Specialist Support Groups

Founded by Dr Lucy Hone and Dr Denise Quinlan - who understand that there’s no one way to grieve. But with a decade of academic research behind them, they know there are ways of thinking and acting that will ease your pain and helplessness.

As highly qualified resilience researchers, they know what works, and what gets in the way. They also know grief - professionally, and, sadly, personally and intimately too. Head to their website to connect.

 A New Zealand based charitable trust, established in 2009. Their services are designed to offer loss and grief support to youth, adults, families or whānau experiencing any form of significant loss.  They also provide professional training, community talks and events and partnerships with funeral homes to provide bereavement support. Head to their website to connect.

Two Australian women who have united through grief and who are smashing the stigma that comes with loss. 

Their primary goal is to support rural people heal and recover, returning to farming and family sooner, rather than later. 

Head to their website to connect.

BetterMan is a charity that aims to improve men's wellbeing and mental health, and help them become better versions of themselves. BetterMan is a “fence at the top of the cliff” approach as opposed to the “ambulance at the bottom”, with regular events and engaging talks planned, packed with positive psychology principles to help men move towards, or stay at, the higher end of the mental health spectrum. 

Head to The BetterMan Website to learn more.

As a certified coach and NLP Master Practitioner, Sarah helps clients retrain the brain and breakthrough beliefs and patterns that keep them stuck. Head to Sarah's website to connect.

She Is Not Your Rehab is an anti-violence movement, created to address and dismantle cycles of intergenerational trauma, violence and abuse, by promoting safe relationships and providing support for individuals and communities.

They have also created Inner Boy - a self-paced app which was designed to support men in healing from the profound impacts of intergenerational trauma and abuse. The app aims to provide a free and accessible platform for men to embark on their healing journeys.

Offering free, gym-based, light physical movement exercise classes for men living with cancer. Managed by qualified Personal Trainers, each class is always followed up with a coffee & a catch up. 

Offering free, gym-based, light physical movement exercise classes for men living with cancer. Managed by qualified Personal Trainers, each class always followed up with a coffee & a catch up. 

www.bluebrothers.org.nz

 Navigating cancer can be as daunting emotionally and mentally as it is to physically deal with prognosis and treatment. Which is why Look Good Feel Better provides a range of free sessions, for anyone with any cancer at any stage. It is time away from the world of diagnosis, treatment and recovery, to help you navigate cancer with confidence, feel stronger and live better.

https://lgfb.co.nz/

This website offers to help people make skillful choices in conventional care, complementary, & self care. They contribute to raising the legitimacy of whole-person, integrative cancer care among medical professionals & people affected by cancer. 

https://cancerchoices.org/

Established to help and support you and your whānau through cancer diagnosis, treatment and recovery. 

Offering a cancer helpline, one-on-one support, psychology and counselling, transport to treatment, accomodation, support crew, connection with others, support groups, and general wellness support.

https://www.cancer.org.nz/

Sometimes it might feel like whānau and friends don’t really understand what you’re going through, but you’re not alone. 

Through Canteen, you can meet other rangatahi who understand how you’re feeling at one of our cancer support events or through our online social platform Canteen Connect. 

https://www.canteen.org.nz/

Dedicated to helping men, women, teens, and children with any type of cancer. Their team of full qualified cancer rehab physiotherapists guide, support and rehabilitate people through every stage of their treatment and recovery.

https://www.pincandsteel.com/

Their goal is to inspire all school age New Zealand children to reach their full potential through programmes that help build self-esteem, promote good values and which teach valuable life, education and health skills.  

Head over to their website to connect.

Mentoring provided for tamariki (young people) aged from 6-12 years of age and supported until the young person turns 18. Offering group, school or one-to-one mentoring. 

Head over to their website to connect.

What’s Up is run by Barnardos New Zealand. They’re a free, nationally-available counselling helpline and webchat service for children and teenagers. Their counsellors have been helping callers to find solutions to their problems, equipping them with the tools they need to deal with situations now and in the future. 

Head over to their website to connect.

Their support groups help young people aged 6-12 years old to understand and express their experiences in a supportive, practical and interactive environment. 

Head over to their website to connect.