Voices Unhindered Podcast
Light shiner on unique challenges of Undermined Voices: Kristal Jenkinson advocated as a voice for the voiceless, exploring personal stories that challenge attitudes and foster empathy for underrepresented voices.
Episodes
Our conversation continues as writer and entrepreneur Sheena Hemens begins with sharing how she "fell into" business and ended up in an unguarded realization of the reality of grief, love, and the meaning of success after everything "fell apart" in 2023.
Sheena Hemens speaks on the rise of her events company, the community heartbeat of her Christchurch restaurant, and the brutal closing of doors post COVID, follo...
Join Rob Woolley who uses a negative childhood label as a "stutterer" into being a positive label as a public speaker and teacher of others that struggle with stuttering, lack of confidence and the fear of public speaking.
Rob was identified as a stutterer after a speaking test at around age ten & refused public speaking until one day, when he realized that he was better than expected.
Rob founded Rob Woolley Training...
Dating coach, Jude Gane, shares insights into why many of us struggle with finding a real relationship and having commitment issues.
In a self-centred & shallow dating culture, Jude shares why working on understanding ourselves is the most important foundation of any real relationship
Jude speaks on the power of being true to who you are versus people pleasing or changing your behaviour to pretend to be what you believe someone...
Ronda Shaskey, founder of Nspyre Red Hair Salon in Christchurch & the winner of the New Zealand 2019 Senior Hair Stylist of the Year Awards; shares never-before-heard inner struggles with identity, impacts of childhood sexual abuse & trauma & we discuss Ronda & business partner, Claire's launch of Bridal Hair NZ Agency, with the first intake of students starting in August 20th 2025.
Join Amelia Crawley who shares on growing up in an outwardly "Christian" home while experiencing sexual abuse from within and outside the home from as young as five years old, including from an older sibling.
Amelia was haunted with suicidal thoughts & the consequence of sex addiction after the abuse from as young as five years old, which Amelia describes as a "sexual demon."
Amelia recounts her the story of ...
Writer, music artist and freethinker, Elliot Tremlett, speaks about the power of an agreement (within a group) also known as an egregore which he says has extreme power to create a group's reality, worldview or "group-think."
Elliot's interest in the concept of one's TRUTHS forming their reality, GOD & desire to push against the boundaries in educational establishments. Elliot's interest in evolutio...
Parentified child, Ann-Marie Ferguson speaks on parentifying or caring for herself and her younger sisters from age five, whilst often going hungry as her parents suffered under the influence of severe drug addictions, mental illness and abuse.
The Ministry for Children, now Oranga Tamariki were aware of the environment in which Ann-Marie and her sisters were in having recorded notes of red flags, within the home yet Ann-Marie says...
Owner of Koru Healing Acupuncture, Tracey Shewan unfolds her curiosity into holistic healing after her father fell ill with terminal cancer, with Tracey discovering that foot massages helped her father.
This led Tracey onto pursuing spiritual teachings & seeking more beyond the natural elements leading Tracey onto studying acupuncture, massage and later reiki treatment.
Tracey experienced a dramatic spiritual encounter which Trac...
Owner of Ali's Lemons, Ali McGregor shares about her early years of being raised on a farm in the Wairarapa and passion for music, drama and cooking and Ali claims "all things Italian".
'Ali's Lemons' was birthed out of something Ali was familiar and developed in from a young age - homemade cooking & baking.
Ali's Lemons creates traditional, artisanal homemade lemon products, winning a national ...
Founder of Heart and Mind Yoga, Jo Jarden shares about the death of her mother at a young age which shook her foundational beliefs, leading Jo to searching for identity and fulfillment.
This led Jo to sell-up and live in a caravan for seven years, which led Jo seek deeper fulfillment, thus opening the door for Jo to do yoga through her passion for fitness.
We also dive into deeper insights behind the practice and origins of yoga.
Ursula Keay opens up about being kicked out of home at sixteen years old to find her own way in life.
Ursula started small businesses, studied at New Zealand's Broadcasting School and sharing her experience working within the NZ media industry.
Ursula struggled with hypothyroidism leading Ursula to seek healing through research Ursula was led into the practice of Ayahuasca & attended ceremonies in South America then onto l...
Former Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNAF) aircraft technician and artist, Bruce Denton served in the RNZAF for 20 years, from age 16, Bruce says he tended to "look beyond" and spent downtime sketching and struggled through his schooling with dyscalculia - not being able to fully read or write numbers.
Looking back Bruce grew up too fast, missing his childhood and saw things he'd rather not see.
Bruce's father se...
Join Shahana Tauwhare who shares the impact on her identity of not knowning the her biological Dad and how this impacted her sense of identity.
Shahana says she once held a grudge against her mother because of holding back information about her father, yet through encountering Christ Shahana was set upon her journey to finding comfort, peace and identity.
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Ferne Caldwell raises eight grandchildren and Anna Clare raises two.
Drug addiction, trauma and instability led these grandparents to take over the care for their grandchildren with no other option except for Oranga Tamariki (The Ministry for Children in NZ) to take them, they soon made the decision to step into this role in which they hadn't imagined. Both sacrifice their ripe years to be full time carers for their grandchild...
PART ONE: Entrepreneur, author and mother, Sheena Hemens, was born to Sri-Lankan parents which immigrated to London. Sheena shares how the loss of her daughter, Lauren Hemens, the closing of her former Christchurch restaurant, Maison de Crepes and her relationship breakup in 2023, led her repositioning on her journey towards finding purpose and being true to herself.
This is the first part in a two-part episode conversation.
Founder of Wass' Barbers Christchurch, Wasseim Alsati shares how he dropped high school to begin barbering began from age fourteen to help provide for his family & started by cleaning his local barbershop to help provide for his family; which birthed his passion and drive for barbering.
Wasseim shares his ongoing vision to train-up local barbers, his determination to fight against doctors telling him that due to the gunshot...
Youth worker, trained paramedic and a child of Christian missionaries, Micheal Patrick, is a man who spent his childhood growing up in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea.
Micheal shares how these experiences gave him a unique insight, compassion and understanding into not only accepting diversity but into the reality of the spiritual realm which plays a significant role in the lives of many Papua New Guineans.
Former ballet teacher, professional dancer and AIDS counsellor, Karen Harvey, shares her journey into professional dancing, her firstborn's struggle with a meth addiction, the effects of this addiction on her family dynamics and the experience of ongoing restoration within her family through her faith.
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Local Christchurch puppeteer Jacim unravels his troubled early years of childhood, from moving through a Catholic orphanage, experiencing his biological mother suffering from sexual abuse from a family member, which was hidden the guise of being a strongly Catholic household. Jacim recalls his mother suffer violence, and experience the strong effect of generational mental illness in his biological mum and her family. Jacim also ref...
Filmmaker Raymond Lum, shares his journey through overcoming childhood sexual abuse from his family's live-in babysitter, finding his faith in Christ which then led to the journey towards his wholeness. For more information on Raymond's work visit: https://www.swordproductions.co.nz/
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