Awesome Women Doing Awesome Things

Amy Oestreicher is a PTSD peer-to-peer specialist, artist, author, writer, speaker, health advocate, survivor, award-winning actress, and playwright, sharing the lessons learned from trauma through her writing, mixed media art, performance and inspirational speaking. Her website is amyoes.com. This interview explores resilience, creativity, hope, and other forces that can come out of illness and trauma.

Buddhini Samarasinghe is a scientist and science communicator, working both with Cancer Research UK and on her independent project, jargonwall.com. In this episode, we talk about cancer, science communication, the power of language, curiosity, motivation, and moving abroad. Note: Buddhini's comments reflect her own, personal views.

The Young Women's Music Project is a charity that provides a safe place for the young women of Oxfordshire to create, learn new skills, express themselves, and grow in confidence. This podcast is a conversation with four representatives - Zahra, Jessica, Daniella, and Hannah about music, self-love, representation, and enthusiasm.

Fullbright Scholar, Fellow at All Soul’s College Oxford and official Woman of the Future, Tessa Baker undertakes research in the field of cosmology. In this podcast she talks about the mysteries of gravity, identifying and following her passion, advice for thriving in a competitive field – especially for women – and the value of getting out, slowing down, and looking up.

In this episode, Dorkina talks about her journey from biomedicine to public policy, as well as her journey around America and to Oxford. On the way, both the complexities and importance of making positive change in public health become clear. Dorkina shows herself to be committed to learning new perspectives, and enjoying herself along the way.

Miss Tea Maven is a jammer for the best roller derby league on the planet, Gotham. She talks about how roller derby turned her life around. Now, her determination to be a better athlete also motivates her on a personal level - derby helps her make healthy goals in the tough process of recovering from mental illness. Trigger warning: descriptions of eating disorders, depression, and anxiety. There's nothing graphic but be sure to take care when deciding to listen.

Krista is a practicing lawyer who has been involved in community work on local, national, and international levels, working on a myriad of projects. She talks about her passions, about being a young Aboriginal woman in the legal sector, her caring responsibilities, and about pageants.

Amna is a woman dedicated to her multicultural community of Western Sydney. She achieves community engagement in many ways, including founding an all-Muslim women's Australian Rules football team. She speaks also about finding pride and belonging as a young Muslim woman.

Leah is a doctoral candidate with the University of New South Wales who studies media responses to legal trials and teaches criminology. She has also been recognised during national youth week and given a Courage Award for her general awesomeness while navigating legal blindness. This podcast is a conversation about all these things and a move to unpack the complex world of a thoughtful young woman.

Ollie is an awesome woman doing awesome things. A model, artist, and activist, and founder of the House of Riot - an extended art project fueled by political frustration. This podcast is a conversation with her about her growing consciousness of social justice, the ups and downs of modelling, and the need to do something good in the world.