Take It From Us with Kent Johns
If you're navigating mental health struggles, addiction or recovery — your own or someone else's — you'll hear what actually worked, what didn't and what people wish they'd known sooner.
Take It From Us features real people sharing their own journeys, unscripted and unfiltered. No theory, no talking points — just the honest, specific version of what recovery actually looks like.
Host Kent Johns is a broadcaster and health coach who believes everyone has a story worth hearing if someone takes the time to really listen. Each episode is that time.
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Take It From Us with Kent Johns
Joe Daymond: On comedy, mental health and showing up
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Joe Daymond is a Kiwi comedian who makes you laugh about the hard stuff - the things most of us hide. He talks about things like mental health and relationships on stage in a way that makes people feel less alone.
He's had low times, including two periods where he slept rough in his car for a bit. The first time in 2018, nobody knew. The second time three years later, after he'd already been on TV. He didn't tell his closest friends either time that he was struggling.
His parents raised him to show up for people. They volunteered, they helped, they made it their priority. Now Joe supports Lifewise's Big Sleepout, raising funds for people experiencing homelessness.
He's also learned the hardest lesson: showing up to therapy isn't the same as doing the work. The real change happens between the sessions, when you're alone with yourself.
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