Abuse, and what happened after

21 stories.

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Revisiting Scars & Saving Others with Martial Arts

A man who was preyed upon as a child and told he was a sinner quietly channelled 45 years of martial arts into a mission to turn victims into survivors — until a pandemic stripped everything away and forced him to begin again.

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Domestic Abuse as a Child Empowering her to Advocacy with Jas Rawlinson | Kintsugi Heroes

Jas Rawlinson survived invisible abuse and spent a decade healing before becoming an advocate, showing that speaking out comes after safety, not before.

Animals & Us

The Girl in the Bathroom: How a Chihuahua Saved My Life

Rachel survived childhood abuse and her best friend's death at 11. A Chihuahua named Roxy kept her alive when she couldn't breathe.

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Healing Trauma by Rewiring the Unconscious Mind with Judith Richards

Judith moved from losing her mind to training thousands in trauma healing, discovering the unconscious mind holds the key to rapid transformation.

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Rising Above a Traumatic Childhood and Changing Lives with Danny Lloyd

A grossly overweight, bullied boy from a tiny Channel Island who became a crystal meth addict found his purpose on the summit of Kilimanjaro — and went on to build a nationally recognised addiction program for some of Australia's most marginalised people.

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From Orphaned, Addicted & Alone to Success in Academia with Gregory Smith

Abandoned at ten, institutionalised, diagnosed a sociopath, and living alone in a rainforest for a decade, Gregory Smith rebuilt his life from nothing to earn a PhD and his first tenured academic position at sixty-four — proof that it is never too late to begin again.

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Healing from a Toxic Home Through Functional Medicine

After nine years unknowingly breathing lead dust and toxic mould in her own home, a functional medicine expert nearly lost her will to live — and then rebuilt herself using the very science she had spent her career teaching others.

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From Orphaned, Addicted & Alone to Success in Academia with Gregory Smith

Surrendered to an orphanage at ten, written off as a sociopath, and living as a recluse in a rainforest for a decade, Gregory Smith walked out of the bush at 45 with nothing — and earned a PhD, a tenured academic position, and fatherhood before turning 70.

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The truth about Child Slavery & being part of the solution with Paul Mergard | Kintsugi Heroes

Paul Margard turned a chance meeting with a trafficked child into direct rescue operations saving thousands across ten countries.

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