Ferne Caldwell raises eight grandchildren and Anna Clare raises two.

Drug addiction, trauma and instability led these grandparents to take over the care for their grandchildren with no other option except for Oranga Tamariki (The Ministry for Children in NZ) to take them, they soon made the decision to step into this role in which they hadn't imagined. Both sacrifice their ripe years to be full time carers for their grandchildren and ensure their grandchildren grow up in a stable, loving home environment.

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PART ONE: Entrepreneur, author and mother, Sheena Hemens, was born to Sri-Lankan parents which immigrated to London. Sheena shares how the loss of her daughter, Lauren Hemens, the closing of her former Christchurch restaurant, Maison de Crepes and her relationship breakup in 2023, led her repositioning on her journey towards finding purpose and being true to herself.

This is the first part in a two-part episode conversation.

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Founder of Wass' Barbers Christchurch, Wasseim Alsati shares how his passion for barbering began from age fourteen, cleaning his local barbershop to help provide for his family, he started developing his barbering skills. Wasseim shares his vision to train local upcoming barbers, his determination to fight against the doctor telling him that due to his injuries, he may never walk again, following his injuries from the 2019 Christchurch mosque attack, and his strength as a leader of his family.

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Youth worker, trained paramedic and a child of Christian missionaries, Micheal Patrick spent his childhood growing up in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea.

Micheal shares how these experiences gave him a unique insight, compassion and understanding into not only accepting diversity but into the reality of the spiritual realm which plays a significant role in the lives of many Papua New Guineans.

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Former ballet teacher, professional dancer and AIDS counsellor, Karen Harvey, shares her journey into professional dancing, her firstborn's struggle with a meth addiction, the effects of this addiction on her family dynamics and the experience of ongoing restoration within her family through her faith.

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Local Christchurch puppeteer Jacim unravels his troubled early years of childhood, from moving through a Catholic orphanage, experiencing his biological mother suffering from sexual abuse from a family member, which was hidden the guise of being a strongly Catholic household. Jacim recalls his mother suffer violence, and experience the strong effect of generational mental illness in his biological mum and her family. Jacim also reflects on the blessing of being an adopted child to his parents.

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Filmmaker Raymond Lum, shares his journey through overcoming childhood sexual abuse from his family's live-in babysitter, finding his faith in Christ which then led to the journey towards his wholeness. For more information on Raymond's work visit: https://www.swordproductions.co.nz/

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Founder of Bride-Cycle boutique talks about how she created Bride-Cycle, what makes the experience of purchasing a pre-loved wedding gown from Bride-Cycle unique and how to find the perfect wedding gown.

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A deeper dive into Dame Sue Bagshaw and her upbringing, her values on youth health and about the recent opening of Christchurch's Youth Hub.

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Voices Unhindered hostess, Kristal Jenkinson is being interviewed by Christian marriage coach and business owner, Lee-Ann Werner, about her background, pathway into journalism and what led her into starting Voices Unhindered podcast.

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