Ronda Shaskey, founder of Nspyre Red Hair Salon in Christchurch & the winner of the New Zealand 2019 Senior Hair Stylist of the Year Awards; shares never-before-heard inner struggles with identity, impacts of childhood sexual abuse & trauma & we discuss Ronda & business partner, Claire's launch of Bridal Hair NZ Agency, with the first intake of students starting in August 20th 2025.

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Amelia Crawley shares growing up in an outwardly "Christian" home experiencing sexual abuse from around age five from an older sibling, suicidal thoughts & the consequence of sexual addiction after the abuse from as young as five years old, which Amelia now describes as a "sex demon."

Amelia recounts her father's life, speaking on chilling generational patterns, her father disclosed before he ended his life tragically to suicide in 2017; experiencing severe trauma from sexual abuse as a child, addiction, a spirit of suicide.

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Writer, music artist and freethinker, Elliot Tremlett, speaks about the power of an agreement (within a group) also known as an egregore which he says has extreme power to create a group's reality, worldview or "group-think."

Elliot's interest in the concept of one's TRUTHS forming their reality, GOD & desire to push against the boundaries in educational establishments. Elliot's interest in evolutionary life and the big bang theory yet Elliot has a strong conviction to create more than consume in a materialistic society.

Elliot also emphasizes the importance of face-to-face relationships over heavily social media relationships that can lead to greater loneliness.

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Parentified child, Ann-Marie Ferguson cared for herself and her younger sisters from age five, often going hungry whilst her parents suffered under the influence of drug addictions, mental illness and abuse. The Ministry for Children, now Oranga Tamariki were aware of the environment in which Ann-Marie and her sisters were in having recorded notes of red flags, within the home yet the children were not uplifted in time.

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Owner of Koru Healing Acupuncture, Tracey Shewan unfolds her curiosity into holistic healing after her father fell ill with terminal cancer, with Tracey discovering that foot massages helped her father.

This led Tracey onto pursuing spiritual teachings & seeking more beyond the natural elements leading Tracey onto studying acupuncture, massage and later reiki treatment.

Tracey experienced a dramatic spiritual encounter which Tracey says was a Kundalini awakening.

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Owner of Ali's Lemons , Ali McGregor shares about her early years of being raised on a farm in the Wairarapa and passion for music, drama and cooking and "all things Italian".

'Ali's Lemons' was birthed out of something Ali was familiar and developed in from a young age - homemade cooking & baking.

Ali's Lemons creates traditional, artisanal homemade lemon products, winning a national award for her lemon curd.Ali unfolds her pathway into becoming a high school teacher, how Ali's confidence grew and she learned to utilize her talents and gifting more after ending unhealthy relationship cycles.

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Founder of Heart and Mind Yoga, Jo Jarden shares about the death of her mother at a young age which shook her foundational beliefs, leading Jo to searching for identity and fulfillment.

This led Jo to sell-up and live in a caravan for seven years, which led Jo seek deeper fulfillment, thus opening the door for Jo to do yoga through her passion for fitness.

We also dive into deeper insights behind the practice and origins of yoga.

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Ursula Keay opens up about being kicked out of home at sixteen years old to find her own way in life. Ursula started small businesses, studied at New Zealand's Broadcasting School and sharing her experience working within the NZ media industry. Ursula struggled with hypothyroidism which led Ursula to search for healing; leading her into the New Age practice of Ayahuasca ceremonies in South America then onto finding faith.

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Former Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNAF) aircraft technician and artist, Bruce Denton served in the RNZAF for 20 years, from age 16, Bruce says he tended to "look beyond" and spent downtime sketching. Looking back Bruce grew up too fast, missing his childhood and saw things he'd rather not see.

Bruce's father served in the RNZAF during WWII and due to which Bruce believed was PTSD, his father never talked about his time serving during WWII and remembers seeing a bullet hole in his fathers leg.

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Shahana Tauwhare opens up about never having known the identity of her biological Dad and how this impacted her sense of identity and relationships.

Shahana says she once held a grudge against her mother because of this, yet encountering Christ set Shahana on her journey to wholeness.

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