Planting Seeds Podcast

What got you here . . .won't keep you here.The old version of me was quietly running the show AND I almost didn't catch it.This is a Grow With Me episode, just you and me, no guest, raw and reflective. From my 34th birthday to my 35th, I made a commitment to ask myself one simple question every single day in my journal: "What will I embody today?"It's been the most grounding, identity-shifting practice I've done in a long time. But on this run of blessings and momentum, I noticed something . . . old habits, old language, old thinking trying to pull me back into a version of me I've already outgrown.Episode Breakdown✨ The daily journal practice anchoring my year✨ The daily "What will I embody today?" question.✨ How "I'm busy" and "I'm full on" became sneaky permission slips✨ Catching the old identity before it sabotages the new✨ Why growth isn't becoming someone new, it's returning✨ Staying aligned with the energy that got you here🔗 LINKS🌱 Planting Seeds Community: HERE🟡 Bio Gold (Sponsor) – Use code SEEDS15: HERE

Deeply honoured to be joined by Dr Jacquie Kidd, a respected Māori health researcher, advocate, and wahine toa whose life's work has been about creating equity within Aotearoa's healthcare system.This kōrero was recorded during the World Indigenous Cancer Conference, hosted by Hei Āhuru Mōwai and Te Rau Ora, a gathering that brought indigenous voices from across the world together to talk about cancer, care, and culture.Jacquie shares the path that led her into healthcare, beginning as a young girl caring for her pāpā, and opens her heart about her current journey of "living fully while dying" after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis.This is one of those conversations that reminds you what actually matters.Episode Breakdown✨ What is equity?✨ Why equity in healthcare for Māori isn't optional✨ What it means to truly live✨ The beauty and sadness of dying✨ Whānau wellbeing is centric✨ The quiet power of presence, whānau, and acceptanceJacquie's kōrero invites us to ask the questions most of us avoid: What am I actually doing with my time? Who am I when stripped of the noise? What legacy am I leaving for those who come after me?In te ao Māori, death is not a separation but a transition, a continuation of whakapapa and for Jacquie she gets to see hug her mokopuna before they enter te ao marama.If this kōrero touched something in you — drop a comment and let us know what landed or share this episode with someone who needs the reminder that life is happening now.Show LinksPurchase Jacquie's book: NgakauruaMore on Te Rau Ora: HEREMore on Hei Āhuru Mōwai: HEREJoin Online Community: HERE

What if you put yourself first?I'm 66 hours into a 4-day juice fast and I want to take you inside what's actually happening — physically, mentally, and spiritually. I aligned this fast with my deload week of training on purpose. Giving back to my tinana by giving it the space to rest, recover, replenish and rebuild. In the second half I get into something I've been sitting with for a while which is, the cost of always being the sacrifice. So many of us pour everything into mahi, into whānau, into showing up for everyone else, and quietly accept that we'll be the ones running on empty. BUT it doesn't have to be that way.Episode Breakdown✨ Why I chose a 4-day fast ✨ How deload week + fasting is giving back✨ Why being "the sacrifice" is quietly costing your whānau more than it gives them✨ The shift that happens when you put yourself on your own priority list✨ Why happiness and providing aren't oppositesThis one's for the ones who give everything and wonder why they feel empty. You're allowed to be on the list too. In fact, you have to be.If this lands for you, the Planting Seeds Community is open — a space of people who are choosing to show up for themselves, not at the expense of their loved ones, but because of them.🌱 Subscribe to the Planting Seeds Community for just $49 per month: HERE

Meth is in almost every whānau in Aotearoa — whether we want to admit it or not.This kōrero might be the one that finally cracks it open.Marley Taipeti is a third-generation Black Power member who walked through the fire of addiction, dealing meth, violence, and the kind of pain most people never speak about. But instead of leaving the environment that nearly took him, he chose to stay in it AND change it from the inside.In this episode, Marley shares his journey openly about the highest of highs, the lowest of lows, and the moment he decided his whānau deserved more. What followed wasn't just his own transformation BUT he sparked the same shift in his wife, and countless others around him.We both mahi for Waiariki Whānau Mentoring, a Māori hauora kaupapa supporting our hardest-to-reach communities, most often, our gang whānau. This episode is for anyone who's been told they're too far gone to come back.Episode Breakdown✨ The reality of meth in our communities — no sugar-coating✨ What addiction actually feels like from the inside✨ Why he chose to stay in the gang environment instead of running from it✨ How transformation ripples through whānau✨ The role of kaupapa Māori in healing✨ What real accountability looks like✨ Leading by example when no one taught you howWhere to Next 💬 Drop a highlight in the comments if this kōrero landed for you.🔗 Reach out to Waiariki Whānau Mentoring HERE if you or someone you love needs tautoko.🌱 Join the Planting Seeds Community HERE.

This episode is about the theme of the upcoming wānanga on the 2nd of May, held at Otamarakau Marae. If you're keen and ready to step into a space of growth, healing and connection you can register using the link below. For the first 5 people who register will receive $200 OFF when you use code: SEEDSPlanting Seeds Wānanga: Find out more