EVRY1 S1, E2: THE COMEBACK - True Stories of Survival & Strength, told LIVE

Name: EVRY1 S1, E2: THE COMEBACK - True Stories of Survival & Strength, told LIVE
Start: 2026-06-12T09:00:00+10:00
End: 2026-06-12T11:30:00+10:00
Location: EC Venue

Schedule

Fri Jun 12 2026 at 09:00 am to 11:30 am

UTC+10:00

Location

EC Venue | Fortitude Valley, QL

On Fri June 12 2026, EVRY1 returns. Seven people will share true comeback stories about their lives.

This night is headlined by a true story told live by Todd Maguire.

Todd and Donny are two different people. One is the real man, but the other is a representation of a whole different life.

Todd was a young Queensland police officer whose world changed overnight when his partner died by suicide. He turned to alcohol, then threw himself into undercover police work, stepping into a side of policing that was extremely messy and extremely dangerous.

That's where Donny was born. Donny was the one who could walk into drug houses, sit across from traffickers, and handle whatever came his way. Donny was the one that was on the edge, in more ways than one. Donny did whatever was required.

Todd found himself living a remarkable double life, getting deeper into organised crime circles while trying to outrun the grief that followed him everywhere. But grief like that doesn’t just disappear; it sits there, waiting. And when Todd eventually stepped away from the job, Donny remained with him, and everything he had tried to bury really started to surface.

Todd's story has been like a movie, and he is sharing his story live a this event,

These are the other storytellers for EVRY1 S1, E2: THE COMEBACK.
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You saw Conor Maysey on Big Brother Australia late last year. He was the chef of the house; loyal and unapologetic.
Living with Tourette’s is something he’s always been open about, but TV only shows so much. There’s a gap between how it looks on screen and what it feels like to actually live with it day to day. At this show, he will tell his story on what living with Tourette's looks like, and what other's don't really see.
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In 2018, Peta Nehoff sat down with Tracey Grimshaw on A Current Affair and told the country what had been done to her as a teenager. Her own Mother being the mastermind behind it made it even harder to process, and Peta had to concoct a plan to coax a confession out of her.
She’s not coming in to repeat the headline. She’s coming in to talk about what it took to keep going, and how she found a way to take control back for herself.
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Lucas Ciechanowski was born with Crouzon syndrome and has had more than 30 surgeries across his life. Growing up, he stood out, and that came with years of being targeted for it.
Alcohol became a way to deal with that, and over time it took over. It affected his relationships, his family and how he saw himself. There were long stretches where things were going in a very bad direction.
He’s now over three years sober.
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Before people knew her as a speaker, Kassandra Behrendt was a child learning to survive in extremely difficult circumstances. That experience didn’t stay in the past. It followed her into every part of her life.

Years later, cancer forced her to stop and confront it all; Not just the illness, but everything underneath it.

She’s coming in to talk about that turning point, and what it meant to start again.
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Most people were introduced to Donna Thistlethwaite through Australian Story.
That version of her story was shaped for television. This one isn’t.

On the EVRY1 stage, Donna goes deeper into what it feels like to reach a point where everything closes in, and what it takes to find your way back from the literal edge.

It’s raw, it’s live, and it only exists for the people in the room.

EVRY1 S1 E2 will be more than a show - it’s a reminder that the deepest struggles often happen unseen and that hearing another person’s truth can change how we understand our own. It’s a celebration of resilience, a challenge to look beyond the surface, and a powerful night of community, courage and humanity.