Take It From Us with Kent Johns

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If you're navigating mental health struggles, addiction or recovery — your own or someone else's — you'll hear what actually worked, what didn't and what people wish they'd known sooner.


Take It From Us features real people sharing their own journeys, unscripted and unfiltered. No theory, no talking points — just the honest, specific version of what recovery actually looks like.


Host Kent Johns is a broadcaster and health coach who believes everyone has a story worth hearing if someone takes the time to really listen. 


Press play — you might hear your own story in someone else's.


If you need support, click here for helpful links, phone numbers and resources: https://ember.org.nz/resources/in-a-crisis/




Episode Date
Grant Robertson: 'I am a catastrophiser' — the panic attack that changed how he copes
Aug 06, 2026
Justine & Blain: Running a 24/7 recovery centre after their own addiction
Jul 30, 2026
Recovery isn't a straight line — Suzy Morrison on 35+ years sober
Jul 23, 2026
Jamie Summers: I thought I was invincible. Then I had a stroke at 39
Jul 16, 2026
Heidi McIlroy: A book for young people who can't find the words
Jul 09, 2026
Kent Johns: 'I slept rough for one night - here's what I learned'
Jul 02, 2026
Joe Daymond: 'Showing up to therapy isn't the same as doing the work'
Jun 25, 2026
Todd Muller: One step away from being Prime Minister - then it all fell apart
Jun 18, 2026
Chris Bowden: How men grieve the suicide of a mate - and what we misunderstand
Jun 11, 2026
Melanie Rauth: 'The drug was the problem, not me'
Jun 04, 2026
Dave Burnside: 'The man at my prison cell door who changed my life'
May 28, 2026
Shelwin Khan: 'I wanted to join the 27 Club. Instead I got sober'
May 21, 2026
Lotta Dann: 'The world loved my skinny body - then the binging started'
May 14, 2026
Dean Clarkson: I spent 20 years in an abusive relationship — now I'm helping other men find safety
May 07, 2026
Freddie Bennett: 'I had the Porsche, the Rolex.. and was falling apart inside'
Apr 30, 2026
Kevin Hollingsworth: 16 years in recovery from Methamphetamine addiction
Apr 23, 2026
Kelsey Waghorn: Surviving White Island - and the PTSD that came later
Apr 09, 2026
Liz Downes: Living with bipolar and supporting others as a peer
Apr 02, 2026
Rich Rowley & Bex Waugh: The power in being 'neuro-spicy'
Mar 26, 2026
Suzette Jackson: 'See women as people first, not just mothers'
Mar 19, 2026
Asha Munn: On the healing power of creativity
Mar 12, 2026
Lynda Hills: Suicide survivor on the research that's her new purpose
Mar 05, 2026
Rose Heta-Minhinnick & Arohanui Minhinnick: From recovery to empowering the next generation
Feb 26, 2026
Anna Ashton: Online harm - the crisis no one's trained to handle
Feb 17, 2026
Dom Huxley: How surfing is helping farmers combat isolation
Feb 10, 2026
Riqi Harawira: Rock Star, Survivor, Counsellor - on smashing the shame
Feb 03, 2026
Ben Purua: From Waikeria Prison to Young Māori Farmer of the Year
Jan 27, 2026
Dr Moana Tane: Domestic violence - it's not about poverty, it's about men
Jan 13, 2026
Josh Komen: A story of epic survival and how a Mum's love pulled him back from the brink
Dec 30, 2025
Maree MacLean: The no bullshit guide to getting sober
Dec 16, 2025
Georgie Hanafin: Living with OCD, ADHD and intrusive thoughts
Dec 09, 2025
Ian Walker: Surviving two spinal cord injuries - and the voice that woke him from a coma
Dec 02, 2025
Debbs Murray: Coercive control in relationships - what it really looks like
Nov 25, 2025
Lisa Reid: How meth addiction took over my life in just six weeks
Nov 18, 2025
Romy Lee: From addiction to recovery - how I used my experience as a Korean Kiwi to help others
Nov 11, 2025
Steve Devine & Jack Newman: Asking for help is the hardest thing a man will do
Nov 04, 2025
Tom Robinson: The rugby star who walked away for his mental health
Oct 28, 2025
Camille Keyte: From Mongrel Mob dealer to helping others out of addiction
Oct 21, 2025
Jo Randerson: ADHD, autism and the creative mind
Oct 14, 2025
Seán Barnes: 'Social fitness' and why men need their mates
Oct 07, 2025
Sand artist Wayne Webb: Finding hope on New Brighton beach
Sep 30, 2025
Who cares for the carers? A story of duty, love and Alzheimer's
Sep 23, 2025
Nicola Colman: I recovered from 15 years of anorexia... then helped my daughter do the same
Sep 16, 2025
Chris Reidy & Di Langdon: Raising a child with FASD in New Zealand
Sep 09, 2025
Linda Collins: What suicide really does to families left behind
Sep 02, 2025
Waata Heathcote: How lived experience mentoring cut gang reoffending to 2%
Aug 26, 2025
Wellbeing champion Tim Mehrtens: Why I'm grateful for even the worst things that happened to me
Aug 19, 2025
Kayla Schwalger: How Samoan culture became my mental health medicine
Aug 12, 2025
Tui Taurua: How I used traditional Māori healing to get off countless psychiatric medications
Aug 05, 2025
Chris Ranui-Molloy: Recovering from addiction using drama therapy
Jul 29, 2025
Rhonda Hāpi-Smith: Surviving 20 years as a female prison officer
Jul 22, 2025
Teen leader Lola Fisher: How to give young people a voice
Jul 15, 2025
Lisa McDonald & Veronica Shale: Why we're giving up alcohol
Jul 08, 2025
Grace Curtis: How to find hope after suicide grief
Jul 01, 2025
Trailer
Jun 25, 2025