Saina Avesta: A Trans Refugee’s Survival Story from Iran to Australia
The choice I never had ⚠️ Content advisory: this episode discusses suicide, 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 Saina grew up in Iran as a trans woman in a society that offered no space for […]
The gap year that became 19 years of rescuing children
Building a children’s home in South Africa took one decision at 17. In this Grit Diaries episode, Harrison Nash shares 19 years of sustained care, the grief that comes with it, and what real transformation looks like when you actually stay. ⚠️ Content advisory: this episode discusses abuse & exploitation, which some listeners may find […]
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 • […]
Pride in Stories Podcast Launch | Kintsugi Heroes’ New LGBTQIA+ Storytelling Series
Pride in Stories is a new LGBTQIA+ podcast from Kintsugi Heroes, sharing real coming out stories, transgender stories and lived experience from the LGBTQIA+ community, told in their own words. This is the full recording of the Pride in Stories launch event, held live on Wear It Purple Day (28 August 2026), where you’ll hear […]
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 […]