A free, self-paced course from Anxiety NZ to help you and your whānau navigate anxiety with proven strategies and support.

Did You Know: Everyone has Mental Health

When people see you taking care of your mental wellbeing, they may be inspired to do so as well. This Empowered course will help with that.


In this course, you will:

  • Learn practical tools to reduce anxiety and enhance resilience.
  • Gain insights from experts and individuals with lived experience.
  • Access supportive resources to use at your own pace.


Who is Empowered for?

  • These tools are for everyone. 
  • Your friends. 
  • Your whānau. 
  • Your workmates.
  • And our community.

When you’re thriving, you can help others thrive too! 

"What an AMAZING course! Super easy to follow, super simple, and extremely informative and educational. I love the worksheets! They are very appealing, and the instructions are simple." - Anon

What Will I Learn?

    1. Welcome!

    1. What is Wellbeing?

    1. What is Anxiety?

    2. Mental Health and Wellbeing

    1. Mental Wellbeing and Long-Term Disabilities

    1. All About Sleep

    1. Managing Stress Well

About this course

  • Free
  • 14 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

Pricing Options

This course is free for anyone who needs it. But if you're able to pay a contribution toward the cost of providing programmes like this, we'd be so grateful.

Accessible Learning

This programme aims to provide accessible mental wellbeing for anyone who needs it.

You can engage with each section in a number of ways. There are videos, a text-based version and a podcast version. Each section also has a worksheet to summarize and work on your goals.

See What Others Have to Say

“The stress awareness month course was very helpful to me and has provided me with tools to manage my daily anxiety. I also appreciate the newsletters as it makes me feel less alone.”

Jayde

“Knowing you are there and knowing others have their conditions makes me feel less alone.”

Mitchell

“I like how it [Empowered] provides practical, sensible steps and actions that I can apply to adjust how I'm doing things on a daily basis to make my life function better and improve my wellbeing.”

Anon

“This [Empowered] is well-paced, clear and practical information and no honey-coating experiences when living with anxiety but also remaining positive and uncomplicated advice and support, with a sense that this can be overcome and managed.”

Anon

“Thank you so much for providing this free course to help me take time for myself and my wellbeing. It has been meaningful for me. Many thanks.”

Anon

“Really well put together and super accessible to a wide range of people.”

Anon

Start your journey today

Remember, Empowered is completely free and self-paced, so you can start right away!

Make Sure All New Zealanders Can Access This Course

Help us keep this vital resource available!

As a registered charity, Anxiety NZ is dedicated to making mental wellbeing resources accessible to everyone in Aotearoa. Every step forward we take is thanks to the kindness of supporters like you. By sponsoring a place in this programme, or contributing toward it, you can help more New Zealanders access the tools they need to thrive. Ready to make a difference? Click below to support a life-changing journey. All donations are tax-deductible. Thank you for empowering wellbeing across New Zealand!

Anxiety NZ

Supports People Living With Anxiety & Other Mental Health Experiences

We are here to help grow the mental health and wellbeing of people in Aotearoa New Zealand, and to provide support, education and treatment for tamariki/kids, rangatahi/young people, pakeke/adults and whānau/families living with anxiety and other mental health experiences.

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