Chef and TV personality Monica Galetti is this week's guest. She joins Niva - her real-life cousin - and Beatrice to discuss moving to Wellington from American Samoa as a child, adjusting to her new country, how her love of food started at an early age, her TV and hospitality career in London, why she stepped back from MasterChef, and her experiences with race and gender in her life.

Chef and TV personality Monica Galetti is this week's guest. She joins Niva - her real-life cousin - and Beatrice to discuss moving to Wellington from American Samoa as a child, adjusting to her new country, how her love of food started at an early age, her TV and hospitality career in London, why she stepped back from MasterChef, and her experiences with race and gender in her life.

Everyone has a story to tell. In this New Zealand Herald podcast, Olympian Beatrice Faumuina and broadcaster Niva Retimanu talk to well known New Zealanders from all walks of life about the highs and lows of their journey, pivotal moments which have shaped them, and how they have overcome the challenges they have faced.

Everyone has a story to tell. In this New Zealand Herald podcast, Olympian Beatrice Faumuina and broadcaster Niva Retimanu talk to well known New Zealanders from all walks of life about the highs and lows of their journey, pivotal moments which have...

Straight Up with Niva and Beatrice

Monica Galetti: 'It's okay to say I want to be happy'

Journalist, author, mental health advocate and TV host Matt Chisholm is this week's guest. He talks to Niva and Beatrice about growing up in Otago, his early struggles with mental health and drinking, why he chose to be honest about his story, working in current affairs and being a TV host, what he has learned talking to people about his issues, and answers what he calls 'the best question' he's ever been asked. 

Journalist, author, mental health advocate and TV host Matt Chisholm is this week's guest. He talks to Niva and Beatrice about growing up in Otago, his early struggles with mental health and drinking, why he chose to be honest about his story, working in current affairs and being a TV host, what he has learned talking to people about his issues, and answers what he calls 'the best question' he's ever been asked.

Matt Chisholm: 'We have a responsibility in the public roles that we have to own this stuff'

Actress, TV presenter and advocate Sonia Gray is this week's guest. She talks to Niva and Beatrice about starting her career in modelling and acting, representation in the entertainment industry, learning she was expecting twins, her and her family's journey with neurodiversity, making time for herself and what she learned from dabbling in reality TV. 

Actress, TV presenter and advocate Sonia Gray is this week's guest. She talks to Niva and Beatrice about starting her career in modelling and acting, representation in the entertainment industry, learning she was expecting twins, her and her family's journey with neurodiversity, making time for herself and what she learned from dabbling in reality TV.

Sonia Gray: 'Looking back, every single thing has helped to shape who I am'

Director, writer and Oscar nominated producer Chelsea Winstanley is this week's guest. She joins Niva and Beatrice to discuss the films that influenced her, the other wahine filmmakers that guided her way, and why that's led to her being so passionate about telling stories from brown creatives. She also discusses being honest about her own trauma, embracing forgiveness, and how her separation and giving up drinking have helped her find herself. 

Director, writer and Oscar nominated producer Chelsea Winstanley is this week's guest. She joins Niva and Beatrice to discuss the films that influenced her, the other wahine filmmakers that guided her way, and why that's led to her being so passionate about telling stories from brown creatives. She also discusses being honest about her own trauma, embracing forgiveness, and how her separation and giving up drinking have helped her find herself.

Monica Galetti: 'It's okay to say I want to be happy'

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