730pm- 9pm
Facilitated Connection (networking) Session
What do I need right now? 
Stories from the frontline – rural women thriving post disaster. How they did it and why you can too!

A panel session where we will hear from rural women who are lived-experience trauma survivors – rural women who have thrived beyond the disaster they faced. They will explore what has helped them, what they did, who they reached out to and, with reflection, what they could have done differently.

There will also be an opportunity for meeting other rural women in the session and making connections in small group/break-out sessions where you can share your unique story of thriving beyond disaster.

Panel Members

1. Kim Deans (Inverell)
2. Dinah Mitchell (South Coast NSW)
3. Jen Cowley (Dubbo NSW)
4. Kate Schwager (Burren Junction)

730pm – 9pm
Facilitated connection -Peer to Peer Session

How do I say no when everyone needs me?
Learning to make it safe to get help and focus on yourself and strategies for saying no.

A panel session focused on the art of saying NO, the value of connecting to all kinds of therapy and asking for and receiving support for yourself and also strategies for connecting others to the support that’s available too.

There will also be an opportunity for meeting other rural women in the session and making connections in small group/break-out sessions where you can share your unique strategies for saying now and getting help!

Panel Members

1. Dimity Smith (DPI)
2. Catherine Marriott (Bushfire Recovery)
3. Kylie Bennett (Moodgym – Online Mental Self-Help)
4. Shanna Whan (Sober in the Country)

730pm – 9pm
Facilitated Connection (networking) Session
Dadirri – Deep Listening – Learning the art and value of deep listening in the context of recovery and resilience building
Dadirri – learning the art and value of deep listening in the context of recovery and resilience building. Indigneous elder Prof. Judy Atkinson will teach us how to deeply listen and practice the art of Dadirri. We will learn how this gift from our First Nations people can help us all heal. You will experience a number of facilitated experiences that will show you the power of the act of listening to self and others.

Presenter: Prof. Judy Atkinson

1pm – 230pm
Workshop
Recovery & Resilience Using Creativity – Art Therapy tools to help us avoid burnout and minimise anxiety and stress.

In this session we will apply some delightfully engaging art therapy techniques to explore how we can support the reduction of reduced stress, anxiety and other impacts of trauma.
This will be a fun, engaging and very practical session with participants exploring ways to transform their stress and anxiety, how to redefine their experience, move beyond the ‘fight or flight’ response and how to avoid overwhelm and burn out.

Presenter: Anna Kellerman

1pm – 230pm
Workshop
Beyond Self-Care – the 9 elements of holistic wellbeing and how to integrate them into your every day life

Presenter: Priscilla Jaya

1pm – 230pm
Workshop
Laughter is the best medicine. Learning to laugh (and cry) again and flick the switch of joy!
A session that will allow the fullest expression of your emotions and teach us how to use laughter as both a release and an intention setting – and finding the switch to flick for a life of joy and happiness!

Presenter: Sue Curley

Comedians

• Kylie Henderson
• Mel & Susie

730pm – 9pm
Workshop and Panel Session
Accidental Counsellor – What to do when you find yourself as the one who everyone comes to

Presenter – Letitia Cross RAMPH

Panelists:

1. Dr Amanda Jeffreys (UNE)
2. Phoebe Maroulis (National Debt Helpline)
3. Danielle Murphy

1pm – 230pm
Workshop
Creative Expression – Writing your way to healing
Imagine if the words you wrote enabled your great, great grandchildren to heal their wounds.

Presenter: Dale-Louise Antram