{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/637edd2f571c7c0011b83a32/6a682b22ad2617d1d5c87afc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Kiri Allan Speaks Out: The Night That Ended Her Political Career, Jacinda Ardern & The Road Back","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/637edd2f571c7c0011b83a32/1785298615068-6646bd44-3987-4bfe-aba1-6e2b6dbf4bee.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This episode has been brought to you by the legends at Odoo.</p><p>If you run a business, you’ll know how quickly the tools can stack up: invoicing, accounting, sales, inventory, projects, your website. </p><p>Odoo brings it all together.</p><p>It’s an all-in-one business management platform with over 45 apps built to work seamlessly together, helping you manage your entire operation from one place.</p><p>Try Odoo free for 15 days with no credit card required at https://www.odoo.com/r/eYc </p><p>Odoo. All your business, on one platform.</p><p>***</p><p><br></p><p>Three years ago, Kiri Allan was one of the most recognisable politicians in New Zealand. She was a cabinet minister, a cancer survivor and, to many people, a future leader of the Labour Party.</p><p><br></p><p>Then, literally overnight, everything fell apart.&nbsp;But the headlines from that time only ever told a small part of the story.</p><p>In this conversation, Kiri talks openly about the childhood that shaped her, being a lesbian in a deeply religious environment, surviving stage-three cervical cancer, the immense pressure of life in Parliament, and the mental health crisis that eventually brought her career to an end.</p><p><br></p><p>She also talks very honestly about suicidal thoughts, the shame she carried after the crash, and the slow, difficult process of learning to forgive herself and rebuild her life.</p><p><br></p><p>There are some incredibly heavy moments in this conversation - but there is also humour, perspective and a lot of hope.</p><p>This is Kiri Allan, telling her story in her own words.</p><p><br></p><p>Need to talk?</p><p>1737 – Need to Talk?</p><p><br></p><p>Free call or text 1737 at any time for support from a trained counsellor.</p><p>Lifeline</p><p><br></p><p>Call 0800 543 354 or 09 522 2999</p><p><br></p><p>Free text 4357 (HELP)</p><p><br></p><p>Suicide Prevention Helpline</p><p>Call 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOK0)</p><p><br></p><p>Youthline</p><p>Call 0800 376 633</p><p>Free text 234</p><p><br></p><p>Samaritans</p><p>Call 0800 726 666</p><p><br></p><p>Aoake Te Rā – Bereaved by Suicide Service</p><p>Call 0800 000 053</p>","author_name":"Dom Harvey"}