Mahana Southern Maori Mental Health & Addiction: Hunter Chisholm
Two-week long “benders” became a normal part of my life but I started sabotaging everything else. Nga Kete supported me to stop drinking and I have been alcohol-free for just […]
Read MoreManawa Ora, Mahana: I'm Excited For My Alcohol-Free Future
Heavy drinking for 40 years, leading up to more than an 18-pack of beer a day allowed me to blank out the pain I was feeling from childhood trauma, but […]
Read MoreTe Waka Tuhono: Te Waka Tuhono Enabled Me To Reconnect
A rough childhood set me on a dangerous path of drinking, drugs and parties throughout my teenagers years, but the Te Waka Tuhono Kaupapa enabled me to find myself again. […]
Read MoreWhanau Ora: The Support Meant The World To Me
I returned to my hometown of Invercargill a few years ago and I’ve lived through some difficult times ever since. My partner was addicted to methamphetamine. I had no idea […]
Read MoreWhanau Ora, Gambling Harm, BFC+: Mark Jessett
I spent years gambling excessively and smoking methamphetamine to block out past trauma I hadn’t dealt with properly. But it was ruining my life and I couldn't see a way […]
Read MoreMahana Southern Maori Mental Health & Addiction: Sam Payne
Pictured: Sam Payne with her son Nixon. As a teen, a traumatic event and a breakup sent Sam Payne’s life spiralling out of control. For over a decade, she was […]
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