The Candid Kiwi

Kia Ora and welcome to episode twenty one. In this episode I go into more detail about my father and his story from my perspective. I talk about who he was and how he lived. I end with talking about his suicide and what impact that has has on me in my life. Trigger warning for those who fight with depression and suicide. This episode is probably really hard to listen to. I cry and am pretty raw, o...

Kia Ora and welcome to episode twenty. I excited to introduce you to Shanae. Shanae is part Aboriginal and tells us her story growing up in Australia. She also educates us on her people’s story, which is fascinating. The Aboriginal culture is rich and full. Learning more about it made me appreciate her and her people so much more. So come and listen and be educated, one story at a time. Ka kite an...

Kia Ora and welcome to episode 19. In this episode I take you on my schooling years journey. I went to various different schools throughout my life and had ups and downs along the way. I hope you’ll join me in my story today about that. Ka kite ano au i a koutou

Kia Ora. In this guest episode we have my husband, Dru. He didn’t want to do this, because he doesn’t like to be the center of any kind of attention. But I forced him and he complied. I know my children will forever be grateful to have their fathers story, captured forever on the candid kiwi. I wish I had my father’s story captured and could hear his voice when I felt like it. So this episode is d...

Kia Ora and welcome to my 17th episode. In this episode I dive deep into my food and body story. I talk about my childhood as well as my adult life and the ways I was slowly brought down to nothing about my body and food. I talk about seeking help and the reasons why and how my life has changed for the better after seeking help and working on things. I’m in a better place than ever. So much so, th...

Kia Ora and welcome to Carly’s story. Carly is a mother of two children. Her daughter is Autistic and her son has type one diabetes. She talks to us about that. She’s been married to Levi for 16 years and has over 40k followers on her instagram page @mommymemejeans. Carly gets real about her depression, anxiety and ADHD and shares with us her thoughts on being in her late 30’s and how amazing it i...

Kia Ora. Welcome to the fifteenth episode. Today I share my mental health story. I talk about depression, suicidal thoughts, postpartum and anxiety. I leave my food and body issues for another time. It requires it’s own episode. I’m a little nervous, but I hope it can help someone out there to not feel alone in their mental health journey, or help others to be kinder and help where they can. Shedd...

Kia Ora and welcome to this episode with Brother Royce Baucke. Bro. B, as I call him, has lived a full, wonderful life. He’s helped and inspired so many people because he’s full of love, learning and education. He was mistreated as a high school student, and so when he became a high school art teacher he was determined to be inclusive and loving. And that’s exactly what he became. He was raised by...

Kia Ora. In this thirteenth episode I share the year 1994 with you. I’d decided to spend my last year of high school at a brand new school as a dorm student at the Church College of New Zealand in Hamilton NZ. It was a bit of a rough year for me, but one that taught me many life lessons. It’s also a year that has blessed my life forever. Hope you’ll come listen and learn a little more about my sto...

Kia Ora. Melanie Day is a basketball player, cancer survivor, mother, wife and assistant coach to BYU women’s team. She was given two to five years to live and her five year mark was up last Autumn. She’s feeling good and has learned so much along the way to share with us. She’s suffered much and also has much to be grateful for. You’ll feel lifted after listening to her story. So come and have a...

Kia Ora. In this episode I go into detail about all the sports I’ve played and how that’s helped me throughout my life. I also talk about the tough lessons I’ve learned and the struggles I had with reaching my full confidence with some sports. Glad you’re here and I hope you’ll join me in listening. Ka kite.

Kia Ora and welcome to Kyle’s story. Kyle came from humble beginnings to climb his way to the top of the mountain bike world. But he wasn’t done there. He realized he wanted to help more than himself and started paying it forward to his community and hasn’t stopped. With his partner April, he’s a YouTube sensation and has gone full-time into this joint venture and he isn’t stopping there. Kyle tea...

Kia Ora. In this episode I talk about all the hospital visits I’ve done and the reasons for them. Broken bones, babies, burst apendix, brain bleeds, gashed open wounds and more. I’ve been through a few visits to the ER. Come listen to the stories behind all these visits and share with me your visits. Ka kite ano.

These two mama’s started selling donuts out of the back of their car once a week in Hamilton NZ. Rain, hail or shine, you’d see them there, ready to hand off a freshly made donut to make your Friday’s that much better. People loved it so much they moved up to selling out of a caravan and to markets. Then they grew even more, so decided to get a store, then another and now they have six stores acro...

Kia Ora Today I go through all the jobs I’ve had over the years and what I learned from each of them. The first two I was fired from and the third one I had to beg not to be fired. It took me a while to figure out this thing called ‘work’. But I eventually learned how to work hard as a fruit picker, teacher, tutor, missionary and mother. Come with me and see if you can relate. Ka kite ano

In this second part, Joseph tells us about how he was injured and the events that happened around his injury. What Joseph went through was amazing. I’m glad he survived to tell the tale and I’m glad we all get to listen to his story. I’ve learned so much more, now I’ve listened to Joseph’s story and I hope you will too. Thanks for listening.

In this episode Joseph tells his story about being a marine. He tells why he became a marine. He also tells us what a marine is and how they differ from the other branches. He goes into detail about his four deployments in different countries and why he was there. I learned so much and I hope you do too.

In this episode I give you a forty three year account of the places I’ve lived. I’ve lived in three different countries. I’ve lived in various places in those countries as well. I figured I’d take you on a trip down memory lane with me to discover these places and some of the things that were happening in my life while living there. This will help you, in future episodes, to know where a certain g...

I invite six teens, to answer four questions about this past year, 2020. 1-What was the worst thing about 2020? 2-What was the best thing about 2020?3-What helped you through the hard times? 4-What did you learn about yourself, and in general, in 2020? I have three girls and three boys, of varying ages, talk to me about 2020. I appreciate their perspective. Hope you enjoy.

In this third episode I go into detail about how 2020 changed me forever as a mother, wife and as a human. I also talk a little about why I chose to do therapy. It’s a very candid episode. It’ll give you a little more detail of who I am and how I think. This is my truth and I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening.

April Zastrow shares her story with us in this episode. April was a motocross pro racer, a designer for Fly Racing, and now a MTB instruction sensation on YouTube channel Kyle & April - Ride MTB. Come listen to April’s story.

In my very first episode, you’ll find out how the Candid Kiwi podcast came to be. What inspired it. Who inspired it. And the events that led to its creation.

Welcome. Come listen to a short two minute introduction to what the Candid Kiwi is all about.