I have been a teacher for the last 25 years and have seen the power of reconnecting our tamariki and our whānau back to their identity. Acknowledging the power of mahi toi, both traditional and contemporary, to allow the sharing of our past, our present, and our future. Taking the time to slow down and value the process of a weave has taught me to sit, to learn, to connect, and to cherish all that comes from those things in balancing my hauora. Now sitting in the consultancy space, I have the opportunity to remind people to do the same.

I have been on a journey of reconnection to my whakapapa for many years and feel blessed to have been surrounded by good people who uplift me and encourage me to continue to walk that path. To allow my tamariki to know their worth in this world, to hear their whakapapa and see their ways of knowing, being, and doing reflected in their world has become my why.