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All Of It Can Exist Together
Have you ever found yourself jumping in to rescue someone the minute they finish telling you they’re struggling (maybe you even do it to yourself)? Look on the bright side. Everything happens for a reason. At least… But remember all the things you’ve got to be...
Reflection, reset and reminders
This team has been at the forefront of the Algal bloom and their expertise, skills and passion along with the fast pace of searching for answers and the nature of the devastating events has meant they have been stretched for a long time.When pictures gather...
Ngurini Ngayulu
In a world that can feel increasingly noisy, full of labels, expectations, opinions and pressure about who you should be, this is a chance to join Zaachariaha Fielding and Bel Ryan on World Mental Health Day to pause, reflect, create and grow.
Inspired by Zaachariaha’s Gremlins series, this engaging workshop invites you to get curious about how you are humaning.
for more information and to book into this event visit https://www.naturefestival.org.au/event/ngurini-ngayulu
Check your balls!
When asked what do you want to do with all the balls, Bella said "can someone come and help me" and thankfully it was her team that sprung up and helped carry the load. Well if that isn't symbolism in action I dont know what is!Thanks to G'day group and Nourish...
Full Circle Moments
Years ago I was a participant in a workshop where the rule was simple: the small group could only ask questions of the person in the hot seat. No advice. No opinions. Just questions. When it came my turn, one question landed so hard I still think about it: "Why...
Finger paint is more than arts and crafts
I don’t know what the word is for these types of comments - is it ironic?‘Don’t think that you are going to come in here and do finger painting and think that it’s going to help. Make sure you also cover the real content.’Flippantly made when approving a wellbeing...
Feeling Heard
This was an absolute masterclass of leadership in action. You know those moments where everything is ‘great’ “we have an awesome team” “things are going well” but there also feels like there is something that is not spoken.While facilitating a team planning day, I...
Music Bingo Winners
Lately I’ve noticed something unusual. It’s showing up in organisations I’m working with, listening to friends and colleagues talk about their work, and also in my own interactions. It’s not dramatic, just quietly hanging around the edges. Meetings that tip into...
Time has a way of putting things into perspective
A memory popped up on my socials this week that made me laugh. Not because it was a funny memory (it really wasn’t) but because time has a way of putting things into perspective. Five years ago, I was standing on stage delivering my first large-scale interactive...
What happened when the script was thrown away
Last weekend, I attended one of the most beautiful funerals I have ever been to. As soon as I arrived, I knew it would be different, unique, and deeply personal. Bunches of leaves hung like bunting across the bush setting, a piece of redgum for the altar, old trucks...
Tears, laughter, connection & a room full of people
There were tears, laughter, connection and a room full of people relating to the stories shared. Conversations that are more than a timeline, full of authenticity, a peek behind the scenes, sharing vulnerability and celebration of how you got to this point are my...
Sometimes the hardest things to see are the ones in front of us
For the past week, I’ve been walking around with one lens in my glasses (not even by accident!). I’m not going to lie, I’ve felt pretty self-conscious, but I’m between eye surgeries, and I have it on good authority that this is the best way to get through this period...
‘Please don’t make me pick up all the balls.’
While I sometimes wonder about my demonstration choices when I am picking them up, I was super pleased about this comment in yesterdays team workshop with District Council of YankalillaThis is the person whose role (EA) requires them to be across everything (they just...
It’s about about impact not size
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it means to lighten someone’s load. Not in big, showy, grandiose ways, but in small, thoughtful ways. This past weekend, I had the opportunity to experience it in action. Sunday morning, along with half of Adelaide, I...
The way my brain works
I used to be quietly embarrassed about the non-linear way my brain works.Turns out that exciting something is coming together, I dont have the answers kind of brain explosion is actually an assest.We've spent so long building systems that ask humans to fit a process,...
Control freak… or just human?
I don’t think anyone is immune to feeling like the drama and reactivity is amplified right now. We’re all being bombarded with messages of fear and uncertainty, which, if we don’t pause and notice, tend to manifest as reaching for control. Over the past few...
This is bigger than one game of footy
There was a missed opportunity over the weekend and I’m hoping the conversation is still coming (but not holding my breath).AFL broadcasters and media, I’m talking to you.Football is more than a game and delivers dozens of protective factors for mental health: beyond...
When messy thinking is the point.
My brain has been in full explosion mode lately. That exciting something is coming together kind of brain explosion: ideas brewing at odd hours, what-ifs on high rotation, and big, tangled stories that need unravelling. Lately, I've been noticing...
Not Just a Bottle of Paint
To some these are a few bottles of paint but when I look at the marks on the container I know the experience is so much more.They are significant prints of the messy, release, flow, going beyond words, letting the inside build up out safely, bringing movement to what...
The Roles We Play
Life can be full of different experiences, some of them are unexpected, part of the roles we play and require a lot from us.It was a pleasure to delve into Leading in Crisis with Ian Parrott, Vicky Welgraven AM, Prof. Mike Steer and Lisa Smart at the Leaders Institute...
Balance the Scales
The role of facilitator flows when you have interesting stories to link, passionate panel members, and create space for vulnerability, laughter and reflection along with an engaged audience.Hosting last Thursday night’s “An Evening to Balance the Scales” with City of...