In this episode, our guest, Lavinia Pohiva, a Mental Health practitioner, touched on the stigma associated with mental health in our Tongan community and the repercussions of the pandemic and how it affected our young people.

This episode brings to you candid and honest advice on parenting and the difference in raising our children who are born and bred in a foreign country (Australia) which is actually home to them in every sense of the word. It highlight the dilemmas they face when growing up in a Western culture and environment while still strongly attached to original homeland and its own culture and traditions which parents wish to instil in them.

Title translation: Tokoni kihe Mo'ui Lelei Faka-'Atamai- 

Guest: Lavinia Pohiva

Broadcasters: Naite Hausia and Lavinia Tunitau

In this episode, our guest, Lavinia Pohiva, a Mental Health practitioner, touched on the stigma associated with mental health in our Tongan community and the repercussions of the pandemic and how it affected our young people.
This episode brings to you candid and honest advice on parenting and the difference in raising our children who are born and bred in a foreign country (Australia) which is actually home to them in every sense of the word. It highlight the dilemmas they face when growing up in a Western culture and environment while still strongly attached to original homeland and its own culture and traditions which parents wish to instil in them.
Title translation: Tokoni kihe Mo'ui Lelei Faka-'Atamai- 
Guest: Lavinia Pohiva
Broadcasters: Naite Hausia and Lavinia Tunitau

Welcome to "Multicultural Matters- Mental Health Edition," a safe space where we break down stigma, foster understanding, and highlight the resilience that comes from navigating mental health in multicultural contexts. In each episode, we delve into the intersections of culture and mental health, featuring insightful interviews with mental health advocates and practitioners, as well as medical professionals. Through this podcast, we hope to better understand how our communities view and respond to mental health in Canberra and the wider ACT region.

Each episode will feature one of five communities- Tamil, Urdu, Swahili, Nepali and Tongan. We also have two special bonus episodes for you featuring an interview with Dr Elizabeth Moore, Coordinator General, Office for Mental Health and Wellbeing, and a Cross cultural panel with community broadcasters.

Together, let's navigate the complexities, celebrate diversity, and cultivate a more compassionate understanding of mental well-being.

Welcome to "Multicultural Matters- Mental Health Edition," a safe space where we break down stigma, foster understanding, and highlight the resilience that comes from navigating mental health in multicultural contexts. In each episode, we delve into the intersections of culture and mental health, featuring insightful interviews with mental health advocates and practitioners, as well as medical professionals. Through this podcast, we hope to better understand how our communities view and respond to mental health in Canberra and the wider ACT region.
Each episode will feature one of five communities- Tamil, Urdu, Swahili, Nepali and Tongan. We also have two special bonus episodes for you featuring an interview with Dr Elizabeth Moore, Coordinator General, Office for Mental Health and Wellbeing, and a Cross cultural panel with community broadcasters.
Together, let's navigate the complexities, celebrate diversity, and cultivate a more compassionate understanding of mental well-being.

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