Fau Gagana Podcast. A Samoan nurse's perspective on mental health.

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This episode briefly describes the difference between the World Health Organization and Samoans view mental illness.  The Samoan interpretation is focused on the causes and the WHO describes the symptoms.  Also, Samoans interpretation is based on cultural practices and values, and relationship with others.

O le polokalame lenei o le'a talanoaina ai le gasegase ole mafaufau ma le fa'auigaina e tatou tagata Samoa.  O le'a aofia ai ma mafua'aga ole gasegase ma le eseesega ole fa'aliliuina e le soifua maloloina ole lalolagi olea fa'aupuga ma tatou talitonuga e fa'atatau ile gasegase ole mafaufau.

Faugagana Practice: www.faugaganapractice.com 

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This episode explains the difference between the World Health Organization definition of mental health and Samoan understandings. Also, explains Samoans worldview on holistic health and wellbeing.  In addition, the Pacific health belief model used in mental health care in NZ for Pacific mental health consumers and healthcare in general.

O le'a le soifua ole mafaufau.  Ole fa'aliliuina e le soifua maloloina ole lalolagi ma tatou Samoa.  O le fa'avae o le tatou talitonuga ile soifua maloloina ole tagata atoa, le tino ma le mafaufau.  O le'a talanoaina ai fo'i le fa'asinoala po'o le tapasa- models o lo'o fa'aoga ile matagaluega ole soifua maloloina mo tagata Pasefika.

Faugagana Practice: www.faugaganapractice.com 

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This episode introduces the author and the rationale of starting this podcast.  
Includes: A brief story of the author's journey from Samoa to New Zealand.
Nursing journey and specialising in mental health.
Post graduate studies and discovering the need for Samoan/Pacific resources in care.
Doctorate study and deciding to create the podcast to disseminate research findings to the Samoan community in New Zealand, Samoa and around the globe.

Ole polokalame muamua lenei e fa'ailoa atu ai le mafua'aga o lenei taumafaiga.  E aofia ai:  Fa'amatalaga pu'upu'u ile olaga galue o Ioana ma le malaga mai ma le aiga i Niu Sila.
Ole avea ai ma tausi soifua i NZ.
O mea ua ao'aoina mai le galue ai ile matagaluega
Ole fa'aauau ole ola tauivi ma le a'oa'oina i totonu ole matagaluega.
Ole amataina o lenei fa'asalalauga e fa'asoa atu ai fa'aiuga ole su'esu'ega sa faia e Ioana mo tagata Samoa sa fa'aogaina le auaunaga. 

Faugagana Practice: www.faugaganapractice.com 

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Talofa lava, this is the Fau Gagana Podcast. A mental health podcast delivered in the Gagana Samoa (Samoan language) and caters to Samoan migrants in New Zealand and around the globe, as well as Samoans living in Samoa.  Tune in for general information about mental health and mental illness, ways to manage and looking after mental wellbeing, and where to find support when needed in New Zealand. If you would like to support this work, please subscribe to my podcast.

Fa'amatalaga pu'upu'u e fa'atatau ile tatalaina ole Fau Gagana Podcast.  E aofia ai le autu ole polokalame ma i latou e aoga iai nei fa'amatalaga.  Fa'apea le aso e tatala ai ma le nofoaga e maua ai lenei polokalame.  O lo'o iai ma le fa'amatalaga mo i latou e fia lagolago ile Fau Gagana Podcast.

Faugagana Practice: www.faugaganapractice.com