April 25th is ANZAC day here in Australia. I wanted to do a short series talking to women who have experience with the Department of Defence to look at the ways that the armed forces impact women. Women in the military, the wives and mothers of those in the Department of Defence.
In the first episode of this series, I spoke with Helen Burgess who was a peace time veteran and was in the Royal Australian Air Force for 16 years with a civilian husband who followed her through her RAAF career.
Helen spoke of her love of planes, her experiences in the RAAF, getting married, being pregnant in the Air Force (before there were maternity uniform options), finding herself after she left the RAAF, living with PTSD, and more.
Thank you Helen for sharing your experiences.
Some of the support agencies that we spoke about where veterans can access some supports:
RSLSA https://www.rslwa.org.au
Working Spirit https://workingspirit.org.au/
Open Arms https://www.openarms.gov.au/
Soldier On https://soldieron.org.au/
Sailing On https://www.sailingonwa.org.au/
Buddy Up https://www.buddyupaustralia.org.au/
Connected By https://connectedby.org/
Our Veterans Forge https://ourveteransforge.com.au/
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E24 - Living as a young widow - The Hidden World of Women
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E22 - Post Natal Depression Event, My story makes a difference - The Hidden World of Women
E 21 - Surviving a late term miscarriage - The Hidden World of Women
E20 - Living through a Pandemic - The Hidden World of Women
E19 - What even is a Doula? - The Hidden World of Women
E18 - Career Change - The Hidden World of Women
E17 – Clothing as living art - The Hidden World of Women
E16 - Partner in Prison - The Hidden World of Women
E15 - Leaving a violent relationship - The Hidden World of Women
E14 - International Women's Day 2021 Inspire Conference Part 1 - The Hidden World of Women
E13 - Motherhood with Multiples - The Hidden World of Women
E12 - Schooling in Uncertainty - The Hidden World of Women
E11 - Having a hysterectomy - The Hidden World of Women
E10 - Photographing women's bodies - The Hidden World of Women
E09 - Conception via egg donation - The Hidden World of Women
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E07 - Thriving as a FIFO partner and mother - The Hidden World of Women
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