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Brad's Story
Brad Smeele broke his neck wakeboarding four years ago and is a quadriplegic. Before his accident, he was a good-looking, popular, professional athlete living a carefree life. All that changed and he is now completely dependent on caregivers. He tries not to look back too much but is struggling to accept his new reality. He is determined to walk again but instead of just relying on his physical self, he is now working on his mind.
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Guled Mire chats with PhD candidate and former refugee Bilal Nasier about managing unimaginable traumas, and the lingering pain of being forced to leave your tūrangawaewae.
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Guled Mire joins fellow Black New Zealanders and hip hop artists Mazbou Q, JessB and Mo Muse to talk about how their art, race and mental health intersect.
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Award-winning journalist and poet Mohamed Hassan talks with Guled Mire about reporting on Islamophobia, the importance of media representation, and the toll that covering the March 15th terrorist attack had on his mental health.
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