Vic’s Story
Whirlwind Radio – Vic Tamati’s Story by Whirlwindstories on Mixcloud
By Whirlwind|2015-09-28T15:02:56+12:00February 25th, 2015|Depression, Whirlwind Stories|0 Comments
Whirlwind Radio – Vic Tamati’s Story by Whirlwindstories on Mixcloud
By Whirlwind|2015-09-28T15:02:56+12:00February 15th, 2015|Depression, Whirlwind Stories|0 Comments
Jack Cursons is a proud Kiwi lad.
Born in Wellington to British parents in 1920, Jack was a promising and talented inside centre in his youth, playing for the Rongotai College first 15. Rugby was, and has always remained Jack’s real passion and his enthusiasm for the game is infectious. At 16, Jack joined the Royal […]
By Whirlwind|2015-09-28T15:02:56+12:00February 1st, 2015|Depression, Whirlwind Stories|0 Comments
The first thing you notice when you meet Roger Carter for the first time is that he has a wooden leg. And that he’s old. But it becomes abundantly clear that to define Roger by his disability would be both ignorant and short-sighted. Roger is much, much more than an old-boy with a peg leg, […]
By Whirlwind|2015-09-28T15:02:56+12:00January 25th, 2015|Depression, Whirlwind Stories|0 Comments
Whirlwind Radio – Jeremy Eparaima’s Story by Whirlwindstories on Mixcloud
By Whirlwind|2015-09-28T15:02:56+12:00January 20th, 2015|Depression, Whirlwind Stories|0 Comments
Now 93 years of age, Wellington born Trevor Gollins and his older brother Graham (who would go on to fly Supermarine Spitfires in WWII) were the 5th generation of his family to have lived in Oriental Bay, his great-great-grandparents having been amongst the very first settlers.
Trevor recalls his childhood with fondness. Growing up as part […]
By Whirlwind|2015-09-28T15:02:56+12:00January 5th, 2015|Depression, Whirlwind Stories|0 Comments
I’m 42, looking nervously at 43 later this year. I have a job that pays less than the one I had 10, maybe even 15 years ago. My car is is 10 years old, compared to the brand new company cars I used to drive for much of my previous career. My clothes are often […]
By Whirlwind|2015-09-28T15:02:56+12:00December 15th, 2014|Depression, Whirlwind Stories|0 Comments
When I was trying to get my music career off the ground in London, a good friend of mine diagnosed my problem: I had no story. I was your everyday bloke with nothing to really say for myself. No addictions, no convictions, no point of interest.
Well, this is the very brief story of a man […]
By Whirlwind|2015-09-28T15:02:56+12:00December 1st, 2014|Depression, Whirlwind Stories|0 Comments
I couldn’t believe my life had come to this, sitting in a mall alone drinking hot coffee just to be around people, just to feel human, experience a little of their normality snippets of conversations, watching people shop, the simple look on people’s faces it seemed ridiculous but knowing just that little amount of company […]
By Whirlwind|2015-09-28T15:02:56+12:00November 25th, 2014|Depression, Whirlwind Stories|0 Comments
Whirlwind Radio – John McElwee’s Story by Whirlwindstories on Mixcloud
By Whirlwind|2015-09-28T15:02:56+12:00November 15th, 2014|Depression, Whirlwind Stories|0 Comments
I knew when a depression attack was coming, as the bubbles burst in my brain, and the dark fog started to fill my head. For the next days and weeks I had to fight the battle of not wanting to hurt those who loved me, with the voice in my head urging me to end […]