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Jaeda Albert

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For mental health awareness week I have left a little piece of myself with the Somebody Project 🤎

One thing I’ve learnt about mental health is that you can be doing everything you’re supposed to be doing and still be struggling behind the scenes.

For me, it’s a mind that never switches off, carrying responsibilities that aren’t always mine, and some mornings having to figure out what I need just to feel okay for the day.

I think we’re getting better at having conversations about mental health, but there’s still a long way to go in making people feel comfortable enough to speak without feeling like they’re being dramatic.

You don’t have to be at breaking point to deserve support.

Kaupapa like this matter! Creating safe spaces for people to share. E mihi ana @trorangatahiora taken in Plus 91 Cafe by @jaedajae

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This is and always has been my element. 🌊🌺✨ by @jaedajae

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3 years of doing the coolest shit and I’ve only ever put it in stories 🙃 finally peep the mahi - a series we’re building with young waahine doing this mahi with us x

Btw this is the song cos I was trying out my transitions 😂 taken in Kaitaia, Northland New Zealand by @jaedajae

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There is a reason I return to places like this.

The ngahere does not rush to become the forest.
The estuary does not force the tide.
The tiiwaiwaka does not question whether it belongs here.

Everything simply remembers its nature.

They remind us that beneath the noise, the expectations, and the roles we carry, there is still something within us that already knows.

It knows when to move.
It knows when to be still.
It knows what no longer belongs.
It knows what is asking to grow.

#huiaokiri #embodiedpractice #taiaoinformed by @jaedajae

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This one’s for my sisters!
And every tamariki who was made to feel like it was theirs to carry.

1 in 5 children in Aotearoa experience sexual abuse. I was one of them.

This is Rape Awareness Week. We don’t have to carry this in silence anymore.
#RapeAwarenessWeekNZ #SexualViolenceAwareness #AotearoaNZ #SurvivorStories #EndSexualViolence by @jaedajae

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5 months ago

Striking for every nurse who stayed late,
every teacher who used her own money for supplies,
every doctor who worked double shifts to keep the ward alive,
every firefighter who ran toward danger on empty funding,
every social worker and kaimahi who carried their communities through crisis! 💯 by @jaedajae

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✨ Jaeda Jewell Maraea Albert (Waikato, Ngaati Maniapoto, Ngaati Tuuwharetoa.) is dedicated to restoring tino rangatiratanga and ending whānau violence, building an Aotearoa where our people are safe and thriving. 🌏💜

Mahi in Action 🔑
🏠 Whānau ora & family violence prevention
🌊 Tino rangatiratanga for all our people
🫂 Whanaungatanga always

Message to rangatahi: "JUST DO IT. Your tuupuna are with you, and as you rise, your wairua and hinengaro will align with your whare tangata." 🔑✨

#RangatahiOra #TeRauOra #RangatahiMāori #Māori by @jaedajae

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REPOST: videos had been taken down

“I will send out an army to find you…”

Beneath the watchful eye of Pirongia surrounded by the wairua of Uenuku, beside the sacred waters of Lake Ngaroto, wāhine returned HOME.

This wānanga was fierce. Raw. Sacred. Waterfalls of tears. Screams that cracked open silence. Generations of mamae, carried in their bones, released into the whenua.

Whakapapa healing whakapapa 🌀

Holding the sacred waters of life, they set free the little girls who had been locked away for too long. The brave who walked into this wānanga in pain… walked out lighter. Laughing. Seen. Sovereign.

“You are not hidden… You are not hopeless… I will never stop marching to reach you.”

This is Awakiri Hau Tapu. This is Te Puna Āio. This is the power of wāhine who choose to rise.

#AwakiriHauTapu #TePunaĀio #WāhineWairua #LakeNgaroto #PirongiaMaunga #WhakapapaHealing #WaioraWāhine #FierceAndSacred #WāhineManaMotuheke #LittleGirlsSetFree by @jaedajae

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Standing in the footsteps of our tīpuna, above the waters, we see not only the Lake, but the reflection of our own.

The inner waters. The sacred breath. The stillness where wairua rests. Cloaked in tohu, connected to whenua and whānau, we rise into the Matatiki year with deep intention.

To guide. To hold. To restore.

For our whānau. For our whakapapa. For the generations yet to come.

Ko te hā te tapu, ko te hau tapu e.

#TePunaĀio #AwakiriHauTapu #Matariki2025 #WāhineMāia #HeKaupapaWhakapapa #NgāRoimataONgaroto #TohuAndTaiao by @jaedajae

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Didn’t plan it. Wouldn’t change it.🍸
Soft denim, Sharp aura! 🫶🏾✨ taken in Café del Mar - Sydney by @jaedajae

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“To disconnect, so we could reconnect.”

Kōpū o Papatūānuku

He mihi ki ngā mana whenua rātou ko Ngāti Hinerangi rāua ko Ngāti Raukawa.

Kua mihia, kua tau 🌀🧘‍♀️✨️ by @jaedajae

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To celebrate 26 years of life, I thought I’d share 25 things I’ve learned over the past 25 years because 26 feels like too much pressure 😂

Here we go:
1. Growth is messy, and that’s okay.
2. Not everyone will like you, and that’s not your problem.
3. Saying “no” is a superpower.
4. Your vibe attracts your tribe,surround yourself with good energy!
5. Mistakes are just lessons in disguise!
6. Self care isn’t selfish, it’s necessary!
7. Comparison really is the thief of joy!
8. It’s okay to outgrow people and places!
9. You don’t have to have it all figured out!
10. Kindness costs nothing but means everything!
11. Your worth isn’t tied to your productivity!
12. It’s never too late to start over!
13. Small steps still move you forward.
14. Laughter really is the best medicine.
15. You can’t pour from an empty cup, take care of yourself first.
16. Not every thought in your head deserves your attention.
17. It’s okay to ask for help.
18. Celebrate the small wins,they add up.
19. Your time is your most valuable asset, spend it wisely.
20. Forgiveness is more for you than for anyone else!
21. You don’t have to be perfect to be loved.
22. Life is better when you stop taking yourself so seriously.
23. Gratitude changes everything.
24. The wisdom of kaumatua is a treasure so listen, learn, and honour their whakaaro
25. Uncomfortable spaces are where growth happens, lean into them!

And as I step into 26, I’m excited to keep learning, growing, and laughing along the way. Here’s to another year of adventures, lessons, and making memories with the people who matter most! 💪🏾💯

I LOVE YOU ALL 🫶🏾✨ taken in Lalomanu Beach by @jaedajae

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