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.

All things brown bodies extended. How gorgeous are we!!

Introducing THEE Anastacia Oloapu AKA The Samoan Naturopath!

The force behind "Wun Wise Women," a virtual and in-person health haven in Auckland, focusing on naturopathy, herbalism, and nutrition. With degrees in Health Sciences and Naturopathic & Herbal Medicine, her expertise lies in combatting burnout, sleep woes, and exhaustion. She's dedicated to accessible healthcare, especially for Māori and Pacific women, breaking down barriers with an equity perspective.

At her clinic, women freely share their health stories, receiving tailored support and evidence-based plans. Her mission: place women at the core of their health journey, fostering empowerment through collaboration. Beyond her clinic, she's a Pacific Researcher partnering within the Maori Health Pipeline, addressing Endometrial Cancer disparities among Pacific women.

She's fuelled by the urgency of improving these dire statistics, ensuring that Pacific women no longer endure pain that continues to go unaccounted for.

This episode is for our over thinkers, people pleasers and empaths who struggle to say no! Nina opens up about her journey in saying NO (respectfully). We are so proud of her x

"If protecting your peace makes you the villain, bitch be Thanos"

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.

In this EP we discuss Tall Poppy Syndrome, what it is, how we interpret it and how we see it in brown communities. Tbh a whole lot of other stuff too.

Last EP of SZN 1, thanks for tuning in sis. Enjoy x

It's all about friendships in this weeks second ep with the phenomenal Te Rina West. Plus we're joined by STE's sister, Stacee Maki. Cause behind every woman is a tribe of besties - there to wipe your tears, support you unconditionally, and hand you your next Malibu pineapple. From bestie love stories to ways of maintaining friendships when we're going through it - this ep is dedicated to our sisters.

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.