You asked and Jazz delivered! In this episode you'll hear from the most requested guest, none other than Jazz's flatmate Alicia Lineham.

Alicia spills all the tea on their friendship, including their major icks, the pile of doom, and why it's awesome having a friend with Adhd. 

Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful. Join Jazz Thornton every week as she speaks to empowering and inspiring people from around the world and shares their stories to normalise the way we talk about mental health in society. 

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Jazz Thornton talks with rugby sevens and Tik Tok star Ilona Maher. Ilona found Tik Tok fame after sharing a behind the scenes view at the Toyko 2021 Olympics as part of the USA Women’s Rugby Sevens team.

Ilona reveals how she dealt with post-Olympic depression, why she’ll never act small, and how she has embraced her body.  

Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful. Join Jazz Thornton every week as she speaks to empowering and inspiring people from around the world and shares their stories to normalise the way we talk about mental health in society. 

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Personal TikTok: @JazzThornton_ 

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To kick off season two, Jazz Thornton is joined by comedian Eli Matthewson to share how he really felt being voted off Dancing with the Stars, what it’s like coming out, embracing your sexuality and behind the scenes on Celebrity Treasure Island.  

Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful. Join Jazz Thornton every week as she speaks to empowering and inspiring people from around the world and shares their stories to normalise the way we talk about mental health in society. 

Insta and TikTok: @hopeisrealpodcast 

Personal Insta @JazzThornton 

Personal TikTok: @JazzThornton_ 

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If you need help, in New Zealand you can contact 1737 by text or call at any time, or if you are listening internationally, you can find someone to contact here: https://findahelpline.com/ 

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Welcome back for season two of Hope is Real with Jazz Thornton, the podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful.

This season Jazz is joined by inspiring people from around the world, including comedian Eli Matthewson, rugby and Tik Tok star Ilona Maher, and the most requested guest ever.  

Launches Thursday 21 September. 

 

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*TW* Jazz Thornton talks with Kara Robinson Chamberlain about her amazing life story which has been made into a lifetime movie in America. Kara was kidnapped from her best friend’s house at 15, survived sexual assault and managed to not only escape but identify her attacker. She went on to join law enforcement and face up to her trauma many years later.

Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful. Join Jazz Thornton every week as she speaks to empowering and inspiring people from around the world and shares their stories to normalise the way we talk about mental health in society.

Insta and TikTok: @hopeisrealpodcast

Personal Insta @JazzThornton

Personal TikTok: @JazzThornton_

ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

If you need help, in New Zealand you can contact 1737 by text or call at anytime, or if you are listening internationally you can find someone to contact here: https://findahelpline.com/

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Jazz Thornton talks with Jess Quinn about her journey from child cancer survivor to Paralympian, body positive advocate and model. Jess talks about her initial diagnosis and the moment her life changed, what it was like to grow up quickly in the face of trauma and disability and when she started her journey to being a body positive advocate after she shared her “blade” for the first time.

Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful. Join Jazz Thornton every week as she speaks to empowering and inspiring people from around the world and shares their stories to normalise the way we talk about mental health in society.

Insta and TikTok: @hopeisrealpodcast

Personal Insta @JazzThornton

Personal TikTok: @JazzThornton_

ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

If you need help, in New Zealand you can contact 1737 by text or call at anytime, or if you are listening internationally you can find someone to contact here: https://findahelpline.com/

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Jazz Thornton talks Tai Tupou, men’s mental health advocate and charity founder. They speak about Tai’s journey into mental health advocacy, his cultural experience having to learn how to communicate for himself and how his life changed after a freak rugby accident and finding out about a family secret. Tai also explains why men still need spaces to help them reach out for help. 

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Jazz Thornton talks with Psychologist and friend Kirsten Davis to answer all the questions you ever had for and about your therapist. Do they have favourites, what are they writing down, how do you “win” and more. This is the podcast to listen to if you’ve ever thought about going to a therapist but were nervous about what it might mean.

Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful. Join Jazz Thornton every week as she speaks to empowering and inspiring people from around the world and shares their stories to normalise the way we talk about mental health in society.

Insta and TikTok: @hopeisrealpodcast

Personal Insta @JazzThornton

Personal TikTok: @JazzThornton_

ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

If you need help, in New Zealand you can contact 1737 by text or call at anytime, or if you are listening internationally you can find someone to contact here: https://findahelpline.com/

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Jazz Thornton speaks with SVU star Jamie Hyder about the mental toll the showbiz industry can take on actors, how she dealt with her own depression after a long period out of work in 2019 and what she learnt about managing the inputs into her life to live a happier and more fulfilling existence.

Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful. Join Jazz Thornton every week as she speaks to empowering and inspiring people from around the world and shares their stories to normalise the way we talk about mental health in society.

Insta and TikTok: @hopeisrealpodcast

Personal Insta @JazzThornton

Personal TikTok: @JazzThornton_

ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

If you need help, in New Zealand you can contact 1737 by text or call at anytime, or if you are listening internationally you can find someone to contact here: https://findahelpline.com/

 

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Jazz Thornton speaks with licensed Therapist and TikTok influencer Lindsay Fleming about ADHD, why she creates the content about neurodiversity, how it affects women differently than men and they give listeners tools to help people with ADHD to make life a little easier.

Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful. Join Jazz Thornton every week as she speaks to empowering and inspiring people from around the world and shares their stories to normalise the way we talk about mental health in society.

Insta and TikTok: @hopeisrealpodcast

Personal Insta @JazzThornton

Personal TikTok: @JazzThornton_

ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

If you need help, in New Zealand you can contact 1737 by text or call at anytime, or if you are listening internationally you can find someone to contact here: https://findahelpline.com/

 

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