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Sparking Change with Dil
Dil Wickremasinghe shines a light on the latest social justice and mental health stories and hopes to inspire positive social change one conversation at time.
#13 | Breastfeeding: Any Boob In A Storm
On Sparking Change this week we highlight Breastfeeding! According to the World Health Organization, if every child was breastfed within an hour of birth, given only breast milk for their first six months of life, and continued up to the…
#12 | A New Year’s Mental Health Message
On a New Year’s day Sparking Change Dil talks about how we need to view mental health as being much more than just an illness but a natural part of the human experience.
Let’s be honest, being a young person these days can be hard…
#11 | A Sparking Christmas Special
On a very festive Sparking Change Christmas Special Dil shares what Christmas means to her and how it can be a bittersweet time of the year for many.
Stand Up Comedian Steve Cummins joins us for a bit of a festive laugh in his very…
#10 | Behind the Scenes at Songs And Words – A Home For All
On a very special episode of Sparking Change, Dil and her team were given full access to all areas at the Songs And Words - A Home For All protest concert, featuring Glen Hansard, Frances Black, Ryan O’Shaughnessy and more, held outside the…
#9 | Perinatal Mental Health
In her weekly editorial Dil talks about the importance of nurturing a sense of spirituality as part of enhancing wellbeing and mental health.
We focus on Perinatal Mental Health as Ireland launched its first perinatal mental health…
#8 | Ibrahim Halawa
In the summer of 2013 a 17-year-old Ibrahim Halawa travelled to Egypt with his 3 sisters, Omaima, Somaia and Fatima Halawa, to visit their extended family. A tradition they had followed almost every summer since they were born.
Ibrahim…
#7 | World AIDS Day and FemFest
In her editorial Dil talks honestly about her body image issues and how giving birth helped her heal her relationship with her body.
We mark World Aids Day as we ask, from a Global and Irish perspective, are we anywhere near to…
#6 | Homeless and Housing Crisis in Ireland
This week we dedicate the full episode to the homeless and housing crisis in Ireland.
In her editorial Dil shares her own personal experience of being homeless in Sri Lanka and how it impacted her mental health.
We speak to people on…
#5 | James Kavanagh, Monnine Griffith & Grace Dyas
This week on Sparking Change in her editorial Dil talks about the importance of creating a supportive and inclusive environment for LGBTI young people to come out as part of BeLonG To’s STAND UP LGBT Awareness Week.
Social media…
#4 | Maia Dunphy, Louise O’Neill and Noeline Blackwell
Dil shares her experience of sexual assault in the workplace as part of the #MeToo global movement.
We meet Irish blogger, author, broadcaster and television producer Maia Dunphy she is now a mum of 2 year old Tom and has written her…