Show Notes
Complex, universal, sacred, and tainted; our relationships with our bodies are ever-evolving. On top of all those physical changes we women endure, lies the societal noise and cultural expectations to look, eat, dress a certain way. In this ep, Bells walks us through a tumultuous relationship with her body, dismantling western body standards and what being diagnosed with stage four endometriosis meant to her arrival at body kindness.
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Aigagalefili Fepulea’i - Tapua’i is an award winning poet, youth advocate, and indigenous environmental activist. Proudly Sāmoan bred and South Auckland raised, she has served her community since she was 15 and currently studies law and environmental science. With a passion for climate justice in the Pacific, educational equity and decolonisation, her work has been to COP27, the United Nations SDG sessions, and is taught in schools across Aotearoa. In 2020 she was awarded the Women of Influence Young Leader, SUNPIX Pacific People’s Emerging Young Leader and Pacific Cooperation Youth Advocacy Awards. In 2021 she was a finalist for the New Zealander of the Year Local Hero Award. Fili is the youngest daughter of Fepulea’i Semi and Laisene Tapua’i and is from the villages of Fai’a’ai and Sagone in Sava’i, Samoa.
Introducing THEE Anastacia Oloapu AKA The Samoan Naturopath!
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A proud generalist with a background in law, Nina Santos is a staunch advocate for ethnic communities, migrants’ rights and intersectional gender equity with a strong focus on dismantling institutional barriers to drive meaningful social change. Nina has forged a diverse career in the public and non-profit sectors encompassing strategic communications, campaign management & delivery, social media and a sprinkle of research. Nina is Comms and Advocacy Manager at the YWCA Tāmaki Makaurau, and Delivery Manager for MindTheGap, campaigning for new pay transparency legislation in an effort to address New Zealand’s gender and ethnic pay gaps. Additionally, she contributes her expertise as a board member of the National Council of Women. Recognised for her impactful work, Nina is Young New Zealander of the Year 2023 semi-finalist, and has received the KiwiBank Local Hero Medallist award. She has also been named part of 'Y25,' a group of exceptional women under 25 who are trailblazers in their respective fields, as well as being featured in the Asia New Zealand Foundation's '25 to watch' list.