Voices Unhindered

Grandparents raising grandchildren, Ferne Caldwell and Anna Clare share their journey navigating grand-parenthood

Ferne Caldwell raises eight grandchildren and Anna Clare raises two. We chat about the events that unfolded which led to these women becoming full time carers for their grandchildren, navigating parenthood with grandchildren and their sacrif…

Voices Unhindered - Sheena Hemens shares how the loss of her daughter Lauren, business and a breakup in 2023 led to realisation of what mattered most

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 relation…

Voices Unhindered - Founder of Wass' Barbers Christchurch, Wasseim Alsati, shares his passion for barbering, determination overcoming injuries from the 2019 Christchurch mosque attack and his vision for training local upcoming barbers'

Founder of Wass' Barbers Christchurch, Wasseim Alsati shares how his passion for barbering began from age fourteen, cleaning his local barbershop to help provide for his family, he started developing his barbering skills. Wasseim shares his vision to…

Voices Unhindered - Child of missionaries, Micheal Patrick was raised in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, he discusses how his Christian faith was uniquely shaped in a non-Western society

Youth worker, trained paramedic and a child of Christian missionaries, Micheal Patrick spent his childhood growing up in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea. We discuss how these experiences gave him a unique insight, compassion and understandin…

Voices Unhindered - Former professional dancer, ballet teacher and HIV counselor talks about her son's former meth addiction, the effects of that on her family and her and her son's journey to restoration

Former ballet teacher, professional dancer and AIDS counselor, Karen Harvey shares her journey into professional dancing, her firstborn's struggle with a meth addiction and the effects of this addiction on her family dynamics into experiencing the on…

Voices Unhindered - Puppeteer Jacim Thompson - overcoming early years of childhood trauma and being an adopted child

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 s…

Voices Unhindered - Raymond Lum - Overcoming childhood sexual abuse

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: h…

Voices Unhindered - Sara Milne, founder of Bride-Cycle boutique pre-loved wedding gowns

Founder of Bride-Cycle boutique talks about how she created Bride-Cycle, what makes the experience of purchasing a pre-loved wedding gown from Bride-Cycle unique and how to find the perfect wedding gown.

Voices Unhindered - Dame Sue Bagshaw - her background, the Youth Hub and youth health

A deeper insight into Dame Sue Bagshaw as I seek to find out more about Sue's background, her standpoints on topics of youth sexual/mental health and about the opening of Christchurch's new Youth Hub.

Voices Unhindered - Voices Unhindered hostess, Kristal Jenkinson shares about her background and testimony with Christian marriage coach and business owner, Lee-Ann Werner

The hostess of Voices Unhindered, Kristal Jenkinosn is being interviewed by Christian marriage coach and business owner, Lee-Ann Werner, about her background, journey into journalism and what led her into starting Voices Unhindered.