Episode Playlist
Episode 251 - THE JOY OF NOT HAVING YOUR SHIT TOGETHER( 0:28:2)
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That realisation that we don't have to wait until we are living the perfect life before we can feel joy. We compare our lives to others and it robs us of our own joy. We don't have to have it all together.
A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
Published: 7/10/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 250 - OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE JOY( 0:27:50)
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Physical, mental, emotional and spiritual Spring cleaning. What do you need to let go of in order to make room for the new? How do we make for what wants to grow?
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
Published: 30/09/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 249 - THE JOY OF MAKING MAGIC( 0:28:4)
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What happens when the life you thought you'd have doesn't go to plan? When there is no going back and you're left thinking what next? Maree discusses how to make magic out of something completely new.
A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
Published: 23/09/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 248 - The Joy of Experiencing Life( 0:30:22)
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What can this moment give me? So often we are on the quest for something extraordinary that we miss those precious ordinary moments in life.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
Published: 16/09/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 247 - The Joy of Second Chances( 0:28:2)
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THE JOY OF SECOND CHANCES - There is joy in having a second chance at truly living. Whether that is a second chance at another career, another relationship, a different purpose or challenge or an opportunity to say yes to ourselves.
A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
Published: 9/09/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 246( 0:27:49)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
Published: 2/09/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 245 - THE JOY OF SAYING YES( 0:27:59)
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What could happen if we said yes more often even when they scare us. Saying yes to opportunity, big or small can be life changing. Learning to say yes to ourselves is harder.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
Published: 26/08/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 244 THE ENERGY OF JOY Part 2( 0:28:35)
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Maree follows up after her energy healing session by interviewing healer, Angela Starr. Angela talks about what she does at The Healing Sanctuary and how she can help facilitate a person's energy healing journey.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
Published: 19/08/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 243 - THE ENERGY OF JOY( 0:28:10)
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Maree explores energy; how do others make us feel? And how do people feel after spending time with us? How do we protect our energy?
A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
Published: 12/08/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 242 - LOVE, GRIEF and JOY( 0:29:13)
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Maree continues the discussion on grief and how it is the price we pay for love. She gives us practical strategies for finding joy again so love and grief can coexist.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
Published: 5/08/2026 9:00:00 p.m.
Episode 241 - WHEN GRIEF OVERSHADOWS JOY( 0:30:32)
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This episode is a serious and sober chat as I tried to make sense of a huge loss in our lives. This beautiful young woman, taken from us too quickly, Becs Flanagan, my daughter’s best friend. So this week the topic is WHEN GRIEF OVERSHADOWS JOY- how do we make sense of such a loss? How do we find joy? How do we live our lives in a way that honours them. To honour their memory and their legacy. And Bec’s legacy is a beautiful one. She is so loved.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
Published: 29/07/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 240 - THE JOY OF OWNING OUR SUPERPOWER( 0:29:30)
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We all have something that makes us unique. Whether its creativity, kindness, compassion or being a wonderful organiser, embracing what makes us special benefit both ourselves and others.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
Published: 10/06/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 239 -THE JOYS THAT LIE IN BETWEEN( 0:30:32)
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Maree read Martha E. Wright's article The Garden That Does Not Belong to Me and discusses how life can flourish when we don't have black n white thinking. By surrendering to life's cycles we grow.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
Published: 3/06/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 238 - THE JOY OF GIVING BACK ( 0:30:48)
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Following on from last week's Second Chances, Maree discusses how being a part of something bigger than ourselves and giving someone else a second chance can create more purpose, meaning and joy in our own.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
Published: 27/05/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 237 - THE JOY OF SECOND CHANCES ( 0:29:27)
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We can't often see what life is teaching us until much much later. That second chance at life, love or career is often a blessing in disguise but rarely seen as such. Maree losing her arm provided her with a second chance but she didn't know it at the time.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
Published: 20/05/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 236 - THE JOY THAT LIES BEYOND SHAME( 0:29:26)
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Overcoming a lifetime of shame is possible when we commit to rewiring our thoughts and core beliefs. Maree discusses how not over thinking, over responsibility, over giving, over loaded, and over caring can help.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
Published: 13/05/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 235 - THE JOY THAT COMES WITH A RESET( 0:31:52)
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Maree shares her memories of holidaying in Rarotonga and the learnings she encountered while there. The joy of resetting our perspective and creating golden egg memories.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
Published: 6/05/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 234 - THE JOY OF MOTHERHOOD ( 0:28:34)
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The highs and lows of being a mum and training our kids to be independant and not need us. Our reward is well adjusted kids and wonderful joyful grandchildren
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air.
Published: 29/04/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
The Joy Jam Episode 233 - THE JOY OF FINDING YOUR TRIBE( 0:29:7)
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The people that bring out the best in us, that we share memories with and can make plans with are pure joy. Are the people in your life contributing or contaminating your energy?
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air.
Published: 22/04/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 232 - THE JOY OF SAYING NO( 0:29:52)
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Boundaries are something people pleasers struggle with and is usually fear based. Fear of not being liked, fear of disappointing someone and fear of not being good enough. But love sometimes says NO.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air.
Published: 8/04/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 231 - THE JOY OF ACCEPTING OUR BODY w/ Hannah( 0:31:57)
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Maree interviews Hannah Pratt on all things body. From learning body acceptance no matter what our size is to actually having the courage to talk about it. It's then we realise fat phobia is real.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air.
Published: 1/04/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 230 - THE JOY OF FLEXIBLE PLANNING( 0:29:26)
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Are you a planner? And what happens when those well detailed plans need to change? Do you cope? How can we be flexible and embrace change?
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air.
Published: 25/03/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 229 - THE JOY OF BEING WINTER READY( 0:31:34)
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Instead of seeing winter as a season to simply survive how can we reframe that so we can mentally, emotionally and physically thrive. Are you ready for winter?
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air.
Published: 18/03/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 228 - THE JOY OF A GOOD OUTFIT( 0:30:4)
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We are often judged by what we wear. What do you want people to see when they look at you? Are you giving yourself permission to be you?
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 25/02/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 227 - THE JOY OF BEING NEURODIVERGENT( 0:29:35)
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Have you often wondered why you don't seem to fit in and having to pretend to be 'normal'? Are you creative and its easy to become obsessed to hyperfocussed on only that? Do people call you stubborn, distracting, sensitive or other labels? Have you considered it may be due to nuerodivergence.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 18/02/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 226 - THE JOY OF KNOWING OURSELVES( 0:31:30)
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As we age, we are often more self aware about who we are, our values and the way we tick. Maree shares how you're never too old to learn new things about yourself.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 11/02/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 225 - THE JOY OF BIRTHDAYS( 0:31:1)
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On Maree's birthday she reflects on taking responsibility for our own joy rather than waiting for joy to come to us. She shares stories of birthdays of old.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 4/02/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 224 -THE JOY OF DITCHING I CAN'T( 0:29:43)
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Maree discusses breaking down those unhelpful road blocks we put up in our lives supposedly to keep us safe but they stop us from thriving. AI helps with an astounding and profound message to the world.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 28/01/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 223 - THE JOY OF TRANSITION w/ Lynette( 0:32:12)
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Maree interviews Lynette Butler, certified Life Coach on her business which helps people transition into retirement, a new career, travel or any other life changing transition. She talks about how our roles are often tied up with our identity but finding new purpose utilising our skills can be challenging.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 21/01/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 222 - NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS OR NOT? - w/ Sonia( 0:30:23)
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Maree interviews Mind Empowerment expert Sonia McIndoe about her coaching business and new retreat venture. We discussed the validity of New Years resolutions and whether we are just setting ourselves up to fail.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 14/01/2026 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 221 - WHEN CHRISTMAS ISN'T JOYOUS( 0:32:13)
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For many, Christmas isn't a wonderful time of year. Grief, family conflict, financial pressure and loneliness can make for a sad and stressful season. How do you navigate your way to feeling joy?
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 17/12/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 220 - CHOOSING JOY THIS SEASON( 0:30:35)
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Are you feeling overwhelmed or stressed this time of year? Maree shares tips on how to choose joy this season.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 10/12/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 219 - THE GIFT OF THE SEASON( 0:30:22)
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As we head into this busy, crazy time of year, Maree contemplates what is important. To create wonderful memories give someone your time.
Published: 3/12/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 218 - THE JOY OF FOSTERING w/ Sarah( 0:32:30)
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Maree interviews Sarah Laurence about the realities, challenges and joy of fostering Tamariki New Zealand. Sarah has been a caregiver for OT fore the past 9 years.
Published: 26/11/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 217 - THE JOY OF TAKING UP SPACE( 0:31:15)
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Have you given yourself permission to take up space in this world or do you judge yourself to the point where you have to wear flattering clothes, refuse to have photos taken or try and shrink in social situations? If so, then this episode is for you!
Published: 19/11/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 214 - LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX( 0:28:59)
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Maree delves into the subject of dating, sex, relationships and then marrying a woman. What does intimacy look like as we mature?
Published: 29/10/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 213 - THE JOYS OF DATING IN YOUR 50'S( 0:32:12)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: A new series talking about sex. Kate Wild discusses all of her dating disasters over the years while navigating single life as a mature woman.
Published: 22/10/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 212 - THE JOY OF GIVING OURSELVES PERMISSION( 0:31:22)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Do you need to give yourself permission to be happy? Are you happy with what you have or are you a person is is always striving for the next 'best' thing to make yourself happy?
Published: 15/10/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 211 - FINDING JOY WITH A CHRONIC ILLNESS - w/ Renee( 0:32:16)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Maree interviews Renee Dingwall about her life before, during and after catching COVID and ending up wheelchair bound. Life has never gone back to 'normal' for Renee so how does she accept it and move forward?
Published: 8/10/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 210 - THE JOY OF RAISING YOUR MIDDLE FINGER( 0:30:37)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Do you wish you could pull the finger to the world? To live life out loud on your terms? Maree discusses just that, how she ditches shame, unwanted opinions, unhealthy friends and more in the hopes of becoming more authentically herself.
Published: 1/10/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 209 - WHERE DID THE ROMANCE GO?( 0:28:56)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Maree, with permission from the author, Martha E. Wright, reads an article on ageing relationships and how complacency and routine can result in a lack of intimacy.
Published: 24/09/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 208 - WHAT MAKES US HAPPY?( 0:29:42)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree shares how losing her career through a botched surgery ended up challenging what she believed happiness to be. She had to find purpose and meaning in order to heal.
Published: 17/09/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 207 - THE JOY OF BEING SEEN AND HEARD( 0:29:57)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Maree discusses how getting to know our true self, including the darkness can result in having more self compassion. Then we are able to share our true self with others.
Published: 10/09/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 206 - THE JOY OF SURVIVING -Content Warning: Suicide-( 0:31:21)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Maree tackles the taboo subject of suicide as she tries to make sense of the complexities surrounding it. This episode is dedicated to Chloe. May you rest in peace.
Published: 3/09/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 205 - SPRING CLEANING FOR THE MIND( 0:30:6)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Continuing on with reclaiming our mojo, Maree discusses how we can challenge our own limiting beliefs and reframe them in order to live a more positive, joyful life. And how setting tiny goals could be an answer.
Published: 27/08/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 204 - THE JOY OF FINDING OUR MOJO w/ Elise( 0:31:34)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews Elise O'Shea, who has a life coaching practice called Soulful Strides. Elise discusses some of the strategies we can use to reconnect with our inner spark.
Published: 20/08/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 203 - THE JOY OF FINDING YOUR MOJO( 0:31:13)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Have you lost your spark? Is it an effort to find the energy or the positive in anything? Perhaps you've lost your mojo. Maree discusses how to get it back.
Published: 13/08/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 202 - CREATIVITY AND JOY( 0:32:58)
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CREATIVITY AND JOY - The final in our creative series; Maree talks to Craig Ledgans on his perspective of THE COSTUMIERS BALL WEEKEND as a crew member. He shares his joy of putting together a visual feast and enjoying everyone's reactions.
A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air.
Published: 6/08/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 201 - CREATIVITY AND JOY w/ John Gary Dainty( 0:34:4)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews John Gary Dainty about designing, sewing and crafting costumes. It's wonderful to hear about the world and the character that he creates and has won several awards for his costumes.
Published: 30/07/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 200 - THE JOY OF A CREATIVE LIFE w/ Christina( 0:31:26)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Continuing on our series about creativity and joy, Maree interviews Christina Ledgens. Christina shares her creative journey and how it is the colour in her life.
Published: 23/07/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 199 - THE JOY OF CREATIVITY w/ Amanda( 0:32:34)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Maree interviews Amanda Hamlin on the joys of creativity and how 'costuming' became a passion for her. She shares why she finds the Costumiers Fantasy Masquerade Ball Weekend so rewarding.
Published: 16/07/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 198 - THE JOY OF COSTUMING( 0:30:53)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree shares her thoughts about the importance of supporting weekends like The Costumiers Fantasy Masquerade Ball for our mental health, for our relationships and for our creative pursuits. she shares some of what makes this so special.
Published: 9/07/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
The Joy Jam Episode 197( 0:31:27)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air.
Published: 2/07/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 196 - THE JOY OF BEING A SINGLE PARENT - w/ Danielle( 0:31:49)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews Danielle Teddy on her decision as a single women to become a parent by using a donor. This is the up's and down's of making that decision.
Published: 25/06/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 195 - THE JOY OF LEARNING TE REO MAORI - w/ Steve and Kelly( 0:32:59)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Maree continues her interview with Steve Thomson and Kelly Rangi. In this episode we learn how these two met and have been able to heal themselves while together. Steve and Maree are in a Te Reo Maori course together and encourage everyone to learn this beautiful language.
Published: 18/06/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 194 - THE JOY OF OWNING OUR STORY - w/ Steve and Kelly( 0:29:37)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Maree interviews Steve Thomson and Kelly Rangi on their journey to learning Te Reo Maori. In this episode we get to know Steve and discuss his reasons for leaving Australia and move to New Zealand.
Published: 11/06/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 193 - THE JOY OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION w/ Nicky( 0:32:28)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Maree interviews Nicky Hughes, a mediator on all things pertaining to conflict. This can be applied to both personal and professional conflict.
Published: 4/06/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 192 - THE JOY OF CHANGE AND TRANSFORMATION( 0:31:36)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Maree looks at what it takes for personal growth and awareness. The decisions/choices we make and the attitude we have in order to change, grow and even transform.
Published: 28/05/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 191 - THE JOYS OF MOTHERHOOD w/ Jessica( 0:32:17)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Maree interviews Jessica Cockburn, mother of twin girls on the up's and downs of parenting. She shares both the blessings and the struggle that is raising twins.
Published: 21/05/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 190 - THE JOY OF BEING BRAVE( 0:29:33)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Maree explores what having the courage to show up for ourselves might look like. For some it might look like digging deeper and for others it could be sitting in perfect and necessary darkness.
Published: 7/05/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 189 - MENTAL HEALTH AND PARENTING w/ Candice -Content Warning-( 0:37:44)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Maree interviews Candice who shares her own journey of living in an abusive marriage, raising 3 children whilst battling with her mental health. How does a Mother protect herself and her children from that dysfunction?
Published: 30/04/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 188 - THE JOY OF HEALING( 0:31:48)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Maree shares a very personal story of acknowledging and accepting her own trauma, while taking that dysfunction into her role as Mother. And when your child admits they're not ok.
Published: 23/04/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 187 - THE JOY OF NO ANXIETY( 0:29:49)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Did you know 99% of all the things we worry about will not happen? How do we navigate stress, over-thinking and feeling anxious? letting go of Blame could well be the key.
Published: 16/04/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 186 - TRANSFER ADDICTION and THE JOY OF RECOVERY ( 0:32:18)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: To finish off the series on Addiction Maree explores what transfer addiction looks like and steps which can help.
Published: 9/04/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 185 - THE JOY OF RECOVERY( 0:36:18)
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THE JOY OF RECOVERY - Part 6. An interview with Rosie, an ex Meth addict who shares her story and recovery. Rosie now helps others as an Alcohol and Drug facilitator.
A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air.
Published: 2/04/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 184 - THE JOY OF RECOVERY w/ Vinnie( 0:36:28)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews Vinnie Jordan, a drug and alcohol counsellor who courageously shares his own story of addiction and the hole that world took him down. An inspiring story.
Published: 26/03/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 183 - THE JOY OF RECOVERY w/ Gina( 0:31:52)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews Gina who has a courageous journey with an addiction to Methamphetamine. This is her story and joy to recovery.
Published: 19/03/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 182 - THE JOY OF VOLUNTEERING w/ Katie Wild( 0:30:45)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Maree interviews Katie Wild, a volunteer at Manchester House's Addiction Group who meet on a Thursday night. Katie shares the joy of being part of such a vibrant and supportive group.
Published: 12/03/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 181 - THE JOY OF RECOVERY( 0:31:25)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: The story of addiction. Maree shares her story of addiction from it's inception, through the murky waters of shame and self loathing, adding addiction after addiction until finally surrendering. From acceptance to forgiveness to self love and finally living in recovery.
Published: 5/03/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 180 - THE JOYS OF LIVING IN RECOVERY( 0:32:21)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews Sonia McIndoe, a bariatric coach who shares her own story of addiction and the journey to recovery, wellness and eventually self love.
Published: 26/02/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 179 - THE JOY OF DEEP CONNECTIONS( 0:29:56)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: In a world where loneliness is an epidemic, fostering deep connections with other people is the best way to build a supportive community. And we feel better for it.
Published: 19/02/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 178 - THE JOY OF REAL SELF CARE( 0:30:15)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Self care has become such a trending topic but what is it really? And what do we need to do in order to really care for ourselves in a way that is not just self pampering?
Published: 12/02/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 177 - THE JOY OF REDEFINING( 0:31:22)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Do you feel successful? Or are you constantly disappointed in yourself? Maree looks at how when we change our mindset and redefine what success looks like, our lives take on new meaning.
Published: 5/02/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 176 - THE JOY IN LETTING GO OF FEAR( 0:30:43)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Is it even possible? Maree continues to explore some of the fears she has and what can be achieved just by showing up. Being present. Taking risks linked to our values. They all help push fear aside.
Published: 22/01/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 175 - THE JOY OF DISCONNECTING( 0:31:22)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Camping at Vinegar Hill 2025. Maree shares tales of camping in an area without reception and what she learnt disconnecting from the world.
Published: 15/01/2025 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 174 - DOING CHRISTMAS YOUR WAY( 0:31:1)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maybe Christmas traditions are not for you, or you just aren't feeling up to it this year; that is ok! Maree goes through some of the usual traditions and expectations, explaining why it is ok to things your way this Christmas.
Published: 18/12/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 173 - THE JOY OF BECOMING SHAMELESS part 2( 0:32:24)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree delves further into shame and whether can become shameless. if so how? She examines guilt verses shame as well as shares her own stories around her journey through shame.
Published: 11/12/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 172 - THE JOY OF MOVING FROM SHAME TO SHAMELESS( 0:30:2)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: This episode delves into the murky depths of shame and how the drama triangle reinforces that. Can someone even become shameless?
Published: 4/12/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 171 - HEADING INTO THE SILLY SEASON( 0:31:42)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: What can we do to create a stress free Christmas? Often we end up overwhelmed, in debt and can't wait for it all to be over. Having fewer expectations on yourself and being truly present is how we can avoid those usual holidays pitfalls.
Published: 27/11/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 170 - THE JOY OF HONOURING YOURSELF( 0:30:47)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Learning how to honour and care for oneself is something a lot of people don't know how to do. There's joy in protecting one's energy, looking after ourselves, having boundaries and knowing when enough is enough.
Published: 20/11/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 169 - THE JOY OF CHALLENGING OUR LIMITING BELIEFS( 0:30:13)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: We often hold onto old versions of our stories which may or may not be completely accurate. Maree shares how by challenging those old beliefs we can be free to completely change our mindset.
Published: 13/11/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 168 - JOY AFTER THE MUSTER w/ Carly Thomas( 0:32:17)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews author Carly Thomas about her new book The Last Muster and what life has been like post muster and writing the book. Carly's openness about her health struggles and finding joy again is wonderful.
Published: 30/10/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 167 - JOY EVEN WITH A BRAIN DISEASE( 0:32:7)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews the fabulous Maggie Malone who shares her philosophy on life post diagnosis. She hasn't got time to feel sorry for herself when there is still so much living to be done. Maggie is a riveting storyteller.
Published: 23/10/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 166 - ALL OR NOTHING THINKING( 0:30:33)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: The Joy of taking a beat. What happens when we have that all or nothing mindset? By letting go of perfectionism we can embrace change and growth.
Published: 16/10/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 165 - THE JOY OF SAYING NO( 0:30:36)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Are you a people pleaser who struggles to say no to others only to find yourself exhausted from putting everybody else's needs first? Maybe you could do with a lesson on how to say no. It gets easier with practice.
Published: 9/10/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 164 - OWING OURSELVES AN APOLOGY( 0:32:25)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Do you struggle to give yourself the same grace and compassion you afford others? Do you beat yourself up when you have made a mistake? Or do you hate what you see when you look in the mirror. Maree shares why we need to apologise to ourselves.
Published: 2/10/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 163 - SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH - Part 2 -Trigger Warning-( 0:32:13)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree continues to share her own story of mental health and how she had to accept her circumstance before she could ever heal. She looks at different coping strategies to help stay mentally, physically and emotionally strong.
Published: 25/09/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 162 - SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH -Trigger Warning-( 0:32:17)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: There is joy in surviving. Maree shares her own story of the struggles shes faced with her own mental health and how she survived it. We have got to talk about it and know it is ok to not be ok. Trigger warning: Conversations about suicide.
Published: 18/09/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 161 - THE JOY OF LIVING IN RECOVERY -Trigger Warning: Sensitive Material-( 0:31:44)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree delves into the world of recovery from eating disorders, sex, drugs, people pleasing, shame, obsessions and so much more. She shares how we find true joy in recovery. Trigger warning: this episode includes sensitive material.
Published: 11/09/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 160 - FEELING JOY AGAIN( 0:31:29)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Winter can be particularly taxing emotionally for many people. How do we come out of the fog to feel joy and happiness again? Maree discusses how we can find joy again no matter what our circumstances are.
Published: 4/09/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 159 - Letting go( 0:30:2)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree shares how letting go of perfectionism and letting go of not feeling good enough has created the space to be creative. Why letting go is vital to peace and serenity. Interview with her wife cancelled; find out why!
Published: 28/08/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 158 - CREATIVITY AND JOY w/ Trace Dainty( 0:34:4)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews Trace Dainty about her journey with creativity. She talks about how her love of working with natural fibres came about and why creativity is so important to her. Trace is a recovering people pleaser and shares how having imposter syndrome affects the professional side of her art.
Published: 21/08/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 157 - CREATIVITY AND JOY w/ Piper Blaster( 0:31:16)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews David aka PIPER BLASTER, drag queen, wig maker, karaoke host and costume maker about their journey with creativity and joy. It took years of hard times to find their creativity again and now it's what helps heal them.
Published: 14/08/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 156 - CREATIVITY AND JOY w/ Phillipa Crocker( 0:33:32)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Maree interviews Phillipa Crocker about her journey with creativity. Through adversity, creativity is what has kept Phillipa alive and sane. From sewing to gardening to floristry to painting, to steampunk, it's all a joy to her.
Published: 7/08/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 155 - CREATIVITY AND JOY w/ Rozanne De Wild( 0:34:20)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. - Maree interviews Rozanne De Wild, organiser of the incredible Costumiers Fantasy Masquerade Ball weekend. Find out how it all began
Published: 31/07/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 154 - CREATIVITY AND JOY w/ Maryann Ratima( 0:34:0)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews Maryann Ratima who she met at the Costumiers Fantasy Masquerade Ball weekend last year and they discuss how we embody our greatness by accepting ourselves. Maryann shares how having a creative outlet helps her to stay grounded in who she is.
Published: 24/07/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 153 - CREATIVITY AND JOY( 0:29:28)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree shares her latest creative venture which was going to the COSTUMIERS FANTASY MASQUERADE BALL WEEKEND. It is a weekend of costume phantasmagoria and event extravaganza. Check them out on facebook if you want to go in 2025
Published: 17/07/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
152 - CONTENT CREATORS w/ Ann Atkinson and Rachel Dore( 0:36:53)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Ann Atkinson, Rachel Dore and Maree Gibson join forces and discuss voluntarily becoming Content Creators for MPR.
Published: 10/07/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 151 - INTERVIEW WITH RACHEL DORE( 0:33:7)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews Author Rachel Dore about Motherhood, post-natal depression, forgiving ourselves, ageing, performing and more.
Published: 3/07/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 150 - MATARIKI( 0:31:40)
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Maree discusses what the key themes and principles of Matariki are. She weaves stories into the themes of remembering, celebrating the present and looking to the future.
A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air.
Published: 26/06/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 149 - LETTING GO OF SHAME( 0:30:21)
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LETTING GO OF SHAME - Maree discusses how crippling shame can be if we allow ourselves to be defined by it. Learning ways to let go of those old held beliefs can make way for joy, love and belonging.
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Published: 19/06/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 148 - LETTING GO( 0:29:44)
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Maree interviews Natalie Bryan, coach and author of JC THE BUMBLEBEE - They discuss letting go of perfectionism and overthinking to embracing the now and learning how to show up for ourselves. A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
Published: 12/06/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 147 - EMOTIONAL VAMPIRES( 0:31:8)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Who are they? How do we identify them? And how do we get rid of them? Not all friendships are worthy of our energy but how we navigate the road to joy can be tricky.
Published: 5/06/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 146 - BRAIN FARTS AND MORE( 0:30:11)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: BRAIN FARTS AND MORE - What happens when we allow those brain fart moments to fester or we overthink a bad moment? It can ruin our whole day. Tune in to hear some strategies around how to combat it so we can find joy in our day.
Published: 29/05/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 145 - with Kelly Harris pt2( 0:32:54)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air.
Published: 22/05/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 143 - THE JOY OF CLEANING UP POOP( 0:29:27)
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THE JOY OF CLEANING UP POOP - Maree shares stories about the joy of becoming a grandparent and down, doing things mindfully and daring to just be silly. It makes cleaning up poop a joy.
Published: 8/05/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 142 - FACING OUR FEARS w/ Lysa Black( 0:33:39)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Maree interviews Lysa Black who is an extraordinary coach and mentor for women who are looking at expanding their own deep sense of knowing. Lysa talks about her own journey through abandonment, fear and neglect. Once out the other end she can now dance with fear.
Published: 1/05/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 141 - FACING OUR FEARS( 0:28:32)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: FACING OUR FEARS - Maree interviews Kelly Harris who shares her journey with mental health from surviving her teen years to becoming a working professional. She talks candidly about teaching through COVID and beyond.
Published: 17/04/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 140 - FACING OUR FEARS w/ Kaye Gallaghan( 0:32:33)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: - Maree interviews Kaye Gallaghan about facing the fear of leaving an unhappy marriage, loneliness, fear of mental health, public speaking and her weight. Courageously, Kaye has faced every one of those fears and shares what she's learned from it.
Published: 10/04/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 139 - FACING THE FEAR OF GIVING THINGS UP( 0:30:17)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree tells us about her experience with trying to give anything up and how the universe seems to conspire against her. and when people are trying to quit anything they end up having the worst, most stressful day...and all they want to is give in to whatever it is they are craving.
Published: 3/04/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 138 - FACING OUR FEARS AND ACCEPTANCE( 0:29:45)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air.
This week: FACING OUR FEARS AND ACCEPTANCE - Maree shares why acceptance is key to overcoming adversity and to embrace gratitude. She reads from several authors on this and shares from her own thoughts on ageing and a facelift, giving up a career and finding gratitude in what you have done in your day.
Published: 27/03/2024 9:00:00 p.m.
Episode 137 - FACING OUR FEARS w/ Lizzette Britton( 0:30:47)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Maree interviews artist Lizzette Britton about how she has faced her fears throughout her life. She describes how she's overcome crippling fears because of PTSD to making a plan so that fear doesn't stop her living her best life.
Published: 20/03/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 136 - FACING THE FEAR OF WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK( 0:32:45)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: How can one pair of cowboy boots make every limiting belief a person has surface? Maree shares her recent trip to Mexico and the story of buying an outrageous yellow pair of cowboy boots and how self doubt crept in on what would other people think. She talks about her trip with her wife and what she's learned.
Published: 13/03/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 135 - FACING OUR FEAR - w/ Amanda McRaven( 0:33:15)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews LA director Amanda McRaven about her relationship with fear. Amanda honestly and openly discusses how parental fear around her sexuality fueled many of her choices until she could hide no more and chose instead to embrace her queerness.
Published: 6/03/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 134 - FACING OUR FEARS w/ Cr Rachel Bowen( 0:33:26)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: - Maree interviews City Councilor Rachel Bowen about her relationship with fear. Seemingly fearless they she delves deep on what drives her and how she overcomes those feelings of fear, both professionally and personally.
Published: 28/02/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 133 - FACING THE FEAR OF ADDICTION( 0:30:58)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree tells her own story of addiction. Gabor Mate says the one question to ask is not why the addiction, but why the pain. Maree asks herself that same question.
Published: 21/02/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 132 - FACING OUR FEARS w/ Liz Kirkman( 0:32:35)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews Liz Kirkman about how she faced her fears in order to live the courageous life she was meant to. We discuss performance, cranio, motherhood, miscarriage and using fear reframed as excitement to live wholeheartedly Listen in to an extraordinary woman's journey.
Published: 14/02/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 131 - FACING THE FEAR OF BECOMING ME( 0:32:19)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: We all have fears, big and small. Maree tells the story of hating herself so much that she lived a life of fear. The fear of not being good enough, the fear of being found out as an imposter and the fear of fear itself. It takes courage to change and peel away those limiting beliefs that no longer serve us.
Published: 7/02/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 130 - FACING OUR FEARS and TAKING RISKS w/ Sarah Lawrence( 0:33:41)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews Sarah Lawrence, the new breakfast co-host on MORE FM. Sarah talks about having the courage to take those giant leaps of faith in her life rather than allowing herself to be paralysed by fear. And how Sarah is able to take on challenges trusting she's doing the right thing.
Published: 31/01/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 129 - FEARING LESS; A 2024 MANIFESTO( 0:31:27)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: This year I am wanting to turn and face a few challenges (fears) so I am going to be interviewing inspiring people who have had the courage to face their fears. Also I give a running commentary on 24 guiding principles to focus on this year.
Published: 24/01/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 128 - SETTING GOALS AND DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT( 0:31:13)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Are you the type to sit back and dream of going on holiday or losing weight or moving city or getting fit or any goal and feel angry because it feels out of your reach? The most important part of setting goals is taking action. By taking baby steps consistently, over time we can all achieve very cool things. But there atre things and ideas we need to shed along the way.
Published: 10/01/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 127 - NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS...OR NOT?( 0:31:22)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Are you the type to set new years resolutions then beat yourself up when you've fallen off the wagon mid February? We set ourselves up for failure when we do that. Rather, setting an intention or having a word to guide how we live our life is more realistic and valuable.
Published: 3/01/2024 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 126 - THE JOY OF A SIMPLE LIFE( 0:34:46)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews Kate Berridge from Tiaki-Whaiaro: Weight Management Specialists. Kate recently moved from Auckland to the South Island where the pace of life is remarkably different. She talks about how this simpler life has brought with it more joy both to her private and professional life.
Published: 27/12/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 125 - FINDING JOY IN THE S#*T - w/ Rachel Dore( 0:36:48)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews author Rachel Dore who has been faced with health crisis and re-evaluates what is important. Like many she has searched for joy in the quest for something extraordinary and wonders why she felt let down. Now Rachel has found joy internally with the simple act of drawing breath.
Published: 20/12/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 124 FESTIVE SEASON FOOD( 0:29:44)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Christmas is a time of celebration where we connect over food, much of which is steeped in tradition. Maree shares how changing her relationship with the scales has giving her freedom and has lost weight because of it. She shares how you too can change your relationship with food and set yourself up for a joyous Christmas.
Published: 13/12/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 123 - FROM CHILDHOOD TO PARENTHOOD AND BEYOND( 0:30:15)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: What do you want your legacy to look like? Maree shares life as a daughter to life as a parent and having to forgive herself for the mistakes she made. Then comes the opportunity to make good with grandchildren. What gifts of wisdom will you give your loved ones?
Published: 6/12/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 122 - WEEKEND LIVING and THE SILLY SEASON( 0:30:38)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: A look at how we can incorporate some of that weekend living into our everyday which leads into the silly season. So many people get into debt every Christmas and yet the real gift we can give our loved ones is us. Our time, our support, our help and our joy.
Published: 29/11/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 121 - THE JOY OF DE-CLUTTERING( 0:30:29)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: When our home starts to feel cluttered we can become physically and mentally overwhelmed. Simplifying our lives by getting rid of excess 'stuff' can make room for more important and joyful experiences. Maree shares her struggle with de-cluttering.
Published: 22/11/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 120 - THE JOY OF LOOKING AFTER THE DECEASED - Part Two( 0:32:50)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree continues her interview with Janine Austin, an independent funeral director. In this episode Janine talks about how special her role is and how she personalises every funeral so that it is special and meaningful for each family. She shares the funny, morbid and everything in between.
Published: 15/11/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 119 - THE JOY OF CARING FOR THE DECEASED - Part One( 0:33:20)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews Janine Austin an independent funeral director and embalmer. Death is something that while we all experience, often don't know a lot about its process. Janine talks us through what happens when someone dies and how she can assist families during this sad time.
Published: 8/11/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 118 - THE JOY OF AGEING( 0:30:53)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: While there are aspects of ageing that are hardly a walk in the park, the wisdom that comes from experience is profound. What we used to find important no longer matters. Maree shares her thoughts on ageing.
Published: 1/11/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 117 - CHANGE( 0:30:35)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Is it a constant source of fear or inspiration for you? Maree explores how change can be an opportunity for growth, if we let it or it can lead us down emotional holes where we end up burying our head in the sand.
Published: 25/10/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 116 - DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY THE COVER( 0:34:8)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews the beautiful and sweet natured Alyssa Binns who tells her story of surviving an eating disorder. Her story reminds us that everyone has a struggle which we often can't see.
Published: 18/10/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 115 - RESILIENCE, STRENGTH AND DYSFUNCTION( 0:32:18)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Generally the most damaged people are also the most resilient; they've had to learn to dig deep in order to survive. Maree shares how disorders are a result of trauma but that its never too late to learn and grow and heal.
Published: 11/10/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 114 - The Joy of Knowing Ourselves( 0:29:14)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Getting to know our true self helps us find what is really important to us. Maree discusses some brutal truths that have helped her find peace and joy.
Published: 4/10/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 113 - GETTING TO KNOW OURSELVES( 0:30:33)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree unpacks blame, fault, taking responsibility, getting curious on how you could react differently to realising what you seek in others is often what we need to give ourselves. There is joy in solitude when we no longer feel lonely when we are alone.
Published: 27/09/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 112 - GETTING THROUGH A BAD DAY( 0:32:35)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Often making a mistake or having your day not go as planned can lead to a downward spiral of negative thoughts and feelings. How do we remind ourselves to be kind to ourselves despite our circumstance and still find joy?
Published: 20/09/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 111 - FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING( 0:34:14)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Interview with Tracey Wallace, mother of Carl Drylie who has Cerebral Palsy and is visually impaired. Tracey talks about the fight for his survival and then beating all the odds by achieving supposedly impossible milestones and how ultimately she has found joy in being Carl's Mum.
Published: 13/09/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 110 - IS FEAR THE THIEF OF YOUR JOY( 0:30:8)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Fear can hold us back and stop us from creating so many wonderful experiences for ourselves. What could we achieve if we lived from a place of fearlessness? Maree discusses the possibilities.
Published: 6/09/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 109 - WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING?( 0:33:56)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews Menopause and all things endurance and fitness coach Aimee Perrett. Aimee discusses her own health journey, giving insight into the fog and mystery that surrounds menopause.
Published: 30/08/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 108 - OUT WITH THE OLD( 0:29:47)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Letting go is hard as is embracing change. Maree learns valuable lessons through letting go of old versions of herself through clothing and accepts some hard truths. Raw and frank account of peeling back the layers on who we are.
Published: 23/08/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 107 - FEARLESSNESS & FIGHTING FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE IN( 0:32:45)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews Rachel Lenart, creative producer of Summer Shakespeare in the Manawatu. They discuss the joy and passion of Theatre, along with the Courage, perseverance and fearlessness that is needed to fight for what arts projects like this bring to the community.
Published: 16/08/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 106 - MENOPAUSE( 0:32:52)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Let's talk about what women are suffering in silence about. Maree discusses some of what she learnt from a menopause workshop run by Aimee Perrett. We need to educate and advocate for ourselves when it comes to symptoms and available treatments. We don't need to suffer alone.
Published: 9/08/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 105 - GOAL SETTING, LETTING GO AND WHAT TO KEEP( 0:30:12)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: We set New Years resolutions which usually don't stick because we often don't get real on our WHY. And then what should we be letting go of? In Maree's case it's clothing. What should she keep and what does she need to let go of?
Published: 2/08/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 104 - LISTENING ( 0:30:40)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. On This Episode: It's often harder than we think. Stories can open up the story in you. But when do we share them? Or should we even? Maybe if we listened without interruption we would learn more about others and ourselves. I challenge you to listen without judgement or feel the need to tell your story. There is a joy in hearing people share their story.
Published: 26/07/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 103 - THE COSTUMIERS FANTASY MASQUERADE WEEKEND 2023( 0:32:16)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. On This Episode: Maree shares stories from her weekend away in Rotorua which was a costumers dream. She attempts to describe the sheer joy of playing dress up's, meeting other creatives and being inspired by extraordinary costumes. This is her review of the weekend and a reminder that whatever we do, is good enough.
Published: 19/07/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 102 - WHAT ARE YOU CHASING?( 0:30:45)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. In this episode: Maree looks at what we are chasing in life and why. Are we chasing all the wrong things or does the problem lie in chasing something period. And what is ambition with the chase? Right?
Published: 12/07/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 101 - BECOMING A BETTER HUMAN BEING( 0:30:17)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Maree shares the Love Doctor, Dr Ken's 10 tips to becoming a better human being. Maree adds her own views or story to each tip
Published: 5/07/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 100 - CELEBRATING 100 EPISODES( 0:31:13)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree celebrates her 100th episode by talking to a couple of guests, reading out some congratulations and shares what she has learnt from doing the podcast and how it has changed her.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 28/06/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 99 - WHAT I'VE LEARNT IN 99 PODCASTS( 0:31:44)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This week: Maree reflects on her life since starting The Joy Jam. The fear she had to let go of, the kindness and compassion she had to show herself in order to accept her life and feel enough in her own skin.
Published: 21/06/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 98 - ANGER, FORGIVENESS AND SELF ACCEPTANCE( 0:32:3)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: How often do we get angry at others and ourselves, when really we are feeling hurt and/or fearful. When we are able to look at something with a compassionate lens we can free ourselves from blame and gain self acceptance. Maree shares how being forced to give up teaching taught her that lesson.
Published: 14/06/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 97 - WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR( 0:30:29)
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WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? When is the time going to be right to do new things, explore new places, meet new people and live with Daring. Maree tells us the story of how she learnt to embrace joy, face fears and live daring greatly. All while wearing a neon yellow blazer.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 31/05/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 96 - WHAT RULES NEED TO BE BROKEN?( 0:32:33)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: We impose rules on ourselves which are based on our negative limiting beliefs or that literally control us and make our lives smaller. This is the story of a cute hot pink puffer jacket and what it has taught me.
Published: 24/05/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 95 - THE POWER OF WOOHOO( 0:32:28)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: The Joy of friendship, having the courage to take risks and being able to challenge and celebrate each other, helps us to be the best version of ourselves. But who makes a good friend and where do we find them?
Published: 17/05/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 94 - EMBRACING OUR FLAWS( 0:30:5)
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EMBRACING OUR FLAWS: We can hate our flaws and allow them to limit our lives or embrace our imperfections and use them to give us strength and acceptance. What makes us beautiful and unique is what we perceive as flaws.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 10/05/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 93: JOY THROUGH ADVERSITY( 0:35:24)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree interviews Ann O'Toole who shares her own story of having a severe hearing impediment and how that has impacted her life. Ann, like many of us has had to learn to appreciate her disability and love herself no matter what.
Published: 3/05/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 92 - ADVICE FROM A 90 YEAR OLD( 0:31:19)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Listening to sage wisdom from our elders can often put everything into perspective. Don't disregard our aged community. They may have lived in a different time but many of the problems we now have, they've already lived through and learnt from.
Published: 26/04/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 91 - THE UNF##K3N1NG( 0:29:29)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Unlearning all those negative limiting beliefs, thoughts about not being worthy or enough and starting to honour ourselves. Often it starts with the unravelling of our life as we know it. Slowing down. And getting real with ourselves and what's important.
Published: 19/04/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 90 - FOMO vs JOMO( 0:30:8)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: The fear of missing out is common and can create all manner of problems, including depression. But there is a better alternative; JOMO or the joy of missing out. This enables us to make room for ourselves and what's really important to us.
Published: 12/04/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 89 - WHY DID I JUST THINK THAT?( 0:30:54)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: We all have internal dialogue that is questionable at times. Maree discusses social conditioning verses character and plays an inspiring speech by Dr Brene Brown on getting curious about who we really are.
Published: 5/04/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 88 - THE F WORD (Part Two)( 0:29:19)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Continuing on from last week Maree continues to explore FAT and fat phobia. She discusses giving ourselves permission to take up space, to share our voice, to embrace ourselves no matter what. This is a fat friendly space.
Published: 29/03/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 87 - THE F WORD (Part 1)( 0:28:15)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Maree discusses everything regarding that infamous word FAT. Following on from listening to Cat Pause's podcast, Friends of Marilyn, Maree describes her own journey with FAT. This is also a fat friendly space.
Published: 22/03/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 86 - GRIEF( 0:30:11)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Finding joy in the aftermath of grief and loss. Maree describes the pain of saying goodbye to her best friend. She talks about the comfort of holding those memories close to her heart in order to remember the joy of friendship.
Published: 15/03/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 85 - CHOOSING YOU( 0:30:26)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: How do we put our self first? What does real self care and positive beliefs even look like? Maree looks at our thoughts, feelings and beliefs and why putting our self first is so very crutial.
Published: 8/03/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 84 - CERTAINTY( 0:28:45)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Something a lot of people want yet the world is so full of uncertainty. Maree shares the story of 27 year old Holly Butcher who wrote her philosophy on life before she passed away of Bone cancer. The fragility makes letting go so important.
Published: 1/03/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 83 - LETTING GO OF THE WAR INSIDE OUR HEAD( 0:29:6)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Finding joy can be hard when we dislike our bodies or our life. Our minds become a prison and the guards are monsters always snearing, telling us we aren't good enough, pretty enough, thin enough etc. How do we stop the triggers from robbing us of our self worth and joy. Freeing ourselves gives the ultimate joy.
Published: 22/02/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 82 - FINDING JOY REGARDLESS( 0:30:0)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: What are you waiting for before you can be happy? How perfect do you need to be? Because that day will never come. Better to accept yourself now, not worry what people think and feel the joy anyway. Maree shares how.
Published: 15/02/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 81 - PRIDE( 0:30:53)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: To help unpack some of the definitions of Pride, Maree interviews Douglas Seivers Jarrett AKA Molly Mustard. Douglas unpacks some of the Pride flag history as well as gives us a rich, candid interview on growing up Queer, embracing his authentic self and finally on all things Molly Mustard. A great interview.
Published: 8/02/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 80 - PARENTING( 0:30:47)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Looking at new ways of parenting are important in this ever changing world. However some fights with our kids are as old as time. So what fights are still worth having and what ones aren't. Listen in to hear more.
Published: 1/02/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 79 - Freedom( 0:30:40)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Showing up for yourself, lessons learnt in midlife and redefining what success means to you are all the focus of this episode. Finding Joy in what you think and do without comparing yourself to others is freedom.
Published: 25/01/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 78 - Setting intentions for the year( 0:31:34)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: What is your focus for the year? What words will be key for you and what goals have you set? Maree shares how self care, self love and saying no to herself and others are going to be her focus.
Published: 18/01/2023 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 77 - HEADING INTO 2023( 0:30:4)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. On This Episode: What do you want next year to look like? We often reflect on the year that's past and wonder what the new year will bring. The future needs you! Happy new year to you Joy Jammers!
Published: 28/12/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 76 - THE FESTIVE SEASON( 0:29:15)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. In This Episode: Reflecting on the year and the approaching festive season of Christmas. There are people who love this time of year and yet for others it can be an emotional fraught time. Maree shares stories about love, loss, lockdown and lenses.
Published: 21/12/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 75 - Interview with Maggie Malone Part 2( 0:32:39)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. In This Episode: Part 2 looks at marriage, kids, moving to NZ, divorce, 3 strokes and how Maggie chooses to live each day with gratitude and joy. Disclaimer: Maggie is currently searching for a new boyfriend. Is it you? Or can you help?
Published: 14/12/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 74 - Maggie Malone pt 1( 0:31:6)
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Interview with MAGGIE MALONE: A candid interview between Maggie and Maree. Maggie learned from the age of 10, in a dysfunctional family that this wasn't for her; there's got to be a better way. And that fueled her desire to have a better life.
Published: 7/12/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 73 - EMBRACING WHO WE ARE( 0:30:4)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. On This Episode: Sometimes the only thing that needs to change is our mindset. How we see ourselves is not always how it really is. Maree shares tips and tricks and quotes that will help you change your lens of perspective.
Published: 30/11/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 72 - THIS IS ME( 0:30:22)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. On This Episode: Overcoming feelings of not being good enough; accepting who you are and what you look like can transform your life. Maree shares anecdotes on how to feel sexy in your skin.
Published: 23/11/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 71 - PERFECTIONISM( 0:31:2)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. On This Episode: The 200 pound shield designed to hide behind. Maree discusses how dangerous it is for our mental health when we are trying to create the illusion that we lead the perfect life. She suggests how we can let it go!
Published: 16/11/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 70 - THE FESTIVE SEASON( 0:29:55)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. On This Episode: This time of year can be stressful as we are bombarded with advertisements on expensive gadgets to buy, table settings and food to cook. Maree discusses how we can avoid the stress of it all and talks about the best gift to give.
Published: 9/11/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 69 - HAPPINESS( 0:31:30)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. In This Episode: What makes us happy? Is it what we do for a job that defines who we are? Could you be happy if it all got taken away? Maree shares her own story of how she had to learn this the hard way.
Published: 2/11/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 68 - SELF WORTH( 0:31:1)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. In This Episode: Maree shares how her weight defined her and she struggled to have any self worth at all. Listen in to see how lockdown finally helped to change that narrative.
Published: 26/10/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 67 - VULNERABILITY( 0:28:47)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. In This Episode: It's hard being vulnerable when we feel like we need to protect ourselves or when we compare ourselves to others. But when we open up and share our stories, we allow others to do the same. Find out more here.
Published: 19/10/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 66 - ASKING FOR HELP( 0:30:24)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. On This Episode: It's not easy asking others for help and often boils down to fear. Maree discusses how asking for help can benefit both you and others.
Published: 12/10/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 65 - SPRING CLEANING FOR THE MIND( 0:31:9)
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SPRING CLEANING FOR THE MIND - Do you have problems that you make worse by catastrophising or overthinking? Do you worry about your future or feel ashamed of your past? Do you have people in your life that are toxic and not good for your well being? Listen in to hear how you can declutter those thoughts or beliefs.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 5/10/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 64 - BODY POSITIVITY( 0:33:25)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. On This Episode: Discussing all things bodies and sustainable shopping with Feilding shop owner Katie Wild. She owns Turnaround Pre-Loved clothing store and came up with an innovative way of promoting her store and body positivity as well. Go online to Turnaround, Feilding and check it out.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 28/09/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 63 - LIMITING BELIEFS( 0:29:46)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. On This Episode: Maree discusses some of the ways we allow our unhelpful thoughts patterns form core beliefs about ourselves. How can we challenge and change these feelings? How can we go from thinking we aren't good enough to feeling nothing but love for oneself? is it even possible?
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 21/09/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 62 SUZIE JOHNSON - Part 2( 0:30:53)
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SUZIE JOHNSON - Part 2: Our ex OOSH girl is back to continue our korero on mental health, grief/loss, body dysmorphia and what she's learned about self care and joy. Trigger warning: suicide discussed.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 14/09/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 61 - INTERVIEW with SUZIE JOHNSON pt 1( 0:29:44)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. In This Episode: If the name sounds familiar its because she was the creator of OOSH and the WHAT TO WEAR talks. We talked candidly around mental health, body image and growing up. I reckon Suzie can talk even more than me.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 7/09/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 60 - TIME( 0:29:19)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. On this episode: What are you doing to embrace the time you have in this life? What are you putting off because you think there is more time? What fun or creativity or opportunity could you be embracing so that your life has more meaning, value and purpose?
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 31/08/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 59 - THE JOY OF AGING( 0:29:28)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. On this episode: Maree discusses all things age related including how societal standards of beauty can make us feel like there is something wrong with being older. How to accept it, embrace it and find the joy in having the privilege of aging.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 24/08/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 58 - GUILT( 0:30:4)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. On this episode: What is guilt? Learning to recognise when its helpful verses when its not, understanding how it links to shame and/or self consciousness and finally learning to self forgive.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 17/08/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 57 - EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE( 0:27:59)
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A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. On this episode: Having enough self compassion to stop comparing yourself to others in order to be the person you were always meant to be. Maree talks about her journey of self love and what she learnt along the way.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 10/08/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 56 - LIVING BOLDLY( 0:29:22)
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Maree discusses how to make small but necessary changes in order to live a bold and joyous life. Living without apology and refusing to compromise 'you' in the process of change is the key to choosing an authentic life. Maree discusses her weight and other stories to illustrate this.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 3/08/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 55 - FEELING CONFIDENT AND POWERFUL( 0:29:44)
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Do your clothes make you feel powerful and confident? Dressing a certain way and embracing who we are can help us not only look good but feel better too. Maree shares a few funny tales of when clothing did and didn't help achieve this.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 13/07/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 54 - LIVING LIFE WITH JOY, WORTHINESS AND KINDNESS( 0:29:44)
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Are you sick of feeling like you're too fat, too broke, too unremarkable to live an extraordinary life? Maree shares how this simply isn't true. We are all worthy of connection and belonging.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 6/07/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 53 - WINTER WELLNESS( 0:27:41)
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This is no waiting room. Are you putting your life on hold because its cold or you think you somehow need a better body, job, income etc in order to live fully? Life is for living and we need to pursue joy in winter to combat those seasonal blues. Maree shares some ideas for doing that.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air.
Published: 29/06/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 52 - FEELING CONFIDENT AND POWERFUL( 0:29:16)
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Do your clothes make you feel powerful and confident? Dressing a certain way and embracing who we are can help us not only look good but feel better too. Maree shares a few funny tales of when clothing did and didn't help achieve this.
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Published: 22/06/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 51 - RECLAIM THE JOY OF YOUR BODY( 0:28:55)
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Embracing who we are includes making peace with what we look like. After all that shouldn't define us. Tune in on Maree's thoughts around ageless beauty and feeling sexy in your own skin.
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Published: 15/06/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 50 - WHAT I'VE LEARNT SO FAR( 0:30:41)
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#50!!! 50 podcasts and so much learning and growing. At 50 years old what have I learnt? How does doing a podcast help me? Maree reflects on the time since starting The Joy Jam.
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Published: 8/06/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 49 - LIFE SHOULD BE AN ADVENTURE( 0:28:49)
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Why do we get into a cycle of living a life not really satisfied or even content. it comes a chore and eventually a life sentence. Where's the joy? The adventure? Maree shares how she found hers.
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Published: 1/06/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 48 - RELATIONSHIPS AND PERMISSION( 0:30:5)
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Relationships and how they can be a gift or a burden. Do you give yourself permission to have a voice or do you allow yourself to be overshadowed by other, robbing you of your joy? Living by our own rules.
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Published: 18/05/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 47 - APOLOGISING FOR WHO YOU ARE( 0:28:8)
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We do it automatically sometimes. unearth how you might be apologising for your life. This and What is it like getting old? Maree muses on the opportunity that is old age.
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Published: 11/05/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 46 - THE ART OF RECOVERY( 0:28:12)
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Looking after yourself. What does it take to truly recover from something? Listen in to Maree's Recovery from a hip replacement and what she learnt along the way.
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Published: 4/05/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 45 - BULLYING, CONFIDENCE AND CLOTHES( 0:29:19)
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Have you been bullied in the past and that has had an impact on your confidence? Does clothing terrify you because you're not confident in that area so stick to the same old hairdo's and styles? Maree discusses how we can be our harshest critics, sometimes because of bullying or from a lack of self belief.
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Published: 20/04/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 44 - WHY YOUR THOUGHTS ARE NOT REAL( 0:29:58)
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Do you believe the lies that you tell yourself? Does your brain trick you into believing you're not enough or that someone thinks or feels about you in a certain way. Maree shares her thoughts on this subject.
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Published: 13/04/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 43 - BEING UNSHAMEABLE( 0:33:22)
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Do societies expectations or judgements leave you feeling shame and like you are not deserving of love and belonging? By living your truth, following your own moral compass based on your values you can be unshameable. It's possible to break the box society puts us in.
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Published: 6/04/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 42 - MENTAL HEALTH AND JOY( 0:29:14)
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Living during a time when mental health is at an all time low. Sometimes we don't even know why we are feeling down. Is this you? Maree discusses causes, solutions and strategies in helping you reclaim the joy in your life. It may be simpler than you think.
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Published: 30/03/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 41 - PUTTING ON YOUR LIFE JACKET FIRST( 0:29:41)
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This episode is for all the carers out there. Those of you who have the weight of the world on your shoulders and you feel like you're falling apart. How can we self-care and find joy when we are faced with grief, loss, stress and turmoil?
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Published: 23/03/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 40 - I AM ENOUGH?( 0:31:9)
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What does it even mean to be enough? and how do we get there if we have spent our whole life believing we are not enough? Maree shares her 3 guiding principles which helps you own this mantra, like a friggin boss!
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Published: 16/03/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 39 - SELF IMAGE( 0:30:1)
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Maree discusses self image and the importance of letting go of those Negative thoughts which lead to limiting beliefs about self until you are left being a shell of who you are. Stand in the power of your own brilliant light and find the joy of your authentic self. Why? Because you're worth it!
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Published: 9/03/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 38 - DEALING WITH DISAPPOINTMENT( 0:29:55)
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How do we face disappointment or being let down when we have invested so much of ourselves into something? How do we not let the horror of the world define us? How can we accept it and reframe our thoughts? Maree shares a story about how she had to do just that.
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Published: 2/03/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 37 - HAPPINESS LIFE HACKS PART 2( 0:29:47)
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Maree shares her top tips for being happier and living a happy life. Last week she shared the first 12 and this one carries on to 25 top life hacks for happiness.
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Published: 23/02/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 36 - HAPPINESS LIFE HACKS( 0:30:8)
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Are you stuck in a rut? You want more happiness in your life but you're unsure where to even start? Then this is the episode for you. Maree shares 12 happiness life hacks that are sure to help add joy back into each day.
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Published: 16/02/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 35 - I AM WORTHY OF CONNECTION AND I HAVE A STORY( 0:31:0)
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Maree shares how she has gone from a life where she didn't feel good enough to finally owning, accepting and embracing who she is. She talks about listening to other peoples story and letting them know that they too are worthy of kindness and connection.
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Published: 9/02/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 34 - TRANSFORMATION( 0:29:34)
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What does it mean to evolve and transform? Maree uses the butterfly to illustrate how we can learn and grow and emerge from the darkness into the light.
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Published: 2/02/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 33 - CHALLENGING YOURSELF TO DO SOMETHING NEW( 0:30:43)
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Has fear stopped you from doing new things? Is there something you've dreamed of doing but fear paralyses you? Do you make promises to yourself about challenges yet you allow them not to come to fruition? This is the episode for you. Maree shares stories about challenging herself so she can overcome fear and find true joy.
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Published: 26/01/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 32 - PERSONAL FREEDOM( 0:29:10)
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Embracing our differences is what makes us unique and what makes us beautiful. Maree shares her own journey of discovering the beauty that lies within, the struggle and self harm it took to get there and a few strategies on how you can be confident in your own skin.
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Published: 19/01/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 31 - CREATING A LIFE YOU LOVE( 0:30:6)
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Finding your way in the new year; what new challenges do you want to set for yourself? What sparks joy? What do you need to let go of and what changes are you embracing? Accepting what is can be a joyous thing. Maree shares what lessons she's been focusing on as she saw the new year in.
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Published: 12/01/2022 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 30 - 2021: LESSONS AND CELEBRATIONS( 0:27:24)
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2021: LESSONS AND CELEBRATIONS. Maree shares what she has learnt from 2021 and recaps some of those experiences. She celebrates the launch of THE JOY JAM.
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Published: 15/12/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 29 - FAMILY( 0:31:12)
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FAMILY: The joy and stress of family. Maree discussing what makes up a family and how do we navigate the pressure of expectations especially when people's values are so different from our own. Can we choose authenticity over attachment. Tune in for more.
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Published: 8/12/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 28 - KINDNESS, SELF COMPASSION & JOY( 0:29:32)
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KINDNESS, SELF COMPASSION & JOY- What happens when you are hating on yourself, your circumstances or filled with regret? Maree shares stories about her journey to self acceptance, compassion and the ability to still live with hope and gratitude in her heart. Tune in to discover just why you should be kind to yourself and others.
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Published: 1/12/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 27 - JOY, COURAGE AND ACCEPTANCE( 0:32:35)
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JOY, COURAGE AND ACCEPTANCE: Maree interviews Kate Berridge, owner of Beyond Obesity and is a weight advocate and friend. We talked about the joy of following your dreams, immersing yourself with your passion, having courage to step outside your comfort zone and what health at every size looks like. A show not to miss.
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Published: 24/11/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 26 - WHEN YOU'RE NOT FEELING THE JOY( 0:29:39)
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WHEN YOU'RE NOT FEELING THE JOY: What can you do when your whole day is going wrong, when it feels like the world is against you and you are feeling anything but joyous? Do you force it? Embrace the misery and stomp? Tune in to hear Maree's thoughts as she navigates her way through a day that feels like an episode of Monty Python.
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Published: 17/11/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 25 - JOY IN THE FESTIVE SEASON( 0:30:19)
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JOY IN THE FESTIVE SEASON: What do you do when due to grief, isolation, depression, financial stress etc you're just not feeling festive? Does the impending holidays fill you with joy or anxiety? We tend to place a lot of pressure on ourselves to create the perfect Xmas. Maree explores the simpler alternatives.
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Published: 10/11/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 24 - FORGIVENESS AND JOY( 0:29:8)
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FORGIVENESS AND JOY: Are you feeling unable to move on from the pain of your past or from things you've done where you cant forgive others or yourself? This robs us of joy and we are all worthy of forgiveness but often pain and/or shame gets in the way of this. Tune in to hear Maree share personal stories as she journey's into the world of forgiveness
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Published: 3/11/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 23 - DEPRESSION AND JOY( 0:30:16)
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DEPRESSION AND JOY: How do you find joy or even feel joy when you're depressed. Maree shares stories of her own struggle with depression and journeying her way out of the darkness and into the light. Tune in to know you're not alone if you are feeling down and that it is normal to feel overwhelmed and anxious in these uncertain times. And that it's still possible to find joy in your day while depressed.
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Published: 27/10/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 22 - IT'S SPRINGTIME( 0:31:3)
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IT'S SPRINGTIME: New growth, spring-cleaning and feeling Joy in those new discoveries. How do we climb out of the rut that may be Winter blues or Covid concerns and live for right now? Feeling Joy in the everyday. Stop the procrastination and taking those first baby steps like lambs in spring.
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Published: 20/10/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 21 - CREATING A NEW NORMAL( 0:28:33)
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CREATING A NEW NORMAL: Finding joy again after lockdown or even while still experiencing depression, anxiety and difficult emotions. How do we create a new normal, accepting circumstances and being able to say I am enough right now. Maree shares 3 powerful mantras that have served her through many a time. Tune in.
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Published: 13/10/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 20 - LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX( 0:30:5)
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LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX: In this episode Maree shares all things sex, vagina's, sexuality, sexual fantasies and fetishes and how it all feeds into either shame or joy. What is sexual freedom? What does it look like to be completely comfortable with yourself sexually? How much joy do you get from your body? It's all here!
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Published: 6/10/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 19 - Grief, Loss and Joy( 0:30:16)
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Grief, Loss and Joy - When we lose someone we love how does this impact our lives? How do we ever feel joy again? In this episode Maree shares the story of Lola Poptart who taught her how to love and be selfless when that's what was required. She learns the power of unconditional love and the joy that comes from that. Grief is the price we pay for love.
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Published: 29/09/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 18 - Confidence - What is it really?( 0:29:16)
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Confidence - What is it really? And how do we become more confident and experience the joys of being self assured. Maree takes a personal in depth and personal look at how authenticity and acceptance is the true key to confidence.
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Published: 22/09/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 17 - Authenticity in the face of change( 0:29:32)
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Authenticity in the face of change: In this ever changing world we are too yet so often we find ourselves conforming or not being true to ourselves. How do we choose authenticity over attachment? Find out here as Maree shares stories about becoming her true self.
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Published: 15/09/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 16( 0:29:19)
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Published: 8/09/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 15 - CREATIVITY, MENTAL HEALTH AND THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES( 0:32:49)
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CREATIVITY, MENTAL HEALTH AND THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES: Interview with Rhian Firmin from Simple Truth Theatre talking about mental health, motherhood and the positive impact creativity can have on both as well as touching on our latest project together, The Vagina Monologues.
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Published: 25/08/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 14( 0:28:15)
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Published: 18/08/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 12 - Creativity and Joy( 0:31:13)
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Creativity and Joy. What is the connection? Maree interviews Alexandra Bellad-Ellis and Jo Scheepers about acting, writing and Skin Theatre's latest project CAGED opening August 4 here in Palmerston North.
Published: 28/07/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 11 - MAKING A DIFFERENCE( 0:30:4)
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Can one person really make a difference? And if we help just one person, is that enough? Maree answers this and more as she talks about those people who have helped her heal so that she can now support others. An inspiring episode.
Published: 21/07/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 10 - Bodies( 0:28:6)
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Maree shares the story of her relationship with both the mirror and her body. She thought by losing 90kg she would find happiness yet she didn't. This is the story of how Maree found joy and happiness without feeling defined by the proportions of her body.
Published: 14/07/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 9 - Maree's accident( 0:29:28)
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Sharing stories of who we are takes courage and vulnerability. It brings us together and we don't feel so alone when people understand or share similar experiences. Here, Maree shares with you the story of her car accident and losing her arm. She talks of the struggle, the pain and what it took to reclaim her life and find joy again.
Published: 7/07/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 8 - Brandi Carlile's autobiography 'Broken Horses'( 0:27:50)
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This week I look at Brandi Carlile's autobiography, 'Broken Horses' and discuss how she found joy through her experiences and trauma. I look at how do we move from bitterness to joy and what it takes. I share frankly about what I've had to do to beat the winter blues. And what I've had to accept in order to live joyously. Hopefully we listen to Carlile's song "The Joke".
Published: 30/06/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 7 - Finding joy in the muck part 2( 0:30:55)
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Finding joy in the muck Part 2: Comparison is the thief of joy. Comparing ourselves robs us of feeling good enough. Finding ways out of Facebook envy and job misery etc we can create a life that feels joyous and whole.
Published: 23/06/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 5 - Self Care( 0:29:31)
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This episode looks at Self Care. What it is and what it isn't, the difference between self care and self pampering and also why it is hard to fully embrace true self care. Maree Gibson your host shares her intrepid relationship with her own self care and gives an honest account of when self care looked more like self harm
Published: 9/06/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 4 - Radical Self Acceptance( 0:29:3)
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Host Maree Gibson talks body confidence and her journey to radical self acceptance. It's lighter in tone than episode 3 yet still hits home with just how critical our self talk is. Maree shares her tips for learning to love and accept herself just the way she is, right now.
Published: 2/06/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 3 - Body Confidence.mp3( 0:28:55)
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We are talking body image and body confidence. Host Maree Gibson shares her lifelong struggle with her weight and the way she saw herself. It's deeply personal and many people will relate to the lack of self confidence that comes with body issues. Included is her frank account of numbing her feelings and having undergone weightloss surgery.
Published: 26/05/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 2 - Blocks to joy( 0:30:57)
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What stops us from feeling joy? What holds us back? What are the blocks? In this episode we delve right into how we could limiting ourselves and what we can personally do to bring more joy into your life. No matter our circumstance we can still find joy and be grateful.
Published: 19/05/2021 10:00:00 p.m.
Episode 1 - The beginning( 0:27:34)
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In this first episode, we introduce you to our host Maree Gibson and she delves straight into how 2020 has affected us personally and globally. She shares with you her story of being on honeymoon in lockdown and how COVID sent her hiding under the blankets physically and emotionally. She shares how she overcome it and how The Joy Jam came about. It looks at not feeling good enough, comparing ourselves to others and how profoundly dangerous that is. We can together explore what brings us joy.
Published: 12/05/2021 10:00:00 p.m.