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Join date: Sep 23, 2024
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I am a facilitator with extensive experience in adult education, community development, and advocacy, dedicated to creating inclusive, interactive and understanding environments. My academic foundation in Human Rights Frameworks, International Studies, Conflict Resolution, and Trauma-Informed Practice, coupled with my lived experiences as a third-culture individual and parent to bicultural children and living in a bi cultural relationship, provides a unique lens for supporting diverse communities and organisations.
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Dec 1, 2025 ∙ 3 min
Naming the Pattern: White Maternalism, White Fragility, and Practicing Grounded Empathy as Tangata Tiriti
Empathy has always been central to my work. But over time, I’ve had to confront how, for white women like me, empathy is never neutral. In Aotearoa, where colonisation and inequity continue to structure everyday life, empathy sits inside broader dynamics shaped by white saviourism , white maternalism , and white fragility . These forces influence how Pākehā women are taught to show up in social justice spaces, often positioning us as “the caring ones,” “the ones who know better,” or “the ones...
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Sep 11, 2025 ∙ 5 min
Part 3: Home as Practice, Not Place
As we draw near the end of our seven months in Spain—seven months of consciously connecting with the other half of our bicultural...
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Apr 17, 2025 ∙ 4 min
Part 2 - Raising Bicultural Tamariki – Thoughts on Parenting Children with Roots and Wings
el nino de las pinturas I’m grateful to have a quiet moment today to jot down some reflections on raising our bicultural tamariki. This...
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