On the 22nd of November Hamish Coleman-Ross and I hosted the NewstalkZB show “The Nutters Club.” We were joined by Graham Roper who as a St John’s Ambulance Paramedic, saw massive amounts of trauma first hand which began to affect his own mental health and led him to some very dark places. He now uses Read more
On the 15th of November Hamish Coleman-Ross and I hosted the NewstalkZB show “The Nutters Club.” We were joined by Joe who was born and raised as a female, and experienced years of gender and body discomfort from childhood. After in-depth research and reflection, Joe came to the realisation as a teenager that he was Read more
On the 8th of November Hamish Coleman-Ross and I hosted the NewstalkZB show “The Nutters Club.” We were joined by award winning journalist Jehan Casinader. He talked about the burnout, mental distress and breakdown he experienced over 4 years which led him to leave his job at TVNZ and finding ways to “rewrite” his own Read more
On the 1st of November Hamish Coleman-Ross and I hosted the NewstalkZB show “The Nutters Club.” We asked listeners: How do we find forgiveness to others and to ourselves? When do we decide to forgive, and when do we decide to withhold forgiveness? Why is forgiveness important? We talked about how forgiveness can free us from resentment Read more
On the 25th of October Hamish Coleman-Ross and I hosted the NewstalkZB show “The Nutters Club.” Our guest was Linda Collins who shared her experience of the loss of her 17-year old daughter to suicide. Collins found journal entries on Victoria’s laptop after her death, reflecting her daughter’s state of mind in the final months of her life Read more
On the 11th of October Hamish Coleman-Ross and I hosted the NewstalkZB show “The Nutters Club.” Our guest was Lisa Tamati who is an ultra marathon runner who has raced in extreme locations around the world including Death Valley and the Sahara Desert. She is the author of multiple books including her latest, “Relentless” written about the Read more
On the 4th of October Hamish Coleman-Ross and I hosted the NewstalkZB show “The Nutters Club.” Our guest was Dave Letele Senior who became a Mongrel Mob patch member at age 15 and gang president by 19. After being released from a 10 year prison sentence, he left the Mob and was called home by his mother Read more
On the 27th of September Hamish Coleman-Ross and I hosted the NewstalkZB show “The Nutters Club.” With the close of Mental Health Awareness Week, we discussed how we can bring mental health awareness into our daily lives rather than for a week once a year. Hamish suggested “Mental Health Action Week”, a drive to learn Read more
