Rebecca Roe - Wellness and Potentiality

30/10/2025

This is very true. Beautiful Insight from a man who has lived the journey and come out the other end of the tunnel 🙏✨️

08/10/2025

Ever feel like Truman Burbank from The Truman Show - living a life that feels scripted, on repeat, while everyone else seems to watch?

Here’s the truth: a lot of us do. By 35, much of who we are - our habits, our reactions, even our emotional patterns, are running on autopilot (Joe Dispenza).

We’re not choosing these old patterns; we’re following deeply conditioned scripts.
And yes, this shows up in everything: work, relationships, wellbeing… and even in struggles we label “addiction.”

At its core, addiction is just a loop in the brain, a programme stuck on repeat. Not a failing. Not broken. Just a pattern that can be rewritten.

Einstein said it best: “We cannot solve problems with the same level of thinking that created them.”

So here’s my question for you: what patterns are quietly running your life right now? Pause. Notice. Begin quietly rewriting. Awareness is the first step - everything else follows.

Read more in my Blog: https://www.rebeccaroe.nz/post/addiction-isn-t-failing-it-s-a-pattern-you-can-reprogram

05/10/2025

I came across something this week that really landed with me…

Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love) shared on a podcast how addiction often creates three lives instead of the usual two:
1. Public life – the face we show the world
2. Private life – what close friends and family see
3. Secret life – hidden at all costs, because if anyone knew, it could unravel the other two.

The shame and mental energy it takes to hold those three worlds apart is immense.
But here’s the truth: addiction isn’t a personal failing. It’s a pattern - a programme in the brain. And like any programme, with the right support, self-love, and commitment to change, it can be rewritten.

Imagine if we approached this with compassion and curiosity instead of judgement? How many more people might feel safe enough to seek support earlier… or start an honest conversation with someone they trust?

That’s when real transformation begins.
This is the work I care deeply about: changing the narrative and creating space for people to reprogram the patterns that no longer serve them.

Listen to the podcast: https://www.richroll.com/podcast/elizabeth-gilbert-935/?utm_

Read my blog: https://www.rebeccaroe.nz/post/addiction-isn-t-failing-it-s-a-pattern-you-can-reprogram

And have a fantastic week!

02/10/2025

A friend shared this with me - a comedian's 9 life lessons at the ripe young age of 39.9 :) Bless! Go fourth and enjoy each day in this fascinating, sometimes confusing journey called LIFE. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/176zXmrbbC/

11/09/2025

Something exciting is happening soon at Sun Salute Yoga Studio in Hamilton✨
From 22–28 September, Sun Salute will be hosting an OPEN WEEK For anyone wanting a gentle, welcoming way to try yoga🌞

This invitation is completely free of charge - and it’s not just for those who can join in person. Their online community is warmly included too!

For one week, friends and family can enjoy free access to Sun Salute’s online yoga collection:
🧘 Yoga Basics
🪑 Chair Yoga
All from the comfort and privacy of home.

There’s no need to worry about flexibility, fitness, or keeping up - it’s simply an opportunity to explore yoga in a way that feels right for each person.

PM me if you're keen and I will forward your details to their staff.

The Sun Salute team can’t wait to welcome you 💛

Send a message to learn more

04/09/2025

Seventeen years ago, I met Wayne in an addiction rehab centre.

Today, we sat down together to talk honestly about life, alcohol, and the moment that changed everything - rock bottom.

This episode isn’t just about addiction. It’s about courage, honesty, and rewriting the stories that keep us stuck.

🎧 New episode: Rock Bottom: A Catalyst for Change

Link below:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/26McC2hLDHCP1jPhaELpGk?si=acO2RUm0SY6sWPkHmEsX2w

40 second intro clip: “Rock bottom”

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1M6vWDoCv7xuCXyYO6o7jp?si=WeYx6q1FSvWxUlo7puLvJg

If you don’t have access to Spotify, you can listen on Riverside – there is no video, just audio:

https://riverside.fm/shared/exported-clip/dcd8506e2d8bb48d2d6f

40 second intro clip: “Rock bottom”

https://riverside.fm/shared/exported-clip/f1c3efa70c26eac566a6

Conversations on Addiction Series · Episode

01/09/2025

The Kiwi Blind Spot Problem

Ever wondered why we keep finding ourselves in the same loops - personally and in our organisations?

Here’s the thing: the real enemy isn’t mistakes. It’s ignoring what we can’t (or won’t) see.

Companies like Dyson and IDEO thrive because they 'seek' blind spots. They pull ideas apart, fail fast, learn faster. That’s how real growth happens.

In New Zealand, our “she’ll be right / No. 8 wire” mentality has its strengths - it’s a practical, resourceful, quick-fix. But it can also hold us back.

Some of our top thinkers have pointed out that casual approaches to serious challenges often breed complacency, fuzzy frameworks, and repeated mistakes.

And here’s the thing - no one else is coming to fix this for us. The responsibility for change is ours.

I don’t know about you, but I’d love to see a society where organisations and individuals shine a torch on these blind spots instead of avoiding them.

So what now?

1. Challenge assumptions
2. Test ideas early
3. Face discomfort
4. Transform patterns that no longer serve us.

Your blind spots may just be your biggest opportunities.

Read more in my Blog: https://www.rebeccaroe.nz/post/the-power-of-the-blind-spot

21/08/2025

"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate." – Carl Jung

Here’s the thing:
The same blind spot that keeps you avoiding a tough conversation with your partner…
is the very same one that stops you from giving honest feedback at work.

We’ve been told we can “separate” who we are at home from who we are at work. But that’s not true. We’re not boxes stacked on a shelf. We’re whole, messy, interconnected humans.

And those blind spots?
They don’t stay neatly tucked away in one part of life.
They spill. Everywhere.

The partner who can’t take feedback creates a home that feels unsettling.
The leader who can’t take feedback creates a workplace allergic to growth.

But here’s the good news: once you see a blind spot, you can’t unsee it. And that’s the beginning of real transformation.

Because when you own your patterns, instead of pretending they only live in one corner of your life, you stop running on autopilot.

You start creating connection, adaptability, curiosity, intimacy, innovation.

Read the full blog here: https://www.rebeccaroe.nz/post/the-power-of-the-blind-spot

19/08/2025

17/08/2025

Blind spots aren’t just for driving.

They’re the hidden habits quietly steering your relationships, your leadership, and your results.

What if the things frustrating your partner, kids, or friends… are the very same ones limiting you at work?

Spot them → shift them → transform.
It’s that simple (and that hard).

Explore more here: https://www.rebeccaroe.nz/post/the-power-of-the-blind-spot

13/08/2025

What if… addiction wasn’t what we’ve been told it is?

Not failure. Not weakness. Not “bad choices.”
What if it’s the body calling out for reconnection?

Because sometimes it’s not about the wine.
It’s about the overwhelm beneath it.
The rituals we never learned.
The rest we were never taught to take.

In many traditional cultures, addiction isn’t even a word that exists in the way we use it.
Why? Because connection to nature, to body, to each other, is woven into daily life.
🌀 In Ayurveda, addiction is understood not as a flaw, but as a sign of disconnection from our natural rhythms, our emotions, and our inner wisdom.

So maybe it’s not about being stronger.
Maybe it’s about being softer.
Not numbing harder but noticing sooner.
Not pushing through but pausing gently.

You’re not broken. You’re tired.
And that’s a totally different story.
Let’s start listening, before the body starts screaming.

Read more in my latest Blog: https://www.rebeccaroe.nz/post/why-we-must-rethink-everything-we-ve-been-told-especially-about-women

10/08/2025

This is week 4 of our series: “Rethinking What We’ve Been Told — Especially When It Comes to Women.”

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been unpacking some of the hidden scripts that shape our lives:
1. What pain means and the external influences on our nervous system
2. How hormones and health are oversimplified
3. Why we often feel off-balance without knowing why.

Now let’s talk about alcohol, advertising, and what’s been cleverly sold as ‘freedom.’
Empowerment that is marketable.
From low-tar ci******es to skinny margaritas, we’ve been sold the dream of liberation:

Meanwhile:
1. Women are drinking more
2. Teenage girls are using substances more than boys
3. And our bodies? Not built for this hustle-harder, numb-faster culture.

Even the United States Surgeon General is now stating that “There is no safe amount of alcohol for women”.
(Oh and we break down alcohol differently, and by “differently,” we mean - worse.)

This isn't about shame.
It’s about awareness.

Let’s call it what it is: Marketing with a side of manipulation.

And we’re not buying it anymore.
Because real empowerment doesn’t come in a bottle.

Let’s stay curious. Let’s see through the spin.

And most of all let’s build our version of freedom.

Read more in my latest Blog: https://www.rebeccaroe.nz/post/why-we-must-rethink-everything-we-ve-been-told-especially-about-women



There Is No Safe Level of Alcohol Consumption, US Surgeon General Warns: https://www.sciencealert.com/there-is-no-safe-level-of-alcohol-consumption-us-surgeon-general-warns