Wāhine Atua

The ladies talk about a recent clip they have seen on Social Media where a man explains post menopause in “mansplaining”. With a refreshed approach, he describes the wonderful emergence a woman has and how the importance of the “Hag” is a positive thing and even what that term means!

As the weather is so nice, the Wāhine Atua ladies share their best loved places to visit across the rohe; most being free or just the cost of the petrol to get there. From Lake Rotokare, to the Egmont Lighthouse, Pukekura Park to The Three Bridges Walk, in this episode we hear of some of the best places to visit and get out and enjoy the beauty of the region.

As the days get shorter and shorter and the sunshine hours increase, knowing how this can affect your mood is important. SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) effects a lot of people and today the Wāhine Atua ladies chat about what you can do to get those light hours up, and what they do to help lift their mood and where to go for help.

On today’s show Fi and Tracey share their own journeys of having a mammogram and why its so important to do. May is the month that raises awareness and funds for the Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer appeal and the ART FM team are doing their part to raise awareness for the women and men of Taranaki.

Well after finding out whether the ladies want to be cremated or buried, the Wāhine Atua ladies talk about Swedish Death Cleaning and what that means. It’s become a real thing and deciding whether to start “decluttering” before we “depart” is something more and more people are thinking of. Whether we store the items we want to pass on until we go, or do we pass them on now to be enjoyed and that we can witness?