Cancer Led Me Home & Into Health Advocacy - with Vonda Nepia

In this episode we speak with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia survivor, Vonda Nepia, about how her cancer journey drove her to uncover her whakapapa and whenua (Māori ancestors and ancestral land ties), moving to live on ancestral whenua post-cancer, and the health advocacy work she leads on behalf of Māori communities (the indigenous peoples of New Zealand). She discusses the shock of being given 72 hours to live, the significance of Te Whare Tapa Wha health model to help her successfully navigate cancer treatment, and the advocacy work she does to ensure health systems can better serve Māori communities through improved access and prevention. Visit https://www.vondanepia.com for more about Vonda's advocacy roles and her holistic wellbeing consultancy, Ataahua Wellbeing Solutions.