Paralysed in a Crash, He Became an ER Doctor Anyway | Dinesh Palipana
Dinesh Palipana is an extraordinary human being. He was the first quadriplegic medical intern in Queensland and is a doctor, lawyer, disability advocate, and researcher. Halfway through medical school, he was involved in a motor vehicle accident that caused a cervical spinal cord injury. Biography Dinesh has completed an Advanced Clerkship in Radiology at the […]
REPLAY: How business & personal trauma informs our purpose with Joanne Brooks | Kintsugi Heroes
Joanne talks about her inspiring journey into becoming a true entrepreneur beginning with a conventional bank job after school as decided by her father, then an early marriage as was expected of her. She moved up through promotions in the banking and finance world that made her a role model for women, breaking the glass […]
From lawyer hiding her truth to teaching others vulnerability
ADHD masking and recovery integration: the cost of living a double life. In this Kintsugi Heroes episode, a lawyer shares how hiding her diagnosis, her sobriety, and her authentic self nearly cost her marriage and her recovery, and how choosing to reveal herself one relationship at a time became the foundation for real connection. ADHD […]
REPLAY: Listening & being present for your peers & community with Alan Stevens | Kintsugi Heroes
Alan’s remarkable story describes overcoming the challenges that go with building relationships. He raised three young boys after his first marriage broke up. This was followed by business failure, then another failed marriage. His life began to change when he discovered his healing gift. Then he met a group of Aboriginal Elders for a year […]
REPLAY: Overcoming illness & fighting depression as an athlete with Don Mathewson | Kintsugi Heroes
Don Mathewson is a true champion who shares his extraordinary story of courage, determination, a passion for athletics, and overcoming major physical challenges alongside a life of service to others. He is a Masters track athlete who has been World Champion on three occasions across different age groups and received fifteen other medals. During his […]
REPLAY: Healing from a toxic home with functional medicine with Dr. Traci Potterf | Kintsugi Heroes
Today Traci shares her very personal journey helping save her mom’s life… and colon… from Crohn’s disease, which doctors said was impossible, as well as her own experience with a terrifying combination of lead paint poisoning and toxic mould sickness that challenged her will to live. These struggles put everything she thought she knew to […]
REPLAY: One person can change your life with Lena Papadopoulos | Kintsugi Heroes Podcast
Lena describes her dysfunctional family and a long struggle with depression, including suicidal ideation. The loss of a close friend to suicide without her being aware of his pain provided the basis of her passion for creating safe places for other people to find acceptance and support when they need help. Lena faced her own […]
REPLAY: Surviving crippling loss and changing your life with John Milham | Kintsugi Heroes Podcast
In this first guest podcast, the Kintsugi Hero is John Milham. He describes his journey from the crippling grief of losing his childhood sweetheart and beloved wife to how he survived and later thrived. At the same time, he completely changed his life’s direction and identity while raising his three young children. He tells his […]
ANNOUNCEMENT: We’re improving the first season of the show!
If you’ve been with us from the beginning, you’ll know we’ve had an incredible year of episodes for the podcast, hearing inspiring stories of our guests rising above their addiction, trauma, mental illnesses and more. The Kintsugi Heroes Team has also grown and, as I’m sure you can understand, 50 episodes of a podcast is […]
Addressing PTSD as a veteran and finding your gratitude with Terry James | Kintsugi Heroes Podcast
Terry is an early baby boomer. His life plan to become an archaeologist changed when he was conscripted into the Australian Army in 1966. He shares some of his traumatic experiences as an elite soldier. After two years he left the army and became an accountant and put the military out of his mind. Over […]