Overcoming Health Issues and Prejudice to Promote LGBTQ+ Rights in Boxing
Diagnosed with severe asthma and later Addison’s disease, Martin faced numerous health scares, including pancreatitis and septic shock, early in life. Growing up in the late ’80s, Martin dealt with being gay during the HIV/AIDS crisis, influenced by negative media. He came out as gay at 27, despite fears and societal stereotypes, marking a significant […]
Transforming Illness and Grief through Storytelling with Asher Packman
Asher feels a deep connection to Byron Bay where he grew up. His father’s complex history, shaped Asher’s upbringing and their challenging relationship led to an early estrangement, but Asher is now committed to healing and reconnecting with his father. Initially he pursued a successful corporate career Asher found himself dissatisfied despite others perceiving him […]
Highlights – ‘Connecting Seniors’ Book Launch
Highlights – ‘Connecting Seniors’ Book Launch Visit www.kintsugiheroes.com.au to learn more ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎙️ 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 […]
Lightning Luke’s Journey to Positive Change through Storytelling with Luke Cook (Kintsugi Heroes)
Luke Cook, an only child raised by his extroverted mother, developed a knack for socialising early. His father’s passing at age 4 deeply influenced his life’s perspective. Engaging in drama and public speaking during his school years, Luke showed a passion for storytelling and captivating audiences with his charisma and humour. At 19, he started […]
Overcoming illness & fighting depression while competing as an elite athlete with Don Mathewson
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 […]
On ADHD, Burning Out, Discovering Flow and Forgiving Yourself with Jamie Toyne
Born in Melbourne, Jamie faced adoption and an early ADHD diagnosis, but found solace and focus through sports, especially tennis and soccer. When he was six, Jamie moved to Alice Springs with his adoptive mother. Despite a rough environment, sports remained his constant anchor. He excelled in tennis, earning a sports scholarship and turning pro […]
Listening & being present for your peers & community with Alan Stevens
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 […]
Storytelling through songwriting and living with ADHD & RSD with Ben Drysdale
Ben’s passion for music was sparked early, paving the way to his musical journey. He was inspired by childhood road trips, family music collections blending classical and popular tunes. Ben’s academic path intertwined with creative pursuits of music and theatre when he attended ANU in Canberra before furthering his studies at Simon Fraser University in […]
Advocating for Accessibility after Legally Blind at 42 with Narelle Gatti
Narelle has a severe vision impairment that means she uses a guide dog to get around. She only started to lose my sight about 16 years ago and has lived with only seeing shapes for the last two years. She is an advocate for digital accessibility in Australia and work to let people know about […]
Experience the Harsh Realities of Caring for a Loved One with Gary Watson
Gary grew up curious and spirited, always eager to solve problems. He discovered his innate passion for helping others early on in his life. He studied business and economics and combined academic rigor with practical insights, eventually earning a doctorate. Gary entered the automotive industry, quickly rising through the ranks and became known for his […]