The Provider

A deep dive back into our ancestral roots with fishing, and how we can go forward as fisherman, more aligned with how we are supposed to source our food, medicine and wellbeing.

In this podcast I share some of my lived experience to help in the understanding of the topic of resilience.

I define resilience here as "Learnings and mental, physical and spiritual fitness, gained from lived experience which helps you adapt, survive and thrive in tough and unexpected situations."

I share 12 tips for cultivating resilience:

1. Recognising and accepting that Change is the only constant. Nature is always changing. We are a part of nature.

2. Practice doing hard things. Put yourself in challenging situations during good times. This builds muscle memory for the tough times.

3. Observe and learn from other resilient people.

4. Remember, the resilience that is in your DNA. It is a miracle you are here. You are the face of your tupuna. You come from resilience.

5. Practice going without.

6. Learn from nature. Observe nature. Mimic nature.

7. Rest and recover during the good times. You will need it in the tough times.

8. Understand your emotions. Focus on positive emotions. Learn to shift stuck negative emotions.

9. Build yourself an inner fortress and sanctuary.

10. Nourish your body with good organic food, movement and stretching

11. Spend time reading, listening to, researching and reflecting on...Ancient Wisdom. The ancients might have known a few things we don't!

12. Bridge the gap between knowledge and doing!

If you like this podcast and want to dive deeper in person, reach out and experience some of this in nature on one of our Men's Wellbeing Retreats.

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As a leader in your family, community, small or large businesses, you might  recognise that often, you are putting the needs of others before your own wellbeing. Sometimes the best thing you can do, to serve others, is to take a step back to recharge the mind, body and soul. This podcast explores the importance of taking a step back to recharge from time to time, in order to be an effective leader.  We talk to Aaron, on the last day of his bespoke 12 day Men's Wellbeing Retreat. The Provider Podcast explores Men's Wellbeing, including diet, movement, mindset and spirituality - and our connection to nature. Provider Men's Wellbeing Retreats reconnect men back to the healing power of nature, through an immersion in the landscapes and seascapes of the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand - fishing, diving, hunting, cooking, talking, walking, broga, meditation, learning and breathing.  Participants in our retreats find they have positive shifts in mental health, body weight, increased resilience, moving from fixed to positive mindset and opening space in their lives to attract positive opportunities. If you like what you hear and see in this video check out our website http://www.theprovider.co.nz

Last night I had a yarn via video link, with one of the many charter clients of mine I consider to be a bloody good man. Dr Nic Gill has had a long tenure with the best team on the planet, the All Blacks , as their strength & conditioning coach. Gilly gives us an insight behind the scenes of the AB's. We also yarn about fuelling your body with the right kai, about managing stress and about how to stay well and resilient in tough times. In addition to working with the AB's Gilly is also an avocado grower, an Ironman, an author, and associate professor of the The University of Waikato and a bloody keen hunter and fisho. Enjoy! (And go the AB's this weekend!)

Aussies love fishing just about as much as us Kiwis - maybe more. Today we’re going to be crossing the Tasman (virtually), catching up with one of Aussies most passionate fisho’s - he’s been writing books and making TV - sharing his knowledge and entertaining. We’re going to be exploring fishing and its links to wellbeing with none other than Al McGlashan. Welcome Al!

I have a yarn with New Zealand's foremost expert on FORAGING, a great tool to add to your resilience toolkit. Peter Langlands from Wild Capture - wild foods and foraging - NZ shares his vast knowledge on foraging, and we talk broadly about nature as our source of wellbeing. There's a lockdown challenge at the end, so drop your answer in below. Peter wears many hats, he runs foraging tours, collects foraged foods for some of New Zealand's top restaurants like Amisfield , has been a trout fishing guide, produces his own trout guides, plus writes for NZ Fishing News . He's also been an observer on commercial fishing boats over the years, and consulted to DoC so.... there's plenty to yarn about! Enjoy!

Lockdown yarns with me ole mate Milan from The Lateral Line.  We talk fishing - obviously! but more importantly how it connects us back to nature, our food, and our mates. We talk about what its like to follow and accomplish your dreams, men's resilience, self sufficiency and lots more. It's hard to find anyone more enthusiastic about all of the above than Milan - so this talk is a cracker!

Darren Shields has been in and under the NZ ocean for the last 50 years, following his passion of spearfishing. He is 6 times NZ spearfishing champ, and founder of NZ's biggest dive business Wettie Spearfishing & Wetsuits. Darren has been underwater cameraman for many of NZ's top fishing shows, guided spearo's all around the world, and been involved in getting thousands of Kiwis into the world of spearfishing. In this podcast, Darren shares some of his secrets of success in business, and tells us how he juggles a busy life, with family and staying well mentally and physically at the same time. We discuss the state of the fishery, what we love about the ocean and what the future holds as well. For more on Wettie check out www.wettie.co.nz. For more on Provider, fishing and diving adventures and wellbeing retreats check out www.theprovider.co.nz