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 […]
The Cinemas of Truth: Why Telling Your Story Matters
This is the first contribution from our lived-experience authors featured in Voices of Change. Author: Alice Perle. Memoir: Resolve: A Story of Courage, Healthy Inquiry and Recovery from Sibling Sexual Abuse. First Published July 2023. Available everywhere! When I was writing Resolve, fear was never far away. Not the fear of writing, but the fear […]