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EPISODE · Apr 8, 2026 · 57 MIN

The Quiet Crisis: Life Inside Complex Mental Illness - Amanda Gaudion

from Ducks on the Pond · host Kirsten Diprose and Jackie Elliott

This is a big, honest, and deeply human conversation.In this episode, Kirsten sits down with Warrnambool mother, Amanda Gaudion, who shares the story of her former husband Troy — a devoted dad, police officer, and someone who experienced a severe mental illness that ultimately led to his death by suicide.It’s a conversation about love, confusion, systems, stigma and what it’s actually like to live alongside complex mental illness that doesn’t fit neatly into the categories we’re more comfortable talking about.This episode gently but powerfully challenges the way we think about mental health — especially the conditions we don’t talk about.If this episode raises anything for you, support is available:Lifeline (Australia): 13 11 14Send us Fan MailThis is a Rural Podcasting Co. production. Interested in making your own podcast? Let us help you tell your own story!

This is a big, honest, and deeply human conversation. In this episode, Kirsten sits down with Warrnambool mother, Amanda Gaudion, who shares the story of her former husband Troy — a devoted dad, police officer, and someone who experienced a severe mental illness that ultimately led to his death by suicide. It’s a conversation about love, confusion, systems, stigma and what it’s actually like to live alongside complex mental illness that doesn’t fit neatly into the categories we’re more comfor...

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