Episode Overview In this episode, we explore indigenous approaches to behavioural health, the power of faith and culture in healing, and how Micronesian communities are navigating contemporary mental health challenges. From addressing youth suicide to reframing Western models through indigenous wisdom, we ask: what does it look like when local knowledge leads the way in community wellbeing? About James Arriola Our guest is James Arriola, founder of Brabu Behavioural Health Services based in S...
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Episode Overview In this episode, we explore indigenous approaches to behavioural health, the power of faith and culture in healing, and how Micronesian communities are navigating contemporary mental health challenges. From addressing youth suicide to reframing Western models through indigenous wisdom, we ask: what does it look like when local knowledge leads the way in community wellbeing? About James Arriola Our guest is James Arriola, founder of Brabu Behavioural Health Services based in S...
Pacific Megalithic Monuments, Artefacts and Identities with Elijah Lemusuifeauali'i
The Moanan
48 minutes
12 months ago
Pacific Megalithic Monuments, Artefacts and Identities with Elijah Lemusuifeauali'i
What do our megalithic monuments and artefacts tell us about our past? How might these inform our present? We're joined by Elijah Lemusuifeauali'i an academic, educator, community connector and traditional carver. In this episode he shares insight into some of the megalithic monuments & artefacts of the Moana and some of his work on Pacific identities in the diaspora. While his ancestral ties are to Samoa & Aotearoa, Elijah shares how his experiences in another part of the Moana,...
The Moanan
Episode Overview In this episode, we explore indigenous approaches to behavioural health, the power of faith and culture in healing, and how Micronesian communities are navigating contemporary mental health challenges. From addressing youth suicide to reframing Western models through indigenous wisdom, we ask: what does it look like when local knowledge leads the way in community wellbeing? About James Arriola Our guest is James Arriola, founder of Brabu Behavioural Health Services based in S...
