Voices of Change

Reframing Boundaries: Insights from the Shark Cage® Framework

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 […]

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 […]