Lives Worth Telling

In today's episode we meet Hayley and she is actually the daughter of Kimmy (from season 1). Hayley grew up in Melbourne with her family and has pursued an amazing career in Early Childhood Education. Hayley shares some beautiful stories about her family and also, that she is in fact, 36 weeks pregnant and due to have her baby in a few weeks time.  She is very passionate about the profession...

In today's episode we meet the very inspiring River and we chat with her about life and the challenges and triumphs she has experienced so far. We recorded on location with River and her beautiful new puppy, Daisy. River is 17 years old and lives in Melbourne with her family. She is currently in year 12 and shares her experiences with us including her diagnosis of ADHD and Autism. You will he...

In today's episode we meet Nidan, he grew up in Melbourne with his family and he has had some incredible opportunities throughout his life. He openly shares his stories with us and there were events that caused him great trauma that involved his family. His resilience in dealing with these events is to be commended, as he was able to create a wonderful career and life as an adult. Nidan loves...

Today our episode has been recorded remotely from Alabama, USA, with none other than Lady Amanda, host of the podcast, G'day from the USA and she also has a huge following on TikTok. Lady Amanda grew up in Melbourne with her family but an event that occurred when she was a mere toddler, would change her life forever. She shares with us some incredible stories and huge curve balls that life ha...

Today we are on location again but this time we are in Cape Woolamai in Phillip Island and we chat to the wonderful Chris who grew up with her family in The Basin in Melbourne. She shares her stories of resilience about her career and the challenges she faced with experiencing compassion fatigue. Chris takes us through the various paths her career has taken her on and the incredible support she ha...

Today we chat with Flick as she shares so many beautiful highlights from her life so far. Flick grew up in Black Rock in Melbourne and has created a wonderful life with her family. She has had an incredible career as a Nurse, Midwife and Maternal and Child Health Nurse. Life has definitely thrown her some curve balls but she has handled everything with such a positive attitude and appreciates ever...

In today's episode we meet Elisha and she shares some incredible stories with us about her life. She grew up in Melbourne with her family and she created so many beautiful bonds with her extended family members. Life has definitely thrown her some challenging moments that have taken time to work through but her extraordinary resilience and strength, is proof that you can change your path with...

Today we meet Bec, who grew up with her family in Research in Melbourne. She shares some fond memories about her family and her childhood with us. Her career as a Nurse and a Paramedic has been incredibly rewarding but hasn't come without challenges. Her kindness, warmth and humour has allowed her to make lifelong friendships and connections throughout her life. She also shares some truly cha...

As we have come to the end of season 1, we take a look back at the episodes and guests we have met so far. We also hear about some questions that have been asked along the way about the podcast and the host. Stay tuned for Season 2....coming soon with new guests, new questions and more Lives Worth Telling! Send us a text if you want to come on the show and share your story with us! Don't forg...

In today's episode we meet the wonderful Kerrie, who shares some amazing stories about her life with us. She grew up in Brunswick in Melbourne with her family and she has made some incredible friendships throughout her life. She suffered a significant loss in her family and talks about how this affected her but also how this loss has in turn created a silver lining for her. Kerrie is such a w...

Today we celebrate Mandy's 50th Birthday and everything she has achieved so far in her life. She shares so many engaging and funny stories about her life growing up in Melbourne and her family is a huge part of Mandy's life.  Her charisma, kindness and positivity has allowed others to connect with her and she clearly values strong connections with others and her beautiful friendships.  S...

In today's episode we meet Carolyn who grew up in Bayswater in Melbourne with her family. She shares some wonderful stories about her extended family and the beautiful connections she has made with people across her life. She has been through some incredibly difficult times with her health but her determination and strength allowed Carolyn to fully recover and enjoy life to the fullest.  Enjo...

In today's episode we meet Danni and chat about many aspects of her life and one significant event in particular brought her challenges she never expected. Danni was born in Australia and grew up in country Victoria in Numurkah. Danni not only shared her story with us but shared her moments of strength that have carried her through a very challenging time in her life. Amongst all this she has...

Today is our first on location interview episode and we talk to Anita who was born in Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. She shares her stories about her career and family and what inspired her to move to Melbourne and start a new life. She is still strongly connected to her family and friends back in the UK but she is living proof that moving countries brings exciting new opportunities. She has sho...

We welcome our first international guests, Jeff and Sofie, to Lives Worth Telling. In todays episode we meet Jeff and Sofie, they were born in Belgium and have lived there all their lives. They took on an adventure to live and work in Australia for 2 years and they are returning to Belgium at the end of this month. What a wonderful life experience they have had living in Australia. They have lots...

In this episode we chat with Linda about how she was able to turn a traumatic event in her life into a truly positive outcome for not only herself and her family but to many other people as well. At the age of 72, she also shares something with us that she has never done before! Enjoy listening to the wonderful life of Linda and her ability to connect with you as she shares her stories. Send us a...

In this episode we celebrate Tim's 50th Birthday. Tim sits down with us to share his stories of extraordinary resilience throughout his life. Tim grew up in Melbourne with his family and has some fascinating stories to tell. Have a laugh with us and enjoy Tim and his comedic delivery of these stories. We wish Tim a very Happy 50th Birthday! Please note: Some parts of this episode may be trigg...

In this episode we chat to Kimmy, who talks openly about her life and the challenges she has faced. Kimmy was born in Melbourne and grew up with her family in Glen Waverley. In her life she has encountered love and loss along the way, but her positive outlook and her ability to have a laugh is what is so endearing about her. Send us a text if you want to come on the show and share your story with...

In this episode we chat to Myrna, who talks about the challenges and triumphs she has faced in her life. She has been able to look back on her challenges and be proud of how she has faced them. Myrna was born in the Philippines and came to Australia when she was 25 years old, and has now lived in Australia for 40 years. Send us a text if you want to come on the show and share your story with us! D...