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 […]
You’re Not Alone: Menopause Uncovered with Sonya Lovell
Since 2021, Sonya Lovell has been raising awareness, challenging societal stigmas and taboos, and lobbying for better education and resources for everyone who is transitioning through menopause. Sonya is the host of the popular podcast Dear Menopause, having interviewed leading local and global experts and commentators in the fields of menopausal health, mental health and […]
A survivor’s journey through domestic violence, empowering & inspiring women, with Juliana Mantilla
Juliana’s journey is one of resilience and transformation. From her early life in Colombia to becoming a passionate advocate for DFV prevention in Australia, she has dedicated her life to empowering women, especially those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. Juliana’s personal experience in a domestic violence relationship fuelled her passion for social advocacy, […]
Honouring Stories Through Craft – Kintsugi Workshop with Jun San
As part of the Connecting Seniors project, this hands-on workshop introduced participants to the ancient Japanese art of Kintsugi — repairing broken pottery with gold. More than a craft, Kintsugi is a philosophy that celebrates resilience, healing, and the beauty of imperfection Learn more at kintsugiheroes.com.au ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎙️ ABOUT KINTSUGI HEROES ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Kintsugi Heroes is […]
Healing trauma by rewiring the unconscious mind with Judith Richards • Connecting Seniors
Judith was the youngest of eight in a Catholic family. Despite a comfortable life, she faced traumatic experiences, including sexual abuse by priests from an early age. The abuse and violence she suffered profoundly shaping her programming and she developed beliefs of unworthiness and self-punishment. In secondary school, Judith endured further abuse, by a nun. […]
Generational grief and self-discovery with Michelle Scheibner
Michelle grew up as an only child in Melbourne, surrounded by adults, in a quiet home shaped by grief, missed connections and a sense of being different from other children. Her early childhood was defined by few friends, no pets and a risk-averse environment, where independence grew from a lack of emotional nurturing and encouragement […]
Protecting the wild and self-healing with Alison Papas • Animals & Us E17
Alison grew up in a big Mauritian family in Australia, always surrounded by cousins, sleepovers, warmth and laughter, with family playing a central role throughout her childhood. When she was ten, abuse by a family member changed her sense of safety and shaped her early years, bringing complexity and hardship that affected her growth and […]
Surviving the Impossible: Yaser Naseri’s Journey from Iran to Australia
In this episode of From There to Here, Emma Bellamy-Dodd speaks with Yaser Naseri, who fled Iran after political activism made staying impossible. Yaser describes life in Tehran, the dangers of protesting, and tough decisions that led him to Indonesia – where multiple failed escape attempts and a deadly boat disaster profoundly shaped him. He […]
From the Police to First Responder PTSD Advocate with Sean Haran • Connecting Seniors
Born in Brighton, England, Sean moved to Australia at age seven. His dad’s Irish heritage led them to Fremantle, beginning a life of adventure in Perth. At 15, Sean’s navy dream ended due to colour blindness. He joined the Western Australian Police Academy in 1978, quickly finding his passion in policing. Sean served 15 years […]
An inspiring journey of melanoma survival and living sun-smart with Anne Gately • Grit Diaries E01
Join us on the premier launch of our show, The Grit Diaries: From Grit to Grace, with your hosts, Mon and Mazz! On our very first episode, we have the privilege of sitting down with the amazing Anne Gately – Stage IV Melanoma survivor, passionate advocate for sun and skin safety, and changing the way […]