The Real Talk NZ Podcast

🔥 INTRODUCING JAYDE GUISE ⚠️TRIGGER WARNING we talk about some triggering topics. If you feel like you need support, there is a list of contact numbers in the podcast show notes for you ⚠️ 🔥 It is my privilege to share this kōrero from Jayde Guise. “Ko au te awa, te awa ko au” 🔥 We delved into the profound reasons behind why she started her business, discussing the power of breaking generationa...

TRIGGER WARNING we talk about some triggering topics. If you feel like you need support, there is a list of contact numbers in the podcast show notes for you   For a long time Flo has held her story close to her heart, for fear of the impacts of sharing, but she has realised her story needs to be heard in order to make an impact and potentially help others who may be going through a similar journe...

🔥 It is my honour to share this HĀ MEDITATION from Julia Wikeepa the founder of Hā Habit.   🔥 I was lucky enough to have a one on one session with Julia to really feel into this meditation, and I thought I would share it here on the Real Talk podcast as a tool for your kete that you can draw on whenever you need it……enjoy the hā! 🔥 You can find Julia on Instagram @hahabitnz  🔥 Real Talk Podcas...

⚠️TRIGGER WARNING we talk about some triggering topics. If you feel like you need support, there is a list of contact numbers in the podcast show notes for you ⚠️      🔥 It is my privilege to share this kōrero from Te Waimatao Ropata, who took the stage for us as our rangatahi kaikōrero at our Real Talk Porirua.        🔥 Matao’s current mahi is Youth Advisor at Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Toa. This mahi...

⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING we talk about some triggering topics. If you feel like you need support, there is a list of contact numbers in the podcast show notes for you ⚠️  🔥 It is my honour to share this kōrero from the man Dallas Adams, who took the stage again for us again at our Real Talk event in Ōtaki – at short notice I might add.   🔥  Dallas is a health and well-being coach who specialises in ad...

⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING we talk about some triggering topics. If you feel like you need support, there is a list of contact numbers in the podcast show notes for you ⚠️  🔥 It is my honour to share this real, raw and crack up kōrero from the bro Pairama Wright who took the stage again for us at our Real Talk event in Ōtaki.    🔥 His online profile features content centred around comedy and Māori cultu...

⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING we talk about some triggering topics. If you feel like you need support, there is a list of contact numbers in the podcast show notes for you ⚠️  🔥 It is my honour to share this kōrero from the BMW - Bad Mana Wahine herself Te KuraHuia, who took the stage again for us again at our Real Talk event in Ōtaki.    🔥 Te KuraHuia is a multidisciplinary artist utilising her traditiona...

⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING we talk about some triggering topics. If you feel like you need support, there is a list of contact numbers in the podcast show notes for you ⚠️  🔥 It is my honour to share this kōrero from the sissy Paris Brown who bravely and confidently took the stage again at our Real Talk event in Ōtaki.    🔥 Her passion and her whole being is wanting to provide a safe space for our rainb...

It is my honour to share this kōrero from Jules Fitzgerald who bravely took the stage at our Your Story event in Porirua. ⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING we talk about some triggering topics. If you feel like you need support, there is a list of contact numbers in the podcast show notes for you ⚠️ Her mission in life is to save you HASTE, WASTE, TASTE & SPACE! This lady has a passion for living life to...

It is my honour to share this kōrero from Wendy Bennett who bravely took the stage at our Your Story event in Porirua. ⚠️TRIGGER WARNING we talk about some triggering topics. If you feel like you need support, there is a list of contact numbers in the podcast show notes for you ⚠️ Wendy and I recently reconnected after distantly knowing each other in our early days working for Glassons. Wendy desc...

It is my honour to share this kōrero from Tarah Ah Kiau who bravely took the stage at our Your Story event in Porirua. ⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING we talk about some triggering topics. If you feel like you need support, there is a list of contact numbers in the podcast show notes for you ⚠️ This lady is very special to me, ka nui te aroha ki a koe e hoa. We connected through a local Mums & Bubs fit...

🔥 Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk.   I am honoured to share this kōrero with Jan from Porirua Women’s Centre. Jan has been a social worker for 25 years, starting off in a rangatahi prison in Christchurch, she then moved to London, England and was a Youth Justice Social Worker, then she worked as a drug councillor in Dublin, Ireland for 2 years, befo...

🔥 Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk.   This kōrero with Kylie Rose from Porirua Women’s Centre has been a long time coming! Kylie’s has over 22 years of experience as a social worker in the Porirua community, working for Oranga Tamariki, in the Family Harm Team with the NZ Police, and now as the Team Leader at the Porirua Women’s Centre.   She shares...

🔥 Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk. This week we are welcoming Michael Willis back to the kōrero to share his journey since we last spoke on the podcast just over a year ago. Michael talked about his realisation that he’s already won as a father, providing everything for his whānau that he never had as a child: Warmth, food, protection, love, empower...

*** Trigger warning *** Ruby touches on ‘Dead In Bed’ syndrome in regards to the management of Type 1 Diabetes.   🔥 Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk. I am so excited to have finally had the opportunity to sit down with my friend, Ruby, and record this kōrero to share with you all.  Ruby was diagnosed when she was 14 with Type 1 Diabetes, and with her...

🔥 Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk.   🔥 In this episode, you are going to hear more of my story.  An extremely emotional but necessary part of my journey to heal, and to continue to help others to heal too.    🔥 It has been a hard road to travel this past year for our whānau, with significant loss, but I felt being the last event for our Real Talk...

🔥 Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk.   🔥 In this episode, you are going to hear a beautiful display of mana from the most selfless wahine Sarah Brown.   🔥 Sarah took the stage at our Real Talk Mō Ngā Rangatahi event in Tāmaki Makaurau, to share with us her fierce wisdom.  She shares about the endless work that her and husband Matt do to make positiv...

🔥 Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk.   🔥 In this episode, you are going to hear the powerful perspective from Jesse Wynyard aka Young Aeon.   🔥 Jesse took the stage at our Real Talk Mō Ngā Rangatahi event in Tāmaki Makaurau to share with us his transformational life experiences, absolutely demonstrating his vulnerability.  Touching on his story arou...

🔥 Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk.  🔥 In this episode, you are going to hear the truly empowering story of Wairingiringi Toi. Tingi fiercely took the stage at our Real Talk Mō Ngā Rangatahi event in Tāmaki Makaurau, sharing on stage for the first time, her emotional yet powerful story of her life to date.  Crediting the values that were installed i...

🔥 Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk.   🔥 I n this episode, you are going to hear the REAL kōrero from TimProvise aka the man of many faces - Tim the pie connoisseur, Tim from The Bakery Run, Tim from The Morning Shack on Niu FM, and so much more, definitely a man of many talents.   🔥 Tim has joined us numerous times on the Real Talk stage over the y...

🔥 Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk. 🔥 In this episode, you are going to hear the vulnerable but powerful kōrero from David Ready.   David took the stage at our Real Talk Mō Ngā Rangatahi event in Waihōpai - Invercargill, sharing his emotional story of escaping the cult of Gloriavale.    He shares with us the heart-breaking story of losing his sister...

🔥 Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk. 🔥 In this episode, you are going to hear the truly inspriational kōrero from Georgia Latu.   Georgia took the stage at our Real Talk Mō Ngā Rangatahi event in Waihōpai - Invercargill, sharing her success story of being the largest poi manufacturer in the world!  Starting her business Pōtiki Poi when she was only 1...

🔥 Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk. Maarie shares with us her highs and lows through her challenging life journey and how having a strong whānau unit has helped her to get through some of the most difficult challenges that life has thrown her way.   Maarie completed the Legacy program through Destiny Church, and while she is not religious, she highly...

🔥 Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk. Today we have two very special guests joining me on the podcast, Mii & Sushi. I connected with these tāne through the Real Talk kaupapa, through their work with rangatahi in the community as youth mentors.  Mii and Sushi were both raised in Māngere, South Auckland. We spoke about the freedom of self-expression...

🔥 Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk. Today I am so excited to share this kōrero with you all, with my dear friend, Eve Ahearn from Maea Coaching. The Kaupapa of this kōrero is all around Eve’s experiences with relationships, the learning she’s taken away from those experiences, and how you can utilise her wisdom in bettering relationships in your own...