Ep. 14. From Drugs & Jail to restoration, renewal of mind, and soul with Aaron Taylor

“Where we feel safe to receive can tell us something about what we have known, what we have missed, and what we may now be ready to experience differently.” With Amos-Nepia Rangi, Romiromi/Mirimiri practitioner, coach & men's group facilitator Remembering who you are with Amos Nepia What happens when the work you are called to do is something you have actually been surrounded by since childhood? In this conversation, Amos Nepia, also known as Mos, shares a deeply personal kōrero about healing, identity, whānau, whenua, masculinity and the journey of remembering who we are. Amos grew up beneath Taupiri in the Waikato, surrounded by a close-knit community and a whānau where caring for people, the whenua and the maunga was simply part of life. As a child, he witnessed things he didn't yet have language for ~ watching his Koro support people in the community and seeing practices that would only make sense to him much later. We talk about what happened when Amos moved away from that world, the guilt and shame he carried, and the experiences that eventually brought him back towards Māori knowledge, Romiromi, Mirimiri and his own identity. From there, our conversation moves into the realities of doing this mahi ~ learning to trust, learning when not to push, understanding when someone is ready to receive, and recognising that the practitioner isn't there to "heal" someone's lineage or carry everything for them. We also explore Amos's work with Tāne and men’s spaces, including the different ways men may approach healing, the importance of safety and trust, and what can happen when Tāne create spaces for other Tāne to receive. There is a beautiful kōrero about Amos and his partner Sam, too ~ about working together, parenting together, giving each other space, navigating different ways of functioning, and learning how to collaborate without losing themselves in the relationship. And we talk about facilitation ~ the shift from serving one person to holding a whole group, learning when to step forward and when to let people find their own way, and discovering that the mahi is bigger than any one practitioner. At its heart, this is a conversation about remembering. Remembering what was already there. Remembering the people and places that shaped us. And remembering that sometimes the path forward isn't about becoming someone different ~ it's about coming home to something that was already within us.

“If I have this issue or this issue, then I'm a match. I'm connected to my family.Whereas, we want someone to be connected to their family or their friends or their community through things like love or sense of humor or adventurousness, or mental intellectual contribution” With Erika Alaura, Healer & Channel In this episode Erika Alaura shares her journey from discovering metaphysics and tarot as a teenager to becoming a healer, channel and creator of her own healing modality. The conversation explores what led Erika to healing and why readings eventually felt different from deeper transformational work, her journey from corporate life to following intuition and trusting the breadcrumbs, and the evolution of her work through Spiritual Response Therapy (SRT), ThetaHealing® and her own emerging approach. Erika speaks about healing as a process of stripping away conditioning and remembering who you truly are, and explores how subconscious beliefs, family patterns and inherited ways of being can shape our lives. She shares what it feels like to become a channel, learning to trust what comes through, and reflects on intuition, divine timing, travel and the many ways life can guide us towards change. The conversation also moves into the experience of being a healer while continuing to work on yourself, navigating pricing and receiving, moving beyond the “broke healer” archetype, and recognising when something is being activated within you while working with a client. We explore confidence, visibility, self-worth, rest, stillness and creating enough space to listen to the body and nervous system. The episode closes with an energetic clearing exploring receiving, abundance, self-worth, safety, confidence and the freedom to be fully yourself. Notes and references

“I saw alcohol as a route to connection and a route to relaxation and a route to switching my mind off. I thought something would be missing...” With Charlotte Hannett, Hypnotherapist In her work, Charlotte supports people to create positive change, working with things like anxiety, habits, self-belief, confidence, overwhelm and patterns that may be holding them back. But what really comes through in this conversation is that, for Charlotte, the work isn’t so much about the symptom or the particular thing someone comes in with. It’s about the person underneath it ~ reconnecting with yourself, your inner knowing and how you see yourself. We talk about hypnotherapy and some of the misconceptions around it, but we also go well beyond the modality. We talk about growing up in a small town, travelling and finding our own paths, becoming practitioners, learning not to therapise our friends, motherhood, dating, alcohol, self-validation and what it means to live in greater connection with yourself. And because Charlotte and I have known each other for so long, there are a few throwbacks to our younger selves in there too. References & resources Caroline Crenshaw — Hypnotherapist — Charlotte mentions Caroline as the hypnotherapist who first encouraged her to explore hypnotherapy.

“Sometimes saying no is about standing in your mana and your vulnerability.” With Dalice Pinnell, Social Worker Supervisor In this episode, we talk about the deeper layers of Social work supervision, burnout, boundaries, and the soul of supporting others. Dalice shares here experience of what it means to bring wairua, intention, lived experience, and nervous system awareness into professional practice, while staying connected to ourselves and our own wellbeing. This includes being aware of our about energy leaks (personally and professionally), saying no, moving through emotion, Māori healing, and the importance of creating spaces where practitioners can feel held, honest, nourished, and more fully themselves. References & resources Te Whare Tapa WhāMāori health and wellbeing model developed by Tā Mason Durie. The model understands wellbeing through four connected dimensions: taha wairua, taha hinengaro, taha tinana, and taha whānau, with whenua as an important foundation. Brené Brown — Dare to Lead List of Values Brené Brown’s values resources are mentioned in relation to getting clear on what matters, how we practise, and how we live with more intention. Her Dare to Lead values list invites people to narrow down to two core values. Māori Ora by Hira NathanGuided journal grounded in mātauranga Māori and intentional living in a Māori way. Māori Ora is described as a guided journal grounded in mātauranga Māori, supporting simple daily habits and more balanced, intentional living. About Dalice Born, bred, and supporting on the beautiful East Coast of Aotearoa in Otautahi right by the beautiful moana. Raised Pakeha and later learning to walk gently alongside my Mana Wahine, who I never knew existed! Today, I am passionate about both worlds, especially the wairua. Reflecting back, my Soul has always dominated me. I was so full of feelings, intuition, big emotions, wonderings and when I found this new found word - Wairua - and that I come from this other beautiful world too, everything started to align. My mahi is all about guiding professionals back into alignment with their wairua, their energy, their whole self. I have personally experienced and often find that those who care who care for others often forget to replenish their own inner world — and that inner world is exactly what they carry into every space they step into.I find myself saying, ‘You are who you take to mahi.’ So let that self be a grounded, steady, heart-led version of you. When your wairua is nourished, your presence becomes a calming force for the vulnerable people you walk alongside. To connect with Dalice Website: socialworkersupervisor.nzVia linkedIn To find out more about the upcoming trainings Romiromi training - Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th October 2026 Mirimiri training - Satu...

“Taking one deep conscious breath is the ultimate prayer. When you’re breathing in, you’re borrowing from the earth, and when you’re breathing out, you’re giving back.” With Alison Braithwaite, author & academic In this discussion we touch on our relationship to the workplace (specifically corporations) and how work can act to disintegrate us, and often...