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The Brave Man Project with Hamish Niven

Hamish Niven
Brisbane, Australia
Storytelling
Hospitals
Copenhagen, Denmark
London, United Kingdom
Al Richards
Recovery
Spiritual Awakening
Consciousness
Addiction
Amputation
Gareth

This is not a podcast about fixing yourself. You are not broken machinery. The Brave Man Project is for the man who is brilliant at his job and dead behind the eyes - the one everyone swears is fine. Raw, unedited conversations with men who wore the mask so long they forgot their own face, and men who took it off and found the world in Technicolour. No formulas. No five-step plans. No burnout expe... more

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Latest Episodes

Pasco – I Went to Mexico to Expose Corruption and Came Back to Fix Myself

Pasco sold everything, flew to Central America with a backpack full of camera kit, and set out to break a corruption story that would make his name. Somewhere in Mexico, he re... more

Matt Evans — Six Years Sober and Still Not Settling for Average

There's a photograph of Matt taken a few weeks before his arrest. He's in the kitchen with his kids. He is smiling. You can see it is half-arsed.

6 years later, he has built a life the... more

Do you know any fairy tales about ugly princesses?

A 14-year-old girl in the burns unit, scarred for life, asks Kasper for a story about an ugly princess. He didn't know one. So he made one up on the spot — and kept going back for sixteen years.

... more

Four suicide attempts. A father with schizophrenia. And the avocado that saved his life.

"Stop carrying masks — be comfortable with being naked."

"The only way to get rid of the chatter is to listen to it."

Gareth Stubbs grew up around suicide and... more

Tim Freke — philosopher, spiritual pioneer, and international bestselling author of 35 books — describes the single 'Technicolour' moment that launched a lifetime of inquiry. In this conversation, he frames bravery as the courage to follow your highe... more

Al Richards woke up with one leg missing. And yet his room was the one full of laughter. New staff were warned about laughter in a room - if you hear a room having a good time, that's Al's. What made it remarkable was everything he was laughing in th... more

I woke up as a ticking clock, not a ticking bomb

Joe Henderson — former Brisbane police officer, survivor of a heart attack at 37, and a man living with a mechanical heart valve — was on the phone with his best mate Dan when the line went dead. Dan ... more

John Milham, host of Kintsugi Heroes, had the successful life, the family, the script — until his wife's cancer diagnosis tore it up. What followed was grief, single fatherhood, parenting after loss, and the slow discovery that "I'm alright, mate" wa... more

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Recent Guests

Tim Freke
Philosopher and spiritual thinker invited onto the show
Episode: Tim - And Everything Goes From Black and White to Colour
Al Richards
Amputee, recovery advocate, public speaker
AR, The Other Side of Addiction
Episode: Al - He laughed so loud the nurses came to check, he just lost his leg
Joe Henderson
Former police officer, mental health advocate
Lead Dont Blame (lead dont blame.com)
Episode: Joe - I woke up as a ticking clock, not as a ticking bomb

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Hamish Niven
Host of The Brave Man Project

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Joe - I woke up as a ticking clock, not as a ticking bomb
Q: What led you to start working on yourself in the first place?
The cascade of loss, the heart attack, and the realization that staying the same would erase his life and his ability to be a father. He describes acknowledging the weight he carried and choosing to rebuild beginning with self-awareness and accountability.
Al - He laughed so loud the nurses came to check, he just lost his leg
Q: What role does community and mentorship play in your recovery and in your coaching plans?
Community and mentorship are central. I credit mentors, therapists, and fellow recoveries for guiding me, and I plan to pay that forward through coaching—Through the Storm—helping people confront storms with courage and a plan to move forward.
Al - He laughed so loud the nurses came to check, he just lost his leg
Q: What helped you cope with the pain and how did you maintain hope after such a drastic setback?
Pain was crushing, but building a daily routine of reflection, gratitude, and humor kept me moving forward. Seeing others' support, along with mentors and spiritual beliefs, helped me reframe the experience as a catalyst for growth rather than a trap.
Al - He laughed so loud the nurses came to check, he just lost his leg
Q: Tell my listeners why you are here and what makes your story remarkable.
I'm here to share a life-altering journey from addiction and job loss to amputation and recovery, showing that with support, discipline, and faith you can redefine what is possible. My story isn't about fixed outcomes but about choosing resilience every day, helping others while navigating profound personal change.

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3. Joe Henderson

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