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➡️ Introducing our anonymous guest who has a background in criminology, psychology and she works in mental health.

She was 5 yeas old when her parents divorced.

Her father lived in a shed in rural Brisbane. A shed that was filled to the brink as her father was a hoarder. 😳

The property was deemed unliveable by the local council, so they weren't able to open windows and do things like make noise or play outside although they had friends living on the same street. They had to live in the shed in secrecy. 😔

Life was not easy at all, with a mentally unstable father who would have outbursts often and a mother who was physically abusive. 😢

A legal contract to save the property would see things become even more difficult  with a legal battle that would soon ensue with her father. ⛔

His parting words after being evicted were:

" All the time I spent looking after you and your brother, I could've been out there screwing other woman! " 👈

Tune in to hear more of Anonymous journey. 🎙

“ There Is Hope & You Can Overcome It " – Anonymous

💜 “You Are Not Alone”. 💜

➡️ Introducing Dr. Faafetai Faaleava who was born in Moto'otua, Samoa. He comes from the villages of Vaiusu, Lano, Samata-i-Tai and Fagaloa. He attended Papatoetoe High School and lived in South Auckland prior to moving to America in 2006. He received his doctorate degree in clinical psychology (Psy.D.) from Alliant International University in San Francisco and now works as a psychologist at Mule Creek State Prison in California.

He has lived in multiple countries including Samoa, Jamaica, New Zealand and now America. 👍

When Dr. Faaleava attended high school, you would often find Dr. Faaleava on some form of report that required him to check in with teachers on a daily basis and was also no stranger to detentions either. 👊

Having finished high school his exposure really shaped the direction he took next. Seeing that alot of Samoans would either go down the pathway of professional sports or they worked in a factory. He landed his first role earning $12 an hour and thought he was set for life! 🙌

He eventually went to Auckland Uni and was excited to receive a student allowance whilst eating butter chicken on the regular however, unfortunately he failed miserably when it came to his grades. 😔

When a young family member passed away, Dr. Faafetai stood at the funeral and heard a message that hit home and literally shifted his entire trajectory making the decision to go back to school. 👈

Dr. Faafetai realised upok returning to school that the school work wasn't what he was up against, he was battling his own thoughts associated to his identify. 💯

There was no one that looked like me at school which made it harder to see this in my reality. 🤔

Tune in to hear more of Dr. Faafetai Faaleava's journey. 🎙

“ Embrace Your Journey " – Dr. Faafetai Faaleava
💙 “You Are Not Alone”. 💙

⚠️ ** Trigger Warning ** ⚠️

➡️ This particular interview with our anonymous speaker is very raw, emotional, honest and real. A mother of five beautiful children, who received a heart breaking call to advise that her ex-partner had passed away from suicide and sadly it was her two young sons who found their fathers body. 😭

In the aftermath the boys:

🔰 Couldn't sleep
🔰 They'd have nightmares
🔰 They were afraid of the dark and would stay up until early hours of the morning.
🔰 Left with anger, hurt and so many unanswered questions

My boys now wonder why they weren't enough for their father to have made a different choice. Something that will continue to haunt them for the rest of their lives. 😭

I still carry guilt, wondering if their father would still be here if I had of called or sent him a message or asked the question "are you okay?". 😔

Although you may want the pain to end,  it will still continue through your family and loved ones. 😢

I believe that love conquers all and one day I can only hope that my love will penetrate through their anger straight to my boys hearts. 💜

Tune in to hear more of this heartbreaking interview from Anonymous. 🎙

“ The World Needs You, The World Is Better With You In It " – Anonymous

💜 “You Are Not Alone”. 💜

➡️ Introducing Steven who is 39 years who currently lives on the Gold Coast with his partner and fur baby. Steven is no stranger to illness with multiple diagnosis that started from a very young age and sadly this has continued to follow him as an adult.

Steven has had diabetes since he was young, and went from being overweight to 79kg. He was also diagnosed with Celiac Disease which saw him drop weight even further to 49kg at one point. 😳

Nearly 6 years ago he had kidney failure and his kidneys have slowly been deteriorating him. His kidneys are currently running at 2-3% capacity and he's become very sick because of this. Steven is currently on dialysis 4 times per day to drain fluid in and out of his body to help control it. Steven is also on the waitlist for pancreas and a kidney that could potentially save his life. 🙏

I got a phone call from the Westmead Hospital about a transplant and it was all lights go and then something happened... 😱

I just wanted to wrip the drip out of my arm when they told me! 😢

Tune in to hear more of Steven's journey. 🎙

“ Don't Be Afraid Of The Unknown " – Steven Davies-Dawson

If you would like to support Steven in his journey please click here: 👉 gofundme.com/hope4steven

💜 “You Are Not Alone”. 💜

➡️ Introducing Alexx de Beer who is a mother of two beautiful children and a wife. Originally from South Africa, Alexx grew up in and around the land. She is one determined woman who is able to preserve no matter the circumstances.

Alexx was on their family potatoe farm playing as you do in and around her mother as a young child. 🙈🙊🙉

She reached up to grab something on the conveyor belt and her clothing got caught up in the clogs of a huge machine. This machine would continue to pull her clothing through its large teeth like clogs and would start chomping on Alexx' little four year old arm like it was nothing... 😱

Her mother stood their torn unsure whether to leave her child to get help, yet at the same time she knew if she did her little girl wouldn't make it. 😢

I was losing conciousness and blood spots were appearing on my body, I was choking to death... 😰

Tune in to hear more of Alexx's journey. 🎙

“ Be Strong, You Will Make It Through This " – Alexx de Beer 💜 “You Are Not Alone”. 💜

➡️ Introducing Greg Keily who comes from a military background as an Australian Navy Clearance Diver and then went on to be an integral part of Queensland’s Emergency Services First Response Team.

Over his 15 years of service Greg experienced and NDE and saw alot of things during his time with Queensland’s Emergency Services. 👈

These experiences resulted in many years of enduring PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Self Worth, Self Confidence, Self Love and Self Sabotage challenges. 😔

Today Greg Keily is a Fully Licenced Clinical Mental Health Hypnotherapy Practitioner and Mind Coach offering Hypnotherapy, Coaching  and ongoing development for clients all over the world. ✅

Greg grew up in Sydney and had a fairly normal childhood with no major events he found he was able to excel very quickly at different tasks he was given in different roles. 👊

He was only young when he enlisted in the Navy, it wasn't something he always wanted to do he kind of fell upon the opportunity when it was introduced by someone and thought I'll give it a go. 🙌

Things were going great in the service, he made life long friends and then one day whilst his ship was out at sea they got woken up at 3am in the morning. It was pitch black, freezing and they had a a mission to complete. 👍

The first lot of individuals had made it safely down and now it was Greg's turn, as he threw out the rope and did a manoeuvre he had done plenty of times before the unthinkable happened. 😱

Before he knew it, he was being dragged alongside this huge ship, in the dark of the morning, the seas were rough and he could feel himself being pulled towards the propellers. 🥶 Tune in to hear more of Greg's journey. 🎙

“ We Each Have The Ability To Heal Ourselves ” – Greg Keily 💙
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💜 “You Are Not Alone”. 💜