The Candid Kiwi blog

  Episode 12 Melanie Day Kia Ora Welcome to my twelfth episode with Melanie Day.   Melanie is a 6 foot 1 inch powerhouse of a woman who showed up on the court ready to play. She played basketball for UCLA and BYU and tuned down the opportunity to play for the WNBA. She coached at UNLV and now is the assistant coach of the BYU women's team currently. Melanie was diagnosed with breast cancer back in 2013 when she was pregnant with her third child. She thought she'd beat it for a year, only to have it come back in her bones. She shares with us what that was like and the things she learned about herself and others along the way. She decided to make a bucket list, once they told her she had only 2-5 years to live. She slowly started crossing off things on that bucket list. She decided to never say "some day" and make that day today and encourages us to do the same in our lives. Her five years was up last Autumn and she's still here, feeling good and kicking butt. Melan

  Episode Eleven Kia Ora Welcome to my 11th episode.   In this episode I’ll take you on a trip about all the sports I’ve done over the years. I’ve even given some non-kiwis some homework to do. I talk about the ups and downs and how sports has helped me in my life and also the struggles I have with diving into new sports.  Hope you’ll come listen. Until next time ...... Ka kite ano au i a koutou #candidkiwi #candidkiwipodcast #thecandidkiwi

Episode Ten Kia Ora and welcome to episode ten with Kyle Warner. Kyle grew up in Chico CA in a less than ideal environment. He grew up with trauma in his life from a young age and tried to push through it.  With the help of some kind people he was able to find a bike and with a bike he found identity. He tested at the top 1% in math and English, yet was getting a 0.5 GPA. He made changes within himself and was determined not to be another statistic and graduated with a 4.0 and became a pro downhill mountain bike rider. He won three North American downhill cups and was at the top of his game. But then he gave back to his hometown and it struck him that life was about more than winning championships. So instead of training for the World Cup, which he'd already placed 10th in, he went on a path of service and teaching. He still races locally, but now with the love of his life, April, has started a company called Ridemtb.com April and Kyle have made it their job to teach us, all of us,