About this episode

Nepia Takuira-Mita discusses his journey of sobriety, self-care, and the importance of identity in a conversation about personal growth and creative purpose.

You can be giving everyone the best of you AND still be running on empty. What happens when you finally choose yourself — and why that took courage for Nepia Takuira-Mita? Nepia Takuira-Mita is an actor, musician, and creative — known for his work on Ahikāroa , one of Aotearoa's first bilingual dramas. But before the screens and the stages, there was a kid raised on te reo Māori, kapa haka, and books, in a home with no TV, guided by parents who had the vision and courage to choose identity over convenience. In this kōrero, Nepia opens up about the season he's currently navigating: sobriety, intentionality, and the confronting work of turning his manaakitanga inward. He talks about learning to show up for himself, not instead of his whānau, BUT so he can show up better for them. This is a conversation about identity, creative purpose, what it means to be raised Māori in a world that doesn't always make that easy, and the quiet courage of choosing growth. Episode Breakdown Nepia's season of growth: sobriety, intentionality, and leaving alcohol on the table for something better Manaakitanga as a value that can turn into people-pleasing and how to reclaim it for yourself How a…

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