Take Your Meds

Maluseu Monise is from Rotuma, and describes themselves as a Hanujuologist! They are the co-host of the The Far Queue podcast, which invites conversations about various access to equity, within the context of Aotearoa. Maluseu has a background working in tertiary education, and if you're in the Waikato, you've probably met this giant charismatic myth at an event of some kind, because they're always showing up in community to serve, contribute and leave a legacy.

In this episode we explore:
- Love embodied and expressed 
- Power and privilege in leadership
- Narcissism in self and in leadership
- The danger of being first
- Creator consciousness
- The importance of being connected in community in leadership
- Having the courage to go back to your family 
- The value of swimming in your own ignorance
- How indigenous people experience the classroom
- The diversity in nature and our bodies 
- The influence of WEIRD on the world
- How everything you need is inside of you
- The privilege of being white navigating healing
- The power of storytelling and storykeeping 
- How to meet the moment 
- Hanuju and the heart

You can connect with Maluseu on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mullonyoutoseeyou/ and the Far Queue Podcast here https://www.instagram.com/farqueuepodcast/

Let us know what resonated for you in the comments :)

Ritual 
https://www.gemmarose.nz/ritual

No New Things
https://www.gemmarose.nz/no-new-things

Take Your Meds Podcast on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/4TNGt0S...

Take Your Meds Podcast on Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

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Gemma Rose is a trauma-recovery coach, supporting creatives, entrepreneurs and parents to transform their inner-worlds and scale their impact.

Subscribe: https://www.gemmarose.nz/

Instagram: @the_gemma_rose

Email: [email protected]

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Emily Kendall is a UK born Yoga Teacher and Mum who has lived in Aotearoa for over 20 years. Having studied psychology and experienced a colourful history of trials and tribulations, she is fascinated with the inner workings of the body and mind and how they are interwoven via the nervous system. She has been sharing her magical medicine in the form of movement, breath, meditation and mindfulness for the past 6 years and believes that truly knowing and understanding yourself is the yellow brick road to ultimate wellbeing, balance, connection and freedom.

In this episode we explore:

• Balancing motherhood, entrepreneurship, and sharing your medicine with the world
• Life as an experiment 
• The dance between living intuitively and creating structure in your life 
• Meeting your nervous system where it’s at 
• The importance of rewiring the voice in your head
• Our mental health and addiction journeys 
• The spiritual connection we have to our ancestors 
• Connection and communion with the authentic Self 
• The peace of being in community and being supported by coaches 
• How to hold your vision through adversity 
• Imposter syndrome in leadership
• The power of personal responsibility 
• How to meet the many parts of your internal family system 
• How to hold an intention for your dreams to receive new downloads

You can connect with Em on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/emkendall__/ and can find all the ways you can work with her via https://linktr.ee/emkendall__

Let us know what resonated for you in the comments :)

Ritual
https://www.gemmarose.nz/ritual

No New Things
https://www.gemmarose.nz/no-new-things

Connect

Gemma Rose is a trauma-recovery coach, supporting creatives, entrepreneurs and parents to transform their inner-worlds and scale their impact.

Subscribe: https://www.gemmarose.nz/

Instagram: @the_gemma_rose

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gemma-Rose-1...

Madison is a women’s circle and retreat facilitator, coach and healer. She helps women come home to their divine essence and power. This episodes dives deep into the divine feminine, in all her destruction and life.

This episode explores:

• The sacred portal of the womb
• How we can embrace the cyclical process of death and rebirth through nature
• How to be brave in the face of transition points in life
• How to connect your present self with your future self 
• How to help in the face of global issues
• Processes you can use to alchemise big and dense emotions
• The medicine of presence 
• How the nervous system is the lense you see the world through
• Healing the nervous system
• Why we need to come home into the body in our healing journey
• The impact of social media on how we perceive each other as woman
• The sisterhood wound 
• The aspects of ourselves that get hidden in the shadow 
• The power of community in doing the work

You can connect with Madison on Instagram via @madisonpurcell_

Let us know what resonated for you in the comments :)

Ritual 
https://www.gemmarose.nz/ritual

No New Things
https://www.gemmarose.nz/no-new-things

Take Your Meds Podcast on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/4TNGt0S...

Take Your Meds Podcast on Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Connect

Gemma Rose is a trauma-recovery coach, supporting creatives, entrepreneurs and parents to transform their inner-worlds and scale their impact.

Subscribe: https://www.gemmarose.nz/

Instagram: @the_gemma_rose

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gemma-Rose-1...

This episode was potent AF, and if you're in the game of entrepreneurship + leadership, this episode is for you! 

Robett Hollis is a multi-exit entrepreneur, speaker, advisor, and investor. He's a proud girl Dad, LinkedIn’s Top 3 most influential New Zealanders, Metro Magazine’s Top 10 Innovators Of The Year, Kiwibank New Zealander of the year nominee, Fortune 100 content consultant, and Auckland Local Hero Medalist.

In this episode we cover off:
• The changing game of leadership 
• The old game of philanthropy 
• Scaffolding the next generation into the game
• The value of digital breadcrumbs 
• The magnets you can use to pull others up
• Keeping relationships close, not seen
• How to stop playing for title and temporary relevance 
• The big mistakes young people make in growing their influence 
• How cred checks and back channels work and the importance of playing chess not checkers 
• How power dynamics are shifting in the eco-system
• The ninja-move framework of how things actually work behind the scenes of the game
• The pyramid of power
• The dance between IQ and EQ 
• The truth of execution
• How to add value to the eco-system
• The importance of self-inquiry
• How to safely transition from the “stuff you” mentality 
• The essential-ness of creating a good environment to nurture your leadership 
• Why being alone is a ninja-move
• The impact of childhood stress on our adult lives 
• Getting clear on your blind spots to scaffold yourself for greatness

It's JUICY AF and if you rewatch this one a few times, you'll catch some new gold each time.

You can connect with Robett:
https://www.todayfm.co.nz/home/our-shows/robettlive.html
https://robett.com/
http://clk.im/robettsLinkedIn
https://www.facebook.com/robett.hollis
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUrFG6z6dp4T06lbtH-E7eQ

Let us know what resonated for you in the comments :)

Ritual 
https://www.gemmarose.nz/ritual

No New Things
https://www.gemmarose.nz/no-new-things

Take Your Meds Podcast on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/4TNGt0S...

Take Your Meds Podcast on Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Connect

Gemma Rose is a trauma-recovery coach, supporting creatives, entrepreneurs and parents to transform their inner-worlds and scale their impact.

Subscribe: https://www.gemmarose.nz/

Instagram: @the_gemma_rose

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gemma-Rose-1...

Briony is a next-generation thought leader who is redefining what’s possible in career, life, love and conscious wealth. She is a dynamic coach who will inspire and activate soulful potential. Briony was a top-tier corporate lawyer for a number of years until she finally followed her true calling in coaching. Since then she has built Untapped, a 7-figure coaching company with a phenomenal team that has impacted and ignited thousands of women to step into their own truth and unique path through coaching programmes, workshops and online trainings! 

I met Briony 5 years ago at Festival for the Future in Wellington, and not long after that she became my first coach supporting me to transform my mindset to fundraise for the charity I co-founded. We went from $500 in the bank to $100,000 within six months, and over the next four years, raised over $1m for community-led projects! 

In this episode we explore:

- The duality of building a secure, scalable business with feminine leadership
- The chaos of ALWAYS operating from intuition 
- Shifting from "rushing" to "receiving"
- Regulating the nervous system personally and in business 
- Bravery to take the masks off as leaders
- Finding humility and humanity in your imposter syndrome 
- How to dance in the duality of feminine and masculine energy as an integrated leader
- How your judgements are your access to growth
- How to build a business from a place of receivership 
- How we can avoid being with the extra-ordinary-ness of our lives
- The importance of planting seeds in an environment that cultivates your unique blueprint to emerge
- The support you get to give yourself for the best shot at your dreams
- How money gives you an access to expression 
- Money as an amplifier as a neutral frequency
- Getting curious about the relationship you want to have with money
- How to attune and align to safety with money 
- Following your intuition even though the logistics aren't always easy

You can connect with Briony via:
Untapped Programmes https://courses.untapped.nz/
Instagram @untappedwithbriony 
Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/09S9HISxS6lA4YVhecSX2h?si=0ae728373044409b

Let us know what resonated for you in the comments :)

Ritual 
https://www.gemmarose.nz/ritual

No New Things
https://www.gemmarose.nz/no-new-things

Take Your Meds Podcast on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/4TNGt0S...

Take Your Meds Podcast on Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Connect

Gemma Rose is a trauma-recovery coach, supporting creatives, entrepreneurs and parents to transform their inner-worlds and scale their impact.

Subscribe: https://www.gemmarose.nz/

Instagram: @the_gemma_rose

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gemma-Rose-1...

Aaron Hardy is what I would describe as a modern day prophet. His spiritual and emotional mastery is so deeply moving, and this episode brings golden nugget after golden nugget to support you to deepen your connnection within. This episode is up there with one of my all time favourites, and I know you'll enjoy the reflection this brings up!

Aaron Hardy is a church leader who is passionate about emotional health, spiritual and relational maturity, and cultural integrity. He is married to Te Ata and they have 3 kids, Tākirikoteata, Hawaiki, and Te Āio. He leads the Kaitiaki team at Te Rautini and is a talented musician.

In this episode we explore:

• Ambition and narcissism
• Becoming emotionally healthy
• Improving the quality of our relationships
• The danger of cancel culture
• Chronological snobbery
• The impact of an anti-church society
• Difference between Christianity and Christendom
• Being honest with ourselves about our fragility
• The lure of wants and desires away from community
• How our brokenness fosters humility
• How to craft a vision for your life
• The rule of life
• How our rituals and rhythms influence our embodiment of our truth
• Why Seventh Day Adventists are the happiest groups of people
• The difference between spiritual formation and spiritual work ethic
• The importance of discernment
• Community as the key to experiencing life more truthfully
• A posture vs moments of reconciliation with Maaori and non-Maaori
• Imposter syndrome in leadership
• Re-evaluating integrity

You can connect with Aaron on Instagram via @aaronhardynz and Te Rautini via https://www.terautini.com/

Ritual
https://www.gemmarose.nz/ritual

No New Things
https://www.gemmarose.nz/no-new-things

Take Your Meds Podcast on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/4TNGt0S...

Take Your Meds Podcast on Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Connect
Gemma Rose is a trauma-recovery coaching, supporting creatives, entrepreneurs and parents to transform their inner-worlds and scale their impact.
Subscribe: https://www.gemmarose.nz/
Instagram: @the_gemma_rose
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gemma-Rose-1...

It felt right to start the second Season of Take Your Meds with Michael Moore. He’s a dear friend, father, partner, poet, story-teller and facilitator who brings a deep felt sense of aroha into every space he walks. He isn’t afraid to walk into the darkest of places, inside himself, and call forward parts of himself for integration and harmony, and supports men and boys to do the same!

In this episode we explore:
• Life as a religion
• Taking a break from the things we master
• Male fragility and privilege
• The heroism of vulnerability
• Excavating our inner-worlds
• Creation vs creativity moving through us
• Trauma recovery
• Nurturing the whenua
• Creating safety within ourselves
• Navigating relationships
• The divine feminine
• Being the baby again

"Ko Taupiri te Maunga 
Ko Waikato te Awa 
Ko Tainui te Waka 
Ko Ngati Maniapoto tōku Iwi 

The roles I honour most in my life at the moment are being a Dad, a partner, a guide to men and young men alike and most recently, a student to the many masks I wear. 

I’m a big dreamer, attuning my body and being to love and birdsongs, sometimes with ease, sometimes in the throes of self destruction. 

Perhaps storyteller is a role that gives me my greatest sense of place as an individual. 

I’m fortunate to share inside gorgeous kaupapa, and have found a place for my own heart expansion in Poutama Rites of Passage, reintroducing Te Aō Māori rites into the lives of tāne  and tama Tāne throughout Waikato rohe. 

My name is Michael, but most people actually call me Megs, a genderless nickname that invites me still, to softer living. 

Mauri Ora"

You can connect with Michael on Instagram via @michael_taimoore 

And I'd love to hear what really resonated and landed for you, so leave a review, drop me a DM on Instagram (@the_gemma_rose) or email me [email protected] :)

Erana Severne-Takataka has a calling on her life for leadership like no-one I've ever met. She believes that leaders create more leaders, and this episode dives into the mindsets, attitudes and beliefs for living a purpose driven life she loves making a massive impact on the world around her. What I loved most about this episode was Erana's acceptance of the duality in life and how she navigates emotions and uncertainty with radical self-belief and determination to make a positive contribution to the world.  

Erana is currently Operations Manager and Project Lead at the Wise Group, where she brings her visionary perspective to three transformational community projects. She was recently featured in ‘Womankind’: a book profiling 50 women making a difference in Aotearoa. Through Covid-19, Erana was a key player in the strategy to distribute over 457,000 meals to families in need over nine weeks. At the same time, Erana also co-led the development of a local initiative called ‘Here to help u’, which has revolutionised how people access social and wellbeing support. In just over a year and through the combined efforts of partners, providers and volunteers; almost 9,000 people have received the full support they needed, and ‘Here to help u’ is now growing into other areas and regions. Previously Erana worked at the DHB, developing successful projects to support Māori workforce development and healthy homes. The healthy homes project Erana led, significantly reduced avoidable child hospital admissions.

The whakatauki she lives by?

Koi te mata punenga, maiangi the mata pūihoiho
Imagine the invisible | Realise the potential | Defy the impossible

We dive into:

• The healing journey from miscarriage 
• How to handle difficult things head on
• How service creates moments of authentic living
• How to reframe life experiences to empower yourself  
• Mental freedom through embracing your strengths 
• Finding the light in yourself
• The new paradigm of leadership
• The three keys to great self-leadership
• Finding confidence and self-belief in uncertainty 
• Beliefs and narratives that create greatness
• The importance of zooming out from stressful situations 
• The importance of creating space for others to fall
• How to reframe mistakes
• Balancing over balance
• Honouring your own needs and the needs of those close to you
• How to reframe mistakes
• The importance of acting with good intention and being tika

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave me a review on Apple Podcast :)

I love hearing from you, so if something you heard really resonated, drop me a message on Instagram via @the_gemma_rose 

And if you have a topic you'd like to hear more about, let me know!

This is the final episode of the first season of this podcast. Thank you so much for tuning in, and I can't wait to bring more audible juice through in 2022 to support you to brighten up your life from the inside out.

Rangipare Belshaw-Ngaropo is of Ngaati Awa descent and affiliated to Mataatua, Te Arawa, Tainui, Takitimu and Ngatokimatawhaorua. 

She’s has represented Aotearoa at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York, United Nations Expert Mechanism on The Right of Indigenous Peoples in Switzerland and attended the World Indigenous Decade of Water Summit with He Kuaka Maarangaranga in Minesota. But most importantly, she’s a maamaa. 

She draws her strength from her whaanau, hapuu iwi, tiipuna and future tamariki. She’s held several governance and leadership roles locally and nationally uplifting, elevating, and raising Maaori aspirations.

We met working together in the youth development space, and what I love most about Rangipare is her connection to her culture, community, and creativity, and how she unleashes her authenticity and self-expression through these channels.  This episode was vulnerable, real, and authentic, and we spoke into themes of motherhood and the ego identity.

We dive into:

• Identity loss in motherhood
• Whakapapa and genealogy 
• Letting go of people pleasing 
• Toxic positivity in motherhood 
• Play and pleasure as self-expression
• Masculine and feminine energies 
• Creating bliss
• How the ego plays games
• Unlearning control 
• Healing in the ocean 
• Setting boundaries
• Narcissistic tendencies 

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave me a review on Apple Podcast :)

I love hearing from you, so if something you heard really resonated, drop me a message on Instagram via @the_gemma_rose 

And if you have a topic you'd like to hear more about, let me know.

Lehi Duncan is an embodiment of servant leadership. He's held a number of leadership for social change roles across the country from managing a youth development charity, to managing distributions of a government grant-making body, to philanthropic governance and now growing the city of Kirikiriroa Hamilton working in local council. Over the years, we've grown a friendship over mutual interests in spirituality, leadership, philosophy, philanthropy and youth development, and was the person who gifted the name of this podcast to me: Take Your Meds! 

This episode was juicy, and it felt like we covered so much terrain in such a short time. The episode really speaks into the themes of presence, insignificance, and reclaiming your body. What I love about Lehi is that he has an ability to craft potent and powerful messages in flow worthy of being printed on t-shirts. My top three quotes:

"Acceptance is not trying to change anything and being okay with it” 

"False humility looks like I’m not good enough. I don’t deserve to take up space. I don’t deserve to be present in my body. True humility is recognising your place and space.”

"My actions are insignificant unless I’m part of a movement."

We dive into:

• The power of insignificance 
• Reframing what medicine is
• Letting go of being in control
• Motorbikes as a tool for emotional regulation
• Tattoos as a mechanism to reclaim the body
• Overcoming dissociation 
• Authentic self-expression through the body 
• False humility vs true humility
• Acknowledging your own disfunction  
• How capitalism impacts the human experience 

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave me a review on Apple Podcast :)

I love hearing from you, so if something you heard really resonated, drop me a message on Instagram via @the_gemma_rose 

And if you have a topic you'd like to hear more about, let me know.