Many people feel it -
a quiet disconnection
from their bodies,
their culture,
and the natural world.

We live in systems that fragment us.
That separates wellbeing from land.
That treats women’s health as secondary.
That asks us to move faster than our nervous systems can handle.

Āio exists in response to that fracture.

Āio is an award-winning podcast and learning platform for people who want to live more holistically - who are seeking reconnection to ancestral wisdom, cyclical living, indigenous knowledge, and regenerative ways of being.

Through long-form conversations, storytelling, and immersive experiences, Āio explores:

Āio bridges te ao Māori and the modern world - creating accessible pathways for people navigating colonial systems while longing for deeper cultural and ecological belonging.

If you feel alone in your healing journey, welcome honey, I hope this space serves you.  

​​Hey babe, welcome. 

I’m a Virgo sun, Sag rising, Cancer moon — yes, I find archetypal templates wildly supportive. They help me locate myself in society. They give language to the parts of me I want to celebrate and nurture.

I’m deeply grateful my parents were brave enough to put me into kōhanga reo and Māori schooling - back when it wasn’t “cool.”
My consciousness came online through te ao Māori, and I feel the priveledge in that.
My worldview is Māori. There is no separation.

My first love was storytelling. I went to drama school and spent a decade in the film industry as a voice artist and motion capture performer. I just wanted to tell stories that moved people.

But I burnt out.

At the same time, my hormones were chaotic. Painful periods. Poor mental health. I felt like my body was trying to get my attention, and I was not listening.

In my early twenties I went to India and trained as a yoga teacher. I taught for years - until I realised I was participating in the whitewashing of an ancient tradition. So I humbly stepped away.

Meanwhile, I was quietly investing everything into my own healing.
Sitting with holistic practitioners.
Learning ancient medical systems.
Having conversations with practitioners that made my whole body ring with truth.

Then came my witch era - deep dives into the witch trials and the long shadow they cast over women today.

Then my Goddess era -  immersing myself in global teachings of the great Goddess.
Which eventually brought me home - sitting at the feet of Māori knowledge holders learning about Atua Wāhine (Māori Goddesses)

That work continues to heal me in ways that often feel other worldly. Atua wāhine stories often centre in my work, and I see the tremendous impact they have in healing spaces. 

When I left the film industry, I was hungry for a project. I was constantly searching for podcasts on holistic health - but most of what I found was American, detached from the social, political and environmental context of Aotearoa.

So the seed of Āio was planted.

Storytelling. Holistic health. A Māori worldview.
All woven together.

We recorded our first episodes in our spare room. We failed a lot. We learned. And we kept trying. Slowly, intentionally, a community formed.

And then the messages started coming, and it became clear who we were serving. 

Women reconnecting to their Māoritanga.
Women who didn’t feel strongly connected to their iwi (tribes) and culture.
Women who felt whakamā (shy) stepping into Māori spaces - but found Āio to be a bridge.

A place to build confidence.
A reminder of their birthright.

Three years later, a few awards under our belt, and a community of epic humans - and I still just want to sit in circle with them, drink tea, and talk about the stars, the earth, and our ancestors.

If you are here, seeking education, expansion - or simply craving to be seen and heard in your experience, welcome honey - I’m so glad you're here.