Baskets Of Knowledge

Today we reflect on the year it has been. Through 42 episodes there have been plenty of learnings, so we take this time to reset, reflect on success and the biggest takeaways the podcast has given us this year.

Growing up in a religious family, this weeks guest spent her formative education years being homeschooled. This presented both pros and cons for her as a young person. One of the key growths for her was her acute understanding of being aware. This awareness led her to challenge the religious dogma she grew up in, awareness on what really drove her as a person, awareness on how the path towards sel...

At the age of ten Abby had already written out her business card. It had her name, and her title as she was inspired by her mother who is a leader in her field of study. As she started to realise this aspiration, Abby discovered another part of her. The power of helping young people as they go through the highs and lows of University. This is a great chat where Abby speaks about learning to look a...

Sitting at school George noticed that some of his male peers were experienced anxiety and stress as the uncertainty of life unfolded around them. Instead of sitting around doing nothing, George has seen the lack of support in the mental health system to help these young men, he has used that as the fuel to allow him to fundraise for the I AM Hope and the Gumboot Friday foundation. Have a listen to...

Growing up as young man in the Taranaki todays guest was very in tune from an early age with the values that drive him, and act as his northstar. He has used these values to help shape his interactions with his family and his friends. It has helped him decide what, why and where to study and most importantly it has been the basis on how he has chosen to start his career. Have a listen to find out...

Growing up as a quiet, shy person this weeks guest has epitomised the title of this podcast. From taking a risk about what to study and where to study to having the one conversation that has changed her life. In the process she is now changing the lives of everyone that makes contact with her every week.

Growing up as a young child Aneesa had a natural and innate awareness of the impact that humans had on the environment, from noticing the amount of litter in a school yard to the power that nature has. During her formative years these experiences lead her down the pathway to studying Ecology. Along that journey she has also had to find who she really is as a young Sri Lankan person, a young Queer...

Growing up in a family where the power of imagination was encouraged, Tash speaks to us how this formative experience has led her to challenge the status quo. This challenge has come through an exploration of self, an understanding of self and more importantly through expression of self. This kōrero is a wonderful insight for us all to think about how aware we are of who we actually are.

Helen has always known her why. This has been to have an impact in the health sector. Growing up this looked like becoming a doctor which would really match her Why. However, as she went through her University study she lived by the motto if I Don't Love it then Why Do It. With this motto she quickly realised that becoming a doctor was not the pathway at this point in time for her. This led her to...

Growing up as a Kiwi overseas, Aaron had to adjust to back to living in New Zealand as he completed his University study. On completion of his study Aaron returned overseas where he was building his career in his chosen field. This all changed when Aaron experienced his first panic and anxiety attack. This experience has lead Aaron to create a platform that provides education around Mental Health....

Currently a PhD student, Lucy shares her story about being the first in family to attend University. Her journey from trying a few subjects to finding her passion, chemistry. In this conversation we also cover the importance of identity, the power of giving being but also acknowledging those that have helped Lucy getting to where she is now. This is a fabulous chat with someone who is going to mak...

Today we take a particular focus on mental health awareness week in New Zealand and how we can reconnect. It's important to remember everyone has mental health, and by talking to people about the good and bad, we benefit ourselves.

Owyn is a second year Data Science student, who is changing the world one device at a time. Owyn speaks to us about the company that he runs  with his best friend Remojo Tech. A social enterprise company focused on getting refurbished devices into communities that have no access to them. We also speak about Owyn's other passions and the transition to University life.

Today we talk to Maya about her journey from growing up in Taranaki to running in America. She has had challenges along the way, but let the flow of running help her find herself, as well as achieving authenticity.

Tonight we unlock a very important milestone, EPISODE 50!!   Thank you to our special guest Troy Ruhe from The Sick As Podcast for coming on board, and for supporting us when we first started out. Plenty of gems in this podcast, most importantly understanding how to be comfortable with YOU

Despite the challenges Bo has faced along the way, there are plenty of positives to take away from this podcast. Bo has shown that circumstances don't have to stop you from achieving all you wish to achieve.

Despite being in low socioeconomic situations, Rachel talks about ways of not only embracing it but also overcoming it.

Maarie talks about her experience growing up Māori, and how the norms she experienced growing up would change as she moved into high school and now into work.

On today's episode Prajesh talks to Natasha about her journey, and how although she has always known she wanted to do psychology, she has combined it with other interests to get to where she is now.

Ali decribes his childhood, growing up having the responsibility of the family at a young age, and how these have allowed him to get to his current status.

In this short series we relook at Casey's journey of finding his passion with startups and community building. For the full episode, head back to episode 27 on this podcast platform.

Through dreams and perspectives, Alex-Zander reflects on Health Science First Year, Medicine, and his transition to physiotherapy. For the full episode, head back to episode 7 through this podcast platform.

Today we talk to Katie about riding the wave, and how even though your journey may change it doesn't have to be a bad thing.

Through the incredible things Emily has done, she shows that good and bad times are pivotal to bringing out our true passions.

In part two of Ethan's episode, we dive into the struggles Ethan has gone through to get to where he is today, and how he advocates for opening up, especially for our male audience.