What a month at Waimanako – as we’ve begun our transition out from these much-loved premises!
The massive downpours have highlighted a few things for us:–
– The growing extent of impact on communities in our motu, and worldwide – of the rapidly changing climate. For all those immediately and devastatingly affected – our heartfelt aroha to YOU.
Zooming in to our Waimanako Support Hub, here, in Taranaki – which is scheduled for demolition later this year… Operating Waimanako from the Metro Plaza is fantastic in many, many ways – but also presents a few curly challenges which we shall not miss when we relocate the cafe to new premises….! The complexity of our mahi is already plentiful in its nature – adding in the challenges of the environment, at times, make it next-level enough to make your head spin.
However, having said that – there is something incredibly real and priceless about the situation of working from a space which is neither flashy, fancy nor immune from what it is to be ‘doing it tough’. We don’t have smart matching furniture nor the trappings of wealth – it is all the more real for its imperfect beauty. To be housed in an environment which is sometimes bitingly cold, damp, prone to leaks and altercations – and.. basically… falling apart gives some genuine relatable credible. What I mean by that is – comments like, “Well, you guys ‘get it’” (while we’re tackling water pouring in through doorways and ceilings, invasions from rodents – and neighbours who aren’t always too happy about you being there) – actually enable us to help through validation.
And that, in turn, helps us in advocating FOR and ALONGSIDE our community where there is no comfortable space to live in – it checks out because it comes from a place of living with adversity. I adore the Waimanako corridor for all its wonderful randomness and real-ness – very much echoed in us – its diverse and unique team!
Another relatable factor is this: Our organisation is tackling its unhousing from the Metro Plaza. Our home is being demolished because of powers beyond our control.
This is absolutely not any kind of gripe about New Plymouth District Council – it was their compassion and ingenuity which provided the space for Waimanako in the first place; and their support of our kaupapa is humbling and wonderful. Regardless of the reasons: To lose your home ground because there is money and influence way beyond your own scope – and to be absolutely powerless to do anything about it, is, again, relatable to personal circumstances for so many who have been in the situation of “you’re out” and there’s absolutely nothing that you can do about it. In this regard, we are blessed to be embraced and loved by so, so many who would seek to support us with options and possibilities – and, of course, very few in such circumstances have that experience.
I see compassion echoed in every single interaction at Waimanako – whether it’s bringing nourishment and love through a delicious home-cooked meal, or ‘seeing’ someone and valuing their presence. Friday night, this week, it was such an incredible privilege to rest in the wholesome vibe of Waimanako with those who sought refuge there for a part of their evening. I would have loved to have bottled the atmosphere; it was priceless.
What is offered in the Koha Cafe is taonga on so many levels and simply HAS to continue to be available in our city, somehow, someway, someplace with Waimanako 2 and Waimanako on Wheels.
Don’t worry.
I acknowledge that there is also much grief. The latter part of last week involved packing up all the love that has been poured into the Confidence Centre, and all that it stands for, as part of our relocation process. A piece of my heart was broken by that happening, and I will use that sadness to share leadership in us creating some kind of similar space, based on what we have learned and experienced through Manga Hapahāpai. None of it will be wasted – be sure of that; but there is a deep sadness in the loss of this turangawaewae which it would be wrong to deny or pretend isn’t there.
We should not pretend to be all happy and ‘everything is awesome’ – but take time to talk about our sadness – whilst expressing an unwavering message of hope.…and our key kaupapa rests on that, as an organisation: Make sense and hope out of suffering by nurturing the roses that blossom in the manure of loss. That is the DNA of the Retreat Site and Waimanako; and the services that they offer (the people AND the place).
Woven into them are countless people’s own experience of loss, reworked into a presence that embodies empathy and pathways to hope and change.
YOU – as our supporters and wide whānau – are that people of change and hope, and – oh my goodness – we appreciate you, and thank you that we are in this waka together.
Arohanui, Jamie
Manga Hapahaapai / The Confidence Centre: Packed away, but WILL BE BACK!
We have long sought to support and journey alongside this community through our programmes, kai for koha cafe, and Listening Ear service – but we have avoided any more in-depth engagement until we were ready to ‘do the mahi’ properly. It is complex support work, requiring time, capacity, and specifically dedicated team members.
In preparation, we have undertaken literature reviews, analysed similar models (within Aotearoa and beyond), and had discussions with our rough sleepers, funders, and other service providers.
At the end of 2023, we reached out to the Toi Foundation and shared our vision for this community project. We were absolutely stoked that the Pilot received partial funding – sufficient to proceed with exploring with other funders.
Project Objectives
Develop an inter-service collaborative co-designed pathway to support the homeless community
- Collaborate with local service providers, police, government agencies, and non-profit organisations to create a comprehensive support pathway.
- Conduct outreach programs to connect with homeless individuals, providing advocacy, information, goal-setting/coaching assistance, and long-term supported routes to housing
Tackle antisocial behaviour, particularly in the New Plymouth CBD
- Develop strategies (including education) to address safety concerns while respecting the rights and dignity of homeless individuals.
- Implement measures to “design out” antisocial behaviour in public spaces, such as community-building initiatives and activities in the CBD that help to build confidence and collaborative relationships rather than ‘fear of the other’
- Support individuals into exploring opportunities for constructive use of their time, including mentored assistance in community projects; and pathways into training and employment opportunities
In the next part of the story, we explored working with our local Police, Taranaki Housing Initiative Trust, and District Council to make this happen. So far, so good – all three are keen to be involved /collaborate, and NPDC has, awesomely, signed up as a further funding partner.
Our next steps will be:
- Seeking out a further funding partner – in order to make the pilot programme achievable (Is this mahi your passion? Could YOU as an individual or via your organisation/business get this project across the line? We would be very, very keen to hear from you. Please reply to this email – or drop a message to [email protected])
- Recruitment for the roles required for the Pilot Project to run
- Holding collaborative community hui and stakeholder meetings, and engaging in pathway co-design, resource allocation, and outreach worker training.
We will definitely keep you in the loop as things happen – and would love to hear from you if you’re keen to collaborate or find out more.
Arohanui, Jamie
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Please note, if you are reading this and not looking forward to Christmas, you are certainly not on your own on this one. It can feel like that, it can feel like everyone else has something organised and to look forward to, but I promise you it is not the case…
For the last couple of weeks I have been having conversations with clients around Christmas, whether it be about spending it on their own, or the memories or pain that it brings up for them. I have also had people message me for ideas around getting through it, so thought I would put some of them down here for you.
1. Some of my clients have decided to plan something in January to look forward to, whether that is a belated trip to relatives, or a road trip of their own, so if someone asks what they are doing for Christmas, they can respond “a quiet one, but I am looking forward to going away in January,” to divert the conversation away from Christmas itself.
2. Another client I know has booked a road trip for herself, not denying that it is Christmas, but to ensure that she is not sitting there thinking of family abroad, but instead connecting with two passions of hers, travel and curiosity. Just as much fulfilment can be got from exploring our local area, it doesn’t need to be big trips. What are those places nearby that you keep meaning to check out?
3. When I was on my own for Christmas Day last year, two things made a real difference for me. Firstly I got some yummy food in, I wasn’t trying to replicate a Christmas meal, just got in some favourites. Secondly, I went to the warehouse and got in some painting supplies and lost myself for the whole afternoon, painting and creating. Had a thoroughly enjoyable time. Is there something creative or something that interests you, that you can do that maybe you haven’t had the time for recently? Some baking, a jigsaw, movie marathon, something out in the garden.
4. Talking of creative things, I loved the suggestion from Katy, one of our support workers at Taranaki Retreat, who came up with the idea of low-budget presents – printing out photos and popping them in secondhand frames from op shops. These can either be presents or a project that you can get creative with for yourself!
5. What is on? There can be community meals or other events going on, either on the day, or leading up to Christmas, where we can connect with others and be part of something.
6. Try and avoid comparing with how Christmas used to be, or how you wish it was and work towards accepting that Christmas is different this year, no right, no wrong, just different, whether that’s how you spend your time, what you do, what you eat. Maybe it is the year you just have desserts for lunch, that you decide to paint the bathroom, that you finish off a project, start a project, clear out the shed, go for a hike, make it your day. Let go of what it ‘should’ look like, what society tells us it is meant to be.
7. Another client has been totally committed to the coaching journey we have been on for the last few months, has got his head around Christmas, and is also comforted knowing that so much is changing for him, that this will be the last Christmas he will be struggling with it. Christmas of 2016, although I was with family back in the UK, I was not in a great place, and I made the promise to myself that Christmas 2017 would be very different. Christmas 2017 saw me out of debt, on the start of a NZ tiki tour, and in a much different headspace. What will 2024 and Christmas 2024 look like for you? Can you start thinking of what can be changed or tweaked to get there? What would need to happen to make Christmas 2024 different? What would need to happen to make the year different?
8. Be amongst people. When we are struggling, it can feel good to at least be amongst people rather than sitting on my own. What could that look like for you, is it a carol concert, a church service, is there something online, some will go to the library and read there to be around people, down to the walkway, the beach. Yes, you may see others with their friends, but you may be able to feed off that buzz by being out and about, as opposed to tucked away.
9. If you have had an invitation or someone has said about popping round, say yes! We can actually get caught in a trap of saying no to things and self-fulfilling some of our negative stories, when things could be very different if we said yes, or yes I will pop round for an hour, or I won’t interrupt your main meal, but are you up for a cuppa on Christmas Eve or a walk on Boxing Day or whatever it might be…
10. Can you volunteer? Maybe it is at one of those Christmas lunches or events, or something else entirely. It may be a one off request for volunteers that you respond to, or it may be something that you can support ongoing, and who knows where that may take you in 2021! Don’t forget I had only planned to coach at Taranaki Retreat for three months, that was nearly 2.5 years ago, and look at what opportunities that has brought me!
11. Who do you know? Have a think, who else might be in a similar position to you that you can do something with, eat, take a walk, watch a movie, have a swim. There may well be more people alone this year due to travel restrictions etc, so have a think, reach out. You may get nos, but the fact that you thought of them and asked will mean the world. Remember with the online world opening up even more this year, think of others further afield that you could connect with, have a virtual coffee with or even a meal, a good old chinwag either way!
12. You may feel alone in these upcoming weeks, but there are options, and it may well be, that it is having a chat to someone on the end of a helpline that will help you get through this day. You do not have to do it on your own.
Please remember, this too will pass. As I often talk about, in any given moment, we can come from a place of fear or a place of love. Be gentle on yourself, choose the things that are kindest for yourself right now.
P.S. If you are reading this and have Christmas organised with loved ones, maybe spare a thought for those that don’t. Is there someone you can reach out to, connect with, or invite. It may not be on Christmas Day itself, but it may give them something to look forward to, to feel thought of, seen and heard.
We are wired to spot the negative.
As much as you may not want to hear that on this today, it’s true.
It comes from cave man days. The part of our brain, the amygdala, is there to spot danger, to protect us.Back in those days, it was far more important that we were able to spot the woolly mammoth or sabre tooth tiger than see the beautiful sunset. Back then it was literally a matter of life or death. The vast majority of times these days we are not in a life or death situation, however, that part of our brain, the amygdala, still perceives that we are.
What we read as negative, it reads as danger. When someone looks at us in a strange way, an off comment, a post that doesn’t get likes, a text that isn’t replied to in a timely manner.Our amygdala will read some of the smallest bits of evidence as threats and will get our body going in to that fight, flight, freeze mode.When I am coaching I talk about the red zone when we are struggling and the green zone when life is easier. Our amygdala will be constantly scanning for signs that we are not safe.
So if I was to ask a group how many red items they see in the room we are in, there will be different numbers. Some will include the orangey-red items, the purpley-red items the pinky-red items, some will just choose the bright scarlet type red. Our amygdala is constantly checking the environment and what is going on around us for those red signals, and will include an array of different types of red.
As mentioned in the last blog a little plus a little becomes a lot. So yes, the more of the red zone evidence we are collecting, often subconsciously, the more that is going to keep that amygdala triggered and more evidence for our red zone story reel of unhelpful and often unkind beliefs.What we want to be doing is calming the nervous system and training the brain to spot some more of the green items, the green evidence, that we are safe.
Yes, this can be through a gratitude practice (it has scientifically been proven to rewire the brain), but also being open to spot the good stuff, and being proactive in gathering the green evidence to support kinder, more wholesome thoughts. As well as helping to calm our nervous system, it can really help us to connect with ourselves, see what we have going on around us, and help us have a kinder, more encouraging, compassionate relationship with ourselves and how we see ourselves within the world. Take a look around you now, what green evidence can you see, there will be some, however small. The small bits of evidence are great, as we can be collecting more and more of these in our every day.
]]>1. Accepting feelings as feelings.
At the Retreat, we think about the person holistically; and understand how the sensations in our bodies are helpful signals for us. What sensations are in your chest and your belly? Are you tense, jittery, or nauseous? Ask yourself, “What sensation do I feel in my body?”
Then, try this exercise: Identify which feeling that physical sensation is connected to? (For example – butterflies in your tummy are often connected with a situation we’re anxious about). Are you angry? Sad? Glad? Scared? Some mixture of one or more of those? Once you can identify a feeling; what it’s to do with, the next step is to decide whether you accept or reject that feeling. (“When that feeling arises, I will identify it, name it, then focus my mind on a different feeling”). For example, I’ve learned that if I identify a feeling that’s connected with a burden I don’t want to carry any more, it helps me to name the feeling and then push it away. If there’s a feeling in my body connected with the beauty of the morning, for example – that spring-morning-energy – I notice it, hold onto it, and cherish it.
Having inner strength means noticing your feelings – they’re part of you and you’re amazing! Feelings aren’t bad, they just ‘are.’ Think of it this way: We learn the behaviour of bottling up feelings and censoring them. Think of a young child: When they are really sad, they cry. When they’re happy, they run around yelling with joy. They don’t worry what others think — and you shouldn’t judge your emotions, either!
2. Having Boundaries.
Once you learn how you feel, you can create boundaries — saying ‘no’ when you don’t want to do something. For Inner Confidence to grow, boundaries are essential. If you’d like to know more about this, please ask for our Recipe on Healthy Boundaries.
3. Bend With Challenges.
Life brings us challenges — sometimes unexpected, maybe painful. Because you are ‘here’ – we know that your challenges have been ‘next-level’. Can we bend with them, can we go with the flow and let ourselves move with, feel the feelings, and adapt to what’s happening without breaking?
We encourage you to take a moment to reflect on your own personal growth, and to be proud of your strength in adversity. We get stretched, maybe going beyond what we have imagined we can endure. But as we move through a challenge, (especially when we take the wise step of getting a little help along the way), we discover that we have an amazing resilience. We expand our capacities. We grow more inner strength.
4. Be Open to Learning and Asking for Help.
When someone is open to learning they are saying, “I’m not threatened that you know something I don’t, I’m curious. Tell me so I can discover that too and enrich my life. And while we’re at it, I will validate you by listening and absorbing what you know.”
When you’re stuck and don’t know how to make yourself feel better or create something in your life, can you ask for help?
Some folks feel that they need to do everything themselves. As if it’s a sign of weakness to ask for help. It’s not! But if you are good with you, you won’t have a problem reaching out and finding that person or source who can add wonderful things to your life.
5. Answer This Question: Do You exercise Self-Care?
Are you good loving friends with your body? Do you love your body as it is? Do you ask your body what food it wants to eat, what exercise feels good, and what rest does it needs? Or do you ignore what your body is telling you? Do you stay disconnected from the messages it speaks to you?
Look at how far your body has taken you up to now! And still truckin’! When we make friends with our body and appreciate it, our body responds in kind and we feel happier. This helps grow inner strength.
How about your mind? Do your thoughts race around in endless cycles of negativity? Do you hate it or can you calm your thoughts and find peace? Knowing how to relax your head, to accept that sometimes our mind needs tender loving care too, goes a long way to supporting your inner core. If you’d like to know more about this, please ask for our recipe for mindfulness.
And do you have a spiritual connection that feels awesome? Many people gain much strength from their relationship with the Universe or whatever it is that feels right to them. This is an amazing source of inner strength that helps create calm and loving and accepting you as you. If you’d like to know more about this, please ask for our blog on spiritual wellbeing.
]]>Using the 5-4-3-2-1 technique, you will purposefully take in the details of your surroundings using each of your senses. Strive to notice small details that your mind would usually tune out, such as distant sounds, or the texture of an ordinary object.
What are 5 things you can see? Look for small details such as a pattern on the ceiling, the way light reflects off a surface, or an object you never noticed.
What are 4 things you can feel? Notice the sensation of clothing on your body, the sun on your skin, or the feeling of the chair you are sitting in. Pick up an object and examine its weight, texture, and other physical qualities.
What are 3 things you can hear? Pay special attention to the sounds your mind has tuned out, such as a ticking clock, distant traffic, or trees blowing in the wind.
What are 2 things you can smell? Try to notice smells in the air around you, like an air freshener or freshly mowed grass. You may also look around for something that has a scent, such as a flower or an unlit candle.
What is 1 thing you can taste? Carry gum, candy, or small snacks for this step. Pop one in your mouth and focus your attention closely on the flavors.
Categories
Choose at least three of the categories below and name as many items as you can in each one. Spend a few minutes on each category to come up with as many items as possible. Possible categories: movies, sports teams, animals, countries, colours, cities, books, cars TV shows, cereals, fruits & vegetables, famous people.
For a variation on this activity, try naming items in a category alphabetically. For example, for the fruits & vegetables category, say “apple, banana, carrot,” and so on.
Body Awareness
The body awareness technique will bring you into the here-and-now by directing your focus to sensations in the body. Pay special attention to the physical sensations created by each step.
- Take 5 long, deep breaths through your nose, and exhale through puckered lips.
- Place both feet flat on the floor. Wiggle your toes. Curl and uncurl your toes several times. Spend a moment noticing the sensations in your feet.
- Stomp your feet on the ground several times. Pay attention to the sensations in your feet and legs as you make contact with the ground.
- Clench your hands into fists, then release the tension. Repeat this 10 times.
- Press your palms together. Press them harder and hold this pose for 15 seconds. Pay attention to the feeling of tension in your hands and arms.
- Rub your palms together briskly. Notice and sound and the feeling of warmth.
- Reach your hands over your head like you’re trying to reach the sky. Stretch like this for 5 seconds. Bring your arms down and let them relax at your sides.
- Take 5 more deep breaths and notice the feeling of calm in your body.
Mental Exercises
Use mental exercises to take your mind off uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. They are discreet and easy to use at nearly any time or place. Experiment to see which work best for you.
- Name all the objects you see.
- Describe the steps in performing an activity you know how to do well. For example,
how to shoot a basketball, prepare your favourite meal, or tie a knot.
- Count backwards from 100 by 7.
- Pick up an object and describe it in detail. Describe its colour, texture, size, weight, scent, and any other qualities you notice.
- Spell your full name, and the names of three other people, backwards.
- Name all your family members, their ages, and one of their favourite activities.
- Read something backwards, letter-by-letter. Practice for at least a few minutes.
- Think of an object and “draw” it in your mind, or in the air with your finger. Try drawing your home, a vehicle, or an animal.
The Model Deployed by Liz
Be Bold education focuses on increasing levels of self awareness and self acceptance/love. It empowers the individual to take some control of their emotional state. The model includes/combines a number of accepted coaching concepts, recognising mood/state, in both an experiential and logical way.The concept is based on the red zone (where the individual is disempowered, fear based, disconnected) and the green zone (where the individual is empowered, love based, connected) in a visual reference model with choice in between.When asked what Guests have got out of the session with Liz, it is often the visual simplicity of the model, that really helps it hit home to them. Helping them to understand where they are at, and what they want to be working towards. It provides clarity and context that the individual can easily remember and refer to going forward. Liz has found that those she works with connect quickly, and our situations change.
How it works
1. The first step is an initial session with Liz – during which she’ll explain how it works. Generally, this is done face-to-face – but can also happen over the Internet using Zoom or Skype.
2. If it ‘feels right’ Liz will talk to you about going further
3. We’ll then enter into an agreement to support you with Life Coaching. Taranaki Retreat commits to the support detailed in the agreement for as long as our Guest and the Life Coach together feel the support is beneficial. Liz’s support includes contact by phone/text outside of your sessions.
4. Liz will be making a considerable reduction of her rates, each session, as part of her support for the Retreat. We ask that everyone doing Life Coaching makes a contribution to the cost (even if it’s just $10 a session) – so that they have some ‘skin in the game’. We will discuss sensitively how much you feel able to contribute. Taranaki Retreat will commit to make up the balance – because we know this works!
5. You’ll decide on an initial number of sessions to meet. After these sessions are complete, we’ll review with you – and decide ‘What Next’? More sessions? Or moving into the next step on this journey. Of course, you can withdraw from the plan if you find that it’s not working for you.Any questions? Go right ahead and ask!
]]>Q. I am determined / my loved-one is determined to withdraw from D&A. Looks like a stay at the Retreat would really help with that?
A. Our answer would be – quite possibly later – but most definitely not now. Taranaki Retreat does not cater for rehab or detox patients and we aren’t a clinical facility. If you or a loved one are looking to break free from substances, the D&A service at Te Whatu Ora Taranaki or primary healthcare agency (for example, Tui Ora) is the first contact that should be made. They will provide you with all the resources necessary to tackle addiction – or contact numbers / websites / places to reach out to for this crucial service. We may be able to involved later, as we said – for example, some solutions are based on a plan for “Social detox” after the clinical support around withdrawal has been taken care of. This can look like a phased process or returning to home or community, and figuring out what the next chapter is going to look like, with the right supports. Alternatively, engaging with our ‘Outreach Support’ programme alongside clinical services could be the right call. Interested? Ask for more info.
Q. My loved-one/I’m in the process of withdrawing, and determined to succeed, but the environment at home is causing risk of relapse. Looks like I might be safe there?
A. Let’s talk this over. A good period of sobriety from alcohol and drugs and sometimes this is the right call – possibly for something like day visits / Outreach visits from a member of our Team / working towards a stay. Early on in getting on top of stuff, though, the best way to stay safe is to engage with a Rehab service such as Bridge; it is their speciality – whereas our particular objectives are quite different : to provide a breathing space and to focus on Suicide Prevention work for our community.
Q. It’s only weed, and I’ll be fine without it; in fact, I’d appreciate the opportunity to have a break from it, so that I can change my habits.
A. Taranaki Retreat does not function as a rehab service. It goes without saying that cannabis is a highly addictive substance, and stopping using it isn’t the easiest; we’d strongly recommend talking to your local A&D service and getting some tools and resources in the bag to tackle this the right way.. Taranaki Retreat is not the place to attempt to go cold turkey as the results may trigger or affect other Guests staying at the same time – and will certainly divert you from the core purpose of being here.
Q. I have been drinking quite a LOT lately, if I’m really honest, but I’ll be fine without for my stay.
A. As with cannabis (above) Taranaki Retreat is not the place to test whether you can cope without regular use of a substance. Please engage with your local A&D service; get the right help and support (it’s doable – but of course, much more doable if there’s the right supports around you). Remember that, while you’re finding your way through this – we can be alongside you through our Outreach Programme.
Q. Is there a helpline I can ring about my loved-one’s or my own drug/alcohol use?
A. https://alcoholdrughelp.org.nz/ – 0800 787 797
Kia kaha… we look forward to hearing from you further.
]]>- Both parties in the relationship complete an online survey about their relationship. It’s a ‘go with the gut’ survey of quite a few questions – touching on all areas of relationship, and the way we tick. The online tool we use for this charges $50 for this service. There is no cost for any of our input, nor any other aspect of the process. If this cost is a barrier to using the programme, we can sometimes help out with this fee – please ask!
- The survey process is confidential to the person completing it. It’s therefore a great, non-confrontational way of both sides reflecting on where the relationship is at, without it turning into a slanging match, or a point-scoring exercise. Nobody ever knows what the other person puts in their survey – and the rule is that there’s no conferring to be done, or reporting back.
- When both of you have completed the survey, separately, the system produces a detailed ‘road map’ – a cool booklet comprised of information, charts and data showing where the relationship is at.
- It’s strengths-based, so it doesn’t give you a mark out of ten – but it shows where the relationship strengths are (eg leisure time / sexual relationship) and the challenges are (eg communication and dealing with conflict).
- Once the profile is generated, a facilitator is arranged by the Retreat to meet with you as a couple to show you the profile and to talk you through it. Ideally, this is the first in a series of get-togethers, in which the facilitator is aiming to equip you, as a couple, with the tools you need to resource the areas of the relationship where there’s challenges.
- How many support visits people go for will depend on your needs and both parties’ buy-in / commitment to making this all work 🙂
- The profile also addresses issues like – how personality typing (eg introvert/extrovert preference) might affect things; past family background; who carries the stress in the relationship.
The next steps?
If you’ve not already done so – please talk to your partner about this possibility. Share the above information. Reflect together on whether you are ‘in’. If you both are, we need to be in touch with your partner, direct. The easiest way for this to happen is for them to register with our Portal, just as you have done.
Finally – GOOD ON YOU for taking this leap. We are keen to support you – drop us a message back with your thoughts, once you’ve had a read of this.
Arohanui, the Care Team at Taranaki Retreat
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