Rebuilding after it all fell apart

179 stories.

Kintsugi Heroes

Serena's Journey: Embracing Quiet Strength to Inspire Other Introverts

A former Singaporean government lawyer who spent 11 years trapped in a golden cage of expectation discovers that her introversion is not a liability but a superpower — and builds a movement to prove it.

Kintsugi Heroes

The Truth About Child Slavery & Being Part of the Solution with Paul Mergard

A former accountant turned CEO of Destiny Rescue, Paul Mergard has spent two decades going undercover in the darkest corners of the world to free children from sexual exploitation — and he believes every Australian can be part of the solution.

Connecting Seniors

Healing Trauma by Rewiring the Unconscious Mind with Judith Richards

From childhood abuse and a tin-shed existence to developing a trauma therapy now used by thousands worldwide, Judith Richards proves that the deepest suffering can become the most powerful medicine.

River Murray Recovery Stories

Four Floods in Seven Years: What the River Taught Me

John's childhood floods taught him that communities discover their own strength through breaking, and that discovery matters as much as survival.

Alpine Bushfires

Reflections on Black Saturday: Empathy, Community & the Ladies of the Black Belt

After watching her home burn to the ground on Black Saturday with three teenage German backpackers beside her, Roz Addison helped forge a circle of women survivors whose weekly coffee catch-ups became a lifeline for an entire grieving community.

River Murray Recovery Stories

Thriving through disaster thanks to community support with Mark Leigh

When the 2022 Murray floods swallowed his home to the roofline, Mark Leigh discovered that survival is less about what you lose and more about who stands beside you.

Golden Threads

Give People a Chance and Watch Them Shine

Before her son Darcy was even born, Julie Fisher put on her advocacy hat — and nineteen years later she has turned a prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis into five books, a weekly radio show, and an annual disability expo that are changing how Australia sees inclusion.

Kintsugi Heroes

Kintsugi Heroes Global Launch

Thirty years after a handwritten note from Dick Smith said 'you do it,' Ian Moorland finally launched Kintsugi Heroes — a storytelling network turning broken lives into gold for anyone who needs hope.

River Murray Recovery Stories

Reuniting the Community and Fostering Resilience with Julie Ahrens

When the 2022 River Murray floods threatened to fracture Berri's community, a retired teacher-turned-grassroots organiser transformed a borrowed shopfront and a borrowed red couch into a pop-up wellbeing centre that held her town together — one cup of tea at a time.

Kintsugi Heroes

How Business & Personal Trauma Informs Our Purpose with Joanne Brooks

After losing her husband in a tragic accident, discovering a devastating secret, and watching a $30-million business collapse, Joanne Brooks rebuilt her life not once but repeatedly — proving that purpose, not circumstance, determines who we become.

Kintsugi Heroes

Forty Years of Trauma and Travel to Escape His Father with Endre Hoffmann

After forty years of running to the other side of the world to escape a toxic father and a crushing sense of worthlessness, Endre Hoffmann finally stopped fleeing and started healing — and turned his pain into a mission to restore self-worth in others.

Kintsugi Heroes

From Somalia to Australia: Abdi Aden's Lessons in Resilience as a Former Refugee

A 13-year-old who fled Somalia's civil war alone — one of only five survivors from 318 — rebuilt his life in Australia and now teaches others to turn difference into strength.

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