Flourish & Heal ~ Practitioners Podcast

“Sometimes people are making leadership harder than it needs to be. A good leader or becoming a good leader is actually just about being a good person.” With Wendy Youens Executive Leadership Consultant Leadership coach and consultant Wendy Youens discusses the realities of leadership, confidence, and the complexity of being human at work. We explores...

“Listening harder is often the work, not having the clever answer. I catch myself being clever and then I think, stop, that’s not the point. The point is to be helpful.”  With Dr. Trevor Simper, Counsellor & Psychotherapist In this candid episode, Dr Trevor Simper’s academic background and therapeutic grounding inform our discussion around motivational...

“Rest is a big one. Surrounding ourselves with people who uplift us and taking care of our own wellbeing is part of holding capacity for others.” as With Jaime Mackie from Ngakau Creative, Romiromi practitioner, Mama, Business owner, counsellor in training In this episode, Jaime & I vibe all things healing, supporting our clients &...

“The system often asks neurodivergent people to behave in a neurotypical way just to get diagnosed” With Karen Ceccon, Director & Principal Counsellor at Ararat Wellness Practitioner and business owner Karen Ceccon discusses the lived experience of neurodivergence in both personal life and professional practice. Her late-life diagnosis has led to an in-depth understanding of...

“Early in business, we often wear masks, borrowed ideas of what business or spirituality should look like, until we grow into what is truly ours.”” With Renée Gardiner, Director of KŌTA Health and Leadership Academy, Founder & Archeologist About this episode In this episode, Renée Gardiner and Gabrielle Walker explore the evolving relationship between personal...

“We can’t open up to healing unless we really look at where we’ve been” With Simonne Butler, Medicine Woman, activist, Author In this episode, Simonne Butler explores the layered journey of trauma, healing, and reclaiming one’s voice. Simone shares her process of writing and releasing her deeply personal story in her book The Double-Edged Sword....

“To be human means we are going to experience anxiety, grief, suffering, and loss ~ it’s part of the human experience” With Jodee Clover Counsellor & Psychotherapist This episode explores the deeply human foundations of counselling and space-holding. We touch on the nature of safe therapeutic relationship, empathy and compassion in practice, and the role...

“Romiromi, it’s a co-creation. We’re not handing ourselves over to a healer to be healed” With Jaime Mackie, Romiromi & Mirimiri practitioner, Ako Torowhānui Kaiarahi ~ guide, co-business owner of The Tribe STM  This episode opens up our shared understanding about the practices of Romiromi & Mirimiri. Together, we reflect and speak to the deeply...

“For me, resilience isn’t about pushing through or tolerating pain. It’s about flexibility ~ the ability to move with life rather than hardening against it.” About this episode In this conversation, we dive deep into the nuances of holding space, energy and holding the energies of neutrality. What began as a chance meeting during a...

Haere mai ~ welcome beloved to the flourishing healing practitioner podcast The first step on a journey of exploring and merging all aspects of our consciousness in podcast form.  Flourishing healing practitioner podcasts will be released in an flowing ad hoc format that flows with the rivers of my inspiration and capacity to edit. I...