Milly is an indigenous woman from Aotearoa brought up around the skirts of her kuia. Milly was nurtured to embrace the wholeness of their wisdom and teachings of what it means, to be Māori at its purest core.   Armed with that knowledge and understanding Milly embarked on a journey of self-discovery positioning herself from a place of knowing. Milly was diagnosed with HIV in 2019 and since then, Co-Founded of Toitu te Ao and is a strong leader and voice advocating for Maori living with HIV.  Milly attained a Bachelor’s in Bicultural social work which enables her to advocate and support her people. A background in teaching and a future in attaining my postgraduate in professional supervision enables Milly to stand confidently in the tauiwi world, with a firm Maori worldview.