Country boy who couldn’t save his son
A country boy from rural NSW spent 30 years building a life across London, Hong Kong, and New York. In 2020, his identical twin son died. Days later, New York locked down. Six years on, hear how Duncan rebuilt as a single father and found purpose in childhood bereavement work. ⚠️ Content advisory: this episode […]
Crying through Qigong
Christine Selman spent three years crying in Qigong sessions while others found peace, a Kintsugi Heroes story about healing that isn’t always calm. Christine Selman discovered Qigong as a healing practice, but her early sessions were flooded with emotion. While her teacher and classmates found relaxation, she found herself weeping through most of her practice, […]
If it saves one person
Simon Harrison turns his hardest experience into a message that might help someone else find their way. Simon Harrison reflects on why he speaks publicly about his trauma and recovery. He carries a quiet conviction that if his story reaches even one person and changes their path, then the weight of what he has carried […]
What he would tell that boy
Simon Harrison speaks directly to his younger self, the one about to make the choices that would reshape his life. Simon Harrison imagines standing in the audience watching his younger self on the night before the accident. He reflects on what he would say to that boy, what messages might have turned his path around […]
How I found my true calling #LifePath #EnergyHealing #Shorts
Discovering my true calling was a journey of self-realisation and energy work, which began to take shape in the 1990s. Through my lived experience and stories shared on podcasts like the Australian Recovery Podcast and Kintsugi Heroes Podcast, I found solace in Qigong and energy healing. These motivational stories and real stories of turning points […]
How do you come out when staying hidden feels safer?
Coming out as a gay woman cost Christine Sellman a job. It’s a real cost of authenticity. But staying hidden in a mental health career meant staying hidden from herself. In Pride In Stories, she shares how unprocessed trauma, a suicide attempt she never told anyone about, and finding Qigong at 40 changed everything. ⚠️ […]
Coming Out Cost Christine Selman a Job. She Has No Regrets. | Pride In Stories
Coming out cost me a job ⚠️ Content advisory: this episode discusses suicide, abuse, addiction, grief, 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 Christine spent her early career hiding her sexuality while building a life as […]
The choice that set everything in motion
Simon Harrison traces the night of his accident back to one small decision made on a Saturday. On 25 May 1996, Simon Harrison was at home with his visiting grandmother. In this clip, he names the exact moment of choice that led him out the door that night, the decision that would change his life […]
Thirty years to close the door
Simon Harrison names the moment PTSD finally released its grip after three decades of carrying it. Simon Harrison spent 30 years living with PTSD after a traumatic event in 1996. In this clip, he describes the specific turning point where he realised the hold the trauma had on him was finally breaking, a moment he […]
Understanding opens another way forward
Cathy Hockey’s own perspective helps her ask questions that let others see a different path. Cathy Hockey has learned that her lived experience gives her a particular kind of listening. She doesn’t impose answers. Instead, she asks questions that come from understanding. Those questions help people think differently, see possibilities they hadn’t noticed before. 🎙️ […]