Resolve and ethos borne of jailtime with Sophina Placencia | Kintsugi Heroes Podcast
Sophina grew up working for her mother in a not-for-profit business and was drawn back in when her grandmother asked her to help with her mother’s foundation. Determined to learn everything she could she left the business for others to run while she travelled. But while she was away funds were misappropriated and Sophina ended […]
Mending his Heart and finding his Destiny with Kyle Spyrides | Kintsugi Heroes Podcast
Kyle’s powerful story begins when he is a healthy young man who develops a serious infection in his heart and is rushed to hospital. He and his loving and supportive family go against the grain by not accepting the medical advice and using natural healing methods then find ways to heal the damage. Kyle was […]
Unsung heroes of the Myrtleford Neighbourhood Centre with Jill Graham
In this episode of the Kintsugi Heroes Alpine Special, Ian spoke with Jill Graham who is Manager of the Myrtleford Neighbourhood Centre and also the Moyhu Neighbourhood Centre. Kintsugi Heroes are partnering with the Myrtleford Neighbourhood Centre to record the real-life stories of people who were impacted by or involved in supporting the community through […]
Spina Bifida, flourishing and finding community with Nathan Gutierriez || Kintsugi Heroes Podcast
Nathan received an A.B.O. incompatible kidney transplant from his father, Michael in 2009 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. The incompatible program at Cedars allows people who are not blood compatible to successfully receive kidney transplants. He was the 16th person in Cedars history to receive the transplant. Biography Nathan Gutierrez, Founder and […]
Value of a positive mindset facing an incurable illness with David Moran || Kintsugi Heroes Podcast
David’s extraordinary story of resilience and courage begins in his early teens when he was very involved with sports but diagnosed with Fairbanks Disease or multiple epiphyseal dysplasia a rare genetic disorder affecting the growing ends of bones. He had to change his focus and tried golf but eventually had to give it up and […]
The ripple effect of trauma & human response to fire within government with Mark Kettle
Mark Kettle shares his unique perspective in his story about the Black Summer fires in 2019-20. During the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires, he was the Fire Advisor to the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change. He describes in detail what happened behind the scenes of the government’s response to a major emergency in managing […]
Transcending Drug-addiction & finding Success in Community with Mandy Alexis || Kintsugi Heroes
Mandy was a functioning cocaine addict for sixteen years and is now entering her fourth year of being clean. Her relationship with drugs started at twelve when she experimented with weed, then mushroom, acid and ecstasy, all mixed with alcohol. She has now completely reinvented herself, her mind, body heart and soul and become a […]
Managing OCD without a diagnosis until career burnout with Simon Rinne | Kintsugi Heroes Podcast
Simon developed OCD from the age of around eight and his early life of bottling up his emotions and feelings His struggles with mental health continued after his parents separated and he felt responsible for the family safety at thirteen. He also developed depression on top of his OCD and he finally got help at […]
Becoming an advocate through bipolar & depression with Kitt O’Malley | Kintsugi Heroes Podcast
Kitt gives us an unflinching account of her struggle with what was initially undiagnosed bipolar disorder. As a trained psychotherapist, she has a unique perspective of living with bipolar disorder; of having an advanced qualification but being unable to work and having a child to look after while she navigated her condition. She describes reframing […]
Embracing gratitude to live and love authentically with Kahlil Bagatsing | Kintsugi Heroes Podcast
Kahlil’s story is about his challenge which was, that at forty he realised he was not living an authentic life. ‘it’s like my whole life, I’ve just been trying to be someone who I wasn’t’. Although living very comfortably and with a job in the family business, he was unhappy, overweight, single and had no […]