Low Tide Sessions

13/10/2025

10WEEKSDEEP.
3rdWeek@Stage2Rehab.
Passive motion and movement with zero resistance for another 3 weeks.
This journey continues to push every emotion imaginable, the only way to keep the balance is to continue treading water on the whenua.
The story of the sacrifices made & the commitment to the cause over the last 2 years seems to have fallen on deaf taringas.
Saying less is on pah with treading water for me now, I will continue to commit 💯 untill the wheels & the training wheels fall off,because that's what you do for whanau.
Physically fu***ng broken stage 2 of this rehab journey is a nightmare,the mahi required is hectic and intense. The pain threshold is shattered with every session.
Also my knee is still only @40%, jumping on a plane to Brisbane with my little fulla, Mum and Dad on Sunday morning, didn't want to go because of my physical situation, im only 10 weeks into a 13month rehab program & now my bros are asking what's up, what happened to you.
SayF**kingLess im treading water on the whenua rolling in a realm of silence and smashing out my rehab.
Physically fu**ed but Mentally solid
Pain will heal,hands of time will wait for no one,I will make the time to be present, I have the tools to guide me through my rehab journey of pain.
In the 17Days so much has happened
I Just keep pushing foward with a mindset of treading water,never looking for excuses always only looking for solutions.

Nga mihi.
Che'Thompson katene.

25/09/2025

Shoulder Rehab ...

Orthopedic Specialist assessment yesterday went really great. Dressings removed, my scars will heal & my journey back is bang on point. Dam amazing sleeping on my back without a sling on at night, especially after 7 weeks of uncomfortable broken sleep.
I am now allowed to stop wearing my sling so I can prevent getting frozen shoulder. The rehabs so intense & painfull, but that's life, you just have to pick yourself up and carry. Never looking for excuses only looking for solutions.
NoQuestionsAsked & NoJudgementPassed.
Nga mihi.
Che'Thompson katene

23/09/2025

7 week Orthopedic Specialist progress assessment today. FullyPsyched on my current progress, but definitely looking for validation from my specialist assessment.
NoQuestionsAsked
NoJudgementPassed
Nga mihi

Che'Thompson Katene

23/09/2025

KneeRehad14WeeksDeep.
ShoulderRehab7WeeksDeep.

Once gain caught slipping by the TOKYO-DRIFT...
Been drifting from the kaupapa, but why you ask?
25 months ago a seed was planted. It was always going to be an interesting journey watching this seed flourish as it grew. A commitment to being present & being able to support my parents as i watch the realities of life's aging process unfold.
Super stoked & so proud of watching my Dads Journey into the unknown, its never easy making that 1st step, but he done it, everytime there was a set back he picked himself back up. Reaching out and asking for an assessment in regards to lifes aging process is proof that the seed planted 25 months ago has matured into something so Ataahua.
EPIC MAHI DAD, proud of everything you have taught me in life.

NoQuestionsAsked
NoJudgementPassed
Nga mihi
Che'Thompson katene

11/09/2025

5WeeksDeep.
During a rehab journey it's always important to remember the small gains you have made.

After 5 weeks of sleeping upright on the lounge or in a rocking chair, to finally be able to lie on my back & to also sleep in my bed🏁

I'm finally able to hold & hug my son again🏁

Progress is dam hard,painful & slow. But that's life & good things take time.

Lifes definitely so much brighter now even with that darkness of depression waiting to pounce in my moments of weakness.Thats the danger of depression it never really goes away it just hangs around waiting for your moments of weakness.

Just by measuring progress of the small gains made is how I extinguish that darkness of depression🏁

5 weeks without any 100mg anti-depressant and im in control of my waka🏁
LowtideSessions platform is my anti-depressant🏁

By walking the talk its away of showing people that we are all about it, but most importantly reminding people that there is away out of that vicious darkness by just making that 1st step.

This Platform is for anyone who needs somewhere to unload those heavy thoughts that way us down, we encourage anyone who needs help, direction or just a solid sound board session with No Questions Asked & No Judgment Passed, just Hola Hey!!!
GOT YOU❤️💛💚
Nga Mihi.
Che'Thompson katene.

10/09/2025

5 WEEKS DEEP.
The reps & the sets,pushing through the pain,while juggling all the peices of my hectic puzzle.
Never looking for excuses only Solutions
Winters now done & dusted, spring is in the air & summers just around the corner.
Don't need motivation if you have discipline.
Rehabs progressing good.

Nga mihi
Che'Thompson katene

09/09/2025

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08/09/2025

5WeeksDeep.
Ying & Yang, Day & Night, Up & Down relevance being the balance.
Dam its been the story of my journey searching for that perfect balance.
Balancing my knee rehab & my Shoulder rehab
Definitely taking its tool on me physically, straight facts its a fu***ng nightmare💯.
But that's just life & life will always throw challenges at you, the only way foward is to stay on point and trust your processes that have got you this far.
Being a solo dad @51 with a FullyPsyched 4 year old son is just another piece of my crazy puzzle I have been juggling over the last 26 months.
I'm so solid mentally which is a major asset on my long rehab journey.
One month down but 12 more months to fu***ng go.

No questions asked No judgment passed.
Nga mihi
Che'Thompson katene

03/09/2025

Resetting the Tokyo Drift.
1MonthDeep since shoulder surgery.
1MonthDeep since i decided to stop taking my anti-depressant as well.
Definitely pushing through the physical pain. Smashing out the daily exercises,5 sets of 30 reps (×5 Daily) having to ice my shoulder after each session, these are the hard yards of a rehab journey.
Physically exhausted but Mentally bang on point.
Massive day for my Dad, he's finally taking that giant step into the unknown by asking his doctor to book him in for a independent 2 part Daminta assessment. The hard yards to get to that start line for him has been hectic but we just kept pushing foward.
Impossible is Nothing cause Nothing is Impossible.
LowtideSessions
Nga mihi
Che'Thompson katene.

02/09/2025

TokyoDrifting out of control & i seriously overdosed on my Moko being in my presence.
For me time stopped,in that moment nobody else existed. I only had eyes for her.
Dam it hits so good,the reality of holding my moko for the 1st time.
Stopped running 2 years ago.
Almost hung myself 9 months ago.
Keyhole medial meniscus surgery 3 months ago.
Major shoulder surgery 4 weeks ago.

6 days ago my daughter showed up like a IIVIIV🥷 with my moko who is 8 months old.
Solid Tokyo drift sessions for sure.
It was Sicker than a epic south end wedge session
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Nga mihi
Che'Thompson katene
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30/08/2025

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187 Followers, 224 Following, 163 Posts

30/08/2025

In that split second moment of life when the darkness of depression has complete control of your next move.
It has extinguished the light of hope and you are blind, your about to become just another statistic.
If you do manage to break free from its hold over you and you make it back into the light of life, Remember to never ever forget how close you came to checking out,always reflect on that one moment as your realty check when you start Tokyo Drifting back to that darkness.
So many people don't make it out of the darkness therefore just another statistic to that silent assassin DEPRESSION.
2 YEARS DEEP im finally back on point . I stopped taking my 100mg Satrona anti-depressant 3 weeks ago on the day of my shoulder surgery. The only way to show people it can actually be done is to walk the talk.
My new anti-depressant is this platform by transferring those uncontrollable heavy thoughts to the platform for me is instant Recalibration of the headspace.
It's now 2-00am Sunday morning, I have waited 8 months to hold my Precious Moko,she's moe on my shoulder had to remove my sling for this magical moment, my shoulders burning but its worth it.
LowtideSessions no excuses only solutions no questions asked no judgment passed.
Nga mihi
Che'Thompson katene