Whare Tapa Wha

Here at the Taranaki Retreat we fully embrace this model of health, identifying the four cournerstones that all need attention.

​When one (or more) of these areas is not being looked after, life can seem very hard or near on impossible sometimes. 

Alongside this we have the importance of whenua.  The connection with the land, others and the community around us.

​This page is about sharing resouces that we find that may just give you some answers or hopefully some pointers in the right direction.

 Taha hinengaro - Mental Health 

• Stress First Aid Kit (Read)
• Apps and sites to help with wellbeing (Read)
• Managing and reducing anxiety (Read)
• Prioritising mental fitness (Read)
• Resources on trauma
• Healing Journey/Recovery​

Taha whānau - Family Health ​

• Eating disorders and how to support someone (Read)
• FAQS on gender and sexuality (Read)
• Supporting a child with depression (Read)
• Ways of asking for help (Read)
• Getting help with alcohol and drugs (Read)
• Grief and loss resources (Read)
• Resources to help children
• Strengthening family relationships
• Parenting support
• Conversation starters
• Communication
• Help with unhelpful coping strategies, 
• Wellbeing of, support for and risks to children
• Strengthening relationships

Whenua - Connection with the land and community ​

• I get lonely too (Read)
• What is empathy? (Watch)
• Isolation
• Strong established connected; hapū/iwi, community, support services, friendships, roots
• Degree of social engagement versus withdrawal
• Support Availability and Awareness - scaled from Stuckness - “There’s nobody to help me / my situation is intractable” to acceptance of, and engagement with options - “There are people who care and I can and do turn to”

Taha wairua - Spiritual Health

• 5 ways to wellbeing at work (Read)
• 11 ways to help your business through COVID. (Read)
• 30 ways to contribute, make a difference.  (Read)
• 11 things to think about when updating your cv (Read)
• Liz & Ross talk resilience (Listen)
• Coping after job loss (Read)
• Mindfulness exercises (Listen)
• A possible source of financial help (Read)
• What are my options?  How can I move forward?
• Help getting in to/back in to the workforce
• How to increase confidence
• Facing the unknown

Taha tinana - Physical Health

•  Liz & Juliet talk creativity (Listen)
• 50 ways to top up your tanks (Read)
• Alcoholics Anonymous (Read)
• Narcotics Anonymous (Read)
• Gamblers Anonymous (Read)
• Help with sleep routine and patterns
• Importance of exercise
• What does your green zone look like?  Hobbies/passions
• Getting out in nature
• Anything else wellbeing
• Directory of links for assistance - food, shelter, sleep, clothing, transport, access to gp/meds
• ​Impacts of poverty / Addressing immediate pressure points