Carrissa
Founding Member • Āuora Hāuora – Indigenous Healing & Self-Leadership
Helping people heal from trauma, rediscover who they truly are, and create lives of greater wellbeing, purpose and freedom.
🌸 My Story
Healing has never been something I “do.”
It is the frequency I carry.
It is the remembering I walk with.
It is the fire and the water that shaped me.
My own journey taught me that healing isn’t about fixing what’s broken — it’s about returning to who we truly are beneath trauma, conditioning, and the stories we inherited.
Through Indigenous wisdom, trauma-informed practice and embodied healing, I’ve learned that every person carries an innate ability to rise, reconnect and create a new future.
Today, I feel deeply honoured to walk beside others as they rediscover their strength, identity and inner knowing.
❤️ What Drives Me
I believe every person deserves to feel safe, seen and connected to their truth.
Too many people carry the weight of trauma, disconnection or self-doubt without realising another path is possible.
What inspires me is witnessing people remember their worth, reclaim their identity, and step into lives filled with peace, purpose and self-leadership.
🌿 How I Can Help
I create compassionate, culturally grounded spaces where transformation unfolds naturally — through body, spirit, lineage and truth.
Some of the ways we can work together include:
🌸 Trauma-Informed Healing
Gentle, grounded support to process past experiences and build emotional wellbeing.
🌊 Indigenous Healing
Culturally rooted practices that honour wairua, whakapapa and the whole person.
🌸 Self-Leadership Coaching
Guidance to move forward with clarity, confidence and empowered decision -making.
🎵 Creative & Embodied Healing
Movement, breath, sound and creative expression that reconnect body, mind and spirit.
🤝 Community Workshops
Trauma-informed and culturally aligned programmes for communities, organisations and groups.
🌸Why My Work Creates Deep Transformation
My approach blends Indigenous healing, trauma integration, nervous system work, embodiment and identity reclamation.
This is not surface-level change. This is deep remembering.
People work with me when they’re ready for: - truth over avoidance - healing that honours culture and spirit - emotional release that shifts their future - leadership that begins within - transformation that touches every part of life.
This is the space where people rise.
❤️Who I Support Best
People who feel called to work with me are often:
- at a turning point - tired of carrying old pain or patterns - ready to reconnect with their identity - seeking culturally grounded healing - craving deeper embodiment and intuition - wanting to lead themselves with courage and clarity.
If you’re feeling the pull — trust it. Your healing is calling you home.
🌸What People Experience
People I work with often describe:
- feeling safe for the first time in years
- releasing emotional weight they’ve carried since childhood
- reconnecting with their identity and cultural roots
- gaining clarity about who they are and where they’re going
- feeling more grounded, confident and empowered
- experiencing breakthroughs that shift relationships, wellbeing and future
Healing becomes possible when people feel seen, held and honoured
— and that is the space I create.
When I'm not working ... you'll often find me...
• Spending time in nature
• Connecting with whānau and community
• Dancing and celebrating life
• Creating through music and movement
• Continuing my own healing journey
• Learning from Indigenous knowledge and cultural traditions
✨ My Philosophy
I believe healing happens when people feel safe enough to remember who they truly are.
There is no one path that fits everyone.
Each person's journey is unique, and my role is not to tell people who they should become—it is to create a space where they can discover that for themselves.
❤️My Commitment to You
I will meet you with compassion, cultural integrity and deep respect. I will walk beside you, not ahead of you. I will honour your pace, your story and your truth. I will hold a space where you can rise into the person you were always meant to be.
🌏 My Vision
I dream of a world where Indigenous wisdom, compassion and genuine human connection restore wellbeing for individuals, families and communities.
A world where healing is shared.
Where people lead from love rather than fear.
Where we remember we are stronger together.
💛 Why I Joined the Get Ahead Collective
Healing doesn’t happen in isolation.
Transformation is amplified in community.
The Get Ahead Collective brings together people who genuinely care about making a positive impact while building sustainable, heart-led businesses.
I’m honoured to be part of this co-creation — a movement of purpose, integrity and collective uplift.
🤝 I'd Love to Connect
If something here resonates, you’re warmly invited to reach out.
Whether you’re beginning your healing journey, seeking support, or simply curious, you’re welcome in this space.
No pressure.
Just possibility.
Contact
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Location: Raglan, New Zealand