Nervous but doing it anyway | Sarah Rosse | Kintsugi Heroes Shorts
Sarah Rosse dreads public speaking but is stepping up anyway, and she’s okay with showing that fear. Sarah has opportunities to speak publicly coming up, and instead of waiting until the fear goes away, she’s moving forward while nervous. She sees honesty about her humanness, not confidence, as the real marker of growth. 🎙️ Watch […]
From Shame to Storytelling: The Unexpected Power of Simply Being There
Mental health awareness looks different when it’s your own child in crisis. Sarah Rosse spent her career helping others navigate mental health emergencies, until October 2023, when her 16-year-old son attempted to take his life. In this episode of Kintsugi Heroes, Sarah shares how the gap between her professional knowledge and her lived reality as […]
She Knew the System. Then It Failed Her Son. Sarah Rosse on Self Advocacy, Mental Health, and Wri…
The story I had to share ⚠️ Content advisory: this episode discusses suicide, grief, which some listeners may find distressing. If you need support, you’re not alone — help is available: • Lifeline (24/7 crisis support): 13 11 14 · lifeline.org.au Sarah Rosse spent her career as a high-functioning professional in human services, confident in […]
They needed me more than I needed safety #wildlife #rescue #shorts
Saengduean faced a choice between silence that might save her life or speaking up to protect the animals she loved. Saengduean confronted a real tension between personal safety and the protection of the animals she was fighting for. She chose to speak, even when fear suggested otherwise. 🎙️ Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6FMrhSM-K4 🎧 Spotify: […]
One Look in an Elephant’s Eyes Redirected Her Entire Life
At 16, Saengduean witnessed an elephant being brutally beaten in the logging industry. That moment redirected her entire life toward animal welfare advocacy. Now she runs a sanctuary that has rescued hundreds of elephants and other animals across Thailand and Asia. ⚠️ Content advisory: this episode discusses trauma & healing, which some listeners may find […]
ADHD in women is one of the most missed diagnoses in adult mental health, and for three professio…
ADHD in women is one of the most missed diagnoses in adult mental health, and for three professional women, understanding why took decades. This is Too Much, Not Enough: Late Diagnosis of ADHD in Women, a live online panel from Kintsugi Heroes’ Our Stories Matter series. Three women share what it’s really like to get […]
Karl named the hollowness at the heart of it | Karl Germann | Kintsugi Heroes Shorts
Karl Germann realised his family structure lacked unconditional love. Kintsugi Heroes. Karl articulated something precise about his family’s architecture. There was a hollowness because the entire structure had not been built on unconditional love. He recognised that his parents gave materially but missed the human connection, the presence, that children actually need. 🎙️ Watch the […]
The shift from blame to ownership | Holly Deane-Johns | Kintsugi Heroes Shorts
After 17 years, Holly stopped blaming others. Here’s what that growth cost. Kintsugi Heroes. Holly reached a point where she no longer blames anyone for what happened to her. This shift didn’t come quickly or easily. It took 17 years of dark days and struggle to learn that ownership, not blame, is where real growth […]
The hardest decision I ever made #shorts #realstory
Karl Germann made a hard choice to leave his family in 2022. Kintsugi Heroes. In 2022, Karl Germann made the decision to step away from his family—his mum, sisters Heidi and Liesel, and brother Klaas. His dad had already passed. It was a turning point where Karl chose his own wellbeing over staying in a […]
Twenty years numb: Karl Germann on complex trauma, queerness, and finding himself at 46 | Pride I…
The 20-year fog Karl grew up in apartheid South Africa in a wealthy but emotionally distant Austrian-South African family, experiencing what he now understands as complex trauma rooted in his mother’s narcissism and his father’s clinical detachment. For decades he dissociated, unaware he was queer until his late twenties when he met a partner and […]