BRAVE JOURNEYS with TAMMI FARADAY

In the depths of Sarah Sentilles' heart, was a primal longing to become a mother. This yearning was buried beneath the desires & pressures of others. Sarah’s husband, Eric, believed the world was already brimming with children in need of loving homes. Everyone else, it seemed, whispered doubts into Sarah's ears. Parenthood, they said, would be the end of her cherished life. But the yearning within her refused to be silenced. It threatened to fracture her marriage, until Sarah ...

Dear friends, brace yourselves for an episode unlike any other. In truth, it’s a conversation that’s been incredibly difficult to prepare for, but one that must be shared. Tonight, as your children lie safely in their beds, enveloped in love & protected from harm, it’s crucial to remember that this isn’t the reality for countless children across the globe.Joining me this week is filmmaker Akhim Dev – or Dev as he’s affectionately known. Fuelled by a deep concern for the online safet...

Filmmaker & Changemaker - Ginger Gentile is on a mission to save children from the trauma of high-conflict divorce. Drawing on her own journey as a child torn between two parents, Ginger’s first documentary, ERASING DAD (Borrando a Papa), was instrumental in getting the Argentinian government to pass mandatory co-parenting laws.Her follow up feature documentary, ERASING FAMILY, exposes the heart-wrenching anguish experienced by children when a loving parent is erased from their lives. &nb...

When Colin Campbell’s two teenage children - Ruby & Hart - were tragically killed by a drunk driver, he and his wife Gail, were plunged headlong into a grief so devastating they felt they might lose their minds. One second, they’re going on a family drive to their new holiday home. The next, their entire world had been extinguished.In his remarkable & courageous book Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss with Hope & Purpose, Colin shares their unique journey...

Imagine the unimaginable: a young girl, only six years old, enduring years of sexual molestation at the hands of her own brother. It's a chilling reality that many find difficult to comprehend. Yet, this form of abuse, known as child-on-child or sibling sexual abuse, accounts for an appalling 40% of all sexual abuse cases against children. Yes, you heard that right. FORTY PER CENT.Complicating matters further, many victims of sibling sexual trauma feel complicit in the abuse, often struggling...

My next guest, formerly Kellie King, was a formidable woman who seemed to have it all. A trailblazing sales executive, devoted mother of three, & a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community. But at the age of 42, Kellie's world was turned upside down. Urged by her devout Catholic partner & seconded by a health professional, Kellie begins to question her own gender identity. Kellie comes to believe she’s in fact a man trapped in a woman’s body & decides to undergo a wholesal...

As a clinical psychologist & trauma therapist, my next guest, Dr Ingrid Clayton always strived to help others overcome their pain. But, little did Ingrid know that she, too, carried hidden wounds that she’d yet to fully comprehend.A fractured self-esteem, substance abuse disorder, perfectionism, & a series of dysfunctional relationships might have indicated that something was amiss, but having been raised in a bewildering haze of gaslighting, Ingrid found herself constantly questionin...

Sometimes, you’re lucky enough to meet someone who’ll change your life in inconceivable ways. My next guest (and now forever friend – whether he likes it or not) is one such human.Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM is a Doctor, Lawyer, Disability Advocate & Researcher. And that’s just the start. He’s also a philosopher & his astonishing memoir: Stronger: How Losing Everything Set Me Free is an opus of pure inspiration.In a freak accident, three years into his Medical Degree, Din...

For Hollywood royalty, New York Times bestselling author, screenwriter, and playwright - Delia Ephron - life has always offered a rich supply of copy. Bad hair, heartache, chocolate pudding – almost anything could be mined for a book, a screenplay, or a newspaper column.Then when Delia was 72, a time you might reasonably expect the flow of good material to quieten, life delivers her biggest story yet, one she very nearly didn’t survive. Diagnosed with the same blood cancer that killed he...

This is a very unique episode of BRAVE JOURNEYS.We’ve all heard stories of people who lived broken, crime filled lives, who have an epiphany & completely turn their lives around, harnessing the wisdoms & insights they learnt along the way, to educate & rehabilitate others. But what if the person in question is a one-time Nazi whose raison d’etre for more than three decades was to see an entire people - your people - wiped off the face of the earth? Let that sink ...