Navigating the storms of life, together

Holding gratitude, grief, and hope as Christmas approaches As 2025 draws to a close, I found myself wanting to write a letter of thanks and reflection as Christmas approaches. Just a chance to pause and acknowledge the season and the guests, listeners, and wider community who’ve been part of Resilient Souls this year. But over the past week or so, something happened in our country that made a bright, celebratory message feel out of place. The events in Bondi shocked us all. W

How a simple box reminded me of the power of community and the friends who carried us. I opened a box today I wasn’t planning to open. I’ve been in a bit of a sorting season lately - piles of photos, old albums, clippings, drawings and little pieces of our family stories. A lot of it’s been consolidated or gone into labelled boxes and moved into a storage cupboard. But there was one box I kept out. It was crammed full of cards and letters. Bookmarks. Little drawings. Handwrit

On the quiet courage it takes to begin again, one small step at a time. When you’re walking through deep grief, painful loss, or trauma of any kind, energy is often the first thing to disappear. Getting out of bed can suddenly feel incredibly hard and even pointless. Motivation leaves you, and some days it feels almost impossible to just put one foot on the floor, let alone get up and face the world. People around us often don’t understand what’s going on. They want to help,