Growing up, trans actress Awa Puna felt different from everyone else, was bullied and attempted suicide. She talks about how going public through art and acting helped her deal with the private pain – and show others they weren’t alone. 

AIA Vitality is available with eligible AIA life and health insurance policies.

To access support for transgender people and their families please contact Agender NZ at www.agender.org.nz or Rainbow Youth at www.ry.org.nz.

Growing up, trans actress Awa Puna felt different from everyone else, was bullied and attempted suicide. She talks about how going public through art and acting helped her deal with the private pain – and show others they weren’t alone.    AIA Vitality is available with eligible AIA life and health insurance policies.
To access support for transgender people and their families please contact Agender NZ at <a href="http://www.agender.org.nz">www.agender.org.nz</a> or Rainbow Youth at www.ry.org.nz.

Join Scotty Stevenson as he sits down with well-known New Zealanders for AIA Vitality’s ‘The Upside,' a 6-part series of inspiring conversations about mental wellbeing. 

AIA Vitality is available with eligible AIA life and health insurance policies.

Join Scotty Stevenson as he sits down with well-known New Zealanders for AIA Vitality’s ‘The Upside,' a 6-part series of inspiring conversations about mental wellbeing. 
AIA Vitality is available with eligible AIA life and health insurance policies.

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