Telling your own story

11 stories.

Animals & Us

Eye Contact with Apex Predators: Jillian Morris on Sharks, Fear, and What We're Missing

A shark scientist who swam with her fear teaches thousands of children to see predators as neighbours, not monsters.

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.

Kintsugi Heroes

The Warrior and the Artist: Mike Armstrong's Path Through PTSD

A 23-year Army veteran discovers that sharing his PTSD diagnosis publicly gives strangers permission to seek help they've avoided for years.

Grit Diaries

The Memoir That Transformed a Mother-Daughter Tragedy Into Gold

A decade of estrangement ended when Ingrid stopped assuming what her mother thought and simply held the door open with love.

Animals & Us

Everything Just Wants to Be Loved: Catherine Grady on Reading Animals Right

Catherine Grady left acting to study animals, and discovered that patience and genuine curiosity reveal what science has missed: the emotional lives of predators.

Animals & Us

The Donkey Whisperer: How a Media Executive Found Joy in an Unexpected Place

Ron King left a $506 million media portfolio at 51 to discover that joy and enjoyment are not the same thing.

Connecting Seniors

Learning to Live a Life Free of Limits with Michael Hingson

Born blind and a survivor of the World Trade Center on 9/11, Michael Hingson's story of navigating life without sight — guided by trust, teamwork, and faith — challenges every assumption we hold about disability and human capability.

Kintsugi Heroes

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.

Connecting Seniors

Facing Illness & Family Hardship while living a life for Community and Kin with Jan McCall

After a rare spinal stroke left her paralysed, Jann chose to move forward rather than despair, rebuilding a life that includes travel, family, and deep community connection.

Beyond the Deluge

How Surviving a Flood Deepens a Loving Partnership with Carina Moonen

Stranded at Warkworth without emergency services, Carina Moonen survived the 2022 Hunter Valley flood only because her husband was home — and the experience reshaped her sense of self, her marriage, and her place in the world.

Kintsugi Heroes

Listening & Being Present for Your Peers & Community with Alan Stevens

After a childhood suicide attempt, two broken marriages, and a business collapse, Alan Stevens found healing not through therapy but by sitting in silence around a campfire with Aboriginal Elders — and then built a community so others could do the same.