About Us

Thriving Away Collective exists to remind busy people to take a pause through workshops, downloadable tools like the self-care check-in, and community events where people can relax, reconnect with themselves, and meet others on the same journey.

OUR JOURNEY

It's been a journey

From small beginnings to creating meaningful spaces, experiences, and connections.

OCT 2024 01
OCTOBER 2024 ✦

Starting the Conversation

Insta live series with experts and newsletter launch.

DEC 2024 02
DECEMBER 2024 ✦

Wellness Walks Begin

Launched Wellness Walks and WhatsApp Community.

MAR 2025 03
MARCH 2025 ✦

Coming Together IRL

Launched in-person events, hosting 4 events across Wellington and Auckland.

NOV 2025 04
NOVEMBER 2025 ✦

Expanding the Experience

Launched Spotify audio guides, check-in tools, and aromatherapy.

2026 05
2026 & BEYOND ✦

What's Next

More in-real-life events, sensory experiences, and a wellness kiosk.

Sneha Pulapaka

Meet Our Founder Sneha Pulapaka

Sneha Pulapaka is the founder of Thriving Away Collective . Her journey began in 2018 with The Native Loom, but it was becoming a mum in 2020, in the middle of lockdown, that set her searching for her own identity and what wellbeing really meant. Thriving Away Collective started as a place to document that search — and grew into a collective that exists to remind busy people to take a pause.

Sneha brings a background in product, data, and systems thinking to how she builds it all: practical, human, and rooted in her own lived experience of needing exactly this.