PBB Media Contributors' Platform

PBB Media is an entirely volunteer run and not-for-profit community media project, based in Northern NSW, Australia. Operating locally and globally PBB Media aims to deliver non-sensationalist, useful information to parents and families from a strong source base including: real life stories from parents, family and community members, healthcare providers, leaders and experts; the latest in evidence-based science relating to Pregnancy, Childbirth and Parenting; a fresh look at time-honoured traditions exploring what works for modern day living and; a close look at new ideas emerging.  The PBB Media Contributors Platform offers a space for passionate and committed individuals to contribute to our project.  Our Development Team  provide overall training, coaching and communication to our contributors and strategy and coordination of most operations at PBB Media.

Our content includes our; Weekly Live-to Air radio program Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond on the award-winning 99.9BayFM, which has been airing live steadfastly on Mondays at 11am AET since 2010; The Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond Podcast, podcast weekly to iTunes, Spreaker and your favourite podcast providers and the National Australia Community Radio Network; Live 'PBB Talks' events; Regular local community minded happenings such as film screenings, info nights and support groups and our online presence.   Meet our passionate and committed team of contributors!  PBB Contributors work rigorously, conscientiously and collaboratively to provide a diverse range of content for parents, care-takers, family and community members, as well as healthcare providers and clinicians. We see a world where information is non-sensationalist, is based on the diverse range of needs and actual circumstances of individuals and honours of the profundity of the local and global village - raising happy, healthy and contributing individuals into our future society. Our contributors include content producers, business support team, marketing and design angels, advisors and tech awesomeness.

CONTENT PRODUCERS, RADIO & PODCAST PRESENTERS

Sally Cusack
PRODUCER/PRESENTER - PBB RADIO + PODCAST

​Sally Cusack is a mother of two children and founder of the Pregnancy Birth and Beyond Radio project in 2010 and a founding member of PBB Media.  She became a presenter on the show in 2014.  Sally has been a member of Maternity Choices Australia and consumer representative for women in her community since 2010. Since 2015 she has sat on the Northern NSW Local Health District's Consumer Engagement and Advisory Committee and maternity specific steering committees in the LHD. 
She was part of the community campaign that oversaw the reopening of the birthing service at Murwillumbah Hospital and the establishment of ongoing consumer engagement for maternity services in the LHD.  Sally sits as a consumer representative member of the committee responsible for designing the maternity and newborn services in the new Tweed Hospital and is looking forward to seeing the most state-of-the-art hospital build in Australia. You can check out Sally's catalogue of podcasts here.

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Annalee Atia
GROWTH, PRODUCER/PRESENTER - PBB RADIO + PODCAST

Founding member of PBB Media, Annalee is a Producer with over 17 years experience in the fields of events, entertainment, music and production. After setting on the path to becoming a mother she turned to health and nutrition and became a coach & consultant specialising in the support of women during the reproductive years. She is passionate about women's voices, childbirth and motherhood and teaches public speaking and leadership for women. She's been on air since 2014 as a regular content producer and host on the popular Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond radio show and podcast.  Annalee brings her passionate truth-telling and compassionate listening to imbue the listeners experience with a sense of purpose and connection. You can check out Annalee's catalogue of podcasts here and her website here.

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Sean Tonnet
PRODUCER/PRESENTER - PBB RADIO + PODCAST

Sean Tonnet is a passionate father of two, a family relationship therapist, husband and musician.  He has been working with people and for community over 25 years.   After the birth of his first child, Sean developed a successful Transition to Fatherhood program and since then has specialised his work with families, parents and couples.  Sean was the consulting therapist for Heart to Heart program and a trainer for Becoming a Dad workshops in Byron Bay. His work with families has been reviewed on radio (Byron, Melbourne and Sydney), television (Channel 7 Sunrise Program) and in print (My Child & NR Family Magazines).
You can check out Sean's catalogue of podcasts here and his website here.

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Kirilly Dawn
PRODUCER/PRESENTER - PBB RADIO + PODCAST

Kirilly is a Barkindji woman passionate about women reclaiming and remembering the sovereignty of our bodies and births. She is a birth doula, an advocate for birthing on country and incorporates her love of dance, tai chi and meditation into her work. After quitting a job with the UN to teach yoga by donation in a park, she spent five years living out of a backpack and studied the women's mysteries. She trained as a birth doula with Ibu Robin Lim & Debra Pascali Bonaro after realising that birth is political, has the potential to heal generations, and can be orgasmic! Believing in the ancient power of storytelling, Kirilly joined the Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond show as a regular presenter & producer, with a vision to share more Indigenous women's voices, stories and experiences of childbirth and maternity care in Australia.
​You can follow her work on Instagram @indigenous.doulas and @kirillydawn
And you can catch Kirilly's podcasts here.

Oni Blecher
PRODUCER/PRESENTER - PBB RADIO + PODCAST

Oni lives in Mullumbimby and works with her hands in cranio sacral work, Arvigo Mayan Abdominal Therapy (Incl pregnancy massage), fascial release and recently trained in urogenital osteopathy. Currently, her academic research efforts are in the direction of Australian masculinities and male mental health and she hopes these studies will enable her to assist fathers in the postnatal period. Oni studied two years in Bachelor of Midwifery before branching off into other forms of support for mothers and families in the antenatal, birth and postnatal periods.  Oni co facilitated weekly postnatal support groups in Murwillumbah with midwife and antenatal educator Sali McIntyre where both women embody village style support and co-creative education. Oni is passionate about interdisciplinary health and how we can all expand each other’s skills and awareness through discussion and positive problem solving through skills sharing and cross pollination. Through this shared expansion, Oni sees a different way of parents, children and families interacting within communities.  
You can catch Oni's podcasts here.

Rose Ricketson
PRODUCER/PRESENTER - PBB PODCAST

Rose Ricketson is a creative producer working across film, theatre, podcast, and community engagement. Based in regional NSW, Rose was recently awarded Community Event of the Year by her local council for the production and successful launch of THE GOOD PEOPLE OF NERRIGA podcast in collaboration with creator/director Clare Young.
Rose is passionate about producing original and powerful human stories which touch the heart. She was the producer of the award winning ‘Project O’ with leading arts Organisation Big hART, designed to empower young women in regional Australia. Rose loves to nurture the creative process and support talent in a way which is sensitive and always honours the vision. She has particular interest in regional development and the arts, community organising and social change, and loves to find authentic and original pathways to share stories with the world.
​Find Rose on IG @_rosierick_

Nathalie Solis Perez
PRODUCER/PRESENTER and CREATOR of HEARTSPEAK

Nathalie Solis is a Cultural Anthropologist and Certified Birth Doula with a German-Guatemalan background. She started her practice in Berlin, Germany before relocating to Byron Bay in 2017 with her son and partner. Nathalie is committed to providing continuous emotional, educational and practical support to birthing families in the Northern Rivers. Currently she is contributing to a childbirth education course by obstetrician and natural birth pioneer Dr. Michel Odent.
You can find Nathalie's Heartspeak series here.

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BUSINESS & MARKETING SUPPORT TEAM

Meggie Danielson
VISION

Meggie believes that vision and clarity are essential for getting things done and creating the world that we want to live in. She loves to think outside the box, stir things up and reflect to others their own amazing qualities. She is passionate about supporting individuals and families to find their most joyful paths to health and happiness. Getting the team organised to do this awesome work is what she is all about!

Meggie is also co-founder of We Move Studio in Mullumbimby.

Danie Smallwood
NEWSLETTER + RESEARCH

​Danie Smallwood is a mother and midwife. She graduated in 2011 and began her career as a midwife in the Northern Territory supporting women both in the hospital and in the home. In 2013 she returned to the Northern Rivers and worked in a caseload midwifery practice until the birth of her daughter in 2015. 
She is currently working towards becoming a qualified Lactation Consultant and is passionate about supporting women to make informed choices in their journey to become mothers.

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TECH TEAM

Simon Cusack
WEB TECH SUPPPORT

Simon is a software engineer who has worked predominantly in the open source arena throughout his 30 year career. He is passionate about free access to information and the means by which it is disseminated. He's our software and infrastructure midwife and..  "he was born from an egg on a mountain top"

FORMER CONTRIBUTORS

Lara Martin
PRODUCER/PRESENTER - PBB RADIO + PODCAST

Lara Martin is a mother, childbirth educator, breastfeeding counselor, birth story healing practitioner and an experienced counselor with a honours in Psychology. Lara is also now a midwife.  Lara has been supporting families on their unique journey to parenthood and beyond for over eight years and is currently undertaking a bachelor of Midwifery. Lara is PBB Media's Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond radio & podcast show longest running presenter and content producer starting at 2011. Lara has spent extensive time crafting and shaping the sound of PBB podcasts and on air listener experience delivering audio content that inspires and informs.
You can check out Lara's catalogue of podcasts here and her website here. 

Kimberley Lipschus
PRODUCER/PRESENTER - PBB RADIO + PODCAST

Kimberley is a psychotherapist, writer and filmmaker, with over 15 years as a writer, director & producer in TV, radio & film. She has worked for ABC Television on Q&A, as well as for ABC Local Radio. As a filmmaker Kimberley created films for SBS and ABC.  Kimberley currently works as a reproductive psychotherapist and holds story telling workshops for new parents. She has written articles for GANZ journals as well as for overseas publications.  She a long standing fascination with storytelling and believes stories foster empathy, provide a sense of belonging and can bring insight and healing. A combination of a journalistic and therapeutic work ethic deeply informs her body of work.  Kimberley is currently completing a book on fertility called, The Space Between. 
​You can check out Kimberley's catalogue of podcasts here and her website here.

Sunae Reilly
SOCIAL MEDIA & EVENT SUPPORT: AUGUST 2017 - OCTOBER 2018

Sunae Reilly is a midwife and passionate advocate for women. She graduated with a Bachelor of Midwifery in December 2017, and serves the women of the Northern Rivers community which she grew up in. She is committed to educating women in pregnancy and the postnatal period so they can find empowerment in their journey to motherhood.  

Sunae was also our social media whiz and helped us lift our social media game with her skills in all platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter and the grapics tool Canva.  She also developed step-by-step online marketing plans, with supporting Canva graphics,  for our events, such as "A Close Look at Informed Consent" at Gold Coast University in April 2018 and was a key event support for our fundraiser "Stepping Up, Stepping Out" in November 2017.  Sunae also helped us set up our Patreon account!  Thank you for being a part of our team Sunae! Now we need to find someone as skilled as you in these platforms...  (If you're interested in joining our team, write to [email protected].)

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Join our growing team of contributors!

Joining the PBB Team is 
We are currently looking for a graphic designer, guest bloggers, researchers, local community event planners and more. Join our growing non-for-profit team of supporters and collaborators! If you have a skill you believe is relevant - let us know below.