The couch is open. Let’s talanoa!

The couch is open. Let’s talanoa!

Stories that heal. Conversations that connect.
Anchored in culture, spoken with love.
This is where our Pasifika voices rise.

Talofa lava, bula vinaka, mālō e lelei, malo ni, kia ora and warm Pacific greetings to you

Welcome to our safe space. A space woven with alofa and grounded in purpose.

This is The Talanoa Lounge: a platform for our Pasifika people to speak truth, share heart, and have the conversations that matter.

Here, we talk about the real stuff; mental health, the good, the heavy, the healing, and everything in between.

This is where we break silence, break cycles, and make space for voices that were told to stay quiet. Because we’ve spent too long soldiering on in silence… and now, we choose talanoa.

Welcome to
The Talanoa Lounge

“We weren’t just handed trauma... we inherited silence, shame, and survival. But you, you are the turning point.
Every time you choose healing, you honour those before you who couldn’t.”
— The Talanoa Lounge
Latest Podcasts
Your Path, Your Power Breaking Cycles & Speaking Truth
Your Path, Your Power Breaking Cycles & Speaking Truth

Episode 9: Your Path, Your Power
This episode dives into the weight of family expectations and the silent struggles around mental health in Pasifika communities. Court opens up about breaking free from the pressure to follow someone else’s dream, the guilt that comes with choosing your own path, and how speaking up for your mental health is an act of courage. If you're ready to challenge old cycles and choose your own way forward, this talanoa is for you.

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Feel It to Heal It: Emotions
Feel It to Heal It: Emotions

Episode 8: Feel It to Heal It – Emotions
In this solo talanoa, Court opens up about emotional regulation — what it is, why it matters, and how learning to feel our feelings helps us show up stronger for ourselves and those we love. From bottling emotions to breaking cycles, this one’s for anyone ready to heal from the inside out.

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Rewriting the Voice Inside
Rewriting the Voice Inside

Court unpacks the inner critic, that voice shaped by silence, shame, and survival. This solo talanoa invites you to soften your self-talk and embrace compassion over criticism.
If you've ever felt like your own worst critic, this one's for you. You're not alone & you can change the way you speak to yourself.

🧡 TW: Gentle discussion of emotional challenges.

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