Public Speaking and Media
Public speaking for me has always been a hybrid of personal storytelling and education.
I’ve spoken at universities, community events, corporate workplaces, conferences and comedy clubs. I can’t separate the “educator” from the “storyteller”, and so I've never felt like I fully belonged to just one stage.
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I’ve run professional development workshops and spoken at conferences on subjects such as using narrative therapy practices, sex education for adults, working with LGBTQIA+ clients and understanding neurodivergence. Such events and clients have included: Romance Writers Australia, YACWA, Australian Counselling Association, SECCA, Melbourne Writers Group and Aut2Ask.
I’ve been both a panellist and MC for organisations and events such as “ADHD Women in Entrepreneurship”, the Armadale Writers Festival and the United Nations Global Compact
I’ve also hosted my own in-person and online workshops, such as “Writing as Therapy”, “Setting Boundaries with Confidence” and “Therapy After Hours”.
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Having seen the powerful role humour and laughter can play in therapy, human connection and personal transformation (accepting the things in life we cannot change or control), I felt this sudden desire to try standup comedy. So in 2025 I made that happen while living in Montreal, performing at shows such as the Comedy Nest, Montreal Indie Comedy and Comedy on Mackay.
Both on stage and as a Content Creator, I love using humour to share some of life’s most humbling lessons across dating, family, travel, relationships, and being queer and AuDHD.
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My writing has been published in Vogue Magazine, Dumbo Feather, body + soul, Maisonneuve Quarterly, Junkee, The Concordian and the anthology Letters from Montreal.
As a Sex and Relationship Therapist, I have been regularly interviewed by publications such as the Sydney Morning Herald, Fashion Journal and body + soul on subjects such as modern dating culture, long-distance relationships, infidelity and healing from separation or divorce.
I’ve been interviewed on podcasts such as Coming Out Happy, That’s Orgasmic, All Things Private Practice and The Pause that Connects.
I also produced my own podcasts “What I’ve Learned About Love” and “Therapy After Hours”.
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As someone who has crafted a unique career for myself that I love, I’ve had the joy of sharing what I’ve learned along the way with students at RMIT and Curtin University in a mentorship capacity.
I facilitated a Queer Writers Group and have coached small and large groups in workplaces and community organisations on public speaking skills and storytelling practices. This has included Rio Tinto, TransFolkWA, MyPlace and the Centre for Stories.