Bringing Wellbeing to Life

Show 12 - Mette and Nanna Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Positive Education Leadership with Charlie Scudamore - How can leaders embed sustainable wellbeing change? In this interview, Denise talks to Charlie Scudamore, a visionary educator and Vice Principal at Geelong Grammar School who has been leading wellbeing in his community for over 10 years. Charlie reveals how positive psychology was introduced at his school and the lasting benefits of creating a widespread wellbeing culture in education. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

School Wellbeing on a Budget with Clare Erasmus - In this interview, Clare and Denise discuss why and how her school adopted a culture of care to address mental health issues. Prevention was her initial motivation. . Clare talks about bringing wellbeing into her own family home; its challenges and successes. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

How can schools reflect the bicultural nature of Aotearoa? In this interview, Nathan and Denise discuss strategies, ideas and ways to ensure Māori students in our schools feel they belong in an education system based of Eurocentric values. The Treaty of Waitangi guarantees participation, protection and partnership for Māori in all important areas of life. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

How Strengths-Based Approaches Support Wellbeing- with Dr Denise Quinlan What’s right with people? In this interview, Adrienne and Denise discuss strengths which are things we do well and we enjoy doing. Engagement, performance, collaboration and relationships are all influenced positively by strengths.Learn more about character strengths, and how they can be used to face challenges and achieve goals. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

S2 - Show 07 - Whole School Wellbeing from a Coach’s Perspective with Clive Leach How do different schools address wellbeing? In this interview, Clive and Denise discuss harnessing ‘positive deviance’ in schools to move towards Flourishing. Clive Leach is a highly qualified and experienced organisational coach, group facilitator and public speaker. Currently based in the UK, he works internationally in corporate, community and public sectors. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Series 2 - Show 06 - Stephen Eames (Part 2) - Writing the Rāroa Staff Wellbeing Book Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Series 2 - Show 05 - Stephen Eames (Part 1) - Wellbeing Models Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Series 2 - Show 04 - Mental Fitness in the Classroom- with Adrienne Buckingham - How do we teach wellbeing to teenagers? In this interview, Denise and Adrienne discuss the Mental Fitness Program Adrienne designed and taught to Year 10 boys in Dunedin, NZ. The language of mental fitness is used to appeal to teenage boys and echoes the familiar language of physical fitness. Students found MenFit a practical, collaborative and fun course which helped improve their wellbeing. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Show 03 - Lessons from a decade of wellbeing work – with David Kolpak - What does embedding wellbeing look like further down the road? In this podcast, Denise and David talk about the challenges and successes St Peter’s faced in implementing positive psychology in boys’ education, working alongside staff, students and families. David shares lessons learned at his school over a decade of wellbeing work – and starting with the staff is lesson number one. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

The First Three Years of a Wellbeing Agenda – with Sonya Papps - How do schools actually get started and build buy in? In this podcast, Denise and Sonya discuss implementing a Wellbeing Agenda at Taipei European School to address student wellbeing concerns and enhance school culture. Working with UK-based executive coach Clive Leach, the school designed a three-year plan to address Whole-School Wellbeing. Sonya shares how this plan is unfolding in her school. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

In this season of Bringing Wellbeing to Life Dr Denise Quinlan looks at what schools are doing to support wellbeing for students and staff, with interviews from experts from around the world. Today Denise gives the interviewing chair to colleague Adrienne Buckingham, educator and wellbeing facilitator with the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing and Resilience. Adrienne asks Denise and Lucy Hone about the lessons learned from writing their book The Educator’s Guide to Whole-school Wellbeing - a book that brings together and celebrates the work being done to support wellbeing in schools in Aotearoa/NZ and across the globe. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Show 15 - Band4Hope - a public wellbeing initiative - Denise talks to Locky McWilliam, founder of Band4Hope, a large-scale public wellbeing initiative. Designed to increase kindness, hope and our sense of shared humanity. It is based on the African concept of Ubuntu - our shared humanity. Learn why Locky wants us to wear and share hope. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Show 14 - Resilience: why it matters and how to build it - Resilience – our ability to cope with challenge and bounce back from adversity is useful throughout our lives. Denise talks to Lucy Hone about resilience after loss and resilience strategies, Learn the 4 ways we use resilience and strategies to build resilience in adults or children. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Show 13 - Managing anxiety - Is there ‘shark music’ on your internal radio? If so, you might want some strategies for anxiety. Denise talks to Emma Woodward about managing anxiety in young people and their parents. It’s about having a plan you ‘practice when it’s easy, so it’s easy when it’s hard. Learn how to calm your emotional brain so that your thinking brain can get back in the driving seat. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz