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1 in 3 Australians will need blood or blood products 

in their lifetime

Are you a blood donor who would like to have your story featured on The Milkshakes for Marleigh social media or website? If so, please complete our online submission with a short description about what or who inspires you to donate blood. You can share your story to be published anonymously. And we also love share photos.

Kate Fisher is the Founder of Milkshakes for Marleigh and Australia’s primary blood donation advocate. She she is on a mission to end persistent critical blood shortages in Australia and around the world.

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Meet your host

Kate Fisher

Best selling author and award winning postcast host

Kate is the host and producer of The Milkshakes for Marleigh Podcast where she tells the survival stories of blood product recipients. This is her creative solution to the social problem that not enough people donate blood. Only 1 in 30 Australians donate blood and yet 1 in 3 will need it in their lifetime. Kate is on a mission to change that, while thanking as many blood donors as she can along the way. You can find the Milkshakes for Marleigh podcast on your favourite podcast platform.

Kate is a mother at the helm of a family with additional needs. Kate has four children, three of them are living and like her, they have various complex medical conditions, physical and neurodevelopmental disabilities. She is helplessly in love with her husband Geoff and adores navigating their crazy, challenging, joy filled life together.

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Kate, your podcast is excellent! Your personal connection to these stories allows you to tell them with extraordinary intimacy

Hedley Thomas, National Chief Correspondent, The Australian Newspaper. Podcast host, The Teachers Pet, Shandee’s Story, The Night Driver

Podcast guest, S2 Ep 6

Kate, you’ve been inspired by Marleigh but you are helping so many other people. Its incredible to know that one blood donation can save three lives. I think if everyone knew that more people would be likely to do it

Hugh van Cuylenburg Producer & Host, The Imperfects Podcast. Founder, The Resilience Project

Podcast guest, S2 Ep 18

I think I can probably say this on behalf of everyone who has received it, thank you – it saves lives and if it doesn’t save a life, it improves the quality of someone’s life

Kellie Finlayson, Host, Sh!t Talkers Podcast. Model, mother, marathon runner. Terminal cancer patient

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💗🦓Happy Father’s Day from @milkshakes_for_marleigh 🦓💗

All the people featured in this reel are only able to celebrated Father’s Day together today thanks to Australian blood donors.

Whether this be blood transfusion saving the life of the Dad or his child, lives that have been preserved or quality of lives improved, Australian blood donors have made today possible for thousands of Australians!

Biggest wishes for to @green_ant_rant for being the most wonderful Dad that our kids could ever wish for. Our parenting journey hasn’t been without it challenges but he somehow always finds the fun! We love him so much!

To hear more of these stories, please check out The @milkshakes_for_marleigh Book or listen to The @milkshakes_for_marleigh Podcast.

#milkshakesformarleigh #keepingupwithm4mmembers #thanksblooddonors #book #australianstories #podcast #fathersday #dads #dadsofinstagram #thankablooddonor #family @kmdbooks @chrisbondaus10 @bring.alba.home @jaketurner61 @green_ant_rant @michaelklim1 @worgstagram @lifebloodau

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💗🦓Happy Father’s Day from @milkshakes_for_marleigh 🦓💗 All the people featured in this reel are only able to celebrated Father’s Day together today thanks to Australian blood donors. Whether this be blood transfusion saving the life of the Dad or his child, lives that have been preserved or quality of lives improved, Australian blood donors have made today possible for thousands of Australians! Biggest wishes for to @green_ant_rant for being the most wonderful Dad that our kids could ever wish for. Our parenting journey hasn’t been without it challenges but he somehow always finds the fun! We love him so much! To hear more of these stories, please check out The @milkshakes_for_marleigh Book or listen to The @milkshakes_for_marleigh Podcast. #milkshakesformarleigh #keepingupwithm4mmembers #thanksblooddonors #book #australianstories #podcast #fathersday #dads #dadsofinstagram #thankablooddonor #family @kmdbooks @chrisbondaus10 @bring.alba.home @jaketurner61 @green_ant_rant @michaelklim1 @worgstagram @lifebloodau

Australian Winter Olympian, Curler Dean Hewitt spoke to the Milkshakes for Marleigh Podcast in early 2022. Today’s ep is a throwback to this interview.

Dean thanks blood donors for ensuring that blood was available for this Grandfather in Canada when he needed it and for his team mate in Australia, Ian (IceNut) Palangio when he was battling blood cancer.

Dean volunteers for the Starlight Foundation and we encourage anyone who is looking for a cause to please donate to: https://www.starlight.org.au/support-us/donate-to-starlight/ (link in stories)

Please donate blood, plasma or platelets to the Milkshakes for Lifeblood Team!

@curlingaustralia @starlightau #winter #winterolympian @olympics @ausolympicteam #curling #ice #thankablooddonor #milkshakesformarleigh #podcast #sport #sportpodcast #australianstory

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Australian Winter Olympian, Curler Dean Hewitt spoke to the Milkshakes for Marleigh Podcast in early 2022. Today’s ep is a throwback to this interview. Dean thanks blood donors for ensuring that blood was available for this Grandfather in Canada when he needed it and for his team mate in Australia, Ian (IceNut) Palangio when he was battling blood cancer. Dean volunteers for the Starlight Foundation and we encourage anyone who is looking for a cause to please donate to: https://www.starlight.org.au/support-us/donate-to-starlight/ (link in stories) Please donate blood, plasma or platelets to the Milkshakes for Lifeblood Team! @curlingaustralia @starlightau #winter #winterolympian @olympics @ausolympicteam #curling #ice #thankablooddonor #milkshakesformarleigh #podcast #sport #sportpodcast #australianstory

@milkshakes_for_marleigh is celebrating the way that the @wattlenest is changing the landscape of sport in Australia.

All of the Australian athletes featured on the current season of the Milkshakes for Marleigh Podcast are thanking Australian blood donors for the impact they’ve had on their lives and sporting careers, with most owing their lives to Australian blood donors. Many of them would not be alive without the blood transfusions they received. Many of them also have a relationship with WattleNest that has allowed them to chase their biggest sporting dreams!

WattleNest is a community that connects business and sport to build stronger, healthier and all inclusive communities.

#wattlenest #notsponsored #justanepicmovement #supportingathletes #athleteempowerment #femalefounders #qldwomen #boxingkangaroo #boxing #kangaroo #eiffeltower #parís #sunshinecoast

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@milkshakes_for_marleigh is celebrating the way that the @wattlenest is changing the landscape of sport in Australia. All of the Australian athletes featured on the current season of the Milkshakes for Marleigh Podcast are thanking Australian blood donors for the impact they’ve had on their lives and sporting careers, with most owing their lives to Australian blood donors. Many of them would not be alive without the blood transfusions they received. Many of them also have a relationship with WattleNest that has allowed them to chase their biggest sporting dreams! WattleNest is a community that connects business and sport to build stronger, healthier and all inclusive communities. #wattlenest #notsponsored #justanepicmovement #supportingathletes #athleteempowerment #femalefounders #qldwomen #boxingkangaroo #boxing #kangaroo #eiffeltower #parís #sunshinecoast

In this episode, @the_invincable_woman Natasha Price shares her story of chronic illness, pain and disability and how one crazy big dream (with the help of Australian blood donors) shifted her from years of being bed bound as a quadriplegic to pushing a wheelchair marathon in a year.

Tash is a track and marathon wheelchair racer,  passionate disability advocate, entrepreneur, podcast host, speaker, multi-award winner, author and Gold Coast Women of the Year 2022 (Champion of Sport). She is also the Country Chair of Sports Empowerment in Australia for the G100 and founder of InvincAble, an organisation that gives visibility to disability and empowers all people to embrace challenges and chase dreams.

Please check out her podcast @2crips.1pairoflegs with @the_real_adamsheppard ; their Social Enterprise called @invincable_official and the incredible work of @wattlenest

Given the critical blood shortage in Australia right now, announced by @lifebloodau last week, I urge everyone to make an appt to donate blood today by calling 13 14 95 & please add you donation to the @milkshakes_for_marleigh Lifeblood Team 🦓💗🦓💗🦓💗

#theinvincablewoman #adaptive #adaptiveathlete #aussieathlete #wheelchair #wheelchairmarathon #t1d #t1dlookslikeme #mody2 #bedtomarathon #plasmapheresis #relapseremitting #chronicillness #chronicpain #chronicoverachiever @condosrachel @chrisbondaus10 @mon.murphy @brendenhall93 @ausparalympics @paralympics @lisacox.co @ourmoonsmission @moyai_ai #socialenterprise #socialentrepreneurship #youcantbewhatyoucantsee #podcast #newpodcastepisode @ausmumpreneur #podcastoftheyear #podcastoftheyear2024 #milkshakesformarleigh #katefisher #blooddonationadvocacy #downloadtoday

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In this episode, @the_invincable_woman Natasha Price shares her story of chronic illness, pain and disability and how one crazy big dream (with the help of Australian blood donors) shifted her from years of being bed bound as a quadriplegic to pushing a wheelchair marathon in a year. Tash is a track and marathon wheelchair racer,  passionate disability advocate, entrepreneur, podcast host, speaker, multi-award winner, author and Gold Coast Women of the Year 2022 (Champion of Sport). She is also the Country Chair of Sports Empowerment in Australia for the G100 and founder of InvincAble, an organisation that gives visibility to disability and empowers all people to embrace challenges and chase dreams. Please check out her podcast @2crips.1pairoflegs with @the_real_adamsheppard ; their Social Enterprise called @invincable_official and the incredible work of @wattlenest Given the critical blood shortage in Australia right now, announced by @lifebloodau last week, I urge everyone to make an appt to donate blood today by calling 13 14 95 & please add you donation to the @milkshakes_for_marleigh Lifeblood Team 🦓💗🦓💗🦓💗 #theinvincablewoman #adaptive #adaptiveathlete #aussieathlete #wheelchair #wheelchairmarathon #t1d #t1dlookslikeme #mody2 #bedtomarathon #plasmapheresis #relapseremitting #chronicillness #chronicpain #chronicoverachiever @condosrachel @chrisbondaus10 @mon.murphy @brendenhall93 @ausparalympics @paralympics @lisacox.co @ourmoonsmission @moyai_ai #socialenterprise #socialentrepreneurship #youcantbewhatyoucantsee #podcast #newpodcastepisode @ausmumpreneur #podcastoftheyear #podcastoftheyear2024 #milkshakesformarleigh #katefisher #blooddonationadvocacy #downloadtoday

The @milkshakes_for_marleigh Podcast is thrilled to hold the title of @ausmumpreneur Podcast of the Year, 2024.

This award recognises the global impact of this podcast and its message of blood donation advocacy. Through this pod, blood donors and their loved ones share their stories, to thank their donors and to encourage new ones.

These episodes are stand alone, documentary style so there is no need to listen from the start or to a whole season. Just have a scroll through the episode and have a listen to one this catches your eye!

I was thrilled to win this award as it was such a strong field of finalists and I will proudly hold this title for 2024!

@thewomenchangingtheworld @siriusxm @strozkiymedia #ausmumpreneur #ausmum2024 #ausmum24 #podcastoftheyear #podcastoftheyear2024 #gold #winner #podcast #pod #podcastersofinstagram #newpodcastepisode #trendingpodcast #australianpodcast #storyteller #podcasthost #oneofakind #havealisten #podcastsofinstagram #milkshakesformarleigh #milkshakesformarleighpodcast #blooddonor #blooddonation #blooddonationadvocate

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The @milkshakes_for_marleigh Podcast is thrilled to hold the title of @ausmumpreneur Podcast of the Year, 2024. This award recognises the global impact of this podcast and its message of blood donation advocacy. Through this pod, blood donors and their loved ones share their stories, to thank their donors and to encourage new ones. These episodes are stand alone, documentary style so there is no need to listen from the start or to a whole season. Just have a scroll through the episode and have a listen to one this catches your eye! I was thrilled to win this award as it was such a strong field of finalists and I will proudly hold this title for 2024! @thewomenchangingtheworld @siriusxm @strozkiymedia #ausmumpreneur #ausmum2024 #ausmum24 #podcastoftheyear #podcastoftheyear2024 #gold #winner #podcast #pod #podcastersofinstagram #newpodcastepisode #trendingpodcast #australianpodcast #storyteller #podcasthost #oneofakind #havealisten #podcastsofinstagram #milkshakesformarleigh #milkshakesformarleighpodcast #blooddonor #blooddonation #blooddonationadvocate