I’m interested in how legal, therapeutic, sociological, and lived-experience knowledge can inform each other to improve practice and systems. This site includes selected research, writing, and projects. For my counselling work, visit www.steadyground.au

If you feel lower in January and find yourself trying to “get going” without much success, it’s easy to assume something has gone wrong. You… *
In Victoria, a parliamentary inquiry is finally listening to what survivors of cults and high-control groups have been saying for decades. The testimony emerging is… *
At first glance, this seems like a simple question. If an organisation harms people, why does it receive charitable status and the tax concessions that… *
Survivors of cults and high-control groups across Victoria are speaking up in unprecedented numbers, many for the first time, and expressing genuine hope that change… *
Tomorrow I will be presenting evidence to the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the recruitment methods and impacts of cults and organised fringe groups. For anyone… *
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