Sep 22, 2026 · 1 hr 42 min · 16 segments
In episode 37, I sit down with the compassionate human that is Kiah Butschi. Originally from Switzerland and moving to Australia without speaking English, Kiah has taken a pretty unique path through…
Kiah ButschiGuest
Jake McKeownHost
Did you have like a, would you say you had a pretty challenging upbringing early on?
aside from moving from what was considered home to a totally foreign place, like.
I mean, it's hard because I was so young when it all happened, but like my dad was really abusive.
So like our neighbor called my grandfather and said, you need to come over and get your daughter and your granddaughter or they're, they're not going to be alive in the next week.
So, yeah, that is traumatic because you go from that to then going to a completely foreign place, not being able to speak the language, getting called a black bastard.
I just remember I used to be like, was it my fault? Like, you know, when you're young, just the thoughts that you think.
Whereas now you can reflect back and go, well, you know, it's got nothing to do with me.
Did you have like a, would you say you had a pretty challenging upbringing early on?
aside from moving from what was considered home to a totally foreign place, like.
I mean, it's hard because I was so young when it all happened, but like my dad was really abusive.
So like our neighbor called my grandfather and said, you need to come over and get your daughter and your granddaughter or they're, they're not going to be alive in the next week.
So, yeah, that is traumatic because you go from that to then going to a completely foreign place, not being able to speak the language, getting called a black bastard.
I just remember I used to be like, was it my fault? Like, you know, when you're young, just the thoughts that you think.
Whereas now you can reflect back and go, well, you know, it's got nothing to do with me.
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