Tena Koutou Katoa,

I hope you enjoyed Easter, the school holidays and hopefully a slight change of pace? Since our last Newsletter I have had a wee holiday in the lovely far North with mixed weather, but it was refreshing. I felt really blessed to have those few restful days but in reality, found it quite hard to not feel guilty about doing nothing … I’m way better at telling other people it’s okay! Sometimes I must give myself a stern talking to and really challenge my own thoughts and expectations of myself to ensure I keep a balance. I used this word ‘balance’ in my last newsletter too, so there’s a bit of a theme here. For those of you who don’t have a supportive network around you, I encourage you to be aware of self-talk that is unkind and unhelpful. You are involved in the hard work of transformation which can be slow and sacrificial, and you are the carriers of hope and vision for your tamariki. You are so very worthy of praise and appreciation.