Take It From Us with Kent Johns

Ember

Publisher: Ember
Country: New Zealand
Topics: Fitness, Mental Health, Society, Culture, Personal
Latest episode: 21 October 2026
How often it posts: About weekly
Episodes published: 61
Guests: Features outside guests

About the show

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 is the voice of lived experience, featuring people sharing their own journeys, unscripted and unfiltered. 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. Press play — you might hear your own story in someone else's. If you need support, click here for helpful links, phone numbers and resources: https://ember.org.nz/resources/in-a-crisis/

Guests on this show

3 of the last 15 episodes name an outside guest in the show notes

Recent episodes

Nic Russell: How do you keep living after your child dies?
Mia Simcock: The bipolar diagnosis she didn't want anyone to know about
"Do you ever feel like there might be more?" Jemarl Paerata did

How to pitch this show

Open with a topic that fits its fitness and mental health focus, and explain why it will interest this audience.
Refer to a recent episode by name, so the host can see you listened.
Suggest yourself as a guest with a specific story, because this show already features outside guests.
Offer two or three specific episode ideas, each with a clear angle.

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Show website: takeitfromus.buzzsprout.com