REAL LIVES

Duncan McNab was a detective for New South Wales Police - but when he witnessed corruption, he decided to change sides. He worked as a private investigator and journalist to expose wrong-doing and today he's here to share his story.

This is REAL LIVES.

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When Anna started to feel unwell eight years ago, she knew deep down that something wasn't right. She would constantly seek help from doctors, begging them to help her find out what was wrong.

Anna believes that medical misogyny was partly to blame for cries for help, because the problems she was experiencing were gynaecological. Finally, after eight years, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer.

Anna is here today to share her story, in the hopes that no one else will have to fight a battle to be heard, when they know something isn't right.

This is REAL LIVES.

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In this episode, we are joined by Jo Alkir; her only child, 17-year-old Olivia went out with her friends to celebrate the end of her exams, but she never made it home.

Olivia was killed after getting into a car with a boy who had passed his driving test the day before, and made the reckless decision to race his friend. That decision would claim Olivia's life.

Jo is here to tell us about that fateful day, the court case and Olivia's Legacy, as she campaigns for safer driving.

This is REAL LIVES.

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When TJ Higgs was a single mother in her twenties, she went along to a psychic fair and it changed her life. She realised she had a gift and she wanted to use it for good.

So she started working as a spiritual medium and after a few years of practicing, she was invited to try to help families who were looking for answers in their loved ones unsolved murder cases.

This is REAL LIVES.

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When Sonnet Daymont attended a job interview to be a live-in assistant and nanny to a little boy, she had no idea how much her life would change.

Her new employer was Gigi Jordan, who went on to kill her son Jude, who suffered with a range of learning disabilities. Sonnet had tried to get help after she suspected the little boy was being abused, but flaws in the social care system meant that potentially life-saving intervention never came.

Since Jude died, Sonnet has worked across a number of project to try to have a national database instated, that would span across state lines, to ensure children remain under the care of protective services, if they should move to another jurisdiction.

Sonnet is a therapist who works with clients who have experienced relational trauma and is an advocate for post-traumatic growth.

This is REAL LIVES.

To find out more about Sonnet's work or to be added to her book list, please see here:
https://www.sonnetdaymont.com/

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