The Candid Kiwi blog

 Episode Five Kia Ora In this episode I give you a forty three year account of the places I’ve lived.   I’ve lived in three different countries. New Zealand, Australia and the United States.  I’ve lived in various places in those countries as well.  I figured I’d take you on a trip down memory lane to discover these places with me and some of the things that were happening in my life while living there.  I'm hoping that this will help you in future episodes. When I have guests on my show and say how I know them, after listening to this episode, it will make sense where they fell in my life and how I know them. It'll also help with what was going on in my life when I met them. Sometimes people come in and out of our lives at certain times. While we may not keep in the best of contact, because they were there for us at a time that may have been significant, they hold a special place in our hearts, and always will. It'll also help when I dive into future episode about myself.

 Episode Four Kia Ora and Welcome to my fourth episode. In this episode I invite six teens, to answer four questions about this past year, 2020. 1-What was the worst thing about 2020?  2-What was the best thing about 2020?  3-What helped you through the hard times?  4-What did you learn about yourself, and in general, in 2020?  I have three girls and three boys, of varying ages, talk to me about 2020. I appreciate their perspective and their honesty.  I had this idea come to me one day, so I  ran with it. I usually run with ideas that come to me.  I hope you enjoy. As usual, I need to thank April for the graphics. I invite you to contact me with your perspective and thoughts. Also, if you feel as if you have a story or know someone with a story that needs to be heard, let me know. Until next time. Ka kite ano au i a koutou

 Episode Three Kia Ora! In this third episode I go into detail about how 2020 changed me forever as a mother, wife and as a human.  I also talk, a little, about why I chose to do therapy.  It's a very candid episode. Parts of it were very tough for me to do. I hope you'll forgive me for that.  It was also very cold out in the podcast room and so I had the heater going the whole time. Turns out you can hear it in the background. So I won't do that again. Lesson learned. I'm a work in progress for sure. I made mistakes in my editing as well and it took me way longer than I'd like to admit.  This episode will give you a little more detail of who I am and how I think. This is my truth and I hope you enjoy it.  Thanks for listening. Until next time.................... Ka kite ano au i a koutou