Rewrite Your Story: Healing the Mother Wound

24 - 26 July, 2026 Whaingaroa, Raglan
EVENT POSTPONED UNTIL LATER 2026 due to a devastating fire. Please express your interest for the future event below.

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Rewrite Your Story: Healing the Mother Wound

Connect with self, good men, nature, nourishing food, adventure & challenge. A deeply transformative experience to address and heal relational wounds from our maternal lines

Why the Mother Wound?

The first woman a man ever knew was his mother.

Whether she was soft or hard. Present or absent. Loving or cold. Here, or gone too soon. She shaped the way you love. The way you trust. The way you receive. The way you show up for every woman who came after.

Most men never name this.

They carry it quietly - in their relationships, in their patterns, in the version of themselves they bring to the people they love most.

This isn't about blame.
It's about story.

And stories can be rewritten.

Rewrite Your Story: Healing the Mother Wound

Here’s What You’ll Work on:

  • Re-write the story that has fed grief, disconnection, loss, betrayal, trauma and pain.

  • Re-balance and harmonize with your mother and other feminine relationships.

  • Define or redefine your masculine in all of your relational connections.

  • Receive tools to maintain how you want to recreate and show up in your world.

  • Integrate into a community of other conscious and emotionally aware men in Aotearoa.

The Weekend

Friday evening - Arrival (3pm), opening ceremony, dropping out of the noise of the week and into the container.

Saturday - Deep process work, ritual, time in nature, brotherhood, and challenge. Held by elders. Anchored in ceremony.

Sunday - Integration. Commitments forward. Closing ceremony. You leave with something you didn't arrive with. Weekend complete 3pm Sunday.

Please note - this event has been postponed until later 2026. Throughout the weekend you'll be held by seasoned facilitators, the land of Whaingaroa, and a circle of men walking the same path.

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Hosted at Camp Raglan

Where the bush rolls down to the surf.
Where the air carries something old and steady.

Tucked into the bush, with fire pits, open sky, and space to breathe.


578 Wainui Road, Whaingaroa, Raglan

Your Investment Includes:

  • 2-3 full days of training from Friday night to Sunday.

  • 2 nights (Friday & Saturday) in quality bunk room lodging at Camp Raglan

  • Meals Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday breakfast & lunch.

  • Ongoing support from seasoned facilitators & elders

  • Pre and post-event integration support

  • Membership into the BROS Aotearoa clan of over 100 men.

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Your Investment

Earlybird: $499
Full Price: $599

Spaces are limited
Please note - this event has been postponed until further notice.

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Held By Seasoned Facilitators

This weekend is held by men whose paths have woven through BROS for years - elder, uncle, storyteller

John is an elder and ritual spaceholder in the BROS community. He has been facilitating, co-creating and participating in Men's work for almost 20 years. Weaving ceremony, ritual and storytelling to open and reach men's hearts, within many men's communities and organizations across the world.

John believes that Men are amazing and have a huge capacity to love. This is the foundation of his leading and teaching style as an Uncle and Elder.

Currently leading and facilitating Raglan Men's Group, annual and bi-annual intensives in Whaingaroa Raglan.

"My mission is to get more men sitting round more fires, and I look forward to sharing the flame with you."

John Vissers

Dave is an elder in the BROS community and father of co-founder Billy. He’s spent decades building community - from running international surf comps to guiding youth through rites of passage & leadership training.

With a big heart for service, Dave is all about supporting the next generation of men to become grounded fathers and leaders in their whānau and wider world.

Now based in Whangārei, Northland, Dave continues to mentor and walk alongside men of all ages who are ready to grow, give back, and show up more fully.

Dave Lewis

Dane Scott is a multidimensional storyteller passionate about weaving together the stories of people & land.

Drawing on his background in environmental management, marine biology & art, he uses impactful stories to promote growth for future generations.

Dane is of Waitaha descent and a talented musician who weaves traditional Māori instruments (taonga puoro) into his storytelling, connecting us back to self, place & people. He believes in reimagining a new future through ancient eyes.

Dane Scott

Learn more

  • “If you want to feel integrated, whole and vital as a man, in a world where there is no compass — this is the place.”

    Cam Watts

  • “If you seek a reward greater than the one that is desired and known, BROS are ready.”

    J. A.

  • “This experience allowed me to find, forgive and nourish my inner child. Something I have been struggling to do for a long time. The open space, open minds and open hearts is something I will treasure forever.”

    Tom Lancashire

  • Every man in New Zealand would benefit from the opportunity to attend a BROS event. Support, play, connection and unlocking your true potential all exist within what BROS is building. If you know a man who needs this, or are one yourself, this is the place you’ve been searching for.”

    Dominic Bowden

FAQs

    • Men feeling the pull of a life transition - fatherhood, separation, loss, the quiet sense that something needs to shift

    • Men who want to be better partners, better fathers, better sons

    • Men new to this work, and men who've walked the path before

    • Men looking to connect with a wider community of brotherhood.

    • Men looking for a quick fix or a weekend escape

    • Men not yet ready to be seen by other men

    • Men currently in acute mental health crisis - please reach out to us first and we'll talk it through. welcome@bros.nz

  • You don't leave Camp Raglan and go back to life as it was.

    After the weekend, you're woven into the wider BROS community:

    • Free monthly online circles to keep the fire burning

    • Local in-person circles around Aotearoa, with brothers in your region

    • Integration support in the weeks following the weekend

    • Pathways into leadership training if the call is there

    • Access to a growing brotherhood of over 100 men across the motu

    This is what we mean by more men around more fires. The weekend lights yours. The community keeps it lit.

  • Your investment covers

    • 2-3 full days of training from Friday night to Sunday.

    • 2 nights in quality bunk room lodging at Camp Raglan

    • Meals Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday breakfast & lunch.

    • Ongoing support from seasoned facilitators & elders

    • Pre and post-event integration support

    • Membership into the BROS Aotearoa clan of over 100 men.

  • We will be staying in quality bunk rooms at Camp Raglan - 578 Wainui Rd, Raglan 3297.

    Pillows and sheets will be provided. You will need to bring a blanket/sleeping bag.

  • A full packing list will be emailed after registration. Generally:

    • Sturdy outdoor wear (layers for all weather)

    • Swimwear & towel

    • Journal + pen

    • Open mind, willing heart

    • Anything sacred or personal for ceremony (optional)

  • If you’re not up for staying in the bunk rooms, you will need to look at an airbnb / other accommodation options.

  • Not at all. This gathering is open to any man who is called to reconnect with himself and harmonising with feminine relationships in his life.

    Utlimately this will lead to a deepening of his purpose, stronger masculine relationships, and exploring authentic brotherhood. Whether you’re new or seasoned, there’s something here for you.

  • This weekend invites physical challenge — but it’s not a bootcamp. You’ll be guided to your edge, not pushed past it. It’s more about embodied presence than peak performance. You don’t need to be an athlete. You just need to be willing to show up with heart, courage, and curiosity.

  • Absolutely. Many men come at moments of crossroads — burnout, big change, or quiet discontent. This is a space for honest recalibration and connection. We’re here to hold and support you, wherever you’re at.

More Men Sitting Around More Fires

This is the core mission of BROS. When we gather together as men around the fire, we connect to something deep, ancient and timeless.

Questions? Contact us or email welcome@bros.nz

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