Building grief-literate workplaces. Grief doesn’t wait for permission, and it doesn’t stay at home. Every year, hundreds of thousands of working-age Australians experience significant loss , and at any given time, around one in four people across an organisation may be carrying grief of some kind. They’re sitting in your
The third story from the mountains – about grief, presence, and what becomes possible when someone can hold silence without rushing to fill it. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can offer someone who is grieving isn’t more words- it’s fewer. In my first story from the mountains, I shared
The second of three stories from the mountains – about what often happens when grief is spoken aloud, and why it isn’t unkindness. Before I ever set foot on the Tour du Mont Blanc, there was Croatia and Slovenia. It was the first, solo leg of nine weeks I spent
The first of three stories from the mountains about grief, loss, and what it means to truly meet someone in theirs. Never underestimate the powerful impact you can have on someone who is grieving simply by being curious and asking a few gentle questions. I want to share a personal
The generous response to ‘Coming back, changed‘ touched me deeply. I am grateful for your caring words and gentle encouragement to get on with this important work. Thank you. In the three weeks since, I’ve been walking through the Kimberley, where every sunrise and sunset seemed to bring a new
After three years away, I’m coming back to work (July 14th 2026) and I want to be honest about what this return looks like. In 2023, my husband Jeff — my life partner of 33 years, father to our three daughters — was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. He died
In this post I reflect on the life story of Bob Brown as shown in documentary The Giants (currently screening) and what he teaches us about leading change. This photo was taken on a family visit to Tasmania’s Styx Valley in 2022 which is the home of Eucalyptus regnans, the
A trusted friend and colleague (and incredible coach) asked me these beautiful questions at the start of the year– who am I now? and what’s my unique offering as a coach? The right question at the right time is gold. This precipitated an opportunity to pause, reflect and reset. I