Value of a positive mindset facing an incurable illness with David Moran || Kintsugi Heroes Podcast
David’s extraordinary story of resilience and courage begins in his early teens when he was very involved with sports but diagnosed with Fairbanks Disease or multiple epiphyseal dysplasia a rare genetic disorder affecting the growing ends of bones. He had to change his focus and tried golf but eventually had to give it up and […]
The ripple effect of trauma & human response to fire within government with Mark Kettle
Mark Kettle shares his unique perspective in his story about the Black Summer fires in 2019-20. During the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires, he was the Fire Advisor to the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change. He describes in detail what happened behind the scenes of the government’s response to a major emergency in managing […]
Transcending Drug-addiction & finding Success in Community with Mandy Alexis || Kintsugi Heroes
Mandy was a functioning cocaine addict for sixteen years and is now entering her fourth year of being clean. Her relationship with drugs started at twelve when she experimented with weed, then mushroom, acid and ecstasy, all mixed with alcohol. She has now completely reinvented herself, her mind, body heart and soul and become a […]
Managing OCD without a diagnosis until career burnout with Simon Rinne | Kintsugi Heroes Podcast
Simon developed OCD from the age of around eight and his early life of bottling up his emotions and feelings His struggles with mental health continued after his parents separated and he felt responsible for the family safety at thirteen. He also developed depression on top of his OCD and he finally got help at […]
The generosity of community and the Alpine economic shift with Darren Murphy
Although Darren was not directly affected by the 2009 bushfires, he was a member of the Lion’s club in Myrtleford. He describes the response based on immediate needs like water and fencing, helping people socialise and fund-raising. He also shares the problems experienced by the business community during and after the fire when COVID hit, […]
Learning self-love after trauma and psychosis with Luke Marshall | Kintsugi Heroes Podcast
Today he’s got a successful career, over two and a half years of sobriety, and a lot of contentment about where life is. It wasn’t always this way. Luke was FOUR when his father took his own life, and the trauma and knock-on impacts saw Luke develop unhealthy coping behaviours including perfectionism, drug and alcohol […]
Becoming an advocate through bipolar & depression with Kitt O’Malley | Kintsugi Heroes Podcast
Kitt gives us an unflinching account of her struggle with what was initially undiagnosed bipolar disorder. As a trained psychotherapist, she has a unique perspective of living with bipolar disorder; of having an advanced qualification but being unable to work and having a child to look after while she navigated her condition. She describes reframing […]
A perspective from inside the Alpine Fires with Trav Ledger
Trav Ledger’s fast-paced story keeps us on the edge of our seats as he describes the progress of the 2019-20 fires in a couple of locations from the point of view of an experienced CFA volunteer from Wangaratta coming into the Alpine region to fight the catastrophic fires. One of many powerful moments he shares […]
Revisiting scars & saving others w/ martial arts with Chris Futcher-Coles | Kintsugi Heroes Podcast
Chris describes his early years of low self-worth as a result of family and school issues. Then he became only the second male nurse in Queensland and then an anaesthetic technician and a successful corporate job. He discovered martial arts which set him on a path and he eventually started a small martial arts school […]
Embracing gratitude to live and love authentically with Kahlil Bagatsing | Kintsugi Heroes Podcast
Kahlil’s story is about his challenge which was, that at forty he realised he was not living an authentic life. ‘it’s like my whole life, I’ve just been trying to be someone who I wasn’t’. Although living very comfortably and with a job in the family business, he was unhappy, overweight, single and had no […]