Hope Is Real with Jazz Thornton

ZM Podcast Network

Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful. Join Jazz Thornton every week as she speaks to empowering and inspiring people from around the world and shares their stories to normalise the way we talk about mental health in society. TikTok and Instagram: @hopeisrealpodcast Personal Insta: @JazzThornton Personal TikTok: @JazzThornton_ Part of the ZM Podcast Network: linktr.ee/zmpodcastnetwork If you need help, in New Zealand you can contact 1737 by text or call at anytime, or if you are listening internationally you can find someone to contact here: findahelpline.com

  • 24 minutes 18 seconds
    Finding Your Why

    We're back for Season 4 of Hope is Real. This season is slightly different from the others, instead of 10 interview episodes, Jazz will be sitting down to give you an insight into her life real time.

    This week Jazz is joined by Genevieve Mora and they give us an insight of how amazing and fulfilling a on a week of school tours can be before answering a few burning questions.

    Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful. Join Jazz Thornton every week as she speaks to empowering and inspiring people from around the world and shares their stories to normalise the way we talk about mental health in society.

    Insta and TikTok: @hopeisrealpodcast

    Personal Insta @JazzThornton

    Personal TikTok: @JazzThornton_

    ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

    If you need help, in New Zealand you can contact 1737 by text or call at anytime, or if you are listening internationally you can find someone to contact here: https://findahelpline.com/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    24 June 2025, 6:00 pm
  • 35 minutes 54 seconds
    Time for Season 4

    We're back for Season 4 of Hope is Real. This season is slightly different from the others, instead of 10 interview episodes, Jazz will be sitting down to give you an insight into her life real time.

    Today we get to catch up on what's been going on in Jazz's life lately, and she shares a story about being backstage with Lady Gaga.

    Then with many things going on at the moment we go over the changes proposed for kids and social media and with the Suicide Prevention Action Plan changes coming into effect this week we get an insight from Jazz and her thoughts on it.

    Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful. Join Jazz Thornton every week as she speaks to empowering and inspiring people from around the world and shares their stories to normalise the way we talk about mental health in society.

    Insta and TikTok: @hopeisrealpodcast

    Personal Insta @JazzThornton

    Personal TikTok: @JazzThornton_

    ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

    If you need help, in New Zealand you can contact 1737 by text or call at anytime, or if you are listening internationally you can find someone to contact here: https://findahelpline.com/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    17 June 2025, 6:00 pm
  • 45 minutes 31 seconds
    Ask me anything!

    In this episode, Jazz and Gen answer your questions. Like how to deal with online bullies? How do you to tell your parents about self harm? And how to stop missing the sick you. And Jazz reveals to us what potato product she would be.

    Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and lot more hopeful. Join Jazz Thornton every week as she speaks to empowering and inspiring people from around the world and shares their stories to normalise the way we talk about mental health in society.

    Insta and TikTok: @hopeisrealpodcast

    Personal Insta @JazzThornton

    Personal TikTok: @JazzThornton_

    ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

    If you need help, in New Zealand you can contact 1737 by text or call at anytime, or if you are listening internationally you can find someone to contact here: https://findahelpline.com/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    26 November 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 54 minutes 42 seconds
    Bree Tomasel - Living in a world not built for you

    For the season finale, Jazz speaks with broadcaster and author Bree Tomasel. Bree recounts a harrowing attack when she was nine and how her chidhood and adult years were never the same. She also talks about being diagnosed with ADHD, and despite the odds was able to persevere and thrive.

    Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful. Join Jazz Thornton every week as she speaks to empowering and inspiring people from around the world and shares their stories to normalise the way we talk about mental health in society.

    Insta and TikTok: @hopeisrealpodcast

    Personal Insta @JazzThornton

    Personal TikTok: @JazzThornton_

    ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

    If you need help, in New Zealand you can contact 1737 by text or call at anytime, or if you are listening internationally you can find someone to contact here: https://findahelpline.com/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    19 November 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 59 minutes 6 seconds
    Angela Bloomfield - Life is a grey area

    Jazz speaks with television icon Angela Bloomfield. Angela talks about her time on Shortland street and how her character Rachel was the vehicle for any teenage tropes. She also talks about how she feels she can start her life again after divorce and her experience with post natal depression.

    Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful. Join Jazz Thornton every week as she speaks to empowering and inspiring people from around the world and shares their stories to normalise the way we talk about mental health in society.

    Insta and TikTok: @hopeisrealpodcast

    Personal Insta @JazzThornton

    Personal TikTok: @JazzThornton_

    ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

    If you need help, in New Zealand you can contact 1737 by text or call at anytime, or if you are listening internationally you can find someone to contact here: https://findahelpline.com/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    12 November 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 48 minutes 21 seconds
    Brielle Gillingham - You can do anything with BPD

    TW* This content discusses topics such as ........ and mental distress.

    Jazz speaks to Brielle Gillingham a mental health advocate and counsellor who she met through the Voices Of Hope campaign.

    Brielle shares her story about bullying at a young age in another country, depression in her teenage years and at the age of 30 being diagnosed with BPD and how she navigates the stigma associated with this disorder.

    Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful. Join Jazz Thornton every week as she speaks to empowering and inspiring people from around the world and shares their stories to normalise the way we talk about mental health in society.

    Insta and TikTok: @hopeisrealpodcast

    Personal Insta @JazzThornton

    Personal TikTok: @JazzThornton_

    ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

    If you need help, in New Zealand you can contact 1737 by text or call at anytime, or if you are listening internationally you can find someone to contact here: https://findahelpline.com/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    5 November 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 41 minutes 47 seconds
    Jonathan Clark - Breaking the cycle of addiction

    TW* This content discusses topics such as addiction and mental distress.

    In this episode Jazz talks to Jonathan Clark husband of Tiktok personality Kat Clark, about his battle with addiction and how addressing the turmoil in his life lead him to make a positive change.

    Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful. Join Jazz Thornton every week as she speaks to empowering and inspiring people from around the world and shares their stories to normalise the way we talk about mental health in society.

    Insta and TikTok: @hopeisrealpodcast

    Personal Insta @JazzThornton

    Personal TikTok: @JazzThornton_

    ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

    If you need help, in New Zealand you can contact 1737 by text or call at anytime, or if you are listening internationally you can find someone to contact here: https://findahelpline.com/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    29 October 2024, 9:12 pm
  • 56 minutes
    Oliver Mills: Being kinder to yourself

    *TW* This content discusses topics such as suicide and mental distress.

    Jazz invites Oliver Mills back again for Season 3, and he updates us on his journey over the past 12 months and tells us how and why he learned to be kinder to himself.

    Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful. Join Jazz Thornton every week as she speaks to empowering and inspiring people from around the world and shares their stories to normalise the way we talk about mental health in society.

    Insta and TikTok: @hopeisrealpodcast

    Personal Insta @JazzThornton

    Personal TikTok: @JazzThornton_

    ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

    If you need help, in New Zealand you can contact 1737 by text or call at anytime, or if you are listening internationally you can find someone to contact here: https://findahelpline.com/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    22 October 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 45 minutes 27 seconds
    Dr Courtney Tracey: Breaking the stigma around BPD

    *TW* This content discusses topics such as suicide and mental distress.

    Jazz talks with Dr Courtney Tracy about living with Borderline Personality Disorder and how she has found hope in helping other people through her training and social media advocacy. 

    Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful. Join Jazz Thornton every week as she speaks to empowering and inspiring people from around the world and shares their stories to normalise the way we talk about mental health in society.

    Insta and TikTok: @hopeisrealpodcast

    Personal Insta @JazzThornton

    Personal TikTok: @JazzThornton_

    ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

    If you need help, in New Zealand you can contact 1737 by text or call at anytime, or if you are listening internationally you can find someone to contact here: https://findahelpline.com/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    15 October 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 42 minutes 59 seconds
    Whitney Lee-Bandfield: Finding hope in culture

    *TW* This content discusses topics such as mental distress.

    Jazz speaks to Whitney Lee-Bandfield, who she met through the Voices Of Hope campaign. Whitney has a powerful story about overcoming childhood adversity and embracing her whakapapa to help her grow and find hope. 

    Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful. Join Jazz Thornton every week as she speaks to empowering and inspiring people from around the world and shares their stories to normalise the way we talk about mental health in society.

    Insta and TikTok: @hopeisrealpodcast

    Personal Insta @JazzThornton

    Personal TikTok: @JazzThornton_

    ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

    If you need help, in New Zealand you can contact 1737 by text or call at anytime, or if you are listening internationally you can find someone to contact here: https://findahelpline.com/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    8 October 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 59 minutes 1 second
    Anna Muller: Let's try just one more time

    *TW* This content discusses topics such as suicide and mental distress.

    Jazz speaks with Anna Muller about her journey from traumatic childhood, addiction and depression and finally finding hope after the intervention of a kind paramedic. Today Anna is wildly in love and helping other people find their voice.

    Hope Is Real is a Podcast to help you feel a little less alone, a bit more inspired, and a lot more hopeful. Join Jazz Thornton every week as she speaks to empowering and inspiring people from around the world and shares their stories to normalise the way we talk about mental health in society.

    Insta and TikTok: @hopeisrealpodcast

    Personal Insta @JazzThornton

    Personal TikTok: @JazzThornton_

    ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

    If you need help, in New Zealand you can contact 1737 by text or call at anytime, or if you are listening internationally you can find someone to contact here: https://findahelpline.com/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1 October 2024, 4:00 pm
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