17/08/2026
Long read….up to you!
But if you know someone who might be a bit average….just take 2 mins and then send this to them! It would be much appreciated! Or feel free to share. 🙏
I started Recharge Retreats a few years back for one simple reason.
Most blokes don’t act on their mental health until they hit rock bottom. They bury their head in the sand, crack on, and tell themselves they’re all good.
I want to catch it early. And I want lads to not feel weird about getting some help.
Most people don’t have a “busy” problem. They have a priorities, or boundaries, problem.
Here at Recharge, we run retreats on our private family farm in Taranaki where we do some cool s**t, slow things down, and get our focus dialled back in on the important stuff.
Personal. Business. Or most often... both.
My passion is helping lads take that overwhelmed, cluster-f**k of a headspace, calm it down, reset, build a plan, and then execute it together with support.
A bit about me...
I’m a Plumber, Gasfitter and Drainlayer of 25 years. Alongside Tess, my wife, we started, scaled and sold a thriving plumbing business.
And I burnt myself out big time in the process.
Tess booked me onto a men’s wellness retreat up North. It was a game changer, and Recharge Retreats was born.
These days Tess and I run Recharge Group, our accounting and advisory business dedicated to the trades industry, with clients all over NZ.
But these retreats are something I bloody love doing, and I need to do more of them.
So what do we actually do?
Hunt • Fish • Ice Baths • Breathwork • Cook Over Fire • Sausage & Salami Making • Knife Making • Bush • Motorbikes • Golf • Massage (not by me) plus we spend time working out what’s important and building a plan.
We even learn about meditation, yoga, the nervous system and what the hell all that’s about.
And importantly... No weird s**t.
You don’t need to own a business.
You don’t need to be a tradie.
You don’t need to be at rock bottom.
You just need an open mind and a willingness to take a few days out.
Private retreats, groups, work teams, dads and lads, partners in business… we can tailor something to suit.
Is there a cost? Yep. Let’s chat about options.
Can you pay it off? Yep.
And if you don’t want a retreat but you’re struggling a bit...Reach out anyway.
Don’t leave it too late.
[email protected] 🫡
