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24.01.2022 This afternoon Brisbane City Council has voted to adopt a Domestic Violence Strategy to raise awareness, partner with peak organisations, and importantly to p...rovide support to Council’s significant and diverse workforce. Below are the remarks I made during the meeting this afternoon. . Just over three months ago, something happened in my community that will change my life, and many others, forever. Something unimaginable. Something that I can’t reconcile. Something that will never make sense. Something that will always leave part of me heartbroken and looking for answers. Something hidden by the calm familiar setting of leafy suburban streets, of white picket fences. Something sinister yet invisible in a community where kids play happily in local parks and people smile politely as they pass each other in coffee shops. You know the story. For many of us, it started like any other ordinary weekday morning. Amidst the hustle and bustle of any parent’s life a mother coaxing her children into the car. Negotiating with them to settle into their seats and to buckle up. A mother just like me impatient and anxious to get on with the day ahead. A mother just like me undergoing the routine tasks of drop off all the while checking off the list of packed lunch boxes, school books and hats somehow all mixed in with the list of tasks needed to be completed when finally you arrive at work. Apparently they call it the motherload. But regardless of your gender, if you’re a parent, you know what I’m talking about. And then, it happened. And it happened in my community. I’m not going to go into the details here. These are horrific scenes that will haunt the residents in those streets, and the wider Brisbane community, for years to come. But what I often reflect on is the role that local government, and local councillors sometimes find themselves in. As councillors, no matter what our political affiliations are, we first and foremost represent our communities. We all take pride in working at the grassroots level to support our residents and improve our neighbourhoods. So what do you do, how do you respond, when your community is dealt such a horrific blow? In an instant your role as a local councillor is about much more than the traditional roads, rates and rubbish. It’s a role of support. It’s a role that cares. It’s a role that above all else puts community first. Sometimes it can also be a role that fills the void left by other levels of government after all we as Councillors are in roles that have the greatest outreach with community. It’s also a role of leadership. Of setting an example. Which brings me to this item - Brisbane City Council’s Domestic Violence Strategy. As an employer of thousands of people, sadly, we know backed by statistics that this is an issue our employees and our community faces. What we’ve seen and heard through many tragic stories is just how much Domestic Violence comes to impact every facet of someone’s life. Their relationships with family and friends, their finances, their living arrangements and their emotional wellbeing. We know that for many people their job is a part of that mix, and we want to make sure that if any Council employee needs support in this regard, they know what options are available. Part of this strategy includes training and assistance for employees to help them identify and support their colleagues who might be experiencing violence within their home. Additionally, this strategy identifies ways that Council can continue to raise awareness and partner with peak organisations. The Queensland Government remains the lead agency, but every level of government has a role to play. Our role in Council is focused on educating and supporting the community. I never met Hannah Clarke, or her beautiful children, Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey. My husband knew them and has shared fond memories. Following their death, I have come to get to know her family. Her parents, are the most generous, good natured and loving people I have ever met. Her brother, Nat reminds me a little of my own brothers. I will never forget Hannah, Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey for as long as I live. I am honoured to serve their memory and to support the Clarke family, and take on an unpaid role as Director in the Small Steps 4 Hannah movement. My message to all councillors might be confronting, but it’s one we need to keep in the forefront of our minds every day. Domestic and family violence happens in my community. It happens in your communities. It happens in all our neighbourhoods. It doesn’t discriminate by suburb or postcode. By age or by income. It is incumbent on all of us, not just as Councillors, but as people, and as leaders, to play our part in supporting and caring for fellow residents where possible to take small steps. Small Steps for Hannah.

23.01.2022 I’m in Greater Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, so we’re 24-odd-hours into a three-day snap lockdown. After I was able to turn down the volume on my Anxious Mind (more on this to come...), my Doing Mind stepped up! . 3 (relatively) uninterrupted days at home...imagine All the Things I can get done! Organising cupboards, pulling weeds, order school books/uniforms/labels, work...Organising...Doing. . After a few too many nights like this image this week (month/years/recent year...s/8 years)...I did none of the above. I laid down with my youngest Babe (the rebel in this photo) after lunch and slept, supported by a gloomy, cool day and a reminder of my commitment to Slow in 2021. Given my commitments, I’m realistic in accepting that my life will be busy for the foreseeable future / this season of life and parenting. But I’m going to embrace more of the Slow Moments - however fleeting - when they present. Put aside or turn down the volume on the Doing, Striving, List-ing for even just the smallest of moments. And Rest. . It’s the Small Things Done Often that can mean the most. . Sascha. . the enormously talented and big-hearted @__annablais . #thesilverliningcollective #silverlinings #parenting #parenthood #motherhood See more

21.01.2022 I’M BACK!! . . There’s been a lot happening in our household the past few weeks, least of all being the Little People suffering with one virus after another. This has meant Survival Mode for us Big People, leaving little space for our own needs other than the basic necessities. .... . As we’ve come out of that fog, I’m Resetting with Small Steps - 15 minutes of yoga was that step this morning. I wasn’t alone, it wasn’t Zen. But I moved and stretched my body. Of course my body feels better. My mind followed closely as I kicked started some Dopamine as a result of setting a small goal and achieving that. I can - through the natural support of my brain via neurochemicals - build from here...whilst going gently with myself - through paying attention to my mind, my thoughts - when Life has other plans. . . Flexibility. Compassion. Small steps. . . This is how we show up for ourselves...so we can show up for others. . . I hope you find some comfort, validation, normalisation and motivation in my experience. . . I’m with you. I see you. . Sascha See more

20.01.2022 This poem by @lrknost really resonates with me as we enter the potential of a New Year. 2020 undoubtedly brought challenges to every day life unlike we’ve ever encountered. And we were all keen to see the back of it, envisaging that the New Year would bring easier times. These first three days of 2021 have been so hard for so many already. I feel incredibly grateful (and acknowledge my privilege) for the current security (physical, emotional, financial) of my location and cir...cumstances...and my thoughts, love and very best wishes are with you all...particularly for those where 2021 hasn’t brought the relief or certainty that you had hoped for. May you continue to look for #thesilverlinings no matter how small or seemingly insignificant to help pull you through the gloomy days or darkness. . Sascha . #thesilverliningcollective #silverlinings #hope #life #lrknost See more

15.01.2022 YOU ARE NOT ALONE . In your experience. . In your challenges.... . In your Courage. Your Determination. Your Strength. . In Womanhood. . . One of my treasured service offerings is the time spent twice a month in shared experience with other women. . We make time for peace, for grounding, for reflection, for connection, for each other. . In-person (Brisbane) the second Friday of the month and via my private Facebook group the third Friday of the month. . Please reach out if you’d like to know more or you’re keen to join. All you need to bring is an open mind and an open heart (free community events). . Sascha . @kateborsato See more

11.01.2022 Today, on National Sorry Day, we remember the grief, suffering and injustice experienced by the stolen generations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander chil...dren. Australian Childhood Foundation acknowledges the past, and recognises the important role we all have to play in healing. #nationalsorryday #reconciliation See more

11.01.2022 Giving the love, compassion, patience and kindness that you so effortlessly gift to others - to yourself - is often a hard task for many women (the sociocultural forces at play here are strong, in addition to our personal learning). . Take what you need from this list and share it as effortlessly and generously with yourself today...and everyday. . And remember it is the small steps forward each day that are so powerful in making change of any kind.... . Sascha . I’m grateful to @_lisaolivera for the wisdom behind this post and the image. . #motherhood #mother #mothersday #women #compassion #selflove #selfcare #kindness #goodenoughmother #goodenoughparenting #silverlinings #silverlining #thesilverliningcollective See more

11.01.2022 Many parents in Queensland, Australia are two days deep into helping their kids learn from home. This article is really helpful if you’re parent/caregiver and struggling with how to do it at all...and then some. Prioritising the emotional wellbeing of big and little people alike, a flexible schedule that follows the interests of our kids and remembering that kids are endlessly curious and primed for learning regardless of the environment are really great points to keep in mind...and still possible to achieve whilst paying attention to the curriculum materials provided by our ever-giving Teachers and schools

10.01.2022 MAKING CHANGE (with all change ultimately leading to behaviour change - what we do, say and be) is no easy feat. . Long-lasting change requires our neurobiology - our brain and body structures and the connections within and between then - to change. And this requires conscious and intentional action and commitment. And this starts with Awareness - of the past, the present, the link between the two and what this might mean for the future - short and long term. When you think o...f it in these terms, no wonder it feels hard, effortful and like ‘two steps forward, two back’ at times. . May this knowledge help you on your journey. You are not alone. . I’m working on Doing Less which means asserting and prioritising my needs, with kindness and compassion. I’d love to know what goals you’re working on. . Sascha . . #psychology #clinicalpsychologist #clinicalpsychology #change #goals #goalsetting #emotions #emotionalintelligence #motivation #trauma #traumainformed #motherhood #parenthood See more

08.01.2022 Hello! It’s Sascha here - the face, mind and spirit behind The Silver Lining Collective. . I haven’t shown up much here through 2020. I had big plans for the SLC at the start of 2020 that were thrown a little off course as the pandemic unfolded. . Life became about Survival for my family. 2020 also saw a massive surge in individuals, parents, families and communities reaching out for psychological support to navigate the stressors of the New Normal.... . This meant an extremely busy year for me in both meeting the needs of my own family and local community, the SLC community via face-to-face and Telehealth contact, and the practitioners and families I support through Aboriginal Health Services. . With much gratitude to my own family @lesleykowalenko @tatyanapkowalenko across 2020 but particularly in the past week, I’ve been able to take some precious time to take stock of 2020 and think long and hard about the intentions of the SLC for 2021. . I’ve recommitted to my purpose of trying to help and support people not dissimilar to me - trying to do their best by the cards of life they’ve been dealt and live a meaningful, empowered, conscious life. . In doing so, I hope 2020 will allow me to engage in more SLOW so that I can connect with my loved ones (near and far) more frequently and with greater presence, while showing up more and in different ways for my SLC community. . I’m incredibly grateful that you’ve chosen to join me on this journey. . I’d love to know what your reflections have been these past few days? What’s important to you as we enter 2021? Drop me your thoughts . Sascha. . #thesilverliningcollective #silverlinings #slow . @mumswithhustle #innercirclemastermind See more

05.01.2022 This is an informative but simple resource for new parents

04.01.2022 It’s a privilege to be celebrated and celebrate #motherhood today. But it can equally be a hard day of mixed emotions for many women for many different reasons. You are all in my thoughts .