Asking for help is a sign of strength. It shows that you recognise that there’s a better option for you and that your community is there to help you. Listen as Kelly, a financial counsellor and financial well-being operations manager for a leading community care organisation, shares insights on the reality of a real crisis affecting everyday Australians and how to seek help.
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Worrying About Money?
Australia is often referred to as a lucky country due to our financial wealth and lifestyle. But that often hides what’s really going on underneath. Many people worry about money. Especially the lack of it. As a result, we put unwanted stress and expectations on ourselves. Listen as Richard and Celia talk with Anna, a counsellor, about how shame, fear and worry over money can destroy relationships and cause stress on families. Hear how you can find peace in the midst of financial stress.
Support in financial hard times
Listen as Jan, a financial counsellor, shares her experience supporting people going through financial crisis.
Reconciling Relationship Conflict
What can you do when it seems your relationship is over? Is there any hope of reconciliation? Listen as Paul Kerber, who has worked in reconciliation, shares his experience with reconciling relationships and finding hope in seemingly hopeless situations.
Send Me An Angel
It would be great if managing depression was purely logical, but depression can be really difficult to manage. For the person struggling with it, and the loved ones who care for them, depression can challenge and test us. But there is hope. Listen to Jane’s story of depression and how she finds hope to live through it.
Who Am I?
“Right now, no, I don’t think I know who I am.” “ I thought I did. But then a couple of things happened, and then all of that kind of just went out the window. And I’m still trying to, I guess, find my way back to figuring out who I am”
What do teenagers really think about their place in a world of confusion and challenges? Listen as Emma chats with some teenagers about identity, and how faith shapes who they are.
Coping With Cancer
Cancer can come as a shock but you don’t have to face it alone. Over a period of 6 years Michelle faced a brain tumor, breast cancer and Hodgkins Disease! Click here to listen as Michelle and Phillip share their story.
The Best Is Yet To Come
As we get older we need to adapt to a lot of changes. Are the signs of age wearing you down? Do you wonder how you’ll cope with the challenges? This week on Messages of Hope, Noel Due has some good news about getting older.
Toxic Anger
This week James Winderlich is talking about anger. Why does it get out of control and can we ever get something positive out of it?
Understanding Conflict
How do you deal with conflict? No matter who you are, there will be conflict in your life at some stage. Listen to Richard this week as he talks with Bruce, a mediator in several countries around the world. There is hope to deal with conflict in a healthy way.