03/11/2026
Some conversations are easier under a tree than across a kitchen table. Arina Te Awe Awe built her whole workshop around that idea.
Arina Te Awe Awe runs Period Prepared, a warm, in-person workshop for pr***en girls and the trusted adult who comes along with them. It's a space to ask the awkward questions and learn how your body works, puberty, the menstrual cycle, and how to look after yourself when your first period arrives, without any of the embarrassment that usually comes with the topic.
She runs it through her business, R&R Balance, right here on the Fraser Coast.
This is the first in our Locals Worth Knowing series, where we point a light at the people quietly doing good work around here. Arina's exactly who we had in mind.
