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 […]
Healing trauma by rewiring the unconscious mind with Judith Richards • Connecting Seniors
Judith was the youngest of eight in a Catholic family. Despite a comfortable life, she faced traumatic experiences, including sexual abuse by priests from an early age. The abuse and violence she suffered profoundly shaping her programming and she developed beliefs of unworthiness and self-punishment. In secondary school, Judith endured further abuse, by a nun. […]
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 […]
From the Police to First Responder PTSD Advocate with Sean Haran • Connecting Seniors
Born in Brighton, England, Sean moved to Australia at age seven. His dad’s Irish heritage led them to Fremantle, beginning a life of adventure in Perth. At 15, Sean’s navy dream ended due to colour blindness. He joined the Western Australian Police Academy in 1978, quickly finding his passion in policing. Sean served 15 years […]
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 […]
I didn’t know I had ADHD until I was 35
Lance Burdett didn’t know he had ADHD until he was thirty-five. Growing up with undiagnosed neurodivergence, constant relocations, and no stable friendships, he drifted through school and into construction before a radio ad changed everything. His story is one of radical self-discovery forged through adversity, mental health crisis, and the moment he learned to be […]
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 […]
The path to healing and self-empowerment with Caroline Brunne • Animals & Us E16
Caroline Brunne grew up in a large, fun-loving, close-knit Mauritian family in Australia. At age ten, she experienced four years of abuse by a family member, learning early about trauma responses like fawning and shrinking herself to stay safe in her own home. During her teens, Caroline struggled to cope and kept her secret for […]