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I didn't create Hinātore to be a pack of cards you read once and put back in the box.One of my favourite ways to use the...
12/08/2026

I didn't create Hinātore to be a pack of cards you read once and put back in the box.

One of my favourite ways to use them is actually with other people.

Sitting with a friend, pulling a card and seeing where the pātai takes us. The answer may come quickly. Other times one question opens up a whole kōrero about something we hadn't planned on talking about that day.

When I created Hinātore, I included journal prompts because writing can give us the space to go a little deeper with what comes up. But those pātai don't have to stay on the page.

They can become kōrero.

They can be something you take to your hoa, whānau, partner. Something you wānanga together while you're sitting outside, having a cup of tea, driving somewhere or catching up after a long week.

There are 63 cards in the set, with affirmations alongside atua wāhine, each offering a different place to reflect on your wellbeing, relationships, identity, boundaries, rest, courage and the things you're carrying.

I've had some of my best conversations from a good pātai. The kind where you start talking about one thing and somehow end up somewhere much deeper.

That's what I wanted Hinātore to make space for.

Not only reflection on your own, but kōrero that helps us know ourselves and each other a little better.

Comment "LIGHT" and I'll send you the link to Hinātore.

For a long time, I knew karakia without really knowing why I was using that particular karakia.I knew when I was "suppos...
11/08/2026

For a long time, I knew karakia without really knowing why I was using that particular karakia.

I knew when I was "supposed" to karakia. I knew the familiar ones. I could follow along when someone else started. But choosing a karakia myself, understanding the intention behind it and knowing which one fitted the moment was something I had to learn.

The more my reo grew, the more this changed for me. I started paying closer attention to the kupu, learning what I was actually saying and thinking about the purpose of the karakia rather than using one because it was the one I knew.

Eventually I started building a kete.

Different karakia for different moments. Karakia I use with my tamahine. Before mahi. When I need guidance. When I want to acknowledge something important. When I need to settle myself before stepping into a space.

That journey is a big part of why I created my Karakia Packs. I wanted something that made it easier to learn a range of karakia, understand what you are saying and slowly build the confidence to know what you might reach for and when.

You don’t need to know every karakia.

You need somewhere to begin.

Comment "TIHEI: and I’ll send you the link to the Karakia Packs.

One of the greatest responsibilities I feel as a māmā is helping my tamāhine know who she is before the world tells her ...
08/08/2026

One of the greatest responsibilities I feel as a māmā is helping my tamāhine know who she is before the world tells her who she should be. She's only four, but I'm already watching her navigate a world that isn't always gentle. There will be people who misunderstand, underestimate, mislabeo or make her question whether she belongs.

I can't protect her from every hard moment.

What I can do is help her build something stronger than those moments.

I can teach her where she comes from.

I can tell her the stories of her tūpuna. I can help her know her iwi, whakapapa, and the people whose strength she carries with her every day. I can remind her that she belongs to something much bigger than herself. Because when you know who you are, it's a little harder for someone else to convince you that you're less.

I know there will be seasons where self-doubt finds its way to her. We all have those moments. My hope is that when it does, it never reaches deeper than her whakapapa.

That before she questions herself, she remembers where she comes from.

That before she listens to the opinions of others, she hears the voices of those who came before her.

That before she forgets her worth, she remembers she has always belonged.

That's the kind of inheritance I hope to leave her.

One of my favourite things about Hīnātore isn't the cards.It's watching people gather around them.Different people, stor...
07/08/2026

One of my favourite things about Hīnātore isn't the cards.

It's watching people gather around them.

Different people, stories, whakaaro, yet all drawing on the same atua and affirmation.

The card that speaks to me might not be the one that speaks to you. That's the beauty of reflection. We each arrive carrying something different.

I've watched these cards spark conversations that probably wouldn't have happened otherwise. Honest and gentle korero. The kind where people feel safe enough to say, "That's exactly what I needed to hear."

Healing doesn't always happen on your own.

It can happen standing beside good people, each carrying your own story, while reminding one another that none of us has to carry it alone.

That's what I hope Hīnātore becomes.

A set of cards that starts korero, deepens connection and reminds us to keep choosing our own light.

Comment "LIGHT" and I'll send you the link.

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