Inspiring people to amplify their strengths and live their best lives with kindness is my passion. I am an advocate for education, awareness building and social justice change. For over 30 years I have combined teaching in the Higher Ed and the VET sector and working in business as a coach/ trainer building resilience and wellbeing. Other workshops include mindful meditation, communication, stress management and team development. I have also volunteered, coached and counselled people who have experienced various forms of trauma and PTSD since working at the 702 Crisis Centre in South Africa in 1993. I teach and write with heart, mind and research and have lived experience to make the content real, relatable, readable, and hopefully something that can bring awareness, sparks of realisation, peace, hope and help. I have been awarded a 2023 VSA VET International Practitioner Fellowship to develop a mindfulness program to investigate, design and implement a mindfulness program into the Australian vocational and dual sectors for improved mental health and performance for teachers and students. It will also reduce student attrition rates.