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Keeping the tanks topped up
Some thoughts from Life Coach Liz... "Often when I start working with people they struggle to remember what makes them come alive. They are able to share the struggles and what that looks like and feels like. But the memories of the 'good stuff', are hard to bring in...
Are you looking for the red or the green?
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...
Lots of Littles by Life Coach Liz
“Little by little, a little becomes a lot.” A Tanzanian proverb that I heard on a training course. It was being used with regards to stress. Stress can come from different areas of our life and can also often creep up on us if we are not careful. We can think just...
On having been an anxious teen – and what would have helped
Kia ora, ko Zach ahau! I'm new to the Retreat Staff Team and will occasionally be writing blogs on various topics! Here's one on a particularly timely topic... When I was a teen - not too long ago, that is - I had pretty bad anxiety. In our current climate, this...
It Takes a Village: Reflecting on the Power of Community
Kia ora, Zach again! Ten thousand or so years ago, humans lived hunter-gatherer style lives, subsisting on raw meat and ancient grains (alongside a hearty dose of forages). This is the diet our stomachs evolved to digest - this is the prime form of consumption. So...
Birthday News Update from Taranaki Retreat
Kia ora e te whānauE ngā iwi o te Motu; ānei mātou te whakaruruhau o te kotahitanga e whakatau ana ia koutou, tautokohia, hāpaitia tēnei kaupapa: A co-design, research and co-production process kicked-off in 2014 resulted in the launch of Taranaki Retreat as a...
This is me.
Have you seen the movie “The Greatest Showman?”Even though I missed the experience watching it in the cinema I feel like I will always remember when and how I watched it. Friends invited me to their lovely home and after cooking together we watched the movie while...
“I am light” by India Arie
I am light, I am lightI am light, I am lightI am light, I am lightI am light, I am light I am not the things my family didI am not the voices in my headI am not the pieces of the brokenness inside, I am lightI am light I am light, I am lightI am light, I am lightI am...
Covid Impact Support
There is a sizeable selection of support available through the Covid and Cost of Living impacts. Have a read and see whether you may benefit from some of these initatives:-For businesses, a reminder that the Covid Support Payment Round Two is now open (round one can...
A Letter from Jamie
Kotahihanga - Recovery Together: We Got ThisKia ora e te whānau,We are so thankful to be able to be fully operational for our Residential Guests - it has been a looooong haul operating through our Community Outreach without the Safe Sanctuary of the Retreat to be...