Take It From Us

Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.

Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.

Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.

Toi Ora is an award-winning community arts trust providing a creative practice and learning opportunities for people experiencing mental distress, addiction, or brain injury. They provide free weekly classes in painting, drawing, writing, poetry, creative writing, music and drama, building wellbeing through the creative process. Susanne Ritzenhoff is the director of Toi Ora and talks to Kent Johns about the work of the organisation.

Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.

Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.

Hear from those with lived experience of mental distress and discover pathways to recovery. An award-winning show that gets to the heart of things with the experienced and the expert.

Liam Scopes is the Senior Manager for Strategic Wellbeing at Air New Zealand. He is charged with looking after the wellbeing needs of a diverse, global organisation, one that was particularly challenged through the Covid period as the company downsized in response to the pandemic. Liam speaks to Kent Johns about the importance of managing wellbeing in the workplace, and how to do it well.