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The Māori in MeHow do we heal our identity?For those people on the journey of reconnecting with their Māori roots, a big part of that process is healing parts of us that don't feel 'enough'. For this episode, Myjanne speaks to Erica McCreedy, a wāhine Māori living in Australia who created her own podcast, 'Healing our Identity', on this very topic. The episode then finishes with a conversation with Australian-Māori Dr Melissa Carey who talked about her own healing journey through her autoethnographic PhD, 'A transformative journey of cultural recovery, Te Ao Maori'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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2021-12-1228 min2021-12-0528 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityOne Year on in Leadership - S2, Ep16Kia ora, and welcome to this episode of the "Healing Our Identity" podcast. We are one year old. It is something I am so very grateful for. And in this episode, we'retalking about leadership. So it's a timely conversation reflecting on the past 12 months. We're looking at the whakatauki, he aha te kai o te rangatira?He kōrero, he kōrero, he kōrero. What is the food of a leader? It's knowledge and it's conversation. Two things that I love. This is about knowledge of self and conversations we have in this podcast through storytelling. So what doe...
2021-11-2825 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityWhat Does "Healing Our Identity" Mean to You? (Part 2) - S2, Ep 15In this episode of the "Healing Our Identity" podcast, we are following on from part one of the question that we ask to all of our guests, which is, what does healing our identity mean to you? We're hearing the answers from Gambirra, GLVES, Sandra Morales, Peho Howden, and even myself. And this is a beautiful compilation of all of these answers coming together, showing the different perspectives of how we all view our own healing and how we all view our own identity.
2021-11-2124 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityWhat Does "Healing Our Identity" Mean to You? (Part 1) - S2, Ep 14Kia ora, and welcome to this episode of the "Healing Our Identity" podcast. We are taking a look back at the first five amazing women that shared their stories on series two of the podcast. I ask every single guest, what does healing our identity mean to you? And this episode is a compilation of what each of these women shared. Every single answer is completely unique to them, to their experiences, to their stories, to their wisdom and what they choose to share. We're gonna be hearing the words again of Whaia Sonic Weaver, Amelia Butler from Learn M...
2021-10-3123 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityHealing Winds: Conversation with Peho Howden - S2, Ep 13Kia Ora and welcome to this episode of the Healing Our Identity podcast. I'm joined by Peho Howden, a Māori woman who has spent the last 17 years in Australia, Gold Coast. Peho is the founder and creator behind Healing Winds. She's a natural born seer, traditionally known as a Matakite. She was initiated into her work by her Ancestors through ancient shamanic tikanga. Although she does not boast about this as she understands full and well, the responsibilities that come with her practice and her gifts."So, a lot of the time when I'm working with p...
2021-10-2450 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityWho's Hands Are On the Steering Wheel? - S2, Ep12In this episode of the Healing Our Identity podcast, we are carrying on from the legacy of Gigari and unpacking what she regularly said, which was what matters most, is whose hands are on the steering wheel.I am talking about this, in the context of all areas of my life, how it now rolls out into my work and as a mentor, and I'm asking you to inquire for yourself, what it means to have your own hands on the steering wheel, that is your life.
2021-10-1728 min
Cultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityIn Gigari's Honour - S2, Ep11Kia ora and welcome to this very special episode of the Healing Our Identity podcast. This episode is in honor of the legacy of Gigari George. An opportunity to share with you all some of her wisdom and leadership within the indigenous land and sea management sector, an area that she dedicated her life to, an area that she was well respected in, where her impact was far reaching and continues to be today. I'm sharing with you the Mabo lecture that Gigari gave at the national native title conference in 2016, arguably, all that she talks about is still re...
2021-10-1127 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityConversation with Sandra Morales - S2, Ep10In this episode I’m joined by Sandra Morales from Heartdancers.Sandra was born in Colombia “mestiza” (mixed race) woman. She had the blessing to be born in a land were Indigenous, Spanish and African arts and cultures blended. For many years she resented the history of violence that made this to happen. Now, Sandra uses her mestiza “identity” as a gift and through her work in preserving indigenous arts and culture, ‘I have realised that beyond our identity in form we are the Great Spirit free from time and space’, says Sandra. Sandra leads Heartdancers Char...
2021-10-0356 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityConversation with GLVES - S2, Ep9In this Episode I’m joined by special guest GLVES.GLVES (pronounced “gloves”) is a proud Kaurareg Aboriginal, Fijian and Polynesian woman. She is a Lutruwita (Tasmania) born, Kaurna (Adelaide) raised, and now Meanjin (Brisbane) based First Nations singer-songwriter. Raised in a fear-driven doomsday cult isolated from society, her culture and extended family, her music tells the story of her survival and self-sovereignty. Driven by a deep appreciation of her heritage, and a heartfelt longing to further connect with her cultures, GLVES’ music and storytelling reflects an exploration of her emotional landscape to find self-lov...
2021-09-2657 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityConversation with Gambirra - S2, Ep8In this episode, we're talking to an amazing woman Gambirra aka Mama G. Your woman from the Gumatj clan of Northeast Arnhem Land currently residing in Worimi country. Gambirra uses art as her tool to unite and heal people. She is an eclectic artist using song, dance and painting as a natural process for her. She values multiculturalism, human rights and the environment. She has a passion for nurturing and strengthening identity. "It's about connecting to country. Cause you'd go, how do we do that? So connection to country is a big one because it allows us...
2021-09-1246 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityReo - S2, Ep7Tena koutou, nau mai, haere mai ki tenei waahanga o te korero 'whakaaora i to tatou tuakiri' pepetema te marama Reo Māori. Welcome everybody to this episode of the Healing Our Identity podcast, because September is Māori language month, I am sharing with you my Te Reo Māori what it means to me to speak my language and to speak although I am not fluent. This is about speaking, because I can, because I choose too and because I don't need to wait until it feels perfect for me to do so, I invite you to joi...
2021-09-0535 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityConversation with Sarahlee Bragg - S2, Ep6In this episode I am joined Sarahlee Bragg, she is joining us from the Deep South of Aotearoa from the fishing village known as Bluff. Sarahlee is a Kaiako Matua, a head teacher, at the Bluff Kindergarten, as well as a Cultural and Spiritual Advisor for Southcoast Psychology in Invercargill. Supporting people to know who they come with and to connect with their ecological identity. 'Ko Takitimu te MaungaNō Motupohue ahauKei Murihiku tōku kāinga ināianeiKo Te ara a kiwa te MoanaKo Te Rau Aroha te Marae Ko...
2021-08-2949 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityConversation with Chenoa Deemal - S2, Ep5In this episode, I'm joined by Chenoa Deemal. She is a professional actor and has been in many productions, including The 7 Stages of Grieving, The Longest Minute, which she received a Matilda Award nomination for best actress, and, most recently, in the production, Cursed, writen by Kodie Bedford who is an incredible Indigenous writer for screen and stage.Chenoa is a Thiithaarr Warra woman from the Guugu Yimithirr Nation. Chenoa is passionate about her work and the roles that she takes on."The more exposure Indigenous kids and children of color, I mean, you know...
2021-08-221h 01Cultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityReflections of Identity - S2, Ep4In this episode, we are having a conversation about the multiple layers of identity. We are reflecting on the conversations we've been hearing in the first few episodes of this series, and I'm sharing my own reflections that have come up for me from listening and receiving these stories.A beautiful Maori whakatauki that is weaved throughout this episode and speaks volumes in this conversation, and to me, the power of self-belief. “He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.” "What is the most important thing in the world? It's the peopl...
2021-08-1529 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityConversation with Michelle Hauofa - Series 2, Episode 3Welcome to this episode of the Healing Our Identity podcast. We are joined from PNG by Michelle Hau’ofa. She has a strong sense of social justice. And has made it her life mission to help people in whatever capacity she can to live the world a better place.Michelle has a firm belief that women must have a presence in PNG Parliament. If there is to be sustainable and positive impact on social and economic indicators."I think it starts from a belief that men and women are equal. That's the fundamental belief. Men an...
2021-08-0836 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityConversation with Amelia Butler, Learn Maori Abroad - Series 2, Episode 2Kia ora and welcome to Episode 2, Series 2!I'm joined by special guest, Amelia Butler, the founder of Learn Maori Abroad. She is talking to us about growing up in Tamaki Makaurau, Auckland, NZ, and moving to Los Angeles in 2009. In 2017, Amelia started an LA-based kapa haka group, and in 2018, she started Learn Maori Abroad. This is now her life's work, and it revolves around sharing Maori culture and Te Reo Maori to learners living all around the world. "Our ancestors have spoken these words, and so I think that's just so, so special that we a...
2021-08-0147 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityConversation with Whaia Sonic Weaver - Series 2, Episode 1Welcome to series 2 of the Healing Our Identity Podcast, where we are diving deep into the stories of Indigenous women from around the world. It's an honor and privilege to bring you the story of Whaia Sonic Weaver. She is a Ngāti Kahungunu woman who was raised in Outback Desert, Western Australia. Her story is very much shaped by her experiences, how she grew up. She is a renowned Vocalist, Multi-instrumentalist, Designer, Cultural Producer and Facilitator. Whaia is one powerhouse mama! Walking with Taonga Puoro/Traditional First Nations Instruments including one very rare Whale Too...
2021-07-251h 07Cultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityEp 21 - Don't Force ItIn episode 21, we're talking about the fact that we don't need to force what has been for us. And we're going into a conversation about when we are working in a team environment and we're working with other people.How important it can be to allow everybody to express themselves freely in the space. Allow them the room to contribute and to collaborate to the task at hand. And if we are in a space of trying to force an outcome, it spills over into trying to force other people to act and be in a certain...
2021-06-1328 min2021-05-3024 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityEp 19 - PresenceIn episode 19, I'm talking about being present and really consciously identifying where you might be skipping ahead to the future, a place where your dreams lie. And by doing that, we take our focus out of the present moment, which is where we take the steps to reach our dreams.This episode is quite a raw share for me on my own journey over the past 12 months, and the completion of this stage as we pack up, ready to move on to a new beginning. Within the last 12 months, I'm reflecting on all that has happened, the...
2021-04-1125 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityEp 18 - Leveling UpIn episode 18, we're talking about leveling up. We're talking about what that means and we're talking about it in the context of stepping out of your comfort zone, as you move towards your goal. We're talking about working really hard for something and pushing through all the barriers and challenges to reach the goal that you are wanting to create for yourself. But when it comes to getting to that place that you've been working towards, there can be a moment of deep doubt that, once again, questions whether or not this is something that you really w...
2021-04-0424 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityEp 17 - Receiving PraiseIn episode 17, to receive praise or encouragement from another person. We're talking about these patterns of behaviors that have kept us moving on quickly when someone might wantto pause for a moment and really acknowledge us or something that we've done or how we've impacted them. And although we can receive it in the moment, we in our minds can quickly gloss over it and keep moving forward.We're talking about if this is something that you're doing then where else are you blocking yourself off from gratitude or love to come your way. I'm...
2021-03-2824 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityEp 16 - ChoicesIn episode 16, we're talking about choices, we're talking about the ability to choose at any given moment.We are reflecting on how we make decisions and the fact that decisions are made in the circumstances and with the information available to us at that time, which means that when new information becomes available or circumstances change, we get to change our mind and make a new decision based on the current situation.We're talking about the role our ego play, in propelling us forward with the decisions that we've made, allowing us to action what...
2021-03-2125 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityEp 15 - The Power of VulnerabilityIn episode 15, we're talking about the power of vulnerability. It's hard to put into words, the power that comes through when you can see that somebody is sharing from a place of raw authenticity; when they're sharing passionately about something that they want to take a stand on, and that they may feel quite uncomfortable standing up and doing that, but they do it anyway. We're talking about the inner power that propels someone to share something they might feel quite vulnerable about, but know that it's important for them to do so. That power that's propelling them is...
2021-03-1420 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityEp 14 - Voicing Our Visibility: Choose to ChallengeIn episode 14, I am very excited to bring you the stories of the indigenous women who answered the call of the Voicing Our Visibility campaign.I put out a call four weeks ago for indigenous women to come forward and share their thoughts and their stories on what it is they choose to challenge in regards to International Women's Day 2021.The stories I have to share with you today are inspirational, courageous, raw, personal, and they certainly provide us with a different perspective on how to view the world, what challenges that these women see...
2021-03-0736 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityEp 13 - ExpectationsIn episode 13, we're talking about expectations, and the pressure we can place on other people, whether we realize it or not.We're talking about affording people the ability to change their minds, to acknowledge that life changes, and can throw up unexpected circumstances that impact on past decisions made.It can be hard enough to cancel or pull out of something that you were once able to commit to.So it's important to think about the impact our responses or reactions can have on somebody already feeling like they've let you down....
2021-02-2821 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityEp 12 - Trust Your VisionIn episode 12, we're talking about learning to trust in our own vision, and trusting our ability to commit to something that we are passionate about. Trust even though you can't see the whole path ahead of you because one step at a time is all that is called for in this present moment. We're talking about the fact that the step that you take today helps to build your path towards your vision, and when we are building our path, we don't necessarily know every step along the way, and that's okay. I'm using the example of creating and...
2021-02-2221 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityEp 11 - Voicing Our Visibility Prt 2In episode 11, we are continuing the call for our Voicing Our Visibility campaign, calling out to indigenous women around the world who want to participate and voice what it is that they choose to challenge, in light of the theme for this year's International Women's Day.I'm also acknowledging and honoring the women who have already said yes, and I'm speaking in to the women who have reached out that have doubts and fears as to whether or no they've got something valuable to contribute, and more to the point, the fact that they're not feeling indigenous...
2021-02-1420 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityEp 10 - Voicing Our Visibility In episode 10, I'm putting the call out to indigenous women that want to be part of the Healing Our Identity: Voice Our Visibility campaign.This campaign is being put together in light of International Women's Day. This year's theme is choose to challenge. The question here is what is it that you choose to challenge? And the idea is to get as many voices and stories from indigenous women from around the globe voicing what it is they choose to change. I choose to challenge the lack of visibility and platforms available to indigenous women, telling their s...
2021-02-0819 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityEp 9 - Many Different Ways to Create Change with Thalea TaneIn episode nine, we are joined by special guest Thalea Tane. Thalea is a Te Roroa Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi woman. She is an indigenous consultant, a Kaitiaki, an International Ambassador for the Global Ecovillage Network Oceania and Asia, mentoring and building capacity in self-sustainability, aspirations in Aoteaora, Australia, and also Ethnic Minority Communities in Southeast Asia.Living in Thailand for four years, Thalea worked alongside the hill tribe nations and shares with us a life-changing experience where she was invited to attend a mass meditation to see how they create change within their communities as...
2021-01-2437 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityEp 8 - What Are You Showing Up For?In episode eight, we're talking about showing up. We're having a conversation about when showing up is something you choose to do something that aligns with your goals and aspirations and when it doesn't - when you show up because you're expected to, or you find it hard to say no.When we show up, we're choosing what we give our time and energy to. If you're not used to prioritizing yourself, and instead, you're doing what you think you should, then you're most likely not working towards your own goals, or you're at least putting them...
2021-01-1721 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityEp 7 - Shifting Sense of SelfIn episode seven, we're talking about how our sense of self changes over time. I'm sharing with you an introduction I wrote recently about myself that completely took me by surprise. It didn't start with the usual qualifications and skillsets that I'm used to putting up front, and instead, I wrote about what is that I'm truly committed to and it starts with my own growth and healing.By dropping all the labels and layers of expectation that I'm used to wearing, I just wrote from my heart what I truly wanted to share. And my first...
2021-01-1121 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityEp 6 - New Year, New WaysIn episode six, we are welcoming in the new year of 2021. We are reflecting on the lessons we may have received in 2020 and looking forward to what we choose to create for ourselves as we enter a brand new year.We're talking about setting goals, calling our visions into reality, and not just in the form of New Year's resolutions, but for each and every day. We reflect on the wisdom shared by guests in previous episodes such as reflecting on 2020 as if it were a seed. And if that was the case, then what does that...
2021-01-0320 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityEp 5 - The Participation of Aboriginal Women in Political and Public Life with Michelle DeshongIn episode five, it's an honor and privilege to bring you the interview with Michelle Deshong. Michelle is a North Queensland woman drawing her cultural connections from Kuku Yalanji clan. She grew up in Townsville and talks a little bit about what it was like to grow up in North Queensland in the '70s, the challenges that motivated her to be where she is today.Michelle has extensive experience in areas of leadership, governance, and politics, and she has a strong commitment to human rights, and has also been a representative on many occasions at the...
2020-12-2737 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityEp 4 - Traditional Māori Healing with Jackie HarveyIn episode four, I'm excited to introduce to you, and bring you, the story and wisdom of Jackie Harvey. She is a Romiromi practitioner, traditional Maori healer, and she's sharing with us the path that she's taken to be in the place where she is today as a teacher and a healer, sharing her wisdom with people all over the world.Jackie talks to us about using different ways in which we can support ourselves, including through poetry, connecting into our own inner guidance and wisdom, honoring our ancestors, and the knowledge that flows through us from...
2020-12-2034 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityEp 3 - Doubt Is Here TooIn episode three, we're talking about doubt. And we're talking about the fact that doubt is always going to be there. So whatever it is that you're choosing for yourself, whatever it is that you're reaching for, the goals that you're setting, the visions that you have, doubt, and its friend fear, is gonna come along for the ride. I'm telling a story about launching this podcast and the doubt and fear that kicked in, leading up to launch day. Overthinking kicked in, and doubt and fear really took up residence in my mind about whether or not this...
2020-12-1422 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityEp 2 - Choose to Be Your OWN ValidationIn this episode we are carrying on the conversation about choosing for ourselves. Choosing how we see ourselves, who we are, what we do, and how we feel in our own skin. When we choose to be our own validation, we realise we are no longer looking or waiting for someone else to approve of us or to validate our self worth. But it take a bit to get to that place where we do back ourselves, where we stop second guessing ourselves and it starts with truly listening to what it is you want, and not ignoring it...
2020-12-0722 min2020-11-2920 minCultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityIntroduction to Cultures of Change: Healing Our IdentityWelcome to Cultures of Change the Podcast where we are having conversations about Healing Our Identity. We bring you the strategies and conscious thinking for you to grow your confidence and understand your abilities to create the future that you choose.For much of my life I carried the feeling that I wasn't Maori enough, growing up in Australia disconnected from my country and being immersed in my culture… that was until I realised everything I was yearning for was within me. My mana is my own and I am enough.I'm Erica McCreedy of pr...
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