Bree Tomasel - Living in a world not built for you
For the season finale, Jazz speaks with broadcaster and author Bree Tomasel. Bree recounts a harrowing attack when she was nine and how her chidhood and adult years were never the same. She also talks about being diagnosed with ADHD, and despite the odds was able to persevere and thrive. Hope Is R…
Angela Bloomfield - Life is a grey area
Jazz speaks with television icon Angela Bloomfield. Angela talks about her time on Shortland street and how her character Rachel was the vehicle for any teenage tropes. She also talks about how she feels she can start her life again after divorce and her experience with post natal depression. Hope…
Brielle Gillingham - You can do anything with BPD
TW* This content discusses topics such as ........ and mental distress. Jazz speaks to Brielle Gillingham a mental health advocate and counsellor who she met through the Voices Of Hope campaign. Brielle shares her story about bullying at a young age in another country, depression in her teenage y…
Jonathan Clark - Breaking the cycle of addiction
TW* This content discusses topics such as addiction and mental distress. In this episode Jazz talks to Jonathan Clark husband of Tiktok personality Kat Clark, about his battle with addiction and how addressing the turmoil in his life lead him to make a positive change. Hope Is Real is a Podcast t…
Oliver Mills: Being kinder to yourself
*TW* This content discusses topics such as suicide and mental distress. Jazz invites Oliver Mills back again for Season 3, and he updates us on his journey over the past 12 months and tells us how and why he learned to be kinder to himself. Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less…
Dr Courtney Tracey: Breaking the stigma around BPD
*TW* This content discusses topics such as suicide and mental distress. Jazz talks with Dr Courtney Tracy about living with Borderline Personality Disorder and how she has found hope in helping other people through her training and social media advocacy. Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you fee…
Whitney Lee-Bandfield: Finding hope in culture
*TW* This content discusses topics such as mental distress. Jazz speaks to Whitney Lee-Bandfield, who she met through the Voices Of Hope campaign. Whitney has a powerful story about overcoming childhood adversity and embracing her whakapapa to help her grow and find hope. Hope Is Real is a Podca…
Anna Muller: Let's try just one more time
*TW* This content discusses topics such as suicide and mental distress. Jazz speaks with Anna Muller about her journey from traumatic childhood, addiction and depression and finally finding hope after the intervention of a kind paramedic. Today Anna is wildly in love and helping other people find …
Jazz's Story: Finding my way back to Hope
*TW* This content discusses topics such as suicide, sexual assault and mental distress. Welcome back to Hope Is Real with Jazz Thornton. In this episode Jazz sits down with her friend and co-founder Genevieve Mora and opens up about her own mental health struggles over the last 2 years. She shares…
Hope Is Real with Jazz Thornton Season 3
LAUNCHES 25TH SEPTEMBER 2024 Welcome back for season three of Hope is Real with Jazz Thornton, the podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful. This season Jazz begins by telling her own story, and how she has found hope again. She also speaks with ad…