BRAVE JOURNEYS with TAMMI FARADAY

My next guest, formerly Kellie King, was a formidable woman who seemed to have it all. A trailblazing sales executive, devoted mother of three, & a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community.

But at the age of 42, Kellie's world was turned upside down. Urged by her devout Catholic partner & seconded by a health professional, Kellie begins to question her own gender identity. Kellie comes to believe she’s in fact a man trapped in a woman’s body & decides to undergo a wholesale medical Transition. Kelly King is now no more & in her place is Transman Scott Newgent.

But sadly, this is not a fairytale. Scott endured medical complication after complication. He lost absolutely everything – his relationship, his career, but most importantly his wellbeing. In a battle to survive, he went from one Emergency room to another, desperately trying to solve the mystery of why his health was failing him.

As he begins to recover from several near-death experiences, Scott delves into the world of Gender Affirming Care & Medical Transitions. He discovers that many others, particularly children, are being pushed to rapid Medical Transition which includes puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, & experimental surgeries that are being administered with insufficient warnings or adequate research.

Despite receiving death threats for speaking out, Scott is one of the loudest voices in the world calling for an immediate moratorium on the medical Transitioning of children, until they reach adulthood.

Scott, was recently featured in conservative commentator Matt Walsh’s film “What is a Woman?” that’s been watched over 177 million times & counting; becoming one of the most successful documentaries of all time. Walsh, who works for the Daily Wire, has publicly credited Scott as being the undisputed hero of the film.

Please note that this incredibly powerful & important episode of BRAVE JOURNEYS talks graphically about Trans issues, gender ideology, suicide & medical Transitions & isn’t remotely suitable for little ears.

If anything you hear during this episode is triggering in any way, please reach out to someone who can help keep you safe. And please remember if you’re in Australia, you can phone Lifeline at any time on 13 11 14.
BUT BEFORE YOU GO...

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CREDITS:

Creator, Host & Executive Producer: Tammi Faraday

With thanks to my special guest: Scott Newgent

Audio Editor: Melissa May

With very special thanks to George Weinberg and Ursula Ferguson

BRAVE JOURNEYS acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we

Sometimes you come across a person whose story breaks your heart, but whose will and determination for good – despite, or perhaps in spite – of the horrors they’ve faced, will ensure that they’ll leave the world better than they found it.

Fred Guttenberg’s story will make you press pause on this episode and go and love the ones you love harder than you’ve ever loved them before – but it’s what Fred has done with his unbearable tragedy that will embolden, you, me and hopefully all of us who are privileged to hear him, to become better people and live more purposeful lives.

Fred was a successful businessman for whom family was his EVERYTHING – as a father, husband, son and brother. But extraordinary circumstances would change the shape of Fred’s world forever.

Fred’s brother, Dr Michael Guttenberg, one of the 1st responders on 9/11 at the World Trade Centre, was trapped with a team of doctors at the bottom of one of the towers as it collapsed. The room where they hid out did not collapse, and Michael and his team of physicians, spent 16 days at Ground Zero taking care of others. As a result of the exposure, Michael was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which he battled until October 2017, when he tragically passed away at 50 years of age.

Fred was still grieving the loss of his adored brother when the unthinkable happened – his beautiful, kind, magical daughter Jamie, was gunned down - as one of the 17 victims brutally murdered in the shooting that took place at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school in Parkland, Florida on Valentine’s Day 2018.

Since Jaime’s death, Fred has been fighting tirelessly to pass gun violence prevention legislation, and to honour Jaime's life with the non-profit organisation - Orange Ribbons for Jaime.

Whilst this isn’t my tragedy – believe me when I say, this is everyone’s tragedy.

BUT BEFORE YOU GO...

Find out more about Fred here

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Buy Fred’s incredible memoir, “Find the Helpers”, here

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CREDITS:

Creator, Host & Executive Producer: Tammi Faraday

With thanks to my special guest: Fred Guttenberg

Audio Editor: Zoltan Fecso
With very special thanks to George Weinberg.

BRAVE JOURNEYS acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we record this podcast on, the Yaluk-ut Weelam Clan of the Boon Wurrung who are part of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders, both past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Hollywood actor, Katherine Kendall, is most known for her roles of Dorothy in Jon Favreau’s “Swingers” and The Counselor, in the cult classic “Firefly”. But as one of the first women to bravely come forward about being sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein - silence breaker, change agent and seasoned warrior, Katherine - is now one of the leading advocacy voices for victims of sexual assault and abuse. She’s currently hosting her own podcast called “Roar with Katherine Kendall” which focuses on stories of courage and resilience. Well, on BRAVE JOURNEYS, we certainly know all about that...
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Listen to the “Roar with Katherine Kendall” podcast here
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CREDITS:

Creator, Host & Executive Producer: Tammi Faraday

With thanks to my special guest: Katherine Kendall

Audio Editor: Zoltan Fecso

With very special thanks to George Weinberg.

BRAVE JOURNEYS acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we record this podcast on, the Yaluk-ut Weelam Clan of the Boon Wurrung who are part of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders, both past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Eilene Zimmerman noticed that the man who’d loomed large in her life for nearly 30 years - her ex-husband and father of her two children – PETER – seemed increasingly out of sorts.

He’d been looking progressively thin, seemingly preoccupied, couldn’t shake flu like symptoms and was becoming a more and more unreliable parent to their kids.

Eilene assumed Peter’s appearance and erratic behaviour was due to stress and overwork. As a senior partner at a prominent law firm, he’d been working more than 60 hours a week for more than 20 years.

But putting that aside, Peter seemed to have it all: a high-flying legal career; an exquisite waterfront property; luxurious cars, and other largesse that came with his affluent uber-successful life.
But when their son Ethan returned from a few days at Peter’s beach home, he shared with his mum, Eilene, that his dad was very sick, but despite desperate pleas, Peter refused point blank to go to hospital.

After two days of trying to reach Peter, Eilene drove to his house and made a shocking discovery.
The man she knew and loved for almost three decades had been living a secret life; one that started with pills and ended with opioids, cocaine and methamphetamine. You see, Peter was prosperous and powerful in the eyes of everyone else – but at the end of the day he was a man with demons and a lethal addiction that ultimately cost him his life.

And Eilene, Peter’s ex-wife, was left to pick up the pieces; all the pieces.

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CREDITS:

Creator, Host & Executive Producer: Tammi Faraday

With thanks to my special guest: Eilene Zimmerman

Audio Editor: Zoltan Fecso

With very special thanks to George Weinberg.

BRAVE JOURNEYS acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we record this podcast on, the Yaluk-ut Weelam Clan of the Boon Wurrung who are part of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders, both past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

If you’re a parent, pulling your proverbial hair out at the life force that is social media – you really don’t want to go anywhere for the next hour.

My next guest, Kirra Pendergast, will tell you exactly like it is; she won’t pull any punches; she won’t sugar coat a thing; but she also won’t make you feel like a lousy, negligent parent for not knowing more than your kids do. And believe me, when it comes to the world of social media, they know more than you ever will.

So now the “why”? Where does Kirra’s wisdom come from? Is it because she once was a high-flying cyber-security expert at the top of her game? Well sure. But that’s not the whole story.
Because being a cyber expert didn’t stop Kirra from being cyber bullied so malevolently by an ex-business associate that it very nearly cost her, her life.

After a two-and half-year smear campaign, Kirra reached breaking point. She found herself sitting in her car, having the “worst kind of thoughts you could possibly have.”

Kirra’s attempt to seek justice against her abuser all but wiped out her bank accounts and by the time she found herself alone in that car thinking the gravest thoughts, she had $68 to her name.

But it’s what she did with that $68 that might just spare our children from not only the horrors she’s endured, but will empower parents to protect their kids in a way that actually works.

Kirra’s the oh so cool, straight talking auntie your kids need to keep them safe on social.

BUT BEFORE YOU GO...

Find out more about Kirra here

Find out more about the Safe on Social Toolkit for schools & parents here

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Resource for parents from the eSafety Commissioner about having “hard to have conversations” with kids here
Find out more about Tam here

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CREDITS:

Creator, Host & Executive Producer: Tammi Faraday

With thanks to my special guest: Kirra Pendergast

Audio Editor: Zoltan Fecso
With very special thanks to George Weinberg.

BRAVE JOURNEYS acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we record this podcast on, the Yaluk-ut Weelam Clan of the Boon Wurrung who are part of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders, both past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.