SI Chats

EVERY KID DESERVES CAKE! In this episode, we’re joined by the wonderful Laura! A few months ago we had the incredible opportunity to interview Laura, the mastermind behind The Cake Detective 🕵️‍♀️🎂 Laura has dedicated her time and passion to bringing smiles to the faces of children through the power of cake. From uncovering how this awesome charity started to heartwarming stories, this episode is a treat. This episode was packed with information about The Cake Detective and how people near and far can support this awesome cause. If you are interested in helping The Cake Detective, or to donate a cake, Laura would love to hear from you! Email Laura at: laura@thecakedetective.com or check out their website for more information: https://www.thecakedetective.org.nz/

In this episode, we’re joined by the wonderful Debbie! Debbie has worked at Make-A-Wish NZ for over ten years and now does so remotely from her caravan across the country! We had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Debbie one Sunday morning about Make-A-Wish and learnt how people can support this worthy cause. This episode was packed with information from learning how to host a Bake-A-Wish fundraiser, to hearing heartwarming wish stories. This episode is definitely worth a listen and we are now even bigger fans of what this organisation does for Kiwi kids and their families. If you are interested in helping Make-A-Wish, Debbie would love to hear from you! Email Debbie at: debbie@makeawish.org.nz or ring 0800 80 70 80. You can also check out their new community fundraising platform: fundraiseforus.makeawish.org.nz and their World Wish Day fundraiser: https://fundraiseforus.makeawish.org.nz/worldwishdaynz Check out two of the Wish Stories that Debbie mentions in this episode: Jonty - https://fb.watch/4acNuRyzrt/ Hazel - https://youtu.be/Oup9lhfhB5E You can also find out more information about our Spoonful of Sugar Project and the charities we are supporting such as Make-A-Wish on our website at: www.youngsoroptimists.co.nz

In this episode we chat to Miracle Marsh, a young mother of two, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in early 2022. Miracle is a wonderful mother, and advocate for health and wellbeing, who loves making time to go to the gym and do some yoga. In this heartfelt episode, Miracle joins us to share her journey, and her thoughts on what we can do to raise awareness and better support those who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. You can hear more from Miracle by visiting her page ‘The Only Reminder’ https://www.facebook.com/the.only.reminder For more information on Ovarian Cancer and the 4 other gynaecological cancers, including the signs and symptoms check out https://cureourovariancancer.org/ and https://www.talkpeach.org.nz/

The symptoms of Ovarian Cancer can be easily dismissed, but we know early detection raises the chance of survival. In this episode we hear from Pauline Blomfield, founder and director of K9 Medical Detection NZ Charitable Trust. K9MD’s mission is to improve the health of all New Zealanders, by using specially trained dogs working in a controlled clinical environment, to assist in the detection of cancer and other diseases. Speciality dogs are being trained to detect cancer and other diseases in urine samples, acting as an additional way to detect and diagnose cancers, like Ovarian Cancer. We loved getting to know more about this leading research and training, the why behind Pauline’s remarkable mission, and the incredible sensory capabilities of a dog. Find out more about the work of K9MD and support them here https://www.k9md.org.nz/ For more information on Ovarian Cancer and the 4 other gynaecological cancers, including the signs and symptoms check out https://cureourovariancancer.org/nz/ and https://www.talkpeach.org.nz/

In this episode, Tash Crosby, founder of Talk Peach, joins us to have a chat about all things peach! Tash was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in 2016. Following her battle with Ovarian Cancer she founded Talk Peach, a charity with the mission to inform New Zealanders on gynaecological disease and connect and support those who are diagnosed. We talk to Tash about the work Talk Peach does, gynae cancer awareness, advocating for your own health, and what we can do to support wahine (women) with Ovarian Cancer. For more information on Ovarian Cancer and the 4 other gynaecological cancers, including the signs and symptoms check out https://www.talkpeach.org.nz/ and https://cureourovariancancer.org/nz/

In this episode we’re joined by Jane Ludemann, founder of Cure our Ovarian Cancer. Jane founded the only dedicated ovarian cancer charity in Aotearoa in 2018, after her own diagnosis. She’s an incredible woman on a mission to save lives. When she has a spare moment, Jane loves to head off on tramping trips and spend time outdoors. We talk to Jane about current ovarian cancer outcomes, and the research, advocacy, and support work she is spearheading to help women with ovarian cancer live better, longer lives. For more information on ovarian cancer and the 4 other gynaecological cancers, including the signs and symptoms, check out https://cureourovariancancer.org/nz/ and https://www.talkpeach.org.nz/ Follow the progress of the petition Jane submitted to parliament here: https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/petitions/document/PET_99389/petition-of-jane-ludemann-for-cure-our-ovarian-cancer

Welcome to SI chats where we, Soroptimist International of Rangatahi Wellington, share stories and learnings to educate, enable and empower. In this episode we introduce our Ovarian Cancer podcast series, where we are learning more about ovarian cancer, 1 of the 5 gynaecological cancers. Your hosts Maddy and Jess, introduce what ovarian cancer is, share why they’ve created the series, and touch on a few key things they’ve learnt so far. This is just the beginning, and also just one of many areas where Soroptimists across Aotearoa are taking action as part of a wider national project to raise awareness of ovarian cancer. By listening you’ll help us have the conversations that will bring about change. Make sure to subscribe, so you don’t miss an episode in this very thought provoking series. For more information on ovarian cancer and the 4 other gynaecological cancers, including the signs and symptoms, check out https://www.talkpeach.org.nz/ and https://cureourovariancancer.org/nz/