Ep4. The Diamond in Her Hands | Aui (Part 1)

In this episode, Aui shares her journey from growing up in Thailand to building a new life in Australia—navigating motherhood, loss, family estrangement, and the quiet process of approaching clarity. This is a story about choosing presence over performance, and learning to stop reaching for approval when love is already close.Her journey continues in the next episode, where we hear about her time as a Lifeline volunteer and her surprising chapter as a postie at Australia Post.Timeline01:53 On a bridge in Bangkok, Aui meets a heartbroken stranger06:10 Cutting ties with her Thai family09:44 Arrived in Sydney in 1999, knowing no one, with very limited English13:25 Navigating marriage and parenting across a language and cultural gap30:39 Her journey through studies of psychology, counselling and nursing44:02 One of her best parenting decisionsMusic Creditacoustic guitar melody fingerstyle #4 by Garuda1982 -- freesound.org -- License: Attribution 4.0acoustic guitar melody picking relaxing by Garuda1982 -- https://freesound.org/s/523825/ -- License: Creative Commons 0Find us on小宇宙 | Apple Podcast | Spotify微信公众号：取景框外Newborn Eyes – Fresh. Liquid. Curious.