What Happens When You Turn Your Trauma Into Purpose?
Rescued from human trafficking as a street shoeshine boy in Vietnam, Vi Do is now CEO of Blue Dragon, an organisation that has saved over 2,000 trafficking victims. This is the story of how one person’s belief in him became his belief in thousands of others, and the price and purpose of that work. At […]
From Hanoi Shoeshine Boy to Rescuing 2,000 Trafficking Survivors: Vi Do
The angel I wished for Vi Do grew up in extreme poverty in rural Vietnam, watching his father sicken and become unable to work. At 14, he left for Hanoi to survive on the streets as a shoeshine boy, hiding money in his clothes and avoiding gangs. A young Australian teacher named Michael found him, […]
What kept me standing after losing my son, my marriage, and my home
After his seven-year-old son died in New York during COVID lockdown, Duncan Schieb had to perform CPR on a child he could not save. His marriage fractured under the weight of grief, blame and guilt. Now a single father of four, he has rebuilt his life and discovered what actually helps when everything falls apart. […]
I was moving away from clarity
After loss, Duncan chose clarity over numbing. A raw moment about addiction and healing from Kintsugi Heroes. Duncan lost someone close to him and found himself reaching for ways to avoid the pain. In this moment, he names what he was doing: moving away from the hard stuff instead of toward it. That shift in […]
Choosing accountability: How I survived the darkest moment of my life
Accountability and recovery after life-altering mistakes. At 22, Paul Turley drove drunk and stoned, crashed into an oncoming car, and killed a 62-year-old chef. In hospital, wired jaw and 40 staples, he made two decisions: accept the consequence and make the tragedy mean something. This is his story of prison, rebuilding, and what set him […]
After his son died, Duncan Schieb found what men’s mental health motivation actually looks like
The weight I couldn’t carry alone ⚠️ Content advisory: this episode discusses addiction & recovery and grief & loss, which some listeners may find distressing. If you need support, you’re not alone. Help is available: • SMART Recovery Australia (addiction): smartrecoveryaustralia.com.au • ReachOut: au.reachout.com • Lifeline (24/7 crisis support): 13 11 14 · lifeline.org.au • […]
The moment I chose accountability over hiding
Accountability and recovery after life-altering mistakes. At 22, Paul Turley drove drunk and stoned, crashed into an oncoming car, and killed a 62-year-old chef. In hospital, wired jaw and 40 staples, he made two decisions: accept the consequence and make the tragedy mean something. This is his story of prison, rebuilding, and what set him […]
Drunk, stoned, and behind the wheel: Paul Turley on the night that killed a stranger and what he …
I knew I was going away ⚠️ Content advisory: this episode discusses addiction & recovery and trauma & healing, which some listeners may find distressing. If you need support, you’re not alone. Help is available: • SMART Recovery Australia (addiction): smartrecoveryaustralia.com.au • ReachOut: au.reachout.com • Blue Knot Foundation (complex trauma): 1300 657 380 · blueknot.org.au […]
Country boy who couldn’t save his son
A country boy from rural NSW spent 30 years building a life across London, Hong Kong, and New York. In 2020, his identical twin son died. Days later, New York locked down. Six years on, hear how Duncan rebuilt as a single father and found purpose in childhood bereavement work. ⚠️ Content advisory: this episode […]
Crying through Qigong
Christine Selman spent three years crying in Qigong sessions while others found peace, a Kintsugi Heroes story about healing that isn’t always calm. Christine Selman discovered Qigong as a healing practice, but her early sessions were flooded with emotion. While her teacher and classmates found relaxation, she found herself weeping through most of her practice, […]