Chantal takes the opportunity to record a speech she gave at a rural women's event recently when she was asked to remind rural women that their communities are only as strong as they are...

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Introducing the Rural Psychologist Podcast

What possesses someone with a full life — a thriving psychology practice, three teenage daughters, and a farm far from any university — to take on a PhD at 48? In this episode, I share an honest, grounded account of what it’s really like to undertake a doctorate while living remotely, juggling family and work, and learning to persist without daily academic contact. Guided by the Japanese idea of wabi-sabi — moving forward without waiting for perfection — this conversation demystifies the PhD experience, explores the emotional and cognitive stretch involved, and reflects on why choosing the hard, meaningful path can reshape confidence, identity, and purpose. If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s “too late,” “too much,” or simply too hard — this one’s for you.

(Thank you to the Cotton Research Development Corporation (CRDC) and CQUniversity for making a PhD possible).

@further_a_field for more information on my life and work in organisational psychology.

Introducing the Rural Psychologist Podcast

Are you a rural business struggling to fill job vacancies, or a mother who wants to go back to work but can’t find childcare? Then this interview is well worth a listen.

This Interview is a fascinating insight into how Goondiwindi-based social enterprise entrepreneur, Angela Cochrane is solving the problem of childcare shortages to help rural businesses meet their productivity goals. Check out her Future Care Project here:

Home | The Future Care

Also check out Ange’s business here: https://www.brightlightinsight.com.au/

In this podcast Chantal chats with Angela Cochrane from The Future Care Project a start-up social enterprise she has built and thrown herself into while caring for her three young children.

What began as a little funded project with the Goondiwindi Chamber of Commerce nearly two years ago has evolved into a fulltime social enterprise business and full-heart passion project for Ange, as she tells the story of how childcare and a flourishing economy are very much connected.

Without childcare, women cannot re-enter the workforce and this is proving a huge problem for businesses all around regional Australia who are desperate for workers.

Angela has thrown herself in to solving this very big problem that not only affects mothers and families, but affects the whole Australian economy.

You will be very inspired by this ball of rurally-based, entrepreneurial energy Angela Cochrane, and you will want to get behind her new social enterprise – The Future Care Project.

Enjoy!

Introducing the Rural Psychologist Podcast