#52 Sam Troth

#52 Sam Troth

From Unfiltered With Dave Letele by Fanaticals

May 30, 2026 · 58 min · Episode 52

About this episode

Sam Troth shares his journey of survival from sexual abuse and his fight for reform in New Zealand.

Surviving Sexual Abuse, Now Fighting for Reform This week, Dave sits down with Sam Troth from ‘Road To Healing Aotearoa’ for one of the most powerful conversations we’ve had about survival, healing, and turning pain into purpose. After experiencing sexual abuse as a child, Sam opens up about the spiral that followed — violence, addiction, prison, and years of carrying pain in silence. But instead of letting it define him, he chose to fight for others walking the same road. Sam has now walked & cycled over 5,000kms fighting for reform. He has walked from Bluff to Cape Reinga (2,073km), cycled around the South Island (2,000km), and recently walked from Cape Reinga to Parliament (1,064km) — calling for a minimum 8-year sentence for sexual offending. Please support Sam. One of his petitions is currently working through government: ✍️ JOIN +17,500 OTHERS — REMOVE GOOD CHARACTER REFERENCES SEXUAL OFFENDERS SIGN HERE: https://petitions.parliament.nz/cf986021-083d-40b6-a30f-08dd63dfe70d Massive shoutout to Sam for coming onto the podcast: https://www.instagram.com/theroadtohealingaotearoa Let us know what you thought of the conversation in the comments!

People in this episode

Host: Dave Letele

Guest: Sam Troth

Topics covered

  • survival
  • healing
  • sexual abuse
  • reform
  • addiction
  • advocacy

Keywords

  • sexual abuse
  • healing
  • advocacy
  • reform
  • addiction
  • prison
  • survivor

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Road To Healing Aotearoa

Places: Bluff, Cape Reinga, South Island, Parliament

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