EMPOWER with Tesh & Mihi
nothing beats those real, raw, conversations you have with your best friend about important sh*t.
empower with tesh & mihi is the podcast full of all the yaps you need to feel empowered to live your best life; it’s giving endless laughter, some tears & always 100% honesty. we’re two girls in our late 20s, living in a new city with zero responsibilities, figuring out how to build lives we’re totally obsessed with.
who needs therapy when we have each other?
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 123
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
5 important realisations I've had at 25
In honour of my 26th birthday on 1 August 2022, this episode is all about reflecting on the biggest realisations I had in my 25th year. 25 has been transformative for me & I want to sha…
The journey to becoming a Māori Millionaire with Te Kahukura Boynton
Today's guest is wahine Māori, Te Kahukura Boynton also known as the Māori Millionaire. She is the brains behind the blog, podcast & social media platform called Māori Millionaire, plus…
Coping with disappointment
Disappointments in life are a universal experience that we all deal with at some stage in life but they can be detrimental if we don't know how to deal with them. Disappointment can be…
Learning to love failure
Do you have a fear of failure? A lot of people are afraid of failure but we can't give it that much power over us! We need to learn how to embrace failure & use it to push us forward ra…
Overcome your trust issues
Trust issues - at one point or another, we have all experienced them. But if your trust issues are rife, they can severely impact (or even destroy) your relationships if you let them ge…
Brown girls in the law with Janet Vaiusu-Tuala
Today's guest is Janet Vaiusu-Tuala - Samoan lawyer, mum of three, wife & my very good friend. We met at work when we were both working in litigation & quickly became lifelong friends. …
Learnings from one year of podcasting
It's been one year since I started EMPOWER with Mihi & what a year it's been! If you have been weighing up whether or not to start a side hustle or a passion project, check this out. In…
Do positive affirmations really work?
Affirmations have gained popularity in the last few years but they are still frequently being written off as too "woo-woo" to have any tangible impact on our lives. So what's the deal -…
Creating habits that last long term
If there is something you want to change about your life, you need to change your habits and you need to make it long term. But implementing new habits to the extent that they become a …
How to be more self-aware
According to psychologists, people who are highly self-aware can objectively evaluate themselves, manage their emotions, align their behaviour with their values and correctly understand…
Knowing when to walk away
We don't talk about this enough and that's often because it's easier to live in ignorance or we are afraid of what people will think of us if we either 1. Do ultimately walk away; or 2.…
Stop putting unnecessary pressure on yourself
Do you put too much pressure on yourself? Or, do you find you're constantly fighting to meet particular expectations? Whenever we tell ourselves that things need to be a certain way or …
Coping with cheating & betrayal with Letitia Saunders
Today's guest is my best friend, Letitia Saunders, and we are talking all about our experiences in previous relationships with cheating & betrayal. We have both been cheated on & we bot…
Building a workout routine & staying consistent
Do you want to create a workout routine but you don't know how to get into the right headspace or where to start? Or, do you have trouble staying consistent with a workout routine? In t…
Boundaries & rest
Are you good at taking a break? Whether that be actually taking annual leave, or intentionally stepping away from your phone - can you do it without feeling guilty? We live in a culture…
Balancing friendships through every relationship status
We love our friends. We really can't live without them, But new relationships (or single life) can change our own needs and expectations of our friendships. This episode is inspired by …
Sex, shame & feminism with Holley Grant
Today's guest is Holley Grant - she is currently a Wellbeing Specialist in kura & schools following her postgraduate psychology studies & she also runs her passion project, Awhi, where …
Dealing with the great divide of Covid-19
Covid-19 has impacted all of us over the last 2 years and a bit. For the first time in our lives, we've been subject to lockdowns, mandates, border restrictions, vaccines.. and everyone…
House buying & money saving
For today's episode we are trying something a bit different! Every week, the Empower with Mihi podcast instagram page receives messages from listeners asking for specific advice but I'v…
Are you outgrowing a friendship?
Do you have a friendship that you've been unsure about for a little while… but you've been suppressing that feeling because you don't know how to handle it, and it's easier to pretend t…