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 […]
How do you come out when staying hidden feels safer?
Coming out as a gay woman cost Christine Sellman a job. It’s a real cost of authenticity. But staying hidden in a mental health career meant staying hidden from herself. In Pride In Stories, she shares how unprocessed trauma, a suicide attempt she never told anyone about, and finding Qigong at 40 changed everything. ⚠️ […]
Coming Out Cost Christine Selman a Job. She Has No Regrets. | Pride In Stories
Coming out cost me a job ⚠️ Content advisory: this episode discusses suicide, abuse, addiction, 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 Christine spent her early career hiding her sexuality while building a life as […]
Understanding opens another way forward
Cathy Hockey’s own perspective helps her ask questions that let others see a different path. Cathy Hockey has learned that her lived experience gives her a particular kind of listening. She doesn’t impose answers. Instead, she asks questions that come from understanding. Those questions help people think differently, see possibilities they hadn’t noticed before. 🎙️ […]
Nervous became confident with the right support
A young person’s nerves shifted to real confidence after Cathy Hockey and his parents supported him through a difficult moment. Cathy Hockey worked with a young person and his parents to help him face something he wanted to do but feared. When they all showed up together, something changed. The person walked out of that […]
From self-doubt to knowing she could help
Cathy Hockey realised her mistakes and struggles were exactly what equipped her to support other leaders. Cathy Hockey spent years wondering if she had the right to guide others. The turning point came when she recognised that her real-world experience, the hard decisions and failures, were not disqualifications. They were the foundation of her ability […]
How does trauma live in your body and what sets it free
Sarah Rowan spent 38 years hiding who she really was in a strict Christian environment. Trauma stored in her body as rheumatoid arthritis, a marriage that wasn’t hers, and a life on autopilot. Here is how she took back the steering wheel, rebuilt through art, and discovered that creativity and unconditional love are paths to […]
The Castle With 1000 Rooms | Sarah Rowan | Kintsugi Heroes
The castle with 1000 rooms Sarah Rowan grew up in South Carolina’s Bible Belt in a loving but restrictive Christian environment. She was told she could be anything except gay. For decades, she buried her identity under achievement, perfectionism, and faith, eventually developing debilitating rheumatoid arthritis by age 30 from the inflammation of unprocessed trauma. […]
What Luis learned about himself #podcast #kintsugi
Luis Montero realised he was a good listener and talker, and that changed how people showed up for him. Luis discovered that his ability to listen deeply and speak with compassion shaped his relationships in a real way. It wasn’t about fixing himself or becoming someone new. It was about recognising a strength that was […]