Her experience became their lifeline #Transformation #TrueStory #Shorts
Holly supports clients for a year after release because she’s been in their seat. Kintsugi Heroes. Holly now works supporting people after their release from prison, staying in contact for up to a year. Her lived experience of sitting where they’re sitting gives her credibility and understanding that no qualification alone could provide. She’s turned […]
Jo turned her workplace experience into support for others | Jo Tarnawsky | Kintsugi Heroes Shorts
Jo Tarnawsky chose to lean into her experience to help people in toxic workplaces understand what happened to them. Jo realised that closing the door on her own workplace experience would mean missing a chance to help others. Instead of running away from what she’d lived through, she decided to use that knowledge to support […]
Safe sleep comes first | Philip Hugill | Kintsugi Heroes Shorts
Philip Hugill’s non-negotiable rule: no child leaves his care without a safe place to sleep that night. Philip Hugill’s work with vulnerable children revealed a hard truth. He wouldn’t leave his office until every child had secured a safe place to sleep. Not because it was policy. Because without basic safety and food, nothing else […]
Give people a chance, they surprise you | Philip Hugill | Kintsugi Heroes Shorts
Philip Hugill learned early: when you give someone a real chance, they can become your most loyal, capable person. Philip Hugill doesn’t just talk about second chances in theory. He’s lived them and given them. His insight is simple but hard-won: if you give people a genuine opportunity, they don’t just succeed. They often become […]
She thought her brain was broken | Recovery proved it wasn’t #mentalhealth
Holly describes the shift from constant craving to a clear mind. Kintsugi Heroes recovery. When substances stopped controlling her thoughts and mood, Holly noticed something fundamental had changed. The mental fog lifted, and the constant preoccupation with getting and using drugs disappeared. She could think clearly for the first time in years. 🎙️ Watch the […]
The moment Holly stopped | Holly Deane-Johns | Kintsugi Heroes Shorts
A Thai prison sentence became the turning point that stopped Holly’s drug use. Kintsugi Heroes. Holly Deane-Johns faced a stark reality: the possibility of spending years in a Thai prison because of her addiction. In that moment of clarity, she realised enough was enough. It wasn’t a gradual decision, but a sudden recognition that the […]
My teacher said I’d only fit manual labour #resilience #shorts
Philip Hugill left school with no qualifications but a teacher’s prediction that shaped his entire path. Philip Hugill was written off early. At fifteen, he left school without qualifications, carrying a head teacher’s assessment that he was only fit for manual labour. That single moment of dismissal became the seed of everything he’d later do […]
The Pattern He Found in Every Prison Cell After 40 Years
Second chances aren’t given, they’re earned through someone seeing potential you can’t see in yourself. Phil Hugill left school at 15 written off as a slow learner. Forty years later, after working inside prisons, youth diversion programs, and child protection, he discovered one unshakeable truth: before you judge someone, you need to know their story. […]
This Sanctuary Is Saving People Traditional Therapy Missed
Animal healing therapy is more than a trend-it’s a lifeline for people stuck in traditional therapy and disconnected from themselves. Matt and Jezey Wolf left their careers to build a healing sanctuary in Queensland where horses, buffalo, and nature become partners in recovery. In this episode of Animals & Us, they share how trust-based horsemanship […]
The Moment I Stopped Using | Holly Deane-Johns | Kintsugi Heroes
Holly Deane-Johns spent 17 years in prisons across Australia and Thailand after struggling with heroin addiction from age 16. In this Kintsugi Heroes episode, she shares the moment she stopped using, how she rebuilt her life in prison, and why she now works directly with men leaving the system. ⚠️ Content advisory: this episode discusses […]