Education & Wellbeing

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  2. Topics: Mentorship

    How to understand the adolescent brain

    Nathan Wallis

    Nathan Wallis gives insights on understanding the adolescent brain.
  3. Topics: Dealing With Adversity

    The transformational power of cold immersion

    Josh Komen

    The transformational power of cold immersion
  4. Topics: Dealing With Adversity

    Professional Cricket Player & Black Cap

    Ish Sodhi

    Professional Cricket Player & Black Cap
  5. Topics: Dealing With Adversity

    Maintaining perspective in the face of adversity

    Abbas Nazari

    Maintaining perspective in the face of adversity
  6. Topics: Mental Skills

    All Black Legend and Mental Health Advocate

    Sir John Kirwan

    In this Insights episode, John covers a range of key strategies he uses to continue mastering his own mental health.
  7. Topics: Rehabilitation

    Advice on rehabilitation and how injuries can be a blessing in disguise

    Sarah Burrows

    In this video, Sarah discusses the relationship between performance and identity.
  8. Topics: Mental Skills

    Training for mental fitness

    Theo Feldbrugge

    Theo's background in personal development and mental fitness laid the foundation for his recovery and gave him the chance to practice what he preached.
  9. Topics: Mental Skills

    What boxing can teach

    Josh Tonga

    In this interview Josh gives us an insight into some of the tips and techniques he employs in his training.
  10. Topics: Mentorship

    Applying learning from business to youth mentorship

    Sean Thomas

    Sean has a keen interest in mentoring youth and has worked with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters programme in Nelson for nearly 20 years and has run the KSI Karate club.
  11. Topics: Mentorship

    Creating champions for life

    Jamie Roberts

    Jamie Roberts runs the A-Town boxing gym in Aranui, a grassroots organisation that provides a safe space for people to train, develop and flourish under his guidance.
  12. Topics: Rehabilitation

    Mental and physical recovery from injury

    Erikana Pederson

    Erikana charts her rehabilitation journey and how she developed an array of mental skills that supported her recovery.
  13. Topics: Wellbeing

    Harnessing ADHD with music

    Henare Kaa

    Henare Kaa, a self proclaimed 'Māori Musician riddled with ADHD', is passionate about sharing his experiences with ADHD.
  14. Topics: Mentorship

    Helping people get better at what they do best

    Richard Smith

    Who coaches the coach you might say? Well, the answer is Richard Smith.
  15. Topics: Rehabilitation

    Managing disappointment in competitive sport

    Anton Cooper

    Anton struggled to find the cause of his ailments - A chronic fatigue diagnosis and subsequent surgical interventions finally laid a path to recovery.
  16. Topics: Mental Skills

    Finding purpose after depression

    Eve Macfarlane

    Eve shares her journey through depression and how taking on a tiny house build project transformed her worldview.
  17. Topics: Wellbeing

    Implementing sustainable behaviour change

    John Quinn

    In this insightful talk, John shares valuable highlights from his experience working in the field.
  18. Topics: Rehabilitation

    Redefining identity after injury

    Megan Shea

    Megan talks us through how she worked to re-define her identity after the injury.
  19. Topics: Dealing With Adversity

    Facing adversity and not sweating the small stuff

    Jake Bailey

    Jake talks us through the ins and outs of how he managed to be resilient through his treatment, how the cancer changed his mind-set for the better.
  20. Topics: Dealing With Adversity

    My road to mentorship: Lessons from experience

    Anna Simcic

    Anna brings a wealth of experience to this discussion and shares invaluable tips, tricks and insights to help budding athletes weather the adversity they’ll inevitably face.
  21. Topics: Wellbeing

    Running to a Standstill: Lessons from an Eating Disorder

    Rosa Flanagan

    Rosa talks us through her battle with an eating disorder, how she’s learnt to create on-going habits that foster wellbeing.
  22. Topics: Mental Skills

    Developing Mental Performance

    Tim Bateman

    Tim describes how in order to perform professionally we need to develop and nurture a series of mental skills to enable us to thrive and find balance in life.
  23. Topics: Motivation

    Chasing the perfect throw

    Tom Walsh

    In this video you’ll learn what drives Tom’s mission to ‘chase the perfect throw'.