Advocacy and Retirement

“Even if you just say ‘we are bating for you, we are on your side’, it's something that might help them get out of bed in the morning”.

Will is a retired school principal turned refugee advocate who is working tirelessly to raise awareness in her regional town Griffith, to support new refugees and build community connection.

Will’s radical edge challenged my assumptions about older people in rural towns and inspired me to protest.

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About the Podcast

Towards Connection

I'm willing to take risks and get uncomfortable in an Australia-wide search for what brings people meaning and connection.

Do you have enough connection and meaning in your life? What does this even mean and why does it matter?

Follow me – Kai, on a camping trip around Australia, meeting people who have found meaning and connection in their life.

Learn how they discovered it, how it has changed their life and why it is so powerful.

Then, join me as I try their activity out for myself, throwing myself into it with genuine curiosity and unbridled effort in an attempt to bring more meaning and connection into my life… who knows, maybe you’ll be inspired to try something new yourself.

About your host

Kai Noonan

Towards Connection is my first (and so far only) podcast. It was a bit of an experiment, an adventure and remains a passion project.

My professional background is in social services, specialising in sexual, domestic and family violence. I didn't get into this work to help people, I got into it because I find people fascinating. Especially in their darkest hours.

I believe we all just fumble through life doing the best we can with whatever experiences and resources we have. I also believe that everyone has a story to tell, and I want to hear those stories.