On The Couch Upcoming Episodes
Caddyshack Project host the On The Couch series where guests discuss and explore current social themes and sex positive topics. We collaborate with experts, practitioners authors, advocates and influencers to share stories and insights that matter. Get free tickets to be part of our live online audience.
Compassion in Transness, Culture & Relationships with Mai Nguyen
Join us online as Mai Nguyen chats with Maddy about the importance of compassion and empathy when approaching conversations about transness and cultural identity. Mai will share through a strengths-based narrative her relationship with self, community, family and romantic partner.
Mai Nguyen (she/her) is a Vietnamese trans woman whose work in public health brings together her professional expertise and lived experience of navigating healthcare across multiple identities.
Specialising in LGBTIQ+ health - especially for transgender and multicultural communities - Mai brings her insights to the development of health policies and programs that reflect trans and gender diverse people’s realities. Deeply committed to advancing health equity and advocating for inclusive healthcare for trans and gender diverse communities, Mai works to dismantle the barriers that emerge where culture, gender, and healthcare intersect.
She advocates for systemic change through compassion, connection and reflective practice, drawing on a deep understanding of the communities she serves and the belief that inclusive healthcare relies on building bridges between people.
Digital Literacy, Sex Ed & Sexual Violence Prevention with Dr Giselle Woodley & Dr Sarah Vrankovich
Join Maddy and Winnie online as they sit down with Dr Giselle Woodley and Dr Sarah Vrankovich to explore their work in young people’s digital sex education, pornography and strengths-based approaches to understanding and preventing sexual violence.
Dr Giselle Woodley (she/her) is a Lecturer/Research fellow in the School of Arts and Humanities at Edith Cowan University in Australia and is a sexologist with a background in Arts and Media. Giselle explores issues pertaining to sexuality, sexual violence, pornography, sexuality education, intimate communications, AI, image-based abuse, digital censorship and young people.
Dr Sarah Vrankovich (she/her) is a Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) at La Trobe University and a leading expert in sexual violence. Sarah’s work is widely recognised for advancing strengths-based approaches to sexual violence prevention, moving beyond risk- and deficit-focused frameworks to centre affirming sexual experiences, agency, and community connection.
Representing Bloom-ED, Giselle (Co-Founder, Activist, Website Manager) and Sarah (Policy and Activism Lead) share a strong passion in evidence-based Respectful Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE). They advocate for creating positive and safe outcomes that ultimately increase individual wellbeing, support healthy relationships, and reduce sexual violence.
Australian Secondary Schools Survey Release with Professor Jennifer Power
Join Winnie online as she hosts Professor Jennifer Power who will share the latest findings from the Australian Secondary Students and Sexual Health Study (SSASH), Australia’s most comprehensive national snapshot of young people’s sexual health, relationships and wellbeing.
As the Lead Investigator of SSASH and an Associate Professor at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS), Jennifer will unpack what the data reveals about current gaps, emerging trends and opportunities for change, highlighting why evidence-based, inclusive and responsive approaches are critical to supporting young people.
For more than three decades, SSASH has shaped how we understand and respond to young people’s sexual health, making this an impactful conversation you won’t want to miss.
Continuing the HIV Conversation with ACON
Join us as we host Josef Garrington (They/He) from ACON to continue the HIV conversation.
ACON are a fiercely proud community organisation delivering campaigns and programs to eliminate new HIV transmissions and supporting people living with HIV to live healthy and connected lives.
Kaitlyn and Josef will explore the perspectives of family members who have a loved one diagnosed with HIV.
Sexual Violence Prevention & the Power of Sex Education with Katrina Marson
Join us we host Katrina Marson (she/her), criminal lawyer, author & researcher, to discuss the power of sex and consent education.
Is My Husband Gay or Sleeping with Other Men with Kyla Lawson
Join us we host Kyla Lawson, a social worker, health promoter and project officer at Women Partners to discuss the implications for women if their partner is gay or sleeping with other men.
Muslim Women, Feminism & Tokenism in the Workplace with Soaliha Iqbal
Join us as we host Soaliha Iqbal, a journalist and podcast creator.
Drag is a Performance, Trans is an Identity with Cherry-Ripe, Roxee Horror & Lawrence of Australia (online screening)
Join us online as we host Cherry-Ripe, Roxee Horror and Lawrence of Australia, three local drag stars and advocates for LGBTQIA+ communities.
Drag is a Performance, Trans is an Identity with Cherry-Ripe, Roxee Horror & Lawrence of Australia (in-person screening)
Join us as at UOW Unibar we host Cherry-Ripe, Roxee Horror and Lawrence of Australia, three local drag stars and advocates for LGBTQIA+ communities.
Sex, Relationships & Consent with Sticky Q’s
Join us as we host Tom and Adie to discuss sex, relationships and consent and their work in the Sticky Q’s podcast.
Society, Social Scripts & the Study of Sex with Jennifer Power
Join us as we host Jennifer Power, a Principal Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University.
Young People’s Digital Cultures & Sexual Health with Professor Kath Albury
Join us as we host Professor Kath Albury, an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow and Associate Investigator in the Swinburne Node for ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADMS). She co-leads the Signature Project ‘Critical Capabilities for Inclusive AI’ at ADMS.
On The Couch with Positive Speakers Bureau.
Join us as we host speakers from the Positive Speakers Bureau to discuss the lived experience with HIV.
On The Couch with Rachel Wotton & Mohammed Samrah
Join us as we host Rachel who is a sex worker, academic, consultant and educator. Mohammed is a young man with cerebral palsy who has become an advocate for people with disability to have equity in educational opportunities and access sexual experiences.
On The Couch with Dr Tessa Opie & Kerrin Bradfield
Join us as we host Dr Tessa Opie (she/her), the founder and director of inyourskin® and her colleague Kerrin Bradfield (she/they).
On The Couch with Laura Crozier
Join us as we host Laura Crozier (she/her) the Affirmative Consent Project Officer working for the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria (YACVic). Laura is extremely passionate about advocating for mental health awareness and improving access to sexual healthcare and education.
On The Couch with Danyelle Mei Kaplan & Egan Magee
Join us as we host Danyelle Mei Kaplan (they/them) and Egan Magee (he/him) to talk about relationships and well being from the angle of collective holding, mutual aid and community.
On The Couch with Stella Topaz
Join us as we host Stella (she/her) from Abundant Body. Stella is a sexological bodyworker, erotic coach and sex educator who has over thirty-five years' experience in healthcare and community work, with qualifications in nursing, health counselling, health policy and sexual and reproductive health.
On The Couch with Axel Nathaniel Rose
Join us as we host Axel Nathaniel Rose (he/him) to talk about consent broadly, medical consent specifically, and trans and queer healthcare and consent.
Let's Talk About HIV with ACON
Join us as we host Josef Garrington from ACON along with a sexual health nurse and two community members living with HIV.
On The Couch with Eliza Basheer
Join us as we host Health Promotion Manager, Eliza and hear about a national comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education curriculum for schools.
On The Couch with Maggie Smith
Join us as we host sexual health nurse Maggie Smith and hear about their work at the trans clinic, T150.
On The Couch with Ruiqi Fan
Join us as we host sexual health nurse Ruiqi and hear about their work in sexual and reproductive health with culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
On The Couch with Chris Cheers
Join us as we host psychologist Chris and hear about his work in the arts with the LGBTIQ+ community.
On The Couch with Dr Joy Townsend
Join us as we host Joy from Learning Consent and hear how we can get better at consent in our everyday lives.
Sticky Stuff
Get tools, tips and activities to increase your confidence, knowledge and skills to support young people around sexual health
Let's Talk About HIV with ACON
Josef from ACON will join us for a lunchtime webinar to inform or refresh our HIV knowledge.
On The Couch with Kirli Saunders
We chat with Kirli about decolonization, feminism, Queer space & the importance of language.
On the Couch with Aleks Trkulja
We chat with sexologist Aleks Trkulja about all things sex, sexuality, sexual health, sexual function & relationships.
Sticky Stuff
Increase your confidence, knowledge and skills for working with young people on the topic of sexual health
On The Couch with Nurse Nettie
Nurse Nettie chats with us about the most commonly asked sex-related questions young people have.
On The Couch with Liz Dore
We chat with Liz Dore about all things relationships, disability & sexual & reproductive health.
On The Couch with TransHub
We chat with Sophie Keeffe (they/them) about the resources on the TransHub platform