Clinical Depression, Diagnosis and Advocating for Struggling Men with Wayne Wigham | Kintsugi Heroes
Wayne’s early years were filled with rugby union and league, providing him companionship and a mental outlet. Despite personal struggles with depression, sports helped him cope. From a young age, Wayne faced debilitating depression, navigating periods of despair unseen by others. Misdiagnosis and inadequate treatment marked his early experiences with mental health systems but did […]
Courage, Compassion and Commitment to a Better World with Jetha Devapura
Born in Sri Lanka with limited career options, Jetha’s perfectionist tendencies and cultural isolation triggered mental health challenges early on. His parents’ courageous move to Australia provided new opportunities but also difficulties adapting. Jetha battled obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety in silence for years, with the conditions significantly impacting his life. He felt shame about the […]
Fighting Loneliness and Separation with The Chatty Cafe with Glenys Reid | Kintsugi Heroes
Glenys Reid is the CEO of the Chatty Cafe Foundation in Australia, an initiative focused on addressing loneliness and social isolation through facilitating conversations in coffee shops and cafes. Glenys has a background marked by resilience, shaped by her family’s experience, particularly her father’s time as a prisoner of war. Her family’s attitude towards life […]
Bringing Irish Community to Australian Mental Health Advocacy with Alan Earls | Kintsugi Heroes
Alan’s personal experience with homelessness and mental health challenges, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, informs his empathetic approach to peer support work. He transitioned from a career as a financial advisor to a peer worker position in suicide prevention, where he co-designs and implements vital services to support those in crisis. Alan is an inspiring […]
Art, Advocacy, and Ending Child Slavery through Destiny Rescue with Tracie Eaton | Kintsugi Heroes
Tracie Eaton is an Internationally-renowned & award winning Australian artist with an artistic career spanning over 17 years. Tracie’s studio is located on the Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. Her personal experiences with burnout propelled Tracie to transition from corporate to creative pursuits, emphasizing the importance of listening to one’s inner needs and embracing purposeful change. […]
Domestic Abuse as a Child Empowering her to Advocacy with Jas Rawlinson | Kintsugi Heroes
Jas describes her experiences with domestic violence as a young teen, which included she and her mother running through the bush to seek safety and then spending 9 months in a safe house. Jas’s experiences with her father’s emotional abuse, led to self-esteem and body image struggles, highlighting the deep impact of non-physical forms of […]
“We heard what resilience is like to them.” – Sharing Stories that Matter with Kintsugi Heroes
Kintsugi Heroes share their real-life stories about overcoming adversity to provide hope and inspiration to people who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing similar challenges. Listen to the podcast to find out more about the Kintsugi Heroes mission, or head to https://www.kintsugiheroes.com.au. #kintsugiheroes #podcast #hornsby #sydney #phn #primaryhealthnetwork #australia #community #resilience #mentalhealth ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎙️ […]
A Multicultural Dinner in Storey Park – Creating Community Connections with Kintsugi Heroes
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Connection, Community and Resilience: Welcome to Kintsugi Heroes
Kintsugi Heroes share their real-life stories about overcoming adversity to provide hope and inspiration to people who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing similar challenges. Listen to the podcast to find out more about the Kintsugi Heroes mission, or head to https://www.kintsugiheroes.com.au. #kintsugi #kintsugiheroes #storiesofresilience #mentalhealth #struggles #support #podcast #community #sydney #australia #lifeline ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ […]
“The bottom line between people connecting with each other is Music.” – How Choir Creates Community
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