Kia ora team, super pumped to bring in Episode Eleven! In this episode, I am joined by a childhood friend but also a New Zealand Rugby superstar, Naitoa Ah Kuoi.  We talk all about what it's like to be a rugby professional playing for the super rugby Chiefs, how to take on fatherhood in your 20s and what it's like to be a friend and lose a friend. A deep chat into the journey through grief and keeping up mental well-being, post losing teammate Sean Wainui.
Naitoa is incredible in all aspects of his life & this chat is seriously such an inspiration to me! Listen now and make sure you take this in with an open mind, as it is Naitoa's personal life and journey - he is still going through.
*Trigger warning* Our chat involves discussions of men's mental health, depression, anxiety struggles, losing someone and grief,  please click off if these topics feel too triggering.
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