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Real people. Real stories. Courage in everyday life.Join Andrew Bothalage as he sits down with people from all walks of life to share honest conversations about courage, faith, resilience, and the moments that shape who we are.”
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What a Hospital Chaplain Learned About Death, Silence & Courage with Father Mark Chamberlain (opens the original)
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What does true courage look like in the face of death? In this moving conversation on Talk With A Courageous Heart, Father Mark Chamberlain — priest, chaplain to the University of Otago and Dunedin Hospitals, and Director of Ignatian Spirituality in New Zealand — shares what hospital ministry taught him about faith and courage, finding peace, and gratitude. Father Mark opens up about sitting with a young father as he was dying, why he wanted to run away yet chose to stay, what the anointing of t
Real Estate Agent Aaron Cook on Honesty, Courage & Buying Your First NZ Home (opens the original)
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What does it take to tell a client the truth when the truth costs you the listing? Aaron Cook has spent nearly 20 years selling property in Auckland with Barfoot & Thompson — and he's built his career on the one thing most agents avoid: saying it exactly how it is. In this episode of Talk With A Courageous Heart, Aaron talks about courage as "doing what you feel in your heart is right, not necessarily what is easy" — and what that looks like when a market turns and you have to tell someone their
I'm Not a Savior: A Health Coach's Honest Truth | Thea Martinez (opens the original)
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What if listening — truly listening — is the real superpower of a health coach? In this heartfelt conversation on Talk With A Courageous Heart, health coach & nutritionist Thea Martinez shares her journey from deep insecurity and loneliness after moving from the Philippines to New Zealand, to finding purpose through faith, courage, and health coaching. Thea opens up about leaving her comfort zone in Christchurch for the North Island, why courage means acting despite fear, and how "active listeni
I Treat the Person, Not Just the Tooth | Hanel Blom (opens the original)
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From milking cows to calming dental fears — how one oral health therapist turned her dyslexia into her superpower. 🦷In this episode of Talk with a Courageous Heart, Andrew sits down with Hanelle Blum, an oral health therapist whose definition of courage was forged long before she ever picked up a dental mirror. Hanel immigrated from South Africa to New Zealand as a child, attended eight different schools, and grew up navigating life with undiagnosed dyslexia — all while learning to "take the bul
Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable — A Firefighter's Definition of Courage | Dan Brady (opens the original)
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"Get comfortable being uncomfortable. You don't grow when you're comfortable — you grow when you're very uncomfortable and doing it anyway. "Dan Brady is a 45-year-old volunteer firefighter, Firefighter Challenge competitor, and president of the Takapuna Athletics Club. But his story isn't about never falling — it's about getting back up every single time. In this episode, Dan opens up about: 🔥 Snapping his ankle in his early 20s and thinking his rugby days were over 🔥 Prolapsing two discs and c
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