SUZIE JOHNSON - Part 2: Our ex OOSH girl is back to continue our korero on mental health, grief/loss, body dysmorphia and what she's learned about self care and joy. Trigger warning: suicide discussed.

A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. In This Episode: If the name sounds familiar its because she was the creator of OOSH and the WHAT TO WEAR talks. We talked candidly around mental health, body image and growing up. I reckon Suzie can talk even more than me. Tune in!

A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. On this episode: What are you doing to embrace the time you have in this life? What are you putting off because you think there is more time? What fun or creativity or opportunity could you be embracing so that your life has more meaning, value and purpose?

A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. On this episode: Maree discusses all things age related including how societal standards of beauty can make us feel like there is something wrong with being older. How to accept it, embrace it and find the joy in having the privilege of ageing.

A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. On this episode: What is guilt? Learning to recognise when its helpful verses when its not, understanding how it links to shame and/or self consciousness and finally learning to self forgive.

A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. On this episode: Having enough self compassion to stop comparing yourself to others in order to be the person you were always meant to be. Maree talks about her journey of self love and what she learnt along the way.

Maree discusses how to make small but necessary changes in order to live a bold and joyous life. Living without apology and refusing to compromise 'you' in the process of change is the key to choosing an authentic life. Maree discusses her weight and other stories to illustrate this.

Do your clothes make you feel powerful and confident? Dressing a certain way and embracing who we are can help us not only look good but feel better too. Maree shares a few funny tales of when clothing did and didn't help achieve this.

Are you sick of feeling like you're too fat, too broke, too unremarkable to live an extraordinary life? Maree shares how this simply isn't true. We are all worthy of connection and belonging.

This is no waiting room. Are you putting your life on hold because its cold or you think you somehow need a better body, job, income etc in order to live fully? Life is for living and we need to pursue joy in winter to combat those seasonal blues. Maree shares some ideas for doing that.