How Two Teenage Sons Saved Their Dad’s Life
A man who spent 27 years in banking felt like the most unhappy person his coach had ever assessed. His two sons sitting beside him on the bed saved his life. This is how Lawrence Atkinson rebuilt, and why he now runs free barbecues across Australia for men in crisis. ⚠️ Content advisory: this episode […]
I Won’t Die: My Promise and The Journey #kintsugiheroes #podcast #resilience #gritdiaries #survivor
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Financial Abuse: Identifying Red Flags and Taking Action with Michael De Haan
Michael de Haan is a seasoned financial professional with more than 25 years in the industry. After a successful career as a financial planner, he transitioned into coaching and advocacy, bringing a unique blend of financial expertise and human-centred support. Today, Michael is a Certified Money Behaviour Coach and a trained Financial Abuse Specialist, dedicated […]
Mums Promise: Protecting My Children From Pain #kintsugiheroes #resilience #podcast #gritdiaries
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Why Most Leaders Get It Wrong (And How to Fix It) | Dave Chauhan
Why do most leaders get it wrong — even with experience, titles, and success? Dave Chauhan breaks down what real leadership actually looks like in today’s world. 🎧 Subscribe for more real stories of resilience and leadership 👇 Watch till the end — this one hits deep Episode Summary In this episode of The Grit […]
From curious scientist to inspired TEDx speaker/author, and guiding journeys with Kate de Jong
Kate De Jong is the author of the #1 Amazon bestselling memoir Seeds of a Calling — a powerful and cautionary tale about the cost of ignoring your inner truth. With raw honesty, Kate shares her journey of straying from her “inner knowing” and the tragic consequences that followed, ultimately delivering an uplifting message for anyone seeking […]
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 […]
Deborah Weed: The 1943 Penny, a Health Collapse, and the Difference Between Self-Esteem and Self-…
⚠️ Content advisory: this episode discusses mental health & wellbeing, which some listeners may find distressing.If you need support, you’re not alone — help is available:Lifeline (24/7 crisis support): 13 11 14 · lifeline.org.au For ten years, Deborah climbed the corporate ladder at Citibank, building a high-profile career to escape the label of sensitivity. She […]
Her last view was the ambulance!!!!! Watch the full episode now #kintsugiheroes #resilience #podcast
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎙️ ABOUT KINTSUGI HEROES ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Kintsugi Heroes is a not-for-profit Australian podcast network sharing real stories of resilience, disability, and transformation. Named after the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold — the philosophy that what’s been broken can become more beautiful for the mending — every episode honours the cracks, the rebuild, […]
How elite sports built her mindset, stress resilience, & career in law + politics with Zali Steggall
In this episode, we sit down with Zali Steggall, Olympian, barrister, and Member for Warringah, to explore her extraordinary journey from the slopes of the French Alps to the halls of Australian Parliament. Born in Manly in 1974, Zali grew up between the Northern Beaches and the French Alps, where she discovered her love for […]