Manaaki Whānau: Caring for Families Through Addiction

18/06/2026

Yesterday, Manaaki Whānau: Caring for Families Through Addiction had the privilege of presenting to 40 tangata whaiora and their whānau under the umbrella of Atareira Family Services.

Families were reminded that they are seen, they are heard, and they are not alone.

Being able to provide insight, tools, and practical skills to help whānau walk alongside a loved one experiencing addiction is a privilege we never take for granted. Through a lived-experience lens, we shared hope, challenged stigma, and explored how families can identify their role, understand what is within their control, and reclaim their own power and wellbeing.

Addiction impacts the whole whānau, but so does healing.

Ngā mihi to everyone who showed up with courage, honesty, and a willingness to learn. Together, we continue to create new foundations for recovery, connection, and hope.

17/06/2026

This morning in Te Whanganui A Tara Wellington, our whakatauki card is Connection.

Well this is my interpretation loss of connection is not the same as lack of whanau.

Today we present to 40 whanau seeking wellbeing to walk alongside their loved ones, its not due a lack of it's a loss of connection.

So today we help we rebuild that connection.

Nga Mihi Atareira Family Services.

16/06/2026

Lastnights hui was fire, reframing anxiety and depression, providing a menu of options to deal with daily stress.

Self care and breaking down old survival habits that dont serve us today.

Bringing it back to basics with the 80/20 rule and checking in with ourselves, hows our eco system what do we need.

Often we make sure everyone else is okay how often do we check in on ourselves.

Mana Aki Oranga - a safe space to work through mental health and addiction distress, empowering you to become your own therapist ❤️💜💯

15/06/2026

Its not weak to speak it's actually the strongest thing we can do is men, is to show up for ourselves. 💜💯

15/06/2026

Join us tonight 7pm for addiction or mental health support 💜💯

Live on google meets 💜💯

Lead with love whanau love for ourselves and our journey 💜💯

To join the meeting on Google Meet, click this link:
https://meet.google.com/cpv-nuev-dfz

Or open Meet and enter this code: cpv-nuev-dfz

14/06/2026

Tired of mental health and addiction controlling your destination? Reach out to us, let's see how we can walk alongside you towards a new destination.

Join us Tuesday nights 7pm
Google meets

To join the meeting on Google Meet, click this link:
https://meet.google.com/cpv-nuev-dfz

Or open Meet and enter this code: cpv-nuev-dfz

12/06/2026

Please whanau its about time policies and legislation get updated to actually help our whanau who are suffering. 💜💯✨️

Parliament is considering a Bill that would provide legal protection for people seeking help for an overdose

12/06/2026

**Fully Booked**

Manaaki Whānau: Caring for Families Through Addiction is grateful to be presenting a supporting families workshop next week.

Unfortunately we are at capacity, if you feel your service could benefit from a open style program that teaches tools and skills to support a loved one in addiction get in touch today.

Lived experience of being the addict, loving the family member in addiction. And loosing love ones in addiction.

Now a trusted service provider spreading the message of hope and change 🙏

12/06/2026

Today's Whakatauki card "He totara wahi rua he kai na te toki" A split totara tree is easy prey to the axe".

Are we standing firm together in group settings more important and we standing firm in ourselves in our own wellbeing?

This relates to my whakatauki of pain, hurt, resentment and hardship seen as water in the totara tree, if the water stays in the totara tree it goes rotten, when we tangi, cry, express our emotions and do our healing, the water comes out of the tree and falls down in the ground, into the roots provides space to grow, feeds our roots to make way for something new.

Growth.

How are you growing today whanau? 💜💯✨️

09/06/2026

Have you thought about doing something different with your addiction or your loved ones addiction?

Manaaki Whānau: Caring for Families Through Addiction can walk alongside you 💜💯✨️