers NSW Young Carer team hears from two young carers who have a chat with each other about their experiences juggling their caring role with their studies, accessing support at university and transitioning to paid work. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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19:24
Becoming Independent
In this episode, the Carers NSW Young Carer team speaks with a young carer and a leading Australian researcher on young carers’ experiences transitioning out of high school and becoming independent, including moving out of home and making decis...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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21:51
Moving Through School
In this episode, the Carers NSW Young Carer team discusses young carer support and identification at school and chats with a young carer about his experience caring for his sisters while completing high school. The episode also features a NSW-b...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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21:03