Wellbeing In NZ - Resource Hub

Wellbeing in NZ

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'Wellbeing snack' videos

We  have a series of 'Wellbeing snack' videos (all less than 10 minutes) that are available to the Friends of Ireland community and include the following topics:


  • Your Performance Vehicle
  • Handling High Emotion
  • Ditching The Expectation Wagon
  • Nailing Decisions
  • Tips for Active Relaxers
  • An Alternative To Our Natural Mr Fix-It Tendencies
  • How To Support Someone You Are Concerned About


Access them via this link and enter the password Hummingly2020

If you need help...

Need to Talk?

Free call or text any time for support
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Need Support?

Confidential service to support the emotional and mental wellbeing of callers
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If you are worried about someone...

If you are worried or concerned about someone, you can use the helplines outlined on this page also.
How can I learn more about how to support someone if I am worried about them?
LifeKeepers - National Suicide Prevention Training delivers FREE online training for NZ citizens and residents.
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Understanding Empathy v Sympathy
You don't have to be able to fix the problem, just listening makes a huge difference

Webinar recordings & 
useful videos

  • Webinar recording: Conscious Personal Leadership - Own Your Wellbeing

    Presented by: Fiona Deehan, Deehan Leadership Collaborative

    Watch here 

    Presentation to take you through the Conscious Personal Leadership model

    and provided worksheet to increase self-awareness and practical steps to consider and implement that improve wellbeing and performance

  • Webinar recording - An Irish Lens on Bereavement & Grief

    Presented by

    Helen Rook, Victoria University, Wellington

    Fiona Deehan, Deehan Leadership Collaborative

    Watch here

  • Webinar recording - Wellbeing, An Irish Man's Perspective

    Presented by

    Brendan O'Connell, I Am Here

    Daragh Sheridan, High Performance Sport NZ

    Kevin Hurl, Titan Wellness NZ

    Fiona Deehan, Deehan Leadership Collaborative

    Watch here

  • Webinar recording - Dealing with Uncertainty & Change

    Presented by 

    Imelda Curtin, Healthy Minds

    Helen Rook, Victoria University, Wellington

    Watch here

    Free downloads from Healthy Minds here

  • Webinar recording - Navigating being an Irish Parent & Immigrant

    Presented by Donna McCormack, Coast to Coast Counselling 

    Fiona Deehan, Deehan Leadership Collaborative

    Watch here

  • Supporting Parents with Mental Wellbeing

    Family Mindfulness Coach and Paediatric Dietitian Rachael Wilson from The Food Tree shares her presentation from during lockdown 

    Click here and request access to Nourish, Nurture, Connect FB group to view


    Mindfulness Tips for a Happy Whānau Bubble is short video that Rachael recorded that may be helpful at this time


    Rachael also recommends Louise Shanagher's mindfulness resources here

  • I Am Here: How do we find our Way in Mass Disruption?

    Click here to access


    I Am Here Connect: How do we find our Way in Mass Disruption?

    Hosted by Jim Breen of I Am Here, with special guests Elizabeth McNaughton and Jolie Wills

    from Hummingly

    ( a range of resources from Hummingly are available here to download)


    Overview: I Am Here is joined in this 60 minute series, by special guests Elizabeth

    McNaughton and cognitive psychologist, Jolie Wills, founders of Hummingly, a remarkable duo who have worked in disaster recovery around the world for over 15 years. They both led the recovery team during the Christchurch earthquakes, where they helped over 5,000 people.  They tell us about the behaviours, emotions and impacts that we can anticipate in times of disruption nd how we might address these in the remote and physical workplace.


  • I Am Here Connect: Managing Financial Stress

    Click here to access


    I Am Here is joined in this 60-minute conversation by special guest, Financial Counsellor and Community Educator from Salvation Army’s MoneyCare, Kristen Hartnett.


    Kristen is passionate about people living an abundant life – appreciating that money affects every aspect of a person’s life, she works with people to equip and empower them to be the boss of their financial situation, to improve their wellbeing and financial future.


  • Financial Freedom Series

    Access a  complimentary online budgeting video resource, Financial Freedom Series,  from Susan Hayes-Culleton of the Hayes-Culleton Group.

Library Of Resources

Working In NZ

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Mental Health Foundation of NZ

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Mental Health
Ireland

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Welfare In NZ

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Whakatau Mai -
The Wellbeing Sessions

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Returning to Ireland

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Feeling Lonely?

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Grief & Loss

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Aware.ie Free online mental health programmes

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UCC Keep Well - physical health webinars

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UCC Keep Well - mental health webinars

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Proactive Wellbeing Practices & Tools

Smiling Mind App

Meditation App for Sleep & Anxiety. Suitable for use with children and in workplaces also.

Insight Timer App

Meditation App for Sleep & Anxiety

Mentemia App

Mentemia is an app that coaches mental wellbeing. Free to all New Zealanders.

AllRight? Campaign

All Right? is a health-promoting social marketing campaign based in Ōtautahi, Christchurch. Since its launch in 2013, All Right? has become a powerful champion for wellbeing in Canterbury, helping normalise conversations around wellbeing and mental health.

Five Ways to Wellbeing

Even if we're rundown, tired or stuck in a bit of a rut, there are simple things we can do every day to feel good.

Ignite Aotearoa

Explore for free, a range of clinician-curated whole-of-life wellbeing resources, including some specific to getting through Covid-19 and the LiveWell series (introduction here on the right).

Sparklers

Sparklers helps tamariki (children) learn all about their wellbeing, so they can manage big emotions, connect with others, draw on their strengths, and be ready for learning and their lives ahead!
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