Take It From Us: Recent Episodes
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Sharing real voices and real stories, Take It From us explores the world of mental health, with lived experience at the forefront.
Liam Scopes is the Senior Manager for Strategic Wellbeing at Air New Zealand. He is charged with looking after the wellbeing needs of a diverse, global organisation, one that was particularly challenged through the Covid period as the company downsized in response to the pandemic. Liam speaks to Kent Johns about the importance of managing wellbeing in the workplace, and how to do it well.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Lance Murray’s story is a story of a family’s recovery and hope. Lance grew up in family where violence was the norm. His father was a gang member and his mother the victim of extreme physical abuse. His early life was traumatic and chaotic. He started using A-class drugs at 14yrs old and LSD / methamphetamine at 15yrs.At 31 after an active criminal career, he entered rehab. His parents also got sober and are now 30+ yrs in recovery. Together the family own Hope House Limited drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility and are all now AOD counsellors in Recovery and role models for change from the cycle of abuse.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
This week Kent Johns speaks to Katie Rose Pemberton and Ellen Thompson, both winners at the recent Girl Boss awards, a nationwide search for trailblazing young women. Ellen, a 17 year old from Tauranga, has been researching sleep hygiene and is developing a free sleep therapy app aimed at 10,000 users by 2025 to combat insomnia and mental health issues. Auckland University student, Katie Rose’s advocacy for neurodiverse students has impacted over 500 families. Through her work in the Unlocking the Enormous Potential of Neurodiverse Learners campaign, she’s pushing for systemic changes that create more inclusive learning environments. .
Liam Scopes is the Senior Manager for Strategic Wellbeing at Air New Zealand. He is charged with looking after the wellbeing needs of a diverse, global organisation, one that was particularly challenged through the Covid period as the company downsized in response to the pandemic. Liam speaks to Kent Johns about the importance of managing wellbeing in the workplace, and how to do it well.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Junior Tia is behind a new service called Kahurangi, that is looking to imbed peer support workers into medical and clinical settings. Junior tells Kent Johns that his aim is to get peer support people into clinical situations working alongside psychologists, doctors and in-patient clinics to help take the stigma out of treatment, change the language so it is more consumer focused and have people alongside who understand what the person is going through. Junior has worked in mental health services for over 20 years and has his own lived experience with addiction.
This week we talk to one of the co founders of Youth In Transition, an organisation dedicated to supporting young people at risk of suicide and helping them find purpose and meaning to their lives .Tina Jones is a registered practitioner with many years of experience working with youth in crisis. She has spent eight years working with Victim Support and the New Zealand Police, as part of the suicide bereavement team. Having discovered there were far too many young people in our community who were suffering and in need of quality and timely support services, Tina co-founded Youth in Transition Charitable Trust in 2014 to improve the wellbeing and mental health of young people and to help them get back into a life worth living. She speak to Kent Johns along with Grayson Nipper who has been supported by the programme on his own journey.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Bex Chapman grew up in a loving home with supportive and present parents.She fell into a methaddiction as a young mum and struggling with body image and self-esteem. She says she quickly went from having a good job and a routine to her life revolving around using and selling meth. Now 4 years clean and working as a builder's apprentice, Bex shares her very personal story with Kent Johns.
Matthew Steans has been committed to supporting suicide prevention and workplace wellbeing for several years. His current project is called The Yarns Men, a social enterprise creating opportunities for men to experience connection through good, open and honest conversation. Currently operating in Christchurch, the group encourages men to come together for a coffee and a yarn.
Catherine Sylvester shares her experience of living with ADHD. Diagnosed later in life, Catherine, a journalist of 20 years of experience, talks to Kent Johns about feeling like she did not fit the ‘normal’ mold and the difficulties of getting a diagnosis, resulting in a lifetime of self-criticism and self-medicating.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Jo Malcolm-Black has worked with Children and young people in NZ and overseas and is currently the CEO of the Dingle Foundation, an organisation set up by Sir Graeme Dingle and his wife Jo Anne Wilkinson in 1995, helping young people build resilience through access to inspirational leaders and mentors to develop life skills and confidence. Wallace Stevenson and Pete Vikenvleugle are a couple of mates and mental health consumers who have worked together to publish and promote Pete’s book ‘How to Survive the New Abnormal’.
Rose joins us to talk about her lived experience with alcohol and gambling harm and shares her story of understanding her own trauma and how she manages it. Rose has turned her experience into a learning journey to help better understand Maori with lived experience. Rose is currently studying for a PhD.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
This week's show includes a conversation with Jamie and Charlie from the Mad Like Me podcast, who join Take It From Us to discuss the good stuff, the hard stuff, and the crying under a tree stuff...
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Actor Rob Mokaraka (Nga Puhi, Ngai Tuhoe) journeys around Aotearoa, telling the story of his attempted suicide-by-cop in his one man play. Funny, dark, and real, his mission is to bring aroha to communities and whānau who have been affected by suicide. Also on this episode, clinical psychologist Jacqui Maguire talks about resilience. Jacqui is on a mission to make gold standard psychological strategies accessible to all Kiwis.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
We revisit an interview with author Lance Burdett, whose led a fascinating career including as lead crisis negotiator for NZ Police and FBI training in the US.
Take It From Us takes a well-deserved summer break and revisits interviews from the past year. In this episode, Kent speaks to author and world champion wakeboarder Brad Smeele
Take It From Us takes a well-deserved summer break and revisits interviews from the past year. Today's episode is a repeat of an interview with Lotta Dann and Claire Robbie on the impacts of alcohol.
Take It From Us takes a well-deserved summer break and revisits interviews from the past year.
Take It From Us takes a well-deserved summer break and revisits interviews from the past year.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.
Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.