MindfulWell Collective

27/02/2026

Maternal mental health matters.

It costs $100 to provide one professional counselling session.

Your donation directly funds support for mothers experiencing overwhelm, anxiety, and postnatal distress.

This is community-funded care.

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27/02/2026

Your story matters. 🤍

If counselling, coaching, or support through MindfulWell has made a difference in your life, your voice could gently remind another woman or young person that healing is possible.

We’re inviting lived experience stories from our community. This could be about maternal mental health, trauma recovery, anxiety, burnout, finding your voice, or simply learning how to cope in healthier ways.

You can share anonymously or with your name. Whatever feels safe for you.

Your story could be the reason someone reaches out for help.

If you’d like to contribute, send us a message or email mindfulwell.info@gmail.com

Together, we reduce shame. Together, we create hope.

23/02/2026

Sometimes it’s hard to put into words.
Sometimes you just need someone to listen.
Our youth counselling offers a safe, confidential space for young people to talk through what’s on their mind, whether that’s anxiety, friendships, family stress, identity, school pressure, or things that just feel overwhelming.
Available in person or online.
Gentle support. Real conversations. No judgement.
If you’re a parent, caregiver, or young person wanting to learn more, reach out. We’re here.
🔗 Enquire via the link in our bio
💜 Supporting youth wellbeing across our community

18/02/2026

Move your body. Support a woman or young person in need.
Community Pilates fundraising event supporting free and low-cost counselling for women and youth

Bring your mat. Bring a mate. Make a difference.

🚨Limited spots available.

✨ Supporter Tickets include entry into a thank-you draw to win one of three Dr Libby wellness books.

100% of profits go directly to counselling services in our community.

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18/02/2026

We’re growing and inviting a creative individual to contribute to MindfulWell.

MindfulWell is seeking a Volunteer Content Creator to support the creation of 10–12 social media pieces per month, including a mix of static visuals and short reels.

This role would suit someone studying visual design, digital media or communications who has some experience in social media content creation and an interest in wellbeing, mental health and purpose driven work.

Content themes and messaging will be provided. Your focus will be on creating clean, on brand visuals aligned with our aesthetic and trauma informed approach. Posting and scheduling will be managed internally.

Time commitment is approximately 1–2 hours per week, with content prepared in a monthly batch. The role is remote friendly.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a strong visual eye and clean design style
• Is confident using Canva, Adobe suite or similar tools
• Can create short form video content
• Feels aligned with wellbeing and community impact work
• Is reliable and able to meet monthly deadlines

This voluntary role offers the opportunity to build real world experience in a growing social impact organisation. All content created can be used within your CV and professional portfolio.

If this sounds aligned, please send a short introduction and examples of your work to mindfulwell.info@gmail.com

We look forward to connecting.

08/01/2026

✨ Our new monthly workshops are here! ✨

Like, tag and share to grab a free spot for the entire series!

$35 for each session, Learning to Cope, Together is a monthly mental health & wellbeing series designed to help you connect, reflect, and learn practical tools to cope with each workshop led by qualified professionals from the MindfulWell Collective.

Each month we’ll explore real-life topics that shape everyday wellbeing, including stress, anxiety, boundaries, hormones, nervous system regulation, self-worth, and burnout.

🤍 Guided, supportive workshops
🤍 Small-group conversations
🤍 Practical tools you can actually use
🤍 Curated resources to take home
🤍 Beverage on arrival + event entry included

Plus, every ticket gives back 10% supports accessible mental health care through the MindfulWell Charitable Trust.

📍 Auckland & Online
📅 Starting in March | Monthly | Limited spaces

🔔 Sign up via the link in our bio to stay in the loop

This is your space to slow down, learn something meaningful, and come as you are 💛

05/01/2026

Women’s mental health in Aotearoa: what the research shows

This post draws directly from New Zealand population data and peer-reviewed research.

The evidence is clear:
• Women experience higher levels of psychological distress than men
• Unmet need for mental health support is rising
• Maternal mental health remains a significant concern
• Exposure to interpersonal and domestic violence is strongly linked to long-term mental and physical health outcomes
• Māori women are disproportionately affected, reflecting wider inequities in access, safety, and care

These patterns are not about individual weakness or failure.

They reflect:
– cumulative stress and trauma
– systemic barriers to care
– social and economic pressures
– under-resourced mental health pathways

At MindfulWell, our role is to:
• share evidence-based mental health education
• reduce stigma through informed conversation
• help women connect with counsellors and health coaches who understand trauma, nervous system health, and women’s lived experiences

Education is a starting point.
Access to the right support changes outcomes.

If these findings resonate, you are not alone, and you are not broken.
Understanding is powerful, and support matters.

Sources include Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand (women’s mental health statistics) and peer-reviewed research.

31/12/2025

Your Support Can Bring Hope 🤍

Even a small donation can make a big difference.
Here’s how your contributions help create access to care:

✨ $25 – Provides resources and early support for someone taking their first step toward counselling
✨ $50 – Helps subsidise a trauma-informed counselling session
✨ $100 – Supports a full counselling session for someone who would otherwise go without care

Every contribution helps remove barriers, restore safety, and remind someone they are not alone.

💛 Donate via the link in our bio
🤍 Share to help spread awareness
🌱 Together, we create community-funded care

27/12/2025

💛 New on the MindfulWell Blog

We’re sharing something close to our hearts today: how the body holds memory understaning trauma in the nervous system.

Many women don’t realise that tension, pain, shallow breathing, or even digestive and hormonal changes can be the body’s way of holding onto past experiences.

At MindfulWell, we are trauma-informed, trained professionals dedicated to helping you reconnect with your body, regulate your nervous system, and feel safe again. Healing isn’t about forgetting it’s about feeling at home in your body once more.

✨ In our latest post, we explore:

How trauma shows up in the body

Why your nervous system reacts the way it does

Gentle, practical ways to begin supporting your body today

📖 Read the full post via the link in our bio.

27/12/2025

Food language is important. The words we use around food can either support safety, flexibility, self-trust, and a stable body image or reinforce shame, restriction, and all-or-nothing thinking. Terms like “naughty,” “cheat meal,” or “off track” often seem harmless, but psychologically they attach morality to eating. Over time, this can increase guilt, body dissatisfaction, and disconnection from internal cues such as hunger, fullness, and satisfaction. For many people, this also disrupts emotional regulation and reinforces cycles of control and self-criticism. At MindfulWell, we use body-neutral, trauma-informed language. Health is not a moral test. Food is not a measure of worth. Support not shame, creates sustainable change. — MindfulWell

27/12/2025

How Health Coaching Works at Mindfulwell collective:

Health coaching is a preventive, education-based service that supports practical changes to everyday habits and lifestyle patterns that influence both mental and physical health. Sessions focus on building awareness, understanding how the body responds to lifestyle inputs, and creating realistic, achievable steps toward improved wellbeing.

Sessions are typically 45–60 minutes and are often offered in time-limited blocks of 3–6 or 6–12 sessions, spaced fortnightly or monthly. Some clients also choose ongoing or seasonal check-ins for accountability and preventive care. Nutrition and eating support within health coaching is non-prescriptive and non-diet focused, emphasising nourishment, body awareness, and sustainable habits rather than restriction or rigid rules. Education and guidance are provided within scope and may complement medical or dietetic care where appropriate.

Health coaching can be accessed as a standalone service or integrated alongside counselling. When offered together, it bridges emotional support with practical lifestyle tools, supporting long-term wellbeing in a grounded, nervous-system-informed way.

19/12/2025

✅Our referral and care process is designed to ensure safe, appropriate, and personalised support.

1️⃣ Submit your referral
Complete the referral form and you will be invited to book a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation. This call provides an opportunity to discuss your referral information, clarify your needs, and determine clinical suitability and fit. There is no obligation to proceed.

2️⃣ Book your appointment
In the initial session, we will complete a comprehensive assessment of your history, current concerns, and therapeutic goals. You will have a confidential, non-judgemental space to share, and a personalised plan of care will be developed collaboratively.

3️⃣ Ongoing support
Ongoing sessions are adapted as therapy progresses. You will be supported to develop practical, evidence-informed strategies to strengthen mental and physical health, with a focus on sustainable, long-term outcomes.