After a recent Conversation Café, Rhiannon Pineau, a survivor and advocate, shared an article about the Shark Cage® framework, developed by psychologist Ursula Benstead. This metaphorical model offers a lens through which women can understand and respond to abusive situations, emphasising the importance of personal boundaries and human rights. The framework envisions life as an […]
Author: Blue Borage
What I’m Not Seeing Being Mentioned by the Media
Last week’s news of the Melbourne childcare abuse case was horrifying. As we grieve for the children and families impacted, I’ve also been reflecting on the system-level vulnerabilities that allowed this to happen in the first place. For years, I owned a small nursing agency that grew into a national one. We placed staff in […]
Conscious Leadership in a School Crisis
A reflection from a local community member This week, a school community close to home is making national headlines. Expulsions. Exposure. Understandable fear and blame. I can’t help but ask: What happens when we only react? As a survivor and self-leadership coach, I see how quickly we move into damage control: blame, secrecy, shame, silence. We […]