Hold On To Your Heart Project
Hold On To Your Heart is a podcast that unravels the complexities of mental health and emotional well-being from a candid lived experience stand point. Hosted by Jacquie King, each episode offers honest, raw and real conversations with community individuals. Hold On To Your Heart tackles a wide range of topics related to mental health, including anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, relationships, and more. Listeners can expect to gain a sense of community and support.
Listen in & oh ya, hold on to your heart...
Hold On To Your Heart Project
Versatility of the Heart: Journey from Grief to Growth
In this heartfelt episode, Jacquie sits down with Nicky G—who opens up about the early loss of his father, emigrating from a small Welsh mining town to Canada, and the winding path of healing that followed. From growing up in a tightly-knit community shaped by love and grief, to carving out a new life in a foreign land, Nicky reflects on what it means to hold on to your heart—sometimes tightly, sometimes with surrender.
With raw honesty, he speaks about the silent impact of trauma, the quiet courage of starting over, and how fatherhood, sobriety, and personal growth have shaped who he is today. This is a story of resilience, guilt, gratitude, and ultimately—freedom.
Tune in for a deeply moving conversation that explores how life’s hardest moments can shape us into our strongest selves.