a new era

introducing two new organisations i'll be facilitating for

I spent almost three years working in education setting with teenagers and loved it, but I decided to leave Tomorrow Man Tomorrow Woman back in October 2025. You can read about my choice below.

One of the hardest parts about that decision was knowing I wouldn’t get to work with the kids again in the future. I often well up when I talk about them because I feel so strongly that there are no “bad” kids, just reasons for behaviour. It was such a privilege to work with all of them but more importantly to learn from them. I feel so deeply that adults owe young people so much more than we can give them because of the systems that shape us and our professions.

Part of my reason for leaving was craving the chance to develop of my practice. “Practice” is how, in the industry, we describe the personal and professional art of facilitation. Every facilitator has their own style, delivery and process, and the work of facilitating is “people” work which is iterative, challenging and creative so it requires constant development and no two facilitators are the same. I love that the word “practice” as how we think about what we do, because you never arrive in facilitation it’s a never-ending development process. Facilitating is about understanding people, behaviour and dynamics in order to make a process happen or make a process easier. It’s about guiding and supporting people in professional ways so they’re able to collaborate reach solutions, decisions, and outcomes in a way that they’re comfortable. How people show up in a room is shaped by so many complex factors, then add in the areas I work in and you can see why facilitation is an inherently political and challenging role that would require constant development. Mid last year I was feeling a little stagnant and had a strong urge to develop my practice in new, feminist, challenging environments.

So! I’m happy to tell you that I’ve found that opportunity. I’m now working with two organisations in order to develop professionally and create impact in communities via different methods.

Youth Engagement Project upskills and trains adults who work with young people in evidence-based, trauma-informed practices that reliably enhance engagement. You know great educators who get young people totally engaged, focused while making things feel so safe? Well, there’s practical strategies, frameworks, skills and an art to that and it’s what Youth Engagement Project train adults in. I’ve come onboard as one of their facilitators to do exactly that and, this way, I can have a positive impact on young people’s lives by upskilling the adults who work with them whether that’s educators, social workers, mentors, health professionals, coaches or council workers.

Safe + Equal are giants in the work of preventing violence. They’re a feminist leadership, intersectional, evidence and research based organisation that are the peak body for prevention of gendered violence and family violence. I’ve come onboard as a facilitator and trainer (I signed the offer today!!!) and once I’m up and running, I’ll be facilitating trainings, workshops and communities of practice (which is when all the people in the sector get together to share knowledge, learn and grow) which is a dream position for me. I’m really excited to bring my own facilitation style and big advocacy heart to the rooms!

I want to be a master facilitator.
I want to be an expert in the issues I work in.
I want to do it all to support people.

I’m so excited for this next era!!! These positions are casual too so I will have time and space for what we have built here as always, nothing changes there.

If you have any questions, please fire away!

G x