The Candid Kiwi blog

Episode 27 - A kiwi relapse   Click above to go straight to this episode. Kia Ora and welcome to episode twenty seven. In this episode I continue to share my story with you. Unlike some of the others, this is a recent story about the ups and downs of my journey with mental health for 2022. I just can't seem to get a break from it hahahaha I struggled to think about what to share for this months 'kiwi' episode. I went on my second mtb ride of the year and the first after an injury and it hit me on that ride that I needed to share this with you. So here I am, sharing it. I talk about the reasons why I don't want to share, and the reasons I do.  I talk about my struggles and why and how I'm trying to cope and be grateful and happy. It's so weird because I have so much to be grateful and happy about, yet I still struggle. It's a crazy ride for sure.  I talk about my injury and my upcoming trip to Australia and New Zealand. It's a quick trip and will be full

  Episode 26 - Paula Click above to go straight to this episode. Kia Ora Welcome to Episode twenty six with Paula. Paula has an amazing story of courage, bravery, and fight. She was a single mother of four who rose up and graduated with her degree when her son graduated from high school.  She became a trauma therapist and had her own business helping others with their trauma. Then she discovered an interesting find. A lot of the trauma she was hearing about was to do with sex trafficking. She decided to look further into it and started educating herself more into that world. With the help of law enforcement over the country, she slowly became more and more educated in this arena and decided to tackle it here in Boise. She's been doing it for almost a decade. She knows it's her calling and uses God to help and guide her. The lives she's saved are numerous and she tells of her stories with these women and men. She educates us on the red flags to look out for. She helps us to