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Joanna Zwaagdyk - Health Promoter

Health Promoter (BHSc). Māmā. Advocate.

02/02/2025

No expensive lunchboxes here. Just creative ones. ✌️

05/06/2024

Highly recommend forming friendships based purely on the type of fruit trees they have...

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22/05/2024

What are your favourite winter lunches?

The girls and I enjoyed a bacon and egg pie for lunch today.
It feels like summer today but I'm definitely looking forward to warming winter meals!

11/10/2023

How neat is this??
A seed exchange at Takapuna library in partnership with Grow Forrest Hill.

What are you growing in your garden this season?

🌻🐞🐝🍓

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22/09/2023

Friday: keep learning

Being open to learning new things keeps our brains healthy and provides us with a sense of purpose.

Is there something you've always wanted to learn? What's stopping you?

I've always wanted to learn to skateboard. I've been putting it off because something always seems to get in the way, pregnancy etc. But now that I'm putting it on social media I need you guys to hold me accountable!

My goal is to start learning by December... watch this space...

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19/09/2023

Wednesday: be active

WIN WIN WIN
Attention Bayview!

It has long been known that moving your body is good for your mental health. But sometimes it is difficult to find the motivation.

Do you need a reason to get out of the house today? Walk down to the Bayview Community Centre to pick up your very own encouragement stickers and a little sweet treat!

WIN WIN WIN
Comment on this post with the name of the street you walked from and I'll select a random comment to win glow in the dark Orbeez!
*Psst, you can enter even if you didn't walk there* 😉

Winner announced Thursday 21st September. Entrants must reside in Bayview or surrounding suburbs.

18/09/2023

Tuesday: give

You don't have to be a Mister Moneybags to be a giver!

I can almost guarantee that the kids in your life LOVE to receive presents. But some of the most valuable gifts we can give are free.
Quality time and words of kindness and encouragement are crucial tools for supporting our kids' mental health.

"I love being your mum/dad/Uncle/friend/whatever. I'm so lucky to know you."

Unprompted words of kindness foster a feeling of belonging and remind our loved ones that they're worthy of being loved.

Giving also boosts the wellbeing of the giver. Try giving words of encouragement to someone today!

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18/09/2023

Monday: take notice

Sometimes being aware of our state of mind is half the battle. When we can identify and reflect on our feelings we are then able to find ways to manage them.

How do we encourage our kids and family to take notice of how they're feeling?

One of the most powerful things adults can do is to model ideal behaviour. You might be conditioned to 'put on a brave face' but it's helpful to acknowledge when you're feeling negative emotions. You don't need to burden your kids with heavy stuff but it's okay to let them know when you're struggling. Keep things simple by naming the feeling and saying how you're going to manage it. E.g. "I notice I'm feeling frustrated. I'm going to stand outside and take some deep breaths to calm down."

Kids learn from watching how we act and they pick things up quickly! When kids see adults identifying and expressing emotions in healthy ways, they learn to do it too.

Sparklers have great resources for teachers and caregivers to do alongside kids to encourage mindfulness and self-reflection. Find them here: https://sparklers.org.nz/activities/

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17/09/2023

Welcome to Mental Health Awareness Week 2023!

This year's MHAW theme is The Five Ways to Wellbeing model.

This year I'm focusing on child and family mental health. I'll be posting every day, thanks for following along!

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15/09/2023

It's almost time to say haere rā to Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. 👋

But thankfully we don't need to say goodbye to te reo Māori! We can keep practising and using te reo every day.

What is your favourite te reo word/phrase you've learnt this year?

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Haere rā definition sourced from Te Aka Māori Dictionary online.

04/09/2023

Hello there! I've been a bit MIA so I better reintroduce myself.

I'm Joanna, I live in Auckland and I'm passionate about promoting good health in Aotearoa.

Since I last posted here I have made a second human from scratch. I now have two daughters, Lottie (3 years) and Daisy (5 months), and my wonderful husband Caleb.

I post about a bit of everything but my passions are community development, health education, and advocacy.

Thank you for following along!

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