Kintsugi Heroes

I had to love myself

⚠️ Content advisory: this episode discusses grief & loss and mental health & wellbeing, which some listeners may find distressing.

If you need support, you're not alone. Help is available:
• Lifeline (24/7 crisis support): 13 11 14 · lifeline.org.au
• GriefLine: 1300 845 745 · griefline.org.au

Si Moore spent his twenties searching for meaning through self-help and education, but burnout and a six-year relationship ending via email cracked him open. He rebuilt through reading, therapy, and deep self-reflection. When he and his wife pursued IVF, they discovered a brutal gap: there was support for her, nothing for him. After losing twins at nine weeks, dealing with family estrangement over a wedding exclusion, starting nursing school, buying a house, and COVID all at once, Si hit a breaking point. A panic attack during pathophysiology class, which he recognised because he understood the science, forced him to stop running from grief and start building something. He founded Strong Dads to offer fathers the one-on-one, holistic support he never found: a space to do the hard work of loving themselves so they can show up for their kids. His parents are now asking him for advice. He has three dads on the books and a goal of twenty.

Si Moore is a registered nurse, father, and founder of Strong Dads Geelong, a holistic support program for fathers navigating identity, grief, and emotional development. After losing twins during IVF, a family estrangement, and a panic attack that came during his nursing studies, he left hospital crisis work to build upstream preventative support for men who have no other place to turn.

In this Kintsugi Heroes conversation with John Milham, Si shares the story behind the moments below.

🎙️ IN THIS CONVERSATION:
• Men have no institutional support during IVF or perinatal loss, even as they carry grief and stress alongside their partners; this gap is not accidental, it is a systems failure Si is now filling one-on-one.

🕒 CHAPTERS:
00:00 This is a love story
02:57 Finding meaning at 17
08:38 Environmental science, burnout, and a breakup
14:59 The gap: no support for men in IVF
19:30 The wedding that fractured everything
22:16 The panic attack that broke him open
28:00 Building Strong Dads from the rubble
35:55 The tipping points that make men ready
48:35 What fathering looks like in practice
51:38 20 dads: the goal spoken aloud
54:38 Vulnerability is not a group sport
59:22 How to find Si and do the work

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Welcome.

We're glad you found your way here.

Kintsugi Heroes was created from a simple belief: every person has a story worth sharing, and sometimes the story we need to hear arrives exactly when we need it most.

Our name comes from the Japanese art of Kintsugi, where broken pottery is repaired with gold. Rather than hiding the cracks, they are honoured as part of the object's history. We believe people are much the same. The experiences that challenge us, break us, shape us, and help us grow are often the very things that connect us to one another.

This channel is home to honest conversations about resilience, hope, grief, recovery, courage, love, and what it means to keep moving forward when life doesn't go to plan.

Here you'll find six podcast series, each sharing stories through a different lens:

• Kintsugi Heroes, hosted by John Milham
• Animals & Us, hosted by Natalie Stockdale
• Grit Diaries: From Grit to Grace, hosted by Simone Allan and Maryan Bova
• From There to Here, hosted by Emma Bellamy-Dodd
• Golden Threads: Stories of Disability & Resilience
• Pride in Stories, hosted by John Dwyer

Every story shared here is offered with the hope that it helps someone feel a little less alone. A little more understood. A little more connected.

Whether you're navigating a difficult season, supporting someone you love, or simply looking for meaningful conversations, you're welcome here.

New episodes are released fortnightly across our series.

If you'd like to help us keep these stories freely available to everyone, you can support our work here: https://www.kintsugiheroes.com.au/donate

Thank you for being part of this community.

We help people tell the stories they need to share so others can discover the story they need to hear.

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Show notes by Kintsugi Studio · Approved by Tony Bailey · Australian English

Mentioned in this episode:

Thank You For Listening

Follow the show, share it with someone who needs it, or share your own story at kintsugiheroes.com.au. Your story matters.

Support Kintsugi Heroes

Kintsugi Heroes is a not-for-profit, and every story we share is free for the people who need it. If this show has meant something to you, you can help us keep going. Visit kintsugiheroes.com.au and click donate. Every contribution helps us keep telling these stories, and it's tax-deductible.

What happens after we break

⚠️ Content advisory: this episode discusses mental health & wellbeing and trauma & healing, which some listeners may find distressing.

If you need support, you're not alone. Help is available:
• Lifeline (24/7 crisis support): 13 11 14 · lifeline.org.au
• Blue Knot Foundation (complex trauma): 1300 657 380 · blueknot.org.au

Michael grew up in a violent household with an alcoholic father and emotionally burdened mother, taking on the role of emotional caregiver for his family by age twelve. He spent two decades in performing arts before pivoting through myotherapy and exercise science, searching for meaning without credentials or financial security. When his mother died and his brother Marty took his own life a year later, Michael experienced profound grief that redirected his entire path. He pursued a Master of Public Health, then a PhD in men's suicide prevention and mental distress, driven by both personal loss and a conviction that men's emotional lives have been systematically constrained. He now interviews men across generations about their experiences of distress, help-seeking, and connection, finding patterns of change and hope.

Michael Collins is a PhD researcher at the University of Technology Sydney investigating the lived experience of men from low socioeconomic backgrounds who experience suicidal thoughts and behaviours. A former dancer, choreographer, and fitness instructor, he returned to formal study in his 40s after losing his mother to cancer and his younger brother Marty to suicide within a year of each other. His research explores help-seeking, distress disclosure, and masculinity through interviews with men across multiple generations.

🕒 CHAPTERS:
00:00 Opening: grief is not shameful
05:05 How Michael became a researcher in men's distress
10:17 Growing up in a dysfunctional household
16:11 His father's thwarted dreams and family legacy
22:53 The jobs, the searching, the lack of direction
28:20 His father's cycle: drinking, employment, abandonment
34:00 Losing his mother and brother within a year
40:14 Witnessing grief in public as an act of courage
46:54 Dance as reclamation of his body
50:49 What his research reveals about men's help-seeking
59:59 What he hates about men: violence and its aftermath
1:08:07 His message: feel your emotions in safety

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📌 RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Lifeline Australia: 13 11 14
Lifeline Australia webchat: lifeline.org.au

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Welcome.

We're glad you found your way here.

Kintsugi Heroes was created from a simple belief: every person has a story worth sharing, and sometimes the story we need to hear arrives exactly when we need it most.

Our name comes from the Japanese art of Kintsugi, where broken pottery is repaired with gold. Rather than hiding the cracks, they are honoured as part of the object's history. We believe people are much the same. The experiences that challenge us, break us, shape us, and help us grow are often the very things that connect us to one another.

This channel is home to honest conversations about resilience, hope, grief, recovery, courage, love, and what it means to keep moving forward when life doesn't go to plan.

Here you'll find six podcast series, each sharing stories through a different lens:

• Kintsugi Heroes, hosted by John Milham
• Animals & Us, hosted by Natalie Stockdale
• Grit Diaries: From Grit to Grace, hosted by Simone Allan and Maryan Bova
• From There to Here, hosted by Emma Bellamy-Dodd
• Golden Threads: Stories of Disability & Resilience
• Pride in Stories, hosted by John Dwyer

Every story shared here is offered with the hope that it helps someone feel a little less alone. A little more understood. A little more connected.

Whether you're navigating a difficult season, supporting someone you love, or simply looking for meaningful conversations, you're welcome here.

New episodes are released fortnightly across our series.

If you'd like to help us keep these stories freely available to everyone, you can support our work here: https://www.kintsugiheroes.com.au/donate

Thank you for being part of this community.

We help people tell the stories they need to share so others can discover the story they need to hear.

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📘 https://www.facebook.com/kintsugiheroes
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Show notes by Kintsugi Studio · Approved by Tony Bailey · Australian English

Mentioned in this episode:

Thank You For Listening

Follow the show, share it with someone who needs it, or share your own story at kintsugiheroes.com.au. Your story matters.

Support Kintsugi Heroes

Kintsugi Heroes is a not-for-profit, and every story we share is free for the people who need it. If this show has meant something to you, you can help us keep going. Visit kintsugiheroes.com.au and click donate. Every contribution helps us keep telling these stories, and it's tax-deductible.

Color came into my life

⚠️ Content advisory: this episode discusses mental health & wellbeing, trauma & healing and suicide & self-harm prevention, which some listeners may find distressing.

If you need support, you're not alone. Help is available:
• Lifeline (24/7 crisis support): 13 11 14 · lifeline.org.au
• Blue Knot Foundation (complex trauma): 1300 657 380 · blueknot.org.au

Rich joined the Navy at 17 to escape a working-class childhood in Newcastle, spending 21 years at sea where he found purpose and deep friendships. In April 2010, while on a border patrol, a refugee boat sank beneath his vessel. Rich and three others ended up in the water for hours in darkness and heavy swell. When rescued, something had broken inside him. He developed PTSD, couldn't sleep, couldn't handle whistles or flashing lights, developed a stutter and shakes, and became suicidal. For years he was medicated into numbness. Slowly, through music, family, friends' dark humor, his own pets' unconditional love, and finally retraining as a peer support worker, he rebuilt. Now he attends concerts, rides trains and buses, watches his grandchildren, and volunteers helping others in crisis. Color returned to his world.

Rich Papais is a retired Royal Australian Navy officer who served 21 years as a chef and naval police officer. After a catastrophic incident at sea in 2010 involving a capsized refugee boat, he lived with severe PTSD, suicidal ideation, and invisible injuries. He is now a qualified peer support worker and volunteer, helping others navigate trauma and mental health recovery.

In this Kintsugi Heroes conversation with John Milham, Rich shares the story behind the moments below.

🎙️ IN THIS CONVERSATION:
• A traumatic night at sea doesn't define you; how you rebuild after it does.
• Invisible injuries like PTSD can cause visible symptoms others dismiss as weakness.
• Music, animals, and close friends can heal where medication alone cannot.
• Sharing your story with someone in crisis can be the lifeline they need.

🕒 CHAPTERS:
00:00 Gray to color: the turning point
04:32 Escaping Newcastle by sea
12:32 Twenty-one years as a sailor
22:14 The night the boat sank
25:58 In the dark water: holding on
30:33 I don't trust myself
34:16 Invisible wounds, visible shakes
43:23 Survivor's guilt
45:01 Music becomes therapy
52:04 Dogs as recovery guides
57:43 Learning to live today
1:02:37 The hand and the shoulder

🎧 If this story moved you, follow Kintsugi Heroes in your podcast app so you never miss an episode.

📌 RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Lifeline Australia: https://www.lifeline.org.au

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Welcome.

We're glad you found your way here.

Kintsugi Heroes was created from a simple belief: every person has a story worth sharing, and sometimes the story we need to hear arrives exactly when we need it most.

Our name comes from the Japanese art of Kintsugi, where broken pottery is repaired with gold. Rather than hiding the cracks, they are honoured as part of the object's history. We believe people are much the same. The experiences that challenge us, break us, shape us, and help us grow are often the very things that connect us to one another.

This channel is home to honest conversations about resilience, hope, grief, recovery, courage, love, and what it means to keep moving forward when life doesn't go to plan.

Here you'll find six podcast series, each sharing stories through a different lens:

• Kintsugi Heroes, hosted by John Milham
• Animals & Us, hosted by Natalie Stockdale
• Grit Diaries: From Grit to Grace, hosted by Simone Allan and Maryan Bova
• From There to Here, hosted by Emma Bellamy-Dodd
• Golden Threads: Stories of Disability & Resilience
• Pride in Stories, hosted by John Dwyer

Every story shared here is offered with the hope that it helps someone feel a little less alone. A little more understood. A little more connected.

Whether you're navigating a difficult season, supporting someone you love, or simply looking for meaningful conversations, you're welcome here.

New episodes are released fortnightly across our series.

If you'd like to help us keep these stories freely available to everyone, you can support our work here: https://www.kintsugiheroes.com.au/donate

Thank you for being part of this community.

We help people tell the stories they need to share so others can discover the story they need to hear.

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Show notes by Kintsugi Studio · Approved by Tony Bailey · Australian English

Mentioned in this episode:

Thank You For Listening

Follow the show, share it with someone who needs it, or share your own story at kintsugiheroes.com.au. Your story matters.

Support Kintsugi Heroes

Kintsugi Heroes is a not-for-profit, and every story we share is free for the people who need it. If this show has meant something to you, you can help us keep going. Visit kintsugiheroes.com.au and click donate. Every contribution helps us keep telling these stories, and it's tax-deductible.

The question that rewrote my story

⚠️ Content advisory: this episode discusses suicide & self-harm prevention and grief & loss, which some listeners may find distressing.

If you need support, you're not alone. Help is available:
• Lifeline (24/7 crisis support): 13 11 14 · lifeline.org.au
• GriefLine: 1300 845 745 · griefline.org.au

Kim grew up in a small Northern New South Wales beach town, curious and creative in a sports-obsessed community. After leaving for Brisbane, then a decade in London exploring different cultures and working in communications, she returned to Australia following a breakup. Her aunt's death by suicide while she was away shifted everything. It reframed her career from corporate communications to suicide prevention work at Suicide Prevention Australia, then into coaching individuals and organisations to share lived experience stories safely. A therapy session years later asked her a question that cut to the heart of her whole life's work: was she helping others be heard because she herself had never been heard? Now she trains people in storytelling, celebrant work, and public speaking, believing that vulnerability and preparation are what move audiences.

Kim Borrowdale is a storytelling coach, celebrant, and communications strategist who spent a decade in London before returning to Australia to work in suicide prevention. After losing her aunt to suicide, she shifted her career focus to helping others tell their stories safely and powerfully, founding training programs that combine trauma-informed communication with narrative craft.

In this Kintsugi Heroes conversation with John Milham, Kim shares the story behind the moments below.

🎙️ IN THIS CONVERSATION:
• Suicide grief is categorically different from other loss because it leaves unanswered questions and triggers relentless self-blame about what could have been done.

🕒 CHAPTERS:
00:00 The question that changed everything
02:40 Small town childhood, running barefoot
06:18 The creative kid in a sports family
08:59 Why she left for Brisbane and London
14:11 Finding meaning in corporate communications
17:13 The breakup, Egypt, and coming home
19:01 Her aunt's suicide and the turn inward
23:08 Working in suicide prevention and safe storytelling
30:05 From freelancer to story coach
35:10 The counselor's mirror
42:48 Why storytelling matters and how it moves people
46:13 The next chapter and what she wants to share

🎧 If this story moved you, follow Kintsugi Heroes in your podcast app so you never miss an episode.

📌 RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Lifeline Australia: https://www.lifeline.org.au
Borodale Communications: https://www.borodalecommunications.com

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Welcome.

We're glad you found your way here.

Kintsugi Heroes was created from a simple belief: every person has a story worth sharing, and sometimes the story we need to hear arrives exactly when we need it most.

Our name comes from the Japanese art of Kintsugi, where broken pottery is repaired with gold. Rather than hiding the cracks, they are honoured as part of the object's history. We believe people are much the same. The experiences that challenge us, break us, shape us, and help us grow are often the very things that connect us to one another.

This channel is home to honest conversations about resilience, hope, grief, recovery, courage, love, and what it means to keep moving forward when life doesn't go to plan.

Here you'll find six podcast series, each sharing stories through a different lens:

• Kintsugi Heroes, hosted by John Milham
• Animals & Us, hosted by Natalie Stockdale
• Grit Diaries: From Grit to Grace, hosted by Simone Allan and Maryan Bova
• From There to Here, hosted by Emma Bellamy-Dodd
• Golden Threads: Stories of Disability & Resilience
• Pride in Stories, hosted by John Dwyer

Every story shared here is offered with the hope that it helps someone feel a little less alone. A little more understood. A little more connected.

Whether you're navigating a difficult season, supporting someone you love, or simply looking for meaningful conversations, you're welcome here.

New episodes are released fortnightly across our series.

If you'd like to help us keep these stories freely available to everyone, you can support our work here: https://www.kintsugiheroes.com.au/donate

Thank you for being part of this community.

We help people tell the stories they need to share so others can discover the story they need to hear.

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🌐 https://www.kintsugiheroes.com.au
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@kintsugiheroes
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Show notes by Kintsugi Studio · Approved by Tony Bailey · Australian English

Mentioned in this episode:

Thank You For Listening

Follow the show, share it with someone who needs it, or share your own story at kintsugiheroes.com.au. Your story matters.

Support Kintsugi Heroes

Kintsugi Heroes is a not-for-profit, and every story we share is free for the people who need it. If this show has meant something to you, you can help us keep going. Visit kintsugiheroes.com.au and click donate. Every contribution helps us keep telling these stories, and it's tax-deductible.

The chairs that save lives

⚠️ Content advisory: this episode discusses suicide, which some listeners may find distressing.

If you need support, you're not alone. Help is available:
• Lifeline (24/7 crisis support): 13 11 14 · lifeline.org.au

Stuart spent years building a successful life as a publican and father, but a message from his wife in Taiwan triggered sudden suicidal ideation that fundamentally rewired his brain. A planned suicide attempt was interrupted by police; since then, the thought returns like a light switch whenever life gets hard. Rather than medicate the intrusive thoughts away, he found his anchor: Just One Reason, a single thing worth staying for. That concept became a book, then a pub designed to make mental health conversation inevitable. Now, from a hospital bed recovering from a second spinal surgery, he is mapping a vision to create 10,000 accidental counsellors across Australia in 90 days, starting with the simple act of showing up, being present, and asking someone if they're really okay.

Stuart O'Neill is a country publican from Northern New South Wales who reopened a shuttered rural pub as Australia's first mental health pub, intentionally designing it as a space where conversations about suicide and mental health happen naturally. He is the author of Just One Reason, a book about finding a single anchor to survive suicidal ideation, and is currently writing Bloke Emu while recovering from spinal surgery in hospital.

In this Kintsugi Heroes conversation with John Milham, Stuart shares the story behind the moments below.

🎙️ IN THIS CONVERSATION:
• Suicidal ideation can become a permanent feature of your brain wiring after a single trauma, resurfacing whenever difficulty strikes; medication alone does not switch it off.
• Just one reason is enough to survive another day; the reasons can be trivial or profound, constant or instinctive, but they accumulate into a track record of choosing life.

🕒 CHAPTERS:
00:00 The message that changed everything
02:16 Country publican, footy shorts and vision
07:06 The justice gene and early defiance
13:23 Taiwan, the dagger, and a turning point
18:07 The book born from a coffee shop
23:46 Why people slip through the cracks
34:10 Living with the light switch
42:18 The pub as proof of concept
49:02 Real people, not academics
53:56 Finding the leaders in crisis
59:27 The 90-day vision: 10,000 chairs
1:04:53 One reason to keep going

🎧 If this story moved you, follow Kintsugi Heroes in your podcast app so you never miss an episode.

📌 RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Lifeline: lifeline.org.au
Men's Line Australia: mensline.org.au

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Welcome.

We're glad you found your way here.

Kintsugi Heroes was created from a simple belief: every person has a story worth sharing, and sometimes the story we need to hear arrives exactly when we need it most.

Our name comes from the Japanese art of Kintsugi, where broken pottery is repaired with gold. Rather than hiding the cracks, they are honoured as part of the object's history. We believe people are much the same. The experiences that challenge us, break us, shape us, and help us grow are often the very things that connect us to one another.

This channel is home to honest conversations about resilience, hope, grief, recovery, courage, love, and what it means to keep moving forward when life doesn't go to plan.

Here you'll find six podcast series, each sharing stories through a different lens:

• Kintsugi Heroes, hosted by John Milham
• Animals & Us, hosted by Natalie Stockdale
• Grit Diaries: From Grit to Grace, hosted by Simone Allan and Maryan Bova
• From There to Here, hosted by Emma Bellamy-Dodd
• Golden Threads: Stories of Disability & Resilience
• Pride in Stories, hosted by John Dwyer

Every story shared here is offered with the hope that it helps someone feel a little less alone. A little more understood. A little more connected.

Whether you're navigating a difficult season, supporting someone you love, or simply looking for meaningful conversations, you're welcome here.

New episodes are released fortnightly across our series.

If you'd like to help us keep these stories freely available to everyone, you can support our work here: https://www.kintsugiheroes.com.au/donate

Thank you for being part of this community.

We help people tell the stories they need to share so others can discover the story they need to hear.

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▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@kintsugiheroes
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The peace that passes understanding

⚠️ Content advisory: this episode discusses suicide, which some listeners may find distressing.

If you need support, you're not alone. Help is available:
• Lifeline (24/7 crisis support): 13 11 14 · lifeline.org.au

Susan grew up in a close-knit Community of Christ family but spent her twenties in silent internal conflict about her sexuality, unable to name or share what she was experiencing. At 30, after years of prayer and struggle, she reached a breaking point at a church camp in 1993 where she surrendered the fight and received what she describes as profound peace. She came out to her parents, was ordained as an elder in 1995, and when church leaders asked what could be done for the LGBTQIA+ community, she helped start a small coming-out group that became the Open Door. Over 25 years, that group has grown into a thriving community offering support groups, social events, and a visible bridge between faith and rainbow identity. Today she continues to minister alongside her wife Lynn, holding space for people navigating faith, identity, and belonging.

Susan Palmer is a primary school teacher and pastor of the Open Door Community of Christ in Cranebrook, Western Sydney, where she has served for over 25 years. She is married to Lynn, also a minister, and together they have built an affirming faith community centred on LGBTQIA+ inclusion, support groups, and creative connection through the Rainbow Hub.

In this Pride In Stories conversation with John Dwyer, Susan shares the story behind the moments below.

🎙️ IN THIS CONVERSATION:
• Internalised homophobia from silence is as damaging as external rejection, and surrender brought peace where fighting brought exhaustion.

🕒 CHAPTERS:
00:00 Content warning and opening philosophy
01:07 Introduction to Susan Palmer and the Open Door
05:18 Growing up in faith, questioning identity in silence
08:15 The spiritual calling and internal conflict begins
11:27 The exhaustion of living a double life
14:44 Coming out to parents, being ordained as elder
17:05 Starting the Open Door community in 1999
22:45 The Open Door as bridge between faith and LGBTQIA+ community
25:38 Responding to rising conservatism and hate with hope
32:28 Meeting Lynn and ministry partnership
35:30 Rainbow Hub programs and community activities
39:47 Closing message and how to connect

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📌 RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Open Door Community of Christ: opendoorcommunityofchrist.com

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Welcome.

We're glad you found your way here.

Kintsugi Heroes was created from a simple belief: every person has a story worth sharing, and sometimes the story we need to hear arrives exactly when we need it most.

Our name comes from the Japanese art of Kintsugi, where broken pottery is repaired with gold. Rather than hiding the cracks, they are honoured as part of the object's history. We believe people are much the same. The experiences that challenge us, break us, shape us, and help us grow are often the very things that connect us to one another.

This channel is home to honest conversations about resilience, hope, grief, recovery, courage, love, and what it means to keep moving forward when life doesn't go to plan.

Here you'll find six podcast series, each sharing stories through a different lens:

• Kintsugi Heroes, hosted by John Milham
• Animals & Us, hosted by Natalie Stockdale
• Grit Diaries: From Grit to Grace, hosted by Simone Allan and Maryan Bova
• From There to Here, hosted by Emma Bellamy-Dodd
• Golden Threads: Stories of Disability & Resilience
• Pride in Stories, hosted by John Dwyer

Every story shared here is offered with the hope that it helps someone feel a little less alone. A little more understood. A little more connected.

Whether you're navigating a difficult season, supporting someone you love, or simply looking for meaningful conversations, you're welcome here.

New episodes are released fortnightly across our series.

If you'd like to help us keep these stories freely available to everyone, you can support our work here: https://www.kintsugiheroes.com.au/donate

Thank you for being part of this community.

We help people tell the stories they need to share so others can discover the story they need to hear.

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The peace he was looking for

⚠️ Content advisory: this episode discusses grief & loss and suicide & self-harm prevention, which some listeners may find distressing.

If you need support, you're not alone. Help is available:
• Lifeline (24/7 crisis support): 13 11 14 · lifeline.org.au
• GriefLine: 1300 845 745 · griefline.org.au

Mia raised Ollie as a single mother after leaving a coercive relationship when he was two. She worked full-time in a male-dominated industry while building a life she thought was stable. In 2023, Ollie developed anorexia, initially hidden behind what looked like healthy eating and fitness. The eating disorder progressed rapidly; by December he was hospitalised, diagnosed with severe anorexia and postural tachycardia. Despite medical intervention, psychiatric care, and Mia's constant presence, Ollie was discharged after gaining weight but without the therapeutic work on his underlying pain. He had been researching how to end his life. On 9 June 2024, Mia found him in his bedroom. Two years later, she carries grief that feels like dust, but channels it into speaking in schools, advocating for digital literacy and safer social media, and building a community of bereaved parents working toward systemic change.

Mia Bannister is the mother of Ollie, who died by suicide in 2024 after struggling with anorexia, self-harm, and the effects of social media and bullying. A property and construction executive, Mia founded Ollie's Echo, a charity dedicated to changing the narrative around eating disorders in boys and young men, and to advocating for safer digital spaces.

🕒 CHAPTERS:
00:00 Before: a mother, a career, a life that fit
04:44 The single parent years and what Mia built
09:39 The signs no one recognises: eating disorder in a boy
14:53 Crisis: admission to hospital, the fracture revealed
22:00 Inside the adolescent mental health unit
29:00 Discharge without answers: the hidden research, self-harm
37:19 The moment everything stopped
40:16 Reframing loss: what Ollie was actually looking for
51:55 The untold story: boys, men, and the conversation we're missing
1:02:53 Turning pain into purpose: Ollie's Echo and systemic change
1:05:11 The dusty heart, the dark thoughts, the choice to stay
1:11:35 Every echo matters: the work continues

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📌 RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Lifeline Australia: 13 11 14 or lifeline.org.au
Butterfly Foundation National Helpline: 1800 334 673 or butterfly.org.au

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Welcome.

We're glad you found your way here.

Kintsugi Heroes was created from a simple belief: every person has a story worth sharing, and sometimes the story we need to hear arrives exactly when we need it most.

Our name comes from the Japanese art of Kintsugi, where broken pottery is repaired with gold. Rather than hiding the cracks, they are honoured as part of the object's history. We believe people are much the same. The experiences that challenge us, break us, shape us, and help us grow are often the very things that connect us to one another.

This channel is home to honest conversations about resilience, hope, grief, recovery, courage, love, and what it means to keep moving forward when life doesn't go to plan.

Here you'll find six podcast series, each sharing stories through a different lens:

• Kintsugi Heroes, hosted by John Milham
• Animals & Us, hosted by Natalie Stockdale
• Grit Diaries: From Grit to Grace, hosted by Simone Allan and Maryan Bova
• From There to Here, hosted by Emma Bellamy-Dodd
• Golden Threads: Stories of Disability & Resilience
• Pride in Stories, hosted by John Dwyer

Every story shared here is offered with the hope that it helps someone feel a little less alone. A little more understood. A little more connected.

Whether you're navigating a difficult season, supporting someone you love, or simply looking for meaningful conversations, you're welcome here.

New episodes are released fortnightly across our series.

If you'd like to help us keep these stories freely available to everyone, you can support our work here: https://www.kintsugiheroes.com.au/donate

Thank you for being part of this community.

We help people tell the stories they need to share so others can discover the story they need to hear.

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Both my sons held me up

⚠️ Content advisory: this episode discusses suicide & self-harm prevention and mental health & wellbeing, which some listeners may find distressing.

If you need support, you're not alone. Help is available:
• Lifeline (24/7 crisis support): 13 11 14 · lifeline.org.au

Lawrence spent his career climbing the corporate ladder, believing hard work and loyalty would secure his future. When three catastrophic events collided, his father's death, retrenchment from Westpac, and a bike accident, he spiraled into severe depression twice, convinced his family would be better off without him. The breaking point came on his bed in Hornsby when both his teenage sons sat beside him, arms around his shoulders, and told him it would be all right. That moment of being held by them shattered the isolation he believed was protecting his family. With medication, therapy, and the people who showed up for him, he rebuilt. Today, he chairs Mr. Perfect barbecues across the Hunter Valley and beyond, sitting on the tongs next to men facing the same darkness he did, telling them they will get through it.

Lawrence Atkinson is a retired senior financial and management consultant who spent 27 years at Westpac before moving into professional services, intellectual property management, and mental health coaching. He chairs Mr. Perfect, a community organisation that runs monthly barbecues for men navigating disconnection, loneliness, and suicidal ideation, and previously served 23 years with Rotary.

In this Kintsugi Heroes conversation with John Milham, Lawrence shares the story behind the moments below.

🎙️ IN THIS CONVERSATION:
• Isolation masquerades as protection: Lawrence believed his family would be better off without him, until they showed him otherwise by holding him.
• Loyalty to institutions is one-directional now: 27 years at Westpac with hardship posts in Bahrain and Port Moresby did not protect him from redundancy.
• Men need to be asked what they need, not told: Mr. Perfect works because it makes no clinical demands.

🕒 CHAPTERS:
00:00 The two times I nearly lost myself
03:00 From Perth barbecues to disconnection
07:48 Seven friends lost
15:41 The corporate climb and the breaking point
22:34 27 years of loyalty, then retrenchment
27:23 Finding worth through service
33:41 What depression takes from men
40:46 The night my sons saved me
43:07 Why shame keeps men silent
45:09 We need to teach men how to think
49:31 Sharing stories from elder to younger
51:30 The sausage and the witness

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📌 RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Lifeline: https://www.lifeline.org.au/

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Welcome.

We're glad you found your way here.

Kintsugi Heroes was created from a simple belief: every person has a story worth sharing, and sometimes the story we need to hear arrives exactly when we need it most.

Our name comes from the Japanese art of Kintsugi, where broken pottery is repaired with gold. Rather than hiding the cracks, they are honoured as part of the object's history. We believe people are much the same. The experiences that challenge us, break us, shape us, and help us grow are often the very things that connect us to one another.

This channel is home to honest conversations about resilience, hope, grief, recovery, courage, love, and what it means to keep moving forward when life doesn't go to plan.

Here you'll find six podcast series, each sharing stories through a different lens:

• Kintsugi Heroes, hosted by John Milham
• Animals & Us, hosted by Natalie Stockdale
• Grit Diaries: From Grit to Grace, hosted by Simone Allan and Maryan Bova
• From There to Here, hosted by Emma Bellamy-Dodd
• Golden Threads: Stories of Disability & Resilience
• Pride in Stories, hosted by John Dwyer

Every story shared here is offered with the hope that it helps someone feel a little less alone. A little more understood. A little more connected.

Whether you're navigating a difficult season, supporting someone you love, or simply looking for meaningful conversations, you're welcome here.

New episodes are released fortnightly across our series.

If you'd like to help us keep these stories freely available to everyone, you can support our work here: https://www.kintsugiheroes.com.au/donate

Thank you for being part of this community.

We help people tell the stories they need to share so others can discover the story they need to hear.

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The choice I never had

⚠️ Content advisory: this episode discusses suicide, which some listeners may find distressing.

If you need support, you're not alone. Help is available:
• Lifeline (24/7 crisis support): 13 11 14 · lifeline.org.au

Saina grew up in Iran as a trans woman in a society that offered no space for her identity. At six, she was forced into an all-boys school; for 29 years she hid who she was from her family. To avoid mandatory military service, she underwent a traumatic process to obtain an exemption card that labelled her mentally disordered, then fled to Turkey at 18 with nothing. Seven years in Turkey as an LGBTQIA+ refugee meant living in a small, conservative city with no right to work, no protection, and constant danger. She endured discrimination, exploitation, and sexual harassment. After a gruelling eight-year resettlement process marked by repeated delays and rejections, she arrived in Australia in 2021. Today, she uses her lived experience to advocate for queer refugees globally, consulting with organisations and representing displaced LGBTQIA+ people at the UN.

Saina Avesta is a transgender woman and LGBTQIA+ refugee rights advocate who fled Iran at 18, spent seven years in Turkey as a refugee, and now lives in Australia as a citizen. She founded the Persian Queer Network to support LGBTQIA+ refugees in processing countries and established Avesta Advisory, a consultancy helping organisations understand the intersection of refugee background and queer identity.

In this Pride In Stories conversation with John Dwyer, Saina shares the story behind the moments below.

🎙️ IN THIS CONVERSATION:
• Being LGBTQIA+ in Iran means the government actively forces you out while criminalising the very identity they're expelling you for, leaving no legal safe space.
• Gay men in Iran are pressured to undergo forced medical transition to be legally recognised; many who comply later suicide because the surgery was coerced, not chosen.

🕒 CHAPTERS:
00:00 Cold open: the choice you never had
02:20 Growing up trans in Iran
05:05 Hiding from family and society
12:28 The military exemption trap
18:10 Forced to Turkey, no alternative
29:30 Unsafe from day one in Turkey
36:44 Seven years waiting in limbo
40:40 The resettlement maze to Australia
43:14 Safety arrived, but work remains
48:17 From survivor to advocate
57:32 Being the voice for those still trapped
59:50 What allies need to know

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Welcome.

We're glad you found your way here.

Kintsugi Heroes was created from a simple belief: every person has a story worth sharing, and sometimes the story we need to hear arrives exactly when we need it most.

Our name comes from the Japanese art of Kintsugi, where broken pottery is repaired with gold. Rather than hiding the cracks, they are honoured as part of the object's history. We believe people are much the same. The experiences that challenge us, break us, shape us, and help us grow are often the very things that connect us to one another.

This channel is home to honest conversations about resilience, hope, grief, recovery, courage, love, and what it means to keep moving forward when life doesn't go to plan.

Here you'll find six podcast series, each sharing stories through a different lens:

• Kintsugi Heroes, hosted by John Milham
• Animals & Us, hosted by Natalie Stockdale
• Grit Diaries: From Grit to Grace, hosted by Simone Allan and Maryan Bova
• From There to Here, hosted by Emma Bellamy-Dodd
• Golden Threads: Stories of Disability & Resilience
• Pride in Stories, hosted by John Dwyer

Every story shared here is offered with the hope that it helps someone feel a little less alone. A little more understood. A little more connected.

Whether you're navigating a difficult season, supporting someone you love, or simply looking for meaningful conversations, you're welcome here.

New episodes are released fortnightly across our series.

If you'd like to help us keep these stories freely available to everyone, you can support our work here: https://www.kintsugiheroes.com.au/donate

Thank you for being part of this community.

We help people tell the stories they need to share so others can discover the story they need to hear.

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The angel I wished for

Vi Do grew up in extreme poverty in rural Vietnam, watching his father sicken and become unable to work. At 14, he left for Hanoi to survive on the streets as a shoeshine boy, hiding money in his clothes and avoiding gangs. A young Australian teacher named Michael found him, offered him food and English lessons, and for the first time, told him he was smart and good. That moment shifted how Vi saw himself. He studied, worked his way into a five-star hotel, built a comfortable life. But when he encountered street kids his own age trapped by dealers and exploitation, he recognised his younger self in their eyes. He chose to help them instead of walking away. Michael later asked him a question about legacy that changed everything: at 80, would he be prouder of money or lives changed? Vi returned to Blue Dragon, where he has worked for 17 years, rescuing over 2,000 trafficking victims and building programs that help youth discover their own potential. He works toward a day when his organisation is no longer needed.

Vi Do is CEO of Blue Dragon Children Foundation, an Australian charity rescuing people from human trafficking in Southeast Asia. At 14, he left his rural farming family to work as a street shoeshine boy in Hanoi, supporting his parents and siblings. An Australian English teacher named Michael offered him a path forward, which transformed his life and eventually led him to build Blue Dragon into an organisation of nearly 200 staff helping approximately 50,000 people annually.

In this Kintsugi Heroes conversation with Dan Dougherty, Vi shares the story behind the moments below.

🎙️ IN THIS CONVERSATION:
• A single person seeing your potential and naming it can redirect a life from survival to purpose.
• Street children are systematically dehumanised, called worthless, yet they are often the most resourceful and morally grounded people in their communities.

🕒 CHAPTERS:
00:00 The angel I wished for
04:02 Building Blue Dragon from the street
11:39 Childhood poverty and the choice to leave
18:48 Surviving alone on the street
24:32 Children of the dirt
26:35 The man who believed in me first
31:22 A good life wasn't the end
36:03 The question that changed everything
43:48 Working with the most challenging young people
46:11 Rescuing people from trafficking
51:28 Working toward the day we're no longer needed
53:34 The circle of healing

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📌 RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Blue Dragon Children Foundation: bluedragon.org
Kintsugi Heroes: kintsugheroes.com.au

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Welcome.

We're glad you found your way here.

Kintsugi Heroes was created from a simple belief: every person has a story worth sharing, and sometimes the story we need to hear arrives exactly when we need it most.

Our name comes from the Japanese art of Kintsugi, where broken pottery is repaired with gold. Rather than hiding the cracks, they are honoured as part of the object's history. We believe people are much the same. The experiences that challenge us, break us, shape us, and help us grow are often the very things that connect us to one another.

This channel is home to honest conversations about resilience, hope, grief, recovery, courage, love, and what it means to keep moving forward when life doesn't go to plan.

Here you'll find six podcast series, each sharing stories through a different lens:

• Kintsugi Heroes, hosted by John Milham
• Animals & Us, hosted by Natalie Stockdale
• Grit Diaries: From Grit to Grace, hosted by Simone Allan and Maryan Bova
• From There to Here, hosted by Emma Bellamy-Dodd
• Golden Threads: Stories of Disability & Resilience
• Pride in Stories, hosted by John Dwyer

Every story shared here is offered with the hope that it helps someone feel a little less alone. A little more understood. A little more connected.

Whether you're navigating a difficult season, supporting someone you love, or simply looking for meaningful conversations, you're welcome here.

New episodes are released fortnightly across our series.

If you'd like to help us keep these stories freely available to everyone, you can support our work here: https://www.kintsugiheroes.com.au/donate

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