Take It From Us

Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.

Lance Murray’s story is a story of a family’s recovery and hope. Lance grew up in family where violence was the norm. His father was a gang member and his mother the victim of extreme physical abuse. His early life was traumatic and chaotic. He started using A-class drugs at 14yrs old and LSD / methamphetamine at 15yrs.

At 31 after an active criminal career, he entered rehab. His parents also got sober and are now 30+ yrs in recovery. Together the family own Hope House Limited drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility and are all now AOD counsellors in Recovery and role models for change from the cycle of abuse.

Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.

Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.

Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.

Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.

Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.

Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.

Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.

Slade McFarland is the face of Mates in Construction, an industry initiative aimed at reducing NZ suicides among its workers. Struggling to deal with the end of a long rugby career, Slade found himself sliding into depression and struggling to cope with the change in his life, he contemplated suicide. Where rugby had been his therapy, he found himself without that outlet but fortunately found support with a counsellor. Now he is giving back himself, letting workers know there is help out there for them when they are struggling.