From alone to advocate | Dr. Heena Sinha Cheung | Kintsugi Heroes Shorts
Dr. Heena Sinha Cheung became a voice for survivors after feeling unsupported. Kintsugi Heroes. Dr. Heena Sinha Cheung experienced a moment of isolation that shifted her entire direction. When she felt no one was fighting for her, she made a choice to become that voice for others still waiting for someone to believe them. 🎙️ […]
Music broke through her anger | Saengduean Chailert | Kintsugi Heroes Shorts
When an angry elephant threw stones, Saengduean didn’t give up. She sang instead. Saengduean encountered an elephant still traumatised and angry from her past. Rather than retreat, Saengduean used music as a bridge, and something shifted. The elephant eventually fell asleep alongside the others she was caring for. 🎙️ Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6FMrhSM-K4 🎧 […]
The first time Saengduean witnessed it | Saengduean Chailert | Kintsugi Heroes Shorts #podcast
Saengduean asked to look, and that moment she witnessed the cruelty from the logging industry. A single moment of witnessing changed Saengduean’s understanding of what was happening to the elephants. What she saw became the foundation for everything she would do next. 🎙️ Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6FMrhSM-K4 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033u5uGaKw7qEmQQll4H8P 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/channel/kintsugi-heroes-originals/id6776646986 […]
Growth in relationships she’d never known | Mindi Kessler | Kintsugi Heroes Shorts
Mindi Kessler is experiencing deeper connections with people than ever before, a quiet measure of real change. Mindi’s progress isn’t measured in one dramatic moment. It shows up in her marriage, her friendships, her day-to-day connections. These relationships reflect the inner work she’s done and the person she’s becoming. 🎙️ Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMc-xXUkAwo […]
The weight of keeping it in | Melanie Marshall | Kintsugi Heroes Shorts
Melanie Marshall found freedom the moment she spoke what she’d been holding, a Kintsugi Heroes story about the cost of silence. For a long time, Melanie carried things unsaid. When she finally voiced what had been locked inside, something shifted. She let it go without regret, and moved forward with clarity. 🎙️ Watch the full […]
Access, not ammunition | Melanie Marshall | Kintsugi Heroes Shorts #podcast
Melanie Marshall chose to protect her son’s relationship with his father after separation, a Kintsugi Heroes story about co-parenting with love. After a relationship ended, Melanie made a deliberate choice to keep her son’s bond with his father intact. She set a clear boundary: love for the other parent, and zero conflict over access. It’s […]
Rage is real, and that’s okay | Melanie Marshall | Kintsugi Heroes Shorts #podcast
Melanie Marshall learned to honour her anger without shame, a Kintsugi Heroes story about what happens when you stop fighting your own mind. Melanie spent years thinking terrible things about her situation and herself. Instead of burying those thoughts or believing they made her a bad person, she realised they were valid. The shift came […]
When withdrawal of support is the only honest gift
Social support in addiction recovery is not about doing more for someone-it’s about knowing when to step back. In this episode of Grit Diaries, Melanie Marshall shares how she became her partner’s reality partner, wrote three letters that changed everything, and learned the hardest lesson: you cannot care for somebody more than they care for […]
Her father saw the danger and chose to leave everything | Kintsugi Heroes Shorts
Alyssa Chhim-Michelle’s father made an impossible choice. he abandoned his family’s land and dreams to protect them from what was coming. Alyssa Chhim-Michelle’s father faced a moment of clarity during a time of rising conflict. Despite speaking only Cambodian and Thai, he made the decision to leave behind generations of family wealth and land. His […]
A drama series became a mirror to her family | Alyssa Chhim-Michelle | Kintsugi Heroes Shorts
Alyssa Chhim-Michelle watched a young character struggle with illness on screen, then months later discovered her own father carried the same diagnosis. Alyssa Chhim-Michelle was moved to tears by a drama series depicting a young woman facing a genetic illness. The emotional weight of that story stayed with her. Months later, she learned that the […]