Debra Cerasa's guest appearances

Debra Cerasa

A Great Recipe for Life Podcast

The Good Girl Confessional

Oprah Winfrey

Rachel Smith

Geraldine DeRuiter

Felice Jacka

Lisa Corduff

Carly Findlay

Sally Hepworth

Jane Caro

Anita Heiss

Vanessa Muradian

Natalie Walker

Jane Milburn

Lisa Cox

Tammi Jonas

Mish Wright

OwlTail

CEO of Jobs Australia, Debra Cerasa, is also a blogger, celebrant and mentor. She chats about challenges women face in their careers as they get older, as well as life and dating for women after 45. Debra is a mentor who seeks to help other women achieve, having overcome agism, sexism, bigotry and disrespect to make it to the top of her game in the fields  Health Care, Midwifery, Education and Leadership. Debra is an inspirational female leader who brings a warmth, empathy and grace to her work, meeting often marginalized people and those that seek to help them across Australia.Follow us on instagram:  @thegoodgirlconfessionalThe Good Girl Confessional Podcast is a production of Wb40 - Women Beyond FortyCraving more? You can find us at www.wb40.comInstagram: @womenbeyondforty

CEO of Jobs Australia, Debra Cerasa, is also a blogger, celebrant and mentor. She chats about challenges women face in their careers as they get older, as well as life and dating for women after 45. Debra is a mentor who seeks to help other women achieve, having overcome agism, sexism, bigotry and disrespect to make it to the top of her game in the fields Health Care, Midwifery, Education and Leadership. Debra is an inspirational female leader who brings a warmth, empathy and grace to her work, meeting often marginalized people and those that seek to help them across Australia. Follow us on instagram: @thegoodgirlconfessional The Good Girl Confessional Podcast is a production of Wb40 - Women Beyond Forty Craving more? You can find us at <a href="http://www.wb40.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.wb40.com</a> Instagram: @womenbeyondforty

#2 Debra Cerasa | From career midwife, to marriage equality, to being a Leader with purpose | Meet CEO, mentor & life celebrant

In this episode of A Great Recipe for Life I talk to Debra Cerasa, CEO of Otway Health. Deb has worked in the health sector for about 40 years, starting as a nurse and then training as a midwife. She has long been interested in women's health, health and social justice and the social determinants of health.She moved into the health management/executive space about 20 years ago and has worked in hospitals and not-for-profits in senior roles including as CEO. Deb joined Otway Health as CEO in 2015.Deb and I met over twitter in 2012 and soon after that we met over a glass of wine when we both just happened to be in Canberra at the same time - which twitter told us!Deb and I talk a lot about how social media can improve health outcomes, and we talk a little about this today. Of course, we also share a huge love of food and travel, and until recently Deb also owned a cooking school in regional Victoria - which she started as a hobby!And yes, you can hear the planes fly overhead as I live in the flight path... and there is the occasional train going past too. It adds to the ambience...[bctt tweet=""Health and education is a right and not a privilege" @debracerasa " username="melkettle"]You can find Deb at Otway Health. You can follow Deb on twitter @debracerasa. You can listen to this episode via the link above, on iTunes or Stitcher or via the podcast app on your smartphone.What we discussedEmma Betts podcast episode is our destiny pre-determined? an inherent need to be needed and nurtured the benefit of having pets the choice - or otherwise - to have or not have children - and discussing it on a first date Otherhood by Melanie Notkin - book having a pre-determined number of heatbeats eating at Michelin Star restaurants turning 60 is the new 40 death, dying and having all the necessary legal documents Molly Carlile and Kerrie Noonan Otway Health - a multipurpose service managing a healthcare service in a town with massive seasonal population fluctuations the importance of regularly seeing a GP 500,000 Australians have type 2 diabetes but don't actually know using Dr Google using technology to keep health professionals motivated so they stay in the health sector wearable technology such as fitbit social media and how much we both love it tele-health Health Check - radio show/podcast if Deb was Prime Minister and Health Minister for a day she would... making the electronic record real recognising ALL health professionals equally as health advocates the importance of kindness liking the people you love meeting via twitter and our first twitter chatIf you enjoyed this podcast, I would love you to subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher or via the podcast app on your smartphone.If you REALLY loved it, I would love you to leave me a rating and review on iTunes.

In this episode of A Great Recipe for Life I talk to Debra Cerasa, CEO of Otway Health.  Deb has worked in the health sector for about 40 years, starting as a nurse and then training as a midwife. She has long been interested in women's health, health and social justice and the social determinants of health. She moved into the health management/executive space about 20 years ago and has worked in hospitals and not-for-profits in senior roles including as CEO. Deb joined Otway Health as CEO in 2015. Deb and I met over twitter in 2012 and soon after that we met over a glass of wine when we both just happened to be in Canberra at the same time - which twitter told us! Deb and I talk a lot about how social media can improve health outcomes, and we talk a little about this today. Of course, we also share a huge love of food and travel, and until recently Deb also owned a cooking school in regional Victoria - which she started as a hobby! And yes, you can hear the planes fly overhead as I live in the flight path... and there is the occasional train going past too. It adds to the ambience... [bctt tweet=""Health and education is a right and not a privilege" @debracerasa " username="melkettle"] You can find Deb at <a href="http://www.otwayhealth.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Otway Health</a>.  You can follow Deb on twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/debracerasa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@debracerasa</a>.  You can listen to this episode via the link above, on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/great-recipe-for-life-podcast/id1112802072" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-activity-pod/a-great-recipe-for-life?refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> or via the podcast app on your smartphone. What we discussed <ul><li><a href="http://www.cooks-notebook.com.au/2016/05/emma-betts-dear-melanoma/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emma Betts podcast episode</a></li> <li>is our destiny pre-determined?</li> <li>an inherent need to be needed and nurtured</li> <li>the benefit of having pets</li> <li>the choice - or otherwise - to have or not have children - and discussing it on a first date</li> <li><a href="http://melanienotkin.com/portfolio/otherhood-book/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Otherhood by Melanie Notkin</a> - book</li> <li>having a pre-determined number of heatbeats</li> <li>eating at Michelin Star restaurants</li> <li>turning 60 is the new 40</li> <li>death, dying and having all the necessary legal documents</li> <li><a href="http://www.deathtalker.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Molly Carlile</a> and <a href="http://www.thegroundswellproject.com/the-project/people/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kerrie Noonan</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.otwayhealth.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Otway Health</a> - a multipurpose service</li> <li>managing a healthcare service in a town with massive seasonal population fluctuations</li> <li>the importance of regularly seeing a GP</li> <li>500,000 Australians have type 2 diabetes but don't actually know</li> <li>using Dr Google</li> <li>using technology to keep health professionals motivated so they stay in the health sector</li> <li>wearable technology such as fitbit</li> <li>social media and how much we both love it</li> <li>tele-health</li> <li><a href="http://www.otwayhealth.org.au/podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Health Check - radio show/podcast</a></li> <li>if Deb was Prime Minister and Health Minister for a day she would...</li> <li>making the electronic record real</li> <li>recognising ALL health professionals equally as health advocates</li> <li>the importance of kindness</li> <li>liking the people you love</li> <li>meeting via twitter and our first twitter chat</li></ul>If you enjoyed this podcast, I would love you to subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/great-recipe-for-life-podcast/id1112802072" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-activity-pod/a-great-recipe-for-life?refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> or via the podcast app on your smartphone. If you REALLY loved it, I would love you to leave me a rating and review on iTunes.

06 Debra Cerasa, CEO Otway Health