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03/11/2026

We can get so used to having a million things going on in our heads that we forget what it feels like to simply be present.

Even when we’re sitting down, our minds can be halfway through next week or worrying about something that hasn’t happened.

There’s a difference between being productive and being mentally exhausted from thinking about everything.

You don’t have to solve your whole life today. Some things can wait.

01/11/2026

The people around us can have a big impact on how we feel but what about the way we treat ourselves?

Think about how you speak to yourself when you get something wrong, when a day turns to 💩 or when you don’t quite live up to your own expectations.

Would you speak to someone you love that way?

Our relationship with ourselves is one we live with every single day. It’s worth paying attention to and nurturing because the way we treat ourselves matters just as much as the way we treat others.

It also paves the way for others to see how you like to be treated…

Have a think about that one today.

30/10/2026

It’s interesting how quickly a misunderstanding can turn into a whole thing when neither person realises they’re looking at the conversation differently.

We can get so caught up in what we think someone meant that we don’t even consider asking them. Next minute, we’ve made up our minds about what was said and attached our own meaning to it.

Meanwhile the other person might be sitting there wondering what the hell just happened.

Sometimes the simplest thing is to go back and ask, “Hang on, what did you mean by that?”

We’re all coming from different places and being open to that can make a real difference to how we communicate with each other.

28/10/2026

Have you ever had a reaction to something and then, later on thought, “Well, that probably didn’t need to escalate like that”.

It’s easy to get caught up in the heat of the moment, especially when someone’s pushed a button or said something that grates your gears.

I’ve learnt that giving myself a moment before responding can make a big difference. I don’t always get it right and I’m sure as hell not claiming I do cos aunty still loses her rag - way less that I used too iykyk 😱🤦🏽‍♀️

Next time something gets you fired up give yourself a minute before you respond. You might still feel the same way but at least you’re choosing how you respond rather than letting the moment choose for you.

27/10/2026

Who Taught You to See It That Way?

I’ve been thinking about how quickly we can make up our minds about people and their choices without knowing a damn thing about their experiences.

We all have our own filters. The way we were raised, what our whānau taught us, what we’ve experienced and the beliefs we’ve picked up along the way. A lot of it becomes so familiar that we stop questioning it.

Then someone comes along and does things differently, and suddenly we’re questioning them instead of questioning ourselves.

I’m curious about what changes when we stop automatically making someone else’s choices about us, and get curious about why we react the way we do.

There’s always more to a person, a culture or a situation than what we see through our own lens.

What beliefs have you held that you’ve had to rethink as you’ve grown?

26/10/2026

NOVEMBER IS A DELICIOUSLY FULL MONTH ✨

What have I been up to and what I’m up for the next month…

To be honest, hui mate (funerals for my international peeps)has filled majority of me for the past few months. We’ve had a lot in my whanau and hapu. Between that had our rongoā - which we have our final noho also in Nov! and had a little bit to space to take a few clients.

The end of the year is just around the corner but before that I have a November full of goodness!

Wananga, Wananga, Wananga

Te Mauri o Tumanako, the 3rd and final community wananga of year.

I also have very limited 1:1 availability in November so if you are wanting a session, mentoring or healing with me - don’t wait!

26/10/2026

There’s a lot of talk on social media and the likes about grounding and getting your feet on Papatūānuku (earth) is a beautiful place to start. What ive come to notice is that walking around barefoot has almost become synonymous with being grounded.

You can have your feet on the whenua and still be completely disconnected from yourself. Surely you realise that

If you’re dissociating or disconnected from what’s happening within you or around you, your feet might be on the ground but are you actually present? No, the answer is no.

Grounding takes intention. It’s about reconnecting with yourself, your tinana and what’s happening within you. It’s learning to recognise when you’ve checked out and finding your way back.

So next time you kick your shoes off, have a wee check-in with yourself.
Are you actually here, or are you just walking around barefoot?

25/10/2026

Are we learning it or just collecting it?

We’re surrounded by information at our fingertips 24/7. Access to information has never been more open and fast. Whatever we want to know, there’s a podcast, video, at least 10 books or 100 people online ready to tell us about it.

I’m curious about how much of what we take in actually makes its way into our everyday lives. We can understand something intellectually, talk about it with others, form an opinion and more but that’s not quite the same as living it ourselves.

Maybe the next step isn’t finding something else to learn. Maybe it’s giving ourselves the time to put some of what we already know into practice and really embody it.

Makes me wonder how much we could learn just by putting down the next podcast and actually practising some of the things we already know.

24/10/2026

You can fill your whole head with other people’s business, opinions, problems, drama and things you’ve got absolutely no control over te mea te mea te mea.

Then you wonder why you’re mentally exhausted and have no patience left for the people and things that actually matter to you.
Have a think about that.

Where are you spending your energy and is it actually yours to spend?

23/10/2026

There’s a difference between being informed and being dragged into s**t that has absolutely nothing to do with you 👀

If someone’s got an issue with me or wants to share with me, they can come and have a kōrero with me directly. I’m quite capable of having a conversation.

Until then, I’m not interested in third-hand stories, others interpretations and embellishments or what someone reckons someone else said.

Where’s the mindfulness part in all of this you may be wondering?
It lies in the knowing where your attention goes and choosing what deserves your energy.

You don’t have to pick up every bit of information that gets handed to you. Some things can stay exactly where they started - not in your sphere 🙌🏼

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