The School Can't Experience
School Can't Australia
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For parents and caregivers of young people who struggle to attend school, and related education and health professionals. We share experiences and insights into what is going on for our young people and how we can offer support.
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S2E62 #62 - School Attendance Plans: Red Flags, Research and What Actually Works with Tiffany Westphal
Tiffany Westphal, director of School Can't Australia, joins host Leisa Reichelt to discuss a common stressful experience facing School Can't families: the school attendance plan.Drawing on recent…
S2E61 #61 - Rachel's Lived Experience: What School Flexibility Looks Like for a PDA Child
Rachel, a parent from southern Tasmania, joins host Leisa Reichelt to share her lived experience supporting her son, now in Year 11 and engaged with school, through what has been anything but a…
S2E60 #60 - Why School Can't Kids Struggle with Self Care & Hygiene & What Actually Helps, with Laura Hellfeld
Consulting nurse Laura Hellfeld joins host Leisa Reichelt to explore one of the least-talked-about challenges facing School Can't families - hygiene and self-care. When young people are in burnout,…
S2E59 #59 - From Reluctant Homeschooler to Community Builder with Corinne Smith from KinHub
Corinne Smith describes herself as a "reluctant homeschooler". Someone who never planned to be home educating, but who found herself there after her child experienced School Can't from preschool…
S2E58 #58 - I Missed Half My Schooling and Never Knew Why - Judith's Lived Experience
Judith came across School Can't Australia on the internet and suddenly, something that had puzzled her for over sixty years finally had a name.Now 66, Judith grew up missing roughly half her…
S2E57 #57 - What families taught us: insights from our first 50 episodes
We've just passed 50 episodes of The School Can't Experience — and many of those have been lived experience episodes: families coming on to tell us what School Can't has actually been like for them…
S2E56 #56 - Why Teacher Relationships Matter with Dr Kate Renshaw
Play and filial therapist Dr. Kate Renshaw joins host Leisa Reichelt to explore how play therapy can support children and families experiencing School Can’t, especially when kids struggle with…
S2E55 #55 - Jodie's Lived Experience
In this week’s episode, Sydney mum, Jodie, shares her lived experience of School Can’t with host Leisa Reichelt. Jodie’s teenage daughter experienced a sudden mental health and School Can’t crisis…
S2E54 #54 - Billy Garvey’s tips for supporting School Can’t Kids
Dr Billy Garvey joins us on the School Can’t Experience Podcast to discuss why it shouldn’t be considered normal for children to struggle at school, and how the education system often fails to meet…
S2E53 #53 - Lucette's Lived Experience
Lucette, a mum of two neurodivergent girls, education advocate and author, speaks with our host, Leisa Reichelt about a School Can’t journey that began as “Daycare Can’t” and “Kinder Can’t.” Lucette…
S2E52 #52 - Laura's Lived Experience
This week we welcome Laura, a nurse and mum of three in Victoria, to share her family’s experience supporting her 15-year-old daughter, Mimi, through ongoing School Can’t. Laura describes Mimi’s…
S2E51 #51 - Jessica's Lived Experience
This week we welcomed Jessica, an OT and mother of two neurodivergent children, to share her lived experience of School Can’t. Jess’s eldest child experienced early anxiety and separation…
S2E50 #50 - Professor Linda Graham on Inclusive Education
Professor Linda Graham (Queensland University of Technology), Director of the QUT Centre for Inclusive Education, joins host, Leisa Reichelt to discuss research showing that universally accessible…
S2E49 #49 - Student Voice - Claire & Althea’s Lived Experience
Host Leisa Reichelt is joined by 18-year-old Althea and her mum, Claire to talk about about Althea’s School Can’t experience through high school in Melbourne. After early positive years at school…
S2E48 #48 - Rachel's Lived Experience - What an OT Can Do for School Can't
Rachel, a School Can’t mum and occupational therapist, joins host Leisa Reichelt to talk about her family’s experience supporting her child through severe school distress and School Can’t. Rachel…
S2E47 #47 - Insights from School Can't Research with Dawn Adams, Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC)
Leisa Reichelt speaks with autism researcher and clinical psychologist Dawn Adams (OTARC, La Trobe University) about what the latest School Can’t research is showing. Dawn shares international…
S2E46 #46 Individual Learning Plans that really work with Emma-Rose Parsons
Psychologist Emma-Rose Parsons joins host, Leisa Reichelt to discuss how Individual Learning Plans (ILPs/IEPs) can become practical, neurodiversity-affirming tools rather than “tick-the-box”…
S2E45 #45 - What I Wish I Knew Earlier - Lived Experience Panel
This week we bring you a special live recording of the Lived Experience panel from the launch of the 'Understanding School Can’t' ebook. Featuring previous podcast guests Diana, Mark, Simone, and…
S2E44 #44 - Understanding School Can't with Tiffany Westphal and Louise Rogers
In the first episode of the 2026 School Can't Experience Podcast, host Leisa Reichelt discusses the challenges 'School Can't,' with the Directors of School Can't Australia, Tiffany Westphal and…
S1 2025 Year End Update and Reflection
You're invited to attend the virtual launch of School Can't Australia's new ebook. Register here:…
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The School Can't Experience has published 63 episodes since February 2025, covering topics in Education, Health & Fitness.
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