People are Amazing, The Podcast

We all deserve the best - Dennis Kahuria

Young Dennis Kahuria found himself fleeing the political war that broke out in his country of birth, Kenya. Shortly after he crossed the border into Tanzania to seek safety he discovered his uncle and grandmother had died from the hands of the opposing tribe. Before he could say his proper goodbyes to his family as they all parted ways, he found himself alone and homeless in Turkey competing with those left destitute from wars in neighbouring countries. 

Dennis has lived many lives and survived dark, traumatic moments but at 31, he lives to tell the story of how your past cannot define you but it will give you the life lessons to drive your purpose in helping others. Be ready to get a wonderful reminder of gratefulness, perspective and just how resilient we all can be.

The Sport Man - Kieren 'Beefy' Blake

Keiren 'Beefy' Blake spent the first half of his life as a professional Cricketer in Wales and in Australia. His sporting career was cut short after an injury that never made a full recovery, he was propelled into starting his own manufacturing business and settled into a relationship and a new baby. Hard work was never an issue for Beefy, but one thing after another, his business went under, his relationship fell apart and Beefy was left in his early 40's house sharing.

Hitting rock bottom, he took an idea that he had briefly mentioned to a few mates over the years and with nothing to lose, made it his reality. His passion project, 365 days of sports, saw him get to 31 counties, on 122 flights, and from the Formula one, Tour de France, Jousting, Ear Pulling, the Greenland Eskimo Olympics - this is how one man took down the Guinness world record for the biggest sport fan without drinking a drop of alcohol! 

Check out his Journey - http://365daysofsport.com/

Tom Thumb and beyond - Sam Humphrey

Told he wouldn't live past his 18th birthday, Sam Humphrey was born with a rare genetic disorder called Arodysplasia, a progressive skeletal disorder. By the age of 3, he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease which is the inflammation of his digestive tract. He spent a lot of his childhood in and out of hospitals and when he was at school, he battled with being and looking different. 

Sam always knew he wanted to be an actor and from humble beginnings of doing skits at home for his family to lighting up the big Hollywood stage alongside his idol and now mentor, Hugh Jackman in The Greatest Showman as the General Tom Thumb, Sam Humphrey has surpassed all medical expectations and at 27, living away from his family in new Zealand and in LA, he has not just made his childhood dreams come true, he has gone on to be a producer and author! There is no stopping this pocket rocket!

NeuroChamp - Ben Sorensen

Ben Sorensen, A highly intelligent, articulate and extremely engaging man who has Autism. He is on the upper spectrum, is high functioning, a term he doesn't like to use, extremely cognizant of his challenges which has given him more power to keep learning new ways to overcome them with intent. Resilience for Ben is knowing when to use the tools that can help him be the best version of his evolving self but also acknowledging when he needs a little time out to close his eyes, listen to some music and refuel his energy levels and strength. 

You'll love learning about how common someone with Autism or complex neurodevelopment disorders are within your workplace. 

Wheel Power - Brendan Stroud

Having had a tough upbringing and time in prison it wasn't until he got into a car accident in his early 20's, that left him a paraplegic, where his life began to turn around. The next 3 decades travelled all over the globe earning a wall of trophies from playing a myriad of sports representing Australia and earning the highly sought after Collingwood AFL Wheelchair Team captain, title. Even getting cancer damper his spirit. He is jovial, a big conversationalist, a man with such incredible perspective and zest for life using humour as his biggest tool (and charm) this is Brendan Stroud's story.

Read more about Brendan and some of the amazing work he is doing on: https://www.brendanmystory.com/meet-brendan

Stronger to open up - Gray Murphy

Gray helps us spotlight Movember in this episode, detailing the loss of his fiancé from a drunk driver and no more than a year later, losing his best mates to the bail bombings, he had wasted 10 years and it was only when he was in jail that he realised he hadn't properly dealt with all of the grief and it had led him to where he was. He shares just how important opening up, talking and asking for help is and how it has made him a stronger and better person.

I AM - Allana Lamb

Alan was born a man and after supressing his body dysphoria for 60 years, a heart attack that left him clinically dead for 10 minutes bought him back with a hunger to be who he should've been. Allana is now living her best life because she now, is!

Journey to Recovery after Rape - Helen Morgan

Helen is a wonderful mother of 2 beautiful girls, 2 years ago while she was 15 weeks pregnant with their 3rd child, Helen was raped by a man she knew. Before the ordeal was over, she knew she lost her baby there and then. Helen was not allowed to speak about to anyone about this until all investigations were finalised and the case was closed. She is so raw and so brave in sharing her story. 

A Jehovah Witness' Journey, coming out - Joel Rees

Joel grew up in a loving home with a strong Jehovah Witness faith. He quickly discovered his sexuality was against the belief and after being forced out of his community, this blessing in disguise, has helped him finally find his identity, a new community that loved him for him, a guilty-conscience free life and new love.  

Child abuse survivor - Gii Dhyana

Gii is a child abuse survivor. All 7 siblings were abused by both parents. She spent time in foster care, have had abusive relationships & suffer from Stockholm syndrome. She went on to finish her psychology degree (with honors!) & now prioritises self love.  

This episode discusses child abuse, domestic violence & have drug references. If anything you hear has triggered an effect, please reach out for help or contact lifeline at anytime on 13 11 14.