What does a Vietnam veteran turn international psychiatrist, pet pythons, a German psychiatric ward, a yogi community, PTSD family therapy, Invercargill's mental health system and stigmas, Adam and Eve, and a life-altering leg-threatening car crash all have in common?

Mort!! Having lived a life with more lemons than even the writers of Yellowstone could dream up, he is truly a larger-than-life character with whom I have been blessed to share a roof every year over Christmas. Twisting his arm and thrusting a mic AND camera (!!) in front of him for over an hour to walk through his life's journey is still unfathomable to me, even after a month of editing and absorbing all the wisdom he has in his words "stumbled upon".

For this to be my first interview not only I conducted but shared, is a full circle moment. From sitting across the table and hearing all about Morts journeys whilst he pretended to "steal my nose" to get an on-the-ground perspective about the Vietnam war for my history essay, to now being able to have the opportunity to gift one of the most private and inspiring person's journey into the world.

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