A survivor’s journey through domestic violence, empowering & inspiring women, with Juliana Mantilla
Juliana’s journey is one of resilience and transformation. From her early life in Colombia to becoming a passionate advocate for DFV prevention in Australia, she has dedicated her life to empowering women, especially those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. Juliana’s personal experience in a domestic violence relationship fuelled her passion for social advocacy, […]
Honouring Stories Through Craft – Kintsugi Workshop with Jun San
As part of the Connecting Seniors project, this hands-on workshop introduced participants to the ancient Japanese art of Kintsugi — repairing broken pottery with gold. More than a craft, Kintsugi is a philosophy that celebrates resilience, healing, and the beauty of imperfection Learn more at kintsugiheroes.com.au ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎙️ ABOUT KINTSUGI HEROES ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Kintsugi Heroes is […]
Generational grief and self-discovery with Michelle Scheibner
Michelle grew up as an only child in Melbourne, surrounded by adults, in a quiet home shaped by grief, missed connections and a sense of being different from other children. Her early childhood was defined by few friends, no pets and a risk-averse environment, where independence grew from a lack of emotional nurturing and encouragement […]
Protecting the wild and self-healing with Alison Papas • Animals & Us E17
Alison grew up in a big Mauritian family in Australia, always surrounded by cousins, sleepovers, warmth and laughter, with family playing a central role throughout her childhood. When she was ten, abuse by a family member changed her sense of safety and shaped her early years, bringing complexity and hardship that affected her growth and […]
Surviving the Impossible: Yaser Naseri’s Journey from Iran to Australia
In this episode of From There to Here, Emma Bellamy-Dodd speaks with Yaser Naseri, who fled Iran after political activism made staying impossible. Yaser describes life in Tehran, the dangers of protesting, and tough decisions that led him to Indonesia – where multiple failed escape attempts and a deadly boat disaster profoundly shaped him. He […]
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 […]
Facing ADHD, anger, and finding strength in helping others with Lance Burdett
Lance grew up moving often, with a tough childhood and feelings of not fitting in. He struggled at school, found it hard to make friends and often felt alone. Early on, Lance showed signs of ADHD and anger, feeling out of place and hearing constant criticism which shaped his self-belief and experience at home and […]
The Power of Sport to Rebuild: How Roman Abasy Champions Refugee Integration Through Sport
In this podcast episode, Roman Abasy shares his inspiring journey from Afghanistan to Australia as a refugee and human rights advocate. He discusses his background as a Taekwondo champion, his transition to advocating for women’s rights in sports, and the challenges he faced adapting to a new culture. Roman emphasizes the importance of sports in […]
Trailer • Grit Diaries: from Grit to Grace with Mon and Mazz • New Kintsugi Heroes Podcast Series
Introducing Grit Diaries: From Grit to Grace – a brand new podcast from Kintsugi Heroes. Join your hosts Mon and Mazz as they uncover inspiring stories of local heroes – often unsung, but always extraordinary. These are stories of tenacity, resilience, and the grace that emerges through life’s toughest challenges. Each fortnight, you’ll hear from […]
Navigating love, loss, & mental health through faith, determination, & strength with Nicole Peterson
Nicole grew up in a loving family in Cape Town, South Africa before moving to Australia with her parents and siblings at the end of high school. Nicole met her husband Chris in her early twenties, married young, and together navigated early adventures including running a café and art gallery in Hawk’s Nest. After starting […]