Making Yourself At Home

Joey is a dedicated full-time mother to three beautiful children who have been the inspiration and catalyst for her profound spiritual journey inward. Her path to healing and inner peace has guided her to support others through the transformative power of sound, energy, and voice. As an intuitive energy and sound healing practitioner, Joey offers 1:1 private therapy sessions and group sound bath experiences during Full Moon and New Moon circles. A gifted multi-instrumental sound alchemist, she weaves together a range of healing modalities to create her signature Shamanic Sound Journeys—designed to bring clarity, deep healing, and a sense of purpose to those she works with. Joey is passionate about frequency healing through voice and sound, and she shares this love by teaching Native American Flute lessons as a meditative tool to foster mindfulness and help others manage daily stress with grace and intention.

This week on the Making Yourself at Home show, we welcome Adam Eager, who has truly lived a global life — born in Ireland, raised in Spain, and having worked across Europe, the Mediterranean, and Central Asia before finding home here in New Plymouth. A former offshore Captain and Marine Superintendent, Adam brings a rich story of adventure, adaptability, and family-centred decisions. From building islands in the Caspian Sea to piloting ships at Port Taranaki, Adam shares how Aotearoa became the first place where he truly felt at home.

Meet Piripi – a 54-year-old Taranaki local whose journey took him from the oil industry to travelling New Zealand with his whānau. What began as a one-year road trip turned into eight years of eye-opening experiences, leading him to create Give 4, a grassroots effort supporting homeless families. After surviving a major heart attack and stroke in 2018, Piripi rebuilt his life from scratch. His latest mission? Launching Men's Hub — a space for men to connect, grow, and get support in all areas of life.

Juniper talks with us today about her journey with belly dancing and other creative projects, such as designing t-shirts and singing in a band.

Mandi was born in South Africa and spent most of her life near the coastal city of Durban. With a large extended family, it was in 1996 that her uncle and his family moved to Auckland. Visiting New Zealand had always been a dream of Mandi's, but it took her 26 years to make it a reality. She is an engineer (water) and arrived in Wellington on a work visa in November 2022, relocating to New Plymouth in January 2025. Mandi absolutely loves New Zealand, not only for its stunning scenery, but also for the relaxed attitude that Kiwis exude.

Clara from Spain is living in NZ from 2017 and loves the outdoors and life in NZ. Clara is a wellbeing practitioner and a Nature and Forest Therapy guide.

Brian is born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. He moved to New Plymouth in 2021

Julia joined us to share her story, from Mexico to Aotearoa, via The Netherlands. Hear about how she's turning pest plants into gold, with her Manuka honey business, Bee and Flower

Ayya Upekkha was born in Sri Lanka and grew up in various parts of the world, including New Plymouth, before finding her spiritual path as a Buddhist nun in Perth, Australia. Visiting family in New Plymouth, she took the time to share her story with Alina and Clarisa.

Clarisa and Alina talk about home and what it means to them. How do you 'make yourself at home'?

Originally from France, Jennifer loves surfing and now is the owner of L'epicure, a catering company in New Plymouth

Meet Toni from New Plymouth - a talented local artist, with a heap of creative stuff going on and a psychology diploma

Thank you to our guests that were part of our show and the importance of the community in NZ.

Thank you to our guests that were part of our show and the importance of the community in NZ.

Talk about Christmas around the world and the customs

Adventures around the world with Alina and Andreea. Were they in Bali or Fiji? Tune in for an exciting episode of Making yourself at Home.

Andreea and Simona talk from their own experience about being an immigrant here in New Zealand. They discuss the joys, and even some of the challenges behind it.

Adam from UK, with deep conversations about life in NZ

Today we talked with Franzi from Germany, who spoke about her travels, surfing and improvisation workshops.

Rachel from USA has been in NZ for one year and shares her story about the challenges in her country.

In this episode we listen to Lidia's fascinating story, travelling during her sabbatical year and her connection with people.

Phill comes from New Zealand, and shares stores of his journey to Budapest, where he lived for 3 and a half years

Jan Huijbers shares with us his storying of moving to New Zealand in 1983, with his wife and two children. Jan is an artist, and is currently running art groups for people living with Down Syndrome.

We welcomed Swati from India and were talking about her journey from India to the US and New Zealand.

Today we had Zayden from Gold Coast Australia who sung 4 of his own songs, live.

Today we had Zayden from Gold Coast Australia who sung 3 of his own songs live.

Simona, Alina, and Andreea talk about end of season events in New Plymouth

Helene, a mother of two, born in Mauritius met her husband from Czech Republic and decided to make a life here in NZ.

Simona, Andreea and Alina discuss fun facts about New Zealand and the Olympics

Mieke from The Netherlands was talking about her journey and her projects at Sustainable Taranaki.

In this 1 hour show you'll meet some of the beautiful people who make up Taranaki's vibrant international community.

Andreea and Simona feel at home talking about Andreea's trip to the South Island and events around New Zealand.

A podcast with our hosts Andreea, Alina and Simona talking about New Year/beginnings and celebrations around the world, talking about Matariki, Chinese New Year, Diwali and other similar festivities.

We talked about places to visit in New Zealand and Simona told us about her experience in the South Island.

We had a great time with Fiona from Scotland and she was sharing her story from midwifery to doing menopause workshops in Taranaki.

Clarisa came to New Zealand 6 years ago and she enjoys the Kiwi life.

Heather was sharing her journey from Canada, Toronto to New Zealand. She arrived her 21 years ago with her husband and 2 boys.

Sterre shared her incredible journey from the Netherlands and Austria with her husband and 2 wonderful kids.

Our hosts talk about the cultural events, markets and meetings around Taranaki, a helpful guide for newcomers to get familiar with the place and meet new people.

We talk about Gail and Nick's story from the UK to New Zealand. They have been in New Zealand for 10 years and they enjoy their time here following their passion and having their own business - Skin Say

We had a relaxed discussion about different seasons around the world and how migration is impacting children.

Vibrant discussions with Malcom from Goa - India, sharing his story about coming to New Zealand and meeting his partner Kadisha.

Talking about Romanian Easter celebrations and trips around the world.

Our guests are Yvonne (South Africa) and Cathy (Invercargill). These 2 ladies met while living at Jean Sandel Retirement Village. Tune in to hear how it's possible to make friends at any age!

Today we welcome Luke from Scotland, who brought such energy and passion into the studio. We loved hearing about his journey from living in Scotland, to creating a fabulous life for himself right here in Taranaki.

Celebrating Miia's birthday, who is today's guest. She moved to New Zealand from Finland in 2008 and shared her journey with us.

Talking about the Easter cultural customs in Romania and New Zealand and the events that happened in the weekend in Taranaki.

Today's show featured Anne and her journey from England to New Zealand. Together we traced her roots as the daughter of an Anglo-Indian father and an English mother. So lovely to hear her beautiful story.

Talking about the Multi-Ethnic Extravaganza held every year in New Plymouth, March celebrations, communication and relationships.

Today we talked with Juanita, originally from Columbia. Juanita arrived in New Zealand 4 years ago. She is working as a National Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention coordinator for Shama.

A podcast with Tiphaine and Mathieu, two chefs from France, sharing their journey to New Zealand