Take It From Us with Kent Johns
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Take It From Us features people sharing their own journeys, unscripted and unfiltered. No theory, no talking points — just the honest, specific version of what recovery actually looks like.
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Take It From Us with Kent Johns
The second time he was asked, Tai Tupou finally told the truth
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At 22, Tai Tupou learned that the man who raised him wasn't his biological father. He told no one. For three years he isolated himself, burned bridges and had no idea he was living with depression — until a colleague asked him a simple question. Twice.
In this episode, Tai — founder of the The Last Chance Project and a mental health advocate of 14 years — talks about growing up in a Samoan household where you only spoke when spoken to, the "traffic light" system he now uses to help men name what they're feeling and why he believes "if you care enough, that's more than qualified" to check in on someone.
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