Wairua & Waffles

Adoption, unexpected spiritual experiences, Māori healing, a COVID confession and a belly piercing story.
Krissy talks about being adopted and making peace with not knowing her whakapapa. Tati spills a wairua confession that probably should’ve stayed at the marae, while Brady shares why wairua took him a long time to understand.
We kōrero about whenua, kura kaupapa, rongoā Māori, and experiences of wairua that might be understood very differently through Māori and Western lenses. Can you see and feel things others can't? Is it wairua, or a mental health issue? And what happens when we bring Māori healers and clinical psychologists together rather than treating these worlds as opposites?
We also get into teaching rangatahi about wairua, purpose and finding their place in the world.
Email brady@taiora.org for the hauora (wellbeing) resource mentioned in this ep!
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This episode we kōrero about Māori approaches to hauora (wellbeing), the importance of collective wellbeing, and how whanaungatanga might be one of the most underrated things we have.
Brady and Krissy reflect on growing up in te ao Pākehā and finding their way to te ao Māori later in life, while Tati shares the sacredness of tangihanga and what grief teaches us about showing up for each other when life gets heavy.
We also get into Brady’s Most Average Boy award 🏆, perfectionism, raising brave girls, and the fine line between manaakitanga and people pleasing.
Email brady@taiora.org for the hauora (wellbeing) resource mentioned in this ep!
Follow us on Instagram @wairuaandwaffles, @krstinacavit, @bronte_p, @teaorangikowhai
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Krissy shares the story of escaping a wellness retreat, Brady opens up about feeling judged in a supposedly inclusive spiritual space, and reveals what happened when he tried frog poison and ayahuasca in the jungle. Tati calls out TikTok’s clean girl aesthetic and makes a big confession.
We unpack what happens when ancient wisdom gets repackaged and sold back to us, and how others profit from making us feel like we’re never enough. Drawing on our experiences working with rangatahi, we explore the pressure to buy our way into feeling whole, the difference between individual wellbeing and collective hauora Māori, and the importance of the people around us.
Email brady@taiora.org for the hauora (wellbeing) resource mentioned in this ep!
Follow us on Instagram @wairuaandwaffles, @krstinacavit, @bronte_p, @teaorangikowhai
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We’re Te Aorangi Morini (Tati), Kristina Cavit (Krissy), and Brady Polkinghorne - three mates exploring Māori wellbeing, wairua and what it actually means to feel well.
In the first episode of Wairua & Waffles, we get into mauri tau, meditation and the everyday things that ground us. From karakia and calling your Nan to the hard stuff we don't always know how to talk about, we're figuring out what wellbeing looks like without the wellness bullshit.
Email brady@taiora.org for the hauora (wellbeing) resource mentioned in this ep!
Follow us on Instagram @wairuaandwaffles, @krstinacavit, @bronte_p, @teaorangikowhai
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Wairua & Waffles is a funny, honest Māori-led podcast about trying - and often failing - to care for our wairua in a world obsessed with wellness.
Our first episode drops on Monday 12th October, but before then we wanted to give you a little taste of what to expect. So please enjoy this little teaser of our favourite moments from episode one, and if you like what you see hit follow for new episodes every Monday!
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