Standing in Your Strength
An exclusive podcast series for wāhine ready to stop second-guessing and start backing themselves - on their own terms.
This is where it begins - you and your strength.
Welcome back e hoa,
Things don’t always go to plan.
This next kōrero is a space to breathe when the waters feel choppy. To remember that steadiness doesn’t mean stillness - it just means staying connected to yourself, even in the shift.
At Te Kāinga Wāhine, this is part of what we hold too - not the performance of having it all together, but the practice of coming back to us.
Take your time, and let it land how it needs to.
Episode 1: Quiet Courage
For the moments you wonder if you’re meant to bere.
Sometimes the voice in your head says:
“You don’t belong.”
”You’re not ready.”
” Who do you think you are?”
This kōrero is for those moments - when self-doubt creeps in, but you show up anyway.
It’s about choosing to back yourself, even when everything inside you says you shouldn’t.
Reflection What might shift if you backed yourself, even just a little?
Listen when you’re ready. Take what you need. Come back when you need to.
Episode 2: Finding Your Voice (Again)
For the times when everyone else’s opinions feel louder than your own.
It’s easy to get caught in what other people think - their expectations, their judgements, their advice.
And in all that noise, your own voice?
It can go quiet.
This kōrero is about tuning back in, and choosing to listen to yourself - first.
Reflection What have you taken on that was never really yours?
Listen when you’re ready. Let this be a moment to come home to your own voice.
Episode 3: Letting Go, Choosing You
For the moments when you’re carrying more than what’s yours.
We grow up with so many voices telling us who we should be.
How we should show up. What success should look like.
But what happens when the ‘shoulds’ don’t fit anymore?
This kōrero is about letting go - of expectations, roles, and versions of you that no longers erve - and choosing what feels tika and pono, for you.
Reflection What have you been holding on to that you’re ready to release?
Listen when you’re ready. You don’t need permission to choose yourself.
Episode 4: Staying Steady
For the moments when things don’t go to plan.
Sometimes life shifts - without warning. The plan falls apart. The timing changes. What felt certain.. doesn’t anymore.
This kōrero is about is about those moments.
Not fixing them. Not rushing past them. Just finding a way to stay steady in the mess.
Reflection What helps you stay grounded when things feel uncertain?
Listen when you’re ready. There’s no right pace - just your own.