You’re Not Alone: Menopause Uncovered with Sonya Lovell
Since 2021, Sonya Lovell has been raising awareness, challenging societal stigmas and taboos, and lobbying for better education and resources for everyone who is transitioning through menopause. Sonya is the host of the popular podcast Dear Menopause, having interviewed leading local and global experts and commentators in the fields of menopausal health, mental health and […]
The Moment I Stopped Asking Why and Started Building | Lindsay Ziehl
Lindsay Ziehl is a British-born humanitarian, author, and advocate for women, raised across Australia and Africa. She was crowned Miss Victoria in 1969, survived cancer twice, and has spent over 25 years on the frontlines of domestic violence work — training 3,000 women and personally securing the release of trafficked women. She founded the Andrew […]
An inspiring journey of melanoma survival and living sun-smart with Anne Gately • Grit Diaries E01
Join us on the premier launch of our show, The Grit Diaries: From Grit to Grace, with your hosts, Mon and Mazz! On our very first episode, we have the privilege of sitting down with the amazing Anne Gately – Stage IV Melanoma survivor, passionate advocate for sun and skin safety, and changing the way […]
What Prostate Cancer Taught Me About Darkness and Hope 🕯️ #shorts
What prostate cancer really taught him — beyond the diagnosis, the treatment, and the parts no one talks about. 🕯️ From Grit Diaries: from Grit to Grace with hosts Simone Allan and Maryan Bova — honest conversations about living through hard things and finding the way through. If this brings up anything for you, support […]
She Won an Award and Nearly Died on the Way Home | Siobhan Wilson | Grit Diaries
Episode Summary Siobhan Wilson was born at 27 weeks, weighing less than a kilogram. By 16, she had survived open heart surgery at one month old, roughly 130 resuscitations in the NICU, seven anaphylaxis episodes — including one where paramedics ran out of adrenaline — and founded her own social enterprise at age 6. In […]
Julie Chose to Fight: Her Stage 4 Melanoma Comeback
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Shocking Diagnosis: my fight against Stage 4 Cancer #kintsugiheroes #podcast #resilience
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When Life Changes Overnight (Julie Randall) | Grit Diaries | Season 2 | Episode 11
Episode Summary What would you do if you were given 72 hours to live? When Julie Randall was diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Melanoma that had spread to her brain, she refused to accept a terminal “no.” In this powerful episode of Grit Diaries, Mon & Mazz explore Julie’s extraordinary journey of tenacity—from the moment […]
A Life in Three Acts with Muscular Dystrophy | Leanne Watson | Golden Threads | Kintsugi Heroes
In this moving episode of Golden Threads: Stories of Disability and Resilience, host Daniel Dougherty shares an intimate conversation with Leanne Watson, a remarkable woman living with limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD). Leanne opens up about her life journey, from a privileged upbringing in Melbourne to the gradual physical challenges posed by her diagnosis. This […]
Building awareness and advocating for wildlife with Sandy Steers • Animals & Us E14
Sandy Steers is a biologist, energy healer, writer, and entrepreneur. With a degree in biology, she has led 14 trips to the Galapagos Islands; run the environmental educational nonprofit, Friends of Big Bear Valley, for 24 years; and written hundreds of high-engagement educational social media posts describing the lives of the local bald eagles. During […]